Sunday 17 November 2019

Missed Chance at the Euro 2020

Romania lost on Friday with Sweden, 0-2, and can no longer qualify directly at EURO 2020, but can go to the final tournament through the dam of the League of Nations. The match against Spain on Monday will only count for the record.

After the match with Sweden, several former internationals commented on the national situation. Florin Cernat defended the coach Cosmin Contra, while George Ogăraru and Daniel Iftodi criticized the national game.

Even if we had won against Sweden, it would have been almost impossible for us to qualify directly for the Euro. That point was extremely difficult to reach in Madrid. Not just because the opponents are much better than the "tricolors".

La Roja has the tickets for the final tournament since October 15, after the draw in Sweden (1-1). Selector Robert Moreno was sure to qualify, but he did not have the certainty of taking a place among the series leaders when drawing lots. He doesn't have one now.

As a match preview, for Iberians, it is very important to be in the ballot box of the favorites on November 30, in Bucharest. At the moment, with 17 points (the two wins with Malta, the last ranked one, are canceled), they are in sixth position in a top of the potential series leaders.

Thursday 24 October 2019

UEFA Europa League 2019-2020 – 3rd Round

In this evening UEFA Europa League 2019/2020 comes with 3rd Round from the Group Stage of this competition. Plenty of teams with a great potential will compete in this European competition, so for today we will choose 3 meetings:

- in the first meeting, Rennes from France will host CFR Cluj from Romania. In their previous matches played in this competiton, Rennes comes after 1 draw (against Celtic: score 1-1) and 1 defeat (against Lazio: score 2-1), while CFR Cluj comes after 1 win (against Lazio: score 2-1) and 1 defeat (against Celtic: score 2-0).

- in the second meeting, Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany will host Standard Liège from Belgium. in their previous matches played in this competition, Eintracht Frankfurt has 1 defeat (against Arsenal: score 0-3) and 1 win (against Guimaraes: score 0-1), and Standard Liège has 1 win (against Guimaraes: score 2-0) and 1 defeat (against Arsenal: score 4-0).

- in the third meeting, Getafe from Spain will host Basel from Switzerland. In their previous meetings played in this competion, Getafe comes after 2 wins (against Trabzonspor: score 1-0; and against Krasnodar: score 1-2), while Basel comes after 1 win (against Krasnodar: score 5-0) and 1 draw (against Trabzonspor: score 2-2).


Monday 21 October 2019

UEFA Champions League 2019-2020 – 3rd Round

This Tuesday we can watch 3 interesting meetings from the UEFA Champions League 2019/2020, Group Stage, 3rd Round: Galatasaray will host Real Madrid; Juventus will host Lokomotiv Moscow; and Olympiakos Piraeus will host Bayern Munich. In the first meeting from the Group A, Galatasaray from Turkey, 3rd place in the ranking (with 1 draw and 1 defeat) will face Real Madrid from Spain, 4th place in the ranking (with 1 defeat and 1 draw). In the second meeting from the Group D, Juventus from Italy, 1st place in the ranking (with 1 draw and 1 win) will face Lokomotiv Moscow from Russia, 3rd place in the ranking (with 1 win and 1 defeat). In the third meeting from the Group B, Olympiakos Piraeus from Greece, 3rd place in the ranking (with 1 draw and 1 defeat) will face Bayern Munich from Germany, 1st place in the ranking (with 2 wins).


Monday 14 October 2019

EURO 2020 Qualifying Round – 8th Round

The 8th Round of the EURO 2020 Qualifying Round, comes with some grand meetings from the Group H, Group B, and Group F: France vs. Turkey; Ukraine vs. Portugal; Romania vs Norway; Sweden vs. Spain.

- from the Group H: the meeting between France and Turkey will take place today. France, 2nd place in the ranking, with 18 points, comes after 1 defeat and 4 wins (with the last win against Iceland, with the score 0-1). Turkey, 1st place in the ranking, with 18 points, comes after 1 defeat and 4 wins (with the last win against Albania, with the score 1-0). In their previous head-to-head match, played in this competition, the score was 2-0 for Turkey.

- from the Group B: the meeting between Ukraine and Portugal will take place today. Ukraine, 1st place in the ranking, with 16 points, comes after 5 wins in a row (with the last win against Lithuania, with the score 2-0). Portugal, 2nd place in the ranking, with 11 points, comes after 2 draws and 3 wins (with the last win against Luxembourg, with the score 3-0). In their previous head-to-head match played in this competition, the score was 0-0.

