Despite the odds, I think Borussia Dortmund is the better team and will play bravely to get a good score from the first match. If they can win, it would be a normal result for me. They will want to score goals there.
The match between Inter and Atletico will be very interesting. Bookmakers have shown Inter way ahead, but I think Atletico can defend well, keep the score and score when needed. I think this is one of the most difficult matches to predict. I definitely don't see Inter as a favorite as much as the odds.

The first half was a bit controlled and slow, but I liked the second half. Especially when a goal comes between 45 and 55 minutes, it changes the face of the game. Beşiktaş also took advantage of an early goal in the second half to unlock the Konyaspor defense. While there were debates about whether Rashica or Semih scored the goal, the goal was credited to Semih, the important thing was that the goal was scored.

Beşiktaş is not conceding any goals under Santos. Not counting the Pendikspor match, they have conceded only one goal in 6 matches. Santos' game plan can be seen as defense-oriented. Some commentators say that this game might win the cup but not the league. I think this assessment is especially valid for the Turkish league. To be champion in the league you need to build an offensive game plan and score a lot of goals. Just like Fenerbahçe did this season. Even if you finish every game with a clean sheet, you can't get 3 points unless you score goals and these draws are a big loss of points in the long run.

Things are going well for now, but if this is how the team will play next season, we can't have much hope for the championship. I hope that this game was caused by missing players and that we will soon see a Beşiktaş that has more possession, attacks more, finds goal positions and scores goals.

Celta karşısında Barca öldü öldü dirildi. İlk yarının bitiminde Lewa'nın golüyle avantajı almışlardı ama ikinci yarının hemen başında yedikleri golden sonra oyunun kontrolünü de Celta'ya kaptırdılar. İkinci yarıda Xavi'nin istediği hiçbir şey olmadı, rakip kaleye gidemediler. Savunmanın kilidini açamadılar. Artık tam maç bitiyor derken gelen şans penaltısı sonrası Lewa topu kaleciye nişanladı. Kaleci Guaita'nın iki ayağı da çizgide olmadığı için penaltı tekrarlandı. Yine son bir şans ellerine geçti ve bu sefer Lewa penaltıyı gole çevirdi ve bu zor deplasmandan çok da iyi oynamadan 3 puan çıkardı Barca. Arkadan Atletico gelirken Barca'nın böyle puan kaybetme lüksü yok. Bugün şans yanlarındaydı ama oyun konusunda geliştirmeleri gereken çok şey var.

Zirvede işler değişti. Maç eksiği olan Manchester City avantajını kaybetti. Liverpool ve Arsenal'in hata yapmadığı, aksine fark atarak sonuca gittiği maçlardan sonra City Chelsea engeline takılınca üçüncü sırada kaldı.
Arsenal bol gollü galibiyetlerle yoluna devam ediyor. Takımda herkes gol atıyor. Özellikle Ødegaard ve Saka'nın son formu çok iyi. Gabriel Jesus'un eksikliğini hiçbir şekilde hissetmediler bu dönemde. Liverpool'da ise Nunez sonunda kendinden beklenenleri yapmaya başladı. İlk yarıda Curtis Jones ve Diogo Jota'nın sakatlıkları Klopp'un canını sıksa da üç puanı almayı başardılar. Şimdi sakatlardan gelecek iyi haberleri bekliyorlar.

Lewandowski hasn't had such a beautiful first touch and finishing touch for a long time, he did exactly what an elite striker would do and scored a perfect goal. Barca were struggling to break through the Celta defense in the first half, but a goal in the last moments sent them into the locker room with the advantage.
With Atletico Madrid winning comfortably during the day, the importance of this game increased for Barca. After having the upper hand in the scoreline, it was imperative for them to get 3 points from this game. They must not allow Celta to respond.

After Mbappe's definitive announcement of his departure from PSG, PSG has moved for a transfer to that area. Victor Osimhen, who played a big part in Napoli's championship last season, is the first candidate for PSG. Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis and PSG have good relations. They had previously agreed on the transfers of Cavani and Lavezzi. Again, this transfer can be done in good faith. I think Osimhen will fit into PSG's tactics and will have no trouble adapting in France. They can only replace Mbappe with a player of this quality.

