Competition: Champions League
Market: Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich to draw
Odds:
Atletico Madrid welcome Bayern Munich to the Vicente Calderon for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final clash, in a game that may well end up a stalemate. The hosts are notoriously difficult to beat in their own backyard, while Bayern are likely to settle for less in the away leg, so it may be hard to separate the two sides tonight.
Atleti are deemed underdogs over the two legs, but the manner in which they disposed of the holders Barcelona should be taken into consideration. Diego Simeone’s men reached the final of this competition in 2013/14 against all odds, and they’re in good enough form to threaten a repeat.
As for Bayern, the German Bundeslig…
Steven Gerrard says Rangers were close to perfect as they claimed an important victory over Brondby in the Europa League.
First-half goals from Leon Balogun and Kemar Roofe sealed a 2-0 win at Ibrox – and the hosts first points of this season s competition.
That helped Gerrard s team move off the bottom of Group A at the halfway stage, while closing the gap on second-placed Sparta Prague to just a single point.
The Rangers boss admitted the pressure was on his side, who began their campaign with defeats against Sparta and runaway leaders Lyon.
But he was ultimately delighted with the way his players rose to the occasion on Thursday.
I thought it was a strong home performance in Europe, Gerrard told BT Sport.
We ve kick-started our Euro…
Sandro Tonali says he closed all other doors when his childhood team Milan made it clear they wanted to sign him.
Milan announced the signing of the Italy international on loan with an option to buy for a reported €35million last week after three impressive seasons with Brescia.
Tonali, compared to Italian great Andrea Pirlo, had been tipped to join city rivals Inter, but he says the opportunity to join the Rossoneri was too good to turn down.
More or less everyone supports Milan where I m from, including my father, who passed that passion onto me as a kid, he told a media conference.
I ve wanted to wear this jersey for a while. I didn t speak much to Massimo Cellino [Brescia president], but he realised straight away what it meant to me. He said…
Market: Dulwich Hamlet win
Odds: 7/10 @
Looking to extend on their recent flurry, Dulwich Hamlet will travel to Imperial Fields when they meet Kingstonian on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, last seen over the weekend putting in another worrying display as they eventually slumped to a 4-1 drumming at home against Whitehawk, Kingstonian are enduring a major seventh-tier nightmare this season. Opening Wednesday’s showdown sat rock-bottom of the table and already 12 points adrift of safety, it is no surprise that Tutu Henriques’ side are tipped as a landslide relegation contender in 2024. In fact, along with collecting just a pair of points from any of their previous six appearances, the Ks have also won just one of their last 23 contests across all co…
Market: Both teams to score
Odds: 5/6 @
Looking to cause what would be an upset on the road this weekend, Blackpool will make the trip to Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon when they face off against Sheffield United.
Starting with the hosts, while Sheffield United might have been left sweating over the weekend, they did manage to pick up local bragging rights. Eventually claiming an action-packed 3-2 win against Barnsley at Bramall Lane, the Blades are now trying to seek some stability. Bouncing back from that 2-1 defeat at the hands of Millwall earlier in the month, Slaviša Jokanović s men still find themselves battling it out in the bottom-half of the Championship table. Really in an uphill battle if they re to somehow secure an immediate Premier League re…