Currently the bundesliga is more tough and competitive than it used to be because of the current nature of the the teams who are in the league, they are in no way to be seen as mediocre team because they have got very good form and performance as well, asides Leverkusen who has been spectacular with tremendous results this season, we also have other teams who has been in the race too and has performed well

Except for recently , most teams in the bundesliga this season has really been performing so we'll, in the beginning of the season, it was like a rat race as almost all the teams were at their very best wanting to give out only but the best performance so far and trying to maintain their stands in staying long enough in the race, one of such team was Stuttgart, at the beginning of the season they actually did started well until so.e time around mid season they lost their form and their performance aswell was also no longer the same and characterized with lesser wins.

Bayern Munich has literally fallen off the races this season and it's mostly Leverkusen that everyone has got their eyes on because they are looking like they are about to set a record in the league this season, such that has been seen last in a very long time. Most recently it's been that teams do win the League title but not with an unbeaten record, so it's definitely not a usual occurrence for a team to win the league unbeaten in a season.

Napoli could still get something really good out of this season in the serie A but they are definitely not going to be able to defend their title again this season because it's definitely going to take they really a whole lot to get to the top and displace the team at the top of the table and take the lead to winning the trophy again and defend the trophy, even. If they get back inform to winning ways they lack enough time to achieve that.

Last season was one of the best for Napoli, they were able to win the league title for the first time in a very long while, this has been their greatest achievement in a very long while but this season has really been different a d it's looking like they are definitely not going to be able to fix that all again. Next season one of their key player osimhen may be exiting the team and it's impact on this team will definitely be obvious just like it did when he was absent as he went for a national call back home.to help defend his country, Napoli winning Juventus was a very good move for them as even their confidence increase.

Neither Juventus nor Napoli will be able to win the trophy this season, they will definitely try to finish top four but even Napoli literally may have to struggle to get to the top four but I'm optimistic about their new form and if they are able to maintain it well enough, it's very much possible they will be able to finish at number four in the table but beyond that they may have to work much harder and they may not have all the time as the season is far spent already.

In as much as financial stability usually has got a whole lot to do with the stability of a team, I still do not want to believe that the case of Barcelona is solely financial crisis or instability, it's very possible that it's a shared problem in that everyone has got a part to share in the blame, the coach, the management and the players has all got a vital role to play in the current weakness of the team.

Barcelona has got a good squad regardless of their present plight they are facing with finance, if the coach decide to make use of what he's got and not wait until he's able to gather a the best players across Europe to come and play for his team then he will be able to build a better tea which may not thrive this season but in seasons to come they will be much more formidable that they get what kind of results they want at a particular time. Barcelona has got a fairly good squad with a few young players who if given the opportunity will deliver the team.

Girona never looked to me like they would be able to have win the league titles this season, they were just looking lucky to me and then they decided to give it a shot at staying the top, but little did they know they may not be able to with stand the capacity with which you would be coming with. Basically Girona had a good season and if they finish at top four bit isn't a bad end for them but the top of the table still remains for the bigger team.

I never expected Leverkusen would struggle with quara berg that much, for me I saw it as a game Leverkusen has won already even before the kick off, because I considered Leverkusen's performance all along and how they have performed facing even rough clubs, so against quara berg was looking like a game they would have dominated well enough especially with goals but then it turned out otherwise that quara berg turned out tough.

I think this is a lesson for Leverkusen to understand that they shouldn't play or joke with any team as they may get surprised and get their first loss this season from a weak team or a team we generally considered weak especially here in the Europa, let's hope that in their second meeting Leverkusen would be able to do much better and not allow this Small team become so much of a problem to them that they will struggle again, underestimating any team will be the weakness of such a team because they will be thinking they don't need much to be able to win their opponent until it's game over.

This draws is going to exert some kind of pressure on Leverkusen because they will definitely try to cope with this alongside with that which will be coming from bundesliga, they will now have  to make sure to win their second meeting in the Europa if they must be able to retain their position, because Leverkusen cannot afford to be loosing to such a team where they are considered much more better and it's just knock out stage not even yet at semi or quarter finals.

