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Real Madrid vs Manchester City: Match Preview, Team News, h2h, and Prediction

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4 years ago

May 4, 2022

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The Los Blancos are set to slug it out with English side Manchester City in the second leg of the champions league semi-final tie at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night

Real Madrid vs Manchester City detailed analysis and preview, injury updates and match prediction is available here.

The first leg of the competition dished viewers an extraordinary display in the champions league semifinal fixture. Manchester City were the better side at Etihad Stadium after they defeated the visitor 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller.

City have an edge over the Los Blancos as they are already one foot into the final spot of the competition. Real Madrid are not strangers to European comebacks at home.

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Benzema’s brace and Vinicius Junior’s goal have given the newly crowned La Liga champions an opportunity to overturn the scoreline at home. The citizens on the other hand scored four goals past the visiting Spanish side with a goal each from four different players which include Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Kevin De Bruyne, and Phil Foden.

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Ancelotti’s side ran riots on fellow Spanish outfit, Espanol in their La Liga fixture on Saturday. They scored four non-replied goals to confirm their status as the La Liga champions for the 35th time.

Real Madrid Comeback History

In the round of 16 ties this season, Real Madrid overturned a one-goal deficit in the first leg of the competition and won the second leg 3-1. This could be a motivation for the Spanish giants, but history also has it that the Los Blancos have never qualified to play in the finals after losing the first leg of the semi-final tie in the UEFA champions league. Can history repeat itself on Wednesday night?

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Having dominated Real Madrid in the first leg, Pep Guardiola will be aggrieved to play the 13th-time champions in the Spanish capital with just a goal advantage. Manchester City have a lot of work to do if they must pull through to the finals. Guardiola has been desperate to win the European trophy for the first time in the club’s history.

With a 4-0 haul over Espanol, Madrid have emerged the winners of the La Liga title this season. Manchester city likewise scored a similar number of goals against Leeds united but they are just a point above rivals Liverpool, who already confirmed their place in the champions league final after defeating Villareal 2-0 at Anfield.

The Reds also came from 2-0 down to triumph 3-2 over Villareal in the second leg of the semi-final tie with a 5-2 aggregate.

Manchester City Record Over Real Madrid

Manchester City have only been knocked out once out of ten champions league fixtures when winning the first leg. Hopefully we may see history repeating itself on Wednesday night.

The citizen’s 4-3 win at Etihad made their 3rd consecutive champions league win against Madrid. A record that only Bayern Munich and Ajax have superseded, winning the Los Blancos four times in a row.

Review: Real Madrid vs Manchester City Current Form

Real Madrid’s Current Form (in all competitions): W L W W L W
Real Madrid’s Current Form (in Champions League): W L W W L L

Manchester City’s Current Form (in all competitions): L W D W D W
Manchester City’s Current Form (in Champions League): D L W W W W

Real Madrid Team News

Real Madrid suffered an injury blow in the first leg tie at Etihad stadium. David Alaba picked a knock and was substituted at the halftime. Already injured Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard will both miss the second leg encounter. Likewise, Luka Jovic is in doubt to play against the Citizens on Wednesday night.

Eder Militao and Nacho Fernandez will both be available to feature in the game having returned from their domestic suspension. Isco will also miss the tie due to illness.

Carlo Ancelloti rested Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, Toni Kroos, and Ferland Mendy against Espanol to regain more fitness. Rodrygo bagged a brace against Espanol on Saturday and will look forward to finding a place in the squad at Santiago Bernabeu.

Manchester City Team News

Joao Cancelo will join the squad to travel to Madrid after returning from suspension. Kyle Walker is still injured with an ankle injury but may likely travel with the team. Nathan Ake picked a knock in their win at Leeds and will be absent. Likewise fellow defender John Stones who have been injured.

Pep Guardiola also rested De Bruyne, Silva, and Riyad Mahrez against Leeds and will all be back to face Madrid in the second leg tie with Gabriel Jesus leading the attacking line for the citizens.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City: Possible Line-up

With quite a number of players suffering from injuries and illnesses, below are the possible line-up for both teams.

