Thomas Tuchel taking over at Bayern Munich could be a bad omen for Manchester City’s hopes of finally claiming Champions League glory. The German was in charge of Chelsea when they upset the Cityzens in the final of Europe’s elite club competition two years ago.
Scotland and Spain have both hit the ground running in Euro 2024 qualifying Group A and we’re anticipating a close encounter when they clash. La Roja are obviously rated more highly, but the Scots are tough to beat at Hampden Park these days and will battle hard throughout.
Wales made a very promising start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign when drawing away to Croatia and are hot favourites to see off Latvia. The Dragons are up to 19 in the world rankings, whereas their opponents are way down at 129, so this should be a routine win.
Thomas Tuchel’s arrival can give Bayern Munich a crucial lift ahead of Saturday’s crunch Der Klassiker clash with Borussia Dortmund. FC Hollywood are a point behind their great rivals in the Bundesliga table but have a great head-to-head record in this fixture.
Cristian Stellini faces a tricky first test as Tottenham interim manager when taking on a rejuvenated Everton team fighting for survival. The last three renewals of this Premier League fixture played at Goodison Park have ended in stalemate and this could be another close encounter.
Newcastle can blow the battle for top-four places in the Premier League wide open with a home win over Manchester United. The Red Devils are currently in pole position to finish best of the rest behind Arsenal and neighbours City but their away record is worrying.
West Ham and Southampton are both in the bottom three but the Hammers look a percentage pick in this Premier League relegation battle. The Hammers have been rock-solid at home since the turn of the year and will be determined to prevail here prior to a tough run of fixtures.
Chelsea are only above Aston Villa on goal difference in the Premier League table and are hard to trust as short-priced favourites. While Graham Potter is under constant pressure to improve results, Unai Emery has settled in nicely at Villa and is earning plenty of plaudits.
Manchester City return from the international break eight points adrift of Arsenal in the title race and face a tricky test when hosting Liverpool. The Reds need every point they can get as they battle for a top-four finish and have a good head-to-head record against the Blues.
Northern Ireland will be keen to build on a solid 2-0 success in San Marino when hosting Finland in their second Euro 2024 qualifier. The visitors kicked off their campaign with a 3-1 defeat in Denmark, when repeatedly struggling to cope with crosses into the box.
Republic of Ireland face a daunting start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign when entertaining World Cup finalists France. Les Bleus have already got off to a flyer in Group B by thrashing Netherlands 4-0 and last lost to the Irish in 1981, winning four of the last five meetings.
Scotland will be going all out to kick off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a convincing victory when entertaining Cyprus. The Scots follow up this game by hosting Group A favourites Spain, before then facing Norway and Georgia in a June double-header.
Wales face a tough start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign when visiting World Cup semi-finalists Croatia in Split. These teams finished first and second in a group four years ago, when the Blazers won 2-1 at home before a 1-1 draw in Cardiff.
England got their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign off to a flying start by winning in Italy and should see off Ukraine at Wembley. These teams last met in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals, when the Three Lions romped to a 4-0 victory in Rome on route to reaching the final.