Sometimes it does happens in football that a team will be having the best performance while the other who's the weak side my be lucky with the goals and be winning and in the end of the game what matters the most is the results and not the performance or how well a team did played the game, most times it's usual for the best team to win but then a few times the weak side may actually really prove tough and strong.

In champions league, it usually appears that most teams do put on a different kind of performance, they seem to be in a different spirit as compared to how they usually be in their domestic league probably because they are aware of the circumstances around the champions league been a very competitive one and any team that's not in such competitive spirit usually don't go far enough in the champions league so that try to put up that fighting spirit and that's exactly what Leipzig was trying with real Madrid knowing too well how good Madrid is a d how Madrid can stop them in the UCL.

The draw actually turned out in favour of real Madrid because they already had a win and so the draw only helped to give them a chance to the next stage and this was how far Leipzig could go in the champions league this season, for me the results is all that matters how they struggled isn't much of a problem but the result, and that's exactly what real Madrid did, they got the results.

Tottenham in the form they started the season wit would comfortably win Aston villa without much difficulty, the total performance of Aston villa this season has mainly been within average but that of Tottenham has actually been inconsistent but has had times where it did went above average and times it even went below especially when they suffered some cases of injuries with their key players.

The time most of their players had injures and a few with red card at almost the same time, the team did suffered awhile and it did affected their performance all through the period these players weren't around, the psychology of these players to an extent was greatly affected and their performance on the pitch did made it obvious that these players did suffered from the absence of others, even their confidence at some point wasn't looking like they had it well enough to be able to fave other big teams or even teams their capacity.

Aston villa will be having home advantage over Tottenham and that alone is an advantage for them over Tottenham because Tottenham will be playing from away, although earlier at the start of the season, it really didn't matter for Tottenham where they are playing from they would be able to win but currently I think the home advantage do have an edge over them and they may be affected some how but them I can't underestimate their ability.

We actually don't really need prepare for the fact that Bayern will not be able to win the trophy this season, it's actually obvious by their performance thst they will mist likely not get to win the trophy this season and it isn't actually a big deal because over the years thy have actually won the trophy so this season will serve as a reawakening to them in the fact that another team room can win as much as they room have been winning all along.

Leverkusen still remains the favourite candidate for the  league title this season again and I have almost no doubt thst they will be able to deliver because they have shown it in their performance a d they are also at the top of the table with a very great point difference as against others who are in the league, even Bayern Munich who's trying to revive their chances is over six points behind Leverkusen, the solidness a d consistency that's seen in Leverkusen's performance is such that they are not looking like they are falling any sooner.

Munich may just have to give up this season and hope ro win it by next season if they come with a bey form against any other team regardless of their form in the bundesliga and restore your bundesliga glory once again. Even if Leverkusen Starr loosing games at this point which I doubt they would, their chances still remains high winning the bundesliga, so they have gotten to the point where their performance has already created room for any mistake ahead.

The situation of Barcelona has always been tied to their financial ability, stating they have got some financial crisis they have been battling in a while now buy the thing is thst if they have really wanted this nit to be a problem enough to affect their productivity, there are moves they could actually make and they will much more better than they are now so it's something thst they are using to excuse themselves of their performance and untill they look beyond it, they would most likely stay that way.

Barcelona isn't amongst the poorest team in Europe, they happened  to still rank amongst top four richest buy it's obvious thst the financial Crisis has gotten some kind of inducement from the management, because if it has actually borderd them well enough then proferring solution to it would have been something they would have long explored and possibly get good solution to their current state of productivity,  the coach at some point is also a serious challenge the team is facing because he's not helping out with the kind of tactics that will help the team well enough.

There are few young players like yamal, and felix who are very determined to get things done right and produce results, in their last game, yamal had an awesome performance such that it was obvious this guy with time will be a huge asset to his team buy then he's not been used to his capacity well enough and rhis also applies to Felix who I think isn't getting enough okay time to allow him show the kind of performance that will help the team well enough.

