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Al-Hilal right now are unstoppable thanks to the nice management and the good players they have. They are advancing fiercely in every competition they are playing.
Yesterday Al-Nassr tried their chances but failed with one goal. The red card was unfortunate for Cristiano Ronaldo. They will face later Al-Ittihad and are supposed to win the title.

Real Madrid 0 - 1 Manchester City since the first two minutes of the game!
It is very early to judge this but we all know that Real Madrid is the king of comeback so Manchester City has to score as many goals as they can.

Arsenal 0 - 0 Bayern Munich for the moment.
Bayern Munich whether they win big whether they lose points. I find them weaker than what they used to be in the past while gunners are doing better in their league. We will see which one will win the game in the end.

Juventus is weaker than what used to be in the past. The close past wasn't that beautiful either.
I could not safely say that they will remain in a Champions League spot with all the negative results they had earlier. Their victory against Fiorentina was good certainly but Fiorentina isn't that fit either.

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Inter Milan were able to score the draw and win the game away. I was confident about them getting the victory. Fiorentina isn't that well lately..

Well Cristiano Ronaldo was pissed by referee decisions especially for the canceled goal and some of Al-Hilal players know how to escalate tension and cause drama.
I watched the red card and I can tell that I don't see why Cristiano Ronaldo took it? I can understand that a yellow card might be justified but red card? I didn't see anything harmful on what he did honestly. It might be an angle issue but the drama caused after the elbow made the referee took that decision.
Overall, Al-Hilal is better like what I said.

We are in the last 20 minutes of the game and the result is still Udinese 1 - 1 Inter Milan.
Indeed it was surprising to see Inter receiving a goal even though they were dominating the game. They scored and got the draw at the beginning of the second half anyway but they should add another goal to extend the lead in Serie A.
Odds are still in their favour to win, yet they are running out of time..

Cristiano Ronaldo could have a positive impact for sure in this game but I find Al-Hilal way better this season. I see two of Al-Hilal midfielders taking yellow cards, they should be more vigilant to avoid red cards which can turn down the expected victory of their team.
The winner of this game will face Al-Ittihad in the final match and seeing how Al-Ittihad playing, I assume the winner of this game will lift the Cup.
Al-Hilal are few steps only from being declared champion in Saudi Pro League and they shouldn't miss this opportunity to have two titles.

I followed the first half of the game between Manchester United and Liverpool and I was really disappointed with Manchester United defence line especially when Liverpool scored their first goal which was a huge mistake by everyone from the coach to players. All of them should be blamed and they have to learn from it.
For the remaining time of the first half, Liverpool continued their domination without a serious attempt from ManU except maybe one.
For the second, I just saw a part of it when Manchester United woke up and scored their first goal and things seemed to be a little bit difficult for Liverpool which lost two points by the end of 2 - 2 draw in addition to their first spot. Gunners passed to the first rank for the moment!

Seeing the previous games, I would say Juventus did good winning against Fiorentina. Only one goal is better than nothing and Juventus is far from being healed. They will face later Milan, Roma and Bologna which will determine their fate.
Roma in the other side came from behind and are threatening both of Bologna and Juventus. I expect Roma to pick a Champions League spot by the end of the season if they continue doing good like that.

Enrique underestimated Clermont Foot and tried to rest his key players and that cost him two points! The sad part is that Clermont Foot is the last team in Ligue 1 and expected to relegate. PSG have to wait until Kylian Mbappe join the game in the second half to make an assist for Ramos to score. Poor result before facing Barcelona this Wednesday..

Manchester United already received a goal in the 23th minute by Diaz after an impressive performance from Manchester United defence line. They let two Liverpool players almost alone, a header then a shot by Liverpool players near the goalie while two ManU defenders are building a wall? They just broke the offside..
Well Manchester United tried their luck with Casemiro  and no one were present mentally to score it.. It was close.

Athletic Bilbao scored a goal as expected and were able to play penalties and win that game with difficulty.
Final score was 1 - 1 and 4 - 2 after penalties thanks to their goalkeeper saving one.
Athletic Bilbao were able to get that title after like 30 years not winning it so they should be happy especially that they were being kicked from the competition after losing in it.

Mourinho's time has gone and his tactics are over-consumed in my opinion. Of course he can do sometimes well and win something with the team but Roma were not that excellent with him. I find it way better with De Rossi but this has to be confirmed since he was recently appointed relatively.
Roma should try to pick a Champions League spot in the time remaining before the end of the season.

Bayern Munich were leading in first half by 2 goals, that's what I am aware of. What a shame to see them losing by 3 goals all scored in 30 minutes in the second half
Bayern Munich are very disappointing this season..
Borussia Dortmund also lost their game against Stuttgart which has the same points as Bayern Munich.
Now with 16 points difference, Bayer Leverkusen need 1 more victory to be declared champion if I am not mistaken

Copa del Rey final match is being played between Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca with the first half almost finished.
The surprising part is that Mallorca are leading with 1 goal scored in the 21th minute by Rodriguez although Bilbao are dominating and trying to get more attempts.
I don't think personally that this result will remain in the second half and I assume Bilbao will score at least a goal, well hopefully!

Marseille have fluctuating opponents above and under them. If Rennes and Reims win their games, they will pass Marseille and prevent it from European competitions.
I don't know how Marseille could face Nice, Reims and Lens.
Their defeat against Lille are quite big and show how weak Marseille is this season..
PSG - Clermont Foot match started and we all know which team will win this game!

The 32th round will start by Manchester City, playing away, facing Crystal Palace at their home and still Manchester City look way favourite.
Now their direct rival, Liverpool, will play against Manchester United which is very interesting game. Manchester United will make a big favour to Manchester City if they could win against them.
Brighton - Arsenal is interesting too even though Arsenal is better and Brighton performances are hovering..

Ajax in the first rounds were in a pure failing mode and sitting in the relegation zone. Getting out from there and move to the 5th place in Eredivisie was an achievement itself regarding only this season but as you said, who wondered that big Ajax Amsterdam will perform horribly like that!
For the next season, I still doubt they could catch any of the big two European leagues. Champions League spots are already taken. Europa League qualifiers, maybe, if they could catch AZ Alkmaar which isn't obvious.

Real Madrid is a special team since they always try to pick the best players and coach thanks to the good management they have, at the opposite of Barcelona for example where they suffered from bad management and signings..
Real Madrid good victory against Athletic Bilbao were something impressive with 2 goals to 0.. This could boost the team and make them continue winning.

Chelsea and Manchester United still have a chance to pick an european competition spot if they start winning successive games. Both teams still lacks some games. For Manchester United they can reduce the gap between them and Spurs to 6 points and for Chelsea they still lacks two games so they can be 7th if they win it.
The problem of course is that we all know how random their results are.. I willow not be surprised if both of the coaches get sacked by the end of the season or might swap teams.. Anyway, Chelsea look favourite in their home in today's game.

DFB-Pokal final game will be between FC Kaiserslautern and most likely Bayer Leverkusen and we all know which team will lift this Cup
The second half started few minutes ago and Bayer Leverkusen are already leading with 3 goals to 0 against Dusseldorf. Stats are talking about all, Bayer Leverkusen are dominating the game and more goals could be expected.