Arda Guler is increasingly left out of Real Madrid's main squad and even though he has recovered from the injury he received at the start of the season, he still doesn't get the playing minutes he deserves under Ancelotti. Now there are rumors that Real Madrid wants to loan him to another club and there are several clubs linked with Arda Guler, from Spurs, Milan to Leverkusen.

As usual, Real Madrid aims for its players to gain experience at other clubs and after that Real Madrid can give them a worthy place in the Real Madrid squad. That's what Real Madrid previously did with Brahim Diaz, who was on loan at Milan and after returning from Milan he became an important player for Real Madrid today. I know that a talented young player like Arda Guler will become increasingly frustrated if he doesn't get playing time and therefore next summer will be the deciding factor in whether he stays or goes on loan if he wants to gain more experience outside of Real Madrid. We know that it is not easy to break into the Real Madrid starting squad and all the players must be patient in getting their turn.

Where do you think Arda Guler should be loaned? In my opinion, Leverkusen is the right place because there they will be able to develop their talents much better under Xabi Alonso.

Psychological factors could be an obstacle for Juventus players to decline and that could lead to their failure in the last three matches. We cannot avoid that there really are facts like that and often the teams in Serie A cannot be predicted. Juventus should have won against Empoli and Udinese but what they produced was far from expected. The defeat against Inter was understandable and I think after that defeat they didn't learn at all.

It's quite strange for one of the big Serie A teams to only focus on Serie A but doesn't seem to have a big mentality to win and once again Juventus is quite disappointing. Even though Inter, who are still active in all competitions, can still be this consistent and what's more, next week Inter has a schedule in the Champions League against Atletico. Inter's challenge is much bigger than Juventus, but as we can see the mentality of the two is quite different.

Dude, Manuel Neuer is 37 years old and how long will he be retained by Bayern Munich? Even if he stays until his contract ends in 2025, he will be 38 years old. I don't think it would be good for Bayern Munich if they kept their mainstay goalkeeper for a long time and however every season the level of competition always increases. In this season, Bayern Munich has missed enough so that Leverkusen can make good use of it.

I see the Bundesliga will not be good and neither will the Champions League and you still want to see Neuer stay at Bayern Munich? this really doesn't make sense. Look, other teams have started to improve and have started to forget their legends. They have all moved on from the past and I think Bayern Munich should not continue to be left behind.

In the match against Aston Villa last week, Andre Onana's performance was very impressive, he repeatedly made saves which prevented Manchester United from conceding many goals. However, if we talk about conceding the previous goal from Andre Onana, it wasn't entirely the defender's fault because if we look at Andre Onana, it seems like he can't read the direction of the ball and often he just stays silent or surrenders when the opposing player's kick goes towards the goal. I don't know what he's going through this season and I think he's still a bad goalkeeper for Manchester United.

On the other hand, if we talk about Harry Maguire, he has regained the best performance that he lost several seasons ago and this season he has repeatedly become an important player for Erik Ten Hag in terms of defense. I feel Harry Maguire has learned a lot from his mistakes and actually he still deserves to be at Manchester United for a long time if what he is doing now can last for a long time.

What a goal from Brahim Diaz and what a save from Andrey Lunin!

I wouldn't say this match was boring and even though only one goal was scored, both teams presented an exciting match. Both Leipzig and Real Madrid attacked each other and as hosts, Leipzig worked hard to break through Real Madrid's goal.

Leipzig created quite a few opportunities in this match and they often threatened Real Madrid's goal with dangerous attack schemes. But here Andrey Lunin showed his qualities as a good goalkeeper and managed to make 9 saves. Benjamin Sesko, Xavi Simons and Dani Olmo often bombarded Real Madrid's defense but the results were still to no avail. Brahim Diaz's solo run goal was spectacular and it seems Ancelotti was not wrong to pin his hopes on him. Now Real Madrid only have a slight lead on aggregate and in the second leg in March they must win again at home if they want to maintain their chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

Today there is one match that we cannot miss and this will pit Bologna against Fiorentina. Obviously this is an exciting match considering the difference between the two teams is only 2 points. Here Bologna will be the host and with the capital of their previous victory, they heavily beat Lecce with a score of 4-0, making Bologna even more confident in achieving the next victory in this match.

On the other hand, Fiorentina also doesn't want to lose because in the previous match they beat Frosinone with a score of 5-1 and I think these two teams will be quite evenly matched. Looking at the chances of winning, all teams have the same thing and I can't predict who will win this match. But if you look at the odds offered by the bookies here, Bologna gets very big odds as hosts and I think that could be the reason why they are quite favored apart from being hosts. However, Fiorentina is much more tempting and I think they will be safe with the draw no bet option for Bologna @1.60

What do you think? Are you interested in betting on this fierce match?

At least Neymar has professionalism as a football player and he cannot continue to stay in Brazil just because he is still injured. He was paid very handsomely at Al-Hilal and he had to show that Al-Hilal did not make a mistake in recruiting him. On the other hand, he also has to be close to his teammates and we know that since he first arrived in the Saudi League he has rarely socialized with other players.

