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Europa League Match Preview : Manchester United vs Fenerbahce

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Manchester United earned a hard fought 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Monday and that would have taken a lot of some of the players.

Jose Mourinho is expected to make changes to the side with tough league fixtures to come and this may result in another disjointed Europa League performance. Their dull 1-0 win over Zorya was just their third win in the competition in 10 attempts.

Fenerbahce are having their own problems this season. They are currently in ninth in the Turkish Super Lig having only taken nine points from their opening seven matches.

They have drawn their last two matches and failed to score more than one goal in any of their last three. Nevertheless, they are unbeaten in six and will be a tough side to beat for a United side that struggles in this competition. Naijabet.com

The Turkish side ran out 3-0 winners the last time these two sides met back in 2004 and while they won’t have similar joy this time around it will still be a difficult match for United to triumph in.

Team News

Manchester United – Manchester United have only had three days to recover for this match having drawn 0-0 against Liverpool on Monday night.

Jose Mourinho is expected to make wholesale changes against Fenerbahce with another huge game against Chelsea on Sunday.

Anthony Martial and Morgan Schneiderlin missed Monday’s match through injury and remain doubts here, while Phil Jones is also sidelined. Bastian Schweinsteiger is still training with the reserves.

Wayne Rooney was benched against Liverpool, but should come into the starting XI on Thursday, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan should be involved for the first time in seven matches.

Fenerbahce – Robin van Persie has only started one league game this season and is out of favour, but he will be desperate to feature against Manchester United, back at Old Trafford for the first time since leaving over a year ago.

Jeremain Lens and Ozan Tufan are doubts for Thursday’s trip to England after missing their 1-1 draw with Alanyaspor on Sunday through injury.

Match Facts

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Fenerbahce’s last 12 games in UEFA Europa League.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Man Utd’s last 4 Europa League games .

Fenerbahce are undefeated in 12 of their last 13 matches (UEFA Europa League).

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Manchester United has 1.58 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Fenerbahce has 5.39 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.04.

Europa League Match Preview : Inter Milan vs Southampton

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Inter’s Europa League campaign has been a disaster. They’ve lost both of their opening two matches and will welcome a confident Southampton side having lost each of their last three matches.

Southampton are unbeaten in their last seven matches and have won five of those, only conceding one goal in that time. The Saints are one of just three sides yet to concede in the Europa League group stages.

The Saints could inflict further misery on Inter, although that would mean becoming the first Premier League side in four matches to triumph against Inter in Milan. Naijabet.com

Team News

Inter Milan – Geoffrey Kondogbia, Joao Mario, Stevan Jovetic and Gabriel are not included in Inter’s Europa League squad and will not feature here.

UEFA CL Match Preview : Bayern Munich vs PSV Eindhoven

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Bayern will be keen to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their most recent Champions League outing. The Bundesliga side were held to a 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt at the weekend, so their preperation hasn’t been ideal.

PSV are yet to win in Europe’s elite competition this term, taking one point from a possible six available so far. Their league form has been poor to say the least, with just two wins from the last six, while the Dutch giants have failed to win their last three competitive outings.

They face a tough task to return to winning ways, with Bayern favourites to secure all three points here.

Team News

Bayern Munich – Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels could start at centre-back against PSV, though Javi Martinez is hoping to keep his place in the starting XI.

Franck Ribery is the club’s only injury concern for the welcome of PSV.

Arjen Robben is pushing for a start after netting early on against Eintracht Frankfurt, though could miss out on a place in the XI.

PSV Eindhoven – Jorrit Hendrix misses out for PSV here, with Bart Ramselaar in line to deputise in the middle of the park.

Jurgen Locadia and Luuk Koopmans join Hendrix on the sidelines.

PSV could line up in a familiar 4-3-3 formation having opted against the system in the Champions League so far.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Bayern Munich has 1.28 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while PSV Eindhoven has 10.74odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 6.61

UEFA CL Match Preview : Barcelona vs Manchester City

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Barcelona top Group C having won their two Champions League games this season. The La Liga champions have conceded just one goal across their two European outings and will be confident of once again getting the better of Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola returns to Camp Nou for the second time as opposing manager and will hope for a better performance than his previous visit, where his Bayern Munich side fell to a 3-0 loss. However, City have lost their four Champions League meetings with Barcelona, which adds to the pressure coming into this tie.

This will prove to be a good test to determine how far along City have come under Guardiola, but Barcelona should win here.