Leverkusen is definitely going to end this season with a trophy and this is actually not in doubt because they are definitely given the kind o performance that will warrant such an end by the time the season is over, their performance across all the competition in which they a participating in across Europe has recorded only but good a d excellent performance such that they are not listed amongst the average buy the top teams in the league.

If Leverkusen happen to win any of the trophies, I wouldn't be surprised or think they have deserved any less because their performance from the beginning of the season till now, coupled with their consistency has been something that's deserving of a trophy doe them by the end of the season. In the Europa, so far Bayer Leverkusen's performance has been one of the best as rhey have not lost a single game from the group stage up to the knock out stage were they are now currently and their performance in this stage aswell hasn't been bad to make them appear shaky.

This has been the reason I said they will be deserving of the trophy if they win it, Bayern Munich is actually not even going to be a barrier of Leverkusen in the bundesliga buy in the Europa they will have the zealous Liverpool to contend with because they are in serious struggle for the trophy and has been performing so we'll as well too which will mean they are not less deserving aswell.

The game ended in a 3-0 win for Bayern Munich a d they were able to get rhe advantage ahead of Lazio, I expected this from Bayern Munich buy I wasn't expecting it will be such a huge victory as rhis not in champions league, recently the performance of Bayern Munich both in their domestic league and the champions league has been such that I wouldn't want to be sure they would be able to win Lazio so comfortably buy its interesting how they did.

Lazio actually had a poor performance against Bayern in to nights game and they were actually been taken by surprise by Bayern because I think they didn't expect Bayern To have won them with such a difference because they had taught that Bayern Munich was not in their best of form and would struggle so they would literally be able to resist Bayern Munich well enough and not letting them win or probably end the game in a draw, buy it has turned out that Bayern actually prepared for the champions league much more than they had done for other league games.

I'm their domestic league, Bayern has recorded poor performance recently but then in the champions league now they have become so good thst we would now think if their performance in the bundesliga was on purpose so they would rest their players for the champions league because their champions league performance was actually very awesome a d much ber than that which we see in the bundesliga

Ten hag is a big problem to Manchester united buy it's really sad how the team is yet to recognize thst well enough to fix it but still allow it to continue and getting counter productive results rather than what they should have. His technical approach is failing yet he isn't seeing it as such but thinking he's still gay everything under control and can fix the team before the end of the season and the season is already far gone and will come to an end soon.

Ten hag appears like he's not flexible enough, he's always staying keen to his patterns even if they are no longer producing the kind of results they should be producing for them, even the management is yet to really spot this thing well enough to probably see you speaking with ten hag of a possible solution or let him go and get someone who can actually help the team get the kind of results they do get especially in their glory days, Manchester united has gone from been a big team in Europe to becoming an average team, even in their domestic league they are not even amongst top four.

Manchester united may not be able to get the team fixed again rill probably next season a d it may be that a change of coach may be what will do the magic for them because ten hag hasn't done much enough to be trusted with the team again except they are going to give him some more time to probably prove he's still capable enough to get the team back to glory buy asides that I don't think Manchester united should still keep him if they are expecting something different.

I don't know what exactly the disappointment is about because ajax has been doing tremendously well after they recovered from their poor from earlier this season, except you are expecting to see them at the top of the table already which is most definitely not going to happen because the point difference and gap away from PSV is just too much that the have got less time to be able to achieve such height before the end of the season which is just few weeks from now. They are just four points away from been amongst the top four teams on the table and it's very possible for them to get to the top four of only they could win two more games ahead, ajax for me has been putting the kind of efforts that should be productive except for the fact that they did not start on a good not from the beginning of the season so it's most definitely now looking like they are struggling to be at a position they would usually be before in their own kind of performance with which they were known for in the eredivisie league few seasons ago.

Let's hope they get better and be back to been able to be amongst top three next season or possibly winning the league title next season, I still trust Ajax to be able to get on their feet sooner than later to becoming the kind of team they were before now in the eredivisie league. Every season comes with its challenge and I think this is one of those challenging seasons for ajax already and they are trying to get it fixed.

