Without Haaland, Manchester City are playing just like some games last year. They are struggling to score goals. Julian Alvarez is very ineffective as a forward. Pep supports him, but he also knows that he's not a substitute for Haaland, and his choice would certainly have been different had it not been for such a necessity.
I think City will score in the second half. We'll most likely see subs Mahrez and Foden on the field. Leicester City have defended well so far, but they will have a hard time keeping that score as they can't pose an offensive threat.
Leicester City managed to withstand the attacks launched by Manchester City in the first half. There is still a second half for them to do that. I think Manchester City will be more impressive in the second half to chase victory in this match. If Leicester City played like in the first half, it would be easier for Manchester City because Leicester did not show any signs of threatening the defense of Manchester City. |
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There are many big teams joining the Europa League from the group stage of the Champions League this time. I wonder how many of them will care about that tournament and try to win the title.
Even though they were eliminated from UCL and will play in UEL, I don't think that they will not pursue the UEL title. There is no reason for them not to pursue that title. Like Barcelona for example, they haven't performed well enough than their eternal rivals (Real Madrid), so, if they want to get at least one title for this season, they have to win the UEL title. About the UEL champion candidates, who do you think has the most potential to become the UCL champion? For me, Manchester United are at the forefront of getting this title. Given that there are a lot of big teams now there, the competition will be even more difficult. I expect them to take it seriously even though it's not the Champions League as they were aiming for. Because usually those who are labeled as big teams are not too serious in looking at matches in the Europa League, for some reason maybe they don't really want the trophy. |
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As Napoli has continued to perform well in the Champions League and Serie A, they look unlikely to make any mistakes against Sassuolo. Sassuolo is not a very strong team. But the important thing is that Sassuolo's defense is strong enough. So if Napoli's attack is not able to play well, I think the match is likely to be a draw. But I feel the match will not be one-sided. We will get a chance to watch a competitive match.
My prediction this time is Napoli will win narrowly at home to Sassuolo, even though the match between the two of them had experienced a draw when Napoli played at home to Sassuolo. But this time I'm more sure that Napoli will win again even if not by a lot of scores. Because Napoli have never lost in Serie A, Napoli will definitely try their best not to lose and on the other hand Napoli also want full points in the match with Sassuolo. I don't see Sassuolo's defense as strong, but maybe not to say it's working badly. One of Napoli's strengths this season is that their attacking line has worked very well and as evidenced by the 26 goals they scored, they are the most fertile team in Serie A. In this way, Napoli have the capital they expect to penetrate the defense built by Sassuolo with ease. They have found good chemistry in attack, now it's just a matter of how they will use it. |
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After having to accept 3 consecutive defeats and making their position shifted, this week Marseille will travel to Strasbourg headquarters. They are so worried because they failed in 3 matches, this match should be the start for them to bounce back and get back to winning. Strasbourg is not a tough opponent because they are also experiencing a negative trend in the League with only one victory. I think this will be the start of Marseille's revival.
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After failing to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League and dropping into the Europa League, Barcelona is certainly expected to be more serious in La Liga. Valencia need them to beat. Barcelona have lost just once in Laliga so far, and are now just three points behind leaders Real Madrid.
Barcelona this season is known to be mighty when faced with teams that on paper are not as strong as they are, but are powerless in big matches. Does Valencia fall into the category of 'a team that Barcelona can definitely beat'?
On paper, Barcelona is more favored than Valencia, but that does not mean Valencia will not surprise Barcelona. Always playing optimally is the key for Barcelona if they still want to be a team that is ready to compete with Real Madrid. Now that Barcelona are experiencing a slight decline in performance, Xavi must be able to restore their confidence to be able to return to performing well. |
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Brighton will host Chelsea at the Falmer Stadium this week. Chelsea can show a change since Graham Potter joined to replace Thomas Tuchel who is considered to have failed to manage Chelsea. Brighton are also good but that they did only at the start of the season and now they have gone downhill. Without a win in 5 games, the situation is the opposite of what they achieved at the start of the season, and this makes me believe Chelsea can steal a win at Brighton.
