Lewandowski leads the way in a big win for Bayern in Round 13.
Robert Lewandowski’s double away at league-leaders Bayer Leverkusen, including a 93rd minute winner, has him leading our team of the week — and has Bayern back at the top of the table.
16-year old Youssoufa Moukoko makes his TOTW debut after getting Dortmund’s solitary goal in a 2-1 loss to Union Berlin.
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‘Twos the weekend before Christmas and all was well… as hectic as ever in the football calendar! There’s big Continental Finals in Asia, Continental Semi-Finals in the CONCACAF region and schedules as long as your arm in Europe’s big leagues. The games detailed below are just our selection of highlights from what’s coming up but whatever you’re in to, you should be able to follow it on FotMob. We’ve got you covered.
?? Tonight, your fix of La Liga action comes from the Basque Country where, still smarting from a midweek defeat at Real Madrid, the team their fans love to hate most – Athletic Club take on struggling Huesca. A win would take them in to the top half of the table.
?? In the Bundesliga, Union Berlin once again take centre-stage as they kick the weekend off against Borussia Dortmund. As you’ll know, Dortmund sacked coach Lucien Favre after their shocking 5-1 defeat to Stuttgart last weekend but new caretaker manager, Edin Terzić did start with a win in midweek. Union will be a far tougher proposition though, as their recent draw with Bayern suggests.
?? Before those games in the top leagues, you might want to check in on the biggest game in Bulgarian football as arch-rivals, CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia meet in the capital. The game was originally postponed due to yep, you guessed it, positive coronavirus tests in one of the squads but should go ahead today.
?? Tomorrow looks pretty busy in La Liga with a (possibly) revitalised Barcelona side at home to Valencia whilst the team they dethroned from the top of the table in midweek – Real Sociedad aim to bounce back at Levante.
??????? The Premier League weekend starts with a bang as Champions, and now freshly reinstalled as leaders Liverpool head to Crystal Palace in the lunchtime kick-off.
That’s followed by Southampton versus Man City, a test for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta goes back to former club Everton and Newcastle United’s home game against Fulham.
?? There’s a massive match in the Bundesliga where surprise table toppers Bayer Leverkusen take on Bayern München and the newly crowned FIFA Best player in the world, Robert Lewandowski.
? After a particularly difficult year in Asian football, the AFC have managed to successfully get the Champions League to the Final after playing both the Western and Eastern knockout stage of the tournament at a central base in Qatar. Now, Iran’s biggest club Persepolis play Ulsan Hyundai to determine this year’s Asian Champions. And with Ulsan having recently been pipped to the post in both the Korean league and cup, you can bet they’ll be aiming to end 2020 on a more positive note.
? Speaking of centralised continental tournaments, CONCACAF have also been wrapping up the Champions League for their region with all games taking place in Orlando, Florida. And on Saturday night, we’ll see both semi-finals take place over 10 months after the start of the last round way back in March.
Sole MLS survivors, LAFC will meet the record tournament winners, Club América. And another Liga MX side, Tigres will go up against Honduran club, Olimpia.
??????? Christmas is usually a time for family but this being 2020 the Premier League have lined up Manchester United’s first meeting with fierce rivals Leeds United since the latter were promoted back to the top flight. This one has come to represent one of the deepest divides in English folklore, with United defending the honour of Lancashire’s red rose whilst Leeds stand behind the white rose of Yorkshire!
Here’s the rest of the EPL line-up for Sunday, including another derby between new appointed – Sam Allardyce’s West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.
??????? Sunday sees the Scottish Cup Final take place at Hampden Park as Celtic face Championship side Hearts. And it’s a bit of strange one as this is technically the final for the 2019/20 season, going on whilst the 2020/21 edition is already underway.
Talk of a 10-in-a-row weighs heavy on Celtic fans as hopes of 10th straight league title look slimmer so the Cup Final will be a nice distraction, although there is the small matter of their former keeper, Craig Gordon now in goal for the opposition. He’s gunning for his own 10-in-a-row having never lost a competitive final at Hampden Park!
