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.