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Regarding the next club for Ronaldo, it won't be a big problem if Ronaldo wants to play at any club. It becomes difficult once Ronaldo only wants to move to a club that is playing in UCL.
It is not that difficult as long as he does not want to be in other "BIG" team. If he want to join a team that is playing in UCL, he can simply join a team which is not that popular but usually qualified for UCL such as Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Celtic, Zagreb, or any other team from non popular Leagues. I think coming back home to Sporting can be the best choice for him, a team where he started his professional career and where Sir Alex found him then brought him to Manchester. Yes it is, if the goal is the Champions League then he can join a team that has great potential to do that, yes even though it is not a big team like the one he plays for. There are many rumors that Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United this January, but which team he will choose is yet to be seen. Yes, he should first focus on playing with Manchester United to restore his appearance before he actually leaves. |
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Freiburg are safely in the last 16 of the Europa League. That will give them even more self-confidence. That will not be good for their next opponent in the Bundesliga. Freiburg will play against Schalke at Sunday. Schalke can only hope that the players will be exhausted. But they can not rely on that. With a lot of luck they will manage a draw. But it is more likely that they will lose this game.
Yes, they have made sure that they qualify from the preliminary round in Group G by gaining 4 wins and 1 draw, so their last match in the group phase will not affect their standings at all. In the Bundesliga they are still a bit up and down and can't be said to be consistent, but this match against Schalke they should have won easily considering their opponent's slump. I want to see their new coach in this game. |
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Management that is not too good actually has been felt from the previous few seasons but it is getting better in my opinion. Barcelona's problem is quite complicated right now so we can't really blame just one party because of course something like this has become a common mistake.
It is also difficult for them to change management now because of course this is still related to financial conditions. I don't know what's wrong with Barcelona's management, I think it's good as expected but the results of his campaign this season are not very impressive. Barcelona failed to advance to the last 16 of the Champions League actually not because they don't have good management, it's because 3 out of 4 teams in the group are strong teams and I think people shouldn't ignore that. The problem is not as complicated as I think, I really see things differently from their performance in Laliga where Barcelona are able to maintain a consistent game with only 3 points away from the leader of the table. This season's Champions League is difficult for Barcelona, the same may be recognized by all the teams in the group but if Barcelona are ready on all fronts then the result may not be the same. Maybe because they are not mentally ready to face higher pressures. Because certainly the pressure in La Liga and the Champions League will be different. Overall Barcelona are better than last season, yes I see that is an improvement even though they still can't talk much and make it to the last 16 in the Champions League. They still need to process to create the team they want, because it will not be instant when creating a team like that. |
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The competition is no longer an honor for the team from Paris. They only want one thing and that is to win the Champions League. It could be interesting for 2nd place. Incidentally, PSG has started to play football a lot better since there is a new coach. He has things in order and Psg seems to be better now than ever before.
Mauricio Pochettino's failure in the Champions League last season give an important lesson for the Paris Saint-Germain team to improve the main squad, including in the coach chair. Finish in the round of 16 is Paris Saint-Germain's worst achievement since the last two seasons This failure provide an opportunity for Christophe Galtier as a new coach, we will soon see Galtier's quality in controlling PSG, especially in the Champions League Yes, their move to change coaches is expected to bring higher achievements. Actually we don't need to talk about their domestic league because on paper and anyone who sees them will have the belief that they are champions in Ligue 1. What they need to prove is in the Champions League because they have never felt lifting that prestigious trophy. But honestly I still have my doubts over them in this Champions League. |
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On October 30, Real Madrid will play against Girona. Real Madrid has played 11 matches this season, winning 10 times and drawing 1. Girona, having played 11 matches and has 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. Objectively, Real is much stronger than Girona. I bet on the victory of the Madrid club.