Currently I will agree that Barcelona plays a boring kind of football but in times past the did much more better, they actually played good football, they even make their game so interesting that they don't just score goals and win game but they bring out the thrill and excitement and even keep the fancy glued to the pitch and to those watching from home their screen, them they had better tactical cooperation and even played harmoniously such that they don't even suffer to get the ball, win tackles of keep possession but now they struggle with almost everything bit when they meet with a weak team or when they meet with a tough team that equals their strength. Barcelona keeps making their financial crisis a barrier to their improving the team but then they still want the team to be as productive as they use to be before now because they think that which they have as a team is enough to get them the kind of results that will make the team be t the top, Barcelona can still get even better if they are ready to get new players a d also fund the team adequately enough.

Barcelona showed some kind of reluctancy in that game they I could see all the efforts coming alone from Bilbao and less of the efforts coming from Barcelona because Barcelona didn't look like they were actually willing and ready to win except for some few attempts that they did in some minutes of the game.

The defensive strategy was the worse mistake Manchester united actually did in all this because Manchester city isn't a team you play been too defensive because they will definitely look for a way to break that wall and make sure to penetrate and get as much goal as positive to make sure they win and psychologically allowing the ball stay too long around your eighteenth yard box usually exact much pressure on the team and will make them make certain mistakes which will at the end of the day become detrimental to them especially when facing a team like city who always doesn't let go of opportunities and will make sure to keep up the pressure until you can no longer bear it and give them an opportunity to net a goal. Guardiola is a very smart coach and always have his way around any team who he's playing a very important game against so he makes sure to see how best he will be able to get pass the defense system of such a team and get exactly what he wants.

Manchester united felt they could end the game in a draw if it happens they are unable to get a win but then they did lacked the technical approach to keep Manchester city away from their post enough to get the kind of results they were expecting to get from.the game.

Well don't forget that there are cases where unforseen circumstances do take place and you wouldn't want to blame the team for results emanating from such because it's very possible it's not their fault as in normal circumstances they should be able to produce the desired results that should get them to win the game, in football , there are some kind of uncertainties we can avoid but we can be sure that certain things wouldn't happen and if they do then we just thave to accept our fate, a greater chance is on Liverpool and almost no body wants to doublet the kind of performance Liverpool will be able to put up against this team and it's expected of them to be able to make sure to stay ahead with little to almost no stress by the end of the game, if Liverpool loose this game I'm sure they know what's at stake and how detrimental it will be to them so I doubt if they can afford to loose this game not for any reason and they are using their fill squad we we shouldn't be expecting anything less.

Sparte shouldn't be a team thst will cause Liverpool mich stress especially this period that Liverpool has a very good confidence in their performance and seem to be aiming for a trio this season, they have secured one already and the Europa and the premier league should be the next.

I don't think it will be a good move for Xabi to proceed to leaving Leverkusen by the end of the season because I think he still needs some more time in Leverkusen to be sure he's good to handle just any team, because it's his first experience and he's yet to know what failure feels like so rushing to handle bigger teams he may have challenges because the record he has set with Leverkusen will make the expectations around him become even hi higher because they would think that it's almost easier with bigger team, if hew qsa able to achieve it with a small team then he should find it easy achieving same with a bigger team but contrarily it may turn out different out there with bigger teams as the environment will definitely not be the same and the pressure will be different aswell because the leagues aren't the same, most definitely in other to be the best option teams will make good salary offer but he shouldn't fall for it as it will not help his career just yet.

There are some persons who has got some good level of spontaneity and could actually handle situations as this so I don't know exactly which it actually is in the case of Xabi if he's such a person but then he knows better if it's his career he would want to build or he wants more money in his bank account.

