This draw will decide whether we are going to lose some big names in the quarter finals already. In a worst case scenario we have two matchups between Real Madrid, Bayern, Man City and Napoli. I wouldn't like that. I hope for some of the bigger names to reach the final. Sure the best teams hopefully win, no matter who that is, but that's up to everyone's taste in the end.

First of all let's wait and see whether the UEFA is able to conduct the draw without any mistakes as they happened some time ago. Obviously, there were claims that it might have been rigged, but that probably goes a bit too far.

On the one hand I thought that Liverpool will start more aggressively into the game, but then I also knew that Real Madrid understands too well when to take speed out of the game as that is what they want to prevent from happening. Don't allow for Liverpool to get going.

Look how Kroos is doing it even when he could sometimes go for the offensive pass, he turns around and plays the ball backwards. The clock is ticking against Liverpool and someone like Kroos knows how to perfectly exploit that advantage.

At the same time they have Vinicius Junior who can speed up so quickly and create some danger in the box. I was hoping for an early Liverpool game to make it more fun to watch the game, but I don't see it coming.

For now I think Potter is save anyway as they have won both of their last two Premier League games and they qualified for the next round in the Champions League. If you don't fire the coach before those three games, why would you fire him when suddenly he starts to win the games with his team? That doesn't add up right now. I only think that he shouldn't lose and he will still be fine. If he can extend this little series of winning then I am sure he will be the manager next season as well, but things can change quickly. Losing in the next round of the Champions League and not reaching the upper ranks in the Premier League is probably going to cost him the job.

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For now it seems as if that is the case unless something unexpected happens. But usually it doesn't. Bayern has gained full confidence now and they are on fire as they reached the next stage in all three competitions for now. That is usually motivation enough for them to win the Bundesliga and probably the DFB Cup as well.

This is at least how things mostly went in the recent past. They would literally have to fall apart in order for the other teams to have a chance. Dortmund was just fighting with injury problems as well as we have seen against Chelsea. With Adeyemi and Brandt being injured their whole offensive game suffered a lot. That is where Bayern is much better off because one or two injuries won't weaken their game significantly. That is a huge advantage if you can substitute high quality with high quality. It could be the one big difference that in the end decides about success.

First of all I am now looking forward to the game between Real Madrid and Liverpool. This game might be harder for Real Madrid than many would think right now. If it is a demanding game for the Real Madrid players, it might also have some influence on the game between Madrid and Barcelona. As long as everyone remains healthy after the Champions League game, I think Real Madrid will have a decent chance to win that game against Barcelona, which would make the league a little bit more interesting again.

At the same time it is a match ball game in my opinion and Barcelona is well aware of that. If they win that game then there is nothing to be won in La Liga for Real Madrid this season. Some important days ahead of Madrid.

Indeed interesting, enjoy!

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interesting. Feel free to claim this one again:

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I swapped CRP for UUSD and then turned the UUSD into a voucher. That is why the code starts with USD. Did we just detect a bug?



Maybe you can try to claim it and post the result here again.

Thanks!

KYC is used as a shenanigan in most cases anyway. Most of the casinos aren't doing it for reasons to comply with AML and KYC regulations (if they follow any regulations at all...).

Whether they do or don't display that message on their website might as well be a strategic thing just in case. I think so far I have never seen a casino that explicitly says on their website to not ask for KYC data. If I were operating a casino I wouldn't put it out there in public. I'd rather say on the website that I do ask for KYC and then just not conduct it and people will get to know by word of mouth. I guess it is even more likely for casinos to get into trouble when they refuse to collect data that they would actually have to collect according to the law and regulations.

But as has been said here already, you are good to go for as long as you lose anyway. As soon as you win big it is more likely you are going to run into trouble with KYC. That is the sneaky part because people who don't want to undergo KYC also might not want to undergo KYC even after a big win and that is what the casinos know as well. There is a reason for people to avoid casinos known for collecting KYC data. Once they win big, the casino just takes it to the limit and keeps asking for data until some players are even willing to forego their winnings and just leave it.

Keeping the lead was their major goal before they meet Real Madrid in the clasico. What saves them right now is the strong defense and one goal is enough to decide the game.

But I am a bit confused about Lewandowski's performances after he had such a great start into the season, when he actually scored nonstop and so many goals. Against Athletic Bilbao it was enough today to have Raphinha score that one goal, but this won't be sufficient against Real Madrid. It is quite surprising that in the last five games they averaged one goal per game.

If they want to have a chance against Real Madrid they will need an offensive line in top shape. I am still wondering whether Ansu Fati is the guy who deserves to wear the number 10 in the team. I think he isn't dangerous enough as a striker. He is not a bad player by any means, but he plays his fourth season for Barcelona now and even though he scores a goal from time to time, those are usually not very important goals.

