Preview of the Weekend: Barca aim to seal Copa del Rey title; Man United host Tottenham
Cai 2018-04-20 21:00:00 评论
Welcome to All Football's Preview of the Weekend. As Europe's top leagues enter their pivotal stages, you should miss not even one game! Below are the best matches the world of football would bring to you.
Barcelona vs Sevilla
Kick off: 20:30 CET
Date: Sat, 21-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Sergi Roberto is likely to be available to start at right-back, with his red card in La Liga not serious enough to warrant him missing cup action.
Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic should both be back fit after niggles to feature in central midfield.
Philippe Coutinho should feature on the right flank, with Ousmane Dembele dropping to the bench despite his goal in midweek.
Prediction
Barcelona 3-1 Sevilla
Man United vs Tottenham
Kick off: 17:15 CET
Date: Sat, 21-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Jose Mourinho challenged his players in midweek's 2-0 win away to Bournemouth to win spots in his team for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final clash against Tottenham.
Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera looked to have done enough to warrant starts, but it's unclear whether Anthony Martial or Marcus Rashford caught Mourinho's eye.
Ashley Young, Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku will return to the starting XI, while Alexis Sanchez will also hope to start against Spurs.
David de Gea will start in goal as Sergio Romero is sidelined for Manchester United.
Dele Alli, Mousa Dembele, Eric Dier, Davinson Sanchez and Kieran Trippier will return to Tottenham's starting XI after being rested in midweek.
Mauricio Pochettino may turn to captain Hugo Lloris to start in goal even though Michel Vorm has been Tottenham's goalkeeper in the FA Cup this season.
Toby Alderweireld started in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Brighton but it's unclear whether he is back in favour to warrant a starting berth in a game of this magnitude.
Pochettino may revert to a three-man defence against Manchester United, with Eric Dier or Alderweireld joining Jan Vertonghen and Sanchez in the backline.
Prediction
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
West Brom vs Liverpool
Kick off: 12:30 CET
Date: Sat, 21-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Nathaniel Clyne, Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez are all doubts for Saturday's match away to West Brom, while three other players are certainly ruled out for Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp will likely rotate his starting XI against the Baggies ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final first leg with Roma.
Expect a similar team to the one that started against Everton in between their Champions League quarter-final tie with Manchester City.
Prediciton
West Brom 1-2 Liverpool
Arsenal vs West Ham
Kick off:13:30 CET
Date: Sun, 22-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Arsenal face Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-finals next week and that could reflect in Arsene Wenger's starting XI here.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is ineligible to play in the Europa League, so he will start here and Alexandre Lacazette will be held back.
Mesut Özil and Laurent Koscielny may also be held back by the Gunners despite the fact they are in danger of missing out on sixth place.
Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere have returned to training following injury but will are unlikely to be risked against West Ham.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Santi Cazorla are also sidelined for the Gunners this weekend.
Prediction
Arsenal 1-0 West Ham
Man City vs Swansea
Kick off: 16:30 CET
Date: Sun, 22-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Knee surgery has ruled Sergio Aguero out for the remainder of the season.
Fernandinho serves the final game of his two-match ban here.
John Stones and Benjamin Mendy are still doubts for the Premier League champions.
Prediction
Man City 4-0 Swansea
Juventus vs Napoli
Kick off: 19:45 CET
Date: Sun, 22-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Max Allegri has switched between a 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 formation all season and will have to decide which formation to use here.
Douglas Costa is in red hot form at the moment and he may remarkably keep Paulo Dybala out of the starting XI.
Miralem Pjanic would then be deployed as the playmaker from midfield as a result.
Prediction
Juventus 1-1 Napoli
Hannover 96 vs Bayern Munich
Kick off: 14:30 CET
Date: Sat, 21-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Manager Jupp Heynckes is expected to rotate heavily after Bayern's 6-2 at Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday and with next Wednesday's Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid in mind.
Niklas Süle and Rafinha should therefore rotate in in defence, with Mats Hummels and David Alaba expected to get a break.
Sebastian Rudy, Corentin Tolisso, James and Juan Bernat could all get their chances in midfield, while Sandro Wagner might replace Robert Lewandowski up front again.
Prediction
Hannover 09 1-4 Bayern Munich
Bordeaux vs PSG
Kick off: 20:00 CET
Date: Sun, 22-Apr-18
Probable line-ups
Focus
Dani Alves and Presnel Kimpembe should both come back into the side here after being rested in midweek.
Thiago Motta is available again after serving a three-match ban; he could be called upon here with Lassana Diarra a doubt.
Layvin Kurzawa and Marco Verratti missed out against Caen in midweek and remain doubts here.
Prediction
Bordeaux 1-3 PSG
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