Real Madrid Possible Line-up

Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Mendy, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius

Manchester City Possible Line-up

Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Jesus, Foden

Real Madrid vs Manchester City : Prediction

The match is going to be a tough one for both teams and there is a high probability of seeing lots of goals. The prediction is Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City.

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All Premier League Pre-season Results for 2022

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3 years ago

August 1, 2022

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The Pre-season tour has come to an end with the 2022/23 Premier League season set to kick-off in few days.

Below is the comprehensive compilation of the English teams’ English Premier League Pre-season results for the 2022 Pre-season tour. Arsenal are said to be the most outstanding team in the pre-season with their 100% results. The Arteta’s men won 5 out 5, scoring 20 goals and conceding 4.

The Gunners were also the winners of the Emirate Trophy after defeating Sevilla 6-0 in the final stage of the competition. Although many saw it as mere friendly games, it gives fans and management a sense of readiness for the forthcoming season.

Which Club Played the Most Pre-season Matches in EPL?

Wolverhampton Wanderers played more preseason matches than any club in the English Premier League. The Wolves have played 8 matches in their 2022 preseason tour, winning 4, drawing 2, and losing 2 matches in the process. Some of their remarkable victories were 4-0 win over Alaves, 3-0 win over Besiktas, and another 3-0 win over Burnley.

Which Club played the Least Pre-season Matches in EPL?

Manchester City and Bournemouth are said to have played the fewest number of preseason matches in the summer preseason tour. Both teams played only two games during the preseason matches.

Manchester City enjoyed 100% dominance as they won their two matches including a tough game against the German giants Bayern Munich, where Erling Haaland’s 12th-minute goal was enough to seal a victory for the Cityzens.

Bournemouth on the other hand played only two and lost both games. There is every need for the management and players to sit up ahead of the 2022/23 season.

Arsenal

FC Nurnberg 3-5 Arsenal
Arsenal 2-0 Everton
Orlando City 1-3 Arsenal
Arsenal 4-0 Chelsea
Arsenal 6-0 Sevilla

Aston Villa

Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds
Brisbane Roar 0-1 Aston Villa
Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa
Rennes 1-2 Aston Villa

Bournemouth

Bournemouth 0-1 Bristol City
Bournemouth 1-2 Real Sociedad

Brentford

Boreham Wood 0-2 Brentford
Stuttgart 2-1 Brentford
RC Strasbourg 2-2 Brentford
Wolfsburg 4-0 Brentford
Brighton 0-1 Brentford
Brentford 1-0 Real Betis

Brighton

Reading 1-2 Brighton
Brighton 0-1 Brentford
Brighton 5-1 Espanyol

Chelsea

Chelsea 2-1 Club America
Charlotte FC 1-1 Chelsea (5-3 on penalties)
Arsenal 4-0 Chelsea
Udinese 1-3 Chelsea

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace 5-4 Millwall
Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace 4-2 Ipswich XI
Manchester United 3-1 Crystal Palace
Leeds 1-1 Crystal Palace
QPR 0-3 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace 4-2 Montpellier

Everton

Arsenal 2-0 Everton
Minnesota United 4-0 Everton
Blackpool 2-4 Everton
Everton 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv

Fulham

Nice 0-2 Fulham
Benfica 5-1 Fulham
Estoril Praia 1-3 Fulham
Fulham 1-1 Villarreal

Leeds

Leeds 4-0 Blackpool
Brisbane Roar 1-2 Leeds
Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds
Leeds 1-1 Crystal Palace
Leeds 6-2 Cagliari

Leicester

Leicester 1-2 Notts County
OH Leuven 3-3 Leicester
Hull 0-4 Leicester
Derby 1-3 Leicester
Preston 1-2 Leicester
Leicester 1-1 Sevilla

Liverpool

Manchester City

Man City 2-1 Club America
Man City 1-0 Bayern Munich

Manchester United

Newcastle

Newcastle 5-1 Gateshead
Newcastle 3-0 1860 Munich
Mainz 1-0 Newcastle
Benfica 3-2 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-0 Atalanta
Newcastle 2-1 Athletic Bilbao

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Coventry
Burton Albion 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Barnsley 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Hertha Berlin
Union Berlin 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Notts County 2-2 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Valencia

