In cup matches, at such early stages, the coach most often gives key players of the main squad a rest and weaker opponents try to take advantage of this. But you are right, considering that Valencia had an advantage throughout the second half, they should have decided the outcome of this match in their favor without extra time.
The match for Barcelona was also not easy, although they did not have to win back, but to prevent this, Xavi used Gundogan and Lewandowski at the end of the match, so cup matches are not always as easy as it seems at first glance.
Xabi knew that when it was difficult for them to win, he would use Lewandowski and that proved to be successful because Lewandowksi was able to score 1 goal which made Barcelona the winner in this match. Even xavi also played some of the youngest players they have but it was difficult for them in this match because there was no perfect completion of the attacks they built. Even though the opponents are quite weak, to beat them, Xavi has to field his main players. Of course it's true that big teams will play second layer players to test their quality. But in this match I didn't see Lamine Yamal even though if Lamine Yamal participated in this match of course he would be the starter of this match. Apart from that, this victory made Barcelona move on to the next round. |
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Roma drew 1-1 with Atalanta. The first goal was scored by the away team Atalanta. In the 8th minute, Atalanta managed to take the lead with Koopmeiners' goal but could not prevent Dybala's goal from a penalty in the 39th minute.The first half ended with this score and there was no goal in the second half.We can say that this draw was more beneficial for Atalanta team. Even a draw in such a tough away game was good for them.Roma should be a bit upset that they couldn't win the game despite playing better than their opponent.Although they found positions, they had trouble scoring goals and this cost them dearly.
It seems that Roma is still having difficulty in every match they play to secure full points. Because in this match they fell behind after Atalanta was able to score an early goal but luckily for Roma they were awarded a penalty and Dybala succeeded in carrying out his duties perfectly. The score 1-1 was the final result of this match which made the two teams share points in this match. After the 19th match has finished playing, we have seen several teams collecting points that are not much different from the team ranked 8th to the top 4. So Roma still have a bigger chance in the next match to climb back to a better ranking if they are able to get 3 points. Mourinho must be able to bring Roma back to winning ways because if they fail to advance to the Champions League this season it would be a shame. |
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Bayern Leverkusen has really prove to Bayern Munich that there performance can be challenge because Bayern Leverkusen performance on this league is very remarkable and they have made a quite improvement in this league which has given them the privilege of lasting this long the first position of the league table, so considering there performance and also there points different with Bayern Munich, I take Bayern Munich alot of time to meet Bayern Leverkusen in times of point because Bayern Leverkusen currently have 42 points while Bayern Munich has 38 points, so they will still need to win up to two matches before they can be able to beat Bayern Leverkusen but however the chances of Bayern Leverkusen losing any match is not certain because there performance is very impressive.
This season Leverkusen has made a difference at the top of the standings where they were able to take over the leadership of the standings from previously often occupied by Bayern and Dortmund but this season Leverkusen was able to sit for a long time as leaders of the standings. However, we hope they don't give up at the end of this season because like last season Dortmund had to give up in the last match which made Bayern munich champions last season. If they want to win the Bundesliga trophy this season, Leverkusen must be able to maintain their consistency to continue to get 3 points because one mistake will be quite fatal for their ranking. Bayern munich is quite close to Leverkusen where they are only 4 points adrift so one defeat will make their ranking closer in the standings table. Apart from that, several players have stated that they will leave Leverkusen to defend their national team. Maybe this is the right time for Bayern munich to shift Leverkusen ranking. |
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Cristiano Ronaldo's presence at Al Nassr isn't just beneficial to the club only but to the entire Saudi Arabian league. His presence has significantly improved the quality of the league and have made more people all over the globe where not even interested in the Saudi Arabian league in the last to now love almost everything in the Saudi league.