?? With Juve the only big side from Serie A playing on Saturday, Sunday will see a feast of activity in Italy. Unbeaten league leaders Milan face the impressive Sassuolo, a side who themselves have lost just once whilst second placed Inter host Spezia back at the San Siro.
Elsewhere, 5th placed Napoli travel to the capital, where they’ll face a Lazio side looking for their first win in 3 league games.
?? For once, Ligue 1 is looking tight at the top so Sunday’s clash between Lille and PSG, first vs. second should go some way to telling us whether the table is a true reflection of the state of play.
??????? And a special preview to close, from our friends at award-winning podcast, Two Girls Talk Balls:
Here we are: the last weekend of the WSL in 2020! This Sunday is jam-packed with action with the early kick-off at Leigh Sports Village, where a struggling Bristol play Manchester United, who will hope to end the year in the top spot. In the middle slot Chelsea play host to Tottenham Hotspur, which could be a ferocious clash now that Spurs have found some form under their new manager. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at TGTB.
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As the Champions League moves into the knockout rounds, we’ve pulled together our top-rated XI from the group stage.
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With over 375 Leagues and Cup competitions available in the app, we expect your Matches tab is looking pretty busy this weekend but this column is designed to help you focus in on the games that matter most over the next few days – from those involving the biggest teams to Cup Finals, local derbies, title deciders and relegation six-pointers. We’ve got you covered. ⬇️
?? This evening’s biggest fixture comes from Berlin, where the German capital’s two largest sides – Hertha and Union meet in a derby that is still something of a novelty. With the clubs divided for so long; first due to the Wall and latterly by the disparity between the club’s fortunes, this is only the second season in which they’ve shared the top flight. And to the surprise of many, it’s Union who are flying – unbeaten since the opening day.
?? The Friday night game from La Liga pits Athletic Club against Celta Vigo, with the latter on a high after finally ending a run of 8 games without a win last weekend. The evergreen Iago Aspas was integral to that victory over Granada and the club legend has now provided an assist or scored in his last four appearances. He even made the coveted (by some!) FotMob Team of the Week.
?? In the newly renamed, Copa Diego Maradona – Gimnasia, the side Maradona was coaching until his tragic passing face Huracán as they look to progress to the next stage.
?? La Liga’s big two plus Diego Simeone’s impressive Atlético side are all in action tomorrow – with Atleti looking for the win that will take them top of the table against Valladolid.
Under fire Zinedine Zidane takes Real Madrid to Sevilla in the potential game of the day whilst Barcalona look to continue their bounce at Cádiz.
?? There’s a top of the table clash in Germany as leaders Bayern München take on RB Leipzig knowing a slip-up, however unlikely that seems will allow Leipzig to overtake them.
Meanwhile, Dortmund go to Eintracht Frankfurt looking to improve on their patchy recent form.
?? Tomorrow, the weekend’s series of big league derbies moves to Turin, where Juventus are at home to Torino in the Derby della Mole, Italy’s oldest same-city rivalry. It would be fair to say Juve have traditionally had the upper hand in this one, with Torino beating them just once in the last 25 years – and their last victory at Juventus came in 1995.
??????? The four games in the Premier League all have something about them – starting with Everton’s trip to Burnley and ending with the clash where, at least as far as the fans are concerned, there is no love lost, Chelsea vs. Leeds United. This weekend also marks the first occasion since March that a limited number of fans will be allowed in to stadiums located in certain parts of the country. Which is great news.
??????? Sticking with the Premier League action in to Sunday, there’s the small matter of the North London Derby – Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal to look forward to. With both sides in Europa League action during the week, this could be an interesting test for Spur’s credentials as the league leaders whilst Arsenal are seeking to end a run of 4 domestic games without a win.
Speaking of sides who’ve been busy in the Europa League, Leicester go to struggling Sheffield United after making the long trip back from Ukraine, where they lost to little-known, Zorya on Thursday night.
The Champions meanwhile, are up against Wolves in the day’s late game. Liverpool then, having watched all the other results come in will know exactly what they need to do to either keep pace with Spurs at the top, or overtake them with a win of their own.
?? Headlining six games in Serie A is Milan’s trip to Sampdoria, with the Rossoneri looking to extend their unbeaten start into double figures, in terms of games played.
