WEDNESDAY: LATEST NEWS IN FOOTBALL MAKING THE ROUNDS

Lionel Messi was the hero for Barcelona FC as they faced Eibar in their La Liga tie. The Argentine scored four times with new signing Paulinho and Dennis Suarez getting the other two goals in their 6-1 rout of their opponents in Camp Nou    
                                     

Leicester City  knocked out Liverpool FC out of the Carabao Cup with substitute Shinji Kagawa and Striker Islam Slimani getting the goals for The Foxes late in the game. Meanwhile Liverpool Boss has blamed his defence for their abymal display of letting in cheap and avoidable goals in the game.

Tottenham saw off challenge from Championship side Barnsley to win and progress to the next round in the Carabao Cup. Dele Alli got the lone goals for the london side and was praised by his coach Pochettino to have improved immensely after his display.

Bayern ran out 3-0 winners in their clash against Schalke in the German Bundesliga. Robert Lewandoski opened the scoring for the away side while James Rodriguez and Alex Vidal goals made sure bayern took maximum points from the encounter.

Nigeria defeated Ghana 2-0 to progress to the semi-final of the WAFU Cup with Moses Eneji of Plateau United amongst the goalscorers.

Burnley crashed out of the Carabao cup to Leeds united after losing 5-3 on penalties after the match ended a goal in piece in normal time. Meanwhile Swansea progressed to the next round of the competition with Mawson's goal giving them the edge against their opponent Reading.

SATURDAY: LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS MAKING ROUNDS

Barcelona Coach Ernesto Valverde has warned that new signing Ousmane Dembele needs time to settle at the club as he is improving in training and gearing towards making impact in competitions

Southampton's defender Ryan Betrand has said there is no bad vibes with wantaway team-mate Virgil Van Dijk as he is set to rejoin the fold after his failed move to Liverpool over the summer where he sent in a transfer request to leave.

Jordon Ibe helped Bournemouth come from behind the defeat Brighton Albion coming on from the bench as he assisted both team-mates Surman and Jermaine Defoe to a 2-1 victory

Liverpool Manager Jurgen Kloop has said he is happy to see fans welcome back playmaker Phillipe Coutinho back into the squad after his late appearance in the Champions league against Sevilla and hopes the Brazilian returns too 100 percent to feature as a regular starter as they are set to face Burnley today

Inter Milan Boss Spaletti has said star striker Mauro Icardi needs an improved contract to be tied down to the club with a very high release clause comparable to that of Madrid player Isco 700M euros

FRIDAY: FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS AND BET BANKERS

TEAMS                                             POSSIBLE OUTCOME                                           TIPS


RIED vs A. LUSTENAU                            2-1                                                                        GG

CLUB BRUGGE vs MECHELEN              3-1                                                                      over2.5

LEVSKI vs SEPTEMVRI SOFIA               2-0                                                                        1

VLASIM vs VITKOVICE                           2-1                                                                        1

BOURNEMOUTH vs BRIGHTON             1-0                                                                         1X

LORIENT vs AJACCIO                               2-1                                                                        HWEH

BRAY vs LIMERICK                                   2-1                                                                           GG

VENEZIA vs SPEZIA                                   1-1                                                                            1X

SPARTA ROTTERDAM vs ALKMAAR      1-2                                                                            GG

LECH POZNAN vs KORONA KIELCE        2-0                                                                            1

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Liverpool FC of England opened their Champions league campaign against Sevilla of  with a 2-2 draw at anfield. Ben Yedder opened the scoring for the visitors with their first shot on target only for the home side to equalize and equally take the lead through Roberto Firminho and Sallah respectively. The Kops couldn't extend their lead through a Firminho missed penalty as they paid the price as Correa equalized for the visitors as both teams would end the match in a stalemate.

Tottenham Hotspur opened their UCL campaign with a win against Dormund. Hueng-Min Son opened the scoring for the English side in the 4th minute as Yarmolenko equalized soon afterwards. Harry Kane brace later in the game helped Tottenham defeat their opponents as they collected maximum points in the tight encounter.