He's a been great influence to Al Nassr in particular and to the Saudi Arabia league in general. At 38, Cristiano Ronaldo was still able to score 54 goals last year which was the highest by any player in world football and still isn't showing any sign of decline this new year. He's currently at the top of the chart for top goalscorer in the Saudi Pro League and hopefully he's gonna help his club win a
Of course Ronaldo has changed the Saudi Arabian League into a more famous league with his presence in the Al Nassr team. But recently there has been news circulating that several top European players who joined the Saudi Arabian league team want to return to join European teams, such as Henderson and Firmino. I think this will have a bad impact on the Saudi Arabian league because if some players want to return to the European league then it is very likely that new players targeted by Saudi Arabian league teams will have difficulty convincing them to join their team. Because so far some players do not feel comfortable playing in the Saudi Arabian league. However, apart from that, this season the Saudi Arab League is very competitive in the competition for the title because Al Hilal has appeared quite impressive so far and has not left room for Al Nassr to shift their ranking. If Al Nassr fails to win the title this season, Ronaldo might be quite disappointed because he has tried quite well this season but failed to bring a trophy for Al Nassr. |
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Will be a smart move for Barcelona if the negotiation goes through smoothly but I doubt if it would be as easy as we thought. Barcelona is broke and Atletico Madrid wants to cash out big from the sale of Felix so I doubt if things will go easily, signing Felix permanently will be a good thing for Barcelona because he is a very talented player with lots of qualities aand he has the potential to grow into one of the best players in the team.
He showed his qualities at Chelsea too but Chelsea was not interested in keeping him permanently so they let him go despite being their best player last season. I just hope Barcelona succeeds in keeping him because he doesn’t enjoy the style of play at Atletico Madrid and it’s better to play where there is peace.
Speculation about Joao Felix future is still a big question mark because if Barcelona fails to make Joao Felix status permanent as a Barcelona player. Joao Felix will automatically return to Atletico Madrid at the end of this season and of course he is not comfortable being at Atletico Madrid. But with a fairly high release clause, of course Barcelona will find it difficult to make this happen because their financial situation has not improved enough. Let's see how Xavi will act in this situation, whether he will sell players to get money to make Joao Felix status as a Barcelona player permanent. At the moment I haven't found any precise details that Xavi is really serious about making Felix status permanent. Barcelona is also reported to be quite busy in the January transfer window because they are targeting several players to recruit in order to improve their strength in the second half of this season. |
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There is word that Henderson wants to return to the EPL. This is due to non-smooth adjustment conditions. Hendersen feels his career has declined since his time in Saudi Arabia. Although he earns a huge salary, he seems to be leaving. He was willing to take pay cuts and fines for leaving of his own volition. It seems Henderson is under pressure because he failed to lead Al-Ettifaq to victory. Maybe he can play for Crystal Palace, Fulham and Newcastle. They're looking for a midfielder and maybe Henderson is a perfect fit. Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12933413/Jordan-Henderson-wants-RETURN-Premier-League.htmlThis is surprising news because Henderson has previously thought for a long time about leaving the European stage and now he wants to return to the Premier League. Henderson was quite influential in the Liverpool squad last season but this season he is having difficulty finding his best form after joining Al Ettifaq. I think he should think carefully about this decision because in the Saudi Arabian league he can get a large salary when compared to salaries in the Premier League. So far I haven't seen any interest from premier league teams in Henderson. Henderson willingness to leave the Saudi Arabian league will of course be a big consideration for other players if they want to join the Saudi Arabian league. I think some teams can try to take advantage of this situation because Henderson will definitely accept the offer to return to the premier league. |
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In the end PSG won the match by a huge margin of 9-0. Mbappe scored 3 goals and an assist in today's match. PSG players played well. The match was not very important for them. Still Luis Enrique formed his best squad today to give confidence to the squad players. Goncalo Ramos scored a goal from the penalty spot. Asensio scored two goals and an assist. Muani also scored two goals. PSG's players will be more confident in the upcoming matches after a big 9-0 win in this match. They have the potential to improve overall gameplay.