I think while he is injured he will still have support from his teammates and that will be very good for his recovery. Regarding his weight gain, it was because in Brazil he had no one to remind him and was too free to hang out with his friends so he forgot that he still had responsibilities at Al-Hilal. During this season it is clear that there has been no real contribution from his big name as a football star and at least before his contract ends he can provide something commensurate to his current team. Especially next season, he will be ready when Al-Hilal needs him and will also take care of his body so he doesn't get injured as often as before.

I hope that Lyon will still be able to give another win this week and even though the opponent is the number 2 team in the standings, namely Nice, I think they can still prevent it well while playing as hosts. I think Lyon is much more reliable and even though they are still slumped at the bottom of the table at least they have proven that they will not give up one bit this season.

Apart from that, Nice actually didn't appear very consistent and from the last 5 matches they were only able to win twice. I think Lyon can make it difficult for Nice to steal points and overturn their home advantage. If Lyon wins even by a narrow score in this week's match against Nice, it will be another good note and will also make them rise slowly and shift the teams above them.

Isn't De Jong staying at Barcelona because of the high salary? and if I'm not mistaken he gets the second biggest salary as a football player after Mbappe from PSG. I don't think any player will want to leave as long as the club can still pay very high salaries and that's why De Jong is so comfortable at Barcelona. Apart from that, his performance at Barcelona has been very good so far, but what's the point of keeping good players if the club is in a period of financial difficulties?

Barcelona made the right move if they rejected the offer of a higher salary and it would be better for them to start thinking about selling De Jong and as a big team they cannot continue to depend on their key players if the club is still having difficulties. I mean if De Jong wants to stay and can cut his salary that would be much better, however I see his performance this season is not as good as the previous season. But if the decision to leave was taken by De Jong himself, that would be even better and Barcelona would have to be firm with their players.

Manchester City is one step closer to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and a fairly landslide victory in the away match against Copenhagen provided a breath of fresh air for Pep Guardiola's squad. Manchester City beat host Copenhagen with a score of 1-3 and I think this result is enough for Manchester City to move on to the next round. Initially I thought Manchester City would have quite a hard time scoring goals but Manchester City still proved to be the strongest team in this competition and a quick goal in the 10th minute from Kevin De Bruyne put them ahead 0-1.

It didn't just stop there and this time Copenhagen responded to Manchester City's goal in the 34th minute through Mattson and I wondered whether Manchester City would have enough difficulty facing Copenhagen at home because we know that a weak team like them will try to play it safe if our opponent is stronger. Towards the end of the first half, Bernardo Silva scored the second goal for Manchester City and this was able to maintain the lead that existed until the second half. There were no significant changes in the second half but in the minute of injury time Phil Foden scored the third goal and at the same time dashed Kopengagen's hopes of playing out a draw. I think in the second leg Manchester City will still not be satisfied and they will still widen the aggregate with another win.

Piotr Zielinski has made the right choice to join Inter and it will be a very good journey for his career next season. We know that at Napoli, since Spalletti left, all the players seem to have lost their performance and quite a few talents that they had previously honed have now become dull again. We remember exactly how great the Napoli players were in the cold hands of Spaletti, especially Kvaratskhelia, who is currently very much down compared to last season.

I think it is true that if they want to get their performance back then they have to have the courage to leave Napoli, including the players you mentioned above. In Napoli it is only seasonal and once a good winning season after that the competition will increase even more and as we can see now all the strong Serie A teams have done well in their overhaul. Napoli is not as fierce as it used to be and its players must start thinking about their future first. The important thing is that his contribution was sufficient in winning the Scudetto last season.

Seeing that Nottingham is equally determined to secure points at home is indeed worthy of appreciation and they certainly want to sweep the two meetings this season against Newcastle. But unfortunately it didn't go smoothly and even though the score was level, Guimares' second goal dashed their hopes at home.

In fact, there was still quite a lot of time remaining since Newcastle's third goal and Nottingham still had a chance to equalize again. It's just that it didn't go well enough and Newcastle's 2-3 lead lasted until the final minute. I think Newcastle knew enough to stop Nottingham and they did what the bettors expected and managed to deliver a fairly convincing win.

Of course, Neuer was quite surprised because he had been absent for quite a long time this season and when he returned to Bayern Munich's main squad he certainly wouldn't have been convinced if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. Conceding 3 goals against Leverkusen is certainly not something you want, especially as a senior goalkeeper at Bayern Munich, it is quite embarrassing. I think Neuer's quality as a goalkeeper has begun to decline and it is time for management to think about a potential replacement next summer.

If I'm not mistaken he also extended his contract at the end of last year so I don't think it was the right decision for Bayern Munich to keep him. I think Neuer should start to be rested in important matches because of course his focus is not like it was a few years ago in guarding the goal. Leverkusen will still surprise no matter who the opponent is and being able to slaughter Bayern Munich is the climax they can achieve this season.

Newcastle managed to get revenge on Nottingham and this was the victory they had been waiting for after the Magpies lost in the first round against Nottingham. In last week's match, Newcastle managed to steal full points at home to Nottingham and the match was very fierce for both teams. The result was 2-3 in favor of Newcastle and how both teams responded to each other's goals was something we very rarely saw in last week's matches.

