People are overreacting, the team is quite different compared to last year and that's why they are not going to end up getting wins back to back all the time, I think it would be smart to end up considering them the championship contender even with all these games because at the end of the day they are just having their early games and adjusting.
Many players there do not know about the Barcelona football and I think it would be weird if they just came in and started to play amazingly. With all these new players I am sure that they are going to end up being a little different and should be considered a bit different for sure. I think it should be easy to handle all this and could be considered a bigger deal on the long run.
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Barcelona dug a hole for themselves against Villareal and managed to pull themselves out of it. It was meant to be a slightly difficult match on paper and started great for Barca going two goals up very quickly and they managed to blow everything away and saw themselves losing a match they should have already had wrapped up.
They managed to win but was not convincing just like their other performances this season. The team desperately needs a boost of some sort especially in their attacking options; Lamine Yamal is playing really well along with Ferran and Fermin. But they need more in form options to compete for all competitions they are playing in.
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They managed to win but was not convincing just like their other performances this season. The team desperately needs a boost of some sort especially in their attacking options; Lamine Yamal is playing really well along with Ferran and Fermin. But they need more in form options to compete for all competitions they are playing in.
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Rayo Vallecano vs Atlético Madrid
Rayo Vallecano has managed to pick up 6 points from his last 2/2 matches in La Liga against Almeria and Granada. Today they host Atletico Madrid in what is likely to be a tough game, but since Vallecano is playing at home, it shouldn't be taken lightly.
I expect this to be a tough match as the closing game of Week 3. Atletico Madrid will of course be named the favorites in the match, but Vallecano's performance is good enough to be expected in his last two matches. Atletico Madrid, who drew last week, have high motivation to improve their performance. I expected them to win, but it wasn't as easy as I expected.
Rayo Vallecano has managed to pick up 6 points from his last 2/2 matches in La Liga against Almeria and Granada. Today they host Atletico Madrid in what is likely to be a tough game, but since Vallecano is playing at home, it shouldn't be taken lightly.
I expect this to be a tough match as the closing game of Week 3. Atletico Madrid will of course be named the favorites in the match, but Vallecano's performance is good enough to be expected in his last two matches. Atletico Madrid, who drew last week, have high motivation to improve their performance. I expected them to win, but it wasn't as easy as I expected.
I really can't think, how can Sevilla be so weak in La Liga. Because in the three matches Sevilla has played so far, the fact is that Sevilla only got a defeat. Meanwhile, if I consider about the opposing team faced by Sevilla then at least, basically Sevilla has a good chance to win. About Sevilla defeat when Sevilla playing against Valencia, maybe it is still a reasonable result. But, about Sevilla defeat by Alaves and Girona then I think it is a result that should not happen. Because anyway, in that match that Sevilla still has good statistics but still, Sevilla failed to win.
it's really sad to see a team like sevilla being in the last position of the table and with a sequence of 3 consecutive defeats, and as you said, they played against weak teams and even so they didn't manage to win in the 3 games they played, and in the next game they will play against a stronger opponent, I see that if they lose in the next game, it will be the 4th consecutive defeat, it won't take long for them to start asking the sevilla coach to resign
barcelona 4 - 3 villareal
wow, this was an unexpected result, on paper I looked at barcelona as the team that would win that game without conceding many goals, even because barcelona has a good defense, barcelona in the last 2 games did not concede a goal, even last season they they had good defense, while villareal did not score more than 1 goal in the last few games, it was strange to see barcelona concede 3 goals in this game, mainly because barcelona was the first team to score a goal and with that they could have focused on defense , but what was seen was villareal having scored 3 goals and they were in advantage, luck that barcelana managed to score 4 goals and with that they won the game
Celta de Vigo 0 - 1 Real Madrid
I bet that Real Madrid would win this game, I was very confident, but when I saw Vinicios Junior leaving the field early, I thought: I'm going to lose my bet, that's because Real Madrid's attacks were not effective and the opponent caused danger, being so i just prayed that at least real madrid would come out of this game with a draw, because with that i wouldn't lose my bet, but i was surprised by real madrid's goal, i soon relaxed because it was already clear that real madrid would come out with win in that game. with this result real madrid remains in the first position