Hoffenheim usually isn't a bad team although it is hard to make anyone believe that when you just look at the standings in the table of course. There have been a few games that could have also ended in their favor, but that's nothing anybody asks for when in the end you are left there with empty hands. The last four games they have lost them all with just one goal difference.

But the awful truth is that they won their last game on January 9th. I have no idea how it was even possible for them to crash so hard. To even take the last position in the table when we have all seen how bad Schalke was performing. It doesn't look well for them in regards to any potential turn around. They are stuck, but the good news is that the other teams are stuck to a certain degree as well.

Bochum is scoring every now and then even in an away game now when nobody expected them to. My guess is that Stuttgart and Hoffenheim will have the hardest time to stay in the 1. Bundesliga.

Yes that is what they have clearly demonstrated in today's away game as well. Manchester City is creating pressure for them, but they are playing their game as if there was no pressure for them. Odegaard also has come a long way and knows how to take control over the game and then even score himself. He wasn't a scorer for quite some time, but that has changed and now he has a high number of assists and even scored 10 times this season so far.

If they continue like this then we are going to see a very successful Arsenal this season and it is actually not conceivable how Arsenal can be beaten at home by Sporting Lissabon. They are just too stable at the moment.

Arteta is doing a great job although his start wasn't quite the best. Now they are a team that belongs to the top favorites in both competitions.

That is my hope as well. Seeing Arsenal and Manchester United meeting in this tournament too early on would definitely take away a lot of thrill from the later stages in the tournament. If it were to happen that these two teams meet in the final, it would be an outstanding final that we all could be looking forward to.

Frankly speaking that is a long way to go though and comes down to luck whether or not the two teams get put up against each other or not.

I also think that Arsenal isn't through yet. Their chances are good of course as they have their home game against Sporting, but the game still needs to be played and I wouldn't consider Sporting all too weak. In a good game they might cause Arsenal quite some trouble.

It is good to see that Real Madrid won that game. Otherwise La Liga would become too boring early during the season already. This way we can all be looking forward to the clasico and be excited about it.

For the sake of excitement I hope that Barcelona loses two points or perhaps all three points in a best case scenario. If Real Madrid gets the chance in the clasico to get really close to them one more time, I think the game will be much better to watch and both teams will invest much more into the game.

If Barcelona can keep the distance they would also be a fine with a draw in the game against Real Madrid. It's better to see them being in need for the full three points.

This is exactly what starts happening at some point ever single year. When Bayern is weak the other teams are just not making use of the situation. Now when Bayern improves their gameplay and start a winning streak, the other teams begin to struggle against teams like Schalke. How could they ever keep the pace with Bayern Munich if they don't win their games against Schalke?

To be fair though it must be said that Schalke is not as easy to beat as it was a couple of months ago. Their defense has become quite strong and today was another difference that they also scored themselves.

If they keep this form I think they are safe to actually stay in the 1. Bundesliga.

Yes I hope that they now finally had their breakthrough and that they will keep delivering now in the coming weeks . If they keep that shape and maybe even improve further, they can actually beat ever single team from the Premier League.

Liverpool has shown their ugly face again. It's crazy how you can play so differently when just a week before you obliterated Manchester United with a staggering 7-0. Now it's going to be tough for them again as Chelsea is starting to win their games and they are getting closer to Liverpool. They are also playing against each other very soon and then Chelsea could get dangerously close.

Yeah, whether Arsenal can keep up their game level is questionable. Not that they don't have the quality, they do. But public pressure is now doing its work. People are asking whether they are the one team that can now threaten the big ones like Manchester City to lose the crown in the battle for the Premier Lerague title. I think that Arsenal would be an amazing winner, even more so if they win the international competition as well!

Bayern`s performance is solid so far, it just doesn't allow for any major mistakes. I head that Sané was late to the training again, but I wonder whether that should be punished or not. It feels bad if the real people work for their money to applaud him and he comes late. Imagine that, a guy who earns 10,000 Euro a day assuming he is working 8 hours a day, how can this person justify to benefit from ticket prices when people pay so much money? He gets paid 10,000 day in and day out.

I guess this remains to be seen as repeatedly over the years Bayern has proven to be the more stable team in the first Bundesliga in Germany. Not even worth to mention that hey won the title for over a decade now and it is questionable whether any other team can take away that title from them. It seems that it became almost impossible to beat them, but is that still healthy for the sport?

It is exactly the close game that everybody expected. Not a go back and forth game, but a game that is all about exploiting the mistakes of your opponent.

In this game both are fighting to prevent themselves from being part of the competition to escape from relegation. It is what it is, but I thought we'd get to see more offensive power from Getafe.