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For the Champions League, it looks like Manchester United can still survive at least until the quarter-finals or even the semi-finals if Erik ten Hag and the players can show their best.
But when Mbappe can actually join Real Madrid this summer, Real Madrid's strength will increase significantly, especially for the attack line, maybe even sharper to penetrate the enemy's defense.

For La Liga, Real Madrid has become the king who rotates with Barcelona, maybe the nickname of the king is more appropriate in La Liga, not the Champions League.
Right now I'm not going to go so far as to talk about whether or not they'll be able to perform at their best in the Champions League, because I have to first see how they shape up in the actual competition. Indeed now we have seen their performances in pre-season matches, but for me it is not a real measure for anyone whether they will perform well or not. This applies to all clubs that will participate in the Champions League later, not just the 2 clubs being discussed here.
I wouldn't say no to today's predictions either, because surely we're going to have different things to say.
Well, after all, the Champions League will also start some time in the future, so there is still enough time so that every club that has qualified can prepare and put on a good playing performance.
Pre-season matches are used to test the game of each player which when the domestic or Champions League starts they can adapt and play optimally.
We also cannot use pre-season matches to assess the strength of a football club considering that on average clubs only field their new players or young players.

La Liga matches kick off on August 12 and there are only about 12 days left to open.
For the opening will feature Almeria vs Rayo.
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That's the main reason but i remind you that if mbappe's price can still be negotiated. Liverpool is making a huge step compared with real madrid. I gonna wait till the final price of mbappe gonna be released. Will it make real madrid interesting to sign him as a permanent transfer? This is the most interesting to be waited. I meant if everything about mbappe is still remain uncertain at this moment. This guy is always making everything become even more complicated than before.
Buying mbappe with such price is actually adding financial issue to the real madrid. The club didn't have a lot of cash to buy him. The club shall sell something to get more funds in buying him from PSG.
Real madrid was not PSG which is owned by billionaire with unlimited money. That's why perez was not rushing in any decision about mbappe. The club prefers to wait till next year to get him with free agent.

Liverpool emerged as an option to loan Mbappe, not to buy him so it is likely that psg is still considering it if no offer arrives before the transfer market closes. In addition, Mbappe price has been set above 200 million euros for teams looking to sign him in this season's transfer window. Real Madrid didn't even move to make a bid for PSG to sign Mbappe in this transfer window as they could sign Mbappe for free next season.

So with the drama that never ends, it is very likely that PSG will accept an offer from Liverpool to borrow Mbappe in this transfer window because Liverpool are willing to pay PSG to borrow Mbappe. I will see whether Liverpool's attempt to borrow Mbappe will be successful or not, because all decisions must of course be agreed upon with players and club owners.
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To excel in a big club like Real Madrid that has so much rich history, a lot is required. When you look back at players who came through this part you will see the much effort and hard work put in to excel at the club. Arda Giller is young and shows signs of a promising future, I believe he will grow to be one of the best names in the game if he works hard and puts his mind to developing his craft.

Of course, but if in the next season Real Madrid has to replace its coach, then a different plan could occur for most of its players. Real Madrid is likely to part with some of its senior players such as Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Nacho Fernández, Daniel Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez in the next 1 to 2 seasons. So of course there will be many differences in terms of the quality of the team that Real Madrid has.

Young players like Arda Güler, Reinier, Bellingham and others would not be guaranteed a place in the main squad for as long if the coach was different. It depends, yes it really depends on the form of each player, but the coach can always adapt his own plans to different players.
Substitution of players in a squad is inevitable, including a coach. Real Madrid's time together with Ancelotti leaves only one more year, after which Ancelotti will take charge of the Brazilian national team. The new coach has his own ideology and flagship players, changes in the squad will occur every change of coach. Players like Modric, Kroos and other names may no longer adorn the Real Madrid squad due to the age factor and also the tactics used by coaches who rely more on young players.