?? In Ireland, the season wraps up with the final of the FAI Cup and for the sixth season in a row, Dundalk have made it to the showpiece game. This year, they again face league champions Shamrock Rovers after losing out to them on penalties last season. In fact, they’ve actually only won two of the previous five finals but after putting 11 goals past Athlone in the last round, we think they’re up for this one!
?? Here in Norway, there’s an exciting climax to the Toppserien as three of the country’s top women’s sides compete for the title on the final day of the season. And none of them are LSK, the champions in the previous six seasons!
Vålerenga are probably best placed to take what would be their first title as they have home advantage whilst Rosenborg and Avaldsnes are on the road.
?? And we’ll end with our random big derby of the week as Czech rivals, Sparta and Slavia Prague go head-to-head.
Here’s what a game between the two looked like pre-global pandemic.
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This has been a week filled with continental football competitions; from the Champions League to the AFC Champions League and the CONCACAF League to the Copa Sudamericana. So it’s about time we got back down to the nitty gritty of the world’s domestic leagues for the weekend.
Here, we pick through the best games FotMob has to offer over the next few days. ⬇️
??????? With no pesky European away trips distracting them, Crystal Palace and Newcastle United should have been able to concentrate fully on giving us a decent opener to the weekend in the Premier League.
? And staying in England, there’s a local derby in the EFL Championship as QPR make their first trip to Brentford’s new stadium, approximately 3 miles away from their own ground in West London.
? Having just said the week was full of continental competition, we should point out that perhaps the biggest game actually comes tonight, with the Final of the CAF Champions League. And for the first time in the 56 year history of the tournament, we not only have two sides from the same country, but two sides from the same city competing to lift the crown.
Great Egyptian rivals, Zamalek (5 times previous winners) and Al Ahly (record 8 times winners) meet at the Cairo International Stadium, a ground they both use for most of their regular games.
??????? Tomorrow should be an interesting day in the Premier League as we’ll get to see how Liverpool continue to cope with their injury concerns as they feature in the lunchtime kick-off at Brighton.
Next, Manchester City will be hoping to take their Champions League form into the Premier League as they host Burnley, whilst two of the season’s most entertaining sides, Everton and Leeds play at Goodison and West Brom and Sheffield United meet in what, since the Battle of Bramall Lane, back in 2002 has become a bit of a non-local rivalry.
?? In La Liga, both Madrid sides will be hoping to build up to next weekend’s derby between the two by picking up three confidence boosting points – Atlético go to ever unpredictable Valencia, whilst Real have a home game against Alavés.
?? Juventus are in action against Pippo Inzaghi’s Benevento as they continue to play catch up in Seria A. The newly promoted side have the joint worst defensive record so far this season, so a win for Juve would put them just one point below league leaders Milan, at least until the bulk of the games on Sunday.
?? Saturday is a busy day, as ever in the Bundesliga. Of the current top six, only Bayer Leverkusen aren’t in action as the likes of Bayern visit Stuttgart, RB Leipzig play Arminia and Dortmund host struggling FC Köln.
We’ll be waiting for the inevitable goal alert from that one.
?? After tipping the title race to be over in its penultimate round in this column last weekend, the Belarusian Premier League has actually gone down to the final day. And as if by magic, the league have arranged the country’s version of the Clasico – with BATE Borisov needing a win at traditional rivals, Dynomo Minsk to secure the title. Should they fail, Shakhtyor Soligorsk could sneak it with a win of their own at home to FC Minsk.
?? Two big games involving leading sides to tell you about in Italy – one sees Milan continue their unexpected title charge, at home to Fiorentina and the other sees third placed, Roma go to Napoli. There will no doubt be emotional scenes as the club again, pay tribute to their all-time idol, Diego Maradona.
?? Real Sociedad, another surprise leader of a top European league face stiff opposition on Sunday as they play Villarreal, who sit third going into the weekend. La Real have lost just once so far and although Atlético Madrid have games in hand, they have been more than good value for their run at the top.
Barcelona on the other hand, would die for a league record to match that this season. They go into their game against Osasuna level on points with their opponents, sitting 13th and 14th in the league respectively.