Antalyaspor suffered an incalculable point loss. They had taken a 2-0 lead against bottom of the league İstanbulspor in the first half with goals from Buksa, but they couldn't keep it. In the 75th minute, İstanbulspor got their hopes up with Emrehan Gedikli's goal and a penalty in the last minute saved them a point. Antalyaspor, on the other hand gave up 2 points. The Mediterranean team fighting for the top 6 suffered a big wound with this result. İstanbulspor is a club almost certain to be relegated, losing points against them would hurt any team.

For the first 15 minutes Brentford looked solid but goals will come in this game, it's pretty fast paced and both team may score. Nunez at the front while Salah is in the bench. Brentford is looking for a goal with Toney and Maupay.
Arsenal has an easier opponent. I don't think that will be hard for them to score. Burnley is one of the worst teams in PL and they haven't won a game for a long time. Arsenal scored a lot lately, this one should be the similar. Saka, Trossard, Rice, Martinelli all in form players.

Haaland bu hareketleri çok deniyor. Ibrahimović de bu fantastik vuruşları zamanında çok yapardı. Haaland'a sahip olmak City için büyük şans ama ondan da önemlisi De Bruyne'nin müthiş geri dönüşü takıma yeniden winner havasını kattı. Guardiola'nın topa sahip olmayı sevdiğini ve takımlarını hep bu şekilde oynattığını biliyoruz. Rakip takımlar da buna önlem alırken savunmayı kilitliyorlar. İşte bu kilidi açacak yaratıcı oyuncu olmadığında Pep'in takımı zorlanıyor. KDB'nin dönüşüyle bu problemi giderdiler. Takım sağlıklı kalırsa final yapacaklardır.

Inter won easily and that was the expected result. Salernitana didn't even shoot, they had only one shot that was coming after a free kick organisation. That's a record for Serie A, a team finished the game with only one shot. Inter dominated the game and after the goals they scored in the first half, they didn't tire much in the second half. They increased the points difference at the top to 10 and kept a very important advantage for the championship. Now the other teams' hopes of catching up with Inter are fading.

This week Beşiktaş will play with Konyaspor at home. It's hard to understand why Konyaspor is doing so badly this season. The team that should normally be in the middle of the league is currently on the relegation line. They are in a dangerous spot and need to win points urgently. But that match is not this match. Beşiktaş have had bad results at home this season, now is the time to turn it around. Beşiktaş will win this match if they solve their goal problem. Aboubakar is expected to play, but it's not clear whether he will be in the starting 11. We expect goals from Semih again. Cenk Tosun will be free at the end of the season as he hasn't signed a new contract. I think his performance will be negatively affected, he hasn't been playing well lately.

La Liga'da şampiyonluk heyecanı azaldı. Artık Real Madrid tüm kontrolü eline aldı. Girona ikinciliği korumak için mücadele edecek. Barcelona ise onlara yaklaşmaya çalışacak.
Real Madrid'in Rayo Vallecano deplasmanında fazla zorlanmadan kazanacağını düşünüyorum. Barcelona ise Celta Vigo deplasmanına gidiyor. Celta küme düşme hattına çok yakın, o yüzden bu Barca için zor bir maç olacaktır. İki maçtır kazanamayan Girona ise Athletic Bilbao deplasmanında oynayacak. Fikstür de Girona'ya hiç yardımcı olmuyor. Bahis açısından bakarsak taraf bahislerinden uzak durulması gereken bir hafta gibi görünüyor.

Since he didn't selected, Domantas Sabonis made crazy triple-double averages. He made 18 triple-doubles this season. It's really ridiculous that he wasn't selected. If he played for a Los Angeles team, he would have been selected. When you're in Sacramento, it's tough.

It's time for All-Star Weekend. Tonight Rising Stars game will be played. I don't like the new system at all. I prefer to watch a typical Rookies vs. Sophomores game. NBA should really think about their changes and its impact on the stream. I probably sleep instead of watching the game. Saturday will be fun though. Patiently waiting for the slam dunk contest.