Slowly but surely Newscastle have corrected their mistakes and they will try again to aim for a place in European competition and we know the gap with Manchester United is 5 points and I think that can still be realized if they continue to win every game. But still, it won't be easy considering that Manchester United has experienced a comeback recently and speaking of Newcastle's opponents this week, they should be able to get full points again because they will only be playing against Bournemouth.

I want to highlight Frankfurt's performance, which so far is still having problems winning and last week they still haven't won again after only drawing 1-1 against Bochum. As hosts they should be able to perform better and they should be able to beat a lowly team like Bochum. But what happened at that time was that the two teams only scored in the early minutes of the first half and even though there was still a lot of time remaining, Frankfurt could not take advantage of that opportunity to win.

Previously, Frankfurt lost to another weak team, namely Koln, and it seems they still haven't been able to learn from their mistakes. I'm afraid they will be knocked out of 6th place in the current standings if they are still in a negative trend and apart from that they will also face the team right below them, namely Freiburg and this will be another fierce match. Freiburg is aiming for 3 points of course at home and considering the difference is only 4 points, they can still catch up and at the same time cut the difference to 1 point from Frankfurt. I think Frankfurt must be alert and immediately get up against Freiburg so that the problem doesn't continue.

I think now Real Madrid are very annoyed because they didn't buy a central defender in the winter some time ago and now they can only depend on the players who are available. But Ancelotti also said previously that if he offered Dani Carvajal to choose to fill the right or left side but Dani Carvajal answered that he would fill any position as long as it could help the team and in the end he was placed on the left side and we know that as a right wing defender he should be more compatible if placed at center back (right side) but once again there is no doubt about his professionalism after playing for Real Madrid for seasons.

Well, that's what we're worried about when we face Manchester City or Bayern Munich because we know that both teams have tall strikers and if Real Madrid is pressured with long balls then defenders like Dani Carvajal will have difficulty handling aerial duels. I hope that before meeting one of these terrible teams, either Militao or Alaba will be able to return and it also looks like Rudiger will return quickly at the end of March.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1757146522062381153

Another player who did not renew his contract so he has to leave next summer is Piotr Zielinski. Actually, this player still has good capacity at Napoli but unfortunately Napoli cannot retain him. This 29 year old player from Poland is very interested in Inter and I think Inter will again benefit from getting quality players for free.

Piotr Zielinski's position is AMF, but often when he was at Napoli he was also a striker when replacing Osimhen and I think with the many positions he has, he can help Inter even more in winning the Scudetto this season. But it's quite strange why now many free agent players prefer to join Inter? is it possible that they know that Inter is a very strong team this season so that next season they still believe that Inter will have the same performance as now? Well, I think they have their own judgment and in this case of course the player wants to maintain his best performance at the right club.

There were rumors linking Toni Kroos returning to Bayern Munich and in today's press conference before the match against Leipzig in the Champions League, Toni Kroos immediately dismissed them and said it would not happen. I think it is his love for Real Madrid that makes him want to continue at this club and considering that his performance is still stable until now, it suggests that he still wants to stay at Real Madrid.

There's no way Real Madrid would just let him go if his role wasn't that important and even though he knows he won't be able to strengthen Real Madrid forever, at least his services are still needed before the regeneration of Los Blancos' young players can become more mature. Maybe if you have seen the comments of his former Real Madrid teammate, Isco, he once commented on Toni Kroos' post and asked him to play in the next 2 or 3 years and Toni Kroos actually got a lot of support in this regard.

I think Juventus were just unlucky, especially after that goal, they actually still dominated the match and even had 14 goal attempts and 6 shots on target. But Udinese, who only had one on target, was able to score a goal and this is a very big difference between the two teams. It's also possible that Udinese didn't want to be careless after taking the lead and they focused more on defending fully than having to attack again and later on, Juventus could score a goal.

So if I were Udinese's coach, maybe that's all he could think about and as long as the goal is safe from conceding then it's okay if he has to maintain that lead. Moreover, Udinese needs these 3 points to keep them from the relegation zone considering that in the previous 4 matches they have not won at all. Udinese is quite good but Juventus is very bad because they didn't manage to do anything in that amount of time. The one point difference will be put to good use by Milan next week and if Juventus still fails then they will not be able to catch Inter again.

This is why sometimes Chelsea players can be good but sometimes they also play very badly and like Gallagher he is an example of an inconsistent player but in this match he managed to score two goals. If we look at all the goals scored by all the Chelsea midfielders and it is quite strange to see Pochettino's formation which places Cole Palmer as the striker.

But what is clear is that this is the coach's strategy and we also don't fully know what a coach is thinking. But it has been proven and runs quite smoothly. Chelsea can certainly compete for the Champions League next season if everything is fine at the start of the season, but that is quite impossible considering Pochettino's adjustments and adaptations were only implemented at the start of this season. Chelsea have started to forget about European competitions and being able to survive again this season is already a realistic achievement for them.