Real Madrid had anticipated their departure by bringing in several young and quality players, their qualities could be used as new Galaticos in the Real Madrid squad with a new coach. The coach has full control over his decision to organize the main squad, Real Madrid must find a replacement for Ancelotti who can develop the young players they currently have to keep their quality at a high level.
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A friendly match is not a reference for how the team will perform in a real competition, it will only help the coach see the weaknesses of his team. Whether or not Barcelona are strong next season, we will see how far they are able to be consistent in every game and that is where Xavi was actually tested. Real Madrid will not let Barcelona be comfortable in the title race at the end of the season and they will continue to put up a fight to continue to compete with Barcelona, the rivalry between the two will never end in the race for the La Liga title
Usually all football manager not priority what the result on friendly match loss or win its not important because they want to see weakness side from his formation. Real Madrid keep confidence although loss from Barcelona because is pre season match only and not give impact in domestic league.

Its not real formation in friendly match actually the scorer goals from Barcelona Ousmane Dembélé have reached personal verbal agreement for joining with PSG. I think important with friendly match how manager change composition if main player get injured or move to other team and Barcelona have adapt well with other formation if Ousmane Dembélé leaves and join to PSG is real happening.
 
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Barcelona played well against Real Madrid in the last season and they did played well in past long season too. Xavi needs to help Barcelona play better in Champions League and in Cups. In La Liga, he looks good with his management in Barcelona but to win cups, it requires different skills and I am not sure Xavi already has enough coach experience to win cups.
Overall Barcelona did look good in La Liga, but they failed miserably in the Champions League. Xavi does not yet have experience in the coaching chair and still has a lot to prove, but with the limitations he was able to bring Barcelona to the La Liga title last season, this shows that Xavi has quality as a new coach.

The win in a friendly match will help Barcelona to start a new season in La Liga with good belief in themselves. It shows Barcelona have been at least as strong as they were in the past season, if not yet becoming stronger in this summer.
A friendly match is not a reference for how the team will perform in a real competition, it will only help the coach see the weaknesses of his team. Whether or not Barcelona are strong next season, we will see how far they are able to be consistent in every game and that is where Xavi was actually tested. Real Madrid will not let Barcelona be comfortable in the title race at the end of the season and they will continue to put up a fight to continue to compete with Barcelona, the rivalry between the two will never end in the race for the La Liga title
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I can't even believe it. Dembele gave green light for PSG's proposal, which is unbelivable thing. I thought that he was very loyal to the barcelona but it seems he changes his mind about stay in barcleona for another season.
Here's we go dembele gonna leaves from barcelona and join in PSG under luis enrique. My guess if he was interesting to play under enrique. PSG can breathe a sigh of relief as the release clause for the player is not high, which is definitely positive news.
He is a French player and it is not bad to return to his homeland. Playing for PSG and returning to France sounds good if he wants to enjoy his time with his family in France. In addition, PSG are not worse than Barcelona in quality and competitiveness in Champions League if don't say they are better. Salary, I am sure Dembele will receive higher salary in PSG than what he is receiving from Barcelona.

Joao Felix is a prominent player who should be given adequate playing time, but as a result of recent developments, he has been denied this and is being used as a backup player, which is rapidly eroding the player's skills and abilities. He keeps fighting to make the first squad, but the head coach, Diego Simeone, fails to reimburse concentration.
Joao Felix is like an overvalued player and we can see it from his performances for Athletico Madrid, Chelsea and Portugal. He has never shown that he deserves a very high transfer cost which was paid by Athletico Madrid years ago.

If Joao Felix failed in Chelsea, he is not good enough and maybe Diego Simeone was right by not using Joao Felix too often in his club. In Portuguese national team, Joao Felix did not play too well too. If you need example, World Cup 2022 is not his good show.
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I can't even believe it. Dembele gave green light for PSG's proposal, which is unbelivable thing. I thought that he was very loyal to the barcelona but it seems he changes his mind about stay in barcleona for another season.
Here's we go dembele gonna leaves from barcelona and join in PSG under luis enrique. My guess if he was interesting to play under enrique. PSG can breathe a sigh of relief as the release clause for the player is not high, which is definitely positive news.
I think that dembele has a problem in barcelona and it was forcing him to take such a decision. I can't even understand how PSG is trying to disrupt barcelona at this moment. I hope that dembele will be lucky enough when he gonna play for PSG next season.
Seeing so many people gave same reaction as me. They don't believe if this thing is happening. Dembele can be considered as one of the important player in barcelona.