- from the Group F: both meetings, Romania against Norway, and Sweden against Spain, will take place tomorrow. Romania, 3rd place in the ranking, with 13 points, comes after 1 draw, 1 defeat and 3 wins (with the last win against Faroe Islands, with the score 0-3). Norway, 4th place in the ranking, with 10 points, comes after 3 draws and 2 wins (with the last draw against Spain, with the score 1-1). In their previous head-to-head match, the score was 2-2. Sweden, 2nd place in the ranking, with 14 points, comes after 1 draw, 1 defeat and 3 wins (with the last win against Malta, with the score 0-4). Spain, 1st place in the ranking, with 19 points, comes after 1 draw and 4 wins (with the last draw against Norway, with the score 1-1). In their previous head-to-head match, the score was 1-1.


Friday 11 October 2019

EURO 2020 Qualifying Round

The EURO 2020 comes these days with some interesting meetings from the Qualifying Round (7th Round) of this European competition: Turkey against Albania; Iceland against France; Faroe Islands against Romania; Norway against Spain.

- today we can watch two meetings from the Group H. Iceland, 3rd team in the ranking, with 12 points, will face France, 2nd team in the ranking, with 15 points. In their previous 3 head-to-head matches, France has 2 wins (1 win in 2016, at the EURO Quarter Finals, with the score 5-2; and 1 win in 2019, at EURO Qualifying Round, with the score 4-0), and 1 match was ended with a draw (in 2018, as a friendly match, finished with the score 2-2). In the second meeting, Turkey, 1st team in the ranking, with 15 points, will face Albania, 4th team in the ranking, with 9 points. In their previous 2 head-to-head matches, Turkey has 1 win (in 2019, at EURO Qualifying Round, with the score 0-2) and Albania has 1 win (in 2017, as a friendly match, finished with the score 2-3).

- tomorrow can be watched two matches from the Group F. Faroe Islands, 6th team in the ranking, with 0 points, will face Romania, 3rd team in the ranking, with 10 points. In their previous 3 head-to-head matches, Romania has 3 wins (2 wins at EURO Qualifying Round 2015, with the scores 1-0 and 0-3; and 1 win in 2019, at EURO Qualifying Round, with the score 4-1). In the second meeting, Norway, 4th team in the ranking, with 9 points, will face Spain, 1st team in the ranking, with 18 points. In their previous 5 matches played in the Group F, Norway comes after 2 wins and 2 draws, while Spain comes after 5 wins in a row.


Monday 23 September 2019

Wuhan Open 2019 WTA Singles

The Wuhan Open 2019 is a tennis tournament for female professional tennis players, held in Wuhan from China (Hubei Province). This is the 6th edition of this tennis tournament, WTA Singles. Today we can watch the meeting between Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus (No. 14 WTA; the current champion of this tournament), and Danielle Rose Collins from United States (No. 33 WTA). In their previous head-to-head match, played at US Open 2018, the score 1:2 (0-6 / 6-4 / 4-6) for Aryna Sabalenka, while in their previous 5 matches played in different tournaments, Aryna Sabalenka comes after 3 wins and 2 defeats, and Danielle Rose Collins comes after 2 wins and 3 defeats. Tomorrow morning we can watch other interesting meetings from the Wuhan Open 2019:

- 🎾 Simona Halep from Romania (No. 6 WTA) will face Barbora Strycova from Czech Republic (No. 34 WTA). In their previous 5 head-to-head matches, Simona Halep has 5 wins.

- 🎾 Ashleigh Barty from Australia (No. 1 WTA) will face Caroline Garcia from France (No. 30 WTA). In their previous 2 head-to-head matches, A. Barty has 1 win (at Zhuhai Open 2018; with the score 0:2), and C. Garcia has 1 win (at Wuhan Open 2017; with the score 1:2).


Thursday 19 September 2019

PSV vs Sporting CP - UEL Group Stage

Another important day for the football lovers comes with plenty of meetings from the first round of the UEFA Europa League 2019/2020, Group Stage. For today we have choose important meetings: PSV against Sporting CP; Eintracht Frankfurt against Arsenal; and Roma against Istanbul Basaksehir.

- ⚽️ from the Group D: PSV from Netherland will host Sporting CP from Portugal. In their previous 5 matches, PSV comes after 5 wins in a row (3 wins in Eredivisie, and 2 wins in Europa League Qualification Round), while Sporting CP comes after 2 wins, 2 draw, and 1 defeat (in Primeira Liga).

- ⚽️ from the Group F: Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany will host Arsenal from England. In their previous 5 matches, Eintracht Frankfurt had 3 wins (1 win in friendly matches, 1 win in Bundesliga, and 1 win in Europa League Qualification Round), and 2 defeats (in Bundesliga), while Arsenal had 2 wins, 1 defeat, and 2 draws (in Premier League).

- ⚽️ from the Group J: Roma from Italy will host Istanbul Basaksehir from Turkey. In their previous 5 matches, Roma had 3 wins (1 win in Serie A, and 2 wins in friendly matches), and 2 draws (in Serie A), while Istanbul Basaksehir had 1 win, 2 defeats, and 1 draw (in Super Lig), and 1 win (in friendly matches).


Thursday 29 August 2019

US Open 2019 – ATP vs WTA

Today we can watch some interesting meetings from the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year, US Open 2019 (1/16 Finals). The winners of this important tournament are: Novak Djokovic (Nr. 1 ATP; singles); and Naomi Osaka (No. 1 WTA; singles).

- 🎾 ATP Singles: Roger Federer from Switzerland (No. 3 ATP) will face Daniel Evans from Great Britain (No. 58 ATP). In their previous 3 head-to-head matches, R. Federer had 3 wins (at Wimbledon 2016; at Hopman Cup 2017; and at Australian Open 2019). In the second meeting, Alex de Minaur from Australia (No. 38 ATP) will face Kei Nishikori from Japan (No. 7 ATP). This will be the first head-to-head match between them.

- 🎾 WTA Singles: Serena Williams from USA (No. 8 WTA) will face Karolina Muchova from Czech Republic (No. 44 WTA). This will be the first head-to-head match between them. In the second meeting, Maria Sakkari from Greece (No. 29 WTA) will face Ashleigh Barty from Australia (No. 2 WTA). In their previous M. Sakkari had 1 win (at Indian Wells 2018), while A. Barty had 3 wins (at Taipei 2016; at Australian Open 2019; and at Cincinnati 2019).


Wednesday 28 August 2019

Play-Offs Champions League 2019/2020, Second Leg

Today we can watch the last 3 matches from the Play-Offs of the UEFA Champions League 2019/2020. The winners from these meetings will play in the Champions League Group Stages, while the losers will play in the Europa League Group Stages. In the first meeting, Ajax from Netherlands will host APOEL from Cyprus. This match will take place at the Johan Cruyff Arena from Amsterdam, and the referee will be Felix Zwayer from Germany. In their previous match, the score was 0-0. In the second meeting, Club Brugge from Belgium will host LASK from Austria. This match will take place at the Jan Breydel Stadion from Bruges, and the referee will be Felix Brych from Germany. In their previous match, the score was 0-1 for Club Brugge (goalscorer: H. Vanaken in 10’, from penalty). In the third meeting, Slavia Praha from Czech Republic will host CFR Cluj from Romania. This match will take place at the Sinobo Stadium from Prague-Vršovice, and the referee will be Gianluca Rocchi from Italy. In the previous match between CFR Cluj and Slavia Praha, the score was 0-1 for Slavia Praha (goalscorer: L. Masopust in 28’).


Wednesday 21 August 2019

Play-Offs Champions League 2019/2020

The first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2019/2020, Play-Offs, will come today with 3 meetings: Young Boys vs Crvena Zvezda; Olympiakos Piraeus vs Krasnodar; and Dinamo Zagreb vs Rosenborg. The winners of this play-off will advance in the group stage of this competition. The second leg of this round will be played on 27th and 28th August.

- ⚽️ Young Boys from Switzerland will play against Crvena Zvezda from Serbia. In ther previous matches, Young Boys has 4 wins (3 wins in Super League, and 1 win in Schweizer Pokal) and 1 draw, while Crvena Zvezda comes after 3 wins (2 wins in Super Liga, and 1 win in Champions League 3rd Round), 1 draw, and 1 defeat.

- ⚽️ Olympiakos Piraeus from Greece will play against Krasnodar from Russia. In their previous matches, Olympiakos Piraeus has 4 wins (3 wins in Champions League, and 1 win in friendly matches) and 1 draw, while Krasnodar has 3 wins (2 wins in Premier League, and 1 win in Champions League), 1 defeat, and 1 draw.

- ⚽️ Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia will play against Rosenborg from Norway. In their previous matches, Dinamo Zagreb comes after 3 wins (2 wins in 1. HNL, and 1 win in Champions League), and 2 draws, while Rosenborg comes after 3 wins (2 wins in Champions League, and 1 win in Eliteserien), and 2 draws.


