Tony Kelshaw 
Atalanta’s sole Coppa Italia success came way back in 1963, but they look well-equipped to double that tally when taking on Lazio in this year’s final. The Biancocelesti will technically have home advantage at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, but Gian Piero Gasperini’s side won 3-1 here in Serie A earlier this month.
West Brom can be backed at 6/1 in bwin’s Championship promotion odds, as they seek to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Aston Villa. Dwight Gayle gave the Baggies a lead, but Conor Hourihane’s stunner and a Tammy Abraham penalty turned it around for Villa, who are 29/20 to go up.
Southampton can be forgiven for a below-par display at West Ham after surviving a tense relegation battle and should be back on song when entertaining Huddersfield. Conversely, Town may struggle to show the same resolve as they did during last week’s draw with Manchester United on home turf.
Manchester United are out of the race to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, while Cardiff are already relegated, so Sunday’s clash is something of an anti-climax. However, with the pressure being off both teams, that could well lead to an entertaining encounter at Old Trafford.
Leinster and Saracens have dominated the European Rugby Champions Cup in recent years and are set for a titanic tussle in this season’s final at St James’ Park. The Irish province are the holders of this trophy, while Sarries claimed outright glory in 2016 and 2017, so big-match experience is not an issue.
We’ve got Chester races tips for all seven contests on the third and final day of this year’s popular May Festival, including four events covered by ITV4. The £150,000 Chester Cup is Friday’s feature, but there are lots of other betting opportunities and we’ve got expert selections from PA Sport’s Anita Chambers.
Chelsea are firm favourites to reach the Europa League final after drawing 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt and justifiably so, judged on what we saw in Germany. The Blues had to come from behind at Commerzbank Arena but looked much the better team once growing into that game.
Valencia will be going all out to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit when entertaining Arsenal in the Europa League and do have a superb record at the Mestalla. Los Che beat Man Utd and Young Boys here in the Champions League this season and have won eight straight at home in this competition.
Ajax taught Tottenham a footballing lesson in the first half of their Champions League clash in London and are hard to oppose in the second leg. Donny Van De Beek’s cool finish has put the Dutch outfit firmly in the driving seat in this tie and they are fancied to finish the job off on home turf.
Liverpool trail 3-0 to Barcelona from the opening leg of their Champions League semi-final and have been rocked by injury problems ahead of the return fixture. Jurgen Klopp’s side looked the better team for long periods of the game at Camp Nou, but ultimately had to bow down to the magic of Lionel Messi.
Huddersfield have lost eight straight Premier League matches but will hope to stop the rot against a nervous Manchester United outfit on Sunday. The Red Devils have tasted defeat in their last five away fixtures and Town enjoyed a famous 2-1 triumph over them at John Smith’s Stadium last season.
Crystal Palace are fancied to send Cardiff down by coming out on top in Saturday evening’s Premier League clash in south Wales. The Bluebirds had a decent home record over the first two thirds of the season but have since lost four of their last five fixtures at this venue.
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Saul Canelo Alvarez is the box office star of this weekend’s middleweight unification bout with Daniel Jacobs and that can help him land a points victory. The Mexican, who boasts a massive following, puts his WBA and WBC belts on the line, while American Jacobs is the current IBF champion.