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BREAKING: Ousmane Dembélé says yes to Paris Saint-Germain! Initial green light to the proposal has arrived 🚨🔴🔵

PSG verbally agreed five year deal with Dembélé’s agent.

PSG have sent formal letter to inform Barcelona, now trying best way to close the deal — depends on timing.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1685792386322948096
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No way that Mbappe is not of any interest to Real Madrid anymore. Even though Perez implied in his wording back then that he is literally pissed off about the decision Mbappe made, I still think that he wants him in the Real Madrid team. It doesn't matter what Mbappe said, but everyone knows that he is the best player on earth right now. On a very good day Mbappe eliminates world class teams on his own. Haaland is also an exceptional player because he is so deadly and doesn't need a lot of chances, but it is still kind of more impressive to watch Mbappe accelerate with his speed, control the ball perfectly while also navigating smartly on the field and then strike as if it was a penalty. There aren't players like him these days and Perez is aware of that. 

Well, unlike you, I think the best player in the world right now is Messi, and he showed that in Qatar, and where a standard as high as Messi or CR7 did not exist, I think Mbappé alone is much better for me. Better Haaland than Mbappé, well in my opinion, for everything that the Viking has achieved, I see it that way.

I know that there are many who like Mbappé's style, but as I have said, Mbappé said no to Madrid once already, I don't think Florentino Pérez will make an exception with him, also time passes and his price will already have gone down It seems absurd to me that some media say that Mbappé is not going to go to Madrid because they were asking a lot of money for him. Madrid would not have cared about the price if they had wanted it, so personally I think that he is not suitable for Madrid.


You are 100% wrong about my personal best player in the world ranking. Wink For me it is Messi as well. I think everyone who understands the sport well and knows what certain moves in a game mean or what their effects are on the game as a whole, would also say that Messi is the best. There is no player in the world who can read the game like Messi and who can interpret game situations and capitalize on anticipated situations as much as Messi.

But my talk about Mbappe is more referring to the fact that Messi's time now came to an end in Europe. I would have loved to see him play in Europe for a few years. In my opinion Messi is even another level than Ronaldo. I am not sure who said this, but someone in an interview said that Ronaldo is the best on the planet, and Messi is an alien. I like that comparison. Wink

What you say are big statements, but I think Something needs to be highlighted here, Messi is a football genius, there is no doubt about it , he has an incredible vision of the game , he makes his passes and as you say, he reads the game an enormous speed and makes others understand his style of play, that's why he was born with that talent, and When you are born with talent you only need to exploit it , unlike CR7 that he has worked hard to achieve all his life his technique and his way of playing, I see that Mesi doesn't even care about his age to play, but CR7 does , in fact these two men left Europe because of the bad treatment they were given at one point, both Messi and CR7 had a hard time times because of their clubs, fans, among others, so this is not being well valued despite the things they have done to us when they show their game , and it is a pity that Messi has left, but you have to fully blame the PSG, he said it , spent two very long years being unhappy and not to mention what CR7 passed at MU.

Bad news for Real Madrid after new signing Arda Guler can't make debut yet after confirming with knee injury, actually Arda Guran has promising and impressive performance during pre season training but he was absent on two pre season matches against AC Milan and Manchester United. Seems not confirmed yet with Arda Guler in starting line up against Barcelona on next pre season match will play few hours later.
He is very young and a great talent already, it will be bad for his career if he is injury prone because if he is, it means that we may never see him achieve his full potential because of the regular injuries he will be sustaining, and he will not be consistent in a season. I was hoping to see him play same games before the season starts, but for the now, watching Jude Bellingham will be okay. In their friendly game against against Barcelona, if Bellingham scores, or Joselu scores too, Real Madrid serious supporters will be happy and know that they have signed the right people.

