Football Previews

Zenit have been in fine form recently as the have managed 3 wins from their last 4 games and they trashed Vardar Skopje 0-5 in their first Europa League game. That result was a show of how ruthless the Russians can be when they are allowed space to play their game. Although they suffered a 3-2 loss to city rivals ...

BATE will consider this game a must win after they failed to win their opening game in this competition. The Belarusians were held to a 1-1 draw away at Red Star Belgrade and with Arsenal and Cologne favourites to qualify from this group, they know they have their work cut out for them now. BATE are the team on form ...

Sporting CP will consider themselves fortunate to have escaped with a win from their opening day Champions League match against Olympiacos.  T he Portuguese’ were 3-0 up but a late rallying by Olympiacos saw the Greeks score 2 goals in a frantic final few minutes but Sporting were able to hold on for the win. They did not follow that ...

Diego Simeone has turned Atletico Madrid into one of the best competing sides in the Champions League although they have failed to master the act of winning at the finals. They started this season’s competition with a goalless draw against AS Roma and while that result does not seem bad, they have to play catch up now and cannot afford ...

PSG dropped their first points of the season over the weekend as they were held to a goalless draw by Montpellier, albeit that was in the absence of World’s most expensive player Neymar Jr. who missed out due to a foot injury. That result got many talking about the team’s chances of winning games or trophies in the absence of ...

CSKA were not considered as a team who could make it out of this group when the draws were made but their opening day away 2-1 win at Benfica has seen that changed and that victory will no doubt have boosted their morale ahead of Manchester United’s visit. Since that win in Portugal however, they have been struggling – they ...

AS Monaco will be looking to avenge their 2004 Champions League final loss to FC Porto in this game. Since the last time these sides met, Jose Mourinho has gone on to win league titles in at least 3 different countries and AS Monaco has emerged from the shadows of PSG and Lyon to win the French Ligue 1 but ...

Borussia Dortmund started their Champions League campaign in a damaging manner as they lost their opening game away to Tottenham on match day one. They will be looking to pile more misery on holders Real Madrid who are struggling in their local league. They were the better team at Wembley but Spurs did a good job of taking advantage of ...

When Manchester City made their summer signings they had a lot of critics who did not understand why Pep Guardiola would spend almost 150 million on defensive reinforcements and their first two games of the season did not help as they failed to impress in a win over Brighton and draw at home to Everton. However, they have been unstoppable ...

Real Betis are in great mental shape heading into this match following their impressive win over Real Madrid after a late Antonio Sanabria’s goal for them. They have had a tough list of fixtures which included Real Madrid and Barcelona yet they have impressed so far. They will be looking to make another statement of intent with a win in ...

Arsenal have had an inconsistent opening month to the new season but they seem to have recovered well after following their second half comeback against FC Koln with another win over Doncaster Rovers last week. However, the loss of Danny Welbeck will affect them and their fans would be hoping the team can cope without him. They have won 4, ...

These two teams are good when it comes to attacking situations but they have a lot of work to do defensively if they want to improve their fortune. Leverkusen have started this season brightly in attack like they did last season but their defending has not improved much and they seem to rely on outscoring their opponents more than shutting ...

Inter lost their perfect start to the new season against Bologna on Tuesday but they have the quality to bounce straight back into winning ways. The Nerrazzuris have started the season very well and they have become early season favourites to win the league title or at least finish inside the top four. They face a Genoa side that is ...

With both of these teams showcasing their goal scoring prowess this season, this match could be one of the best games of the season so far. Despite their goal scoring abilities, both of these teams also have their weaknesses and they will both look to take advantage of each other’s weaknesses. With defender Diego Llorente suspended and several key players ...

Villarreal will have to play very well and avoid underestimating Getafe in this game if they really want to win. Getafe is one of the new teams who have impressed this season as they have collected 5 points from their last 5 games with some of those games played against tough opponents. Getafe have looked pretty solid and last week ...