The biggest victory achieved by PSG this season is of course quite good for them because they are increasingly confident to appear more impressive in important matches. Even though this was a French Cup match, Luis Enrique fielded all their best players for this match and the final result was quite satisfying where Mbappe managed to humiliate Revel with a score of 9-0. Psg is the strongest team in the Coupe de France and it is very likely that they will easily become champions in this competition. Ligue 1 will resume in the next few days and PSG will face Lens in the upcoming match. With the team progress being very good, I don't think there will be the big obstacle for PSG when facing Lens. Even though in this match PSG has to travel to Lens headquarters, Psg is still the favorite to be the winner in this match and I think it is good enough to bet on PSG winning in this match. And if you look at the strength of the two teams, PSG is definitely superior compared to Lens. |
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On average, when playing against a lower division club, EPL clubs will rotate using second tier players. Obviously this aims to minimize the fitness condition of their core players.
But they have to remember that the lower division teams will play more spartan and insist because they feel proud to be able to face an EPL club.
West Ham and Nottingham Forest are examples, they have to struggle to keep up with the games of these small clubs. Even though statistically it is clear that they are very favored to be able to win easily and score lots of goals.
Yes, that often happens because coaches don't want bad things to happen to their players, such as injuries or anything. In the FA Cup competition, several teams play with ambition to win match after match, but in the FA Cup match, coaches often give their reserve players the opportunity to appear fully in this match, making the game sometimes difficult to predict the outcome. For West Ham, they had to be satisfied with a draw in today match even though they were the favorite team but failed to win this match. Apart from that, this is also a league break that coaches can use to strengthen their weaknesses by looking at the potential of their reserve players in the matches they play. The Premier League will start again in the next 5 days so there is still time for many teams to prepare the best strategy when the league starts again. On the other hand, we will see the match between Burnley vs Luton, where this match will bring together two bottom teams which I think Burnley will be able to win. |
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But Girona gave an important chance away to build a gap between them and Real Madrid and I think the loss against Real Madrid would have been key to that. But now they have to deal with the situation that Real Madrid wins the games even with low margins, but they win the games and collect the three points all the time. All that Girona can do is win their games and wait for mistakes. But too bad they lost their first game against Real Madrid at home because I am not very optimistic about the game in Santiago Bernabeu.
In my opinion, Girona really maintains their hopes of winning the title this season because in the last 4 matches they had strong opponents where Girona faced Barcelona, Betis and Atletico madrid, but in all these matches Girona was able to come out as winners. And of course they succeeded passed a quite crucial stage for them. Well, it is true that Girona suffered one defeat, of course from Real madrid and these two teams will meet again in February and if Girona fails again then Real madrid will be able to widen the gap in points with Girona. Girona is the surprise team this season where they were able to maintain their best form until the 19th Laliga match this season. Thus, Michel performance was quite successful in building a squad from ordinary players by competing with big teams such as Real madrid, Barcelona and also Atletico madrid. Even though they failed to become champions this season, everyone will praise their performance this season. |
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However, the game was in the FA Cup and it wasn't a premier league match for Chelsea but still, they successfully won the game. This win can even help Pochettino to decrease pressure on this coach because I think recently he was even about to get fired from Chelsea because of the bad performance and bad results they got during this season even after all the money they spent.
Chelsea performance in today match was quite good where Pochettino men were able to win this match with a big score. Indeed, the quality of their opponents is quite weak in today match and this victory is quite natural for chelsea in today match. Apart from that, all fans hope that chelsea performance in the Premier League can improve in the second half of this season. They must be consistent in looking for wins in order to improve their ranking. The team that has really performed badly in the last 5 matches in the Premier League is Brentford where in 5 match they have never won so their ranking is getting worse. Everton also had the same fate as they lost their best form in the last 3 matches which made their position increasingly threatened with falling into the relegation zone. The competition at the bottom of the standings for teams who want to get out of the relegation zone is starting to heat up because Luton and Burnley will try to get out of the relegation zone in the second half of this season. |
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Very important victory for Inter and vital 3 points for the title fight. Right now they have 5 points in front of Juventus and to be honest , I think Inter are already champions in proportion of 70%. What happened to Fiorentina instead ? I had hopes in this team to actually catch an UCL spot for next year but they need to hold tight this 4th place as much as they can and not lose points like they did today because teams like Lazio , AS.Roma and Napoli are all looking on that 4th place.  Fiorentina failed again in today match because they had to give up against Sassuolo. Even though this match was an opportunity for them to move up to 3rd place if they were able to win, they failed to do so. Meanwhile, for Bologna, they also failed to get full points in yesterday match, so the two teams below AC milan failed to take advantage of the opportunity to reduce their points gap this week. So for Fiorentina they are very focused on targeting a top 4 place as their target this season. If Fiorentina fails again in the next match, it will give Atalanta, Roma and Napoli an opportunity to catch them. I think the competition is getting more interesting in Serie A because the instability of some teams will make the rankings change every week. For Inter milan, they are quite safe for now as leaders of the standings because they are 5 points ahead of Juventus. |
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@bitgolden post the restart there’s always a good chance that the favourites may just end up losing hence I won’t be surprised if they drop points right at the restart. Furthermore I’m sincerely wishing that Kane gets his hands on a major trophy by winning the Bundesliga League because for all his achievements so far he’s yet to win a major trophy hence I hope that Bayern player’s give it all for his sake.
