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Match Preview : Napoli vs Real Madrid

Napoli have been inconsistent since their 3-1 defeat at Real Madrid last month, winning two and losing two, though they warmed up for the welcome of Real Madrid with a fine 2-1 win at Roma.

They bagged a vital away goal in Madrid and given their goalscoring form, will be confident of pulling the deficit back.

Real Madrid have lost just one of their last 10 competitive outings and romped to a 4-1 win at Eibar at the weekend. With Gareth Bale back fully fit and Cristiano Ronaldo not in action at the weekend, their star attackers are ready and rearing to go for the tough trip to Naples. NaijaBet.com

Napoli have the means to score against Real Madrid, but the Spanish side have what it takes to secure their spot in the next round of the Champions League.

Team News

Napoli – Dries Mertens is a doubt with a calf problem for Napoli, though should be fit to feature here.

All in all, Maurizio Sarri is not expected to make wholesale changes to his strongest XI.

UCL Match Preview : Arsenal vs Bayern Munich

Arsenal come into this tie on the back of an underwhelming run of form have lost four of their last six, with one of their two wins coming at lowly Sutton United in the FA Cup.

Only three teams have ever overturned a four-goal first-leg loss in the Champions League and face an uphill task if they are to secure a spot in the next round of the competition.

Conversely, Bayern are on a fine run of form having failed to win just two of their last 16 competitive fixtures. That being said, they lost their last visit to the Emirates as goals from Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil secured a 2-0 win for Arsenal. NaijaBet.com

Bayern romped to a 5-1 win at the Allianz last month and can be expected to pile further misery upon an out-of-form Arsenal side.

Team News

Arsenal – Santi Cazorla and Mohamed Elneny are both ruled out for the welcome of Bayern Munich.

Match Preview : Alaves vs Sevilla

Alaves have edged two one-goal wins in two of their last three home games in all competitions, with a 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Barcelona something of an anomaly.

In their last four league games, the hosts have kept just one clean sheet, but the return of their key central midfielders should promise to shore things up a little more heading into the weekend.

Sevilla have battled their way to five consecutive wins in all competitions, which is a run that is making them candidates for silverware both in La Liga and the Champions League this campaign.

Team News

Alaves – Daniel Torres, Alexis and Aleksandar Katai are all missing due to suspensions, as Alaves continue to struggle with disciplinary issues of late. NaijaBet.com

Manu Garcia and Marcos Llorente are both back from bans themselves, which should see the duo come back into the side in a holding midfield two.

Match Preview : West Ham vs Chelsea

West Ham have only lost one of their last six matches and will be looking to pull off another win at home to Chelsea like they managed in the EFL Cup earlier in the campaign.

Chelsea’s lead at the top of the table could be cut to seven points by the time they travel to West Ham on Monday night and they will be looking to restore their advantage in this London derby.

Team News

West Ham – Andy Carroll is still struggling with a groin injury that kept him out of their 1-1 draw with Watford last time around and Slaven Bilic will be desperate to have him available for the reception of Chelsea on Monday. Predict correct score of this match on NaijaBet.com

West Ham have already been served a blow by the absence of Michail Antonio, who is suspended after being sent off against Watford. Andre Ayew is on standby to lead the line if Carroll is not fit enough to start.

Match Preview : Sunderland vs Manchester City

sunderland vs Man City

A 2-0 loss at Everton means Sunderland have won just one of their last six league games and are currently three points off safety. The Black Cats have lost their last five league meetings with Manchester City, conceding 14 goals in the process.

A 5-1 win over Huddersfield in midweek means City are now unbeaten in their last eight competitive fixtures, winning six. Having won nine of their 13 away league games this season, Pep Guardiola’s side come into this fixture as favourites.

And one would expect them to live up to that tag at the Stadium of Light, with a City win on the cards.

Team News

Sunderland – Papy Djilobodji is available following suspension and should slot back into the starting XI alongside John O’Shea and Lamine Kone should David Moyes revert to a three-man defence.

Paddy McNair, Lee Cattermole, Duncan Watmore and Victor Anichebe are all sidelined through injury, while Moyes is sweating over the fitness of no fewer than seven players.