??????? Jose Mourinho will have been basking in his side’s victory over Pep Guardiola last weekend, seen by many as a tactical masterclass on his part – a win that saw Spurs go top of the Premier League. Now, this Sunday he must go to Chelsea to face not only his former club, but the former captain of his title-winning side, Frank Lampard in the opposition dugout. With Chelsea just two points behind in the table, this is going to be a vital game.
In Sunday’s other fixtures in the EPL, Manchester United are away to Southampton and Arsenal entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers.
? And just to round up the weekend’s action, how about a few big derbies? In Austria, Rapid Vienna are reunited with recently re-promoted Austria Vienna whilst in Bulgaria, there’s the second meeting of the season between PFC CSKA Sofia and CSKA 1948, the two clubs fighting over the legacy of the original CSKA Sofia club who went bankrupt. And further East, Fenerbahçe play Beşiktaş in Turkey.
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After what may have seemed an extended international break but was actually just loads more games squeezed in to the same November window as usual, club football is back.
And there’s intriguing stories wherever you look – top of the table clashes, former players and managers meeting their old clubs, a couple of league titles will probably be decided and there is of course, the latest instalment of Mourinho vs. Guardiola.
Here, we pick through the best games FotMob has to offer over the next few days. ⬇️
?? There’s no better place to start tonight’s previews than the Stade Louis II in the Principality of Monaco. Here, Kylian Mbappé will return to his former club as a part of a PSG side looking to continue their 8-Ligue 1 game winning streak prior to the international break.
?? In La Liga, the Friday evening game comes in Pamplona where hosts Osasuna face bottom club Huesca. The newly promoted club are still looking for their first win of the season whilst the home side are sitting in the relative comfort of lower mid-table!
?? We have now reached post-season in MLS where tonight, the usual play-offs begin with what they’re calling the play-in round for the sides who finished 7th – 10th in the Eastern Conference. New England Revolution take on Thierry Henry’s Montreal Impact whilst further south, the two new expansion sides that joined the league this year meet one another as Nashville host Inter Miami.
??????? In the week that Pep Guardiola seemingly ended speculation over his future by signing an extended contract at Manchester City, he is reunited with his old managerial foe, José Mourinho as City go to Tottenham Hotspur. The two have met from opposite dugouts 23 times during their careers, with Pep boasting 11 wins to Mourinho’s 6 but this season, it’s Spurs who have looked the more fluent side in the Premier League.
Amongst the other games in England’s top flight tomorrow, Manchester United play West Brom and Chelsea go to Newcastle United.
?? A rush of positive coronavirus tests in the Uruguay squad for last week’s World Cup Qualifiers has put paid to what many were most excited about this weekend – the first meeting between Barcelona and Luis Suárez’s new club, Atlético Madrid since the striker was supposedly forced out of Camp Nou earlier this season. Still, there’s plenty to look forward to in this game, especially with Atleti being the only unbeaten side in the division and the team averaging the most goals per game – 2.43 to be precise!
Before that late kick-off, Real Madrid get the chance to temporarily leapfrog their in-form opponents, Villarreal AND Atlético to move second in the table.
?? Saturday is a bumper day in the Bundesliga with seven games in total. European Champions Bayern go up against Werder Bremen in one of the afternoon kick-offs before later, Leipzig go to Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund are in the capital to play Hertha.
? Around Europe, there are also a few derby games that might be of interest. In Switzerland, it’s not local pride at stake but more a question of national reputation as FC Basel go to Young Boys in a clash between the perennial title challengers.
Moving to Greece, Olympiacos host arch-rivals Panathinaikos whilst in Bulgaria, the big two meet in Sofia as CSKA play Levski. Both games are pretty spectacular when fans are allowed in the stands.
?? The headline game of the Serie A weekend sees league leaders Milan go to 3rd placed Napoli looking for their first win in Naples since 2010. The winning goalscorer that day? None over than Zlatan Imbrahimović, who also happens to be the current top scorer in the league 10 years on… incredible!
