Football Previews

  Malaga ended last season ahead of Valencia but this season has been very different for both teams. While Valencia are looking like they might end the season in a Champions League place, Malaga are closer to the relegation zone. Valencia recruited well last summer but Malaga sold their key players and failed to replace them. The Andalusians fired Michel ...

  Eibar face a difficult day at home when they welcome Barcelona in this game. The Catalans have dropped points in their last two league travels and Eibar should fancy their chance of getting a point here also. Eibar have been transformed from relegation candidates into Europa League spot challengers and that’s one of the reasons they have remained La ...

Chelsea have suffered some turbulent times this season and their season could get worse as they face some tough fixtures within the next couple of weeks. Chelsea start a run of games that will see them play Manchester United and Manchester City with two Champions League matches against Barcelona inbetween. Even though they have lost two of their last five ...

AS Monaco are Gradually getting into their best form as they head into this game off the back of three consecutive wins – the last of which was a 4-0 win at Angers. They had a dismal first half of the league season which saw them finish bottom of their Champion League group. Radamel Falcao is a major miss as ...

While most teams have struggled locally while playing in Europe, these two sides have done admirably so far with domestic and European commitments. Lyon finished second in their group behind Atalanta and ahead of Everton while Villarreal finished top of a tough group which had only three points separating the top three. Lyon have faced Spanish opposition in the past ...

This game presents another opportunity for Celtic to show their European credentials. The Bhoys have lost their local unbeaten record but they still remain 8 points clear at the top and are more than likely going to win another league title barring a late season collapse. Celtic are coming up against a very impressive Zenith side who finished unbeaten in ...

Borussia Dortmund failed to secure a single win in the Champions League group before dropping down to the Europa League. While Atalanta did not lose a single game in their Europa League group stage matches. Dortmund will likely be a tougher opponent to Everton and Appolon Limasol. Dortmund are the most experienced side heading into this game as they have ...

Real Madrid may have won the last two Champions Leagues but this season has been terrible for them as they have failed to live up to the hype they created for themselves. The Champions League remains the only trophy they can win this season after they were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Leganes last month and are ...

FC Porto defied the odds in the group stages to finish above AS Monaco and RB Leipzig and behind Besiktas. They took ten points from their six group games and finished only four points behind the group leaders. Their last group match was against AS Monaco and they put in one of the displays of the tournament to win 5-2. ...

Juventus are looking to get to their third final in four years after coming short against Spanish oppositions in two of the last three Champions League finals. They come into this game in a fairly confident mood as they have won their last 11 games on the bounce and more impressively, they have kept a clean sheet in their last ...

Basel did well to finish second only to Manchester United in their group and their reward for finishing ahead of Benfica and CSKA Moscow is a game with Premier League leaders, Manchester City. They are not expected to cause an upset in this tie, but in football you never know what to expect. Basel just returned from their winter break ...

Chelsea’s season has taken a turn for the worse and does not look like it will get better any time soon. They lost their last game on Monday at Watford 4-1 and that followed another crazy 3-0 home loss to Bounermouth. They also are still without the service of Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko misses this game through suspension. With ...

  Deportivo are desperate to save their season. They have been embarrassed in their last three games with two ending in them conceding 12 goals and scoring just once. Florin Andone publicly accused his team mates of not having what it takes after they threw away a 2-0 lead to draw Levante 2-2. Clarence Seedorf may have been a good ...

Newcastle have shown some signs of improvement ahead of this game despite their lack of transfer activity. They drew their last game against Crystal Palace, but that result means they have lost only two of their last 8 competitive games. Palace come into this game 16th in the league table with just one point separating them from the drop zone so ...

Southampton came out victorious in one of the most anticipated games of last weekend when they beat West Brom 3-2 at the Hawthorns. That win keeps them unbeaten in their last 6 games in all competitions but they are still in trouble as they lie 15th in the league table with only one win in their last 13 Premier League games, ...