Barcelona vs Almeria has 30 minutes of running time but still no goals have been scored so far.
Barcelona started by taking control and there have been some chances that were actually quite good but these are still wasted.
I think with their attacking condition like this, it is difficult for Almeria to continue to defend with discipline because Barcelona's attacks have been quite sporadic so far.
It seems the first half will be goalless. 44 minutes now and barcelona struggle to get a shot on target despite dominating the first half . So much fouls with that type of playing style on how almeria defend the whole time. I expect a single goal or two only in the second half , nothing more. Almeria's quality is not ideal to face Barcelona, although in the first half they managed to keep Barcelona without a goal, but in the second half they couldn't do it again. A quick goal early in the second half opened the door for Barcelona's next goal and in the 62nd minute Frankie de Jong doubled the lead. Barcelona continues to press Almeria, it seems that there will be another goal that will be created by Barcelona. With mastery of the match like that it is not impossible for Barcelona to create 2 more goals. |
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Leeds 4:3 Bournemouth FT...
I didn't understand how this match went, I was actually watching Manchester City match and following theirs with livescores. Leeds was able to score an early goal before 5mins. They were paused there by Bournemouth and Bournemouth scored 3 goals, making it 1:3.
I was surprised to notice the match was later won by Leeds at 4:1 and I checked there was no red card. Watdahfck happened?
It was a 7 goal drama shown by both teams. I looked at their match stats and it was goals scored by Leeds and Bournemouth. Leeds managed to win in the last 2 matches, but for Bournemouth it exacerbated their winless streak in their last 5 matches and also made them the team that conceded the most goals until week 13. I don't understand how their defense works to create so many goals like that. |
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Today is the game we all have been waiting for i think it will reveal the champion identitiy i know its too early but if napoli team manage to beat atalanta in their own home than they will further widen the gap from the followers and will prove difficult to catch up to them since they are not wasting any points, i expect napoli to win today by a slight difference.
I think the current conditions cannot be used as a basis for revealing the identity of the winner Serie A. Even if Napoli who are currently ranked first lose or draw against atalanta, we wouldn't be surprised as the two are currently 5 points adrift in the standings. Of course there is the potential for a more relaxed game from Napoli because they still lead Serie A even if they lose in week 13 of Serie A. I don't think that Napoli will play casually, instead this is an opportunity for them to get away from Atalanta's pursuit. 5 points is a close distance considering that there are still many remaining matches that they will carry out in Serie A. They can relax after claiming the title, but now to reach that point is still a long way off. The match was in progress and Napoli had control of the game, but it was Atalanta who managed to create the pressure. It looks like Napoli are still looking for a gap from the Atalanta defense to be exploited. |
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Valladolid managed to develop the game with ease and several times they created chances. It was noted that they were able to create 10 shots on target and 2 of them managed to score goals in the 40th minute and in the second half 1 minute after the kick off of the second half. But it looks like Elche will not give up easily and they managed to reduce the goal difference in the 63rd minute. But honestly I doubt Elche will be able to equalize when Valladolid is more successful in controlling this match.
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The Real Madrid team itself has also seen this for a long time because it is very impossible if the team does not know how to regenerate players who are getting old to young players. Everyone can see Real Madrid playing quite well in every season, which means the Real Madrid team always makes regeneration gradually every season to prepare the team when it comes to releasing old players to other teams.
Yes I know that, but I emphasize their midfield here. Indeed now they have young players for the midfield position, but they are still dependent on the 2 senior players, on the front lines they are still very dependent on Karim Benzema. I realize this is a process, and it's not going to be fast enough. I hope they are braver again to rotate in every game, maybe they can do when facing a weak team. It's not meant to be trivial, but it's to minimize risk. |
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Bayern Munich are definitely one of the deadliest teams in the Champions League now. I really admire their high level of performance despite not signing a striker to fill Lewandowski's place in the team. They had big teams in their group like Inter and Barcelona but they just showed it really easy to beat them all.
Their record against Barcelona is already very impressive. They just manage to beat them comfortably in every condition. Now Bayern Munich are one of the strongest candidates for the Champions League title for sure. They will have more serious challenges after the group stage. Maybe they can do better than last season unless they start performing bad.