Manchester City wednesday night destroyed Feyenoord four goals to nil in a flawless performance away from home. A brace from city defender John Stones and a goal from Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus help dispatch their Dutch opponents with ease

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has described Cristiano Ronaldo as the best in the world after the portuguese international scored a brace to help his side to a comfortable home win against APOEL Nicosia with Sergio Ramos getting the other goal in a three nil victory for the spanish side

Arsenal FC begin their Europa league campaign against FC Koln of germany with Arsene Wenger set to rest many of his first team players including Alexandre Lacazette and Danny Welbeck, all set to miss the match encounter at the Emirates. The Boss also added in an interview that winning the Europa League is not the best and ideal way of qualifying for the Champions League

WEDNESDAY: LATEST FOOTBALL GIST MAKING ROUNDS

Lionel Messi's brace either side of Ivan Rakitic's goal helped  Barcelona see off Juventus in their Champions league opener on tuesday night.

Manchester United got their Champions League campaign off to a flying start with a three nil victory against visitors FC Basel at Old Trafford with goals from Maroune Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford making the diference

 

Paris St German sent out warning signals to all champions league favourites with their comprehensive five nil victory away to celtic on tuesday night. Neymar opened the scoring on the night with fellow attacking partners Kylian Mbappe and Edison Cavani all getting on the scoresheet.

Chelsea ran riot at stamford bridge against Qarabag defeating the Azerbaijan side six goals to nil. Goals from Pedro, Zappacosta, Azpilicueta, Bakayoko, Batshauyi and an own goal from Medvedev ensured The Blues took out maximum points out of thr game

Liverpool Boss Jurgen Kloop has given his assurance that goalkeeper Loris Karius will start in goal ahead of Mignolet in their Champions League fixture against Sevilla but remains sceptical as to wether playmaker Phillipe Coutinho will feature for the Kops against their spanish rivals

TUESDAY FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS

           TEAMS                                                         POSSIBLE OUTCOME                 TIP


Guanzhuo Evergrande vs Shangai SIPG                    2-2                                               GG

Chelsea Vs Qarabag                                                    3-0                                               1/1

Ceres Vs Istiqlol Dushanbe                                         2-0                                                 1

A. Lustenau Vs FAC Wien                                          2-1                                                  1

Norwich Vs Burton                                                      2-0                                                  1

Celtic Vs PSG                                                               2-4                                              over2.5

Bayern Munich Vs Anderlecht                                      4-1                                             over2.5

Manchester United Vs Basel                                         2-1                                               over2.5

Roma Vs Atletico Madrid                                              1-1                                                x2

Olympiakos Vs Sporting Lisbon                                    1-2                                                x2

Benfica Vs CSKA Moscow                                            1-0                                          1x and under4.5

Barcelona Vs Juventus                                                    2-1                                                  1x      

TUESDAY: HOT FOOTBALL GIST MAKING ROUNDS

West Ham United on monday got off the mark with a win against Hudderfield Town with late goals from P. Obiang and Andre Ayew securing the three points for the Hammers.

PSG President Nasser al-Khelaifi has claimed more clubs were willing to pay more for the services of Kylian Mbappe than they did but the attacker only opted to join them due to the love he has for the club and for France where he wants to remain. He also added Mbappe believes in the project and ambitions of the club which includes winning the Champions League as they begin their campaign away against Celtic today

Former Barcelona player Demetrio Albertini believes the Catalan club are far weaker now without the services of Neymar as the club begin their Champions League campaign against Juventus on tuesday night

Celtic Boss Brendan Rodgers has urged his side to be undaunted as they prepare to face PSG in their Champions League opener saying 'attitude is everything' against a side designed to perform well t]in the competition.

Crystal Palace has approached former manager Sam Allardyce after the sacking of Frank de Boer on monday but the english manager told the club's chairman Steve Parish the he is not yet ready as he is too busy enjoying life rather than return as club manager

Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale has said he could celebrate against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley should he score against them in the Champions League.

Juventus Boss Massimiliano Allegri has claimed Barcelona remains one of the top two clubs in world football while his player Paulo Dybala has refused to rule out a possible link up with Lionel Messi at Barcelona as both sides prepare to face-off in the Champions league today