Currently, and I dont understand the problem, Barcelona are struggling in the Champions League. Yet given its enormous strength and very strong players it shouldnt. Lets say that I am satisfied with Barcelonas performance in La Liga, but absolutely not with their performance in the Champions League.
Barcelona are in a transition period, they lost great players down the years and they ran into financial crisis, so the club is still struggling to get back to their best. Xavi was appointed to get the job done, and his performances have been so-so, he won the league last season, but Barca were eliminated from the CL group stage. This season they are not really struggling in the CL, they have won three games out of four in the group stage, and they are top of group H. Barcelona would definitely qualify for the RO16, but they cannot win the CL yet and i'm pretty sure it is not part of their goal, but they do have a chance to win the LaLiga back to back. Not sure Barcelona can win La Liga in a row because anyway, at this moment Barcelona is also in third place under Girona and Real Madrid. Unlike last season, because last season Barcelona managed to have a very good dominance in La Liga, but this season Barcelona is not as good as last season. Therefore, I am not sure Barcelona will manage to get a trophy this season, because obviously, Barcelona's chance to get a trophy is only in domestic competitions, while Barcelona no chance in the Champions League. But indeed, of course Barcelona will qualify for the round of 16 because anyway, at this moment also Barcelona is still the top of group H. So yes, maybe I was a little surprised also when he was disappointed with Barcelona in the Champions League, despite the fact that Barcelona is in a good position too and guarantees qualification for the round of 16 and not like in last season. |
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Are we gonna have the same discussion of all the years about Bundelisga? In the end is gonna be win by Bayern Munich, no matter if the team in front is Leverkusen Dortmund Leipzig, they always make the impossible to give the tittle to the bavarian team.
So i hope to at least Leverkusen do a very good performance in both Bundesliga and here Europa League.
I will not talk about Bundelisga since we are in the Europa League topic but Leverkusen definitely have a good chance to win the Europa League title this season since they are very fit, receiving few goals while scoring many and they aren't real threat for them except maybe Liverpool. That said before knowing the teams that will join from Champions League here, most likely Group F, A and B (Sevilla maybe?) might have good teams, otherwise the other ones are normal ones. It doesn't matter what kind of team will continue in theEuropa League after finishing in third place in the Champions League later because ya, Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen at this moment have good quality too. Therefore, of course Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen will still be able to compete well with teams that previously played in the Champions League. In essence, I believe that the current Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen it seems also have the same quality as the favorite teams in the Champions League . So ya, I very confident that the Europa League this season will still be belongs by the teams that have played in the Europa League from the start, such as Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen. |
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One of the matches in week 14 is the match between Girona vs Atletico Bilbao. This will be a match that will not be easy for both clubs, because they are also competing at the top of the standings. Girona will undoubtedly hold the favorite status in this match. But they can't underestimate their opponents either, as Atletico Bilbao have the potential to spring a surprise in this match. The visitors will surely be highly motivated to beat one of the strongest clubs until week 13.
What do you think, betting on which club is more promising? I'm personally inclined to go with Girona.
But in fact, two matches last season Girona managed to beat Bilbao while, Girona's performance last season was also not so good because after all, Bilbao also managed to finish in a better position than Girona last season. But with Girona's good results last season when Girona played against Bilbao and also, at this moment that Girona has good performance and results until Girona is still at the top of La Liga standings. So ya, playing at home against Bilbao in the next match still promises a good result for Girona in this match, so I also believe I will still bet on Girona to win in this match. |
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Both teams are actually very aware that their match is a match that will probably be very tough and interesting, so both of them will remain careful, both in attack and defense. Because Inter Milan still needs a good defense, especially in its position at the top of the standings, while Juventus also needs to defend itself so as not to lose at home to Inter Milan so this match will be interesting enough for everyone to wait and watch until the end.
Look, in my opinion both teams have to play without exposing themselves too much, after all they are both very close to the first two places in the standings. Underestimating the opponent seems to me to be the wrong choice at the moment, they must play without exposing themselves too much and without allowing a counterattack. Therefore, they will also play carefully, because if they play with a more open style of play then at least that way will also be very dangerous when getting a counterattack. But yes, at least with that factor, I personally believe this match will be tough and or not easy for them to score in this match. They realize that they still need points and this will also be a crucial match for them because if one of them loses, it will be another difficult job for them to take over the top position. So ya, I personally would probably only bet with the under goals option, because they also have a defense that can be maximized to not concede too much. |
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Shocking news to be awared that Everton have enter the list to be relegated this season. 10 points docked from Everton for breaching FFP rules, though Everton will make appeal for such drastic actions, facing tremendous consequences will deep the team. It's really one of the sad days for Everton because fighting back to escape won't be an easy run up for them. Everton boss, Sean Dyche is dissapointed with the current state of the club, a whole 10 points deduction have been deducted from Everton current stands and the Toffees found themselves in the relegation zone.
