Preview: PSV Eindhoven vs. Rangers As was the case 12 months ago, PSV Eindhoven and Rangers‘ Champions League qualifying playoff tie is on a knife-edge heading into Wednesday’s second leg at Philips Stadion. For the second year running, the two clubs played out a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw at Ibrox in their opening encounter, where Peter Bosz’s side came from behind twice to rescue a slice of the spoils. Failure to…
Preview: HJK Helsinki vs. Qarabag FK HJK Helsinki welcomes Qarabag FK to the Bolt Arena on Thursday evening as the hosts aim to overturn a 2-1 deficit in the second leg of their Europa League qualifier. The Azerbaijani outfit notched a crucial first-leg lead on home soil last week, leaving the Finnish side with plenty of work to do in order to advance. Following a goalless first half in Baku,…
Preview: Australia Women vs. Denmark Women Australia Women will attempt to book their place in the Women’s World Cup 2023 quarter-finals when they face Denmark Women on Monday. The Danes, who finished second in Group D, will be looking to spoil the party and eliminate the home favourites. After beginning the Women’s World Cup with a narrow 1-0 win, Australia suffered a surprise 3-2 defeat to Nigeria in their second…
Preview: Fiorentina vs. West Ham United Both clubs aim to end a long trophy drought in Wednesday’s Europa Conference League final, as Fiorentina take on West Ham United at Prague’s Fortuna Arena. The teams convene in the Czech capital, with the Viola’s last silverware coming some 22 years ago and the Hammers having waited almost twice as long. One will now succeed inaugural winners Roma, as the competition’s top scorers…
Preview: Celta Vigo vs. Barcelona Celta Vigo will welcome La Liga champions Barcelona to the Estadio Municipal de Balaidos on Sunday evening knowing that a win would guarantee their position in Spain’s top flight for another season. The home side are currently 17th in the table, one point above 18th-placed Real Valladolid, while Barcelona confirmed their position as champions last month, and the Catalan outfit will be bidding to record…
Preview: Barcelona Women vs. Wolfsburg Women The Women’s Champions League trophy will be at stake when Barcelona Women face Wolfsburg Women in Saturday’s final, which takes place at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. The Spanish champions are aiming to win the trophy for a second time, while Wolfsburg are looking for a third Champions League trophy. Barcelona have enjoyed another successful season, winning the league title for the fourth consecutive…
Preview: Barcelona vs. Mallorca La Liga champions Barcelona will be aiming to bounce back from successive defeats in Spain’s top flight when they play their penultimate match of the 2022-23 campaign at home to Mallorca on Sunday night. Barcelona won the title by beating Espanyol on May 14, but they have since lost their last two against Real Sociedad and Real Valladolid. Mallorca, meanwhile, currently sit 11th in the table,…
Preview: Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad Fresh from securing the 2022-23 La Liga title, Barcelona will continue their campaign with a home match against top-four hopefuls Real Sociedad on Saturday afternoon. Xavi’s side were crowned champions with four matches to spare by beating Espanyol 4-2 in the Barcelona derby last weekend, but Real Sociedad drew 2-2 against Girona and still have work to do if they are to secure a top-four…