??????? Back in the EPL, we see another clash between sides currently sitting 1st and 3rd in the table – with Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers returning to former club, Liverpool. It’s the current incumbent at Anfield who’s feeling the pressure though thanks to the Champions’ extensive injury list and recent positive coronavirus tests in the squad. So Much so, Jürgen Klopp was reported to be calling up 8 youth players to the first team ahead of the game.
Here’s Sunday’s Premier League line-up in full:
?? You didn’t think we’d forgotten about our favourite lockdown #1-defying league in Europe, did you!? Well, the Premier League in Belarus has now reached it’s penultimate round of games and the title could be decided on Sunday.
BATE Borisov, the big boys of the league saw their 13-year run as Champions ended last year but could swiftly re-take their crown with a victory over Belshina. If they slip up, Shakhtyor Soligorsk are the most likely to benefit, should they themselves win away at Rukh Brest. ?
?? And finally, in Norway – one of the most dominant teams in all of Europe during 2020 should finally wrap up the Eliteserien title. Bodø/Glimt have won 21 of their 24 fixtures to date, scoring a whopping 83 goals along the way in a year that will long be remembered by the fans… despite so few of them actually getting to see the team win what will be their first ever league title!
Glimt could actually have secured that title by Sunday if Molde drop points tomorrow but either way, they’ll be looking to celebrate with a win away at Strømgodset.
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We find ourselves in the midst of the November international break, which in different parts of the world could mean your country is involved in vital World Cup or continental qualifiers, competitive UEFA Nations League matches or just plain friendly games of dubious worth.
And besides that, there is still a lot of club football going on if you know where to find it! Here, we pick through the best games FotMob has to offer over the next few days. ⬇️
?? In South America, Brazil play their 3rd World Cup Qualifier against Venezuela. The Seleção are, as always favourites to win the 10-team round-robin group that makes up qualifying for the 2022 World Cup and they’ve already enjoyed comfortable wins against Bolivia and Peru – pick up a third tonight and they’ll go back to the top of the table following Argentina’s home draw against Paraguay.
? Elsewhere, there’s the crunch match between Colombia and Uruguay, and the derby between heated Pacific coast rivals Chile and Peru – a game which usually ends in acrimony and accusations of wrongdoing!
? In Africa, there are a total of 48 qualifying games for the next Cup of Nations tournament scheduled during this international break! Fixtures today include tests for some of the continent’s traditional powers including Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa.
??????? In domestic football, England’s League Two provides a new local rivalry to get your teeth into. Salford City, owned by former Manchester United legends and therefore indirectly associated with the club go up against fallen giants, Bolton Wanderers who themselves, have never been particularly fond of their North West neighbours.
? Tomorrow in international football, the UEFA Nations League takes centre-stage. The heavyweights of League A, largely found in Groups 3 and 4 all play and there’s some tasty looking games. European Champions Portugal go up against World Cup holders, France as they battle for superiority in Group 3 whilst Spain go to Switzerland and Germany host Ukraine in Group 4.
??????? In England, the WSL are pushing #WomensFootballWeekend in the absence of the top men’s leagues and the fixture list for tomorrow features not one, but two derby games. Current leaders of the league, Manchester United take on rivals, City whilst in England’s second city, Aston Villa entertain Birmingham City.
??????? Our own, Hampton & Richmond Borough – who recovered from late disappointment in the FA Cup last weekend by winning at the side who were top of National League South in midweek are on the road again, this time at Chelmsford City. Come on you Beavers!
?? Back in South America, where domestic football pays no heed to the international break it’s been a busy week for some of Brazil’s top clubs. In fact, two of the current top three have even changed managers – Internacional lost Eduardo Coudet to La Liga club Celta Vigo whilst Flamengo sacked former Pep Guardiola assistant, Domènec Torrent.
On Saturday night, Flamengo’s new appointment – Rogério Ceni gets his first test in the league as they play Atlético GO whilst Internacional go to Santos and Corinthians play 2nd placed, Atlético Mineiro – where Jorge Sampaoli must be looking over his shoulder, fearing for his job!
?? Tomorrow, we also welcome a new addition to the app as the Ghana Premier League season gets underway. And in one of the biggest stories of recent times in African football, Asamoah Gyan has returned to the league for the first time since 2003. He joins Legon Cities, who start the season with a game against Berekum Chelsea on Saturday night.
