December 1, 2017
Napoli vs Juventus
December 2, 2017
Arsenal vs Manchester United
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund
Napoli vs Juventus (Italian Serie A)
Napoli is undefeated after 14 matches in the 2017/18 Italian Serie A season, and the idea will be to extend this run at home against a Juventus side that is losing the grip on their dominance in the league and the chance to make it a 7th league consecutive league titles. There is a lot of matches left to be played in the season, and third-placed Juventus will be looking to reduce the four-point gap between themselves and first-placed Napoli in this fixture.
Arsenal vs Manchester United (English Premier League)
Title-hopeful Arsenal will welcome a title-chasing Manchester United in the fifteenth round of the 2017/18 Premier League season. Arsenal recently got back in the top four in the league standings. It is an important fixture for two teams that are chasing Manchester City that is getting very comfortable at the top of the league table.
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid (Spanish La Liga) – El Viejo Clásico
Real Madrid enjoys a 14-point gap between themselves and Athletic Club ahead of El Viejo Clásico. These are two teams that had high pre-season expectations than what they’ve exhibited so far into the season. For Real Madrid’s standards, not being in a ‘horse-race’ for the league title after 13 rounds is an underachievement. For Athletic Club, sitting at the edge of the relegation zone is not what is expected at this point in the season.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund (German Bundesliga)
The most recent low for Dortmund was losing at home to Schalke 04 in the Revierderby, despite going into the half-time break with a 4-goal lead. Borussia Dortmund hasn’t won a Bundesliga match since September 30, 2017 (6 matches, 4 losses and 2 draws). A victory at home will see Bayer Leverkusen leap over Borussia Dortmund in the league standings. Leverkusen has been undefeated in their last 10 competitive matches, 8 of them being league matches.