Thursday 15 August 2019

3rd Qualifying Round - UEL 2019/2020

Today we can watch the latest matches before the final stage (Play Off) of this European competition. The UEFA Europa League comes with plenty of interesting meetings, and the 3 chosen matches for today are: Spartak Moskva against Thun; Mladá Boleslav against FCSB; and Trabzonspor against Sparta Praha.

- ⚽️⚽️ 1st meeting: Spartak Moscow from Russia wil host Thun from Switzerland. In their previous meeting, the score was 3-2 for Spartak Moskva, so they will have a big advantage in this match, after scoring 3 goals away.

- ⚽️⚽️ 2nd meeting: Mladá Boleslav from Czech Republic will host FCSB from Romania. In their previous meeting, the score was 0-0. Mladá Boleslav comes after a win in 1. League against Sparta Praha, with the score 4-3, while FCSB comes after a defeat in League 1 against FC Voluntar, with the score 1-3.

- ⚽️⚽️ 3rd meeting: Trabzonspor from Turkey will host Sparta Praha from Czech Republic. In their previous meeting, the score was 2-2. Trabzonspor could have an advantage in this match, after 2 goals scored away, moreover Sparta Praha comes with plenty of injured players.


Tuesday 13 August 2019

3rd Qualifying Round - UCL 2019/2020

The second leg of the 3rd Qualifying Round, UEFA Champions League 2019-2020, comes with some interesting meetings: Qarabağ from Azerbaijan against APOEL from Cyprus; Ajax from Netherlands against PAOK from Greece; Celtic from Scotland against CFR Cluj from Romania.

- ⚽️⚽️⚽️ in the first meeting, Qarabağ will host APOEL. In their previous match, the score was 1-2 for Qarabağ (G. Merkis from APOEL has scored in 90+5’; from Qarabağ, M. Emreli in 54’ and M. Gueye in 69’). In the next round of this competition (Play Off), the winner between Qarabağ and APOEL will play with the winner between Ajax and PAOK.

- ⚽️⚽️⚽️ in the second meeting, Ajax will host PAOK. In their previous match, the score was 2-2 (from PAOK, Ch. Akpom in 32’, and L. Matos in 38’; from Ajax, H. Ziyech in 10’, and K. Huntelaar in 57’). The winner betwenn Ajax and PAOK will play in the next round of this competition (Play Off) with the winner between Qarabağ and APOEL.

- ⚽️⚽️⚽️ in the third meeting, Celtic will host CFR Cluj. In their previous match, the score was 1-1 (from CFR Cluj, M. Rondon in 28’; from Celtic, J. Forrest in 37’). In the next round of this competition (Play Off), the winner between Celtic and CFR Cluj will play with Slavia Praga.


Tuesday 23 July 2019

PSV vs Basel - UEFA Champions League 2019/2020

The UEFA Champions League 2019/2020 comes with some interesting meetings from the 2nd Qualifying Round of this competition:

- this Tuesday: PSV from Netherlands will host Basel from Switzerland; Viktoria Plzeň from Czech Republic will host Olympiakos Piraeus from Greece.

- this Wednesday: CFR Cluj from Romania will host Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel; BATE from Belarus will host Rosenborg from Norway.

⚽️1st match: PSV against Basel; on their previous head-to-head meeting, played as a friendly match in 2015, the score was 3-2 for Basel; and in the last 5 matches played in all competitions, PSV comes after 2 defeats, 1 draw, and 1 win (in friendly matches), and 1 win in Eredivisie, while Basel comes after 3 wins and 1 defeat (in friendly matches), and 1 win in Super League.

⚽️2nd match: Viktoria Plzeň against Olympiakos Piraeus; in their previous 5 matches played in all competitions, Viktoria Plzeň comes after 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat in friendly matches, and 2 wins in 1. Liga, while Olympiakos Piraeus comes after 2 wins and 3 draws in friendly matches.

⚽️3rd match: CFR Cluj against Maccabi Tel Aviv; in their previous 5 matches played in all competitions, CFR Cluj comes after 1 defeat in Super Cupa, 1 win and 1 draw in Liga 1, 1 defeat and 1 win in Champions League (1st Qualifying Round), while Maccabi Tel Aviv comes after 1 win in Super Cupa, 1 win in Ligat ha’Al, and 2 defeats and 1 win in friendly matches.

⚽️4th match: BATE against Rosenborg; in their previous 5 matches played in all competitions, BATE comes after 3 wins in Vysshaya Liga, 1 win and 1 draw in Champions League (1st Qualifying Round), while Rosenborg comes after 3 wins in Eliteserien, and 2 win in Champions League (1st Qualifying Round).

