Espanyol are having a tough time against Valencia right now. They are 2-1 behind at the moment. Normally Espanyol already don't have a squad full of great players.

But they have still been doing really good for a long time. They are at the 5th position you know and ahead of some stronger opponents in the standings.

But recently things aren't going well as they have lost lots of points. Together with this one it will be 4 games...

After Guardiola's rotation preference I was wondering how things were going to be. But they managed to get the 2-0 lead in the first half already. Finding the first goal early helped them a lot about opening the lock quickly.

Otherwise maybe things might have been really difficult.    Even now I can't say this is a very impressive performance. The xG isn't even 1.00 now. Doku and Haaland have also entered the game so maybe the gap could get bigger in the last 10 minutes.

And things got even worse for Bayern Munich! They lost the game by 1-2 at home... I'm sorry for people who bet on their win. Probably so many of them preferred even at least -1.5 handicap.

Sometimes unexpected events happen. Especially in times of the Champions League games. I didn't see a big rotation either but probably the fatigue caused this to happen. This was their first loss in the Bundesliga this season after leaving 19 rounds behind.

No you aren't the only one man. Most people must be aware of it already after watching many of their games. They aren't as dominant as previous years in the Ligue 1 this year.

The PSG we know would destroy Auxerre easily for example. But only a 1-0 win was what we saw. They seemed dominant in game but it didn't reflect on the score.

As the power gap with others is too much they would win the league anyway. But it won't be as satisfying as before for the fans.

What a destruction that was by Inter though! But I was really nervous when I saw them 2-0 behind at first. It was way too extra for Pisa to score 2 goals out of 0.13 xG in the first 20 minutes.  

However Inter came back by making it 3-2 already in the first half. And the remaining part was just a great show... Chivu preferred some rotation in this game and it was logical after a tough Arsenal matchup.

It is really circulating in the rumours recently. If Chelsea loses him for this reason they would lose lots of power... I know Palmer is still not in his best shape now but you know he is their biggest star anyway.

Seeing him at Manchester United would be interesting. Will Bruno Fernandes stay for another year at the same time I wonder? 

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Trent isn't forced for a move out actually yeah. But they say he is intending to leave Real Madrid after seeing promises not being kept. He shouldn't have left Liverpool in the first place in my opinion.

I can't be completely confident about them either. I just think like it could be an opportunity. On the other side, I know Wolves can really be a pain for even big teams this season.

Even though they are at the last position of the standings they can still make big difficulties. Like they did against Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United recently...

Manchester City's biggest weakness will be the defense. Like every important defender is injured now.

Leverkusen host Bremen tomorrow. A good opportunity to end the losing streak in the Bundesliga for them. In the beginning of the season they got a 3-3 draw against each other.

I assume this time Leverkusen wouldn't mess up. But I still can't trust them highly though so won't bet on their win. They lost to Olympiacos in their most recent game in the Champions League too. 

They are improving? In what way? They lost their last 4 games in the Ligue 1. Right after that they got demolished by Real Madrid 6-1. I don't see any improvement here...

Monaco are just a hopeless case for this season. Let's accept that fact first. I highly doubt they will join any European tournament next season.

They are already 8 points behind the 6th-placed team in the league now.

The new game week is starting with an Inter - Pisa game. There isn't much to talk about it though. It should be very easy technically. I expect a win by at least 2-goal gap.

So they should be keeping their lead... Meanwhile their closest rivals for the title are both about to play really tough games on the same weekend. I think at least one of Milan and Napoli will lose points. I won't be surprised if both of them do. 

Clippers have been on an insane run since late December. They lost only 3 times in their last 17 games. This is really an incredible performance by them!

In this game against Lakers, they absolutely deserved the win. Zubac and Kawhi had a really nice game. I can't say the same about Harden because of missing so many shots.

At Lakers the thing I didn't like was their three pointer effort. 4/17 by Luka - LeBron combined.

I would like to take some risk in the La Liga this week...

- BTTS for Villarreal - Real Madrid @1.46
- Atletico Madrid to win @1.32
- Barcelona to win by -2.5 handicap @1.79

Total odds: 3.45

What about a multi like this?    I know the risk level is quite high. But my choices are quite likely to happen as well. Villarreal can score against Real Madrid in my opinion. Atletico Madrid should also be winning that Mallorca game home. Barcelona to win by at least a 3-goal gap might be a bigger risk there. But Real Oviedo are like the worst team in the league now. I think it is worth taking the risk.

Good news for Fenerbahçe fans here! They are finally about to get rid of this useless En-Nesyri. He has harmed the team more than the times he has been beneficial for it so far. I couldn't count the number of goal opportunities he has wasted.

Even his magical headers were gone. You know how bad he is at using his feet to score goals as well. In this situation there is no reason to keep him at the team. They should have sold him already when they got a big offer from Saudi Arabia in the first place.

I see Manchester City facing Wolves home this weekend. I assume it would finally be the game in which they end this horrible streak. It is 4 games now that they couldn't get a win. Guardiola is really desperate and injuries are making it worse.


It is easy to measure them. They are like the copy of last season. Once again we see them great in a European tournament. But probably they won't progress very much in the Champions League.

It isn't the Europa League.    They are bad in the Premier League because of having a really poor squad. The way they are managed is also not well enough.

Galatasaray's job will be really difficult in defense line. It isn't easy for them to defend the Sørloth - Alvarez duo there. Atletico Madrid will probably use their right wing more as Simeone is really capable there.

In short if Galatasaray don't manage to pressurize their opponent like they did against Liverpool before, good luck to them on trying to get points. Atletico Madrid would benefit from it easily when they are given the space.

Nuggets played with a really tight rotation because of the injuries. Even Murray - Gordon duo were also doubtful for the game but they played. However it was still difficult for them to win.  

Luka played incredible though! A wonderful triple-double with a quite decent FG percentage. It is a 2-game losing streak for Nuggets now. It was already way extra that they got that many wins without Jokic and with all those injuries.

A really good test is waiting for Arbeloa in 3 days... Real Madrid are going to play away against Villarrreal in the La Liga. This isn't an easy game at all for them honestly.

However the good thing for them is that they are getting better in performance day by day! They just demolished Monaco by 6-1 in the Champions League.

Villarreal are technically a way better team than Monaco in general of the season. But let's see...

I just see Gasperini as a manager who really loves the challenge.    First he managed Atalanta and tried to do a really hard work to reach the top. Maybe he couldn't make the team the champion but he got really nice results.

Now I believe Roma has an increased difficulty for him... The squad he has isn't good enough for big successes. But he still keeps up the good work in top 4. Even though they don't score many goals they still manage to win lots of games.

I have actually heard it like Roma decided to terminate Leon Bailey's loan deal. But okay my source could be wrong. It wouldn't be surprising if it was that way because he got injured.

This is the main reason why he is recalled obviously. He had a really decent time period in his career earlier at Leverkusen and Aston Villa. But his performance dropped later on and now injuries will bring his career to a worse point.

There is an Arsenal - Manchester United game closing in. What do you think? I assume Arsenal would finally win right? They did it at Old Trafford already. Doing it for the second time at Emirates shouldn't be harder technically. 


I can understand Aston Villa's dropping points in unexpected times. They aren't familiar with being a title contender in the first place. Most people must have still not waited for them to stay in it until the end.

However the thing which I don't know what to say about is Arsenal's look. You have your best chance in all these years but continue to lose points at the same time with your number one rival. The gap is 7 points but still I'm not convinced with them...