This is one of the rare occasions that these two teams would square up against each other and the La Liga title is not on the line, but that still doesn’t make this game insignificant. The Catalans have just completed a domestic treble, but they are still unbeaten this season and this game remains their only major threat to going the whole season unbeaten. They would hope to at least a point here and achieve that remarkable feat. Real Madrid may have their eyes on winning their third straight Champions League crown, but they would still love to be the team that ends Barcelona’s unbeaten run and they would be looking to ride their luck like they did against Bayern Munich on Tuesday in this game. Madrid are one team that knows how to get the results through whatever means possible, however, if they give the ball away to Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez like they did against Bayern Munich in midweek, they would pay for it. Lionel Messi has been the driving force behind this Barcelona team and he netted a hattrick again last weekend to take his goal tally to 32 in La Liga and 43 in all competition this season. Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last three visits to Camp Nou, however, Barcelona have won 6 of their last 9 La Liga meetings with Real Madrid.

Chelsea were crowned Premier League Champions at this stage last season, this season they have surrendered their league crown to the dominant Manchester City and are even at risk of missing out on the top four entirely. They come into their final three games of the season 5th on the league table with a five-point deficit on Tottenham who are 4th. While they chase a Champions League spot, they also have an FA Cup final date with Manchester United and Antonio Conte would be looking to keep their confidence high. The Blues have hit top form in this run-in, they beat Swansea 1-0 in their last league game to make it 4 wins on the spin, they had previously lost five in eight prior to that run. They, however, lost to Spurs at home a couple of weeks and they have five losses from their last eleven league games. Liverpool are coming into this game fresh from securing a place in this season’s Champions League final following a 7-6 aggregate win over AS Roma. Their season’s success has been built around their indispensable front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. The trio have netted 56 times in the league this season, with Salah scoring 31 of those goals to lead the scoring chart. Chelsea have conceded 8 goals in their last 5 league games, and that would be sweet music to the ears of Liverpool attackers as they would look to undo the Blues defensive plan here again. Liverpool have three wins and three draws from their last six encounters with the Blues.

This season’s Europa League offers Arsene Wenger his last chance to win a European trophy as an Arsenal manager and also the last chance to win a trophy for the Gunners as he steps down from his role at the end of the season, yet the Gunners made the job of getting to the final more difficult for themselves last  Thursday. Atletico Madrid had been reduced to ten men in the first half and Alexandre Lacazette gave the Gunners the lead on the 61st minute, yet some shambolic defending meant the Gunners conceded an equalizer with just 8 minutes remaining. They would now need to win or at least get a high scoring draw in Madrid to progress, something their away form does not show could happen. Atletico defeated Alaves 1-0 after the draw at the Emirates to make it two wins, three draws and two losses from their last seven competitive games. They have also made their home a fortress as they have not tasted defeat at the Wanda Metropolitana since their loss to Sevilla in January. They also impressively come into this match having not conceded a goal at home in 11 games, it is almost impossible to see the Gunners breaking that record. Arsenal have six losses from their last nine away games, and they have not won any league game away from home this year, their fans won’t be overly optimistic, but they have a good away record in Europe this season.

Since they confirmed their safety, Doncaster have hit poor form, perhaps the fact that they have nothing to play for has made them complacent as they look forward to the new season. Wimbledon on the other hand still have a battle on their hands. They are close to securing safety, so they need at least a draw from this game so they can relax their nerves ahead of next weekend. They drew 1-1 against the division’s likely champions the last time out and that should give them confidence ahead of this game. This game does not have the making of a goal fest if for anything it is set to go down as a low scoring affair as both sides do not play the most attacking football. The hosts are struggling for goals at the moment, while the visitors have built their season around a defensive tactic and they need just a single point to confirm their safety. Wimbledon’s draw against Wigan in their last match day means a draw would keep them in the division and they should get that here as they have mastered the art of defending well against the big teams. The last game which Wimbledon won by 2-0 was the first time these teams have met before.