Everyone will definitely make Real Madrid as the main favorite, especially their opponents are far behind them as a whole. Real Madrid have only lost once in all of their Champions League and La Liga matches. Girona are not a strong team in La Liga at the moment so there is no doubt that Real Madrid will win the game comfortably. |
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From the rumors circulating, Tottenham's mainstay player Heung Min Son is in demand by the Spanish giants, Real Madrid. What I'm asking is whether Tottenham will let go of the players they rely on every season? honestly i doubt about it. while Real Madrid reportedly want to bring him to strengthen them. Heung Min Son's contract expires in 2025 at Tottenham, and I see him still at home.
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Real Madrid lost away to Leipzig. After a long time, Real Madrid is facing a defeat. I expect that this defeat will not affect them. Even if they lose, the last match will be at home against Celtic. Most probably they will be the leaders of the group.
I'm very sure that Real Madrid's mentality can't be broken that easily just because of one defeat. Their mentality is the best of any team I have seen, I think we agree on this. Indeed, this defeat is very unfortunate when Real Madrid are on a positive path in all competitions. Their defeat because they lost their focus a little in the early minutes of the game and had to concede 2 goals. Indeed I admit that Lepzig played well in this match. |
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Real Madrid and Juventus let Ronaldo leaving their clubs even back in those years, Ronaldo still performed very impressively. Now his performance is decreasing to the bottom of his career so it would be no reason for these clubs to sign with Ronaldo. The drama and reaction of Ronaldo in Manchester United make other clubs have to consider more. It would be terrible to have a player who can bring conflicts to a coach and other players.
Ronaldo was frustrated because the coach did not trust him to play, he felt he was still able to give the best performance even though he was not young anymore. Ronaldo really needs playing minutes to maintain his form ahead of the World Cup, he wants to give his best performance because the Qatar world cup is the last in his career. Ronaldo attitude did not stop other clubs from trying to get him. Just look at Antonio Cassano attitude, his temperament is worse than Ronaldo, but still there are clubs who signed him. Cristiano Ronaldo's lack of playing time with Manchester United in my opinion is because his style of play is not part of the coach's scheme of play and that creates a conflict between them (although we don't know what really happened). Ten Hag's firmness to stick to his position in my opinion is good because it is not influenced by the big name Cristiano Ronaldo. However, if Ten Hag's decision was based on not liking Ronaldo, it would be bad. |
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Bochum at the very bottom, Union Berlin became the top of the Bundesliga standings.
Bochum's only advantage in this match, they are the home team. but like you said, don't you think there's something odd about this @1.90. then I wouldn't be surprised if the final result of this match was a draw, but it turned out that Bochum got the full points in this match.
I never imagined that Union Berlin would lose points and be defeated in this match. Berlin's performance has been excellent in each of the previous matches. But against a team as weak as Bochum, they are not expected to play this badly. The weakest team in the league is Bochum. Berlin players did not attack much in this match. Against a weak team like Bochum, Union Berlin's players should have played an attacking strategy from the start of the match. If Berlin's players scored the first goal of the match, Bochum's players were under pressure and could not win. Union Berlin will definitely need to change their tactics if they want to stay at the top of the points table. I didn't think that Union Berlin would underestimate Bochum, but with a game like that and also the result that forced Union Berlin to admit defeat I think that Union Berlin did underestimate this match. They are not a team that plays like they used to, but they are a different team from the previous game. Now they have to work hard again, because Bayern Munich are in a comfortable place to quickly shift their position. |
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The teams listed above to might not qualify when there's a team like Belgium, Brazil and Norway, especially with Erling Haaland on board. He has scored 15 times after 13 match days in the season 2022/2023. Germany should be at the mercy of Norway.