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Argentina vs Paraguay - South America - Copa América

The Copa América 2019 (CONMEBOL Copa América), from South America, comes with two meetings from the Group B, between Argentina (with 14 titles of Copa América) and Paraguay (with 2 titles of Copa America), and between Colombia (with 1 title of Copa América 2001) and Qatar. In their previous round played in this international competition, Argentina had 1 defeat against Colombia, with the score 0-2, while Paraguay comes after a draw against Qatar, with the score 2-2. And in the last 5 head-to-head matches, the football results are:
-  ⚽️ Argentina had 2 wins: 1 win at World Cup Qualification 2013, with the score 2-5; 1 win at Copa América Semifinals 2015, with the score 6-1;
- ⚽️ Paraguay had 1 win: at World Cup Qualification 2016, with the score 0-1;
- ⚽️⚽️ 2 matches were ended with draw: 1 match at World Cup Qualification 2015, with the score 0-0; and 1 match at Copa América 2015 Group B, with the score 2-2.

 In the second meeting, Colombia will face Qatar. In their previous round played in the Group B of Copa América, Colombia comes after a win against Argentina (with the score 0-2), while Qatar comes after a draw against Paraguay (with the score 2-2). And in the last 5 head-to-head matches, the results are:
- ⚽️ Colombia had 4 wins and 1 defeat in friendly matches: 1 win against Peru (score 0-3), 1 win against Panama (score 3-0), 1 win against Japan (score 0-1), and 1 win against Costa Rica (score 3-1); and 1 defeat against South Korea (score 2-1);
- ⚽️ Qatar had 4 wins in Asian Cup, and 1 defeat in friendly matches: 1 win against Japan (score 1-3), 1 win against United Arab Emirates (score 4-0), 1 win against South Korea (score 0-1), and 1 against Iraq (score 1-0); and 1 defeat against Brazil (score 2-0).


Friday 31 May 2019

Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool - UEFA Champions League 2018-2019 Final

The most awaited event of this year will come this Saturday, 1st June 2019, with the meeting between Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Liverpool F.C, which will take place at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, from Madrid, Spain. After the final from the 2007-2008 season, between Manchester United and Chelsea (finished with the score 1-1; and 6-5 for Manchester United, after penalties), this will be the second 100% British Final of the UEFA Champions League.

Moreover, thanks to the players’ quality and for the coaches’ strategies, the very well-established team work, and for their performances offered in each round of the championship both in the field and in the stands, Premier League from England has become the first ever championship from history having all four finalists in UEFA’s competitions in the same year: Chelsea against Arsenal, in UEFA Europa League 2018-2019 Final, finished with the score 4-1 for Chelsea; Tottenham Hotspur against Liverpool, in UEFA Champions League 2018-2019 Final.

More than likely, in this important meeting from this Saturday, both managers, Jürgen Klopp from Liverpool and Mauricio Pochettino from Tottenham Hotspur, will come with a totally different strategy compared to previous matches played in Champions League. After this match, Liverpool could the take the 3rd place in the ranking of teams with the most trophies won in European Cup and in UEFA Champions League: right now they have 5 titles won in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, and in 2005 (Real Madrid with 13 titles; Milan with 7 titles).


Thursday 18 April 2019

Napoli vs Arsenal

After some impressive matches from the UEFA Champions League, in this evening it’s the time for UEFA Europa League to show us quality matches and plenty of goals. The second leg of this European competition comes with 2 meetings from the quarter finals: Napoli from Italy will host Arsenal from England; Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany will host Benfica from Portugal.

- ⚽️ Napoli against Arsenal: in their previous meeting, the score was 2-0 for Arsenal (goalscorers: A. Ramsey in 15’; K. Koulibaly, own goal in 25’). In their previous 3 matches played in Serie A and in Premier League, the results are: 1 win, 1 defeat, and 1 draw for Napoli (managed by Carlo Ancelotti; with 1 title won in 1989); 2 wins and 1 defeat for Arsenal (managed by Unai Emery; with 0 titles).
- ⚽️ Eintracht Frankfurt against Benfica: in their previous meeting, the score was 4-2 for Benfica (goalscorers: from Benfica, Joao Felix in 21’, 43’, and in 54’, and R. Dias in 50’; from Frankfurt, L. Jovic in 40’ and G. Paciencia in 72’). In the last 3 matches played in Bundesliga and in Primeira Liga, Eintracht Frankfurt (with 1 title won in 1980; managed by Adi Hütter) comes after 2 wins and 1 defeat, while Benfica (with 0 titles; managed by Bruno Lage) comes after 3 wins.