Of course it would be a great honor for Harry Kane if his colleagues from Bayern munich worked hard to be able to present Harry Kane with a trophy this season. Indeed, Harry Kane has never won a trophy in his career and if this season Bayern munich becomes champion then Bayern munich will definitely dedicate this season's title to Harry Kane. Bayern munich are also very strong this season so if they fail to become champions Harry Kane will definitely be quite disappointed this season. Apart from that, Bayern munich also performed well in the Champions League so there is a bigger chance for them to win the trophy this season. Even this season Bayern Munich is very close to returning to leading the standings where they only have a point difference with Leverkusen of only 4 points and Bayern still has 1 match for the 16th Bundesliga match. So if Bayern munich can take advantage of this 1 opportunity, they will be able to reduce the point difference to 1 with Leverkusen who are at the top of the standing. |
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Messi is very different compared to the what he used to be. he has been declining so hard due to the fact that if his era has been finished. Messi needs only to enjoy his life and he was not pushing himself like what he used to be in the past.
Messi has so many problem with himself. It's caused by in fact that if he has no spirit to achieve something in his life. I hope that messi will be going to the SPL then he will able to get something good to make him has something to be achieved again.
Play in MLS was not something special. I think that the best thing for messi to go to the saudi pro league and he may able to go back to his best performance again soon.
That's the only way to make messi is willing to use all of his strength again.
Since Messi joined Inter Miami, of course his performance is still good, but because the MLS league is not very popular, of course many fans have missed Messi matches with Inter Miami. Indeed, his quality has not decreased too much, but he seems to have disappeared from the news because Ronaldo has been published more often by the media compared to Messi this year. Of course the Messi era has ended since he joined Inter Miami because he is no longer in European competition. The MLS league will resume at the end of February and Messi will participate in a series of tours that will be carried out by Inter Miami before the league starts again. In this month of February we will see Ronaldo vs Messi where the two will face each other in a tour match conducted by Inter Miami. I think both Ronaldo and Messi are the best footballers and because they are getting older maybe their era will end soon. |
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Looking at some of the current data, actually in my opinion when talking about the championship problem it is quite evenly distributed, it's just that for the most trophy holders of course it belongs to Spain, especially for the last 2 decades because from the period starting from 2006 to 2023 (last season) Sevilla is the club that gets the most Europa League trophies with 7 trophies coupled with 3 consecutive championships in 2014-2016 making the La Liga club's record in the Europa League not trivial and not directly at this time Spain still dominates in the acquisition of trophies when talking about competitions in the Champions League and Europa League because of the trophies that are difficult to win. In 2014-2016, the La Liga club's record in the Europa League cannot be said to be trivial and indirectly at this time Spain still dominates in the acquisition of trophies when talking about competitions in the Champions League and Europa League because of the trophies that are difficult to compete with Sevilla for the Europa League and Madrid for the Champions League.
