Here's one of the oddities at the pinnacle of European football this year:
very few clubs (or their fan base) can look at their current situation, conclude that the future is bright and approach the nuances.
Arsenal and Napoli lead the table? Of course, there is no question about it. Paste them at the top of the list.
Perhaps one rank lower than them, Manchester City:
they may not win the league this year (unlike four of the last five seasons) and there is a storm cloud that could drag on the Premier League investigation, but they've got one more scoring machine for Erling Haaland, Pep Guardiola are happy and supportive all around and they are favorites to win both the FA Cup and Champions League. Also add Borussia Dortmund:
It was disappointing to be knocked out of the Champions League, but they survived the DFB-Pokal, topped the Bundesliga and played well.
I think you can also include Manchester United in this group:
Erik ten Hag has succeeded, they are significantly better than last season, they are likely to qualify for the Champions League, they have won the domestic title with the Carabao Cup (and possibly another title). , FA Cup) and they are favorites to win the Europa League.
The only source of worry may be the possibility of selling all or part of the club and securing the investment the club needs at Old Trafford and the team. (One Manchester United supporter, though famously worried, fears that "we'll have fewer Glazers and even more debt.")
Besides? There's not much to cheer about, and even the possibility of winning a title doesn't necessarily make you frown. 0:
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Gab & Juls marks Serie A leaders Napoli as 'machine'
Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens hail Serie A leaders Napoli on 'The Gab and Juls Show'.
Barcelona are aiming for La Liga glory and possibly winning the Copa del Rey as well. And they risk escaping the penalty for the €7m paid to the former vice-chairman of the arbitration committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira - they should have escaped in the sports field because of regulation while in the field. crime, that's because prosecutors discovered there was no evidence that the money was used to bribe match officials. But the stain in the case remains - if only because of the previous administration's debauchery - as well as the damage caused by being eliminated from the Champions League. More importantly, club president Joan Laporta's 'economic leverage' leaves a serious question mark on the future of the club.
Paris Saint-Germain? Sure, they would probably win the French championship again, but they were soon knocked out of the Coupe de France and the Champions League with Europe's highest wages. Lionel Messi became a free agent in July, no one seems to like coach Christophe Galtier, president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is under investigation for alleged role in 'conspiracy to kidnap and torture', the The Qatari owner has put part of the club (probably more) up for sale and, despite his contract, no one knows where Kylian Mbappe will end up next year.
Damn Kim Kardashian!? Laurens rips Galtier after PSG's loss to Rennes
Julien Laurens believes Christophe Galtier's time at PSG is over after a surprise 0-2 loss to Rennes. Bayern Munich can even score a hat-trick, the better! They also have never finished second in the table at this point in the past decade, and a total predicted score of 71 would be a 12-year low. They also lost their legendary captain (Manuel Neuer) to an unnecessary ski injury at the end of the season, and he is perhaps doubly grumpy when his contract expires at the end of the season.
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