? The clash between the no. 1 side in the World, Belgium and England, currently ranked fourth according to FIFA, headlines a busy day in the UEFA Nations League.
Here’s our selection for other games to look out for:
?? The Paraguayan Superclásico takes place on Sunday evening, with Cerro Porteño hosting their Asunción neighbours and arch-rivals Olimpia. We are only in round 6 of the Clausura, the second stage of the season but Cerro will be looking to defend the title they won during the Apertura.
?? Next door, in Argentina the hastily arranged interim tournament – the Copa de la Ligue continues and Sunday’s biggest game will see Boca Juniors go up against Talleres.
??????? And finally, back in #WomensFootballWeekend, the WSL showcases another derby, a meeting between two London clubs that should feature a host of international stars – Arsenal vs. Chelsea.
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Here we go. The weekend is here and once again, the fixture generator hasn’t disappointed with some big games drawn up for the next couple of days.
This is our preview of the best FotMob has to offer, including a competition you might want to enter on Sunday. ⬇️
??????? We still haven’t quite got used to this yet but there are not one, but two Premier League games on this evening. Brighton vs. Burnley is the early kick-off before a meeting between the in-form Southampton and Newcastle United takes place at St. Marys. The Saints could temporarily find themselves top of the table with a win!
??????????????? Down in the EFL Championship, we have a localised battle for supremacy between Wales’ capital city club and their rivals from the English side of the Severn Bridge – Cardiff City against Bristol City.
? And staying in England, the world’s oldest knockout competition, the FA Cup reaches the 1st Round Proper – something we’re a little bit excited about. As are Skelmersdale United, a side from the ninth tier of English football that have made it this far for the first time since 1971. They face League Two side Harrogate Town this evening.
? There are of course games taking place in all of Europe’s top leagues as well, with perhaps the pick of the bunch being Sassuolo’s game against Udinese. Like Southampton, one of the smallest clubs in Serie A have a chance to top the table going into the weekend.
?? Six games take place in Germany’s top flight on Saturday, but only one is Der Klassiker! Yep, in a week where both of Germany’s big two notched big wins in the Champions League they now have to face each other with Bayern München travelling to Dortmund. The sides have identical W5, L1 records this season, with Bayern only leading the league on goal difference.
?? In La Liga, Barcelona face Real Betis looking for what would be their first win in 5 league games. Betis’ form has also been a little patchy so far this season but they did pick up a win against Elche last time out, with Cristian Tello producing our best rated performance of the round.
Elsewhere, 4th placed Atlético Madrid take on the league’s surprise package, Cadíz who sit just below them in 5th – as things stand.
??????? The Premier League schedule looks as exciting as ever with four games to take your through the day. Manchester United kick things off with their trip to Everton in a game where both sides will be looking to stem the tide of recent poor form. Crystal Palace play Leeds United whilst Frank Lampard’s newly improved defence at Chelsea take on Sheffield United and Fulham head East across London where they meet West Ham.
?? In France, Rennes – the side beaten by Chelsea in the week go up against PSG, who themselves faced Champions League disappointment in a meeting between the sides sitting first and third in Ligue 1.
??????? There’s no rest for the wicked on Sunday as again, the Premier League gives us another four games to look forward to. The heavyweight clash between Manchester City and Liverpool will be the highlight for many, considering the importance that particular fixture has had on the title race in recent years.
Pep Guardiola’s City side are still playing catch-up this season and they go into the weekend in 10th whilst Liverpool have seemingly recovered from their supposed mini-crisis to sit top of the pile once again!
? Back to the FA Cup and Sunday is a very special occasion for the Non-League side we sponsor with Hampton & Richmond Borough, of the National League South taking on EFL side Oldham Athletic. This is only the fourth time the club have made it this far in their history – coincidently, they also faced Oldham on the previous occasion two seasons ago.
And with the game being broadcast live in the UK – on the BBC iPlayer and Red Button plus BT Sport 4 Extra, and in the US on ESPN+, we hope some of you will be able to join us in watching the game from afar. If you do tune in, feel free to enter our competition to win yourself some FotMob swag!
