Football Previews

This season looks like it will be a very successful one for Barcelona as they have reached the final of the Copa del Rey, are miles apart in the race for the La Liga and have been handed a favourable draw in the Champions League. They come into this game after surviving a serious scare at the hands of Sevilla ...

Almost a year ago these two sides clashed in the Final of the Champions League with Gianluigi Buffon’s Juve hoping to end their Champions League final misery and Real Madrid hoping to become the first team in the modern era to retain the trophy. In the end, it was the Spaniards who made it two consecutive Champions League wins and ...

Sevilla’s win over Manchester United at the last round has been labeled a giant-killing act, but in truth the Spaniards are underrated as they were the better side in the two legs against Jose Mourinho’s side. This game will be a much tougher game for them, but the Seville-based side have what it takes to rattle a big opponent as ...

Getafe and Real Betis fans would be very content with how the season has panned out so far as they currently sit 9th and 8th respectively in the La Liga table. With both teams looking for a Europa League qualification for next season, they will both be looking for maximum points here. These two sides have very contrasting styles of ...

  Despite their relegation to the Segunda division almost confirmed, Malaga put up a spirited display in their last game against Celta Vigo to draw 0-0. That result still doesn’t change much as they have collected only 14 points all season and are currently 13 points away from safety. Villarreal on their path are edging closer to securing a place ...

Antonio Conte’s second season as Chelsea’s manager has not gone entirely according to plan, however, the Blues can still end the season inside the top four and maybe win the FA Cup too. The Blues are currently 5 points adrift of 5th placed Tottenham whom they face here and a defeat would send them 8 points below the top four ...

Bayern Munich fans expected their team to have wrapped up the Bundesliga title last time out, but a shocking defeat at the hands of RB Leipzig means they have to wait. However, the Bavarians can wrap up the title here with a win provided Freiburg avoids a defeat at Schalke 04. A win here would also mean that Bayern have ...

  With these two teams having Champions League quarterfinals commitment to look forward to next week, we may see their respective managers do some rotations here. Sevilla may be performing giant killing acts in the Champions League, but they have struggled in the league since Vincenzo Montella took charge. If they lose here, it would be their third consecutive league ...

Two years ago Spain were hoping to win another Euro title in France, but they failed to reach the finals and that brought an end to the very successful reign of Vicente Del Bosque. Julien Lopetegui was named the team’s new manager and he has shown so far that he can lead them to become the best team in the ...

Gareth Southgate experimented on Friday as England’s World Cup preparation got off to a winning start. The Three Lions won a truly boring contest in the Netherlands 1-0 thanks to a Jese Lingard strike, but Italy who are recovering from a shock failure to qualify for the World Cup should give them a tougher test. Lingard’s impressive showing and Dele ...

The last time these two nations met was an occasion that the Brazilian team and fans would want to forget. The Germans hammered the Selecao 7-1 in the semifinal of the last world Cup on their home turf onthat occasion and the South Americans would be looking for revenge when they take to the field in this game. Germany have ...

Portugal were on the brink of suffering their first defeat in 14 games in their last game against Egypt after Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for the Africans. However, just like he has done so often, Christiano Ronaldo came up with a late brace to flip the game around. They are now unbeaten in their last 14 games and they ...

Sweden are still celebrating their world cup qualification and credit to them for how they dug deep and got the 1-0 aggregate win over Italy as they prepare to appear at the world Cup for the first time since 2006. Chile were expected to be one of the first teams to qualify for the World Cup in Russia given that ...

These two teams are favourites to lift the world cup later this year in Russia and this game provides them with an opportunity to get a psychological edge over the other before the competition begins. Germany are looking very impressive heading into this match having won every single qualifying game for the World Cup to follow up with their Confederations ...

Argentina looked liked they would not make it the next summer’s FIFA World Cup at some point in the qualifying stage, but former Sevilla boss, Jorge Sampaoli came in and helped turned their form around, helping them avoid  defeat in their last 4 games. They collected only 6 points from those matches, but it was enough to help them go ...