Category: Football Predictions

PSG – Chelsea: a royal clash with revenge written all over it PSG’s home ground will feel like a continental final on Wednesday night. The reigning champions host Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League last-16. Tension will be high — these teams met in the Club World Cup final last summer and…

Bodø/Glimt – Sporting Lisbon: Can the Norwegian fairytale roll on? This Wednesday night Aspmyra Stadium is set for another European madhouse. The tiny Norwegian underdogs, Bodø/Glimt, keep living a Champions League dream and now host Sporting Lisbon, a side that went straight into the knockout rounds. Bodø/Glimt, the big clubs’ worst nightmare They’ve been the…

Real Madrid – Manchester City: a European classic at the Bernabeu The Santiago Bernabeu will be rocking on Wednesday night. Real and Man City meet for the 16th time in Champions League history. This tie hits a new stat run — it’s the fifth straight season these two meet in the knockout rounds. Two European…

Bayer Leverkusen – Arsenal: Invincibles collide This Wednesday night the BayArena will buzz for a Champions League round-of-16 first leg that smells of fireworks. A high-profile showdown between two clubs that have earned the “Invincibles” tag this century: 2024 Bundesliga winners Bayer Leverkusen host Arsenal’s fearsome outfit. Bayer Leverkusen have rebuilt a fortress On paper,…

Newcastle v Barcelona: a continental reality check for the Magpies St James’ Park smells like a big European night again on Tuesday. Newcastle face Barcelona in the Champions League first leg of the last 16. The Magpies are new to knockout football in this tournament after squeezing through the play-offs against Qarabag. The Catalans arrive…

Atalanta – Bayern Munich: Mission impossible for Bergamo? Bergamo is gearing up for a big continental night. The Gewiss Stadium hosts the first leg of the Champions League last-16 on Tuesday and Atalanta stand in the path of a fearsome Bayern Munich. The hosts survived a brutal shootout with Borussia Dortmund to get this far.…

Galatasaray – Liverpool: The Istanbul trap facing the Reds’ ambitions The air will be molten Tuesday at RAMS Park. Galatasaray host Liverpool in the Champions League last-16 first leg. The Reds arrive sixth in the Premier League, carrying a solid European run after finishing third in their group. A trip to the Bosphorus still stings…

Atlético Madrid – Tottenham: Spurs hunting for some breathing space in Europe Tonight the Wanda Metropolitano hosts a Champions League last-16 first leg that reeks of crisis. Far from their Premier League nightmare — where survival has become an obsession — Tottenham have a European escape. Opposite them, Diego Simeone’s Atlético had to grind past…