It would be a pity if the appeal is not agreed, because at least Everton has slowly managed to recover in this moment. But what happened was that Everton got a punishment like that, with a deduction of 10 points like that will certainly make Everton restart the struggle and it is not easy. But ya, the punishment is only about deducting 10 points and then Everton is currently back in the relegation zone, but the punishment is not about being relegated at the end of the season. Because anyway, if Everton still manages to get out of the relegation zone, then of course Everton will not be relegated at the end of the season. |
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Olympic Lyon is not in a good situation at all and they lost many points during this season so far. I was expecting to see better results for this team but unfortunately, in the 11 games, we saw in the French league Olympic Lyon won only one game in the last week against Rennes. Even if Olympic Lyon buys some players during the winter I think this team can't be in the Ligue 1 for the next season with the current situation they have.
I also see what you say is quite clearly experienced by Olympic Lyon, because even though they still have time to recover with new players next winter, I am also not very sure that Olympic Lyon will be able to save themselves from being relegated at the end of this season. However, if for example Olympic Lyon is able to do that by implementing several changes after winter, I think that is a miracle that has come to Olympic Lyon. Because just being in the top fifteen will not be easy for Olympic Lyon this season after being so far behind the other teams. Although Lyon is currently at the bottom of the table but in fact, Lyon has 7 points and Strasbourg who is in 15th place has 12 points. Thus, atleast Lyon only has a gap of 5 points with Strasbourg which is outside the relegation zone this moment. Thus, if Lyon manages to recover to improve their performance for the better, then of course there is still a chance for Lyon to get out of the relegation zone. At least, Lyon still has points and also, still has a gap that is not so far with the team outside the relegation zone. Therefore, then of course there is still a chance for Lyon to compete in the bottom zone of course to be able to return to playing in Ligue 1 next season and not be relegated at the end of the season. |
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Undoubtedly, Leipzig has been a better side than Wolfsburg this season which I think is the reason behind the mass prediction of them beating their hosts in their next fixture in the German Bundesliga campaign but I think Wolfsburg really has a chance of taking all three points from the game because they have all it takes to achieve that and also because of the fact that they'll be playing the game in front of their home fans.
I'm in support of RB Leipzig this season, they're in the race for the Bundesliga title. These present season football, there's nothing like home advantage, what matters is the team that exhibits good performance will go home with the three solid points. First of all, RB Leipzig and Wolfsburg are not mates in all game areas and positions, RB Leipzig have greater probabilities of winning Wolfsburg in next game, the only thing Die Weißgrünen can settle for is a draw following the spectacular form of RB Leipzig this season. RB Leipzig have thrashed more competitive teams than Wolfsburg this season. After all, the fact is that Leipzig has always been in a better position in the Bundesliga standings than Wolfsburg in every season, so not only in this season Leipzig is better than Wolfsburg. Also, playing at home is not a sure guarantee for the home team to win and moreover, at this moment Leipzig remains the favorite team to win based on odds. So yes, at least with such considerations, I personally do not doubt the quality that Leipzig has at this moment. So that the winning result is still very likely to be obtained by Leipzig in this match, and a good result for Wolfsburg is a draw but it seems, to hold Leipzig's draw in this match will still be a difficult target for Wolfsburg. |
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I really admire the work Real Sociedad have done in Group D so far by the way. They have collected 10 points and they are the leading team as well in a group with teams like Inter and Benfica. I wasn't expecting Benfica to be this terrible of course before the group stage started. They just can't perform the same as they do in their domestic league.  This has created an opportunity for Salzburg to move them out of their way to make it to the Europa League as well but let's see. There are still two more games for Benfica which can be seen as an opportunity to make it to the Europa League instead at least. But I can't trust them even as much as I do for Salzburg. There are only two matches left and Benfica will play against Inter and in the last match later, Benfica will play away against Salzburg. With a schedule like that, it seems I am not sure about Benfica being able to finish in third place because of course, Salzburg will also try hard to be able to maintain its position to finish in third position. Benfica really had bad results this season in the Champions League, unlike last season when Benfica managed to win the group ahead of PSG and Juventus. But this season, it seems like Benfica is really experiencing a decline in performance in the Champions League, so I would doubt Benfica this moment. |
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For me, Girona's season under Michel has been fascinating. In a league dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, they've kept up well. I think this team can stay strong, even if not first. A loss against Real is expected when facing one of the world's finest teams. How they showed courage and determination afterward counts.