Well, but an injury does not mean that everything is lost, it is an injury that can easily be treated with the Madrid medical staff, obviously Bellingham will have a good performance, it would be something magical if he manages to score a good goal against Barcelona, many fans are waiting for this meeting with great anticipation, because the rivalry between Madir and Barcelona is always evident, things can improve as long as they comply with what Ancelotti tells them, now on the other hand this is a friendly, the teams are not they will show all the potential they have, there is always something to keep there, they will not play with everything they have.

In the case of Xavi things are very different, the coach and player says that for him there are no friendly matches, that everything should be played as if it were an official match, I'm really anxious to see the cl'sico to see what they'll come up with This team, obviously during the game, the plays, some player brands will make us see that it is not a friendly match, or that there is nothing Friendly about it, but I think that this is just what makes this type of rival exciting.

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For now it seems like Joao Felix is staying at Atletico Madrid. He has been rumoured with some teams but his asking price is quite high. In this case it wouldn't be easy for him to be signed on a permanent deal. He still has 4 more years with the team as well. I think the biggest thing that can happen now could be to see him being loaned to another team again.

Until Simeone leaves the team which is likely to happen at the end of his current contract Felix is likely to continue his life like this. But after Atletico Madrid bring a new manager Felix can start to find a place for himself in the team finally maybe.
After making a splash with his desire to join rival club Barcelona two weeks ago, Felix is likely to stay at Atletico Madrid next season. Because Barca could not fulfill the purchase or loan from the ATM, as a result of his actions Felix received a strong reprimand from the ATM management and put him in a complicated situation. Benfica are reportedly interested in bringing their former player home, but that looks unlikely as they cannot do so except with a loan option.

After not being included in Diego Simeone list of priority players next season, Felix must try again to get his best performance for the remainder of his contract at ATM. I think in one or two seasons he can do it and be an important player for the club again.

Joao Félix situation is complicated, it seems to me that he is a very good player, he just has to connect with the team and thus he can do great things, the Portuguese has a very good fútol style and has everything to do to win against any team, at Atlético with Simeone they have to earn their place, that seems good, there are players who with just fame are already title holders and well that is something that is not bad, but since he is a player who comes from another team, under other circumstances and obviously because they have in mind the system of a Chelsea, now Spanish football moves at a different pace, what I think is that things here with this player can always go well.

Now if the player doesn't get along with Simeone, things can go a little wrong because the player won't give him many opportunities, I don't know if you remember when Zidane managed Real Madrid and they had the Colombian James Rodriguez, he did well , and when they put him in to play, the player scored goals, however Zizu did not trust him for the simple fact that he did not train, or was late for training, that is, he did not fight for the position but James always trusted only in his talent, and things aren't like that either, that's in the case of Real Madrid , now at Atlético I don't really know what that situation is like.

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Atletico Madrid have set out a key requirement before considering a potential move to sell Joao Felix.

Felix has been linked with a switch away from Madrid ahead of the 2023/24 campaign after returning from a six month loan spell at Chelsea.

The Portuguese international remains on the edge of Diego Simeone’s plans and he could be sold to raise key transfer funds in the Spanish capital.

Felix has created waves in recent weeks after revealing his ambition to join Barcelona at some point in his career with a move to Catalonia described as a ‘dream’ by the former Benfica forward.

Source: https://www.football-espana.net/2023/07/30/atletico-madrid-joao-felix-apology-sale

Well, as it appears, now the teams are offended because the players want to leave, this does not seem right to me, if a player wants to leave, then he can leave, it is normal.
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For now it seems like Joao Felix is staying at Atletico Madrid. He has been rumoured with some teams but his asking price is quite high. In this case it wouldn't be easy for him to be signed on a permanent deal. He still has 4 more years with the team as well. I think the biggest thing that can happen now could be to see him being loaned to another team again.

