Weekend Bangers
February 7, 2020
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Augsburg (German Bundesliga)
Reversed fixture – Augsburg 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
A battle in the middle of the current Bundesliga standings.
Augsburg has a point lead on Eintracht Frankfurt. A repeat of the first meeting will open a four point gap. Eintracht Frankfurt can return the favor by picking up a win that will see them leap over Augsburg in the standings.
February 8, 2020
Getafe vs Valencia (Spanish La Liga)
Reversed fixture – Valencia 3-3 Getafe – With 15 minutes left in the first half, Valencia scored three in 10 minutes to bounce back from going down a goal in the opening minute of the match. Getafe scored all the goals in the second half to seal a point on the road.
Chasing Champions League finish
Valencia needs the win to help their chances of finishing the round in the top four, while Getafe will be looking to close in on the top two with a win. Both teams are not safe in their position in the current league standings. A defeat could cost them their current position in the league.
Fenerbahce vs Alanyaspor (Turkish Super Lig)
Reversed fixtute – Alanyaspor 3-1 Fenerbahce – Papiss Cisse scored a brace to level and win the match for Alanyaspor in the reverse fixture.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund (German Bundesliga)
Reversed fixture – Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen – Paco Alcacer opened the scoring, Marco Reus scored a brace, Raphael Guerreiro also found the net to make it a three goal lead. And as things stand, all three goalscorers for Dortmund in the first meeting won’t be making an appearance in this fixture. Alcacer is sold, while Reus and Guerreiro are injured.
Atletico Madrid vs Granada (Spanish La Liga)
Reversed fixture – Granada 1-1 Atlético Madrid
Granada needs a win against an out-of-form Atletico Madrid side to cut the point-gap between the two teams in half. Any more poor results could see Atletico fall out of the top 6.
Porto vs Benfica (Portuguese Primeira Liga)
Reversed fixture – Benfica 0-2 Porto
A Benfica win at Porto will see them widen their lead at the top to 10 points. Porto will need another league win against Benfica to stop them from running away with the league title.
February 9, 2020
Real Sociedad vs Athletic Club (Spanish La Liga)
Reversed fixture – Athletic Club 2-0 Real Sociedad
Two teams that did the improbable by booking their way to the Copa del Rey semi final in the week. Real Sociedad will play host Athletic Club. The home side could widen their lead to 6 points or lose it.
Bayern vs RB Leipzig (German Bundesliga)
Reversed fixture – RB Leipzig 1-1 Bayern Munich – An Emil Forsberg penalty at the end of the first half canceled out Robert Lewandowski’s goal that had given Bayern Munich a lead in the 3rd-minute.
This is an opportunity to reclaim their place at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Despite going two consecutive league matches without a win and getting knocked out of the DFB-Pokal over the week, RB Leipzig’s week will be restored if they can manage a win away against Bayern Munich. A victory will get Leipzig back to the top of the table, while defeat will see Bayern Munich begin their run for another Bundesliga title.
Inter Milan vs AC Milan (Italian Serie A)
Reversed fixture – AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan – AC Milan hasn’t beaten Inter Milan in a league match since 2016. (January 31, 2016). 4 years and counting. AC Milan’s last success against their city rival came in a Coppa Italia quarter final in December 2017.
Derby della Madonnina – For Inter Milan to keep up with Juventus and Lazio in the Serie A title race, they must beat their city rivals once agains.
Real Betis vs Barcelona (Spanish La Liga)
Reversed fixture – Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis – It was Antoine Griezmann’s show for Barcelona.
Barcelona needs this win to keep tabs on Real Madrid.
Paris St. Germain vs Lyon (French Ligue 1)
Reversed fixture – Lyon 0-1 Paris St. Germain – Neymar scored the only goal of the match in the 88th-minute for Paris St. Germain to leave Lyon with all three points.
The complete fixture list for the coming weekend
German Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Augsburg
Freiburg vs Hoffenheim
Hertha Berlin vs Mainz
Schalke vs Paderborn
Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin
Wolfsburg vs Fortuna Dusseldorf
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln
Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig
French Ligue 1
Angers vs Lille
Marseille vs Toulouse
Amiens vs Monaco
Dijon vs Nantes
Metz vs Bordeaux
Nice vs Nimes
Rennes vs Brest
Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg vs Reims
Paris St. Germain vs Lyon
Italian Serie A
Roma vs Bologna
Fiorentina vs Atalanta
Torino vs Sampdoria
Hellas Verona vs Juventua
SPAL vs Sassuolo
Brescia vs Udinese
Genoa vs Cagliari
Napoli vs Lecce
Parma vs Lazio
Inter Milan vs AC Milan
Spanish La Liga
Real Valladolid vs Villarreal
Levante vs Leganes
Getafe vs Valencia
Deportivo Alaves vs Eibar
Atletico Madrid vs Granada
Espanyol vs Mallorca
Real Sociedad vs Athletic Club
Osasuna vs Real Madrid
Celta Vigo vs Sevilla
Real Betis vs Barcelona
Premier League
Everton vs Crystal Palace
Brighton vs Watford
Sheffield United vs Bournemouth
Manchester City vs West Ham