Arsenal will not win because Manchester city and Liverpool win but they will win because it s essential they do a d they are been faced by a weak team not a tough one that will give them difficulty in winning especially with this their present form with which they have been using to win other teams as much as three tho four goals even average teams, which means for a weak team like Sheffield at least I'm expecting four goals and if I see above four goals I will not be really surprised as I expected such from them having see their most recent results in the premier league this season, Arsenal will still be in the races to the top after this evening match, right behind Manchester city so it's and other of Liverpool followed by Manchester city and them Arsenal so the first to third position is between these three and then others will struggle around the fourth to relegation but Arsenal is sure going to win todays match and if they are having a bad day then we could see a fair results of a goal or two difference but winning is almost 90% sure for Arsenal.

Manchester city would have been behind Arsenal if they ahd lost in yesterday's game, they were Lucky they were able to win Manchester united although they did played better but they aswell recognized the importance of the game to their position on the table and did took it as such to be serious enough to get a win on the game.

Somehow it appears to me like they are actually uses to not been threatened by any team in the Ligue 1 so more like they have got the Ligue 1 to their self entirely, PSG usually have it like they determine for their selves if they want the Ligue 1 or not so they can at any point in time win or loose games and still get back in form and climb back to the top as against every other team in the league a d still win the trophy except for fee times they were actually unable to totally fix their mistake but they were actually able to get to the second position and still make it to the champions league so more like from the french league, they always make it to the champions league and their biggest challenge is winning the champions league which is what they have In pas season mostly be driving at most of the time, this season it's actually undoubtedly that they are going to win the League title, the exit of mbappe after now may aswell have an effect on the team but then they have still got a good squad who can still make up for his absence the only difference will be that this time it's in the long term.

Saw a new here on the forum about certain group of fans protesting the stay of mbappe probably they want him out of which he's going to do at the end of the season, they should just wait awhile the Season will actually come to an end in a matter of weeks or a month or two and they will have him exited, what exactly is behind the protests I can't really ascertain and would have love someone who knows better to share.

Juventus did tried their best which actually wasn't good enough and they are now still at the second position on the table, if they had gotten a win in that game, it's very possible they would have been able to close the gap a little even if not so much between them and inter who's now at the top of the table currently with over 60 points already keeping them at twelve points away from Juventus, I wouldn't have believe that it's will actually get to point where Juventus will definitely get far inter Milan will definitely get far ahead of Juventus this much, I had taught that Juventus will continue to be in the race and try all possible best within their power to get to win the title this season since it's all they have got to chase after this season but then it's turned out thst they are not even in any form or shape again to keep up with the race, even if inter gets to loose three straight games which is almost not happening, they will still be ahead of Juventus because the point difference would need at least five straight wins for Juventus to be able to get ahead to win which is almost not happening.

Napoli actually surprised me because I wasn't expecting such a performance from them, they didn't only win but they did dominated the game aswell and also were brilliant all through the game, Juventus literally struggled playing them, Juventus really needs some kind of improvement.

The encounter against Barcelona yesterday to me seemed like a very fair play because both team had what I would call a balanced game, it was even looking like t some point Barcelona were been out played but not for long tho they got the game all balanced again but regardless of the fact that Barcelona wasn't playing from home, it was expected of them to at least get a goal, a goalless draw was least expected of them because they weren't see as been that weak not to have gotten a goal even if I know too well that Bilbao isn't a weak side and has been really brio This season in their performance and has a good defensive mechanism as well but Barcelona had chances to had broken through the defense but didn't utilize it well enough, I the later part of the second half, Barcelona had some pressure mounted on Bilbo but we're unable to make good use of the pressure to get something out of it, Barcelona still have a problem of not been able to attempt a goal from outside the yard box, this could be a good chance they could explore and get to win games but they had mostly prefer to get the ball I'm the yard box then attempt to get a go which I'm most cases the defenders would have come to the rescue.

Bilbo needed the points just as much as Barcelona dis and that would have been the reason for their performance, nevertheless they both ended up sharing the points equally which wasn't a bad or good one either for both of them because it really didn't add much to their ranking and their position on the table so it's more like they needed one of the team to have won to get the best out of the game.