Until Simeone leaves the team which is likely to happen at the end of his current contract Felix is likely to continue his life like this. But after Atletico Madrid bring a new manager Felix can start to find a place for himself in the team finally maybe.
Joao Felix is a prominent player who should be given adequate playing time, but as a result of recent developments, he has been denied this and is being used as a backup player, which is rapidly eroding the player's skills and abilities. He keeps fighting to make the first squad, but the head coach, Diego Simeone, fails to reimburse concentration; his attention is elsewhere, and there's nothing to show that he has resilient strategies in mind for the Portugal international. Athletico Madrid keeps stressing out the bidding process for this player, he's young and capable of achieving alot if sold to any potential club.
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For now it seems like Joao Felix is staying at Atletico Madrid. He has been rumoured with some teams but his asking price is quite high. In this case it wouldn't be easy for him to be signed on a permanent deal. He still has 4 more years with the team as well. I think the biggest thing that can happen now could be to see him being loaned to another team again.

Until Simeone leaves the team which is likely to happen at the end of his current contract Felix is likely to continue his life like this. But after Atletico Madrid bring a new manager Felix can start to find a place for himself in the team finally maybe.
After making a splash with his desire to join rival club Barcelona two weeks ago, Felix is likely to stay at Atletico Madrid next season. Because Barca could not fulfill the purchase or loan from the ATM, as a result of his actions Felix received a strong reprimand from the ATM management and put him in a complicated situation. Benfica are reportedly interested in bringing their former player home, but that looks unlikely as they cannot do so except with a loan option.

After not being included in Diego Simeone list of priority players next season, Felix must try again to get his best performance for the remainder of his contract at ATM. I think in one or two seasons he can do it and be an important player for the club again.
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Real Madrid's performance was terrible in the friendly match, showing that Barcelona has a stronger squad.
This is just a friendly match, with no reward or punishment, and it's mainly for testing the squad's purpose. Therefore, we can't evaluate whether Real Madrid's squad is weaker than Barcelona. It requires a longer period of time in the official season to make a proper evaluation.
Even though you called it just friendly match but el classico is still remain el classico. The dignity owned by the club always become the motivation to go all in on the match. Real madrid has been using its best squad as well as barcelona.
You can see the line up used by both. Even carvajal was taking the last match as a serious match. That's why he wanna try to do revenge against barcelona in la liga.

That's why this is not only friendly match. Any el classico gonna be a place to know which team was much more stronger between real madrid compared with barcelona.
I think that you can try to dig it even deeper by yourself.
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For now it seems like Joao Felix is staying at Atletico Madrid. He has been rumoured with some teams but his asking price is quite high. In this case it wouldn't be easy for him to be signed on a permanent deal. He still has 4 more years with the team as well. I think the biggest thing that can happen now could be to see him being loaned to another team again.

Until Simeone leaves the team which is likely to happen at the end of his current contract Felix is likely to continue his life like this. But after Atletico Madrid bring a new manager Felix can start to find a place for himself in the team finally maybe.
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Mbappe price is too high for real madrid to pay even if they decrease it i doubt they will be able to pay it without having financial issues so i think the negotiation will fail mbappe going to laliga is really unlikely.
That's the main reason but i remind you that if mbappe's price can still be negotiated. Liverpool is making a huge step compared with real madrid. I gonna wait till the final price of mbappe gonna be released. Will it make real madrid interesting to sign him as a permanent transfer? This is the most interesting to be waited. I meant if everything about mbappe is still remain uncertain at this moment. This guy is always making everything become even more complicated than before.
Buying mbappe with such price is actually adding financial issue to the real madrid. The club didn't have a lot of cash to buy him. The club shall sell something to get more funds in buying him from PSG.
Real madrid was not PSG which is owned by billionaire with unlimited money. That's why perez was not rushing in any decision about mbappe. The club prefers to wait till next year to get him with free agent.
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To excel in a big club like Real Madrid that has so much rich history, a lot is required. When you look back at players who came through this part you will see the much effort and hard work put in to excel at the club. Arda Giller is young and shows signs of a promising future, I believe he will grow to be one of the best names in the game if he works hard and puts his mind to developing his craft.

Of course, but if in the next season Real Madrid has to replace its coach, then a different plan could occur for most of its players. Real Madrid is likely to part with some of its senior players such as Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Nacho Fernández, Daniel Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez in the next 1 to 2 seasons. So of course there will be many differences in terms of the quality of the team that Real Madrid has.

