Football Previews

Two of Italy’s biggest teams go head to head in what should be an early show of title credentials by them.  Napoli have been the closest team to Juventus over the past few seasons in Italy and with a new manager at the helm in Turin, Carlo Ancelotti would feel now is the time for him to win another league ...

Sevilla have raised the stakes on themselves following back to back wins in their last two away games and they come here looking for their third straight win. Julen Lopetegui has got them playing some of their best football and their fans should be optimistic that another win is on the cards here. Generally, this fixture has favoured Sevilla in ...

Wolverhampton Wanderers will be taking their progress to the next level when they take on Torino in this return leg at Molineux Stadium.  Nuno Espirito Santo’s side impressed on their return to the top flight last season and earned the right to play in this competition. They have been impressive so far with their 3-2 away win against this opponent ...

Ajax are looking to return to the Champions League group stage after doing reaching the semifinals of the competition last season.  The Dutch champions were known for their free-flowing attacking football that is usually accompanied with many goals. However, in the first leg of this tie, Apoel were able to frustrate them and they fired blanks to keep this game ...

Krasnodar have it all to do when they face Olympiakos in this second leg of their Champions League group stage playoff. Having survived a first leg 1-0 loss to eliminate FC Porto in the last round, the Russians need a miracle to be able to overturn their 4-0 loss in the first leg here and it will be interesting to ...

Inter Milan will begin their league campaign with this home game against Lecce and Antonio Conte would be hopeful that his new look side can get off to the best possible start. Despite finishing inside the top four in back-to-back seasons, Inter still fired Luciano Spalletti last summer and named former Chelsea and Juventus boss, Antonio Conte as their new ...

Barcelona will be looking for their first league win of the season when they welcome Real Betis to the Camp Nou.  The Spanish champions struggled in their first league game of the season against Athletic Bilbao, ultimately losing the game 1-0. There has been all sorts of off-field problems for the Blaugranas recently and they need a solid performance in ...

Liverpool and Arsenal have served up some real crackers at Anfield in recent seasons and there is a feeling that this game could be flooded with goals as well. The Reds won the Champions League in June and defeated Chelsea in the Super Cup last week to continue their tradition as the best English team in Europe. However, their lack ...

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. ...