Croatia will be without Mateo Kovacic and Milan Badej for this game but midfield is an area where they have an abundance of talent with the likes of Luca Modric, Ivan Perisic and Ivan Rakitic all available for selection. Their interim manager will feel he needs to take them to the world cup if he wants to get the job ...

Northern Ireland have gradually made themselves a team that cannot be disrespected and they may be able see out the Swiss in this first leg of their world cup qualifiers. There were many who believed their performance at the last Euros was a fluke but Michael O’Neil’s side has proved them wrong as they are on the brink of qualifying ...

After losing the Brazilian Cup final to Cruzeiro in Penalties, Flamengo will be gunning for revenge in this game. They come into this in some inconsistent run of form after following their Copa Sudamericana win over Fluminese with a 3-1 loss at Gremio on Sunday. With the huge amount of money invested in their squad this season, they have failed ...

After an abject performance in Rome midweek, Chelsea face another top team as they continue to be tested to see if they are one of the top sides in Europe this season. They were well beaten 3-0 by AS Roma in their last game after they managed to get a late equalizer in the first leg to finish the game 3-3. ...

Pep Guardiola will feel he is getting close to making Manchester City his dream team as he only needs the trophies to start coming in to show for all of their efforts. The Cityzens have won 14 of their 16 competitive games this season and with the way they defeated Napoli over two legs, it seems as though nobody is ...