Weekend Bangers
February 14, 2020
Monaco vs Montpellier (French Ligue 1)
Reversed Fixture – Montpellier 3-1 Monaco
Two teams at the edge of the ‘top four’ positions in the league.
Another Montpellier victory will open a 5 point gap between them and Monaco.
Monaco can easily fall out of the tio half of the standings if they suffer defeat.
Valencia vs Atletico Madrid (Spanish La Liga)
Reversed Fixture – Atletico Madrid 1-1 Valencia – Dani Parejo’s 82nd-minute equalizer denied Atletico Madrid a win.
Valencia has lost their last two competitive matches but a home win here could see them in the top four while dragging Atletico Madrid from their current 4th position.
Beating Granda in the last round was Atletico Madrid’s first victory since their Spanish Super Cup final defeat. A consecutive victory is needed to keep their place in the top four at the end of the round.
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Besiktas (Turkish Super Lig)
Reversed Fixture – Besiktas 1-1 İstanbul Basaksehir – Burak Yılmaz’s 84th-minute goal from the penalty spot allowed Besiktas to escape a defeat at home.
As things stand, Istanbul Basaksehir is in the title race while Besiktas is racing to be part of European football in the coming season.
Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt (German Bundesliga)
Reversed Fixture – Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund will need to bounce back defeat from their last match when Eintracht Frankfurt pays them a visit. Eintracht Frankfurt are unbeaten in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
February 15, 2020
Benfica vs Braga (Portuguese Primeira Liga)
Reversed Fixture – Braga 0-4 Benfica – A brace from Pizzi and two own goals saw Bragga lose 4-0 in front of their supporters.
Defeat against Porto in the last round has denied Benfica the room to drop points in this fixture. Benfica will need a repeat result against Braga from their earlier meeting to guarantee that their four point lead in the title race.
Paderborn vs Hertha Berlin (German Bundesliga)
Reversed Fixture – Hertha Berlin 2-1 Paderborn
With the resignation of manager Jurgen Klinsmann, Hertha Berlin first test will be picking up three points from bottom table Paderborn.
Paderborn will be coming into the match with high they got from picking up a point at Schalke.
Norwich vs Liverpool (English Premier League)
Reversed Fixture – Liverpool 4-1 Norwich
Liverpool (1st) will visit bottom table Norwich.
This is an opportunity for Liverpool to stretch their winning streak and stay unbeaten in the Premier League season.
Lecce vs SPAL (Italian Serie A)
Reversed Fixture – SPAL 1-3 Lecce – Lecce came from a goal down to hand SPAL a defeat.
Lecce’s move to secure safety will require them to beat bottom tabled SPAL.
Success for Lecce will make it a third straight league victory.
Atalanta vs Roma (Italian Serie A)
Reversed Fixture – Roma 0-2 Atalanta – goals in the final 20 minutes allowed Atalanta to leave the capital with three points from Roma.
Roma won’t get into top 4 with a win, but will tire Atalanta in points (42) which has Atalanta occupying the final Champions League qualification spot at the moment.
Barcelona vs Getafe (Spanish La Liga)
Reversed Fixture – Getafe 0-2 Barcelona
2nd vs 3rd.
Barcelona will have to fend off the team that is closest to them in the title race.
February 16, 2020
Lille vs Marseille (French Ligue 1)
Reversed Fixture – Marseille 2-1 Lille
Stretching their winning streak to four matches could see Lille move to third place, while possibly allowing Paris St. Germain to widen their gap at the top of the league table.
Cagliari vs Napoli (Italian Serie A)
Reversed Fixture – Napoli 0-1 Cagliari – (against the run of play) a goal in the 87th-minute from Lucas Castro broke Napoli’s heart. It didn’t help that Kalidou Koulibaly was also sent off 2 minutes later.
Napoli must return the favor in this match to leap over Cagliari in the standings.
Both teams haven’t been in the best form, with Napoli being the bigger disappointment.
Cagliari hasn’t had a win in all competitions in their last 10 games.
Lazio vs Inter Milan (Italian Serie A)
Reversed Fixture – Inter Milan 1-0 Lazio
The top spot is on the line.
Two of the contesting three teams in the Serie A title race will face each other in an attempt to shape the top end of the league table.
Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo (Spanish La Liga)
Reversed Fixture – Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid – a comfortable road trip for Real Madrid.
With Barcelona facing Getafe, there is the potential that win here could see Real Madrid streat their lead at the top of the Spanish La Liga standings.
February 17, 2020
Chelsea vs Manchester United (English Premier League)
Manchester United kicked off their season with a 4-0 win against Chelsea, before knocking them out in the EFL Cup at Stamford Bridge ‘2-1’. Chelsea will have a lot to revenge.
31 points after 25 matches
Premier League Standings after 25 matches.
10th – Arsenal – 31 points
11th – Burnley – 31 points
12th – Newcastle – 31 points
13th – Southampton – 31 points
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February 15, 2020
Southampton vs Burnley (English Premier League)
Reversed Fixture – Burnley 3-0 Southampton – Ashley Barnes scored to help Burnley find three goals in the second half to beat Southampton.
February 16, 2020
Arsenal vs Newcastle (English Premier League)
Reversed Fixture – Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal – Aubameyang won it on the road for Arsenal.
The complete fixture list for the coming weekend (Europe’s top 5 leagues)
German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Augsburg vs Freiburg
Paderborn vs Hertha Berlin
RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen
Hoffenheim vs Wolfsburg
Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Borussia Monchengladbach
FC Koln vs Bayern Munich
Mainz vs Schalke
English Premier League
Wolves vs Leicester City
Southampton vs Burnley
Norwich vs Liverpool
Aston Villa vs Tottenham
Arsenal vs Newcastle
Chelsea vs Manchester United
French Ligue 1
Monaco vs Montpellier
Amiens vs Paris St. Germain
Bordeaux vs Dijon
Nantes vs Metz
Nimes vs Angers
Toulouse vs Nice
Lyon vs Strasbourg
Brest vs Saint-Etienne
Reims vs Rennes
Lille vs Marseille
Italian Serie A
Lecce vs SPAL
Bologna vs Genoa
Atalanta vs Roma
Udinese vs Hellas Verona
Juventus vs Brescia
Sampdoria vs Fiorentina
Sassuolo vs Parma
Cagliari vs Napoli
Lazio vs Inter Milan
AC Milan vs Torino
Spanish La Liga
Valencia vs Atletico Madrid
Mallorca vs Alaves
Barcelona vs Getafe
Villarreal vs Levante
Granada vs Real Valladolid
Sevilla vs Espanyol
Leganes vs Real Betis
Eibar vs Real Sociedad
Athletic Club vs Osasuna
Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo
