AEK Athens begin their Champions League league-phase campaign on Tuesday evening when they welcome Austrian champions LASK Linz to the AEK Arena. While the Greek champions are returning to Europe’s premier club competition for the first time since the 2018-19 season, LASK have reached this stage for the first time in their history after producing […] The post Prediction: AEK Athens vs LASK Linz appeared first on SoccerNews.
Two camps who will get their respective Champions League adventures underway on Thursday evening, Fenerbahce will welcome Roma to Istanbul. With the European action rolling onto Thursday, there are a host of attractive Champions League betting promotions available. Verdict: Both teams to score Best Odds: 8/11 Bookmaker: BetUS Fenerbahce Starting with the hosts, dragging themselves to […] The post Prediction: Fenerbahce vs Roma appeared first on SoccerNews.
Inter’s victory over Napoli had the feel of a title race classic, while Juventus and Milan exposed familiar shortcomings despite their summer spendingAlready as the words were being spoken, Cristian Chivu started to bristle. “Scontri diretti” translates to “head-to-head clashes”. The term is commonly deployed in a football context as a shorthand for those high-stakes games between teams who are expected to finish close together in the table – much like “six-pointers” in the English game.Chivu’s Inter finished 11 points clear atop Serie A last season, his first as their head coach, but caught criticism along the way for an early Champions League exit and underperformance in some scontri diretti. Inter lost four out of six games against Napoli, Milan and Juventus. Their only win, at home to the Bianconeri, came after Alessandro Bastoni deceived a referee to get Pierre Kalulu sent off. Continue reading...
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