For today match Rayo vs Atletico Madrid i think home team cannot be underestimate because in the last 2 matches Rayo has successfully to collect 6 points and cleansheet so obviously Rayo in the positive condition although probably their status as underdog but i think it's not easy to beat them and Atletico Madrid last week has just gets unsatisfactory result because they only can able to playing draw against Betis so they want return to winning ways through an this match
Atletico Madrid has odds @1.97 but i don't think this is could be good pick because Rayo also sometimes to showed good performance at their home ground especially for team condition Rayo looks in the good shape because there is no players who gets injured or suspension but different situation for Atletico because for today match they will lost Koke who got light injured and i was thinking this match probably will ended to draw considers the conditions from these teams is not so different
However Rayo have been very good with the previous two wins and even if they lose against Atletico I don't think it will change the results they have had so far. I think Atletico are still too strong for Rayo and I have quite a doubt that Rayo can win at home even though Atletico are the opponents. What is clear is that I don't want to bet on this match because anything can still happen and the possible outcome of the match is also not what I predicted. But I'm quite the favorite for Atletico to win even though Koke must be absent due to injury because after all they have to get 3 additional points to catch the gap at the top of the standings.Atletico Madrid has odds @1.97 but i don't think this is could be good pick because Rayo also sometimes to showed good performance at their home ground especially for team condition Rayo looks in the good shape because there is no players who gets injured or suspension but different situation for Atletico because for today match they will lost Koke who got light injured and i was thinking this match probably will ended to draw considers the conditions from these teams is not so different
I prefer to see rayo to lose against atletico. Rayo was strong, but atletico is far stronger than rayo. Atletico needs to get a perfect result. Vallecano is still having perfect results since the first match of la liga. I think that it will stop here.
I remind you that if vallecano rarely had excellent result against atletico madrid even though the game will be gonna play in vallecano's home. Atletico madrid needs only to play consistently, especially in the defensive line.
It's caused by vallevaco is an offensive team. Simeone has been also praising vallecano caused by the club was always playing offensive strategy against its opponent.
It's hard to think over 2.5 goals to happen.
I think Rayo Vallecano is a very dangerous team at home. They can do anything at any time. They are not one of the simple teams that are not given a chance. I think they have a pretty good squad. So is Atlético Madrid. They start the league every year with the goal of championship. It will be a difficult away game, but I have to say that Atletico Madrid is the team that is the favorite in my opinion.
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For now I think he is very comfortable at Barcelona, moreover he can play with top players like Lewandowski who can provide full support to improve his quality. Barcelona is a big team and many players are interested in playing for Barcelona so he has a good enough place to become the next legend.
I've seen since last season, he's a very special young talent belonging to Barcelona. Starting last season Xavi has given minutes, although not much. His technique and mission as a footballer is excellent at 16 years old. This season Lamine Yamal began to get a lot of minutes, he always appeared in 3 games this season although not in full time. Against Villareal, he also played a role in Lewandowski's 71st-minute goal. For now I think he is very comfortable at Barcelona, moreover he can play with top players like Lewandowski who can provide full support to improve his quality. Barcelona is a big team and many players are interested in playing for Barcelona so he has a good enough place to become the next legend.
Yes, Real Madrid seems stronger than Barcelona this season. Real Madrid are still unbeaten in the 23/24 season. Real Madrid is at the top position in the La Liga points table with 9 points. As a Real Madrid supporter I expect them to qualify for the title this season. To make Real Madrid a strong team. I congratulate the coach of Real Madrid
In essence, Bellingham presence in the Real Madrid squad has clearly had a positive impact on Real Madrid performance and match results so far. Because the fact is also, that Bellingham is also at the top of the La Liga top scorer list at this moment. Therefore, Real Madrid is still in very good form so far because I think, this improvement in Real Madrid's performance is also proof that Real Madrid recruited the right players like Bellingham.
But even so, I personally do not consider Barcelona weak. Because after all, Barcelona also did not get a defeat so far and yes, Barcelona only got one draw in the initial match. With results like that, then of course the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona this season will remain fierce. Because Barcelona also still has a promising performance, of course, to be able to compete strongly in the race for the La Liga title this season.
