The match at Stamford Bridge promises to be a difficult one for Man Utd. In Italy, Juventus travel to San Siro with the aim of defeating AC Milan.
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| Bournemouth - Tottenham (6:45 p.m., Saturday, October 22): Bournemouth's home form will be a concern for Mauricio Pochettino's team as the race for the top positions is getting more complicated. Since the beginning of the season, Man Utd are the only team to leave Vitality Stadium with three points. Eddie Howe's team are on a three-game winning streak at home. The last time Bournemouth beat Tottenham in all competitions was in February 1957, in the fifth round of the FA Cup. But the home team has reason to hope to create a surprise in the early match of round nine of the Premier League. |
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| Arsenal - Middlesbrough (9pm Saturday, October 22): Arsenal are in good form and full of enthusiasm after a 6-0 win over Ludogorets in the Champions League. Mesut Ozil received many compliments after his first hat-trick in his career, against the Bulgarian team. He and Alexis Sanchez, the player who scored a beautiful goal in the above victory, promise to make the away team's defense have a hard day's work. Arsenal are on a six-match winning streak on all fronts. However, coach Wenger's team often gets bad results when facing Middlesbrough. They have only won one out of six meetings with the Riverside team in the history of the Premier League. What could make Arsenal more confident is that Aitor Karanka's team is not in good form. They have not won any match in the last six rounds. On October 22, Arsene Wenger will celebrate his 67th birthday. Therefore, Arsenal players will have more motivation to win as a gift for their coach. |
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| Liverpool vs West Brom (11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 22): This is a match where Daniel Sturridge is likely to get his chance and he must take advantage of it. Sturridge has only scored two goals in eight appearances this season, both of which came against Burton in the League Cup. That's why Jurgen Klopp often uses Roberto Firmino as the highest striker and leaves Sturridge, a true striker, on the bench. However, Sturridge played well in the match against Man Utd in the previous round. In addition, his scoring streak against West Brom will be a factor that makes Klopp think about whether to give Sturridge a starting position. The England striker scored in both matches against West Brom while playing for Liverpool. |
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| Man City - Southampton (19:30 Sunday, October 23): After 10 consecutive wins, Man City are going through four consecutive matches unable to regain that feeling. However, Pep Guardiola can worry less because the last five times he hosted Southampton at the Etihad, Man City won all. He has not faced criticism despite the team's recent poor results. The English seem to be still fascinated by the new style brought by the Spanish coach. Man City are still at the top of the table but Arsenal have equaled their points while Tottenham are only one point behind. If they continue to not win, Guardiola's team risks being overtaken by their opponents. At that time, the former Barca coach will taste the pressure from the British media. |
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| Chelsea - Man Utd (10pm Sunday, October 22): Among the teams in the Premier League, Chelsea is the opponent that brings Jose Mourinho the most emotions when facing. The Portuguese coach can have hatred mixed with nostalgia on this return to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea and Mourinho are like two brands that are linked together. Although he tried to integrate at Man Utd, another team with a rich tradition in England, the 55-year-old strategist still cannot separate his connection with the London team. But the truth is that nearly a year ago, the team that Mourinho helped win the Premier League three times kicked him out. Only by defeating Chelsea can Mourinho confirm that he has erased his love for this team to focus on the future at Man Utd. However, Man Utd have only won two of their last 19 trips to Stamford Bridge and in the last seven confrontations between the two teams, Chelsea have not lost a match. In 2012, Mourinho helped Inter Milan win at Chelsea. Man Utd fans hope that the Portuguese coach's winning streak will help his team get good results in this match. |
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| Valencia - Barca (9:15 p.m. Saturday, October 22): Messi's three goals against Man City are a warning to Valencia ahead of this weekend's match. Barca struggled while the Argentine striker was out injured, but that difficult period is over. With the form of Suarez, who just received the European Golden Shoe, and Neymar, the home team's defense promises to have a hard day's work. The problem for Barca is that they are lacking in defense. Goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen and right-back Sergi Roberto have been absent from the last two matches. Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique were injured in the match against Man City and will be out until the end of the month. As for Jeremy Mathieu, after his red card in the match against Man City, his chance of winning a starting position is almost gone. |
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| Sevilla - Atletico Madrid (9:15 p.m. Sunday, October 23): The La Liga leaders will make a difficult trip to Sevilla. This match will decide the position at the top of the table as Atletico is only one point ahead of Sevilla. The Europa League champions have won their last two matches and are in good form. The player who is inspiring their play is Samir Nasri, a midfielder on loan from Man City. In the previous round, Sevilla narrowly beat newly promoted Leganes. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid thrashed Granada 7-1 in the previous round and continued to beat Rostov 1-0 in the Champions League in midweek. Diego Simeone's team has just accepted that they will not participate in the next winter transfer market under FIFA's sanctions. Atletico and Real have both been disciplined for transferring underage players. |
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| Real Madrid - Athletic Bilbao (1:45 a.m. Monday, October 24): Real Madrid have scored 11 goals in their last two games, but that's not enough to overtake their city rivals. Atletico are top of the table, ahead of Real on goal difference. Zinedine Zidane's team will therefore aim to win by as much as possible. That's not good news for Bilbao. Casemiro, Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos are out injured, but Zidane is confident his side will win thanks to the high form of their attack. Bilbao often play poorly against Real, but they are in good form. The Basque side beat Genk 2-0 in the Europa League in midweek. Aketxe, Balenziaga and Boveda will miss out due to injury, but Benat Etxebarria is back. Striker Aduriz has scored five goals in his last seven games. He will be a dangerous striker for the visitors this time around as Real are without Ramos and Casemiro. |
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| AC Milan - Juventus (1:45 a.m. Sunday, October 23): Unbeaten in the last five matches, AC Milan is reviving strongly under new coach Vincenzo Montella. Five wins after eight rounds, AC Milan is ranked third in Serie A, five points behind Juventus before this weekend's big match. This is Milan's best start since 2010. Last week, they fielded the youngest squad in Serie A: 24 years and 231 days. Juventus have won their last six matches in Serie A and beaten Milan in their last nine meetings, including last season's Italian Cup final. Of course, Max Allegri's team is still the favorite. This is a real challenge for Montella's young team, but Juventus clearly cannot underestimate the energy that Milan possesses. |
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| Bayern - Moenchengladbach (11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 23): Bayern Munich are desperate for a win after drawing their last two Bundesliga matches. Carlo Ancelotti's team beat PSV Eindhoven 4-1 in the Champions League to end a three-match winless streak. However, they will face a tough opponent when they return to the Bundesliga in Moenchengladbach. Although they are only in 11th place and drew 0-0 with second-to-last Hamburg last round, Moenchengladbach's players are in good spirits thanks to a 2-0 win over Celtic in the Champions League. That result helped them end a three-match winless streak and regain confidence ahead of their trip to the Allianz Arena. |
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| PSG - Marseille (1:45 a.m. Monday, October 24): The most anticipated match of round 10 of Ligue 1 this week will be the fateful encounter between PSG and Marseille. PSG started the season slowly under new coach Unai Emery. Their form has been improving, but the Paris team has not been able to regain their familiar top spot from Nice. PSG won four of their last five matches. Edinson Cavani has scored 13 goals in his last 11 matches, a very high performance. In fact, the news that Marseille fans are most interested in right now is not the match with PSG. The team has just changed ownership. Frank McCourt, an American businessman, bought Marseille for $48.9 million. In the head coach position, Franck Passi has just been replaced by a more promising name, Rudi Garcia. Fans of the port city club hope that this change will help the team improve their performance and escape 12th place on the scoreboard. |
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