Roma have work to do after losing 1-0 to Feyenoord in Rotterdam in the Europa League quarter-finals but do have a fine home record. Jose Mourinho’s men beat RB Salzburg and Real Sociedad at Olimpico in the last two rounds and will be roared on by a sold-out stadium again here.
Juventus will take a hard-earned 1-0 advantage to Lisbon and are fancied to hold Sporting to a second-leg stalemate in the Europa League. The Lions were very lively in Turin but drew against Midtjylland and Arsenal at Estadio Jose Alvalade in the previous two rounds.
USG have punched above their weight throughout this season’s Europa League, including when drawing 1-1 at Bayer Leverkusen. However, having to switch the second leg to Anderlecht’s Lotto Park may just count against them when facing Xabi Alonso’s in-form side again.
AZ Alkmaar have given themselves a mountain to climb after losing 2-0 at Anderlecht in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals. However, the Dutch outfit hit form with a 3-0 Eredivisie win at Fortuna Sittard on Sunday, whereas their opponents were thrashed 5-2 at Genk.
Nice’s Europa Conference League quarter-final tie with Basel is in the balance following an entertaining 2-2 draw at St Jakob Park. The French outfit are now favourites to progress with home advantage but FCB will come to play in the return fixture at Allianz Riviera.
Fiorentina made a statement of intent when beating Lech Poznan 4-1 in Poland in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals. Vincenzo Italiano’s side are the leading scorers in this competition, averaging almost three goals a game, and are also doing well in Serie A.
Manchester City are in pole position to reach the Champions League semi-finals after last week’s emphatic 3-0 win over Bayern Munich. The German giants played well enough in the first half at Etihad Stadium, but then crumbled after the break and are now 12/1 outsiders to progress.
Inter Milan look to be in total control of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Benfica following last week’s 2-0 win in Lisbon. The Nerazzurri just seemed to have too much nous for their highly-rated, but inexperienced opponents during that first-leg encounter.
Chelsea have a mountain to climb when facing Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at Stamford Bridge. The Blues must overcome a 2-0 deficit against the holders but have gone six games without a win in this competition and the Premier League.
Napoli have work to do after losing 1-0 to AC Milan at the San Siro in this all-Italian Champions League quarter-final clash. However, Gli Azzurri were the better team for large parts of that opening leg and will have star striker Victor Osimhen available this time.
Barcelona hold a slender advantage going into their Copa del Rey semi-final second leg as they look to move one step closer to a domestic treble. Eder Militao’s own goal was enough to separate the sides in the first leg at the Bernabeu.
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Arsenal were given a tough work-out when drawing 2-2 with Sporting in Lisbon but will hope to come good in the return fixture. The Gunners have a great Europa League record in recent years and won all three group-stage games at Emirates Stadium this season.