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Chelsea are quite the favourite against Brentford today. Both teams are in a really bad form and Brentford are five points ahead now. However none of them has a goal left to achieve for this season. I don't see any motivation source for any of these sides to play with all they have got. Of course I would prioritize Chelsea to bet on if I decided to bet on this game. But I can't even trust them in any game for now.

Because Chelsea have given up the season already you know and the recent results are just horrible. As far as I can see Chelsea are a better defending team while Brentford are much more effective at scoring goals. I think this game will end up with both teams' scoring.

Inter - Juventus is going to be a really important game for both sides. Inter have already won the Super Cup title though but it is an opportunity for them to increase the amount of titles to 2 this season. Juventus on the other hand are trying to not finish the season without a title. They still have a chance to go for the Coppa Italia and Europa League titles both.

However in the first leg of this draw Juventus couldn't get an advantageous result. It was a 1-1 tie at the end you know. But on the other hand Inter can't beat Juventus home for a while. Juventus beat them away in the league this season for example. I think this game won't end in regular time and Juventus will make it to the finale.

Benfica made me doubt about them for once after losing two times in a row. Porto won both of the games in the meantime and got behind Benfica by only four points. However it looks like Benfica are back to a good form again by winning their most recent league game. There isn't much time left for the end of the season so the only thing they need to do is to keep this up until declaring the title officially.

This is a really successful season for Benfica despite the elimination by Inter in the Champions League. Winning the Liga Portugal title must be their priority and they have done great about this goal so far. There are still games against Braga and Sporting though but let's see how strong they will play.

I will be expecting Milan - Inter draw to be quite competitive. It isn't like Milan are playing against Napoli. There was a bigger gap between the teams then but Milan are still the team to have advanced to this round. Inter wouldn't be as dominant as Napoli against them so Milan players can manage to play their own game more comfortably. This can increase their chance of qualifying for the finale a lot as well.

I'm not underestimating any team here of course. Inter are as strong as them here these days. But I think Leao will also make difference and Milan will manage to push their opponent out of the tournament anyway. There is no stadium advantage in this one as these teams are sharing the same one as well.

I didn't expect Fenerbahce to lose points in such an easy game honestly. After Galatasaray lost two points there was a big opportunity for Fenerbahce to take advantage of. Istanbulspor wasn't a big challenge for them on paper actually but the result was really surprising. Fenerbahce missed the chance to win in the last minutes and it ended by 3-3. It was such an interesting final score as well.

Istanbul are a team with no goal left in the season and they are much worse than Karagumruk. However they still did their best to steal points here and they became successful at it. Galatasaray players must be a little relieved but they think about this like a second chance.

Leverkusen are six points away from top four now while there are five more weeks to go in the season. They are really unstoppable these days thanks to Xabi Alonso's really good management.

He has left a really positive affect on the team honestly. They are incredible in not only the Bundesliga but also the Europa League. I know that their chance of qualifying for top four isn't too big but the point gap is still not that huge on one hand. They will need to keep this up and hope for the front duo to make serious mistakes. But even if one of them keeps a bad form the other one would secure top four in my opinion.

Quote from: irhact on April 24, 2023, 10:16:20 PM

Quote from: alastantiger on April 24, 2023, 09:05:31 PM

Nottingham appeared so confidence against Liverpool that to some point i began to doubt if liverpool will win the match.
The Liverpool second goal from Jota was fantastic, the control and the finishing was just perfect. After Salah scored a fabulous goal Arsenal defended their goal because the pressure from Nottingham were becoming much. Am sure Liverpool wouldn't want to go below where they are in the table.

Nottingham forest played so well and could have draw the game but Mohammed Salah goals won the game and Liverpool escape with the three points. Liverpool are still hopeful of the top 4 finished so they can qualify for champions league football in the coming season. I don't they can qualify as Manchester united are 9 points ahead of them and to take the last spot, they have to fight Manchester united for it.