Team News

Barcelona – Jasper Cillessen is ruled out for the home side.

Luis Enrique has confirmed Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba are over their fitness concerns and ready to play.

Samuel Umtiti is expected to get the nod ahead of Javier Mascherano at the heart of the defence, although has only just returned from injury himelf.

Manchester City – Bacary Sagna is Pep Guardiola’s only main injury concern ahead of his return to Camp Nou.

Fabian Delph has returned to training, but is unlikely to make the squad.

Sergio Aguero is set to start having featured from the bench against Everton.

Match Facts

Barcelona have won their last 4 matches against Man City in all competitions.

Barcelona have won 5 of their last 6 UEFA Champions League matches.

Man City are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 matches in Champions League.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Barcelona has 1.49 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Manchester City has 6.31 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.99

UEFA CL Match Preview : Arsenal vs Ludogorets Razgrad

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Arsenal are on their best run since April 2015 having won each of their last six matches. They have scored at least three goals in four of those matches and kept four clean sheets in that time.

Arsene Wenger’s side are in good shape coming into their first ever meeting with Ludogorets as they look to keep pace with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of their group.

Ludogorets have only managed to win one of their last nine Champions League group stage matches but they have drawn two of their last three and scored in each of those matches. Overall, they have only lost two of their last 19 matches in all competitions and have won 13 of those. Naijabet.com

Nevertheless, Arsene Wenger’s side should have more than enough to overcome the group minnows with a comfortable win.

Team News

Arsenal – David Ospina comes back in between the sticks as Arsenal gear up for Champions League football on Wednesday. Granit Xhaka was sent off against Swansea at the weekend but his suspension will not carry over into European competition. He could still be rotated out of the team with Francis Coquelin ready to start.

Olivier Giroud hasn’t featured in any of Arsenal’s last three matches and is struggling to shake off a toe injury. He remains a doubt for Wednesday’s match.

Aaron Ramsey has recently returned to full training but isn’t ready to make his first appearance since the opening day of the season. Danny Welbeck, Carl Jenkinson and Per Mertesacker are all ruled out as well.

Ludogorets Razgrad – The Bulgarian side aren’t expected to make many changes from what we have seen in their first two Champions League group stage matches this season.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Arsenal has 1.19 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Ludogorets Razgrad has 18.01 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 7.67

UEFA CL Match Preview : Lyon vs Juventus

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Lyon are in a rough patch at the moment but will be boosted by the return of star player Alexandre Lacazette.

They need the France international to fire as soon as possible after losing three of their last four matches in all competitions.

They have got on the scoresheet in all 15 home matches since moving into their new stadium and won 12 of those fixtures.

Juventus, meanwhile, have won their last five matches coming into this fixture although they were made to work hard at the weekend to maintain their five point lead over Roma. Naija and Bet

The Serie A champions have won three of their last four against French sides and should be confident of overcoming a Lyon side short on confidence and form.

Team News

Lyon – Nabil Fekir was sent off against Nice on Friday but his suspension will not carry over in European competition.

Alexandre Lacazette made his return to first-team action in the 2-0 defeat after a month out injured and he will be in contention to start against Juventus.

Juventus – Claudio Marchisio was an unused substitute in their 2-1 win over Udinese but he is not included in the matchday squad.

Mario Mandzukic and Giorgio Chiellini are also not part of the travelling team. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Moises Kean has been called up the reserve striker behind Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain.

Daniele Rugani, Kwadwo Asamoah and Marko Pjaca are ruled out through injury, while Stephan Lichtsteiner is out not part of their Champions League squad.

Match Facts

Juventus have been drawing at half time and winning at full time in their last 3 matches against Lyon in all competitions.

Juventus have won their last 3 matches against Lyon in all competitions.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Lyon has 5.32 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Juventus has 1.73 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.18

UEFA CL Match Preview : Real Madrid vs Legia Warszawa

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Real Madrid returned to winning ways at the weekend following a run of four successive draws. Los Blancos are level on points with Borussia Dortmund and should be confident of back-to-back competitive wins.

Polish outfit Legia Warszawa have lost their two Champions League games, conceding eight goals in the process. They look out of depth in the Champions League and come into this tie as huge underdogs.

This should be a comfortable win for Real Madrid.

Team News

Real Madrid – Casemiro, Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos all miss the welcome of Legia Warszawa on Tuesday night.

