Weekend Bangers
Portuguese Primeira Liga
Porto vs Braga
Sporting CP vs Benfica
Porto (2nd) and 4 points away from Benfica (1st).
Porto takes on a Braga side that is currently 5 points away from top four position in the current standings.
Braga is looking for a win on the road to help them close in on top four, while Porto is looking for a home win to help them close in on the league leaders.
Fourth place Sporting CP will welcome the league leaders Benfica.
With the right combination of results, Sporting CP can replace Famalicao in third place in the league standings.
Schalke vs Borussia Monchengladbach (German Bundesliga)
(Last fixture – Borussia Monchengladbach 0-0 Schalke)
Schalke’s chance of getting into the top four will be enhanced with a home win against a Borussia Monchengladbach side that is punching above their weight.
Borussia Monchengladbach will need a win to ensure they keep their second-place position in the league.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United (English Premier League)
(Last fixture – Sheffield 1-0 Arsenal)
Sheffield United has been the best performer of the newly-promoted teams in the Premier League, and are on the brink of completing a double against Arsenal.
Four points separates 6th-place Sheffield United from 10th-place Arsenal in the current league standings.
Real Madrid vs Sevilla (Spanish La Liga)
(Last fixture – Sevilla 0-1 Real Madrid)
Level on points with the league leaders (Barcelona), dropping points isn’t part of Real Madrid’s plans when they take on Sevilla.
First and second are tied at 40 points
3rd and 4th are tied on 35 points.
Real Madrid (2nd) Sevilla (4th) are trailing by goal difference.
Napoli vs Fiorentina (Italian Serie A)
(Fiorentina 3-4 Napoli)
Not many would have expected Napoli to be in the bottom half of the league table at the halfway point of the season.
Napoli came out on top in a 7-goal thriller the last time the two sides met.
Napoli is in poor form and will need to come out of this match with a win.
Brescia vs Cagliari (Italian Serie A)
(Last fixture – Cagliari 0-1 Brescia)
After a solid start to their season, Cagliari has now lost their last 4 league matches (5 in all competitions).
Newly-promoted Brescia might be Cagliari’s hope of getting back to winning ways, even though they’ve lost at home to Brecia in the first half of the season.
Liverpool vs Manchester United (English Premier League)
(Last fixture – Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool)
Manchester United has been the only team to take points from Liverpool in the 2019/20 Premier League season.
Liverpool remains unbeaten in the league and their next test will be traditional rival Manchester United.
Barcelona vs Granada (Spanish La Liga)
(Last fixture – Granada 2-0 Barcelona)
Granada shocked Barcelona in their first meeting of the season.
BArcelona will need to make up for their 2-0 defeat to Granada in the first part of the Spanish La Liga season.