Southampton

RB Leipzig 3-1 Southampton
Klagenfurt 0-0 Southampton
Watford 0-0 Southampton
Southampton 1-2 Villarreal

Tottenham

West Ham

Servette 0-2 West Ham
Ipswich 1-2 West Ham
Boreham Wood 1-1 West Ham
Reading 1-1 West Ham
Rangers 3-1 West Ham
Luton 1-1 West Ham
Lens 0-0 West Ham

Wolves

Levante 2-1 Wolves
Alaves 0-4 Wolves
Wolves 3-0 Burnley
Wolves 4-1 Forest Green Rovers
Wolves 3-0 Besiktas
Villarreal B 2-1 Wolves
Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Wolves
Farense 1-1 Wolves

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Celtic vs Aberdeen August 2022: Match Preview, Lineup, and best Predictions

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3 years ago

July 30, 2022

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Celtic, the current Scottish Premiership champions, will kick off their 2022/23 campaign against Aberdeen on Sunday, hoping to kick things off with a bang.

In this post, we will give you all the latest team news, possible lineup, prediction, and h2h for the Celtic vs Aberdeen match. In the previous season, the visitors were involved in a fierce battle for the title, and they will be anxious to prevent similar occurrences.

Celtic had a memorable 2021-22 campaign, having finished as champions, four points ahead of Rangers, that they’ll be looking to replicate this season.

The Scottish giants dominated the league throughout the season, having lost only three matches and displaying a variety of attacking prowess.

Celtic went on to score 92 goals in 38 matches, which is more than any other club in the division, and they have continued to score two goals or more in every of their summer pre-season fixtures so far.

Ange Postecoglou’s side has made Celtic Park a stronghold all through the 2021-22 season, losing only one game, which should give them plenty of conviction this weekend.

The club demonstrated their abilities once again in their recent preseason outing, defeating Norwich City 2-0, giving them a flawless pace ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.

Aberdeen finished 10th in the Scottish Premiership last season, a position they will be keen to avoid this season. The team suffered a gradual deformation as they keep descending the table. They believed “this is a time to bounce back”. We’ll keep our fingers crossed and see to that.

The Dons started struggling in the second half of last season, getting weighed down into battles with St Johnstone and Dundee, but they came out ahead by avoiding the bottom two spots.

Only six points differentiated them and the Saints on the Scottish League table, demonstrating how close situations were, and likewise, the performances in away fixtures are nothing to write home about as they only managed to win two away fixtures.

Regardless of the challenges faced by Aberdeen in the last campaign, they have begun the 2022-23 season with a bang, having won all four Scottish League Cup group matches.

Jim Goodwin’s team did well not to have conceded any goal in all the fixtures, while also scoring 12 goals to demonstrate their abilities on both ends of the field.

Celtic vs Aberdeen Team News

Celtic turned down a transfer bid for Stephen Welsh, which means he will be available to feature in the game for Celtic this Sunday, which is a positive for the squad.

Kyogo Furuhashi will be among the most dangerous scoring options during this whole match, especially after struggling with injuries during the previous season.

Aberdeen have recently put in solid performances, and as a result, Goodwin has a lot of options to choose from considering the number of players who are available, willing, and ready to mount the pitch against Celtic.

This season, the Dons’ squad has been bolstered by the additions of Bojan Miovski, Luis Lopes, Jayden Richardson, Ylber Ramadani, and Cal Roberts, which might result in several new faces being used in this match as they are keen on a bigger and better impact ahead of next season.

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Celtic vs Aberdeen Prediction

Aberdeen have put in some outstanding performances over the last week, with Goodwin demonstrating that his team is able to improve significantly from last season’s outing.
We, however, do not see this game as a tough one at all. Despite a series of preparation and reformation by Aberdeen, we see Celtic comfortably winning the match

Celtic are expected to be a title contender again this season, and the Hoops should be able to pick up 3 points on Sunday.

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Penalty Takers in the English Premier League 2022

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3 years ago

July 14, 2022

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Have you been wondering who the primary penalty takers for all the Premier League clubs, or perhaps you wish to know who their deputies are.