Young players like Arda Güler, Reinier, Bellingham and others would not be guaranteed a place in the main squad for as long if the coach was different. It depends, yes it really depends on the form of each player, but the coach can always adapt his own plans to different players.
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....Arda Giller is young and shows signs of a promising future, I believe he will grow to be one of the best names in the game if he works hard and puts his mind to developing his craft.
He is actually a very talented young player.
But, unfortunately, he is in injury right now, that is why he is not on the list of the squads for this starting matches.
He suffered an internal meniscus injury in his knee which resulted in him being sent home early from the pre-season tour. This is what many clubs are always afraid of regarding injuries that might be experienced during pre-season. Meniscus injuries are not uncommon, this will definitely affect their future performance. The injury he experienced is really unfortunate, hopefully it's not too severe so he can recover quickly and recover more quickly after receiving special treatment. He is a young asset for Real Madrid. Even at the age of 18, he is nicknamed the Turkish Messi. Usually, Real Madrid are very good at recruiting young players. But this is an unexpected incident if he suffered this injury during pre-season.
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Arda Guller needs to overcome his injury problems, as the enthusiasm of the fans and his arrival in Madrid attract attention. So it would be a shame if in the end he was preoccupied with injuries. His young age and injury-prone is not a good solution. Fitness as a youth player at Madrid always counts. Arda Guller could not pass up an opportunity that many players would envy. For Ancelotti, this is an important task, because like it or not Arda Gulller position is expected to play an important role in spurring Madrid's appearance. The initial phase at Real Madrid determines the future of young players, if you can survive and produce the expected results then the player is the first choice but otherwise the possibility of playing on the bench is very unlikely for Ada Guller.
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PSG lost money already unless they have made a lot of money from other sources due to Mbappe, but I don't know how much that could be.

Real Madrid doesn't care about paying 250 million or 225 million. These are the last steps in negotiation in my opinion and as soon as the closing of the transfer window comes, the two parties will find an agreement. It is not going to fail because of 25 million.

The only reason this could still fail is if the offer from Al-Hilal will be considered by Mbappe unless the media is right about this and Mbappe refuses to negotiate with Al-Hilal.

The bargain with the Real Madrid and Saudi Arabia Club with Mbappe was hard now.Seems the Saudi Arabia Club will win the race,because they ready to pay 300 million to the Mbappe.But the Real Madrid only doing the low bet for the Mbappe to continue with them,they need to reconsider their offer against Mbappe.

The 300 million is not the amount that will decide about the success of the transfer. The only thing that decides about the transfer is what Mbappe wants. For now it is said that he rejected the offer from Al-Hilal, which means that it wouldn't matter if Al-Hilal offered 400 million for him to PSG, he still has a valid contract and can stay if he wants. The difference would be that PSG could take 100 million from a higher offer and give it to Mbappe just to make him leave the club. I believe that he has something in mind where he can squeeze out some more money out of the contract by putting PSG under pressure while he can still go to Real Madrid in the end.  
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It is interesting that Atletico won, although the probability of this event was estimated by bookmakers as 16% (and I find this assessment fair). What surprised me was this odds on BTTS 1.76 - I thought that in this pair the favorite should be the outcome of BTTS No, since both teams are good in defense. It's probably worth considering that this is a friendly game, I can't believe that Atlético has suddenly become so good.

Yes it was really interesting that Atlantic Madrid won today with two fantastic goals. Although the match was friendly but they had enough attacks which really engrossed the audience. I thought Manchester City would win today but unfortunately they lost the friendly match by 2-1 goals. Both teams attacked well at the start of the first half but neither team managed to score and there was enough fighting between the two teams. But Atlantic Madrid performed so well today that it was a real surprise. Manchester City attacked well enough but the goalkeeper made a perfect save that kept the ball didn't in the back of the net. It is really surprising that a strong team like Manchester City will be defeated by Atlantic Madrid in the last minute like this.

Yes Atalanta Madrid... Tongue I am joking around here. It is Atletico and not Atlantic Madrid lol.

But this is again a game that ends in favor of Atletico Madrid, but how many people believe that in the next Champions League game Atletico Madrid will beat Manchester City?

