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  The vibes are strange throughout the top of European soccer at the moment. The top teams in both the Premier League ( Arsenal ) and LaLiga ( Barcelona ) either didn't qualify or didn't advance to the Champions League knockout rounds, which begin just a week from now, and none of the actual favorites in the field are in particularly good form. Since play resumed after the World Cup,  Manchester City , the betting favorite, lost for the third time in six games and has lost to  Southampton  and drawn with  Everton . The No. 2 favorite,  Bayern Munich , briefly forgot how to score and just won its first league match in four tries. The No. 3 favorite, PSG, has dropped two of its past four league road games. The No. 4 favorite,  Liverpool , has won one of its past  seven  matches in all competitions.

  Oduma's  unknown daughter returns from the United States. Enjoy this rib-cracking episode. Remember to hit the subscribe button to enjoy more ...

Finally,  Akpan  lives  Oduma . Is he living for good this time?Find out in this rib-cracking. Remember to hit the subscribe button to enjoy ...  

Manchester United   manager Erik ten Hag is a big fan of   Anthony Martial . He's said it a lot. He likes his pace and his technical ability. He thinks he's a good finisher and likes the way he puts defenders under pressure. The only thing he doesn't like is his availability -- or lack of it -- and that element might cost the French forward a chance to be part of the next stage of Ten Hag's rebuild at Old Trafford.

Since arriving in a €12 million deal from   Barcelona , the former   Arsenal   striker --   who left the Emirates on a free transfer in February 2022   after a deterioration in his relationship with manager Mikel Arteta -- has scored three goals in 17 appearances. He started only four Premier League games in that time and after ninth-placed Chelsea splashed out more than €350m on eight new signings in January, Aubameyang's rapidly diminishing status was   underlined by his deregistration from the club's Champions League squad   as manager Graham Potter opted to add three of the new additions:   Enzo Fernandez ,   Mykhailo Mudryk   and   Joao Felix,   the latter two acquired to reshape the team's attack.