Here we have compiled the primary and secondary penalty takers for all the twenty Premier League clubs. This will not only help your knowledge alone but will give you insights on who to bank on in the Fantasy Premier league selections.

To maximize their points should a spot-kick be awarded, Premier League Fantasy Football fans will be eager to stock their teams with the finest penalty takers.

Having such a player among your fantasy football team will give you good leverage above your counterparts in such that penalties or set pieces is an easier way of obtaining a goal or an assist which are the fundamental criteria to gain more points in the Lantasy Premier League.

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TEAMS	PRIMARY PENALTY TAKER	DEPUTY PENALTY TAKER
Arsenal	Bukayo Saka	Gabriel Martinelli
Aston Villa	Danny Ings	Ollie Watkins
Bournemouth	Dominic Solanke	Junior Stanislas
Brentford	Ivan Toney	Bryan Mbeumo, Josh Dasilva
Brighton	Pascal Gross	Neal Maupay, Alexis Mac Allister, L.Trossard
Chelsea	Jorginho	Mason Mount, K.Havertz, Hakim Ziyech
Crystal Palace	Wilfred Zaha	Luka Milivojevic, Odsonne Edouard
Everton	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Andros Townsend, Demarai Gray
Fulham	Aleksandar Mitrovic	Ivan Cavaleiro
Leeds United	Patrick Bamford	Mateusz Klich, Rodrigo
Leicester City	Jamie Vardy	Yauri Tielemans, Kelechi Iheanacho
Liverpool	James Milner	Mohamed Salah, Fabinho
Manchester City	Riyad Mahrez	Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan
Manchester United	Cristiano Ronaldo	Bruno Fernandes, Marcos Rashford
Newcastle United	Callum Wilson	Chris Wood, Joelinton, Joe Willock, F. Schar
Nottingham Forest	Brenan Johnson	Joe Lolley
Southampton	James Ward-Prowse	Nathan Redmond
Tottenham Hotspur	Harry Kane	Son Heung-min
West Ham	Manuel Lanzini	Michail Antonio
Wolves	Raul Jimenez	Reuben Neves, Fabio Silva

Set Piece takers in the English Premier League

It will also interest football lovers especially the Fantasy Premier League enthusiast to know who are the key set piece takers in the English Premier League.

By set piece we mean the direct free kicks, the indirect free kicks and corner kicks. We have gathered confirmed information from the managers of the various leagues in the English Premier League and this is the comprehensive list of set piece takers ahead of the 2022/23 Premier League season.

TEAMS	DIRECT FREE KICKS	INDIRECT FREE KICKS/CORNER KICKS
Arsenal	Odegaard, Nicolas Pepe	Bukayo Saka, Cedric
Aston Villa	Philipe Coutinho, Douglas Luiz	Digne, Douglas Luiz
Bournemouth	Billing, Stanislas	Anthony, Christie
Brentford	Bryan Mbeumo, Ghoddos	Jensen, Bryan Mbeumo
Brighton	Alexis Mac Allister,Moder	Gross, Alexis Mac Allister
Chelsea	Reece James, Marcos Alonso	Mason Mount, Marcos Alonso
Crystal Palace	Luka Milivojevic, Olise	Eze, Olise
Everton	Gordon, Demarai Gray	Gordon, Demarai Gray
Fulham	Wilson, Kebano	Wilson, Reed
Leeds United	Raphinha, Forshaw	Raphinha, Dallas, Harrison
Leicester City	Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall	Maddison, Albrighton
Liverpool	Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho	Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Tsimikas
Manchester City	Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez	Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez
Manchester United	Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes	Bruno Fernandes, Telles, Luke Shaw
Newcastle United	Trippier, Fabian Schar, Jonjo Shelvey	Trippier, Fraser, Targett
Nottingham Forest	Joe Lolley, Brenan Johnson	Colback, Brenan Johnson
Southampton	James Ward-Prowse, Nathan Redmond	James Ward-Prowse, S.Armstrong
Tottenham Hotspur	Harry Kane, Dier, Son Heung-min	Son Heung-min, Winks
West Ham	Cresswell, Benrahma	Fornals, Bowen
Wolves	Moutinho, Neves	Moutinho, Neto