Preview of the Weekend: Arsenal host Man Utd in FA Cup, Barca & Madrid in action

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Arsenal vs Man Utd

Kick off: 20:55 CET

Date: Fri, 25-Jan-19

Probable Line-ups

Arsenal news

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is expected back in training this week but Friday's clash against former side Manchester United may come too soon for the Armenian.

Héctor Bellerín has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a serious knee injury, meaning Stephan Lichtsteiner or Ainsley Maitland-Niles will deputise for the Spaniard.

Mesut Ozil has been in and out of the team all season but will hope to feature against United on Friday night.

Unai Emery has not been afraid to play the kids in cup competitions this season but it remains to be seen whether he will employ this tactic against United.

Man Utd news

Chris Smalling has returned to training but will not be considered until next week at the very earliest.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has ruled out Marcos Rojo and Marouane Fellaini for Friday night's FA Cup fourth round trip to Arsenal.

Alexis Sanchez has been tipped to start against his former club, while Romelu Lukaku may also get a rare start here.

Luke Shaw has overcome illness that ruled him out of Saturday's 2-1 win over Brighton and should start here.

Expect some changes to Solskjaer's usual XI, with Eric Bailly also now available after serving a three-match ban.

Key points

Arsenal will be full of confidence heading into Friday's FA Cup fourth round clash against Manchester United after beating London rivals Chelsea last time out.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won his opening seven matches as Manchester United manager but it will be interesting to see how he juggles his squad for their FA Cup fourth round match.

The outcome of this match could really depend on which side fields the strongest XI. Both managers have shown they are willing to play kids this season but are yet to experience a game of this magnitude in cup competitions.

Both teams have scored in eight of the last 10 meetings, so we can expect to see some goals on Friday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already confirmed he will only make a few changes, with FA Cup glory in mind.

Prediction

Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd

Man City vs Burnley

Kick off: 16:00 CET 

Date: Sat, 26-Jan-19

Probable line-ups

Team News

Pep Guardiola is unable to call upon the services of Claudio Bravo and Vincent Kompany for Saturday's welcome of Burnley.

The Manchester City has no further injury concerns ahead of this FA Cup tie.

Guardiola could bring Benjamin Mendy into the side after he made his first appearance since November in Wednesday's 1-0 win at Burton, while Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling could come in for Sergio Aguero and Riyad Mahrez.

Predictions
Man City 3-0 Burnley

Lazio vs Juventus

Kick off: 20:30 CET

Date: Sun, 27-Jan-19

Probable line-ups

Team news

Juventus are dealing with a number of injuries but they have a deep squad and will still field a strong XI.

Douglas Costa scored his first goal of the season last week, which may help him retain his place in the XI ahead of Federico Bernardeschi.

Juventus cruised to a 3-0 win over Chievo last time out and are now likely conserving their energy for the Champions League restart next month. Even without some key players, it would be a surprise if they didn't win here.

Predictions

Lazio 1-2 Juventus

Girona vs Barcelona

Kick off: 16:15 CET

Date: Sun, 27-Jan-19

Probable Line-ups

Team News

Ousmane Dembele will miss a week or two for Barcelona with a sprained ankle, which will see Philippe Coutinho start out wide on the left.

Arthur is expected to get the nod ahead of Arturo Vidal in the middle of midfield for the away side.

Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets are one booking away from a suspension for the home side.

Focus

Girona are winless in their last nine competitive games,after being pitted against the likes of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid recently in the Copa del Rey.

At home, however, Eusebio's side are unbeaten in their last seven outings. Most recently they have drawn their last three consecutive games at Montilivi.

Barcelona rotated in midweek for their cup clash against Sevilla and suffered defeat, but Ernesto Valverde did give Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets a rest heading into the weekend.

Predictions

Girona 1-2 Barcelona

Espanyol vs Real Madrid  

Kick off: 20:45

Date: Sun, 27-Jan-19

Probable Line-ups

Team News

Toni Kroos is back fully fit for the away side and should feature in central midfield alongside Casemiro and Luka Modric.

Sergio Reguilon will continue at left-back for Real Madrid, continuing to put in decent performances to help keep him ahead of Marcelo in the pecking order.

Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez will continue to flank Karim Benzema, with Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio still sidelined through injury problems.

Focus

Espanyol have slowed their poor form somewhat, having now lost just two of their last six competitive games. The pressure is mounting on them, however, despite their terrific start to the campaign.

The hosts are unbeaten in their last three home outings in all competitions, taking two draws and a win from clashes against Real Betis, Villarreal and Leganes.

Real Madrid have won four of their last five competitive games, but three of those have come at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. On the road, Los Blancos recently lost 1-0 to Leganes.

Prediction

Espanyol 1-2 Real Madrid

AC Milan vs Napoli

Kick off: 20:30 CET

Date: Sat, 26-Jan-19

Probable Line-ups

Team News

Gonzalo Higuaín has completed his move to Chelsea, and AC Milan have signed Krzysztof Piatek as his replacement.

The Polish striker might even start here, but Patrick Cutrone is favourite to do so for the moment.

Andrea Conti has already provided two assists since his comeback, but it may be too early for him to play a full game.

Napoli welcome Allan, Lorenzo Insigne and Kalidou Koulibaly back from suspension and all three will start here.

Predicitions

Milan 1-2 Napoli

Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart

Kick off: 15:30 CET

Date: Sun, 27-Jan-19

Probable Line-ups

Team News

Niklas Süle, Mats Hummels and Jérôme Boateng compete for two spots at centre-back.

Javi Martínez offers a more defensive-minded option in central midfield.

Thomas Müller could start on the right flank, with James Rodríguez filling in in the centre.

Predictions

Bayern 3-0 Stuttgart

Dortmund vs Hannover 96

Kick off: 15:30 CET

Date: Sat, 26-Jan-19

Probable Line-ups

Team News

Ömer Toprak could return from injury, but is unlikely to start at centre-back after Julian Weigl helped out well there last time out.

Marco Reus returns from injury to replace Maximilian Philipp in the starting XI.

Paco Alcácer challenges Mario Götze for the spot up front.

Predictions

Dortmund 4-0 Hannover 96

PSG vs Rennes

Kick off: 21:00 CET

Date: Sun, 27-Jan-19

Probable Line-ups

Team News 

Neymar will miss out here after being forced off against Strasbourg, while Marco Verratti is also absent having been injured against Guingamp at the weekend.

Layvin Kurzawa is available again having missed the Coupe de France match with illness.

Gianluigi Buffon is fit again, but is likely to remain on the bench a day ahead of his 41st birthday.

Predictions

PSG 3-1 Rennes