Day: December 10, 2018

Red Star would be looking to end a trio of impressive European home performances when they host PSG in this game.

The Serbians held Napoli  to a goalless draw in their first home game before beating Liverpool 2-0 in their next home European game.

They conceded 6 goals the last time they faced PSG but with the French side struggling for form at the moment, the home team would be keen to show off once again.

PSG have been held to draws in their last two games in the French Ligue 1. Strasbourg, then Bordeaux have succeeded in picking up scoring draws against a previously unseen PSG side.

This group is a delicate one heading into this final group game of the season. Despite having just 4 points at this stage of the competition, Red Star could still qualify for the Europa League, while Liverpool could be eliminated from all European competitions this midweek, so PSG would not want to underrate the Serbs like Liverpool did and paid dearly for it.

Red Star come into the match on the back of Super Liga wins over Vozdovac (2-0) and Spartak Subotica (1-3) where in-form El Fardou Ben netted three goals

Tottenham are the second English team who needs a win this midweek to remain in the Champions League. Mauricio Pochettino’s men have put themselves in this situation by being sloppy when they visited Milan and Eindhoven.

Their 1-0 win over Inter has given them the chance to even compete for a place in the knockout round, but they would need to beat Barcelona before reaching that goal.

Barcelona have already qualified for the knockout stages, but it is unlikely that Lionel Messi and his teammates would want to end their campaign with a defeat in front of their home fans.

Spurs have been in fine form heading into this game and their performance in their last game against Leicester City suggest that they are getting ready for this game especially with an in form Dele Ali.

They have won all but one of their last 8 matches and that single defeat came at the hands of Arsenal in the North London derby.

Barca have won all of their last 4 games the last of which was a derby win over fierce rivals Espanyol, so Enersto Valverde would hope that his men can end their group stage campaign on a high.

Liverpool would be looking to avoid starting Thursday in the Europa League as it would affect their bid to win the Premier League title this season.

The Reds however, have a major job to do in terms of becoming the first team to beat Napoli in the Champions League this season.

They come into this game in fine form domestically, they beat Burnley 3-1 and Bournemouth 4-0 away from home in their last two games.

They would be without Joe Gomez for this game, but the presence of their feared front three and the noise from Anfield should help them get a win here by keeping a clear sheet or scoring the needed two clear goals.

Napoli have continued to grow despite losing Maurizio Sarri in the summer. The Italians currently top this group as they have remained unbeaten in the Champions League so far.

They simply need to avoid defeat by two clear goals and they would qualify for the next round. If they are beaten by Liverpool, then they would need a helping hand from Red Star in Serbia to advance.

Ajax and Bayern have a storied history in this competition and they both remain heavyweights in their respective leagues, so we can look forward to a very interesting game here.

Bayern Munich are currently top of the group with two points, but Ajax are closely following them. A win for the Dutch would send them through as group leaders, while avoiding defeat would be enough for Bayern to end the group stage campaign as  group leaders.

Bayern come into this game without a win in Ajax as their results have shown 3 losses and a draw in their last 4 visits to the Amsterdam Arena, they would be looking to change that in this game.

The reverse of this game ended in a 1-1 draw and Ajax would feel that they can go one better and get the win here. The Germans have dropped points in only that game in Europe so far and they would hope that there struggles in the Bundesliga doesn’t follow them to this game.

Ajax have lost just once all season and that came at the hands of title rivals PSV, so they would be confident of getting a result here.