Opinion

Atletico Madrid head to Munich to face Bavarians giants Bayern Munich on Tuesday night in the Champions League semi-final second leg. With football predictions suggesting the home side will prevail.

Arsenal scraped a 1-0 win against Norwich at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with substitute Danny Welbeck scoring the only goal of the game on the hour mark.

Liverpool suffered a late 1-0 defeat at Spanish side Villarreal in the Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday night, as Adrian Lopez struck in stoppage-time for the Yellow Submarine.

According to Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce, north east rivals Newcastle pose a bigger threat to the Black Cats Premier League survival than 18th place Norwich.

Atletico Madrid recorded yet another clean sheet in their 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in semi-final first leg. The draw gives them a good advantage to take to the Allianz Arena for next week’s crucial second leg.

Norwich dropped into the Premier League relegation zone last weekend, despite not playing due to the FA Cup semi-finals. The Canaries are only in the drop zone on goal difference, but face a difficult trip to Arsenal on Saturday in the Premier League.

Manchester City drew 0-0 with Spanish giants Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night in the Champions League semi-final first leg.

Tottenham’s challenge for the Premier League title looks to end in failure after the north London side drew 1-1 with West Brom at White Hart Lane on Monday night.

Leicester City are close to sealing a shock Premier League title win following a 4-0 victory against Swansea on Sunday at the King Power Stadium. The win was followed by more good news later that evening, as Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez was crowned PFA Player of the Year.

Barcelona’s poor run of form has been ended in truly emphatic style, as on Saturday night the Blaugrana recorded a 6-0 victory over ten-man Sporting Gijon at the Nou Camp.

Sunderland face a crucial home clash with Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, with the Black Cats fighting to preserve their Premier League status for next season.

Leicester City face a crucial Premier League encounter with Swansea City on Sunday without top scorer Jamie Vardy, who is currently serving a one-match ban for his sending-off last time out against West Ham.

Arsenal defeated West Brom 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night in the Premier League. However in truth only Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez showed up and produced an impressive display.

A lot of questions have been asked about Barcelona’s form in recent weeks with the Catalan giants being knocked out of the Champions League and suffered three consecutive defeats in La Liga.

Everton’s 4-0 Merseyside derby defeat at Liverpool on Wednesday night leaves the future of Toffees boss Roberto Martinez in the balance. The Toffees now face a crucial FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United on Saturday at Wembley.

Newcastle recorded a very creditable 1-1 draw at home against in-form Manchester City on Tuesday, despite the fact that football predictions prior to the match suggested the Citizens should probably win the game.

Tottenham went into Monday night’s game at Stoke with huge pressure on their shoulders to deliver a victory that would see them gain ground on Premier League leaders Leicester. Mauricio Pochettino’s side did not disappoint, as the side from north London romped home with a 4-0 win.

Everton and boss Roberto Martinez face a season defining week with a Merseyside derby against Liverpool on Wednesday night, followed by an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United on Saturday.

A couple of weeks ago Newcastle looked doomed to relegation from the Premier League, after the Magpies suffered a late 3-2 defeat at relegation rivals Norwich City.

A month ago Barcelona looked set to coast to the Spanish league title and the Champions League, but now they are out of Europe and only top of La Liga on the head-to-head rule.