Compared to any other team in La Liga, I cannot say that Barcelona is a weak team. And just like that, if I talk from the Champions League point of view, I will say that Barcelona is pretty average. So if I have to compare Barcelona versus Real Madrid right now, I will definitely say that Real Madrid is a better team. Of course, Real Madrid is not a complete team at this moment and neither is Barcelona. But the power of Real Madrid at this moment is definitely better compared to Barcelona. I am not saying that Barcelona will not be able to win the La Liga title. But Barcelona will have to be consistent in their performance. They have already dropped points. They cannot afford to do those things if they are actually thinking about being successful in the title race.
At the end of the day, I don’t think it is about strong or weak. I think it is about being consistent.
In essence, Bellingham presence in the Real Madrid squad has clearly had a positive impact on Real Madrid performance and match results so far. Because the fact is also, that Bellingham is also at the top of the La Liga top scorer list at this moment. Therefore, Real Madrid is still in very good form so far because I think, this improvement in Real Madrid's performance is also proof that Real Madrid recruited the right players like Bellingham.
But even so, I personally do not consider Barcelona weak. Because after all, Barcelona also did not get a defeat so far and yes, Barcelona only got one draw in the initial match. With results like that, then of course the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona this season will remain fierce. Because Barcelona also still has a promising performance, of course, to be able to compete strongly in the race for the La Liga title this season.
The Bellingham transfer was a good transfer, but sometimes things work out so well that luck was on Bellingham's side, too.
He scored four goals so far I believe and there is nothing to be said against his performance since he plays an offensive position and delivers, but seriously it would not be realistic to think that he can keep going at this level in terms of scoring. Real Madrid has had a close games as well against Celta, which could also have been a draw on a bad day.
It's more realistic to see where everything is at after maybe ten games or so. If it turns out that Bellingham turns into a La Liga top scorer over a longer period of time, I would say that Real Madrid has the strongest offense with Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo and then Bellingham. In my opinion it would be stronger than that of Barcelona.
Yes, Real Madrid seems stronger than Barcelona this season. Real Madrid are still unbeaten in the 23/24 season. Real Madrid is at the top position in the La Liga points table with 9 points. As a Real Madrid supporter I expect them to qualify for the title this season. To make Real Madrid a strong team. I congratulate the coach of Real Madrid
In essence, Bellingham presence in the Real Madrid squad has clearly had a positive impact on Real Madrid performance and match results so far. Because the fact is also, that Bellingham is also at the top of the La Liga top scorer list at this moment. Therefore, Real Madrid is still in very good form so far because I think, this improvement in Real Madrid's performance is also proof that Real Madrid recruited the right players like Bellingham.
But even so, I personally do not consider Barcelona weak. Because after all, Barcelona also did not get a defeat so far and yes, Barcelona only got one draw in the initial match. With results like that, then of course the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona this season will remain fierce. Because Barcelona also still has a promising performance, of course, to be able to compete strongly in the race for the La Liga title this season.
The fact that Barcelona won seems to be cool and 3 points is 3 points, but given the previous two games, I would say that this is another sign of weakness (if we are talking about the fight for the title). And with such a game (both in attack and defense), one should not count on any success in Eurocups. Maybe Xavi will be able to even out the situation, but globally I expect a repeat of previous seasons - instability that will not always end as well as today.
That's correct, the "three points is three points" talk might be true for La Liga, but when this is against the best European teams in the Champions League, I don't think that Barcelona has a realistic chance to make it to the semifinal. Maybe the quarterfinals could be possible, but the last season was a good example of what you just explained. A team like Inter Milan punishes this and doesn't lose the game like Villareal did. Both games against Cadiz and Getafe have already had some warning signals. Having one close game against an inferior team is normal, but these three games taken together aren't very promising so far.
By the way, as I expected, the bookmakers also rated this game as a minus for Barcelona and the quotes for the La Liga title shifted a little more in favor of Real Madrid. Now, according to the bookmakers, the odds of Real Madrid are 1.68 and Barcelona are 2.75. I consider this bias to be quite serious and still profitable to bet on Real (but I want to wait until September 1st to know for sure if Mbappe will come).