Bayern won't lose their form now, and I don't see them performing poorly right now. Their style of play is very impressive. With their present form, I foresee them to advance as far as the semifinals; the only time I think they might falter is if they come up against a tough team like Manchester City or Real Madrid. Bayern does not now require a striker because their current style of play works perfectly for them and helps them win games. The attacking style of play has always been a strategy that Bayern Munich applies in all competitions, and that is supported by the ability of their players to apply this strategy. That's right, if you compare it to the other groups, it's a hell of a group in the Champions League this season and they managed to qualify without defeat and even more impressive by collecting maximum points from the 6 matches they played. Nothing can stop Bayern Munich's dominance in this group C. |
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It seems the la liga is much easier to compete in for Barcelona because judging from their performance in the champions league it shows when it comes to the champions league level they are unable to compete against top teams from various leagues in Europe and for quite some seasons only Real Madrid have impressed me and put the league in top level in the Champions league.
Yes, Real Madrid are still doing well in this la Liga league competition and UEFA champions league competition too that made many people to believed that they will be among the teams that will qualify for final. I think, Real Madrid strikers are among the Pilar that made the team stronger in this season to improve higher in this la Liga league competition, because they have demonstrated well in some matches to embraced many goals that made their points to increase higher. Barcelona coach still need to work on their players in this season so that they can start withstanding on the top teams in UEFA champions league competition and other competitions too. Real Madrid's front line did work well but they were supported by the good play of the midfield played by Kroos and Modric. This creative midfielder has always brought peace to Real Madrid's game and that is the lifeblood of their game. But Real Madrid's midfielders won't be around long considering they are also getting older, so Real Mamdrdi must start regenerating their players. |
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This will be Atalanta's chance to close their points gap with Napoli by winning this match. But will they be able to do that because now Napoli is on a positive path. Apart from their defeat against Lliverpool in the Champions League match, but it will not make Napoli's mentality fall just like that. This is a very important match for the team nicknamed the Azzurri to widen their points gap.
I think both of them will both try to get a win, because Atalanta's side wants a win to close their points gap with Napoli, while Napoli's side will also try to win because they want to widen the points gap with the team in second place, namely Atalanta. This will be a very interesting match to watch as both of them will definitely give everything to get the win, considering that they can get a different advantage when they win. Of course both teams have the same target, which is to win, especially now that they are in a competition that makes it possible to make the match very interesting. I hope both teams play openly and put some impressive pressure on each other and don't try to play waiting. 3 points is the main target for both teams who will determine their points acquisition closer or should they widen and give Napoli an advantage. |
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PSG is already going to next stage, this game never mattered, league and the further stages of UCL matters. Messi has been playing like his old self, he found the rhythm he was looking for, so far he has 12 goals and 13 assists in 17 games and that’s marvellous, that’s not something many people could achieve, reaching 25 goal contributions in 17 games, that’s quite amazing.
Yes, Messi is already back, He back like he was in Barcelona. In the beginning of the match, Messi tries to not attract attention from an opponent. He put on an innocent face like a child who doesn't know anything so that the opponent does not guarding him, but when he gets the ball he changed like devil who is thirsty for the goal. but he is not alone, their role, Neymar and Mbappe very help him to can be like this again. It will be a different assessment, in my opinion Lionel Messi is only better and not like when he was at Barcelona. But I will not deny that he really has contributed a lot in every game of Paris Saint Germain. And also the good record he got this season because their cooperation is getting better. Not only with Neymar and Mbappe but also other players have helped a lot so that he got all of this. |
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Napoli will have a serious match against Liverpool for first place in the Champions League group. I think the Neapolitans will be focused on this game. Will Napoli have energy left for the match against Atalanta? I don't have an answer to that question. But it's worth considering Napoli is the leader of Serie A and Napoli probably wants to go into the international break with a big lead over the other teams. So my bet is on Napoli to win the match against Atalanta.
