Qarabag vs Tottenham: Preview & Prediction
Tottenham Hotspur travel to Azerbaijan knowing that a win against Qarabag would secure their place in the last-32 of the Europa League. Spurs currently sit a point ahead of Monaco and three ahead of their hosts and Anderlecht in Group J with two matches remaining. Mauricio Pochettino’s side arrive in Baku having lost just once in their last 10 games in all competitions and after extending their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 13...
Celtic vs Ajax: Preview & Prediction
Celtic go into their fifth Europa League Group A match still in search of their first win. Draws against Ajax and Fenerbahce represented a reasonable start, but Ronny Deila’s team lost both clashes with Norwegian side Molde. Those results leave the Bhoys on just two points and bottom of Group A, three points behind second-placed Fenerbahce with just two games remaining. The Scottish Premiership champions will reach the last-32 if they...
Round-up: Europa League – Liverpool and Tottenham win but Celtic are on the brink
Tottenham survived a scare from Belgian side Anderlecht as they ran out 2-1 winners at White Heart Lane, thanks to a superb late strike from Mousa Dembele. Clearly heartened by taking three points off Spurs at home, the Belgians should have probably been ahead inside four minutes, but Jan Vertonghen recovered well to make a crucial tackle on striker Stefano Okaka inside the six-yard box, before Steven Defour also went close. Spurs...
Preview & Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur vs Anderlecht
Tottenham host Anderlecht at White hart Lane looking to make amends after their 2-1 defeat in Belgium a fortnight ago. Spurs raced into a fourth-minute lead after Christian Eriksen profited from poor Anderlecht defending, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side let their lead slip. After that result, both teams are currently locked on four points, with Spurs sitting in second thanks to a superior goal difference. The North London side extended...
Preview & Prediction: Rubin Kazan vs Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool travel to Rubin Kazan hoping to claim their first win in this season’s Europa League. The German picked up his first Premier League victory as Reds boss at Chelsea on Saturday and has yet to taste defeat in any of his five matches in charge. However, the Russian side, who also go into the match looking for their first European win of the campaign, are yet to lose at home to an English side in competitive...
Preview & Prediction: Celtic vs Molde
Scottish champions Celtic are in desperate need of a win against Molde if they are to have any chance of progressing to the knockout rounds of the Europa League. Ronny Deila’s side are three games without a win and bottom of Group A after losing 3-1 at their visitors 14 days ago, in what was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first game back at the Molde helm. The Bhoys were poor in a rain-soaked Norway, but Celtic will be hoping to claim three...