Xavi decision to accept the offer from Barcelona was because he felt that the club really provided a service to his career while he was still active as a player. Xavi was in a dilemma when he accepted the offer, on the one hand he had predicted that this would happen (being the first to be blamed when Barcelona performance was poor) due to the club financial shortcomings, on the other hand he did not want to disappoint the club that had made its name famous.

Financial support makes Xavi job easier, he can build new strengths by bringing in quality players. So far Barcelona is starting to find its best form, its position in the La Liga standings is slightly better than before, Xavi is also able to bring Barcelona through to the quarter-finals of the UCL. The improvement in performance experienced by Barcelona recently has made Laporta want Xavi to be at Barcelona at least until next year, but the decision must be made for the good of himself and the club.

At least, even though Maguire often receives criticism but yes, at least in this moment or in the Erik ten Hag era, it seems that Maguire has also experienced an improvement in his performance. After all, with Maguire still being called up to play in the national team is also proof that Maguire can still be relied on for the defense of the English national team and also Manchester United. Therefore, if Maguire might be injured then Manchester United's defense line would become weaker, because sometimes their goalkeeper makes mistakes quite often. Thus, it would certainly be the right decision if Maguire chose to make himself safe in that way.

I was really hyped when they had a trio like that. I thought they would win the Champions League at least once. But unfortunately...

It isn't impossible to build a strong squad honestly. You know there is always a new generation with very skilled players. The chairman should make his transfers according to that from now on. Look at teams like Real Madrid and Manchester City for example. They are really successful about bringing such players and building their future with them. If PSG don't keep up with them they would continue to look at the Champions League trophy from far away.  

I admire Arsenal's performance in the Premier League. I haven't anything to say against that. They are even the most scorer team in the league in addition to their being the leader there now.  

But we don't see the same team in the Champions League. I assume you would agree with me on that as well. We can't say their performances here so far have been very consistent. We have all seen how much they struggled against Porto. There is still a point that they can benefit from though. Bayern Munich's performance in the Champions League hasn't been amazing either. If Arsenal manage to make big difficulties for their defense then things can get really interesting.

Overall, AC Milan has a better chance of securing 3 points even though they are playing away, it would be a big surprise if Fiorentina were able to beat AC Milan. Statistically, the reputation of Pioli squad is certainly better in Serie A, and the depth of AC Milan squad is also much better. I agree with you, the result of the match seems likely to be a draw. Currently, Fiorentina is very ambitious to finish in the European zone, but they do not have the strength to surpass AC Milan, so the best result that Fiorentina can possibly achieve is a draw, which sounds fair for both teams.

Talking about Aston Villa and their manager Unai Emery, let's not forget that the Spanish manager is well experienced when ot comes to European competitions. Unai Emery is the most successful manager in the history of the UEFA Europa League competition as he won the competition in four different occasions. He first won three in a row with Sevilla from 2013/14 season to 2015/16 seasons before winning it again with Villarreal in 2020/21 season. Since the start of the current season he's significantly improved the performance of Aston Villa not just in the UEFA Conference League competition but also in the English Premier League. His Aston Villa side is currently sitting in the fourth position of the English Premier League table ahead of big teams like Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and even Manchester United.
The improved performance of Aston Villa this season under Unai Emery is the reason why many are rooting for them to win the UEFA Conference League trophy at the end of the season. Without doubt, it'll be a very difficult task for Aston Villa but because they have a manager who's very good when it comes to European competitions, I think they stand a good chance of winning the trophy ahead of the other teams

Of course that's bullshit. Who is Lamine Yamal? To be honest, he's certainly not a bad footballer, but I've seen so little of him so far and someone is supposed to pay 200 million for him? That's a 100% lie, because Barca would sell him without thinking twice for 200 million. Even a Messi today wouldn't be worth that much as a newcomer at that age (assuming Messi is an unknown 16-year-old player).

It can be said that Barcelona will definitely be able to secure a ticket to the Champions League next season, Xavi squad will be able to finish in the top four of the standings. Meanwhile, Barcelona has fallen out of the race for trophies this season, the point difference with Real Madrid is already difficult to reduce with the number of matches decreasing. Barcelona will only compete to secure the runner-up position from chasing Girona, which I think they will be able to maintain until the end of the season.

Meanwhile, Girona, who is currently experiencing a decline in form, will try to stay in the top four, which is why I think Michel squad can win a ticket to the Champions League next season too. However, it is possible that they will be consistent again in the next matches and shift Barcelona position to second place in the standings. I predict that in the 30th week, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona will both be able to secure full points, so that the points gap that has formed will not change for the time being.

It is a mammoth task for both English Premier League clubs to make it to the next round. Some time ago Bayern Munich was devastated because they couldn't handle all the problems within their team correctly and Leverkusen made use of that opportunity and ran away from them in the Bundesliga. But they have now realized that there is some backdoor to save this season and to restore their international reputation. If they can make it into the Champions League final, I think it would be the best way for them to make the people forget about their bad performance in the Bundesliga and in the DFB Pokal. I think that Bayern has the stronger team here and Manchester City is roughly equal to Real Madrid, maybe some advantage over them, but definitely not a lot.

Currently the team in seventh position is Marseille with 39 points, while Lyon is in tenth position with 34 points. Considering about Lyon who experienced badresults in the first half of the season, but until now Lyon managed to be in tenth position with only a five-point gap with Marseille in seventh position thenyes, it is clear that Lyon managed to get out of the difficult situation and the bad situation he experienced in the first half of this season.

