MATCHES
PREMIER LEAGUE
ROUND 16
Brentford vs Watford
Manchester City vs Wolves
Arsenal vs Southampton
Chelsea vs Leeds
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Norwich vs Manchester United
Brighton vs Tottenham
Burnley vs West Ham
Leicester City vs Newcastle
Crystal Palace vs Everton
A point interval between the top three.
Manchester City must beat Wolves to keep the top spot.
Liverpool must beat Aston Villa to hold on to second place and the possibility of finishing in first should Manchester City miss out on a win.
Chelsea will host Leeds for the points to help make up for last round’s defeat to West Ham.
West Ham will be at Burnley for the points to remain in the top four
MAN CITY vs WOLVES
CHELSEA vs LEEDS
LIVERPOOL VS ASTON VILLA
BUNDESLIGA
ROUND 15
FC Koln vs Augsburg
Bayern Munich vs Mainz
Bochum vs Dortmund
Freiburg vs Hoffenheim
Hertha Berlin vs Arminia Bielefeld
RB Leipzig vs Monchengladbach
Wolfsburg vs Stuttgart
Greuther Furth vs Union Berlin
Frankfurt vs Leverkusen
BAYERN MUNICH vs MAINZ
After opening a 4 point lead in the Bundesliga title race, Bayern Munich takes on Mainz for the points to keep or stretch their lead.
BOCHUM vs DORTMUND
Dortmund will use a win at Bochum to bounce back from der Klassiker defeat.
Bochum has consecutive wins and hoping to make it three in a row in front of their fans.
FRANKFURT vs LEVERKUSEN
What will Leverkusen do in Frankfurt after the beating they handed Greuther Furth.
FREIBURG vs HOFFENHEIM
Freiburg coming to this game after thrashing Monchengladbach 6-0.
Hoffenheim is looking for their fourth win in a row.
Freiburg has a two-point lead they will want to protect.
Will Greuther Furth pick up their first win?
GREUTHER FURTH vs UNION BERLIN
Greuther Furth has one point in 14 rounds.
LIGUE 1
ROUND 18
Nantes vs Lens
Brest vs Montpellier
Reims vs Saint-Etienne
Lille vs Lyon
Angers vs Clermont Foot
Metz vs Lorient
Rennes vs Nice
Troyes vs Bordeaux
Strasbourg vs Marseille
Paris St. Germain vs Monaco
PARIS ST. GERMAIN vs MONACO
Paris St. Germain will host Monaco for the points to keep their double-digit lead in the French Ligue 1.
RENNES vs NICE
Rennes guarantees second place with a win against Nice.
There are just four points between the two teams so if Nice can find their first win in four matches, they will narrow the gap to a point.
STRASBOURG vs MARSEILLE
Marseille will attempt to bounce back from defeat against Brest with a win against a Strasbourg side that is unbeaten in six matches and on the prowl for a third win in a row.
Another win for Strasbourg will wipe the three-point gap between the two.
LA LIGA
ROUND 17
Mallorca vs Celta Vigo
Espanyol vs Levante
Alaves vs Getafe
Valencia vs Elche
Athletic Club vs Sevilla
Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano
Osasuna vs Barcelona
Real Betis vs Real Sociedad
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Cadiz vs Granada
REAL MADRID VS ATLETICO MADRID
(El Derbi Madrileño)
There is a Madrid Derby for Real Madrid to extend their lead on the reigning champions.
As things stand, Real Madrid has played one more match and 10 points ahead of Atletico Madrid.
The outcome of the derby can only affect Atletico Madrid’s position.
Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano are the teams in a position to
take advantage of an Atletico Madrid defeat.
Form and home advantage make Real Madrid the favorite in this version of the Madrid derby.
2016 was the last time Atletico Madrid won the derby in the league. (February 27, 2016.)
ATHLETIC CLUB vs SEVILLA
Sevilla has a game in hand and 10 points ahead of Athletic Club.
What Sevilla will be looking for is a win to take full advantage of the Madrid derby.
REAL BETIS VS REAL SOCIEDAD
Third vs Fifth with a point between them.
A fourth successive league win for Real Betis will open a four-point lead on a Real Sociedad team that has fallen down in the league standings from the poor results in recent games.
VILLAREAL VS RAYO VALLECANO
Rayo Vallecano move in on a Champions League qualification spot
with a win against Villarreal to take advantage of the clashes.
OSASUNA vs BARCELONA
Barcelona will need a result to help mask the results from their recent fixtures.
Barcelona has a game in hand but is just two points ahead of Osasuna as things stand.
Barcelona will go for the result to make up for the points dropped in their home defeat to Real Betis in the last round.
WILL LEVANTE WIN?
ESPANYOL vs LEVANTE
Levante has gone 16 matches without a win. Can they get the result against Espanyol to end this terrible run?
Three more matches till mid-season.
SERIE A
ROUND 17
Lazio must build on their victory against Sampdoria with another against Sassuolo. Lazio will open an 8- point gap on Sassuolo with a victory.
Back to Back league defeat means a win for Roma against Spezia is mandatory.
Genoa vs Sampdoria
Fiorentina vs Salernitana
Venezia vs Juventus
Udinese vs AC Milan
Torino vs Bologna
Hellas Verona vs Atalanta
Napoli vs Empoli
Sassuolo vs Lazio
Inter Milan vs Cagliari
Roma vs Spezia
UDINESE vs AC MILAN
AC Milan keeps the top spot in the Italian Serie A with
an away victory against a Udinese side with one win from their last 13 league games.
After elimination from continental club competitions, a win for AC Milan is a necessity.
Without a win, AC Milan leave themselves open to the two chasers: Inter Milan and Napoli
INTER MILAN vs CAGLIARIInter Milan will host relegation-zoned Cagliari for the points to take the top spot if AC Milan slips up.
The reigning champions are just a point from the top of the pile.
NAPOLI vs EMPOLI
After consecutive league games without a win, Napoli will be in search of the maximum points against Empoli.
Napoli is two points from the top: still within the reach. In the unlikely event that both Milan teams suffer a defeat over the weekend, Napoli will quickly return to the top of the standings.
HELLAS VERONA vs ATALANTA
After winning in Naples to drag Napoli to third and move closer to the top three, Atalanta would not want to miss this opportunity to put the pressure on the top three.
Four points from the top of the standings. Atalanta must add to their victories against Hellas Verona.
VENEZIA vs JUVENTUS
Juventus will make it three wins in a row if they can get the three points against recently promoted Venezia.
Venezia is staring at four straight defeats after letting a three-goal lead go in their defeat against Hellas Verona in the last round.
Fiorentina has a chance to win three in a row when they host Salernitana.
