Football Previews

This match is always one of the biggest games of any weekend it falls on and this time it is no different. Manchester United need a win to boost their chances of finishing second in the league and Antonio Conte’s men will not just hand it over to them. Paul Pogba is expected to start here again after missing out ...

Liverpool’s inconsistency will be tested here again as David Moyes takes his east London team to Anfield. Liverpool have moved to within 2 points of second position in the league table and a win here would see them move second temporarily pending the outcome of Manchester United’s game. They won their last game 5-0 away at Porto but their fans ...

  Barcelona may be heading closer to clinching another league title this season, but they have not been their most outstanding this season and on Tuesday, Chelsea proved that they are a vulnerable side who can be beaten on a good day. They face their Catalan neighbours in this game and after dropping points against Espanyol and Getafe, they are ...

Mainz earned a surprise 2-0 win at Hertha Berlin last time and that was a much needed boost after they succumbed to a 4-2 loss to Hoffenheim in the game prior. They were also on a run of three consecutive Bundesliga losses before that win and their manager Sandro Schwarz still holds the worst top flight record of any other ...

  Both of these teams are having a terrible season and they will certainly not approach this game with the most positive of spirits as they are both inside the bottom five of the La Liga table heading into the game. Espanyol have a 10 points advantage over Depor heading into this game and although they are 16th in the league ...

Atalanta were very impressive in the first leg of this encounter with Borussia Dortmund needing a Michy Batshuayi goal to deny the Italians a draw. However, two away goals sets them up to eliminate the Germans if they can score and defend well. Their two goals from the first leg would have showed them how week their visitors are defensively, ...

Many observers were shocked that RB Leipzig won the first leg of this game away from home, but Napoli and their fans did not expect so much from that game as their coach has already declared that they don’t have the squad for a European competition and winning the Scudetto is their ultimate aim. The host is firmly in control ...

Shakhtar Donetsk would be looking to make AS Roma the next team that leaves their home beaten like they did to Manchester City in the group stages, and they have the quality to achieve that. They would also take some inspiration from the last time they both met in the 2010/2011 season when they outclassed the Italians 6-2 on aggregate ...

Sevilla have become one of the most unpredictable teams in Europe this season and they head into this game with no one knowing which Sevilla team will turn up. They made it through to the knockout stages with just two wins and nine points after coming second behind Liverpool. If they want to remain in this competition, they need to ...

After a poor run of form, Chelsea have gotten back to winning ways with two convincing wins on the bounce against West Brom and Hull City. While those opponents cannot be compared to their visitors in this game, those wins have helped to restore some confidence and that is very important as they face Barcelona in this game. With Barcelona ...

Bayern’s 2-1 win at the weekend continues their legacy as one of Germany’s top sides but the Bavarians who had to come from Behind to win that game have been showing that they are a very beatable side if their opponents can just learn to close out games. Bayern have performed below expectations at times this season, but they seem ...

Lazio is one of the teams that are battling for the third and fourth position in the Italian Serie A this season, however, the Rome based side have slipped recently and find themselves down in 5th position ahead of this match. They also lost their Europa League game on Thursday and their fans will be looking for them to return ...

Wigan fans must have felt cursed when they drew Manchester City in the 5th round of the FA Cup. They head into this game following a poor run of form that has seen them lose their position at the top of the league one table following losses to Southend and Blackpool. They are a point behind Shrewsbury and have a ...

  These two sides are good teams at least on paper but it is safe to say they have not been achieving as much as you would expect them to this season. Espanyol head into this game with two consecutive draws against Barcelona and Celta Vigo and they will be looking to do a little better by securing a win ...

Atalanta have been doing well in Europe this season, however, while they finished in the top four last season, they would be glad if they can land inside the top seven by the end of this season. After losing 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund on Thursday, they would be looking to bounce back to winning ways in this game as they ...