Actions Resume At Domestic Leagues Across The World
By Tanko Bauka
Away from the UEFA Champions League, Europa and Conference League in the midweek, actions will resume in the top domestic leagues across the world with captivating encounters that will keep fans on the edge of their seats.
The stand-out match in the English Barclays Premier League will be the cracker at the Etihad Stadium between Pep Guardiola, Manchester City, and Enzo Marasca Chelsea.
Manchester City and Chelsea both seem to have hit top form as both recorded convincing wins against Ipswich Town and Wolves last weekend and are posing for fireworks for the three points at stake to boost their chances of either winning the league or qualifying for the next year’s Champions League.
Manchester City after announcing their comeback from the setback that affected them in some appreciable part of the league by putting six unreplied goals against Ipswich Town were themselves beaten by Paris Saint Germain, PSG 4-2 in the midweek Champions League and the Etihad landlord need to put that result behind them as they must now concentrate on the Barclay Premier League with their chances of qualifying to the Champions League knockout stage hanging in the balance.
Table-topping Liverpool welcome relegation-threatened Ipswich Town to Anfield stadium while higher-flying AFC Bournemouth host unpredictable Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium; Brighton Albion seek to build on their third successive victory against Manchester United as they welcome David Moyes Everton to the American Express Community stadium.
Arsenal travel to Molineux stadium to take on Wolves as inconsistent Ange Postecoglou Tottenham Hotspur ambush Ruud Van Nistelrooy relegation-bound Leicester at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London.
Fulham would seek to compound the woes of Ruben Amorim as he takes his Manchester United to the Craven Cottage stadium while Aston Villa battle it out with West Ham.
In the Spanish LA Liga, Real Valladolid will test their might against Real Madrid, who seem to have hit great form lately after they suffered a 4-2 loss to their arch-rival FC Barcelona in the Super Cup. Sevilla entertain Espanyol with Atletico Madrid hosting Villarreal.
FC Barcelona, with their heroic feet in the UEFA Champions League, came from 4-2 to beat their host Benfica 5-2, take on Valencia as Athletic Bilbao play Laganes.
In the Italian Serie A, the league leader Napoli will do everything humanly possible to feign off any attack from the Serie A draw specialist Juventus, who are in dire need of the three points at stake to boost their chances of qualifying for next year’s Champions League.
Como entertain Atalanta, AC Milan host Parma, Udinese and AS Roma slug it out, while Lacce welcome Inter Milan with Lazio taking on Fiorentina.
In Germany, RB Leipzig host Bayer Leverkusen while Bayern Munich travel to take on SC Freiburg, with Borussia Dortmund battling Werder Bremen.
The surprise package of the season,
Eintracht Frankfurt, will be at Hoffenheim while Borrusia Monchengladbach take on VFL Bochum.
Fixtures across Europe
English Barclay Premier League
Saturday
Bournemouth vs Nothingham
Brighton Albion vs Everton
Liverpool vs Ipswich Town
Southampton vs Newcastle
Wolves vs Arsenal
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Sunday
Crystal Palace vs Brentford
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester
Aston Villa vs West Ham
Fulham vs Manchester United
Spanish LA Liga
Friday
Las Palmas vs Osasuna
Saturday
Mallorca vs Real Betis
Atlectico Madrid vs Villarreal
Sevilla vs Espanyol
Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid
Sunday
Rayo Vallacano vs Girona
Real Sociedad vs Gatafe
Athletic Bilbao vs Laganes
Barcelona vs Valencia
Monday
Deportivo Alaves vs Celta Vigo
Italian Serie A
Friday
Torino vs Cagliari
Saturday
Como vs Atalanta
Napoli vs Juventus
Empoli vs Bologna
Sunday
AC Milan vs Parma
Udinese vs AS Roma
Lacce vs Inter Milan
Lazio vs Fiorentina
Monday
Venezia vs Hellas Verona
Genoa vs AC Monza
German Bundesliga
Friday
Wolfsburg vs Holstein Kiel
Saturday
RB Leipzig vs Bayern Leverkusen
Mainz 05 vs Stuttgart
SC Freiburg vs Bayern Munich
FC Augsburg vs Heidenheim
Dortmund vs Werder Bremen
Monchenglabach vs VFL Bochum
Sunday
Hoffenheim vs Eintrach Frankfurt
FC St Pauli vs Union Berlin
