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Manchester City vs Liverpool Match Preview

Manchester City and Liverpool will face each other weeks after their 2-2 draw at the Etihad and this time Liverpool will be keen to get the upperhand.

The Reds are chasing an unprecedented quadruple and they can keep believing in it if they can reach the final of the FA Cup.

They have won the League Cup, are one point behind City in the Premier League title race and are also in the semi-final of the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Manchester City know they have to stop Liverpool from doing that and the Reds will feel unbeatable if they manage to beat them today.

City’s chances of earning a win from this match has not been helped by the fact that they will be without Kyle Walker and Kevin de Brune who both got injured in their match against Atletico Madrid.

Jurgen Klopp has all his Liverpool players fit and available in an important time in this season and he would feel confident in them winning this match for him.

Both clubs have already met twice this season, with both games ending in 2-2 draws, which just shows the closeness in quality between both of them.

Lyon vs West Ham Match Preview

West Ham will visit Lyon as they continue chasing European glory in this campaign and David Moyes’ side will know their trip to France will be tough.

They were held to a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg even though they had to play some minutes with ten men. It was a brave performance from them.

This game offers them the chance to complete what they have started already, but it would be much harder to get a win in France now that the away goals rule has been abolished.

The Irons are battling for a European place on the league table and has to also do well in the Europa League, which is a commendable thing for them to do. Will Lyon allow them make the semi-final?

The French club wants a crack at this competition and they will feel confident in themselves finishing the job at home after that first leg draw in England.

But they are struggling to get wins, having won just one of their last five matches although others have been draws. Another stalemate in this game could lead to penalties which might not favour them.

Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt Match Preview

Barcelona will look to make the semi-final of the Europa League by beating Eintracht Frankfurt in this quarterfinal return leg after their 1-1 draw in Germany.

Xavi Hernandez has made them one of the most-improved clubs in the world in recent months and if he wins a trophy at the helm, it would be a nice cherry on the cake.

The Catalans have been lucky with the in-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who joined them unexpectedly from Arsenal in January and has been scoring goals for fun.

The striker will look to get another one in this game, but as they found out in the first leg, Frankfurt will not be pushovers and they will fight to ensure they get something from this match.

The Germans have not won any of their last five matches and they even got beaten 2-1 at the weekend, but when they face tough opponents they bring out their bests.

Barca has not lost any of their last ten matches and they won eight of those games which will boost their confidence ahead of this game.

 

Ghana vs Nigeria Match Preview

Traditional African rivals, Ghana and Nigeria, have been drawn together in this mouth-watering FIFA World Cup playoff. The Ghanaians will host the Super Eagles first and they will be keen to get a good home advantage ahead of the second leg in Abuja.

They flopped at the AFCON and left the competition in the group stages. Nigeria did well in the group stages, but were stunned in the next round by Tunisia. The Super Eagles know they need to be at the World Cup as a gift to their fans and will take this game seriously.

The Ghana team is filled with much older and experienced players like Thomas Partey and the Ayew brothers, but Nigeria’s team is being rebuilt. They have a much younger group of players to choose from including Victor Osimhen and Emmanuel Dennis.

These players have been in top form for their European clubs and they will now look to show that for their country during this break.

This is one of the most important fixtures for both countries, but Ghana will feel they have to win this first leg and the Head to Head between both nations favours the Black Stars. Most of the current Nigerian stars don’t know about the rivalry between both nations and will want to write their own history.

Portugal vs Turkey Match Preview

Can you imagine a World Cup without Cristiano Ronaldo and Diogo Jota?

Well that could happen as Portugal struggles to qualify for the FIFA World Cup later this year. They were beaten to an automatic ticket in their group by Serbia and will now navigate through the playoff to earn a spot in the competition.

The first game on their Playoff path is against a Turkish side that also underperformed in the qualifying groups, but cannot be underrated. They have some of the finest players in Europe in different positions and they will certainly cause troubles for the Portuguese in this match.

Portugal has not won any of their last two international matches and that contributed to why they failed to get a World Cup ticket automatically. They even lost their last game at home to Serbia and Turkey will feel they can also stun the host in this match.

