Competition: La Liga

Market: Sevilla to beat Real Betis

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La Liga returns this weekend for yet another enthralling round of games that will keep football fans on the edge of their seats. Barcelona still lead at the top by some distance, but those bellow them are all locked in heated battles, be it for a Champions League place or survival. With this in mind, Sevilla host Real Betis on Saturday.

Sevilla have been very inconsistent this season and they are looking to embark upon a run of form that will see them move into a Champions League place for next season. After 17 matches they have nine wins, two draws and six defeats, while they have scored 20 goals and conceded 22 times which is surprising considering they are usually such a defensive…

Competition: Premier League

Market: West Brom to beat Southampton

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The Premier League continues this weekend with another round of games that will surely only bring more excitement, goals and controversy. England s top league is once again proving to be the most unpredictable with a number of shocking scorelines adorning the results from midweek, and with this in mind, West Brom host Southampton on Saturday.

West Brom have been very poor this season and they are in need of a number of wins to get them out of trouble. After 25 games they have won three, drawn 11 and lost 11, while they have scored 19 and conceded 34 times. In their last five they have managed to win just once, drawing twice and losing twice, which has seen them onto 20 poi…

Gent s Brecht Dejaegere says playing in the Champions League round of 16 against Wolfsburg will be a dream come true as both clubs prepare for their first appearance in the knockout stages of the tournament.

The Belgian champions finished ahead of Valencia and Lyon to claim second behind Zenit and progress from Group H.

Domestic title-holders Gent responded to successive defeats at the hands of Club Brugge in the Pro League and Belgian Cup by beating Mouscron 2-0 in the league on Friday.

And Dejaegere feels that victory was vital for improving the team s mindset ahead of the visit of Wolfsburg to Ghelamco Arena on Wednesday.

Our win over Mouscron at the weekend was very important, Dejaegere told the club website.

We would have had an entirely d…

Luis Suarez would seemingly welcome Neymar back to Barcelona, recalling one of the best years of his career alongside the Brazilian and Lionel Messi.

Neymar, 27, is linked with a return to the LaLiga champions, two years after making a €222million switch to Paris Saint-Germain.

The Brazil international spent four seasons at Barca before his move, including winning a treble in 2014-15.

Suarez said he would be happy to see Neymar, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, back at Camp Nou.

I was privileged to fulfil one of the best years of my life as a football player at Barcelona next to the best in
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the world, Messi, and the second best in the world, Neymar, the Uruguay international told RAC1 on Monday.

For me, it was one of the best …

Verdict: Lazio win

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In need of a minor miracle if they re to secure a European finish this year, Lazio will welcome a resurgent Bologna to the Stadio Olimpico on Monday night.

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Starting with the hosts, after lifting the Coppa Italia title thanks to a 2-0 win over Atalanta last week, Simone Inzaghi will be desperate for his side to build off of that result. Sat five points adrift of reclaiming their spot in the Europa League with just two matches remaining, fans around the Stadio Olimpico will be boosted by Lazio s performances at the back end of the season. Despite their well-publicized issues entering 2019, I Biancocelesti have now won four of their last five matches across all competitions, including their Cup-winning sh…

Western Sydney Wanderers face Adelaide United on Sunday, with both hoping to banish memories of A-League grand final heartache.

Despite playing in four of the A-League s 10 grand finals between them, neither has a championship to show for their efforts.

On Sunday, it will be third time lucky for one of them.

In front of a packed out home crowd at the historic Adelaide Oval, United will be looking to change all that in their favour.

Adelaide losing finalists to Melbourne Victory in 2007 and 2009 and minor premiers this season after sitting bottom in the table after round eight enter the game as favourites, not just because of their home advantage but because of their magnificent form which has seen them lose just one league game since November.

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Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Belgian winger Leandro Trossard from Genk, paying a reported initial fee of £15million for the player who scored 22 goals for his hometown club last season.

Trossard is the second player to arrive at the Amex Stadium since Graham Potter was named Brighton manager and he has signed a four-year contract with the Seagulls.

The 24-year-old played an instrumental role as club captain during Genk s triumphant league campaign in 2018-19, scoring 14 goals in 34 appearances double his previous best league goal tally for the club.

He also plundered an impressive eight goals in 11 Europa League appearances as Genk reached the round of 32, and was twice named as a substitute for Belgium but is yet to receive his first cap.

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Marta has urged Brazil to bounce back quickly from their stoppage-time defeat to Japan at the Olympics on Sunday.

The Brazil great made her 200th appearance for the national team in their second group-stage game, but it was marred by a late lapse in concentration that saw Japan score twice in stoppage time to win 2-1.

Jhennifer s 56th-minute goal looked set to book Brazil a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament, but instead, they slipped down to third in Group C after Saki Kumagai and Momoko Tanikawa s goals.

And with world champions Spain up next for the two-time silver medallists, Marta, who is retiring at the end of the year, noted why it is so important that they quickly put that result behind them.

All that mattered to Japan was winning the …

Luis Enrique is confident his Paris St Germain squad have the depth needed to cope without injured captain Marquinhos and France starlet Warren Zaire-Emery as they prepare to face Ligue 1 rivals Monaco.

Brazil defender Marquinhos picked up a hamstring problem during the World Cup qualifier defeat against Argentina, which PSG expect to see him sidelined for at least 10 days and so will also miss next week’s Champions League match against Newcastle.

The Ligue 1 leaders were already facing up to 17-year-old midfielder Zaire-Emery missing for the rest of 2023 with an ankle injury suffered while he scored on his senior France debut against Gibraltar.

By scoring against Gibraltar aged 17 years and 255 days, Warren Zaire-Emery became

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David Silva is pondering bringing his remarkable international career with Spain to a close and plans to seek advice from his Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola.

Silva s exploits with Spain have coincided with the most successful period in the country s history, winning the 2010 World Cup between back-to-back successes in the European Championship.

But, at 32 and coming off the back of a disappointing campaign at Russia 2018 where Spain were eliminated in the last 16 by the hosts, Silva is contemplating concentrating his focuses elsewhere.

And, after his son Mateo s premature birth at the end of 2017 left the newborn fighting for his life, Silva s family have been his primary focus since returning from Russia.

Since the World Cup I have been concentrati…