The season's second half excites me. Girona may surprise us in this test of team character. With Michel at the helm, they've demonstrated they can compete, and people believe more than before. Skeptics may point to La Liga's durability, but I see a hungry club that can defy expectations. Watching if they can maintain this momentum will be exciting.
It's not just for you my man,it has got to be for almost all them footbal lovers that loves good football, they're monsters when it comes to comebacks in a game. You'll have to defend and get them winger's bullied up else you're not defeating them. The winger's of Girona put up a good fight but you have to give credits to the fullbacks of Real Madrid who held them down complete. They also created some chances but whoever the central forward was that day didn't get breathing space from Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba. This is not yet the second half of the season though, bit Girona has made that top four interesting, I'm hoping they finish amongst the top four or top six clubs to qualify for the European Competitions next season. Girona this season only got a draw against Real Sociedad and also, got one defeat when Girona played against Real Madrid. The draw and losse result that Girona experienced this season, in fact occurred when Girona played at home, but evenso atleast Girona is still focused on playing well in other matches. Luckily, even though Real Madrid at this moment looksgood with Bellingham, but in reality Real Madrid is not good enough to win everymatch . Therefore, because the inconsistency of Real Madrid and Barcelona at this moment atleast has provided good results for Girona who have managed to maintain their consistency so that Girona is still firmly at the top of the La Liga standings at this time. |
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Inter may currently be at the top of the standings but they will face two difficult matches in the future in Serie A because not only are Juventus a difficult opponent for them but after that they will still face Napoli. It's about the points they have to defend and maybe in one of those games Inter will drop points.
We know that this season's Scudetto competition is still open to anyone, including Napoli, even though they have a 10 point difference from Inter, but if Napoli succeed in beating Inter, of course they will cut the point difference to even less. This will be a tough match and Inter will have to maintain what they have gained so far.
And from the history of Inter Milan's meetings with Juventus in Serie A, we can see that Juventus is always superior. So it is possible that Inter Milan will lose points in this match. Because the match will also be held at Juventus' home ground. So Juventus deserves to be the favorite in this match. And maybe Juventus will take 1st place from Inter Milan. But in the match against Napoli I still doubt that Inter Milan will lose. Maybe there will be a draw in this match. Unless Osimhen recovers and strengthens Napoli's attack line. Maybe Napoli has a chance to win. But I still don't know what Napoli's new coach can do at the moment. Also, because it has been confirmed that Inter will qualify for the last 16 in the Champions League, of course Inter will have good preparation for the matches in Serie A against Juventus and against Napoli. Even though it is true that Inter will also be playing away for this match, but that doesn't mean Inter will be easy to beat. Anyway, from the odds currently available, in reality Inter is still the favorite in these two matches. Although yes, basically I hope Juventus will win, but because I think Juventus still doesn't have a good trend and performance. So maybe Inter can still hold Juventus to a draw or maybe beat them, who knows. But for the match against Napoli, at least I am still quite confident that Inter still has better quality than Napoli at this moment. Therefore, it looks like Inter will still be able to maintain its top position in the Serie A standings. |
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Bayern Leverkusen is currently a formidable and very promising team to win either trophies and I think that's their target this season, they play like they really want to end the season with a trophy because when we compare their performance in both leagues, they are doing really good topping at not leagues.
