Tag: French Ligue 1

The Manchester derby is about bragging rights in the city between the Red and Blue halves. It appears the so-called “noisy neighbors” are getting more vocal, dominating and painting the town with their Blue moon. Can Bruno Fernandes lead United back or will Bernardo Silva show his compatriot the way around Mancunian?

With 13 games remaining and Barcelona leading Real Madrid by two points, El Clasico at the Bernabeu on Sunday could be pivotal in deciding the most compelling La Liga title race for years. Neither team has looked particularly convincing this season, both have been hit by significant injury blows……..

Mourinho goes back to Stamford Bridge; the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur is a direct battle for fourth place in the Premier League. Real Madrid and Barcelona go neck-in-neck in Spain and Lazio has forced themselves into the title mix in Italy…….

Four days of action across the top five European football leagues in the lovers’ weekend starts on Friday evening in France (at Stade Louis II), Spain (Estadio Mestalla), England (Molineux) and ends on Monday with the big showdown at Stamford Bridge, London between Chelsea and Manchester United in the race for a Champions League spot…..

An estimated 75,000 spectators are expected to grace the first Derby della Madonina of 2020 at the Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro on Sunday evening. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always been a headline maker and he is sure to play a significant against one of his former sides for his beloved Rossoneri. Who do you think will conquer the city of Milan?

It is unthinkable that Diego Simeone is under pressure midway in a season at Atletico Madrid but the Argentine heads into this weekend’s Madrid derby following a vote of confidence from his club president. Can he maintain his unbeaten league record at the Bernabeu?

The eternal city of Rome will come to a standstill this weekend as cross-town rivals clash in the famous Derby della Capitale. Can AS Roma stop their city rivals in their tracks?

Jose Mourinho welcomes one of his old team – Chelsea to his new home (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) as the race for a top-four spot gets heated. Real Madrid face another tough test on Sunday when Champions League chasing Athletic Bilbao come calling at the Santiago Bernabeu…….

Barcelona travel to San Sebastein to face Real Sociedad while Real Madrid have a difficult task at the Mestalla against Valencia. Meanwhile, Andre Villas-Boas Olympique Marseille can make in seven straight wins in Ligue 1 if they can overcome Metz FC at Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien.

Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer inspire his Red Devils to victory at the Etihad? In the Italian peninsula, we have a double header – new league leaders Inter Milan host an in-form AS Roma at the San Siro while high flying Lazio welcome defending champions Juventus to the Eternal City for what should be a cracking game on Saturday night……

The biggest game in the Spanish top division this weekend sees FC Barcelona travel to the Spanish capital to face a struggling Atletico Madrid side that have five wins in their last 16 games. Will Newcastle make it back-to-back home wins against Manchester City?

Champions – Man City will be looking to rebound and overtake the Blues on the standings after their defeat to Liverpool last time out. Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid entertain Real Sociedad in the biggest game of week 13 in the Spanish top flight as Los Blancos aim to keep tabs with Barcelona at the top of the table. Can Juventus scale another difficult hurdle in Bergamo when they face Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta?