RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen Two of this season’s title challengers are going head-to-head as RB Leipzig host Bayer Leverkusen this weekend. Both of these high-profile squads are within the top three of the Bundesliga standings. And with the gap between them and Bayern Munich getting wider, a win is in order for these two
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Manchester United 1-2 Sheffield United As Premier League shocks go, this is one of the biggest – even in a season as unpredictable as this one. Make no mistake, this 2-1 success wasn’t a fluke as bottom-club Sheffield United earned a deserved victory at Old Trafford to ensure Manchester United could not return to the summit.
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Real Madrid vs Levante A trip back at the Bernabeu may be what Real Madrid need as they look to keep their La Liga championship hopes alive. Real Madrid are coming off of a decent showing last weekend as they bounced back with a thumping win against Alaves, who defeated them earlier this season. But
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Bayern Munich vs TSG Hoffenheim It’s all looking a little ominous at the top of the Bundesliga after FC Bayern stretched their lead to seven points following a run of six wins from seven league games. Next to challenge the champions are TSG Hoffenheim, who arrive at the Allianz Arena with renewed confidence and the
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Crystal Palace 2-3 West Ham United What a difference a year makes. West Ham United – who were in the bottom three and fighting for their Premier League lives around this time last January – now find themselves in the top four. The Hammers broke into the Champions League places after beating Crystal Palace 3-2
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Inter Milan 2-1 AC Milan Inter Milan are now one step closer to winning this season’s Coppa Italia after defeating AC Milan last Tuesday night in San Siro. It was a heated affair as expected, and it heavily featured Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the two got into it for much of the contest.
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Newcastle United 1-2 Leeds United Leeds United are back to winning ways after a 2-1 victory over Newcastle, which lifted Marcelo Bielsa’s side up to 12th place in the Premier League table. Meanwhile, the Magpies are drifting further into trouble. Newcastle’s recent Premier League 2021 results have been dreadful and when Jack Harrison fired home
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool Jurgen Klopp takes his embattled Liverpool side to London on Thursday where he’ll meet an old adversary, as Jose Mourinho’s Spurs hope to heap more misery on the champions. With back to back defeats and no goals in four league games Liverpool are not in a good place, in fourth position
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Besides the red-hot Jazz, the Clippers have also become one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. As both have been enjoying their winning streaks, these two clubs have moved up into the top three of the Western Conference standings, boosting their NBA 2021 odds in terms of playoff contention. And tomorrow, they’ll
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The first tennis Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open, is all set to push through in 2021 despite the COVID-19 crisis still on-going worldwide. And as the tournament’s organisers and participants are finding out first-hand, there are significant challenges that come with holding the event amid a global pandemic. The build-up to the
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Inter Milan vs AC Milan AC Milan and Inter are currently busy battling it out at the top of Serie A. But the two Milan rivals will set that title chase aside as they meet for a derby in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. Both sides will head into this cup tie coming off disappointing results
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Manchester United vs Sheffield United There’s a full programme of top-flight football to look forward this week, and Premier League leaders Manchester United have a chance to strengthen their challenge when they entertain bottom club Sheffield United on Wednesday night. Here at SBOTOP, and especially my Man United supporting colleague, James, we’re backing the
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Things are getting much more interesting at the top as Serie A hits the halfway point of the season. The top two – Milan and Inter – have picked up disappointing results to start the year, which means Juventus are still right there in the hunt for another Scudetto. Meanwhile, Atalanta and Lazio have both
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Another busy weekend of La Liga highlights in Spain ended as it started: with Atletico Madrid in pole position at the top of the table and unrelenting under Diego Simeone. While the top four all won, however, this was a weekend when the other challengers for a European spot missed out on the opportunity to
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Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool It is a year next weekend since Bruno Fernandes made his debut in English football. Few could have envisaged then exactly what a difference he would make to a team which had been at its lowest ebb prior to his arrival. When the Portuguese talisman drilled home a brilliant 78th-minute free-kick to
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Newcastle United vs Leeds United Leeds United head up to the North East on Tuesday night for a vital clash with Newcastle United, a match both teams will be desperate to win. In a full set of top-flight fixtures this week, this Premier League is the match the East side of the country will be
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Crystal Palace vs West Ham United David Moyes has West Ham United dreaming big once again. The Hammers have started the year on a fantastic run of form that has seen them climb up to 7th in the Premier League table. West Ham will now look to add yet another win as they take on
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Defeats to Red Bull Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund this weekend have opened the door for Hansi Flick’s Bayern Munich to win a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title. Meanwhile, the stumbles of the big three challengers have given hope of a Champions League place to some less-fancied teams which are running into form. At the
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Southampton vs Arsenal Southampton and Arsenal are set to square off for the second time in the space of a few days at St. Mary’s. Saints ended the Gunners’ reign as FA Cup champions with a 1-0 victory in their first meeting over the weekend. Mikel Arteta’s men will now seek revenge over Saints as
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As I write this on a cold January, the 2021 Copa America may seem an eternity away – nearly five months in fact. Yet the tournament, jointly hosted by Colombia and Argentina, will certainly come round quickly and is one to look forward to. From June 12-July 11, the competition will be played at exactly
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