In the first leg of this semifinal, Real Madrid were not at their very best, yet they got the win they need to make this return leg theirs for the taking. Los Blancos fell behind 1-0 in Germany after Keylor Navas was easily beaten by Joshua Kimmich at the far post. However, they came back from the dead to win that game 2-1 thanks to a Marco Asensio winner. They would now look to get to their third successive final with another win here. Zinedine Zidane rested star men like Christiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos in their weekend 2-1 win over Levante and he would be giving them the start here and hopes that their freshness would help them get to the finals.  Bayern Munich did rest their star men too at the weekend and that could see this act by both managers having no bearing on the game. Real Madrid do not have the best recent record at home. Los Blancos have failed to win more than once in their last four competitive home games, they have lost at home against Villarreal and Levante, losing on four occasions in their last 14 home games. Bayern Munich have seven wins from their last nine competitive games. In the Champions League this season, they have won 8 of 11 games, and 13 of their last 14 away games in all competitions have ended in wins for them.

This would be the last clash between  Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger as Arsenal boss with the French man expected to depart the Emirates when the season comes to an end. The 22 years that Wenger has spent with the Gunners has come with ups and downs, but he would want to end on a high note by getting one over his old foe, Mourinho and perhaps winning the Europa League too. Jose Mourinho is looking to end the season in the second position as well as winning the FA Cup, the latter is remaining one game against Chelsea at Wembley. They got there by beating Spurs 2-1 last weekend, that win means they have won six of their last seven competitive games, West Brom being the only team to avoid a  defeat in that time. Arsenal should have given up on qualifying for the Champions League via the top four now and their focus would be on winning the Europa League, even that route won’t be an easy one for them. They drew against ten men Atletico Madrid on Thursday to set up and a tough away match for themselves in Spain. The Gunners have not won an away league game in their last five attempts, losing all, and they have also only won thrice away from home all season.

Everyone associated with Scottish football expected Celtic to seal their title win last weekend and avoid making this Old Firm derby the title decider. However, the defending champions surprising fell to a shock 2-1 loss at Easter Road to make this game even more important for both sides. A win here would help Celtic win the league in front of their own fans, but defeat would keep them waiting for another weekend at least. Rangers are now within ten points of their host here thanks to their win over Hearts last weekend. They would so much love to stop Celtic from winning a second consecutive treble, but it seems to be only a matter of time before their host would wrap things, can they delay it here? They both met earlier this year with Celtic winning 4-0, they have both netted 7 times in their two clashes this year and this could see a flurry of goals yet again. Rangers have scored 2.38 goals per away game this season, and they have scored in 94% of their away games this season. Celtic have not lost any of their last 45 home league games.  

Bayern Munich looked like they were heading for a treble this season as they had won the Bundesliga and qualified for the DFB Pokal final. However, their 2-1 home loss in the Champions League semifinal in midweek means they are set to miss out on that except they can pull off a win at the Bernabeu next week. With the Champions League return leg in mind, Jupp Heynckes could opt to play a weakened side here, with the in-form Sandro Wagner set to lead the lines for them. Frankfurt lost their last league game at home 3-0 to Hertha Berlin, it would have served as a crushing blow to their hopes of making it into the top five, however, their fans wouldn’t be too disappointed with that result as they have sealed a place in the DFB Pokal in quite impressive fashion in the previous match day. This game offers Niko Kovac an opportunity to face his future employers and he would want to use this game as a dress rehearsal for the DFB Pokal final. Bayern Munich won the reverse fixture when these sides met in December, and the Bavarians are unbeaten in 13 games against their visitors.

Liverpool were at their usual attacking best midweek as they went 5-0 up against AS Roma in their Champions Leagues semifinal first leg. They, however, lost concentration in the closing ten minutes and conceded 2 goals to give the Romans hope of another stunning comeback. Their Wednesday return leg against Roma in the Champions League could see many star men rested in this game, even at that it is hard to see Stoke City leave Anfield with even a point from this game. The Reds have only two losses from 14 Premier League games this year, winning 9 of those games. They have failed to win at Anfield only once this year, winning 7 and drawing one home league game. They have netted 27 goals in those matches and only Manchester City have scored more league goals than them this season. Stoke City have conceded 65 goals this season and they have managed to find the back of the net just 32 times all season round. The Potters are in relegation troubled waters with 4 points separating them from safety and three league games to go. They managed to get a point in their last league game at home to Burnley, but they are yet to win a league game since January and they have not won an away games since October.