Tuesday 16 April 2019

Juventus against Ajax

The second leg of the UEFA Champions League, Quarter Finals, comes with the meetings between Juventus and Ajax, and between Barcelona and Manchester United. In their previous meetings, the score was: Juventus against Ajax, with the score 1-1 (Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, in 45’; David Neres from Ajax, in 46’); Barcelona against Manchester United, with the score 0-1 for Barcelona (Luke Shaw from Manchester United, own goal in 12’).

- ⚽️ Juventus vs Ajax: in their previous matches played in Serie A and in Eredivisie, Juventus has a defeat against Spal (with the score 2-1), while Ajax has a win agains Excelsior (with the score 6-2). In their previous 10 meetings played in all competition, Juventus are unbeaten against Ajax. After the win against Real Madrid, today Ajax are looking for another important win, having the chance to reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since 1996-1997.
- ⚽️ Barcelona vs Manchester United: in their previous matches played in Primera División and in Premier League, Barcelona comes after a draw against Huesca (in away match, with the score 0-0), while Manchester United comes after a win against West Ham United (with the score 2-1). Against Manchester United, Barcelona has never lost a home match in European competitions (2 wins, and 2 draws). Moreover, in 30 home matches played in Champions League, Barcelona are unbeaten (with 27 wins, and 3 draws).
- ⚽️ performances by club, in Champions League: Juventus with 2 titles (in 1985 and 1996), Ajax with 4 titles (in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1995), Barcelona with 5 titles (in 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2015), and Manchester United with 3 titles (in 1968, 1999, and 2008).


Thursday 11 April 2019

Arsenal vs Napoli - Villarreal vs Valencia -Benfica vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Slavia Praha vs Chelsea

The UEFA Europa League comes today with some interesting meetings from the Quarter Final of this competition: Arsenal from England against Napoli from Italy; Villarreal from Spain against Valencia from Spain; Benfica from Portugal against Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany; Slavia Praha from Czech Republic against Chelsea from England.

- ⚽️ Arsenal vs Napoli: in their previous 2 head-to-head matches, played in the Group stage (Group F) of UEFA Champions League 2013/2014, Arsenal had 1 win (with the score 2-0), and Napoli had 1 win (with the score 2-0). And in the previous 5 matches played in their own championships, Arsenal had 3 wins, 1 defeat, and 1 draw, while Napoli had 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 defeat.
- ⚽️ Villarreal vs Valencia: this will be the first meeting in this European competition. In their previous 5 matches played in LaLiga, Villarreal comes after 3 wins (with the score: 1-3; 0-1, and 1-0), 1 match was ended with a draw (0-0), and Valencia had 1 win (with the score 3-0).
- ⚽️ Benfica vs Eintracht Frankfurt: this will be the first meeting in this European competition. In the previous 5 matches played in their own competitions, Benfica had 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, while Eintracht Frankfurt had 5 wins.
- ⚽️ Slavia Praha vs Chelsea: this will be the first meeting in this European competition. In the previous 5 matches played in their own competitions, Slavia Praha had 4 wins and 1 draw; while Chelsea had 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat.


Wednesday 10 April 2019

Ajax vs Juventus - Manchester United vs Barcelona

In this evening we can watch the last two meetings from the First Round of Quarter Finals, UEFA Champions League 2018/2019, between Ajax from Netherlands and Juventus from Italy, and between Manchester United from England and Barcelona from Spain.

- Ajax against Juventus: in their previous matches played in this European competition, Ajax has passed Real Madrid (in the 1st match the score was 1-2 for Real Madrid; in the 2nd match the score was 1-4 for Ajax), and Juventus has passed Atlético Madrid (in the 1st match the score was 2-0 for Atlético; in the 2nd match the score was 3-0 for Juventus). And in the last 5 matches in their own championships, both teams come with the same results: 4 wins and 1 defeat (1 defeat for Ajax against Alkmaar, score 1-0; 1 defeat for Juventus against Genoa, score 2-0).
- Ajax vst Juventus: this meeting will take place at Johan Cruijff Arena, and the referee will be Carlos del Cerro Grande.

- Manchester United against Barcelona: in their previous match played in Champions League, Manchester United has passed PSG (in the 1st match the score was 0-2 for PSG; in the 2nd match the score was 1-3 for Man United), and Barcelona has passed Olympique Lyonnais (in the 1st match the score was 0-0; in the 2nd match the score was 5-1 for Barcelona). And in the last 5 matches played in their own championships, Manchester United comes after 3 wins and 2 defeats (1 defeat against Arsenal, score 2-0; 1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers, score 2-1), while Barcelona comes after 4 wins and 1 draw (1 draw against Villarreal, score 4-4).
- Manchester United vs Barcelona: this meeting will take place at Old Trafford, and the referee will be Gianluca Rocchi.


