Juventus have been living by the edge off late in the Italian Serie A with scrappy wins characterising much of their wins in the league so far. The defending champions next take on Torino in an away tie, looking to improve considerably. It needed a late controversial penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo to settle Juventus’ last match against Genoa
Levante are 10th in the league and it will take some doing from them to stop this talented Barcelona side when both these teams face each other in La Liga 2019-20. Lionel Messi’s comeback from injury has certainly been the turning point for Ernesto Valverde’s Barcelona with the little Argentine putting up some world-class performances.
AFC Bournemouth are currently 9th in the league despite some lacklustre displays off late. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be delighted with his team’s progress in the Carabao cup but needs to push on from the 7th place in the points table they are stuck on. They had gone months without an away win but a serious upturn of form has seen the Red Devils win three away games.
Odisha FC, reeling under the pressure of two losses in the Indian Super League (ISL), take on Mumbai City FC away from home. The rebranding of name and venue had little effect in changing Odisha’s fortunes in ISL 6. Inability to beat Mumbai City will surely put them in a spot of bother. Mumbai were held to a draw at Chennai, but are a difficult side to play in their own den.
Granit Xhaka will not play for Arsenal as the club tries and shield away the Swiss international from further controversy. Mesut Ozil has just not featured under Unai Emery and looks like Emil Smith Rowe will get a chance to start at No 10 position ahead of the German.
Alexander Szymanowski, Fede, Rodrigo Tarin, Ruben Perez and Marc Navarro are unavailable for the visitors owing to injury. Danish international Martin Brathwaite who made a move from English club Middlesbrough is the one shouldering the bulk of the attacking responsibility of the team.
Manchester United may lose the contest, but with a 3-5-2 formation, they are certain to make lives difficult for Chelsea who will have to be patient and finish off their chances.
Aaron Ramsey and Douglas Costa look like missing out again with injuries while talisman Cristiano Ronaldo should start after being rested against Lecce. Paulo Dybala is in excellent form and has been Juventus’ saviour on many occasion this season.
ATK enjoy playing against Chennaiyin FC and did the double over the Chennai based club last season. The visitors have one of the best attacks in the league and hosts Chennaiyin FC will have to play out of their skin to stop them.
Barcelona will be challenged considering Valladolid do not give much space to their opponents to run at them. But with pressure persistent on them throughout the 90 minutes, Valladolid should blink.
The hosts have already defeated Odisha in their opening game and hence will be confident of carrying on their brilliant run. The fact that they played the majority of their opening game with 10 men tells us a lot about the character of the Jamshedpur squad.
FC Goa will be looking to avenge their last season’s final loss against Bengaluru FC when the two sides meet in Panjim on October 28, 2019 (Monday). The two sides are the epitome of footballing excellence in the league and whenever the two lock horns, sparks are certain to fly. Goa demolished Chennaiyin FC in their last game at home which displayed their attacking genius.
Liverpool came back from behind to defeat Tottenham Hotspur to lead Manchester City by six points who won as well. Chelsea too continued with their excellent run of form claiming yet another victory in the league. There were plenty of good goals scored, which are part of our top 5 goals of the week.
Manchester United are without a win in the last four English Premier League (EPL) games and travel to Carrow Road to face Norwich City, looking to address their dismal slide. The Red Devils won their first away game in several months when they defeated Partizan Belgrade midweek. Norwich City have defeated Manchester City at home this season and will be confident.
Hugo Lloris is a long term absentee for Tottenham Hotspur but all other big names are available for the trip. Harry Kane’ duel with Virgil Van Dijk is a mouth-watering prospect for the fans and one that both the players would cherish. Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min are the two attacking midfielders that will slot in behind the England captain.
Chennaiyin FC have been on the decline for a long time under the stewardship of John Gregory, a man under a lot of pressure at the moment. They next face Mumbai City FC at home where a win will lift the spirits of the home fans. The visitors rode their luck in a narrow 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters and their tails are defiantly up for the contest.
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It will be interesting to see who Robert Jarni picks in goal for NEUFC with Pawan Kumar and Subashish Roy Chowdhary both being excellent choices. The central defensive pairing of Kai Heerings and Mislav Komorski looks set to continue as they looked rock-solid in the last game. Asamoah Gyan looked lively upfront though he did not score against Bengaluru FC.
Paulo Dybala has been in good scoring form and is likely to continue being part of the starting eleven. The Argentine will be joined by his compatriot Gonzalo Higuain in attack with Cristiano Ronaldo set to be rested. Miralem Pjanic is the lifeline of this Juventus side and he will start in midfield with French duo Blaise Matuidi and Adrian Rabiot providing company.
John Johnson could be left out of the team to face Hyderabad again with Antonio Habas having faith in the defensive partnership of Agus Garcia and Carl McHugh. David Williams and Roy Krishna did okay in Kerala working in tandem in the forward areas.
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