Football Previews

The Champions League resumes this week with Barcelona hosting Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their quarter-final tie. The Blaugrana took the initiative in the first leg beating their French opponents 3-2 at the Parc des Princes thanks to goals from Raphinha and Andreas Christensen making the difference on the night. The win gives the Catalan giants the springboard ...

Everton’s quest for Premier League survival continues on Monday when they travel to London to play Chelsea. The Blues come into this contest boasting their longest-unbeaten Premier League run of the campaign (W3, D4) with credible results against Manchester City (1-1) and Manchester United (4-3 win) the highlight of that run. Yet consistency remains an ongoing issue for Mauricio Pochettino’s ...

After their midweek exertions in the Champions League, Arsenal return to the Premier League on Sunday when they host Aston Villa. The Gunners must win this game to keep their place at the top of the table. On Tuesday, Mikel Arteta’s men were held to a 2-2 draw in the Champions League. Though disappointing, the result isn’t fatal as they ...

The Premier League resumes this weekend with Newcastle and Tottenham playing the first game of the 33rd Round of the season. Newcastle kept their chances of breaking into the top six alive last weekend when they beat Fulham 1-0. That win extended their unbeaten run in the league to three games (W2, D1) and kept them in eighth position, three ...

La Liga resumes this Friday with Celta Vigo travelling to the Estadio Benito Villamarín to face Real Betis. The hosts come into this tie in desperate need of a win that will end their rotten run of form and keep them in a position to help their quest for European football next season. Betis are currently on a four-game losing ...

After a disappointing draw in the Premier League, Liverpool will turn their attention to the UEFA Europa League (UEL) this Thursday when they welcome Atalanta to Anfield for the first leg of the quarter-final of their UEL fixture. The Reds missed the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League table with a disappointing 2-2 draw with Manchester ...

Paris Saint-Germain will renew their European rivalry with Barcelona this Wednesday when both sides meet in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final. Both sides have met 12 times in the UCL in the past but the most remarkable meeting between them came in 2017 when Barcelona went from losing by four goals in the first leg to ...

Atletico Madrid will resume their Champions League run this Wednesday when they welcome Borussia Dortmund to the Wanda Metropolitano for the first leg of their quarter-final tie. The hosts qualified for this stage by defeating last season’s finalists Inter Milan on penalties despite losing the first leg at the San Siro. Jan Oblak’s goalkeeping heroics and home advantage guided them ...

Bayern Munich and Arsenal will renew their European rivalry this Tuesday when the German side travel to London to face the Gunners. Both sides have a lot of history in this competition with 12 meetings between them between 2000 and 2017. Bayern were often the favourites to win in previous years but this time, Arsenal are in better shape and ...

The 2023/24 Champions League resumes this Tuesday as Manchester City face Real Madrid in the first leg of their semifinal tie. Both sides are facing each other in the UEFA Champions League knockout stages for the third successive season with each progressing one apiece in the last two seasons. However, Madrid have a positive home record from those ties (W1, ...

Inter Milan will renew their quest for the Serie A title this Monday when they travel to the Bluenergy Stadium to face Udinese. The hosts are one of the teams battling for survival this season and their 1-1 draw against Sassuolo last matchday left them still dangling precariously above the Serie A relegation zone. With only two top-flight wins to ...

Three weeks after their FA Cup quarter final classic, Manchester United and Liverpool will renew their rivalry this Sunday in the Premier League. Both teams played out an entertaining seven goal-thriller in the FA Cup just before the international break with the Red Devils getting the better of their rivals at Old Trafford despite trailing twice. Erik ten Hag’s side ...

Arsenal will resume their quest for the Premier League title this Saturday when they travel to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton. The hosts avoided a fifth straight away defeat for the first time since 2006 with a drab 0-0 draw against Brentford in midweek so they will now turn their attention to this important fixture against the Gunners who ...

The Bundesliga resumes this Friday with Werder Bremen travelling to the Deutsche Bank Park to face Eintracht Frankfurt. Frankfurt came into this tie in patchy form after failing to win in two league games (D1, L1). Their last outing was a goalless draw with Union Berlin which kept them in sixth place with a five-point cushion to the non-European places. ...

Manchester United’s quest for European football next season continues this Thursday when they travel to London to face Chelsea. Both sides are part of the Premier League’s traditional big six clubs but are struggling to keep up with the other big boys this season. Chelsea can’t seem to break beyond 10th position, while Man United are struggling to keep their ...