Imagine if Leverkusen can become a trilogy (win Bundesliga, Europa and DFB Pokal) this really a huge achievement for them since they haven't get any trophy since 1992. Do you think which is the easiest league from the three league I mentioned before? I choose Europa league because seeing Bayern Munich to lose looks impossible lol. If Bayer Leverkusen can maintain these good results and great performance at least until the season break or the first half of the season, then at least Bayer Leverkusen really has a chance of getting the treble. Indeed, maybe judging Bayer Leverkusen to get a treble this season seems too exaggerated but after all, we won't know what will really happen later. But if I may predict, then at least at this moment I am still very confident that Bayer Leverkusen will probably get the treble. But yes, if for example Bayer Leverkusen fails to get the treble, then at least there is still the DFB Pokal which seems to promise a trophy for Bayer Leverkusen. Because after all, in the Bundesliga competing with Bayern Munich and in the European League, there is still Liverpool who also have a chance to win the trophy. Therefore, if Bayer Leverkusen fails in these two competitions, then of course Bayer Leverkusen will get the DFB Pokal. |
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 Even though Manchester United is often criticized for their less than consistent performances, it seems they are doing a good job by recording 5 wins with the highest points. When compared with other teams such as Liverpool and Manchester City, the difference is only small, but at least Manchester United have had better results in some of these matches. Apart from that, it is a fact that Manchester United had an easy match against a team that they should have been able to beat and that is why they got the highest points in this result compared to other teams. Another fact is that they are still in 6th position so far, it is undeniable and Erik ten Hag still has a long way to go to shorten the difference in points in the standings from his competitors. Although Manchester United managed to get better points than other teams in that record but still, Manchester United is currently still outside of the top five in the Premier League standings. Also, thefact that Manchester United still have a 4 point gap with Aston Villa who are currently in 5th place in the Premier League standings. Therefore, I think such a record still does not make Manchester United easy to enter the top5 and that way, then atleast Manchester United still do not have good consistency at this moment. Because anyway, if Manchester United have good results and consistency, then of course Manchester United have been in the top five at this time, but the fact is not the case. |
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Liverpool are the only team who are coming out to be so consistent in the Europa league this season
Talking about consistency i don’t agree with your claims, The beauty about European competitions is that it is a no brainer; Europa league does not care if you have a world class team, Europa league does not care if you are a consistent team; its a knock out competition where the winner takes it all. the winner doesn't have to be the better team. And this is why Sevilla and Villarreal have won the trophy alot in recent times because they excel at winning ugly. The thing is, which current crop of players and clubsides can win the Europa league against all odds? Don't you know? In fact, Liverpool has got 1 defeat in this group stage and that means, Liverpool is not the only consistent team in this moment. Because after all, there are also teams like Marseille and Atalanta who have not lost so far in this group stage. But also, in fact, there is something even better then them, and that is Bayer Leverkusen who have managed to have wins in all their matches in this Europa League. So, saying Liverpool is the only consistent team in the Europa League is a fallacy, because the fact is Bayer Leverkusen is the only consistent team at this moment even for all competitions Bayer Leverkusen managed to be unbeaten so far. |
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Apparently those who compiled this rating had problems with free space, because there are three more players who scored 7 goals: Budimir, Mayoral, Lewandowski. It's hard to say who will win the golden boot, since Bellingham and Griezmann are midfielders, Lewandowski is in decline, Morata is consistently inconsistent (haha), and the rest are not players of dominant clubs.
I think they should have ranked it using Types of goals (pk), assists and also league appearances. None the less; i think the season highest goalscorer is not on the list yet. As you mentioned Bellingham and Griezmann are midfielders and cannot score consistentyly until the end of the season. I think Greizmann can win this; or Morata as well. But then again; time will tell Being the top scorer doesn't always have to be a striker player, and it doesn't matter if the midfielder has a lot of goals in the season . Because anyway, there is no requirement for striker players to be top scorers in every season, because of course it is difficult for them to become top scorers if they don't have good and strong support. After all, Bellingham at this moment also had extraordinary skills in placing the right position to score a goal . So ya, it's not always about the striker player, because whoever manages to score a goal in every match and is consistent, then that player has the right to be the top scorer and it's not always about the striker player to become top scorer. |
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I think Dortmund would qualify from the group also PSG is in good position to qualify even after being beaten by Newcastle, although it's too early to draw conclusion, I think Newcastle has done very well to be in the UEFA champions league in the first place and have not made a bad showing of themselves being in the champions league after a very long time of absence.
PSG and their Coach has started to blend and I think there is more excitement to come from PSG and I think they would also do very well in coming matches. To be Frank this group is a very tough one.
Yes indeed, I also think so because after all, this is the first time Newcastle has returned to playing in the Champions League again in a long time. That way, it doesn't mean that Newcastle has to be able to qualify and advance further because after all, with Newcastle success in returning to play in the Champions League this season is already a good achievement. After all, at first the club owner didn't want to rush Newcastle into playing in the Champions League but in reality, Newcastle managed to play in the Champions League sooner than expected. Therefore, even if, for example, Newcastle falls in this group phase, I don't think that's a problem either, because Newcastle have also done their best in this group phase in the most difficult group in the Champions League this season. |
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It is quite remarkable that if Aston Villa wins, Tottenham will be out of the top 4, but just recently (2 rounds ago) Tottenham was in first place. But it’s hard for me to believe in such an outcome, since three defeats in a row would be too unfair for Tottenham. I hope they stay in the title race. Overall, we are looking forward to a great tour with three big games at once.
