Football Previews

Krasnodar will continue their impressive run towards the Champions League group stage when they take on Olympiacos in this playoff game.  The Russians have started their season in impressive fashion and come here having won their last three matches including an impressive 3-2 win over FC Porto in the last round of the Champions League. Krasnodar have a team that ...

Ajax will look to build on their success in the Champions League last season by reaching the group stage yet again.  This time, they will have to do it without the help of some star players that have been important members of their team for the past few seasons.They have sold the likes of Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de ...

Manchester United face this tricky trip to the Midlands as they look to build on their impressive 4-0 win over Chelsea on matchday one. The Red Devils have invested in a centre back and a wingback this season and they seem to have solved one of the biggest problems in recent seasons. Wolves remain one of the teams that can finally ...

Atletico Madrid will be starting their new league campaign when they welcome this Getafe side that has proven very hard to beat in the last two seasons. Atleti is a club in transition after losing the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Rodri while bringing in the likes of Joao Felix and Kieran Trippier. After Barcelona lost their opening league game ...

Barcelona begin their La Liga campaign with this tough away game against Athletic Bilbao and the Catalans would be keen to start on a solid note. With Atletico Madrid going through a solid run of form in the pre-season, Barcelona has to feel threatened by their neighbours in Madrid who have just sold them their best player, Antoine Griezmann. The ...

Rangers will be looking to continue their march towards the Europa League group stage for the second consecutive season when they take on FC Midtjylland in this game. The Gers have been a much-improved team since Steven Gerrard took over last season and the Liverpool legend will be looking to finally topple Celtic this season, but it would be a great ...

Liverpool will be looking to build on their reputation as the most successful English team on the European stage when they take on Chelsea in this game. The Reds won the Champions League on the 1st of June after reaching consecutive finals.  Their win has propelled their players to new heights and they come into this game full of confidence. ...

Dynamo Kyiv fans will be hoping that their players can turn around their bad home form and overturn the 1-0 loss they suffered in the first leg in this game. The Ukrainians were good in Belgium a fortnight ago, but they were eventually undone by a penalty that was converted by Hans Vanaken and while they can be proud of ...

Manchester United and Chelsea will go head to head in what is the first big clash of the new Premier League season and both teams would be keen to get their season started on the right foot. Manchester United have had a busy summer as they welcomed a couple of big-name signings like Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.  They also ...

Manchester City will be returning to the London Stadium that seems to have become their second home after the Etihad since West Ham moved there.  The Cityzens have won their last seven games against the Hammers and have lost just one of their last 11 games against Manuel Pellegrini’s side. City have won against West Ham by either 4-0, 4-1, ...

AS Monaco have built some consistency in recent pre-season games and their fans will be keen to see if their team can translate that to a first win in their opening league fixture here. Monaco faced Lyon twice at home last season and won both games to boost their head-to-head record against this opponent. The Municipality side have won three ...

After falling agonizingly short of winning the Premier League last season and going on to win the Champions League, Liverpool will be looking to continue winning more trophies this season and a good start to the season would be a huge morale booster. The Reds lost the Community Shield to Manchester City on Sunday, but that loss had more to ...

Rangers will look to reach the Europa League group stage for the second consecutive season under Steven Gerrard and this opponent represents an upgrade in the quality of opposition that they have been playing so far. Rangers have kept up their impressive form of last season with a solid pre-season behind them and a good run in the Europa League ...

The battle to qualify for the Champions League group stages continues as FC Porto visits the impressive Krasnodar in one of the most exciting games of this playoff round. Porto are the favourites here having qualified for 4 of the last 5 Champions League group stages.  They have had their run stopped by Liverpool in the last two seasons and ...

Ajax will be looking to return to the Champions League group stage for the second consecutive season after their heroics last season. The Dutch giants were one of the most exciting teams in the competition last season and their attractive attacking brand of football got them to within less than ten minutes of the final. They began the season with ...