Tuesday 9 April 2019

Liverpool vs Porto - Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City

The UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 comes today with two meeting from the quarter finals of this competition: Liverpool from England will host Porto from Portugal; Tottenham Hotspur from England will host Manchester City from England.

- ⚽️ Liverpool against Porto: in their previous matches played in this European competition, Liverpool has passed Bayern München (in the 1st match the score was 0-0; in the 2nd match the score was 1-3), while Porto has passed Roma (in the 1st match the score was 2-1 for Roma; in the 2nd match the score was 3-1 for Porto). This will be the 3rd meeting between these two teams, after the matches played in the 8th Finals of UCL 2017/2018, when the score was 0-5 for Liverpool (in the 1st meeting), and 0-0 (in the 2nd meeting). This meeting will take place at the Anfield Stadium, and the referee will be Antonio Mateu Lahoz.

- ⚽️ Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City: in their previous 10 head-to-head matches, Tottenham Hotspur had only 3 wins (in Premier League), 1 match was ended with a draw (in Premier League, with the score 2-2), and Manchester City had 6 wins (5 wins in Premier League, and 1 win in International Champions Cup). This meeting will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and the referee will be Björn Kuipers.


Tuesday 19 February 2019

Olympique Lyonnais vs Barcelona - Liverpool vs Bayern München

Today we can watch two meetings from the 8th Finals of the UEFA Champions League 2018/2019: Olympique Lyonnais against Barcelona, and Liverpool against Bayern München. In the first meeting of this European competition, which will take place at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais (referee: Cuneyt Cakir), Olympique Lyonnais from France will host Barcelona from Spain. In their previous 5 matches, Olympique Lyonnais had 4 wins (3 wins in Ligue 1, and 1 win in Coupe de France), and 1 defeat (in Ligue 1, against Nice with the score 1-0), while Barcelona comes after 2 wins (1 win in LaLiga, and 1 win in Copa del Rey), and 3 draws (2 draws in LaLiga, and 1 draw in Copa del Rey). In the second meeting, which will take place at the Anfield Stadium (referee: Gianluca Rocchi), Liverpool will host Bayern München. In their previous head-to-head match, played in 2017 at the Audi Cup, the score was 0-3 for Liverpool. And in the last 5 matches, Liverpool had 3 wins and 2 draws (in Premier League), and Bayern München had 1 defeat (in Bundesliga, against Leverkusen, with the score 3-1), and 4 wins (3 wins in Bundesliga, and 1 win in DFB Pokal).


Thursday 14 February 2019

BATE v Arsenal - Lazio v Sevilla - Shakhtar Donetsk v Eintracht Frankfurt

The Uefa Europa League 2018/2019 comes today with plenty of meetings from the 16th Finals of this European competition: BATE from Belarus, will host Arsenal from England; Lazio from Italy, will host Sevilla (the most successful club, with 5 titles of UEL; with 3 wins in a row, in 2014, 2015, and 2016) from Spain; Shakhtar Donetsk (with 1 title won in 2009) from Ukraine, will host Eintracht Frankfurt (with 1 title won in 1980) from Germany.

- ⚽️BATE v Arsenal: this meeting will take place at the Borisov Arena from Barysaw, Belarus, and the referee will be Srdan Jovanovic from Serbia. In their previous 2 head-to-head matches, played in Uefa Europa League 2017/2018, Group H, Arsenal had 2 wins, with the score 2-4 and 6-0.

- ⚽️Shakhtar Donetsk v Eintracht Frankfurt: this meeting will take place at the OSC Metalist Stadium from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and the referee for this match will be Anthony Taylor from England. In their previous 5 matches played in competitions, Shakhtar Donetsk had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (friendly matches), while Eintracht Frankfurt had 1 win and 3 draws (in Bundeliga), and 1 defeat (in friendly matches).

 - ⚽️Lazio v Sevilla: this meeting will be referred by Slavko Vincic from Slovenia, and will take place at the Stadio Olimpico from Rome, Italy. In their previous 10 matches played in Serie A, Coppa Italia, LaLiga, and Copa del Rey, Lazio comes after 6 wins, 3 defeats, and 1 draw, while Sevilla comes after only 3 wins (against Athletic Club in Copa del Rey, with 1-3; against Barcelona in Copa del Rey, with 2-0; and against Levante in LaLiga, with 5-0), 2 draws, and 5 defeats.