Ligde orta alt sıralarda olmasına rağmen Fransa Kupası'nı kazandığı için Avrupa kupaları sahnesine çıkan Toulouse zorlu grubunu ikinci tamamlayıp play-offa çıkmaya hak kazanmıştı. Benfica gibi bir Portekiz deviyle eşleştiler ve buna rağmen çok iyi bir ilk maç çıkardılar. Şanssızlıkları yapılan iki penaltı oldu ve akan oyunda gol yemedikleri halde iki penaltı golüyle kaybettiler. Bu genç ve dinamik kadroda 28 yaşın üstünde futbolcu yok. Kalede 18 yaşındaki Restes oynuyor. Golcüleri 23 yaşındaki Dallinga. Bu kadar genç ve tecrübesiz bir takım yine de çok iyi mücadele etti. Benfica şimdilik avantajı yakaladı ama Fransa'daki rövanş maçı ilginç geçecek.

Are you serious here or haven't watched him ever? He carried a lot of games alone, without him we see how Beşiktaş struggle scoring. He scored a lot of goals without team play, only with individual talent and brought 3 points even in this season. Not to mention he has a lot of cups in his bright career in both national team and club teams. He's a pure striker, one of the best to ever do it. Just because he didn't play in La Liga or Premier League don't make him a regular player, he's a superstar. You should really check his resume, obviously you didn't watch or read until now.

Santos is excited about his comeback. I also wonder how he'll play under Santos tactics. Top two widen the gap but there are still plenty of games and it's important to find a better game plan both for cup games and next season. A great goalscorer is what Beşiktaş needs and without a new transfer, Aboubakar would fill that gap.

It was a dramatic finish for Real Betis. They had 16 shots and no goal, on the other hand Dinamo Zagreb scored with a penalty and won the game. There will be second game but with that game play Real Betis have very small chance.
Ajax came from 0-2 to 2-2 in extra time. FK Bodø/Glimt is one of the surprise teams this season in the tournament but they couldn't keep up two goals lead. They missed a big chance, the home game will be tougher now.

Young Boys - Sporting maçı çok keyifliydi. Sporting favori olarak çıktığı maçta 2-0 öne geçti ama Young Boys çabuk karşılık verdi. İkinci yarıda Sporting erken bir gol atıp skoru 3-1 yaptı ve o dakikadan sonra gol olmadı. Bu sezonun yıldızı Gyökeres bu sefer penaltıdan golünü attı. Sporting bu kupanın favori takımlarından biri. Young Boys karşısında zorlanmayacaklarına emindim. Kendi evlerinde iki farkla kaybetmeyeceklerine göre bu turu geçtiler diyebiliriz.

Sporting should get the win here so they don't have to worry about second match at home. Young Boys sometimes get surprise results. They are in a comfortable place in the league as they are 7 points ahead of second place team. They beat one time and draw one time with Red Star and finished Champions League group stage as third. If there was a slightly better team than Red Star in that group, Young Boys wouldn't have gotten out. I don't think they can do much in the Europa League. Just playing here is a big achievement for Young Boys. I expect Sporting to get a good result with fit players like Gyökeres.

I'm curious to see how PSG will do against Real Sociedad. PSG have always failed against the Spaniards, but this time they won't be up against Real, Atletico or Barca. Real Sociedad have forgotten how to win recently. They have won only once in the last 8 games in La Liga. PSG, on the other hand, have only lost once in their league all season. The points difference has widened, they will declare the championship early. That's why they will give extra importance to the Champions League match. Real Sociedad have been struggling to score goals lately. PSG are naturally the favorites in the match. But I think Real Sociedad will focus on this match for their breakthrough. We can expect goals against each other in the match.

Son 16 turu ilk maçlarında alınan sonuçlarla Manchester City ve Real Madrid büyük avantaj yakaladı. İkisi de favori oldukları eşleşmelerde deplasmanda kazandılar ve tur kapısını araladılar.

Manchester City Kopenhag'a top göstermedi. Kopenhag ilk yarıda bulduğu tek pozisyonda golü attı ve kısa bir süreliğine beraberliği yakaladı ancak devre arası olmadan gelen Bernardo Silva golüyle City maçta kontrolü hiç kaybetmemiş oldu. De Bruyne maçın adamıydı. Foden da oynadığı oyunla göz doldurdu. Manchester City bu kupanın en büyük favorisi olduğunu gösteriyor.
Real Madrid ise Leipzig'i tek golle geçti. Brahim Diaz'ın golüyle kazandılar. Leipzig'in bu maçta gol atamaması mucize gibi bir şeydi. Lunin iyi maçlarından birini çıkardı.