Europa League remains important to Juventus »
David Trezeguet has made it clear that Juventus value the Europa League highly and will go all out to win it, it is in fact the last possible silverware that Juve can get their hands on this season. The Frenchman also reckons Juventus should be feared by everyone, for he believes the Old Lady can go all the way to win the Europa Cup [...]
AEK V Everton Preview »
How long before this faltering Everton side will find their feet back on the ground once again? It seems like ages since Everton last looked formidable, and their pathetic run of 1-3-7 from their last 11 games in all competitions is just not good enough. Still Everton –with all their injured players- appeal to me more than their hosts who [...]
Hamburg V Celtic preview »
There probably isn’t much left for Celtic to play for in this competition, especially with their well documented pathetic record on the travels in Europe. However, I’d give them half a chance due to the Hamburg defense appearing quite porous of late. They conceded 3 in each of their last 2 games (3-3 at Schalke and 2-3 at home vs [...]
Everton V Benfica preview »
After the heavy defeat Everton conceded in Lisbon a fortnight ago they must now try and get something at home to keep their chances of advancing safe. Unfortunately for the Merseysiders they are winless in 6 games in all competitions now and it seems like their injury troubles never end. Once again Heitinga and Neill are ineligible, [...]
Roma V Fulham preview »
The earlier draw at the Cottage has put these two in a situation where it’s possible this game will decide on just one of them to advance. Currently Basel top the group with 6 pts, and they play CSKA Sofia at home. Fulham is 2nd with 5 pts, followed by Roma on 4 pts. In other words, The Cottagers must try to avoid a defeat on all accounts [...]
Celtic V Hamburg Preview »
The Bhoys are certainly in a situation that no one would envy. Their backs are to the wall and the fans are continuously and impatiently waiting for signs of improvement without seeing any recently. What’s really bad for the Hoops fans is seeing their squad failing to produce wins at home grounds time after time, something they certainly [...]
Benfica V Everton Preview »
Although Everton are without many (most?) of their regulars, they still are a force to be reckoned with and I don’t think the odds on offer are doing them justice. We all have seen them play without their main target men before, and we all know Moyes finds a solution one way or another. Moreover, it’s not exactly like “all [...]
Fulham V Roma Preview »
Fulham enjoyed their EPL home win over Hull at the weekend to climb a few notches away from the bottom of the table and into the warmth of mid-table zone, and with one more game in hand they could be sneaking back into the top half of the table soon enough. That win also made it 3 without a loss in all competitions as they built on their home [...]
Lazio V Villareal preview »
Both of these two have conceded a defeat to Red Bull Salzburg and registered a win over Levski Sofia, so –on paper- they should be on equal grounds with each other regarding qualification. However, it was a mere 1-0 home win for Villareal vs Levski, while Lazio proved too strong for the Bulgarians even in Sofia and have come back home not [...]
Levski Sofia V Lazio Preview »
While CSKA Sofia travel to Rome to play AS Roma in group E, their arch rivals Levski play hosts to Roma’s arch rivals Lazio at Sofia in group G. Both sides are on a really bad run, and you couldn’t tell which is worse than the other. The hosts are on a 4 game losing streak, including their 0-1 reverse at Villareal in the opening game of [...]
Roma V CSKA Sofia Preview »
AS Roma are one of those teams that will always confuse you as to whether they’re coming or going. One can never really tell whether they’re on the up or heading downwards. You cannot fully trust then, yet they bounce back when least expected, so be on your guards. That said, one must note they are back up into then top half of the Serie [...]
Valencia V Genoa Preview »
I can’t for the life of me imagine Valencia winning here by any chance. The way they play they’re always giving away leads and letting in some really silly goals to end up drawing (or sometimes losing) and it doesn’t matter who they play or where. It’s always the same story. Just take a look at their most recent 4 games and how they [...]