All teams are in the race for the top four this season and I'm guessing som elite team will decline in performance. Aston Villa of yesterday are now competing with Tottenham Hotspur position, and Unai Emery seems to be very determine to fight for a place in the top four this season. Tottenham Hotspur have slim chances of winning games currently due to the massive hits of injuries and awful incident of red cards. Spurs boss, Angelos Postecoglou will have to work harder to revived his club and enable them to stand in solid position to win league games. Whether it will be that fast that Tottenham will get out of the top four and if it really will happen, then it also proves how difficult and competitive the competition in the Premier League is . Because we know, that Tottenham was also previously very strong at the top of the Premier League table, but only two consecutive defeats are enough for Tottenham to prepare to leave the top four . Also in fact, Aston Villa previously lost when playing away against Nottingham with a score of 2-0 and thus, then I think Tottengam can still get points in the home match against Aston Villa. At least, a draw result is still good for them, but I also think there will be a win or loss in this match. |
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Ending fifth position might be an understatement, they could not fail to qualify for any of the European Competitions next season, amongst the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
To be in 4th or 5th position at the end of the season is still very possible for Napoli, as long as the mentality of the Napoli players does not get worse and the player's relationship with the manager also improves. If this can be overcome, looking at the inconsistency of Roma, Atalanta, Lazio and AC Milan, it feels like there is still a chance for Napoli. The pressure is definitely being experienced by coaches and players, this is a problem that must be the main focus so that it can be resolved as quickly as possible. After all, finishing in the top six will also still get European tickets for next season and in fact, at this moment Napoli also still in the top four. So yes, although Napoli sometimes get bad results, but the fact is that Napoli can also still achieve good results in the next matches. So yes, I personally think there is nothing to worry about Napoli this season. Although Napoli are no longer a scudetto candidate but yes, with Napoli still able to compete strongly in the top six basically it is very good for Napoli in situations and conditions like in this moment. |
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I'm will be really excited to watch the upcoming Bundesliga encounter between Leipzig and Wolfsburg after international break. Even though Wolfsburg may not be strong as Leipzig, I think it will be an exciting and difficult game. Since Wolfsburg will be playing at home, it will be difficult for Leipzig to just win the game and get all three points. while of right now, I think this game will end in a draw, but there might be more goals in the match one base on my observations, but I can't say which team is favorites to win match or possible they may be a win, but draw is what I am thinking.
Although Leipzig will play away, but it looks like Leipzig still has a chance to win too. I think, the result maybe not about a draw, because if for example Leipzig fails to win, then Leipzig will lose . Because after all, so far this season the fact is that Leipzig does not have a draw at all when Leipzig plays away. Therefore, at least I think if Leipzig doesn't win, and probably will lose because it seems that the trend for draws is not so good for Leipzig at this moment for away matches . But ya, because I also consider Leipzig who still really need points to maintain their position in the top four, then I believe it is likely that Leipzig will win in this match. |
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I don't think Lyon can beat Lille in such condition. I mean they had huge difficulties in doing that even while they were having a better season previously. Lille were the better playing side in that game but Lyon still won by 1-0 home. But now the situation is really worrisome for Lyon. That win over Rennes wasn't even easy one. Because despite Rennes' getting a very early red card Lyon still had big difficulties. They even let the game become more balanced in the second half. I can't trust this Lyon for betting as a result. But I wouldn't bet on Lille either as a similar scenario might happen and it would find me.  Yes indeed, because of the 6 matches away for Lille so far, the fact is that Lille more often get a draw, because from 6 matches away from Lille, the fact is that Lille only gets 1 win 4 draws and 1 loss. I also think, it is not a good record for a team that is currently in the top four in the Ligue 1 standings. Therefore, despite playing against Lyon later that Lille is still favored to win reflected in the available odds but ya, it still seems not easy for Lille to beat Lyon at home. But even so, maybe I will still come forward to bet for Lille to win this match, because I guess Lille will maximize Lyon bad conditions this moment to beat Lyon at home. |
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Leverkusen is showing a very good performance in both competitions Europa LEague and Bundesliga, they dont lose a single game, but the problems with this teams is, when they are gonna have the dump in the season? some times the not so big teams have that dump in critical phase of the tournaments and they ended up going out having only one or two bad games.
There is no need to wait for Bayer Leverkusen to be eliminated or fall, because as long as Bayer Leverkusen manages to keep its current squad from getting injured, at least it will also keep Bayer Leverkusen consistent this seasons. Because anyway,why we should waitingfor Bayer Leverkusen to fall or be eliminated this seasons, isn't it if Bayer Leverkusen manages to win the trophy it is a greatsuccess and makes the Europa League have and maybe also the Bundesliga has a new winner this season. Anyway, when Bayern Munich continued to dominate the Bundesliga in fact many expected to have a new winner and so did about the Europa League with Sevilla. So ya, I personally not will expect Bayer Leverkusen to fall, because I hope Bayer Leverkusen can make a big surprise this season. |
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