Liverpool also have other clubs like Tottenham to fight for the last spot, Liverpool with their one game advantage still won't be ahead of Tottenham if they win the outstanding game. Tottenham has a very good goal difference that puts them ahead of Liverpool when both clubs have same points.

Nottingham would of course play fearlessly against a team like Liverpool. Because everyone knows how terrible Liverpool are this season. Their general performance must be rated negative. They were demolished by Real Madrid in the Champions League as well and I thought they would shift their focus on the Premier League completely. However it doesn't still seem like they are fully concentrated here.

Nottingham were a little stubborn but this helped them fight really hard against them. Because it looked like Liverpool forgot how to defend their opponents. They should have had a decent winning streak not to lose their top four opportunity as well.

My bet on both teams to score won thanks to Roma's contribution as well. But they still had a bad game of course. Atalanta beat them in both league games so far. They weren't even in a good shape before facing Roma but this wasn't any hindrance to beat Roma anyway. If Atalanta didn't score that cheesy goal then maybe the last minutes of the game would have been more exciting to watch.

Milan have taken the fourth position from Roma after this result. Despite being left out of top 4 after Juventus' punishment overturned, Milan are again in the Champions League zone. But it won't be easy for them to keep their presence while they are focused on the Champions League semi final round as well.

Quote from: jakdanyel on April 24, 2023, 09:56:52 PM

It looks like Bayern Munich are still seriously interested in Harry Kane to sign him this summer. But according to some news he doesn't have much intention to leave the English Premier League. Maybe he is a top striker who actually has the potential to play in every big league but he also has priorities for himself of course. I respect his decision and won't criticize it too much. But I hope he makes the right final decision for himself.

Staying at Tottenham will just increase his pain level. Because Tottenham still can't turn into a winner team despite having really skilled players in their squad. It is all about management for them but they still can't find the one for themselves. I think Kane will be out of patience by the end of the season. If he insists on staying in the same league then most probably we would see him signing for Manchester United.

I also started to think that Harry Kane's priority will be to stay in England which will make things easier for the Red Devils to make an offer for him. I haven't heard any other Premier League team being interested in so Manchester United would be really comfortable in that case. However there might be some problems about finishing the transfer without an issue.

I mean that Tottenham wouldn't like to sell him on a low price. He is 29 now but his market value is still 90 million euros. His amazing level of performance is helping him a lot to keep his value at the same level these days. If Tottenham demand at least this amount then I wonder what the Red Devils would do.

This win was really important for Sevilla to reach safety in the standings. They are in a very comfortable position now and they just need to throw hard to get close to the relegation zone once again. It is good to see Sevilla making it because it was really awkward to see them near relegation. They couldn't improve their results properly for a long time you know. That worried me a lot about their future in the season.

This season must be a good lesson for them. There is a huge difference between this Sevilla and the one in the previous season. They need to find a way to bring back the old Sevilla.

Manchester City - Arsenal is going to be a really crucial game for the league title. Arsenal are in a really worrying condition considering their performance on the recent weeks. They were nearly losing to Southampton in a home game as well. They still have serious issues with defending these days. They just can't have a clean sheet for many weeks which led them to get three draws in a row.

Now Manchester City have a big opportunity to take the lead by even winning their missing games. But if they win this big game as well things will be even easier for them. They have been unstoppable for many weeks while Arsenal have been struggling. Playing away is adding an extra difficulty for Arsenal. I don't feel like they can win this game.

I wouldn't be sad if Monaco Grand Prix is gone in the calendar. It is like one of the most boring races of a season. You know about how tight the roads are. I don't call it a decent race as long as a race isn't full of overtakes between drivers. But unless there are simple mistakes Monaco Grand Prix will just make you bored after watching it a little. At least it is the affect on me about this.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix is closing in on us. Next Sunday we are going to watch another race in the season finally. This is a really special one at the same time. Verstappen is absolute favourite of course unless he has some kind of problems. But I'd love to see Ferrari having a solid race here finally.

