Montreal’s impressive run of results came to an end at Nashville in midweek but they will hope to resume winning ways when hosting Real Salt Lake. The visitors have gone five away games without a victory, picking up only two points and scoring just a couple of goals.
Vancouver continued their resurgence with a win over Dallas in midweek but may find travelling to Charlotte tough on a quick turnaround. CLTFC have generally been strong at home in their inaugural campaign and should benefit from having more time to prepare.
Rangers have already knocked two German clubs out of the Europa League and are rated a value bet to beat Eintracht Frankfurt in the final. Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig both finished well ahead of Frankfurt in the Bundesliga this term, so the Glasgow outfit have little to fear.
Montreal did us a favour when winning at Charlotte as underdogs over the weekend and are now also backed to avoid defeat at Nashville. Wilfried Nancy’s side are unbeaten in their last eight matches and shooting up the MLS table following a poor start to the current campaign.
Liverpool can close to within just one point of Premier League leaders Manchester City if beating Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium. The Reds are still chasing a historic quadruple and victory here would set up a tense final day of the domestic season next weekend.
Juventus go into Wednesday’s Coppa Italia final as underdogs but may just have an edge over Inter Milan in hunger and desire to lift this trophy. The Bianconeri are the holders and fully focused on this contest, whereas their opponents still have the Serie A title as their top priority.
Home advantage could prove crucial when Vancouver entertain San Jose at BC Place, judged on the records of both teams this term. Each has performed with credit in front of their own fans but they have failed to pick up a single point between them on the road so far.
Following a miserable run of four straight defeats, Toronto will be desperate to stop the rot when entertaining Orlando at BMO Field. City’s form has been up and down this season, but they are also on a recovery mission here after last Saturday’s heavy loss at Montreal.
Vancouver and Toronto are each looking for a response when they go head to head on Sunday. The Canadian sides are in poor form, having both lost their last three matches, but home advantage could help the Whitecaps to come out on top at BC Place.
West Ham’s first-leg clash with Eintracht Frankfurt was an absolute cracker and they are not without hope despite going down 2-1 in London. Both teams hit the woodwork in an end-to-end thriller and more excitement is expected in Germany in this Europa League semi-final tie.
Rangers showed great defensive resolve when only breached late on in a 1-0 loss at RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. However, they will now have to come out more at Ibrox and that could leave them open against the German outfit, who do look a class above.
Leicester and Roma played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium and another close encounter is on the cards in their rematch. However, if the Foxes can cope with a hostile atmosphere at Olimpico, we reckon they have an edge in energy which can see them through.
Marseille trail Feyenoord 3-2 from the first leg in Holland but showed enough to suggest they can turn things around on home turf in France. Les Phoceens have won at Stade Velodrome in each of the past three rounds and look to have the creative flair to come through this tricky test.
Liverpool didn’t quite fully sink the Yellow Submarine at Anfield but it is hard to see Villarreal overcoming a 2-0 deficit in the second leg. In fact, such was the Reds’ dominance on Merseyside, they are expected to oblige again in Spain in this Champions League semi-final.