Wednesday 13 February 2019

Ajax v Real Madrid - Borussia Dortmund v Tottenham Hotspur

The Uefa Champions League 2018/2019, 8th Finals, comes today with another 2 interesting meetings: Borussia Dortmund from Germany will host Tottenham Hotspur from England, and Ajax from Netherlands will host Real Madrid from Spain (the current champions of this competition, with 3 titles in a row, in 2018, 2017, and 2016).

- ⚽️Ajax v Real Madrid: today Ajax will face the champions of the last 3 years in the Champions League, Real Madrid, which is also the most successful club with 13 titles. In the group stage, Ajax, managed by Erik ten Hag, has finished on 2nd place in Group E, with 12 points (3 wins and 3 draws), while Real Madrid, managed by Santiago Solari, has finished on 1st place in Group G, with 12 points (4 wins and 2 defeats). In their previous 10 matches played in all competitions, Ajax had 6 wins, 3 defeats, and 1 draw, while Real Madrid comes after 8 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat (in Copa de Rey, against Leganes with the score 1-0). In their last 6 matches played in European competitions, Ajax has 6 defeats against Real Madrid, with only 2 goals scored and 20 goals conceded.
- ⚽️Ajax v Real Madrid: Johan Cruyff Arena from Amsterdam; Referee, Damir Skomina from Slovenia.

- ⚽️Borussia Dortmund v Tottenham Hotspur: in this meeting both teams will have some important players which will not play (like Marco Reus, and Dele Alli), and some players which will be questionable to play (like Lukasz Piszczek, and Harry Kane). In their previous 4 head-to-head matches, Borussia Dortmund had 2 wins, in the 8th Finals of Uefa Europa League 2015/2016, with the score 3-0 and 1-2, and Tottenham Hotspur had 2 wins, in the Group Stage of Uefa Champions League 2017/2018, Group H, with the score 3-1 and 1-2. And in their last 10 matches played in their own competitions, Borussia Dortmund had 7 wins and 3 defeats, while Tottenham Hotspur had 6 wins, 2 defeats, and 2 draws.
- ⚽️Borussia Dortmund v Tottenham Hotspur: Wembley Stadium from London; Referee, Antonio Mateu Lahoz from Spain.


Tuesday 12 February 2019

Manchester United vs PSG - Roma vs Porto

Today we can watch the first two meetings from the 8th Finals of the Uefa Champions League 2018/2019, between Manchester United and PSG, and between Roma and Porto.

- ⚽️Manchester United vs PSG: in this meeting, both teams have some injured players which will not play today, but the most important absent players are from PSG, like E. Cavani and Neymar. Manchester United comes in this stage of UCL with a new coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a Norwegian former player of this great team. Under his rule, Manchester United has 10 wins and only 1 draw. On the other side, PSG managed by Tuchel Thomas, has 8 wins and 2 defeats (1 defeat against Guingamp, in Coupe de France, score 1-2; 1 defeat against Lyon, in Ligue 1, score 2-1).
- ⚽️Manchester United vs PSG: Old Trafford Stadium from Manchester; Referee, Daniele Orsato from Italy.

- ⚽️Roma vs Porto: another meeting where both coaches have some injured players. Roma, managed by Eusebio Di Francesco, has 6 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats, in their last meetings played in Serie A and Coppa Italia, while Porto, managed by Sergio Conceicao, has 6 wins, 3 draws, and 1 defeat, in their last matches played in Primeira Liga and Taça De Portugal. In European competitions, Roma have never beaten Porto, while Porto, against italian clubs, have lost six of their seven away games in the Champions League.
- ⚽️Roma vs Porto: Stadio Olimpico from Rome; Referee, Danny Desmond Makkelie.


Tuesday 29 January 2019

Premier League, Round 24th - Liverpool vs Leicester City

Tomorrow we can watch the Round 24th from Premier League, with an interesting meeting between Liverpool and Leicester City. Liverpool, the leader of this championship with 60 points, comes after 19 wins (with the last 2 wins against Crystal Palace with the score 4-3, and against Brighton & Hove Albion with the score 0-1), 3 draws, and only 1 defeat (against Manchester City: with the score 2-1). Leicester City is currently placed on 9th place with 31 points, from which 9 wins (with the last 2 wins against Everton with the score 0-1, and against Manchester City with the score 2-1), 4 draws, and 10 defeats (with the last 2 defeats against Wolverhampton Wanderers with the score 4-3, and against Southampton with the score 1-2). In the last 5 head-to-head matches played in Premier League, Liverpool had 4 wins (with the scores: 1-2; 2-1; 2-3; and 4-1), while Leicester City had only 1 win (with the score 3-1).