The teams from Laliga cannot be underestimated because they have the mentality to become champions. But this season Sevilla did not join the European league, thus opening up opportunities for other teams to win the European league trophy this season. I think the European League this season will belong to teams from the Premier League or from the Bundesliga. Because so far Liverpool and Leverkusen are the strongest in this competition. Leverkusen can focus their energy as best as possible on the European league this season because this season they have a greater chance of becoming champions. For Liverpool it is the same, they will target the title this season because they have been very consistent so far. Apart from that, the teams that are part of the play-off round might surprise us because there are big team names in the play-off round. |
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Bellingham, vini and rodrygo. They are all playing together again soon and this is another disaster for its opponent. Leipzig was far below compared to the real madrid's current level. It was a disaster for leipzig to face it at the group stage.
Im going all in real madrid which has become my favorite club to win all of legs. I remind you that the winner of serie a last season was not even able to beat real madrid.
The same thing is going to happen with leipzig once it will face madrid soon. Im not expecting a lot from leipzig. Getting draw will be the best achievement by leipzig.
Yep, of course Real Madrid is really taken into account by their opponents because they are kings in the Champions League so it won't be difficult for Real Madrid when they face Leipzig. Apart from that, the two teams are very different in their performance in the domestic league or in the Champions League. Vini and Bellingham and Rodyrgo are a pretty strong trio this season. These three players have pretty good skills at their disposal. Even for Bellingham, he has been quite an influential player this season so it doesn't worry us too much to bet on their win. For this reason, Leipzig must really use special energy when this match starts. Leipzig must strengthen their defensive line because if Vini and Bellingham escape their guard it will be quite bad for the final result. |
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In the game against Las Palmas yesterday, Barcelona performed admirably. Even though the way the game started made me think Las Palmas would win, they played a really strong game and didn't let Barcelona level; instead, they made a mistake in the second half. The game was really hard, and I had expected more from Las Palmas, but they were unable to maintain their consistency, which subsequently allowed Barcelona the opportunity to win the match in the second half of the competition.
In the first half Las Palmas performed quite well in their game and they were even able to break many of the attacks built by Barcelona. But when the second half started, several players began to fail in maintaining their best form so that Barcelona could take advantage of it to equalize. And in the final minutes of the match, Lewandowski was able to bring Barcelona to win this match after he successfully broke through Las Palmas goal from the penalty spot. Even though they performed well, they still have to work hard in this match because barcelona without Gavi doesn't seem very strong this season. Well, Lewandowski is scoring goals again and I hope he can maintain his big contribution to continue scoring goals. Barcelona have to focus on many matches to collect points because they are already quite far behind Girona and Real Madrid. |
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Let's be Frank, Ten Hag is just too overhyped aside Jose Mourinho and Van Gaal I can't remember any top tier coach United has signed since Fergusen left, just overhyped coach who fails to meet team expectations though Mourinho was better than the other.
Which player did Ten Hag requested for that He didn't get or try to get for him?
Who requested for Onana, Mount, Rasmund and others.
Last season He had issues with Ronaldo, this season Sancho next season we don't know
Aside from injury crisis in which they also struggle to win even when they are fit Ten Hag has no excuse.
The fact is Ten Hag should know his place and let go of some pride so that he will be respected by team while the players needs to have their trophy winning mentality which they have lost for over a decade now, I don't really think Ten Hag can help in this area but Man United can give a shot and see how the perform next season.
In fact, if Erik Ten Hag doesn't have many problems with his players, of course he can work together in building the team this season. Where erik can play Sancho in every match they play, but what happens is that is not the case, he has had a lot of problems with his players and it is possible that he will do it again next season. This season Manchester United is helpless in the Champions League and they are even unable to compete with Copenhagen. I think Manchester united setback this season is really Erik Ten Hag fault in managing his players to perform optimally. Several important players in their club have not shown their best quality at all this season, in fact I don't think they want to be coached by Erik ten hag again. Well in the second half of the season if there is no good change in reaching the top 4 places then they have failed big in this season. Even Onana is not performing well and their defense line is quite problematic this season because it is so fragile when facing other strong teams. |
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Manchester City performance has been affected by the absence of KDB in the squad as it has been in their games despite having a very solid team one of the best team in the world but their position in the EPL and their game play says it all because the impact of KDB has been lacking in the team. Manchester City has managed to get to the round of 16 in the UCL I think they can still struggle to win games in the UCL even without the presence of KDB but the team will be in better shape and there will be more distribution of passes and more chances will be created if KDB should return from injury, hopefully he's going to be in the squad soon because City performance in the EPL has dropped so much.