?? La Liga provides at least two key match-ups to round off the weekend. Real Sociedad currently lead Real Madrid by a single point at the top of the table, albeit – Madrid do have a game in hand. So the results of Sociedad’s game against Granada and Real Madrid’s away trip to Valencia look crucial.
?? Sunday is also a busy day in Serie A where three fixtures in particular catch the eye. Current leaders Milan play Hellas Verona whilst last season’s top 4 all meet each other: Lazio, who eventually finished 4th after challenging all season host Champions Juventus and Inter, who finished as runners-up go to Atalanta.
?? In the US, we’ve reached the final match-day in the regular MLS season and with the league’s shift to PPG (points per game) to determine play-off positions and who gets a home draw in said play-offs, there’s still a lot to play for.
?? And finally, the shortened, centralised Super League season in China brings us a final between unfancied Jiangsu Suning and Guangzhou Evergrande, who’ve won 8 of the last 9 titles! Judging by Jiangsu’s performance in the last round though, we wouldn’t write them off just yet.
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Another action-packed week has flown by and after the drama of the Champions League and the madness of the Europa League, its back to the bread and butter of domestic football for the top European sides. And elsewhere, the weekend has it all – season openers, Cup finals, big derbies and last day title deciders.
Here’s our preview of the best FotMob has to offer. ⬇️
??????? Wolves vs. Crystal Palace is tonight’s offering in the Premier League, two sides with identical W3, D1, L2 records so far this season so we should see an evenly matched contest.
In the Championship, runaway leaders Reading are in action at Coventry City. The home side have struggled to find their feet following promotion whilst Reading are one of just two sides in the whole English Football League yet to lose a game.
?? Arguably the biggest match of the weekend in German football takes place later today, in the 2. Bundesliga. The usually fierce derby between Hamburg and St. Pauli will of course take place behind closed doors but even without their away supporters, St. Pauli will be hoping to upset their cross-city rivals’ 100% start to the campaign.
Elsewhere across Europe’s big leagues, the Bundesliga gives us Stuttgart’s trip to struggling Schalke and La Liga provides Eibar vs. Cádiz, who are seemingly capable of beating anyone on their day.
?? Speaking of Madrid, they feature in a strong looking La Liga line-up tomorrow, with all four of the country’s Champions League representatives in action.
Madrid host Huesca looking to improve on their midweek showing whilst Sevilla travel to the Basque Country to face Athletic, Atléti go to Osasuna and Barcelona, currently languishing down in 12th are on the road at Alavés.
??????? There are just three games in the Premier League on Saturday, but they do involve a few big names. Manchester City feature in the early kick-off at Sheffield United before the later meetings between Chelsea and Burnley, and Liverpool’s home game against an improving West Ham side.
?? The big guns are also out in the Bundesliga with last season’s top three finishers all already up there again in the table. Current leaders, RB Leipzig need to get over their hammering in the Champions League (not least for coach Nagelmann’s jacket) as they go to Gladbach. The champions, Bayern are at FC Köln whilst Borussia Dortmund face Arminia Bielefeld, who are back in the top flight after an absence of 11 years.
??????? In Scotland, with the two Edinburgh sides now separated following Heart’s contentious relegation to the Championship, it’s taken the Scottish FA Cup Semi-Final draw to bring us a derby game this season. Hearts will battle Hibernian with the winners going on to face either Celtic or Aberdeen (playing Sunday) in the Final.
?? Competitive domestic football – cancelled in the country since March finally returns to Argentina this weekend with the start of the Copa de la Liga Professional. Designed as an interim tournament for the top flight teams and regionalised for the group stages, perhaps the biggest of the opening games sees Boca Juniors taking on another Buenos Aires side, Lanús.
??????? Four of the top seven in the Premier League (going into the weekend) play on Sunday plus there’s the small matter of Manchester United vs. Arsenal.
? Also in England, The Women’s FA Cup Final sees underdogs Everton taking on Arsenal – the most successful side in the history of the competition.
?? In Serie A, unbeaten league leaders Milan travel to Udinese whilst Andrea Pirlo’s underperforming Juventus are at Spezia and Napoli play Sassuolo – currently the league’s most prolific scorers.
