Weekend Domestic League Fixtures
November 9, 2018
Lille vs Strasbourg (French Ligue 1)
Lille is 8 points ahead of Strasbourg in the Ligue 1 standings.
To secure their position in the top-four in the league standings, Lille needs to make up for the points dropped in their defeat against Paris St. Germain in the last round against a Strasbourg side that has lost 1 match in their last 9 competitive games (that includes being unbeaten in 6 straight matches)
November 10, 2018
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich (German Bundesliga)
Der Klassiker
It has been an ideal start for Borussia Dortmund and not so much for Bayern Munich
Will Dortmund go 11 matches unbeaten? Or is Bayern Munich going to be hand Dortmund their first league defeat to pull a point away from Dortmund at the top of the league?
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Monchengladbach (German Bundesliga)
Borussia Monchengladbach could take advantage of the result of Der Klassiker if they can get an away victory against a Werder Bremen team that will also be looking to seal a victory at home that could possibly see them in the top-four.
Porto vs Braga (Portuguese Primeira Liga)
Tied at 21 points in the league standings and separated by goal-difference. The stakes are high for both teams with Sporting Lisbon lurking in third place.
Saint-Etienne vs Reims (French Ligue 1)
5th place Saint-Etienne can help themselves to the top-four in Ligue 1 with a win but a three-game winning streak for Reims in the league will guarantee that that tie Saint-Etienne in points accumulated.
Deportivo Alaves vs Huesca (Spanish La Liga)
Deportivo Alaves three-game winning streak in the league came to an end in the last round of La Liga against Eibar. Playing against bottom-table Huesca is an ideal fixture for Alaves to keep themselves in heights they find themselves in the league table.
Boca Juniors vs River Plate (Copa Libertadores Final)
A Superclasico in the final.
The Argentine archrivals play the first-leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Final.
It will be a festival.
November 11, 2018
Chelsea vs Everton (English Premier League)
Chelsea’s unbeaten start in the Premier League will be put to another test against an Everton side that is capable of surprise
Manchester City vs Manchester United (English Premier League)
Manchester Derby
Just like Chelsea, Manchester City will be putting their unbeaten run in the Premier League to the test against a Manchester United side that looks to be getting to their expected form after a patchy start.
RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen (German Bundesliga)
Being 5 points away from the top, RB Leipzig’s only defeat in the league has been to the league leaders Borussia Dortmund. Just like any other team around the top end of the league standings, picking up a win against Bayer Leverkusen will surely help Leipzig take advantage of the top-table match up between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Schalke 04 (German Bundesliga)
Schalke is steadily climbing out of the relegation battle with recent results. Their next task will be to get positive results against a Eintracht Frankfurt team at is at the doorsteps of the Champions League qualifying position in the league.
Chievo Verona vs Bologna (Italian Serie A)
Bologna is the next opportunity for Chievo Verona to find the points they need to get out of the negative in the Serie A.
AC Milan vs Juventus (Italian Serie A)
An Italian classic.
The two most successful team in Italian football history will meet in Milan. Juventus is unbeaten in the league as they match on to title #8 in as many seasons.
Sassuolo vs Lazio (Italian Serie A)
Can home advantage help Sassuolo is a win away from equaling the points accumulated by Lazio in the league?
Roma vs Sampdoria (Italian Serie A)
Avoiding a 3-match losing streak and taking a win away from home would see Sampdoria leap over Roma in the league standings. Roma has dropped points their last three league matches to fall far from their expected position in the league.
Sevilla vs Espanyol (Spanish La Liga)
Both teams are title contenders as things stand in the league.
Both teams can’t afford dropping points to allow league leaders Barcelona to get away and the chasers to overtake or move uncomfortably close.
Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid (Spanish La Liga)
Real Madrid looks to have survived the bad period in their season and will do be doing themselves a lot of favor if they can stop Celta Vigo from getting three points in this match to see both teams end the round with equal points.
Monaco vs Paris St. Germain (French Ligue 1)
The two most recent title winners face-off.
This was a fixture that was probably planned to have a bigger impact in the title race.
Paris St. Germain has secured a win in all their league matches in the opening 12 games while Monaco has failed to get a victory in the league since their opening round win against Nantes.
Marseille vs Dijon (French Ligue 1)
Marseille has suffered consecutive league defeats in the league without scoring a goal. The expectations here is that a struggling Dijon will be an opportunity for Marseille to end the losing and goalless streak.