The world cup is a game full of surprises, the team you may be thinking will win may end up performing in the other way round. World Cup is one of the hardest match to predict what will be outcome of the game. Teams like Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Portugal always perform well. That's because the players who play are the best players from their respective countries. That way, every country has the potential to beat each other in this World Cup. Actually there will always be surprises in every football match, but the difference is because this is the biggest event in this sport, so every surprise will always be looked forward to in every match they will run. |
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Barca had possession of the ball in their defense and midfield. looks very strong, it is not easy for Bilbao to deal with.
Of course, 3 goals in the first half made the mentality of Bilbao players not good. they are not a weak team, but Barca overcomes them with an effective attack.
although still lagging behind Madrid, now Barca will try not to fall behind. Barca only lost to Madrid, and the competition between the two is getting more and more exciting. The game is a good motivation for the important Champions League match against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. After 22 minutes the game vs. Bilbao was decided, it stand 3:0. Gavi played nice on his position in the 30 minutes, but had to go out because of injury. Second place behind Real Madrid, if it continues like this with the two, then it can only change in the second match Barca vs. Real. Victory This is a good capital for Barcelona to face their next match in the Champions League against a team that often makes it difficult for them every time they meet, Bayern Munich. I didn't expect that Barcelona's goals would be that many because I think Atletico Bilbao is one that can't be underestimated, but Barcelona managed to finish it well. |
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Lazio already tested against big teams this season such as Inter, Napoli and the latest is Udinese and the results from those matches also not quite bad because only Napoli who can beat them so this proven Lazio cannot be underestimate because they were very solid this season and indeed as a host Atalanta is the favourite to win the match moreover they had good records this season with unbeatable until week 10 but indeed Lazio will playing without their goals machine Ciro Immobile who got injured when Lazio meet Udinese last week so this will decreased forward line strength from Lazio because so far Immobile is important player with 6 goals in Serie A and regarding this match my prediction is draw had high possibilities because both of teams are equally strong You're right ! From the previous 2 matches head to head Atalanta vs Lazio which also ended in a draw, it could be that today match might return with a draw. Although today there is no Ciro Immobile due to injury, and it will take about a month for him to recover, so Lazio defense may be tight and Atalanta will find it difficult to score goals, even worse if Lazio get a counter attack and get advantage. Ouch, my prediction is getting more difficult. Yes, it is difficult to predict this match between Atalanta and Lazio. Interestingly, these two teams have the strongest defense so far in Serie A compared to other teams, of course it will be difficult for both Atalanta and Lazio to penetrate the solid defense that has been shown so far. And I also think that a draw will happen again at their meeting. Soon the match will start soon, let's see. |
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Lorient team has lost the second place after lens beat marseille yesterday but they have being performing really well lately so they can easily win their game today against troyes but it will be a tough one, because their opponent want to put an end to their bad streak and they want to get as far away from the relegation zone as possible, this game will be tough to predict but despite the odds i still favour lorient.
And they only got a draw in this match which saw them fail to reclaim their previous position from Lens. They did not run a good effectiveness in this match, it can be seen from their statistics which only recorded 5 shots on target from 21 attempts. Troyes managed to stumble Lorient and make it difficult for them to create opportunities ripe. now Lorient points are equal to Lens points with 27 points. |
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Dortmund were really impressive this week. Maybe their opponent wasn't a big team but Dortmund really needed a win like 5-0 to recover a little. They couldn't win for three weeks before this game. This pushed them to lower positions in the standings. But now they are only four points away from the leader. Union Berlin haven't played their game yet of course so we will see the final gap later.
Bayern Munich have started to play like in the past seasons finally after many weeks passed in the season. Doing this without a natural striker is a great job. I know that they have Choupo-Moting but I meant a striker like Lewandowski. I wonder if they will sign someone in January as well.
It's true that Borussia Dortmund can play very well, but for me it's a natural thing because their opponents are far below the quality that Borussia Dortmund has. Maybe I will say that they are very good when they can play like this match when their opponent is also one of the strong teams in this Bundeliga, like Bayern Munich, Union Berlin or Freiburg. This week's victory was a natural victory for them. |
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