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I think this is Lewie's year by KnightlyRevue

I really do. I do not think Barca will survive Champions and I think they could still lose La Liga as I am interested to see how Madrid plays with Hazard and Asensio, who I think will solve the Bale problem on the right side.

Champions is going to have a big say in who gets the Balon D'Or as there will be no continental title to strengthen anyone's case. I like Bayern's chances and if they advance I think it will be that Lewie has 50+ goals. That alone will be tough to ignore. Plus, he is very well liked outside of Germany which helps.

On another note, this Haaland kid just keeps on chugging. Its more than the goals at this point. He not only had a veteran touch on his first goal this weekend but his second assist was a deft little touch in the area that is very hard to do. The ceiling on this kid is obviously very high. I would love to see him at Dortmund one more year.