Braga Vs Benfica
Braga lost to Napoli in midweek but will be looking to bounce back with a win at home to Benfica today. Meanwhile Benfica suffered disappointing draws at the hands of SC Farense and Moreirense in the domestic league which saw them drop off the top of the table. Benfica have lost three of the previous four meetings between the two teams. Today's match is going to be very exciting as both the teams have a point gap of 1 in the league table and are aiming for the top spot in the league. I think today's match could be a high-scoring draw.
Both teams haven't performed well in Europe, that can be said especially about Benfica. But at least both got in Europa league playoffs. My expectation that Benfica won't take 3 points today - it may be draw or or Braga win. As you said, Benfica in recent meetings had problems with Braga and in general this season they're not looking confident. I'm not talking about Europe, even in Portugal they're struggling with weak opponents. They don't play that bad, but wasting so many moments. And tomorrow round will end with cherry on top - Sporting vs Porto. Difficult to predict something here, so, probably I will go with BTTS. Porto should be in great mood after beating Shakhtar and getting into CL playoffs. Thus, this week will be a very interesting week, because the four top ranked teams will face off and also, they still have a close points gap. But indeed, I also agree that the match between Braga v Benfica looks like any result can still happen. Although yes, at least Braga has better results compared to Benfica at this moment because after all, at least Braga has better productivity compared to Benfica this moment. But despite this, the reality is that based on the current odds, at least Benfica is still quite the favorite. Therefore, I say that any result can happen in this match, and Braga cannot completely guarantee that they will win this match. |
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Napoli have fallen far behind so it will probably not be possible for them to get back into a good position again this time. The way Inter are playing makes it much easier for them to become champions. Inter are ahead of the other teams on points, so it will be very challenging for the other teams to overtake them. Napoli didn't focus on their performance early on which is why they are in the situation they are now. So I can't consider Napoli as likely to do anything good ever
Now Napoli is also starting to be chased by other teams such as Fiorentina after the Fiorentina team won in their home match today and Napoli's own number of points is also the same as Fiorentina. So Napoli are now really feeling the pressure to maintain their position in the top four of the standings and must be able to do something to stay in that position during this season. Because this season it will be very difficult for Napoli to get a trophy like they got last season, but at least Napoli can get a top four position so they can enter the UCL competition again next season. Yes indeed, I believe there seems to be no more chance for Napoli to be able to defend the Scudetto because yes, with Napoli's current situation that is not entirely good. Moreover, it seems that Napoli's new coach is also not entirely appropriate to overcome the problems experienced by Napoli at this time. Therefore, it will certainly take time for Mazzarri to be able to provide a good performance for Napoli and it is unlikely to happen quickly either. Therefore, because other teams besides Inter are still difficult to maintain a good trend then yes, at least at this moment Inter have a good chance of getting the Scudetto. Perhaps, it's too soon to predict the teams that will win the trophy as there is still the next half of the season. But, for now it seems pretty clear and I recognize Inter have been the best in Serie A so far this season. |
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Spain became the country that qualified the most teams to the knockout phase. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad they all won the group. Only Sevilla failed to qualify. While for Germany and Italy only 3 each then England 2. Of course with the condition of Niki the chances of Spanish clubs winning the UCL this season are quite large, but there are many strong teams in this knockout phase. I'm waiting for the knockout phase draw, hopefully there will be a game with a League team or a final too early.
I don’t wish for the final to come too early as it happened last season when the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City was played at the semifinals matchup. It was very obvious that any team that won between those two in the semifinals will be the champions league winners and that was what happened after Manchester City eliminated Real Madrid from the semifinal. I can’t say for now which league teams will make it to the final just yet. The elimination stage draws will decide more on which team would make it far in this competition before getting to the final stage of the competition. Even though Spain has the most teams that have qualified for the Champions League knockout phase but ya, this factor still won't guarantee that the Spanish team will get the trophy. After all, of that four teams, the only one who really has a chance to go further is Real Madrid because yes, the other three teams don't have as good a chance as Real Madrid to go further at this moment. After all, even though Germany and England only have a few teams in this knockout phase, but in reality teams like Manchester City, Arsenal, Bayern Munich also have good quality and ya, at least there is still Inter there too. Therefore, even though Spain has more teams in this knockout phase but still, not all Spanish teams have a good chance. |
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Top fourth teams position have good result for this week except Manchester City, there are have Arsenal won against Brighton Albion and Aston Villa keep in the winning trend. Left Liverpool match will follow the good result for defeating Manchester United or possibility follow not good result achievement like Man City.