Ancelotti gained a huge advantage by signing Bellingham. Bellingham has strengthened the midfield and is only 19 years old. He is a player who can be the future of Real Madrid like Modric. With him, Ancelotti's team will score many goals in the league.
The fact that Barcelona won seems to be cool and 3 points is 3 points, but given the previous two games, I would say that this is another sign of weakness (if we are talking about the fight for the title). And with such a game (both in attack and defense), one should not count on any success in Eurocups. Maybe Xavi will be able to even out the situation, but globally I expect a repeat of previous seasons - instability that will not always end as well as today.
That's correct, the "three points is three points" talk might be true for La Liga, but when this is against the best European teams in the Champions League, I don't think that Barcelona has a realistic chance to make it to the semifinal. Maybe the quarterfinals could be possible, but the last season was a good example of what you just explained. A team like Inter Milan punishes this and doesn't lose the game like Villareal did. Both games against Cadiz and Getafe have already had some warning signals. Having one close game against an inferior team is normal, but these three games taken together aren't very promising so far.
By the way, as I expected, the bookmakers also rated this game as a minus for Barcelona and the quotes for the La Liga title shifted a little more in favor of Real Madrid. Now, according to the bookmakers, the odds of Real Madrid are 1.68 and Barcelona are 2.75. I consider this bias to be quite serious and still profitable to bet on Real (but I want to wait until September 1st to know for sure if Mbappe will come).
Real Madrid have been in very strong form this season which will prove to be the case at the end of the season. The coach of Real Madrid has a lot to think about because this new season must be ready for any team to give a suitable response. Barcelona team is not performing so well and Real Madrid seems like kids so surely Real Madrid will have a tough fight to be the best this season using any new moves or tactics. This place is still vacant due to the transfer of Karim Benzema, if this place is filled I would definitely think that Real Madrid is a self sufficient team. If an experienced star can keep Real Madrid then the Real Madrid team will surely be ready to fight any team.
Yes, Real Madrid seems stronger than Barcelona this season. Real Madrid are still unbeaten in the 23/24 season. Real Madrid is at the top position in the La Liga points table with 9 points. As a Real Madrid supporter I expect them to qualify for the title this season. To make Real Madrid a strong team. I congratulate the coach of Real Madrid
Yes, Real Madrid seems stronger than Barcelona this season. Real Madrid are still unbeaten in the 23/24 season. Real Madrid is at the top position in the La Liga points table with 9 points. As a Real Madrid supporter I expect them to qualify for the title this season. To make Real Madrid a strong team. I congratulate the coach of Real Madrid
The strength of Barcelona and Real Madrid this season is of course different, but these two teams have good quality players. Barcelona is not weaker than Real Madrid, while Real Madrid is not stronger than Barcelona if you set a benchmark difference of a few points in the last 3 matches. This assumption is not strong enough in my opinion because La Liga still has quite a lot of matches.I agree that Real Madrid can win the title, while I also agree that Barcelona can secure it. Regardless of how the bookmakers set the odds for the two teams for the title this season, I believe we all cannot say for sure. We need to at least see how the two teams fare in the first half of the season before judging too far.
The fact that Barcelona won seems to be cool and 3 points is 3 points, but given the previous two games, I would say that this is another sign of weakness (if we are talking about the fight for the title). And with such a game (both in attack and defense), one should not count on any success in Eurocups. Maybe Xavi will be able to even out the situation, but globally I expect a repeat of previous seasons - instability that will not always end as well as today.
That's correct, the "three points is three points" talk might be true for La Liga, but when this is against the best European teams in the Champions League, I don't think that Barcelona has a realistic chance to make it to the semifinal. Maybe the quarterfinals could be possible, but the last season was a good example of what you just explained. A team like Inter Milan punishes this and doesn't lose the game like Villareal did. Both games against Cadiz and Getafe have already had some warning signals. Having one close game against an inferior team is normal, but these three games taken together aren't very promising so far.
By the way, as I expected, the bookmakers also rated this game as a minus for Barcelona and the quotes for the La Liga title shifted a little more in favor of Real Madrid. Now, according to the bookmakers, the odds of Real Madrid are 1.68 and Barcelona are 2.75. I consider this bias to be quite serious and still profitable to bet on Real (but I want to wait until September 1st to know for sure if Mbappe will come).