So yes, with the success of Lyon who was able to rise and managed to improve his position from the relegation zone to be in the middle of the standings as now, then of  course Lyon will completely avoidrelegation. It doesn't matter what kind of opponent will be Lyon's next opponent until the season ends because anyway, eventhough Lyon plays againts a team that is in the topfive as well, but the fact is that Lyon is stillable to provide good resistance. Therefore, it is clear that Lyon willremain in Ligue 1 and will not be relegated because Lyon is able to maintain its position in a better position in the Ligue 1 standings.

I dont really think Kevin De Bruyne is gonna get out from Manchester City this season for me he is gonna remain for at least two seasons more, he is still at very high level and with hunger to win more things, the only thing that can male him get out is Guardiola bringing much more younger blood but i dont see it happening.

Ancellotti has just renewed, I don't think Real Madrid will fire Ancelotti after having just renewed him unless the coach himself resigns perhaps after winning this Champions League, if he succeeds.
On the other hand, I don't see how Xabi can remain in Germany in the same team, when the auction for him starts this summer with many coaches looking for a new guide, including Liverpool and Bayern.

Man City was the best team last season, as evidenced by the 3 titles they won last season. And the opinion that they are the best team is true, but that was last season. The seasons have changed and this season, we still can't say who the best team is, because we don't yet know the champion. When we talk about Serie A, maybe for now, we can already say that Inter Milan is the best team, because the chances of this club getting a trophy and actually being the best in Serie A are quite big.

If we talk about squad strength, tactics and the games they have played so far, many people say that Man City is the best. That's possible, but the fact is, in the end the best will be the champion, so why have the best squad and the best tactics but not be able to win the title. So, these three clubs can rightly be called the top clubs in the EPL, because it is still difficult to say who is the best based on what they can achieve this time.

But in this EPL, this is still predictable. Man City is one of the best and strongest teams in the EPL. I say one, because there are still Arsenal and Liverpool. I agree with you, that we still can't determine who will be the EPL title holder this time, in fact it will probably continue to change, depending on the results of each upcoming match until the end of the season.

I personally can't put City as favorites to win back 2 back UCL as this is something that rarely happens in this competition. City has a great team but also fights for EPL title which might be an important factor in UCL and Real Madrid is the best team that knows how to speculate games like this and won't be surprised to see Real qualifying further but on the same time I can't see them winning the trophy either.

I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one. 

How I see it, the game between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao could end in a draw because Real Madrid has a difficult game against Manchester City, and Ancelotti will not risk his players against Bilbao in the league because they know they will easily win the La Liga trophy. If Madrid defeated Barcelona in the second leg of el clasico, I will definitely say real madrid have won the laliga already 100%. Athletico Bilbao are performing well this season and looking for a way to stay in the top four and get the opportunity to qualify to the Champions League next season, but I don't think they will be able to qualify because Athletico Madrid are performing well and if real madrid defeated Athletic Club Athletico madrid will get the chance and top them in the league table. let see who will get The privilege and qualify to next Champions league but in my opinion Athletico madrid will qualify except they don't have luck this time.

Bayern Munich is going to play against Dortmund in the next match. The match will be played on the 30th. I actually want to see Dortmund win or get at least 1 point from this match. Because that is essential for them to stay in the top four. If Dortmund has bad performance in the upcoming few games they are not going to stay in the 4th position for sure. But at the same time, I wonder if they will be able to avoid a loss against Bayern Munich.

I know Bayern Munich is giving more importance to the Champions League competition right now. But even then they are not going to give up the second position. Being second in the Bundesliga is already bad enough for them. They would not want to make it worse.

The era of Ronaldo rivalry with Messi has indeed ended, in fact both players have entered the end of their professional careers, perhaps in the next two or three seasons both players will retire. It's true, all football fans hope that a new rivalry will form, it seems like Mbappe and Halaand can only compete if the two player compete in the same league.

This match was a semi-final like a final match. Real Madrid and Manchester City are the top teams in the Champions League and both teams have great players. Real Madrid is the master of the Champions League and there is no other team that is an exception. It will be a great battle between two exceptional coaches, Ancellotti and Guardiola, with their players.

The better team will win. There are many variables this year, we will see which one will make the difference for both teams in this semi-final match.

Just like in the champions league where Manchester city and Real Madrid has been both fixed to play against each other in a game meanwhile we were all expecting that they would be meeting in the finals but it's funny how they happen to be meeting at the quarter finals not even the semifinals thereby stopping one of the teams from getting to the finals a.d like you have stated, such could be possible in the Europa too.

I understand it's very possible that Liverpool and Leverkusen may not get to meet in the finals but then I don't think the council in charge of Europa would want that to happen because they know how well the anticipation on Liverpool and Leverkusen meeting in the finals has been on most persons an how much view such finals nis definitely going to get and that alone will keep attention to the Europa till the end of the Europa, except either of these team naturally happens to exit before the finals I think it will be best to allow them meet in the finals and the best teams should win.

I'm aware the Italians would want to try their best such as AC Milan would ant to contend so hard but this season isn't looking like one of such season where they can actually just come and hope to achieve such as the pressure and competition that will be seen in this season will actually be quiet different from that which has been seen in previous Europa where the Italians were able to show their prowess.

If Xabi Alonso leaves Bayer Leverkusen, then this will definitely be Bayer Leverkusen's final journey to become champions in the Bundesliga because the chance of winning will not happen a second time with a different coach. Xabi Alonso now knows the strengths and weaknesses of every player that Leverkusen has, so this coach is able to provide the right position for his players to bring victory. It is not certain that a new coach will be able to do what Xabi Alonso did.