It's hard to accept that Manchester City dropped points against weaker opponents. They shouldn't be losing points in these types of games, especially considering the quality of their squad. City is going through a challenging period, but sometimes things can turn around unexpectedly. They have to bounce back, as other contenders maintaining their winning streaks. If Manchester City fail to recover quickly then yes, it is very possible for Manchester City to get out of the top four. But indeed, last season Manchester City also had several bad results, but at least last season Manchester City's competing teams were not consistent enough like this moment. Of course, it is different from what happened at this moment, because at this moment it is not only about Arsenal and Liverpool who managed to compete in positions 1 and 2. Because after all, in fact there is Aston Villa which is also very impressive at this moment. Therefore, it looks like it will be difficult for Manchester City to recover quickly and if that happens, then Manchester City maybe no longer succeed in competing strongly in the title race this season. |
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Lens can show that slowly they can also do better in every match, and their progress is visible from match to match.
This season's competition will be tougher than last season. PSG had a bit of trouble at the start of the season just like Lens, but they are now also on a good trend of continuing to win. I think Lens might have to try harder and show a stable performance to be able to finish this season in the top 3 of the standings. teams like Nice also appear consistent and stable. even though they are not very productive in scoring goals. but their defense is the toughest so far. Therefore, I am sure that this season's battle will be more exciting than last season where only Lens and PSG were at the top. At least Lens managed to improve the quality of their performance quickly because yes, if I'm not mistaken as far as I remember Lens was in the lower zone at the beginning of this season. But yes, at this moment Lens managed to at least be in the top 7 and thus, then of course Lens still has a chance to be able to move up in the Ligue 1 standings this season. But yes, even though Lens has the chance to be able to finish and get European tickets but for me, Lens will still be difficult if they target finishing in the top 3. Because yes, of course teams like Monaco, Lille and Marseille will also be able to compete well for the top three. But when it comes to the top position, I believe PSG will remain strong at the top of the Ligue 1 standings until the end of the season. |
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Xabi's record with Leverkusen has been remarkable this season. Xabi with Leverkusen set a record of never losing in all matches in several competitions. Bayern Leverkusen became a team not lost in 23 matches. Bayern Leverkusen has also never lost in the UCL preliminaries. This record was set by Frankfrut 2018/2019. Leverkusen made 19 goals and only 3 goals came against Lomb. In the bundesliga they also set a record of never losing.
Yes indeed, Xabi made new history for Bayer Leverkusen who managed to go unbeaten in all competitions so far this season. Also, in fact at this moment Bayer Leverkusen managed to score a quick goal against Eintracht Frankfurt and ya, with a good performance like this, of course Bayer Leverkusen still has a big chance of being consistently unbeatable. With extraordinary results like that, it is certainly feasible for Bayer Leverkusen to win a trophy this season. Whether it's the Bundesliga trophy or maybe the Europa League trophy or maybe, Bayer Leverkusen has a chance to get a treble winner and also to succeed in the DFB Pokal too, who know. Because ya, I think, at this moment Bayer Leverkusen has a chance to achieve great achievements, and therefore Bayer Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso deserve the highest award this season. |
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It seems that Almeria can make difficult Mallorca in matchday 17 today, because their match ended in a draw result and also without a goal 0-0, with this draw both of team could only get one point. Statistically, Mallorca can make a lot of attacks with their 20 shot attempts, but Mallorca is not very lucky in scoring. Unfortunately, Mallorca efforts in this match did not get satisfactory results, on the other side Almeria in 17 La Liga matches also still could not taste victory  Really bad. Yes that's right, it's a shame that Mallorca failed to convert the chances they had into goals because ya, although Mallorca played away but the fact is that Mallorca really dominated the match . But yes, although Mallorca dominated this match but in reality, Mallorca only managed to make 2 shots on target. After all, if Mallorca has good finishing, then of course Mallorca can make even better shots and not just 2 like that. So ya, considering these factors, then I think it is natural that Mallorca failed to win this match, because Mallorca did not have a good finishing in the team. |
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However, football is unpredictable, even though Inter is leading the group. Napoli are down but still in contention. If they focus on each game, progress gradually, and maybe change tactics, who knows? They may yet be influential this season. I hope to see a great recovery.