The Turks won their last three qualifying matches and haven’t lost any of their last four games ahead of this match. That form could prove pivotal in this match and Portugal cannot afford to underestimate their opponents until the 90 minutes is over.

Italy vs North Macedonia Match Preview

Italy won Euro 2020 and were on a fine run of form with everyone expecting them to qualify for the next World Cup automatically.

However, Switzerland stunned them to top their group and the Azzurri will have to reach the world showpiece by winning the playoff.

They have been dealt a difficult playoff route because they could face Portugal in their next match if they beat North Macedonia in this game.

This means it is either the likes of Federico Chiesa and Giorgio Chiellini we would see at the World Cup or Cristiano Ronaldo and co.

It makes this round of matches interesting with Portugal facing Turkey in the game of this route to determine who will be in the finals.

N. Macedonia did well to reach this round of the qualifiers and will want to cause a few more upsets, but Italy should win this game and setup a final with Portugal.

Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Match Preview

Middlesbrough has had a sensational FA Cup run full of giant killings and they will look to end the hopes of another Premier League club.

They have eliminated Manchester United and Tottenham to reach this stage of the competition and they will feel confident they can go even further.

Their home has become a fortress and they head into this match having not lost any of their last nine matches at home.

That stat shows the odds are stacked against Chelsea even though Thomas Tuchel’s side is the best in the world right now.

The Blues have won the Champions League and Club World Cup in the space of one year and they have just lost the League Cup final against Liverpool.

They have the players to win this game, but Boro has proved too strong to handle to several teams in the competition already and will now look to end Chelsea’s run.

The last time these clubs met was in 2017, but Chelsea has a solid head to head record against them, winning all their last five games against each other.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Match Preview

Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways when they face Aston Villa in the Premier League for this game.

The Gunners have just been beaten 2-0 at home by Liverpool, but they will feel Liverpool is one of the most in-form clubs in the world now.

Mikel Arteta’s side has done very well against lesser opponents, but can they beat Villa?

They might not be playing against Liverpool, but they will face a former Liverpool star in hot form.

Philippe Coutinho joined Steven Gerrard’s side at the start of this year and he has been lighting up the Premier League.

The midfielder has 4 goals from 9 Premier League games and will be keen to improve on that tally when he visits Villa.

Arsenal won the reverse of this fixture, but Villa had won the previous three matches between both clubs and would be fancying their chances of upsetting the odds in this game.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Match Preview

City will visit Palace hoping to keep the gap between them and Liverpool at the top of the league table at 6 points, before the Reds play their outstanding game.

Pep Guardiola’s side are under a lot of pressure to keep winning matches and Jurgen Klopp’s men relentlessly pursue them.

Both clubs will still face each other in the league this season in a game that could decide where the title ends, but City needs to keep winning.

Palace has been an exciting club to watch under Patrick Vieira this season and they will put up a real show in London for this game.

They have won so many matches, but they have done enough to secure a comfortable finish inside the top half of the league table.

The Eagles are unbeaten in their last four matches and will not want to lose that record at home to City.

City was beaten by Tottenham not so long ago, and they will be worry about losing to yet another London club.

When both clubs met in the reverse of this fixture, City lost 2-0 at home to an unfancied Palace side, and a similar result will be disastrous.

Leicester City vs Leeds United Match Preview

Leeds United’s new manager, Jesse Marsch will look to get off to a winning start when he takes his side to visit Leicester City for this crunch Premier League game.

The American will quickly want to plug holes in a very leaky defence that conceded 20 goals in last month alone.

Leeds’ defence has always been poor, but this time they just concede and rarely score, which forced them to sack Marcelo Bielsa.

Leicester City is recovering from a bad form which nearly cost Brendan Rodgers his job and they will want to get their three points from Leeds.

They have won their last two matches against Randers and Burnley. The return of Jamie Vardy to full fitness means they will have a strong squad for this game.

While Leicester have three wins from their last five matches, Leeds has lost their last four matches in all competitions and conceded 10 goals in the last two.

This stat means Vardy could take good advantage of the Whites and score as many goals as he could in this game.

Matches between these two sides have been close, but Leeds are unbeaten in the last two head to heads.

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