It was a really big hit to Ajax by PSV on this week. It is even doubtful whether Ajax can make it to the Champions League next season. Because PSV seem much better and stronger than Ajax right now.

It is difficult to understand how Ajax have got to this point. I know that some important players left the team but they were replaced with some other really good players as well. Ajax need to show their best performance in the remaining four weeks of the season. And Feyenoord are so close to declaring their league title on one hand. Winning two more games the most will be enough for them to making it official before the end of the season. Maybe they are out of the Europa League but they will win their domestic league title.

As you might remember there were news linking Neymar with Chelsea in the latest transfer window. Now I started to see these news once again. Of course there might be some truth in this as well but we will see. Neymar is a really great player normally. His contribution to the team in the games he played so far in the season has been really mesmerizing.

However he is still an injury-prone player which is a big problem for PSG. I wouldn't expect them to think of parting ways with him but after seeing him getting injured by not a long break I think this can really be Neymar's last season with them.

It was nearly ending up with a draw but Marseille managed to score the winning goal in the stoppage time against Lyon.

Honestly I think that it was a deserved win already because Marseille made a really huge effort in this game. Despite playing away they didn't see it as any problem for themselves. It was really important to win this game to take the second position in the standings back from Lens as well. These two teams still have a similar form to each other on the recent weeks so the balances can be upset anytime again. Marseille should just focus on benefiting from the quality advantage.

Barcelona were quite effective in this game maybe but I think it wasn't still enough to win this game more comfortable than this. But still the final score is the one that is important the most. They kept the point gap with Real Madrid above ten points which is critical for not giving any chance to Real Madrid to catch up with them slowly. There is still time for the end of the season in the end so being careful is better.

Barcelona really needed this win after those poor performances in some of the previous games. After winning the title I want to see the same ambition from them for the Champions League title as well.

The last game of the week is going to be Atalanta - Roma tomorrow night. Atalanta are shown as the closest side to win by bookmakers right now.

They won against Roma away before as well. However I still don't find these odds very true for this game. Because Roma's recent form is much more impressive than their opponent's. Besides I like their game more recently. Roma's away performance these days isn't very impressive though but they won the last one. Maybe this can be some extra concentration for them to maintain a winning streak in away games. But I think it is less risky to bet on both teams to score instead despite knowing their previous game ending by 1-0.

Just how can you concede 5 goals in the first 20 minutes? This was a really surprising game indeed as I didn't think Tottenham would play this much badly.

I knew that they were in a bad form for a long time but I still thought that they would be able to compete with Newcastle at least. But there was no decent effort on the field. Tottenham are a really hard-to-understand team these days. Kane still continues to fascinate people but the team effort is just so bad. While this problem isn't fixed for years I think it is the best for Kane to leave as soon as possible for the sake of the rest of his career.

Juventus got another point loss by 3 today against Napoli this time. They could have scored a goal if they play a little better. But they just lost the game home instead by a goal came in the last minutes. All these losses in the Serie A have been happening consecutively and this would be really bad for the morale level of the player as well. Something really bad happened to the team and they still can't fix the issue.

Sevilla on the other hand got another win in the La Liga and strengthened their position more. They can be more comfortable about focusing on the Europa League now. Every day I believe in them more to eliminate Juventus recently.

I think we can watch a finale between Milan and Manchester City which I would really like to see. There is a huge quality difference in terms of player and game both of course. But still Milan are another team that have a really solid history in the Champions League after Real Madrid. They are far away from those times now maybe but if they qualify for the finale with this performance level it is still a good work for them.

However Manchester City would have the last word by getting a reassuring win against them most probably. Real Madrid are the biggest target for them now. It is time to have revenge on them considering the previous season as well. They can do it this time if Haaland keeps up this effort also.