Napoli in the previous seasons weren't stable and they were fluctuating heavily. Last season they were playing pretty much good and lifted the scudetto. This season, they returned back to their previous form. I don't think they have a chance to pass Inter with as much as 11 points difference with eventually additional 3 points after Lazio and Inter game today. I would say that passing Ac Milan will be challenging for them, especially after Milan having a nice victory in today's game against Monza by 3 goals to 0. Although Napoli managed to beat Cagliari with a score of 2-1 but ya, I still can't consider Napoli got to their best performance at this moment. So ya, even though Napoli are currently in the top four in the standinga Serie A but ya, I'm still not sure Napoli will be able to be consistent with winning result in every match. Therefore, I think Inter chance to maintain the top position of the Serie A standings this season is very possible. Because ya, at this moment I think there is no Serie A team that can consistently to get win result because after all, Juventus who only focus on the domestic league also did not really succeed in becoming Inter's strong competitor at this moment. |
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I didn't watch the first half of the Arsenal vs Brighton game, but I can't believe that Arsenal had 15 shots and Brighton zero... I expected both teams to score a goal... I hope that the second half will be with goals from both teams...
It seems that Brighton does not have a good chance of being able to score in this match because yes, it seems that Brighton only plays defensively in this match. At least it is evident, that until entering the second half Brighton still no has attempt to attack and also, Brighton no has attempt to make a shot. Indeed, I also think Brighton can still provide good resistance by making some attacks but yes, the reality is that Brighton only plays defense and it seems that Brighton is also very careful in this match. Therefore, I think there are unlikely to be many goals in this match, and if Arsenal manage to score first, then maybe that goal will also be the only one goal in this match. So yeah, let's look forward to it. |
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Two good back to back wins for Lyon surely good news in this win now just because of these win they are having 16th spot in league table with mostly they were at rock bottom and things were going from bad to worse day by day now their fans are waiting for their next match against Nantes which will play at home and if they win this surely they could be on right way, and also they can jump out of the relegation zone for the first time in this season hopefully now their internal problems ended, and they will be done better in coming matches which will bring better results and improve confidence level of players as well which are currently having huge pressure and trying to do better things for this legendary French club.
I never expected Lyon to beat Monaco at home. Monaco is a more established side with some of the best players in the Ligue One but we saw Nice defending very well and getting the winning goal in the 84th minutes. If Lyon can continue with this winning mentality for the next three games they will be heading out of the relegation zone. It will be a disaster for Lyon to go to relegation because the club has a good history both in League One and Champions League. A game that Monaco dominated in terms of shots on target and possession, but they defended very well and took the few chances they had to get a goal. Monaco lost an opportunity to close the gap on Nice and PSG. But such results are what makes a league interesting because matches are becoming unpredictable. Pierre Sage seems to be doing a good job since the sack of Fabio Grosso and I just hope the former academy coach will at least bring the club out of the relegation zone. Lol, Nice and Monaco both got defeated this week and perhaps, Nice got the worse result too. Because yes, that Nice has so far at least managed not to concede a high number of goals. But yes, it seems that Nice's defense cannot maintain this record, because in this match Nice lost 3-1 by the promotion team Le Havre. With results like this then yes, of course PSG will become stronger at the top of the Ligue 1 standings according to considerations at this moment. But yes, regarding bad defeats, at least Monaco and Nice both got bad defeats too. Because after all, Monaco also lost at home by Lyon who was in the relegation zone and yes, Nice became the next top team to lose big by the promotion team Le Havre. |
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Napoli wasted too many chances in first half. Cagliari didn't do any extra work, they are behind the ball and try to go with goalless draw as long as possible. If the match goes like that Cagliari will obviously have more resistance. I believe Napoli will find the goal they are looking for early in second half. Mazzarri need to do some changes. Osimhen is not feeling himself lately, maybe Raspadori would be a better option. Kvara is also unrecognizable in last matches, he should shake himself up and come to his senses. OK you won the championship last season but it's over, this is a new season and Napoli is getting further and further away from the top positions even before the half of the league is over.