These games are played for only one reason and that is to see the fitness level and the willpower to improve and to listen to the coach and turn the advice into action. Whether those games are won or not is at maximum a side effect it means anything at all.

Yes, Atlantic Madrid sounds pretty good for the MLS, by the way  Grin
As for your question, it's me. I believe that Atlético may well kick City out of the Champions League - in the 21-22 season they played almost on an equal footing with City and City at the end of the game played exactly the shameful Simeone football (tightening time, fouls, senseless ball control).
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In today's game, Real Madrid attacked a lot but could not succeed because of the lack of forward players. Special teams have had a tough season challenging due to player turnover this season. Meanwhile, finding the weakness of Real Madrid, the few attacks that the Barcelona team made were almost successful. But I can see that Real Madrid had more possession than Barcelona but Real Madrid couldn't find any chance to score. So unless an experienced striker is present, it will be difficult for Real Madrid to secure a win.
It is not always accurate to predict how a team will perform in an upcoming season from their preseason games. The season can start and we will see an entirely different team from the team and the performance from the preseason games. See from the games played, Manchester United won Arsenal, and Real Madrid went ahead to win Manchester United. Arsenal won Barcelona, and Barcelona went ahead to win Real Madrid. You see that each game had a strategy that each coach just wanted to try out. When the season begins, Real Madrid will be stronger and Joselu will be able to fill in the position he is to occupy for the time.
Practice games allow teams to prepare, experiment, and collaborate. I concur, and training games shouldn't be overvalued. Like your examples, training wins dont automatically guarantee a team will win the regular season.

But remember that these games can increase team spirit. Barcelona's win over Real Madrid, in which they were more precise with fewer shots, may have boosted team spirit. Real Madrid's offensive aggression may also indicate stylistic progress. These pairings are experiments, so it's important to apply these outcomes.
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Yes and also, don't make this defeat the reason why Real Madrid need a high quality pure attacking player. If you still attribute this defeat to that factor, then of course Mbappe name will eventually come up again. In fact, Real Madrid have signed Joselu to be positioned as a center forward. So yes, just hope for a real match in the new season later, at least you can hope Joselu can play with the contribution as expected. Because that way, it can at least close the hole that has been worried about pure strikers who have good goal instincts.

First of all, I want to make sure that people actually understand it does not matter because it was a friendly match. But winning a match against Real Madrid is going to give any team the confidence going forward in the actual competitive matches.

I agree that Real Madrid did attack a lot in this match. Just look at the number of shots they took. 29 against that 12 of Barcelona. But the shot accuracy is far better from Barcelona. Because Barcelona was able to have seven shots on target while Real Madrid had only five. And in the end, Barcelona was able to win the match by 3-0. Nonetheless, it is wise not to excessively ruminate over this outcome, as it remains essential to acknowledge the friendly nature of the match rather than its competitiveness.

I see that there is a difference this time in the El Clasico match, even though this match is at the level of a friendly match. however, there is always a battle of prestige when these two teams meet. IMO, in this match Ancelotti is really testing the system he is implementing, maybe for Ancelonti it is not too important a matter of winning or losing. which in essence, seems like he's only focused on the pattern of the system he's trying to implement.

in 3 pre-season matches, Don Carlo always uses the same pattern. without Benzema, like it or not, it looks like Anceloti will have to concoct a new formula for his team's squad. what I see, Ancelotti is trying to use a formation pattern with 4-3-1-2, maybe to maximize the duet of Rodygo and Vini Jr.  while Bellingham, became a playmaker in three pre-season matches. plus, rotating some of the players. ideally, if this match is an important match, Madrid will return to using its flagship formation with 4-3-3. but this time it was different, despite the fact that Madrid already had Joselu who was always a centre-forward. but the fact is, the trainer is still experimenting with the new system.

Uniquely, Xavi uses the same pattern. whereas, these two coaches are always characteristic of the 4-3-3 pattern. for me, this victory is not a great victory. despite the fact, Barcelona won. we will know the real match, after the 2023/2024 season has started.
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