I believe that this season will be a victorious season for Real Madrid despite that Benzema spot is still vacant,since they need a striker that has the kind of potential that he has. Ancelotti will have to work very hard to make sure that the club don't miss Benzema striking force so that they wouldn't have a big challenge in winning strong matches. It is when Real Madrid will play a strong club that I will see their attacking strength and experience.
For today match Rayo vs Atletico Madrid i think home team cannot be underestimate because in the last 2 matches Rayo has successfully to collect 6 points and cleansheet so obviously Rayo in the positive condition although probably their status as underdog but i think it's not easy to beat them and Atletico Madrid last week has just gets unsatisfactory result because they only can able to playing draw against Betis so they want return to winning ways through an this match
Atletico Madrid has odds @1.97 but i don't think this is could be good pick because Rayo also sometimes to showed good performance at their home ground especially for team condition Rayo looks in the good shape because there is no players who gets injured or suspension but different situation for Atletico because for today match they will lost Koke who got light injured and i was thinking this match probably will ended to draw considers the conditions from these teams is not so different
However Rayo have been very good with the previous two wins and even if they lose against Atletico I don't think it will change the results they have had so far. I think Atletico are still too strong for Rayo and I have quite a doubt that Rayo can win at home even though Atletico are the opponents. What is clear is that I don't want to bet on this match because anything can still happen and the possible outcome of the match is also not what I predicted. But I'm quite the favorite for Atletico to win even though Koke must be absent due to injury because after all they have to get 3 additional points to catch the gap at the top of the standings.Atletico Madrid has odds @1.97 but i don't think this is could be good pick because Rayo also sometimes to showed good performance at their home ground especially for team condition Rayo looks in the good shape because there is no players who gets injured or suspension but different situation for Atletico because for today match they will lost Koke who got light injured and i was thinking this match probably will ended to draw considers the conditions from these teams is not so different
I prefer to see rayo to lose against atletico. Rayo was strong, but atletico is far stronger than rayo. Atletico needs to get a perfect result. Vallecano is still having perfect results since the first match of la liga. I think that it will stop here.
I remind you that if vallecano rarely had excellent result against atletico madrid even though the game will be gonna play in vallecano's home. Atletico madrid needs only to play consistently, especially in the defensive line.
It's caused by vallevaco is an offensive team. Simeone has been also praising vallecano caused by the club was always playing offensive strategy against its opponent.
It's hard to think over 2.5 goals to happen.
The fact that Barcelona won seems to be cool and 3 points is 3 points, but given the previous two games, I would say that this is another sign of weakness (if we are talking about the fight for the title). And with such a game (both in attack and defense), one should not count on any success in Eurocups. Maybe Xavi will be able to even out the situation, but globally I expect a repeat of previous seasons - instability that will not always end as well as today.
That's correct, the "three points is three points" talk might be true for La Liga, but when this is against the best European teams in the Champions League, I don't think that Barcelona has a realistic chance to make it to the semifinal. Maybe the quarterfinals could be possible, but the last season was a good example of what you just explained. A team like Inter Milan punishes this and doesn't lose the game like Villareal did. Both games against Cadiz and Getafe have already had some warning signals. Having one close game against an inferior team is normal, but these three games taken together aren't very promising so far.
By the way, as I expected, the bookmakers also rated this game as a minus for Barcelona and the quotes for the La Liga title shifted a little more in favor of Real Madrid. Now, according to the bookmakers, the odds of Real Madrid are 1.68 and Barcelona are 2.75. I consider this bias to be quite serious and still profitable to bet on Real (but I want to wait until September 1st to know for sure if Mbappe will come).
Atletico Madrid have been comfortable in away games against Vallecano in the recent years. I think we can see a similar thing happening in this game as well. Their performance against Betis was really poor you know. They need to make up for that by making a good improvement and getting a win here. But they shouldn't underestimate their opponent at the same time.
Because Vallecano made even a better start than them by 2 away wins. They can motivate themselves to resist strongly in this game. If Atletico Madrid get ahead early it would be a big advantage. Breaking the defense of such smaller teams early helps a lot to find bigger spaces later on.
