Make room in your planners if you’ve filled it with the unnecessary.
Some weeks are just better than others. Major clashes in domestic leagues, final stages of cup football matches, the new season of Major League Soccer
From the key fixtures scheduled for this week includes two El Clásico, some London Derbies – North London Derby and West London Derby, De Klassieker, Derby della Capitale, O Classico, and a Merseyside Derby.
On Wednesday, February 27, 2019,
Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Copa del Rey (Second-Leg)
Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet at the Bernabeu for second-leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal. Considering that the ‘1-1’ draw in the first-leg as an ‘away-goal’ advantage; and home advantage in the second-leg, Real Madrid might enjoy a slight advantage in this tie. But when we factor in the abilities of Barcelona, this tie is wide open.
Chelsea vs Tottenham
English Premier League – Round 28
A win for Chelsea could help with any suspected internal issues with the club.
Currently 10 points behind Tottenham in the league standings and with a match in hand, Chelsea will be helping to tighten the race for Champions League football for next season if they make home advantage count and secure the maximum points against a Tottenham side that is coming into the match on the back of a shocking defeat to Burnley.
Feyenoord vs Ajax
KNVB Cup – Semi final
To get their third Cup title in 4 years, Feyenoord must get past Ajax to book a date in the final to defend their title.
On Saturday, March 2, 2019
Tottenham vs Arsenal
English Premier League – Round 29
North London Derby
After Chelsea, Tottenham will take on another London rival.
Tottenham will be hoping to come into the match with at the very least the 7 points they currently have on Arsenal in the league standings.
If Arsenal should manage to get a win at home against Bournemouth on Wednesday (February 27, 2019), then a win in this fixture will be a major boost on their fight to return to the Champions League football.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich
German Bundesliga – Round 24
We know who Borussia Dortmund and fans are rooting for in this tie.
For Bayern Munich to keep breathing down the necks of league leaders Borussia Dortmund, they will need a win at Monchengladbach.
With 2 defeats and a draw from their most recent matches; and RB Leipzig on their tail, Borussia Monchengladbach can’t afford a third consecutive home defeat in the league.
Lazio vs Roma
Italian Serie A – Round 26
Derby della Capitale
Lazio hasn’t found success against Roma in their last 3 league meetings, and this trend must change for Lazio if they want to cut Roma’s lead in the standings down to 3 points. As for Roma, win here could see them rise as high as 3rd in the league standings.
With 3 defeats and a draw from their most recent matches 4 matches and Roma having won all of their last four competitive matches, Roma is looking likely to get the win they need to push for a finish in a Champions League qualifying position at the end of the round.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Spanish La Liga – Round 26
El Clasico
Real Madrid will equal points accumulated by 2nd place city rival Atletico Madrid with a win.
Atletico Madrid will need a win against Real Sociedad to take advantage of this fixture.
For Barcelona, a point will do, but the team isn’t built for anything other than maximum points. A win for Barcelona would see them widen the gap in points between themselves and Real Madrid to 12 points, while at the very least maintaining their 7 point lead at the top of the La Liga league table. Real Madrid must give a reply for the ‘5-1’ thrashing they received in the earlier meets of the two.
Porto vs Benfica
Primeira Liga – Round 24
O Classico
Benfica will want the title back after Porto’s title win in the 2017/18 season denied them of their 5th consecutive title.
The winner will be on top of the league table. Porto will stretch their lead to 4 points with a win at home. Benfica will be climbing to the top of the standings with a win at Porto.
On Sunday, March 3, 2019
Fulham vs Chelsea
English Premier League – Round 29
West London Derby
The results to survive Premier League for another season is not coming for recently-promoted Fulham.
What makes their match-up with Chelsea important (outside their West London rivalry) is that both teams are desperately trying to avoid falling below pre-season expectations.
Everton vs Liverpool
English Premier League – Round 29
Merseyside Derby
Can Everton impact the title race with a Merseyside derby victory?
With just 10 matches left in the season, Liverpool doesn’t have enough in their lead at the top of the standings to afford to drop any point.
Napoli vs Juventus
Italian Serie A – Round 26
The worse outcome for Juventus will be losing their unbeaten run in the league.
At 13 points clear at the top of Serie A, Juventus has enough lead to see it through and defend their league title.
Napoli could bring some hope to the remaining teams in the lead if they get a win at home in this fixture and reduce Juventus lead to 10 points.
Marseille vs Saint-Etienne
French Ligue 1 – Round 27
The most successful teams in the French league will be going at it for a place in the ‘top four. Marseille will need a win if they want to leap over Saint-Etienne in the standings.
2019/20 Major League Soccer.
The MLS kicks of its new season this weekend March 2, 2019, with 20 of the 24 teams will play on opening day.
Defending MLS Cup holders Atlanta United will begin their bid to defend the title in the capital against DC United.
FC Cincinnati joins the league for Ohio to join Los Angeles, Texas, and New York as states represented by two teams.
Western Conference – Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, Vancouver Whitecaps.
Easter Conference – Atlanta United, Chicago Fire, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew, DC United, Montreal Impact, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Toronto FC