UEFA CL Match Preview : Bayer Leverkusen vs Tottenham

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Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to bounce back from a 2-1 weekend defeat with their first win in the Champions League this season against Spurs. The Bundesliga outfit have drawn their two European matches so far.

Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, but secured victory in Moscow last time out after a 2-1 home loss to Monaco in gameweek 1 of the Champions League.

The Premier League side won their previous meeting between these two, with a Dimitar Berbatov goal separating the pair back in 2006.

Both sides will be out to avoid defeat on Tuesday, with a draw on the cards here.

Team News

Bayer Leverkusen : Karim Bellarabi, Vladlen Yurchenko and Joel Pohjanpalo are all ruled out for the welcome of Spurs on Tuesday night.

Lars Bender is a doubt for the hosts and will be assessed closer to kick off.

Roger Schmidt could name the same XI that fell to a 2-1 defeat at Werder Bremen at the weekend.

Tottenham : Spurs were dealt a blow at the weekend when centre-back Toby Alderweireld was forced off with a knee problem in the 1-1 draw with West Brom, with Eric Dier set to start alongside Jan Vertonghen.

Harry Kane is still yet to recover from an ankle injury and misses out.

Heung-min Son, Mousa Dembele and Danny Rose are all expected to come into the side in place of Vincent Janssen, Moussa Sissoko and Ben Davies.

Match Facts

Leverkusen have drawn their last 4 UEFA Champions League matches.

Leverkusen have been drawing at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches in UEFA Champions League.

Tottenham have loss one and drawn one in their last 2 CL matches.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Leverkusen has 2.20 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Tottenhan has 3.48 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.49

Match Preview : Liverpool vs Manchester United

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Liverpool have been in tremendous form going forward this season, but the potential loss of Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum could change the complexion of this fixture.

Manchester United aren’t quite clicking under Jose Mourinho but they cannot afford to drop any more points, as they start a gruelling nine-day period that presents fixtures against Liverpool, Fenerbahce, Chelsea and Manchester City.

United have won each of the last four league matches against Liverpool, but they will need to make significant improvements on Monday in order to continue that streak. Naijabet.com

Team News

Liverpool : Jurgen Klopp is sweating on the fitness of Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum ahead of Monday’s clash against Manchester United. Lallana missed the international break after picking up an injury in the first half of their 2-1 win against Swansea a fortnight ago, whereas Wijnaldum was forced off against France with a hamstring injury.

Match Preview : Arsenal vs Swansea

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Arsenal will be looking to pick up from where they left off before the international break where they won five games in a row.

Swansea, on the other hand, will be looking for a change of fortunes under new manager Bob Bradley. The Swans have lost five of their last six league matches and haven’t won since the opening weekend.

While Arsenal are clear favourites on paper, Swansea have proved a banana skin for Arsene Wenger’s side in the past and that will give encouragement to Bradley ahead of Saturday’s contest. In fact, Swansea are unbeaten in their last three trips to the Emirates Stadium and have won the last two of those.

Team News

Arsenal : Mesut Ozil was replaced at half-time of Germany’s win over Northern Ireland on Tuesday evening but insists he is not injured. Hector Bellerin also showed no sign of injury after featuring for Spain’s U-21 side last week.

Aaron Ramsey has returned to training but lacks match fitness and won’t feature against Swansea. Olivier Giroud missed the international break with a toe injury but Arsene Wenger has confirmed the striker will miss out this weekend.

Per Mertesacker, Danny Welbeck and Carl Jenkinson will all miss out at the weekend, but Francis Coquelin is available.

Alexis Sanchez’s involvement for Chile may give Lucas Perez or Giroud the chance to lead the line if Arsene Wenger feels playing Sanchez is not worth the risk.

Swansea : Nathan Dyer is sidelined for the for two months with an ankle injury. Federico Fernandez has missed Swansea’s last three matches with a groin strain and remains a doubt here.

Fernando Llorente missed their 2-1 defeat against Liverpool before the international break with a rib injury and new Swansea manager Bob Bradley will be hoping to have the striker available this weekend. Jefferson Montero is also an injury doubt with a foot injury.

Match Facts

Arsenal have won all their last 5 Premier League matches

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Arsenal‘s last 4 home games in Premier League.

Swansea have lost 5 of their last 6 Premier League matches.

Arsenal have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches against Swansea in all competitions.

Arsenal have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 home matches (Premier League).

Swansea have conceded at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 Premier League matches.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Arsenal has 1.25 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Swensea has 10.21 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 5.91