Because Vallecano made even a better start than them by 2 away wins. They can motivate themselves to resist strongly in this game. If Atletico Madrid get ahead early it would be a big advantage. Breaking the defense of such smaller teams early helps a lot to find bigger spaces later on.
Villarreal is indeed a strong team, but they are no better than Barcelona, in this match I did not see that Villarreal played well, but it was Barcelona who played badly so they could concede 3 goals even when Barcelona was 2-0 up. Villarreal was able to turn things around, until finally Barcelona's players came back to make the game 4--3 but it will be another evaluation for Xavi to continue to improve this team before facing more difficult opponents.
And what is of great concern is Barcelona's bottom line this season, look at how bad Barcelona's defense is, this is a pretty serious issue if Barcelona faces a tougher team, maybe to compete in La Liga Barcelona is still quite calculated but I really don't sure they will be able to compete tightly in the UCL stage.
Yes, that's right, Villareal are a good team but of course not better than Barcelona. And it's true that as you said Barcelona didn't play well especially in the defensive area. Barcelona's defense must be repaired immediately otherwise Barcelona will find it difficult to face strong teams like Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.And what is of great concern is Barcelona's bottom line this season, look at how bad Barcelona's defense is, this is a pretty serious issue if Barcelona faces a tougher team, maybe to compete in La Liga Barcelona is still quite calculated but I really don't sure they will be able to compete tightly in the UCL stage.
In that match, it was clear that Barcelona's defense that was not good was Sergi Roberto. Because of Villareal's first goal, instead of heading the ball, he just watched, and also during Villareal's second goal, he couldn't cut the ball on the right. And Villarreal's third also came from Roberto's position and he was slow to come down.
For me, even though a top club like Barca certainly has weaknesses when they meet certain club and even though it looks convincing when Barca plays Villarreal, it not guarantee that Barca can beat it because we know that sometimes a club performance suddenly drops and sometimes there is carelessness on the defense and for me this is normal because problems like this happen to other club too.
But even though Barca lost, I think Barcelona has performed very well because Villarreal are lucky be able to beat Barca with only 1 score difference and this is not serious problem for Barca defense line and I think all of this can be fixed because I believe Xavi is able to increase.
But even though Barca lost, I think Barcelona has performed very well because Villarreal are lucky be able to beat Barca with only 1 score difference and this is not serious problem for Barca defense line and I think all of this can be fixed because I believe Xavi is able to increase.
The Spanish federation is threatening to leave UEFA after the kissing incident of its boss and teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona could be ejected from Champions League. I don't know which one is threatening the other since Champions League without these clubs is tasteless and sending threats that way from RFEF is kiddish. [ur=]https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/08/28/fc-barcelona-real-madrid-face-champions-league-expulsion-amid-spanish-federation-threat-to-uefa-reports/]source[/url]
For Cancelo, the deal is almost done, there is the medical visit then the signing of the loan contract with a purchase option of €25m. Not bad for both teams and Barcelona defence line will get a boost.
For Cancelo, the deal is almost done, there is the medical visit then the signing of the loan contract with a purchase option of €25m. Not bad for both teams and Barcelona defence line will get a boost.
I really can't think, how can Sevilla be so weak in La Liga. Because in the three matches Sevilla has played so far, the fact is that Sevilla only got a defeat. Meanwhile, if I consider about the opposing team faced by Sevilla then at least, basically Sevilla has a good chance to win. About Sevilla defeat when Sevilla playing against Valencia, maybe it is still a reasonable result. But, about Sevilla defeat by Alaves and Girona then I think it is a result that should not happen. Because anyway, in that match that Sevilla still has good statistics but still, Sevilla failed to win.
It's a natural thing when you look at Sevilla, last season? The past couple of seasons? Yeah they did the same thing, in La Liga they didn't do too well. The previous 2 seasons were probably good seasons for them, as they were able to keep Real Madrid in 2nd place, yes even though they eventually fell off towards the end of the season.But they were different in European competitions, especially in the Europa League, it was a strange thing. Are they more concerned with that than La Liga or is it something else? But I don't think it's possible, because in theory they have to do well in La Liga to get there, even though they could still be there as long as they win.
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