Jordan Pickford and Vito Mannone are both doubts, though the former should be fine to feature.

Match Preview : Tottenham vs Everton

Tottenham bounced back from their Europa League exit to Gent with a resounding 4-0 win over Stoke and will look to carry that momentum into the welcome of Everton on Sunday. Spurs are unbeaten in their last six home league meetings with the Toffees, though have drawn three of those.

Everton have the best form in 2017 having taken maximum points in five of seven games, drawing the other two, this calendar year. They have, though, drawn two of their three away games in 2017, dropping points at Stoke and Middlesbrough in recent weeks.

With Spurs and Everton sharing the spoils on three of the last six occasions at White Hart Lane, a draw could be on the cards in what promises to be one of the more entertaining games of the weekend. NaijaBet.com

Team News

Tottenham – Mauricio Pochettino is sweating on the fitness of duo Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen after both came off against Stoke at the weekend.

The Spurs boss, though, will definitely be without Danny Rose and Erik Lamela.

Barring the fitness of the Belgian defensive duo, Pochettino could name the same XI that secured a 4-0 win overStoke last Sunday.

Match Preview : Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

Luis Enrique announced on Wednesday that he will step down as Barcelona coach at the end of the season, which could generate a response from his players.

The hosts have won their last four consecutive LaLiga fixtures, but have only kept one clean sheet in that time.

Celta are unbeaten in their last four competitive games, which even saw Eduardo Berizzo’s men manage to get a 2-0 victory away against Shakhtar Donetsk. Predict,Play and Win Big on NaijaBet.com

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Barcelona – Luis Enrique could go with another three-man defence for this weekend, with Javier Mascherano having a positive impact against Sporting Gijon.

If not, Jordi Alba should return to the side at left-back and the hosts will go with a more traditional 4-3-3 as a result.

Match Preview : Eibar vs Real Madrid

Eibar have scored at least two goals in all but one of their last five La Liga matches, with only Sevilla able to keep the Basque club at bay.

At home, they’ve managed to score seven goals across their last two matches and conceded none in the process as Jose Mendilibar’s men push for a surprise European finish.

Real Madrid’s last two away games have been tight affairs, with Los Blancos losing 2-1 to Valencia and then scraping a three-goal comeback against Villarreal.

Team News

Eibar – Florian Lejeune is absent due to suspension for the home side after picking up two bookings against Real Sociedad last time out. Naija and Bet

Anaitz Arbilla could be pushed over to left-back, with Ander Capa available at right-back once again following a ban.

Match Preview : Roma vs Napoli

Roma won away to Inter last time out and therefore increased their gap over Napoli to 5 points, but they failed to keep up their good run of results after losing in the derby against Lazio in the Coppa Italia in midweek.

Napoli have suffered defeats in crucial games in three different competit- ions of late after losing to Real Madrid, Atalanta and Juventus. They now face the reality of being dumped out of the Champions League and Coppa Italia leaving them to focus on finishing in second in the league. NaijaBet

As a result of Napoli’s recent results all the pressure will be on the away side here. Roma are five points ahead of Napoli at the moment and would take a draw, although Luciano Spalletti’s side won’t set up for one.

Team News

Roma – Luciano Spalletti is not expected to change what seems to be his favourite XI despite the loss in the Coppa Italia against Lazio.

Match Preview : Liverpool vs Arsenal

Liverpool need a response after losing to Leicester on Monday. Defeat here could see them drop down to sixth if Manchester United beat Bournemouth earlier in the day and that would be a disaster for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Arsenal have not played in two weeks and will be well rested here, although that could also go against them here. Arsene Wenger needs a win here to relieve some of the pressure from the Arsenal fans.

The last two matches between the sides at Anfield have ended in a draw and another stalemate could be on the cards here, although that result would only suit United. NaijaBet

Team News

Liverpool – Jordan Henderson is unlikely to recover from a foot injury in time to face Arsenal on Saturday, but Dejan Lovren has been cleared of a knee injury and could return to first-team action this weekend.

Marko Grujic has returned to training but isn’t expected back soon having not featured since November.