Indeed, in several previous matches, they had lost their balance in the Premier League this season, but this has been corrected by Pep Guardiola in several previous matches. Where Manchester City has been able to record 3 wins in the last 5 matches, which has made them able to stick closely to the teams at the top of the rankings. So, in the Champions League, Manchester City also performed quite impressively because they were able to qualify for the round of 16 with the status of group winners. So Kevin de Bruyne absence in the team can be covered by other players this season and they did not experience major problems in the Champions League because they were able to qualify for the round of 16 as group winners. Apart from that, Kevin De Bruyne is reported to have recovered from injury and it is even reported that he will soon join the team in the Premier League match against Newcastle United. In my opinion, Manchester City are quite the favorites to become champions in the Champions League this season because their strength is so solid and they also have a coach who is able to deliver trophies to them. |
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We need to cultivate the habit of investing and carefully handling the money that we have invested in bitcoin. They say the habit is formed after three times, and that's how I learned to save and invest. I am not rich, and I think the amounts of my first monthly investments would make you smile, but nevertheless I am now also in business, and recently I managed to replenish my wallet so that I do not believe looking at my Trust Wallet.
You are right, you cannot sell at the first growth of any token in a long time, and of course bitcoin. Today he pleasantly surprised us all, as he has in recent weeks, and this is great, because now is the time of miracles. And friends, I want to tell you that I am proud of myself that I am not investing in strange altcoins, but in the first and main crypto coin - BTC.
When I reconsidered my entire journey as an investor, I realized that I was tired of looking for new coins, listening to the advice of “professionals” and at the same time losing money every time on unsuccessful investments, then I decided not to chase an insane increase in my deposit, but simply invest in Bitcoin. And only into him. Oh, friends, how much criticism I have heard addressed to me! “Everyone multiply deposits by 100 times until your Bitcoin makes x 2.” And a lot of similar things. BUT all this was at a price of 28k. What is our price now? And where are these advisers? They shut up now. And I want to add that I really like investing in Bitcoin because I am always calm, because I know that various altcoins will die, and Bitcoin is the last immortal stronghold. Agree with you that only Bitcoin is worth holding for the long term. I don't believe their talk on social media where they make shitcoins their target to get a fast roi but in the end they lose their money when the carpet pull is done. Be wise in investing because making money is very difficult in the current era and of course 1 coin and that's Bitcoin which is worth buying and holding for decades to come. There have been many cases that happened to those who bought shitcoins but they really didn't realize how to correct their mistakes. As we have seen, Bitcoin has a good trend in its price movements and that is an opportunity for us to continue accumulating Bitcoin at low prices. Advising them sometimes doesn't mean much but I always say stay away from shitcoins because everyone has made mistakes and that's a meaningful experience that can change someone's thinking. |
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Mourinho has become an age-old rumor. If I'm not mistaken, the rumor of recruiting Mourinho was early last season. But they didn't go ahead because Mourinho played football with the old strategy and didn't suit PSG. With Roma Mourinho also did not have good achievements he was only able to give the UEFA Europa Conference League champion 21/22. Until now Roma is also stable in the top 10 and in the last 2 years they ended up in that place too.
So, for now, maybe PSG already has the right coach for them because Luis Enrique will be able to bring them to compete fiercely in the Champions League because he has a character that is good enough to raise the fighting spirit of his players. For this reason, He needs encouragement from PSG management to give him time to bring PSG to become UCL champions. Meanwhile, Luis Enrique performance in his first season with PSG seemed to go quite well because he was able to bring PSG to the top of the standings in Ligue 1 and also brought PSG through to the last 16 of the Champions League. PSG is a team that is highly regarded by its opponents because PSG has Mbappe who is ready to beat the opponents they face. PSG also has a lot of good strikers this season such as Asensio, Goncalo Ramos and also Kolo so Luis Enrique has a lot of players in stock who can help him this season. |
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