Stuart Walker 
Borussia Dortmund will look to join Manchester City in the knockout stages of the Champions League as they prepare to welcome Erling Haaland back to BVB Stadion Dortmund. The Bundesliga side have a five-point cushion over Sevilla heading into matchday five while City advanced after three successive wins and a draw.
RB Salzburg and Chelsea both have a chance of progressing to the Champions League round of 16 when they meet in Austria on matchday five. Chelsea lead Group E by a point over Salzburg following back-to-back wins over AC Milan while the Austrians are the only unbeaten side in the group, drawing three of their four matches.
Tottenham host Wolves on the back of their fiery 2-2 draw at London rivals Chelsea and are fancied to enjoy a welcome smooth success. Wanderers have just one point and a single goal to show from their opening two matches and are yet to find any real spark up front.
Leicester claimed an eighth-placed finish following a fine end to 2021/22 while Brentford will be out to avoid the dreaded ‘second season syndrome’. The Foxes did the double over the promoted Bees last term, with the west London club ending a very respectable 13th.
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Charles Leclerc’s return to winning ways at the Austrian Grand Prix has reignited his title charge and the Ferrari driver can build on that as the F1 circus heads to France. The Monegasque ended a torrid run of bad luck and poor strategy calls to secure victory for the first time since April 10.
European Championship Group C is wide open after the opening two games ended in a draw. Sweden held defending champions Netherlands to a 1-1 draw while Switzerland and Portugal ended 2-2.
Germany started their bid for a ninth European title in ideal fashion as they stormed to a 4-0 win over Denmark at the Brentford Community Stadium. Spain overcame the loss of world player of the year Alexia Putellas and the shock of conceding in the first minute to open their campaign with a convincing 4-1 victory over Finland.
Denmark and Finland suffered heavy defeats to start their European Championship campaigns and know a win is vital to their hopes of progressing. Beaten finalists in 2017, Denmark were thumped 4-0 by Germany at Brentford while Finland went down 4-1 to Spain at this venue.
Tottenham are now in pole position for the final Champions League place heading into the last game of the season against Norwich. Antonio Conte’s side leapfrogged north London rivals Arsenal with a 1-0 home win over Burnley before the Gunners went down 2-0 at Newcastle.
Calgary Flames will be seeking a sixth successive victory to maintain their healthy lead at the top of the Pacific Division when Vegas Golden Knights visit. The Flames (45-19-9) suffered a blow to their play-off hopes when losing in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks.
Vancouver Canucks know they cannot afford any slip-ups in their battle to secure a play-off place when they face the Arizona Coyotes. The Canucks (36-28-10) made it four wins on the bounce by beating Vegas Golden Knights in overtime on Tuesday while the Coyotes went down 6-2 to New Jersey Devils for a fourth successive loss.
Claudio Ranieri’s return to English football proved to be a real baptism of fire as Watford were torn to shreds by a rampant Liverpool at Vicarage Road and they will hope to fare better against the blue half of Merseyside. Watford’s decision to dismiss Xisco Munoz and bring in the experienced Italian faces an immediate examination with Arsenal, Leicester, Chelsea and Manchester City all to play in the next six matches.
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