Even though on paper it looks like Napoli can win easily in this home match, but in reality Napoli takes longer to score a goal. But unfortunately, after Osimhen managed to score a goal in the 69th minute, but Cagliari, who didn't have good statistics in this match, in fact Cagliari was still able to score an equalizer. But, at least three minutes later Napoli got another goal to make it 2-1 now and ya, I think Napoli should have won this match. Because if Napoli still fail to win, then of course there will be a possibility that Mazzari's quality will be questioned. But yes, at least right now Napoli is still leading with a score of 2-1, and hopefully this score will last until the end of the match or maybe, Napoli will manage to score a third goal and that would be better of course. |
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Barcelona is a team to avoid this period when betting, Barcelona has not been in the type of form that you would have any confidence in them at all and their last game against a Belgium side that is not highly regarded in Europe was a shocker, Barcelona has a very porous defense that Valencia can take advantage of, I am not also impressed with Valencia recent form as well but I think they have what it take to beat Barcelona.
It's time to bench Robert lewandowski I think he now feels to comfortable and no pressure on him to be on his toes to deliver, he needs a competition in that regards.
I honestly don't know what to do for the Valencia v Barcelona match because yes, I think these two teams don't have stable results. Therefore, maybe I'll skip it but, if I'm still going to bet then maybe I'll choose the asian handicap option for Valencia. Indeed, although Barcelona does not have the maximum results at this moment, but the fact is that Barcelona is still quite favored in this match based on the available odds. But yes, after all Valencia still has a chance to get points in this home match, even though for example only getting a draw but is still a good result too. But probably, this match will not have many goals, 1 or 2 goals might be scored but it is unlikely to be more than 2 goals. |
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I'm even surprised myself because after when Manchester City scored that second goal, i was actually thinking it was game over, as I thought Manchester City will go ahead to score more goals, however the game Crystal palace were playing anyone could easily suspect that they might come back because they were playing a counter attack pattern right from first half. But making this game 2-2 was really commendable, crystal palace defended and made good effort to fight back till the end of the game, that's why football is one beautiful game, because it's full of surprises.
I'm not surprised at all, after their second goal, they slowed down the pressure which gave crystal palace the opportunity to maximize their counter attacking mode of play. I saw that draw coming from the time crystal palace scored the first goal, like was expecting the second one. Haaland was greatly missed in this match. Alvarez failed to be a good pair to Foden. I would've even preferred Foden played front while Alvarez supported from behind him. Foden has better finishing ability from any angle then Alvarez. Manchester city has maintained their 4th position, their next match determines if they drop to 5th if they fail to win. Kudos to crystal Palace, their hard work payed off. They really did well today. In fact, when the match hadn't started yet, but I was just shocked about how Manchester City could be so favored based on the odds. After all, basically Crystal Palace is not a weak team at all and at the same time, at least at this moment Manchester City is experiencing a decline in performance. So ya, with this draw I personally not surprised at all because after all, I also bet with the Asian handicap option for Crystal Palace and I got it. But apart from that match, I am sorry for the incident that occurred in the match between Bournemouth v Luton Town which was postponed, because there was an incident with the captain of Luton Town (Tom Lockyer) who collapsed until he was unconscious. Well, hopefully Tom Lockyer can recover and ya, based on the information circulating, previously Tom Lockyer also has experienced an incident like this and Tom Lockyer has also had heart surgery. |
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There will be some dynamic movements in the league by some unfamiliar clubs. I have seen that some clubs like slavia praha is quite strong even compared to the as roma. Some clubs from UCL was also going to the europa league too.
The chance owned by leverkusen and liverpool are the biggest compared to the other candidates in the competition but i must be honest that if im not that feeling confident with these clubs.
