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Monaco – Braga, Picks and Tips Monaco is in very poor shape. Clement’s team has only one win in their last 5 games in all competitions and they go into the return leg against Braga in very low spirits. The Monegasques have fluctuated a lot this season, as evidenced by their place in the standings…. Read more »

Rennes – Leicester, Picks and Tips Rennes lost without scoring in the first leg, but away goals don’t carry the same weight in European competition as they did last season, and the French will be looking to open the scoring quickly and then hope they can make up the two-goal deficit. Rennes have had a… Read more »

Lyon – Porto, Picks and Tips The team coached by Peter Bosz is a disappointment in the French championship. Olympique Lyonnais are in 10th place after picking up just four points from their last four games. The previous weekend, Les Gones lost 2-4 at home to Rennes. The match at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais was… Read more »

Galatasaray – Barcelona, Picks and Tips The second leg brought an unexpected result, given the two sides’ recent form. After a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou, the return leg Galatasaray vs Barcelona is a must win for the visitors to secure their place in the Europa League quarter-finals. Xavi Hernandez’s side have not lost… Read more »

Leverkusen – Atalanta, Picks and Tips The Atalanta-Leverkusen first leg was a real rollercoaster, with big score reversals. It was 0-1 through Aranguiz, then Atalanta scored 3 times through Malinovsky and Luis Muriel (2). Diaby set up the final score, 3-2, which keeps Bayer in contention for qualification. Leverkusen – Atalanta is played on Thursday… Read more »

FC Copenhaga – PSV, Picks and Tips Copenhagen is coming off an important league win against rivals Midtjylland. The Danes are incisive offensively, and this was confirmed by the fact that at half-time of the first leg against PSV – the lead was 1-3 in their favour. Against similarly offensive teams, Copenhagen can sometimes face… Read more »

West Ham – Sevilla, Picks and Tips West Ham do very well in home games, but struggle away from home. “The Hammers have dropped points in their last few Premier League away games, but have won games at the London Stadium, where they are unbeaten this year. West Ham – Sevilla could be the match… Read more »

Basel – Marseille, Picks and Tips Basel have lost only once in their matches this season, although they are no longer the same team that recorded European victories over teams like Manchester United and won the title on the trot in Switzerland. In the last round, in the return leg against Marseille, FC Basel received… Read more »

Mainz – Dortmund, Picks and Tips Mainz has been one of the teams that have shown good play this season in the Bundesliga. Bo Svensson’s coached side dropped to 9th place now with 34 points accumulated, but Mainz stood out with a very disciplined defence. At least in the first part of the season, when… Read more »

Arsenal – Liverpool, Picks and Tips Arsenal continue to impress under Mikel Arteta. “The Gunners are favourites to finish in fourth place and qualify for the Champions League group stage. The Londoners can take a huge step towards that goal following the Arsenal-Liverpool duel. The most recent game Arsenal played was against Leicester. The team… Read more »

Lille – Chelsea, Picks and Tips After the result of the first leg, the French have had two wins in a row in Ligue 1. First, Les Dogues beat Lyon 1-0 away. They followed that up with a 4-0 win over Clermont. But at the weekend, Gourvennec’s side were unable to score against relegation-threatened St… Read more »

Juventus – Villarreal, Picks and Tips Juventus is in an obvious rise in form. The Torinese have won four in a row, most recently away to Sampdoria last weekend. At half-time the score was 2-0, an own goal by the hosts and Morata’s strike from the spot. Chance was on the side of the visitors… Read more »