Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain 23-11-2016 Champions League

 

Arsenal vs PSG - Competition: UEFA Champions League
 

Arsenal team are level on points with PSG in the UCL Group A. Arsene Wenger's men fought back in Paris to claim a point in the opening round of fixtures, and won the three subsequent matches. They entered the international break in excellent form, but they were underwhelming in the weekend trip to Manchester United, drawing 1-1 at Old Trafford courtesy of a late goal scored by Giroud.
Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey are major doubts and could be replaced by Granit Xhaka and Olivier Giroud. That would see Alexis Sanchez play in the three offensive midfielders. Neither Hector Bellerin nor Santi Cazorla are available to play while Lucas Perez, Danny Welbeck and Per Mertesacker are long term injuries. David Ospina will continue as Champions League goalkeeper.

Paris Saint-Germain team are unbeaten in their last nine competitive matches, winning all but one of their matches since the shock loss against Toulouse in September. They sill trail Ligue 1 leaders Nice by three points. In Champions League, PSG top the table with 10 points but a draw in this game will keep Arsenal in the top spot of the group.
Jese Rodriguez and Lucas Moura are expected to flank Edison Cavani upfront. Adrien Rabiot is ruled out for PSG while Serge Aurier was been refused permission by British authorities to travel to England and will miss out. Furthermore, Unai Emery has admitted that Angel di Maria is a doubt after substituting him after 36 minutes of play last time outs. Other doubts are Alphonse Areola, Layvin Kurzawa and Javier Pastore.

 

Probable lineups:

Arsenal: Ospina – Jenkinson, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs – Xhaka, Coquelin – Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez – Giroud.

PSG: Trapp – Meunier, Silva, Marquinhos, Maxwell – Verratti, Motta, Matuidi – Lucas, Cavani, Jese.

 

Date: 23 November 2016
Kick-off Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

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Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid 0-3 Highlights 19-11-2016 La Liga

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid - Competition: Spanish Primera Division 

Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick helps Real Madrid team win the Madrid derby as they down Atletico Madrid team 3-0 in La Liga BBVA.

Goals:

Real Madrid: 23' Cristiano Ronaldo 0-1 // 71' Cristiano Ronaldo (pen.) 0-2 // 77' Cristiano Ronaldo 0-3 

Date: 19 November 2016
Kick-off Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid

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Chelsea vs Everton Premier League - 05-11-2016

Chelsea vs Everton 

Competition: Premier League
Date: 5 November 2016
Kick-off Time: 17:30 GMT
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London 

 

Chelsea team have won their last four league games on the trot which has pushed the Blues one point off top spot after switching to a 3-4-3 formation. They have not conceded a goal in the process, with convincing home wins over Leicester City and Man United and a couple of away successes at Hull City and Southampton.
Antonio Conte looks set to name an unchanged starting XI once again. The only dilemma he looks to have is whether to recall Willian in place of Pedro on the right of the front three.  Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso are expected to operate as wing-backs in the 3-4-3 formation. Marco van Ginkel and Kurt Zouma have stepped up their return to first team action after featuring for the U23s, but they aren't expected to recover in time for the weekend. Fabregas, Juan Cuadrato and Baba Rahman are out through injury.

Everton team sit in sixth place in the standings after winning five games, drawing three and losing two so far. They bounced back from the defeat at Burnley and ended their 4 league games winless run with a 2-0 triumph over West ham last weekend. The Toffees have not been great on their travels so far, despite collecting seven points and holding Man City to a draw. Furthermore, they have failed to record a win in their last 22 away matches against Chelsea in all competitions.
Ronald Koeman will be without the suspended Idrissa Gueye while Maarten Stekelenburg missed their 2-0 win over West Ham United through injury and it remains to be seen if he will recover in time. Tom Cleverley looks the obvious replacement for Gueye in central midfield alongside Gareth Barry, which means that Yannick Bolasie, Ross Barkley and Kevin Mirallas should again form the attacking midfield trio in the 4-2-3-1 formation behind the lone striker Romelu Lukaku.  Phil Jagielka and Ramiro Funes Mori are in contention for a starting berth in defense. Muhamed Besic is a long-term absentee, while James McCarthy and Arouna Kone are unlikely to feature.

Chelsea last 5 matches:

01/10/16 Hull City 0 – 2 Chelsea
15/10/16 Chelsea 3 – 0 Leicester City
23/10/16 Chelsea 4 – 0 Manchester United
26/10/16 West Ham 2 – 1 Chelsea
30/10/16 Southampton 0 – 2 Chelsea

Everton last 5 matches:

24/09/16 Bournemouth 1 – 0 Everton
30/09/16 Everton 1 – 1 Crystal Palace
15/10/16 Manchester City 1 – 1 Everton
22/10/16 Burnley 2 – 1 Everton
30/10/16 Everton 2 – 0 West Ham

 

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