There will be stricter competitions during the knock out stage of ueropa league.
Maybe that could happen because the UEFA European league is full of surprises. But when talking about predictions, of course people will focus more on teams that are statistically strong. What happens in the League is very dynamic. And that's what makes a championship so exciting to watch. I still say that Liverpool and Leverkusen, perhaps along with AC Milan from the Champions league are the strongest candidates to win this title. Well, let's see whether these seeded teams will continue to qualify further because ya, of course on paper the seeded teams like Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have a very good chance of reaching the final match. But ya, considering that there are still top teams and or other favorite teams too, then there might be surprises too and it does not rule out the possibility for dark horse teams to also make a surprise. But yes, the point is about their key players, if the seeded teams can keep their key players from getting injured, then it is very likely that the seeded teams will still manage to advance further. But, if some of them have the bad luck of getting their key players injured, then at least the seeded teams will still be able to fail. |
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Lewandowski could always leave, we are talking about it like it's impossible but he is not doing all that great at Barcelona and they may look for another striker, in that case they will want to get rid of him and the ego of Lewandowski will not allow himself to be a bench player so he will have to move to another team. He has two choices, either he will go to a team that's top of the table at some lower league, or midtable in another league.
I mean why would you want to get paid 5 to 10 million in a club that will not win the title when you could make 100-150 million at some Saudi team? That's the most important part and I think he will want to leave for a lot of money, he will be set for life with that kind of money if he goes there.
Yes indeed, it looks like the Lewandowski era has also ended or maybe, Lewandowski is not at the right club so yes, it seems like it is time for Lewandowski to leave. Maybe there are other elite teams interested in recruiting Lewandowski, maybe also in Serie A, who knows. But yes, if they consider about money, then of course playing in the Saudi Pro League is the right choice. After all, even though Lewandowski stayed at Barcelona, the reality is that it has become difficult for Lewandowski and Barcelona to win titles and trophies. Also, the reality is that Barcelona still always fails in the Champions League and yes, considering that factor it would be better for Lewandowski to earn more money playing in the Saudi Pro League. Because in the end it will be the same as not getting a trophy but yes, the only difference is the bigger money and that will still be good for senior players or older players. |
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I can't really called that girona as a small team anymore. It was a part of manchester city and it has lots of potential to be big. Barcelona is having dozens of unsolved problems especially related to the financial issues faced by the club. This has become the main problem owned by barcelona. Bareclona may not be able to defend its trophy achieved last season. Real madrid and girona are too strong for barcelona. Xavi has been trying so hard to build its club again but it keeps failed this season.
Although Girona is owned by City Football Group, but Girona isn't actually spend a lot money to strengthen their club, they only sign player under 10 Million Euros and some of them are on borrowed. Actually Barcelona was spend 35 Million Euros for Vitor Roque, so they're should be better than Girona. Girona is playing with unpopular players, so I don't see money is a big part of their improvement. But yes, at least next season it looks like Girona will definitely be able to play in the Champions League. So, regarding Girona which is owned by the City Football Group then of course, if Girona manages to finish in the top four and/or succeeds in getting the La Liga title this season, then of course Girona will improve the quality of their squad by recruiting several players who have great potential of course. Because yes, even though at this moment Girona is successful with a squad that doesn't have a high price tag but ya, when it comes to playing in the Champions League then of course they will still need players who have above average quality. So ya, if we compare Girona with Barcelona at this moment, then of course Girona is still better than Barcelona at the moment. |
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This result makes Monaco even further behind PSG and it seems they are aware that the competition this season will result in the same thing. Meanwhile for Lyon, they have been one step away from the relegation zone since the start of the season and they must win the next match and take advantage of the current momentum.