?? The post-season Final in the USL Championship, one of our favourite ‘minor’ leagues in world football takes place in Florida. Despite their relative size and dominance in the Western Conference, Phoenix Rising are looking for their first Championship against hosts, Tampa Bay Rowdies – who upset traditional winners, Louisville City in the Eastern Conference Final last weekend.
?? The K League season reaches its conclusion with the title still technically on the line. The country’s dominant side, Jeonbuk are 3 points clear after they beat nearest rivals Ulsan last time out but should they slip up against Daegu, Ulsan could sneak it with a win of their own versus Gwangju.
?? And finally, we have the rearranged and then delayed second leg of the CAF Champions League Semi-Final between Zamalek and Raja Casablanca. The Egyptian giants are defending a 1-0 lead from the first leg and should they progress – they will face their Cairo rivals Al Alhy in the Final.
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After a busy week of Champions League, Europa League and games in other continental competitions like the Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF League, what you really need is another mental weekend of football to keep you going! And if the games on offer over the next couple of days don’t catch your imagination, then do you even like the sport!?
Here’s our preview of the best FotMob has to offer. ⬇️
Tonight is one of those rare Friday evenings where each of Europe’s top five leagues serves us up an early treat to kick things off. And in the Premier League, that means we get to enjoy the meeting of in-form Aston Villa and newly promoted Leeds United.
??????? In England’s Championship, we have one of the football league’s biggest derbies outside of the top flight as Nottingham Forest face off against Derby County. Just 16 miles separates the two grand old rivals in the East Midlands.
? Elsewhere, one of the CAF Champions League Semi-Finals will reach a conclusion as Egyptian title holders, Al Ahly host Wydad Casablanca looking to defend a 2-0 advantage from the 1st leg.
The other Semi-Final between Zamalek and Raja Casablanca has been postponed due to eight positive coronavirus cases in the Moroccan club’s 1st team squad.
?? There’s only one place to start tomorrow and that’s the prospect of El Clásico as Barcelona and Real Madrid play at Camp Nou. And don’t worry, unlike the last time the sides met at the home of Barcelona – the FotMob office won’t be in attendance so don’t expect a repeat of the first goalless draw in this fixture for 17 years that we saw!
?? It’s also derby day in the Bundesliga as struggling Schalke go to Revierderby rivals, Borussia Dortmund still looking for their first win of the new campaign.
Meanwhile, Bayern München are at home to Eintracht Frankfurt. The Champions have already scored 17 times in just four Bundesliga games so far this season.
??????? The Premier League also looks lively tomorrow with four of the so-called big 6 all in action. Manchester United and Chelsea play each other whilst Manchester City start proceedings at West Ham and Liverpool’s game against Sheffield United bookends the day.
?? And we’re also looking forward to the Conference Finals over in the USL Championship. Post-season has lived up to it’s billing in the United States’ second-tier and four top teams are left to fight over first, their local Conference and then the Championship.
In the East, Louisville City look to win their 4th straight title against Florida’s Tampa Bay Rowdies, whist in the West, El Paso Locomotive have the chance to avenge their defeat at this stage last year when they play Phoenix Rising.
??????? Rounding off the weekend in style, Premier League leaders Everton go to Southampton whilst Arsenal entertain Leicester City with both clubs looking to kick on following positive results in the Europa League during mid-week.
?? The two sides at the top of La Liga going into the weekend also won in Europe on Thursday night, with Villarreal (2nd) enjoying a particularly eventful game against Turkish club Sivasspor. They must recover in time for their away game at Cádiz before Real Sociedad take on another of the promoted sides, Huesca at home.
?? In Serie A, Juventus – unbeaten but perhaps not having hit real form just yet have a home game against Hellas Verona and Napoli, big winners over Atalanta last weekend now meet Pippo Inzaghi’s Benevento.
?? Last but by no means least, the MLS – never to be outdone by goings on elsewhere throws up one its biggest derbies with another edition of El Tráfico – the game between LAFC and LA Galaxy. The away side are rock bottom of the Western Conference but that didn’t stop them beating their modern rivals when they last met back in September.
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