Napoli saved their energy in the match against Liverpool it seems. After all, the Italian club had secured first place in the Champions League group before this game. I think now Napoli will focus on the match against Atalanta to go into the international break with a big lead over their rivals. But will Atalanta agree to this? This will be Atalanta's chance to close their points gap with Napoli by winning this match. But will they be able to do that because now Napoli is on a positive path. Apart from their defeat against Lliverpool in the Champions League match, but it will not make Napoli's mentality fall just like that. This is a very important match for the team nicknamed the Azzurri to widen their points gap. |
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I think Xavi is one of the best coaches for Barcelona even though he is inexperienced. He knows this team quite well and knows how to behave. When he first came to the team last season, the team was in very bad shape and started to score points in a short time. They are doing pretty well this season and maybe they will be champions of La Liga. Real Madrid is a very strong team, but if Barcelona continues like this, both teams can become champions  We can't deny that the arrival of Xavi brought Barcelona to a better direction after they slumped when they were still managed by Koeman. I wouldn't blame Koeman for Barcelona's downfall because maybe the strategy he adopted was not suitable for Barcelona. On the other hand, Xavi. as you said he understands this team very well because he was one of the players in the heyday of Barcelona. He started by applying high discipline and managed to make a lot of changes. |
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Barcelona must maintain their consistency to maintain chances, this season's Europa League is mostly filled with strong teams, they can make it difficult for Barcelona especially when Barcelona is traumatized when dealing with strong teams. This season Barcelona have been beaten by Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
Barcelona must not repeat the mistakes that have been made in the Champions League, Xavi must take advantage of his second chance to win the title this season. The cohesiveness of players must always be maintained, the defense line is the center of attention. Barcelona very often concedes more than two goals when playing against strong teams. Xavi must be able to form a more developed Barcelona performance to go further in the Europa League.
Their defense is still in the spotlight because they failed to perform satisfactorily when they had to face a team that had the same strength as them. This is a job that Xavi Hernandez has not been able to finish so far. I think he has to rethink about signing players to correct their weaknesses in this upcoming transfer window. On the other hand, the Barcelona defense must be able to improve themselves if they do not want to lose their position because they do not perform well and satisfactorily. |
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I think a draw would be a fair results for both sides
The reason you say the draw is very fair is because the quality of the two teams is almost equal. Even though Chelsea have just suffered a humiliating defeat to Brighton, Graham Potter side are still able to compete in the top flight. Arsenal didn't come to Stamford bridge to draw, Arteta will try to impress to get the win. A draw will make Arsenal lose their position at the top of the standings if at the same time Manchester City are able to win over Fulham. This match will be presented with high tension because both teams both want to win. Both teams compete with the target of victory, that's for sure. Chelsea and Arsenal will apply an attacking strategy to be able to create goals for a victory. The high tension of the match looks like it will happen considering they are both targeting the same result. Chelsea acting as the host will not let their guests embarrass the brand. while Arsenal yanng coming as a guest team will not tell their positive trend was stopped by Chelsea. |
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It is very difficult to predict which team will win the Europa League title this season. Renowned teams like Arsenal and Manchester United were in the Europa League. Now several renowned teams who have been eliminated from the Champions League will play in the Europa League. Barcelona will definitely want to win the Europa League title. So this season the Europa League will not be as one-sided as before.
If they play with a desire to win the title, then it is certain that every game in the Europa League will be very interesting considering that many big teams will now play here. But if they don't intend to do that, no matter how strong they are they will surely play monotonous football. What I hope is that they will play to win the title in order to present an interesting competition. |
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Napoli consolidated for real their position as leaders of Serie A after the win over this weekend,I say so because I do not consider Atalanta as a strong candidate to fight and win the title.Milan really messed their position up after losing to Torino during yesterday game.I am afraid Napoli will start to get away as they are 10 points in difference to Inter and Juventus and they are 6 to Milan and 8 to Lazio,teams which I consider the only contenders to the title for this season of Seria A.
It will be interesting to see Napoli against Liverpool in Champions during midweek,their form is perfect so far.
AC Milan failed to maintain their points gap with Napoli after their defeat this week. Now their points gap is widening with a difference of 6 points from Napoli, while second place Atalanta have a difference of 5 points. That makes Napoli more comfortable at least for now. I didn't think AC Milan would lose, but Torino did a good job locking every move the AC Milan players made. |
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What a great match I saw. Barcelona and Valencia played well, with Barcelona attacking a lot but Valencia's efficient defense stopping them time and time again. But in this match, Barcelona needed a win, in the last extra 3 minutes, Lewandowski scored a great goal with an assist from Rapinha. Through which Barcelona once again holds the top position of La Liga.
It was not an easy game for Barcelona, they needed 93 minutes to score against Valencia. True, what Valencia did in this match was very efficient to make it difficult for Barcelona to penetrate their defense. Barcelona was only able to score 2 shots that led to the goal and one of them became a goal. Valencia was not lucky enough to lose points in the final minutes of the match. |
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The Europa League is getting competitive. Renowned teams like Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal and Ajax will play in the Europa League this season. This will increase the quality of the Europa League and make the league more competitive. So the Europa League cannot be neglected this season. It is impossible to predict which team will win the Europa League title.
Sure. Europa League becomes more interesting because we will have many big teams. Not only the big teams you mentioned above, but there also are other big teams from UCL league to join this competition. Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, and Juventus are also joining Europa League. Football lovers are probably curious about Europa League matches this season, especially when it begins the elimination round. I hope those big clubs can be qualified, so we have top clubs playing in Europa League and UCL League as well. Which team do you think to be a favorite team to win the Europa League title this season? Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and Juventus are certainly renowned clubs. But I can't call these teams strong this season. The performance of these three teams is very erratic. So I don't consider these three teams as favorites to win the Europa League title. Arsenal is my favorites to win the title. Because they are consistently performing well in the Premier League. If I was asked to choose a second team, I would choose Barcelona. Arsenal have indeed become one of the most consistent teams this season, although in the last match they had to be forced to admit the advantage of PSV with a score of 2-0. Talking about favorites in the Europa League this season, it will be very difficult I think because now a lot of the teams that have been knocked out of the Champions League are mostly strong teams. Maybe this edition will be one of the seasons inhabited by many big teams. |
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Troyes was not a weak opponent. PSG's main target now is the Champions League, so they are not paying much attention to Ligue 1 matches. But you are right that PSG's poor defense is showing up quite well. PSG's attack is strong. They are scoring a lot of goals. At the same time, they are conceding results due to poor defense. They conceded 5 goals in the last two matches. Galtier should now focus more on strengthening the defense.
Yes they need to improve their ground performance soon if they don't want to have a bad balance between defense and attack. Maybe it won't be a problem when they play in Ligue 1 because the majority of the teams here they can beat easily. But they can't do the same thing when competing in the Champions League with a defense like this because it will certainly make it easier for opponents to score goals easily. |
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I think it is only a matter of time until Union Berlin will lose the top spot of the Bundesliga table to another team. It is already an amazing achievement by Union that they still are on the first place after so many matchdays. In order to be successful they need to really give 100% in each and every game or it will not be enough. I also hope that people are not disappointed if Union will lose a few games now and will fall back to positions 5 - 8 or so. That is still a good rank for a club like Union Berlin.
it looks like your statement is something that is most likely to come true, the Bayern Munich Vs Mainz match is in progress, and Bayern Munich is leading with a score of 3 - 1. Union Berlin still has 1 game difference from Bayern Munich. Union Berlin will also face one of the strongest teams in the Bundesliga (Gladbach) tomorrow, there are many doubts Union Berlin will win this match or not. It is certain that Bayern Munich will be able to shift Union Berlin's position at the top of the standings before they carry out their match this week. And this week's opponents from Union are mid-table teams that could surprise. There is no comparison between the two and Union Berlin will still be the favourites, but we'll just have to wait and see if the result of this match will see them retain their position or not. |
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Although Cadiz are at the bottom of the standings, they have drawn four of their last five games in a row. Atletico Madrid will probably win tonight, but I don't think it will be an easy game
Cadiz cannot withstand the kind of pressure Atletico Madrid will bring in this match, because Atletico Madrid just lost their Champions League round of 16 qualification chance against the German side Bayern Leverkusen, so they will come with force to win the match as they will try to extend the points gap between them and Real Sociedad, so today's three points are important for Atletico Madrid. I never considered Atletico a strong club like Real Madrid or Barcelona... Although Atletico are third in the standings, their games are often poor and uncertain... That's Diego Simeone's style, though, and he cares about results, not quality... I just wanted to say that Cadiz can play too, especially on the home pitch... I wouldn't be surprised if it was a draw today, although I included Atletico's win in my multi bet!  Not a strong team but Atletico Madrid is worth considering. It's not impossible that this match will end in a draw I agree with that, but with their differences that we can see, Atletico Madrid can be said to be a team that makes it possible to win this match easily. There is no reason for Atletico Madrid not to win a game against a weak team like Cadiz, it would be a shame if they can't win. |
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