Tottenham fell to a disappointing 1-0 loss at Gent last week and have it all to do if they are secure a spot in the last-16 of the Europa League. A 3-0 win at Fulham on Sunday certainly boosted morale coming into the welcome of the Belgian outfit.

Gent’s victory over Spurs is their only win in their last four competitive fixtures. Despite holding the advantage, the Belgian side come into the tie as underdogs.

While Spurs succumbed to a loss in Belgium, they have the means to overturn the deficit at Wembley on Thursday night.

Team News

Tottenham – Erik Lamela is out with a hip problem, but is closing in on a return to fitness. Naija and Bet

Danny Rose is a doubt and is unlikely to be risked ahead of the welcome of Stoke on Sunday.

Fiorentina have the ascendancy in this tie after picking up a 1-0 win away to Gladbach in the first leg. They should be confident of seeing out this match having only lost at home once all season in all competitions.

Gladbach have it all to do in this match. They are unbeaten in their last four away matches and have kept a clean sheet in three of those, but they have only won two of seven previous matches in Italy.

Team News

Fiorentina – Federico Chiesa missed the first leg through suspension but is back available for Fiorentina on Thursday. Naija and Bet

Carlos Sanchez will serve a one-match ban in his next European match if he picks up a booking here.

Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from successive league defeats with back-to-back wins and will look to carry this momentum into the welcome of Atletico Madrid. They are unbeaten in the Champions League this term, though drew two of their three home group games earlier in the season.

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last seven games away from home, though four of those have been draws.

A 4-1 win at the weekend ended a run of successive stalemates on the road as they returned to winning ways on their travels at just the right time.

Neither side will want to give too much away in the first leg with a draw on the cards in Germany. Naija and Bet

Team News

Bayer Leverkusen – Hakan Calhanoglu is suspended for the remainder of the season.

Jonathan Tah is injured, which could see Aleksandar Dragovic feature alongside Omer Toprak at the heart of the defence, though Tintin Jedvaj is pushing for a start.

Lars Bender is a doubt for the Bundesliga outfit.

Atletico Madrid – Tiago and Augusto Fernandez are both injured for Atletico Madrid.

Jan Oblak and Juanfran are both closing in on a return to fitness, though played no part in the 4-1 win at Sporting Gijon and will sit this one out.

Kevin Gamiero is pushing for a start at Fernando Torres’ expense after bagging a quick fire hat-trick at the weekend.

Match Facts

Leverkusen have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 matches against Atletico in all competitions.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Atletico’s last 7 games (UEFA Champions League).

Leverkusen are undefeated in their last 8 matches (UEFA Champions League).

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As at this post Bayer Leverkusen has 3.02 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Atletico Madrid has 2.64 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.14.

How will this Match end?

Manchester City will look to bounce back from their 0-0 draw with Huddersfield in the FA Cup last time out. On home turf, however, City have impressed and are unbeaten in their last six, winning four.

Free scoring Monaco were held to a 1-1 draw with Bastia on Friday evening, yet maintained their three-point lead at the summit of Ligue 1 as PSG dropped points. Away from home, they are unbeaten in seven, winning five, including a 1-1 draw with domestic rivals PSG.

This promises to be one of the ties of the round, with a high scoring affair a possibility.

Team News

Manchester City – Vincent Kompany and Gabriel Jesus are both sidelined for Pep Guardiola’s side, while Gael Clichy will face a late fitness test with the left-back suffering with a back problem. NaijaBet.com

Yaya Toure has been recalled to City’s Champions League squad and is expected to start alongside Fernandinho, with one of Raheem Sterling or Leroy Sane set to start from the bench.

Sergio Aguero is likely to lead the attack here, while Willy Caballero could keep his place between the sticks.

Monaco – Leonardo Jardim is without the suspended Jemerson for the trip to Manchester, with the doubtful Andrea Raggi in line to partner Kamil Glik in defence.

Tiemoue Bakayoko and Guido Carrillo are also doubts, though the former should start.

Boschilia is ruled out due to a knee issue.

Match Facts

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Monaco’s last 3 games in UEFA Champions League.

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As at this post Manchester City has 1.61 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Monaco’s has 5.66 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.37.

How will this Match end?

Sutton have lost both matches since booking their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup but they have only lost one of their last 14 matches at home soil in all competitions.

Arsenal have endured an awful few weeks and defeat here would really ramp up the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger. He is expected to field a strong side here in order to avoid further embarassment.

Sutton have a real chance to create history here and should try and get at Arsenal as early as possible. The Gunners have lost three of their last four in all competitions but should manage to overcome some hairy moments to come through this tie. Naija and Bet

Team News

Sutton United – Sutton have four former Arsenal players on their books and each of them will be looking to make a statement on Monday night. Craig Eastmond is free to play against his former club after completing his three-game ban in midweek.

Arsenal – Arsene Wenger is expected to field a fairly strong side here in a bid to avoid further embarassment following a week to forget for the Arsenal manager.

Laurent Koscielny is not expected to feature after coming off injured in their 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Danny Welbeck played for the U23s on Sunday and won;t be involved here as Arsene Wenger manages his return from long-term injury very carefully.

Injury ruled Lucas Perez out of the Bayern game and he should feature here if he can recover in time.

Match Facts

Arsenal are undefeated in 18 of their last 19 FA Cup matches.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Arsenal’s last 8 games in FA Cup.

Sutton United have won 5 of their last 6 matches (FA Cup).

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As at this post Sutton United has 24.89 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Arsenal has 1.07 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 10.53.

How will this Match end?

Real Madrid have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven competitive outings, but have lost only one of their last 24 home games in La Liga.

Zinedine Zidane’s men have won their last seven consecutive league fixtures at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, leaving Espanyol with quite a task on their hands.

Espanyol’s impressive three-match winning run was ended away from home last time out, as Quique Sanchez Flores’ men sank to a 2-1 loss against Real Sociedad. NaijaBet.com

Team News

Real Madrid – Toni Kroos is available for league action once again after his ban, which will mean that Mateo Kovacic starts on the bench.

Lucas Vazquez should be preferred to James Rodriguez out on the right-hand side against his former club.