It was a very surprising result. I think this will be a win for Monaco because Lyon is in poor form. But this result dispels my doubts that Lyon will become more confident and will manage to get out of the relegation zone at the end of the season. And for Monaco, this defeat means they are now 6 points behind PSG. But at least they still have a big chance of securing a place in the Champions League next season. Glad Lyon finally managed to get 3 points against Monaco who are in the top three of the current Ligue 1 standings, of course with this success Lyon will really be able to survive in Ligue 1 and will not be relegated. Even though this match Monaco basically has better statistics but ya, unfortunately, Monaco was not successful enough to beat Lyon in this home match for Monaco. After all, even though if for example Monaco managed to win this match but ya, I personally still believe that there is no team in Ligue 1 that is capable of taking over the top position of Ligue 1 standings from PSG. Because ya, there is no team in Ligue 1 that has as much consistency as PSG and therefore, the result of Monaco being defeated by Lyon is also proof that it is difficult to be consistent in Ligue 1. |
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This week, we will see league leaders Leverkusen take on Frankfurt. Frankfurt itself is not a club that can be underestimated, they are a club that can provide surprises that were not expected before. So Leverkusen must be very careful in this match, if they still want to be at the top of the standings.
One defeat will not threaten their first position in the Bundesliga but it will be very dangerous because they will only be 1 point behind Bayern. But I think it will be an easy win for Leverkusen. They are unbeaten this season. This means they are very strong so Frankfurt doesn't seem to be able to surprise the other teams. Leverkusen does have to be careful with some underrated teams but for me they will always get the win because I see them being too strong this season. Although Bayer Leverkusen remains the favorite to win and also, Bayer Leverkusen still has a very impressive trend of being unbeaten so far this season. But yes, I still think it will not be easy to beat Eintracht Frankfurt because yes, basically Eintracht Frankfurt is not a weak team and also not an easy team to beat. Therefore, I believe it will still not be easy for Bayer Leverkusen to beat Eintracht Frankfurt in this match. Indeed, Bayer Leverkusen will also play at home and of course, playing at home will make Bayer Leverkusen seem certain to win. But yes, of course Bayer Leverkusen also remains to have a great effort in this match, because to get 3 points in a situation like this is certainly not easy. |
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Sometimes a coach knows the best time to bring a particular player that he will perform more better so not that Luka Modric is a second choice but he plays more better when he's been brought as a substitute so this is not a matter of being young and being too old as football isn't about old or young what matters most is your ability to give your best to the club you are representing. Although Luka Modric may choose to move to Saudi Arabia in other to receive a higher pay so whatever he chooses let his decision be respected just as Karim Benzema did.
Indeed, there is nothing stopping Luka Modric from going wherever he likes, because with Luka Modric's age at this time it is appropriate for Luka Modric to consider a higher salary. Because he himself is no longer able to make a more brilliant career in Spain, everyone will understand very well if Luka Modric really wants to move to Saudi Arabia for whatever reason. And for coaches like Real Madrid, I think they always have brilliant ideas in bringing in players who suit the club's finances so that everything can run more balanced. But still, age is one of the factors that will be considered by the elite teams in Europe. So ya, although Modric can still play in the elite league but if his age continues to get older, then of course Modric will also not be able to play as much as before when his age was younger. After all, at least it is proven when many old players retire and also many old players choose to play in leagues that are not difficult. Moreover, at this moment there are clubs that have a lot of money ready to pay expensive old players and yes, at least that factor is also a great opportunity for old players to get a lot of money in a league that is not difficult like competition in European competition. Of course, it's a natural decision, and there's no problem at all with his decision. |
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As a result of Juventus drawing against Girona, Inter Milan will get an advantage to make the points gap bigger.
sorry, maybe you meant Genoa, because Girona is at the top of the La Liga standings. while Genoa is in 14th position in the Serie A standings. The draw result from the match between Genoa and Juventus was indeed surprising. I even lost my bet in that match. For some reason, Juventus looks very difficult to break down Genoa's defense. but the situation does give Inter an advantage in increasing the point difference with Juventus. Hopefully, Inter will win. Although I also lost the bet but yes, I was not surprised by the draw because ya, basically Juventus did not perform as well as the aggressive Inter. At least, with Juventus always winning only with a difference of 1 goal also proves that Juventus do not have a promising performance to always win in every match. Therefore, a draw result like this is a very natural result for Juventus even though indeed, the opponent he faced was only a mediocre team but that's what often happens. So ya, with results like this I personally remain unsure about Juventus to be able to consistently compete strongly with Inter, because Juventus are still quite weak and difficult to compete strongly in the title race. |
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