CL - Football - Europe - CL - Champions League Qualifiers

Royale Union won 2:0 in the first-leg match last week and they are very close to the play-off stage. Teddy Teuma and Dante Vanzeir were the scorers for the Belgian side. They will try to protect their advantage in Glasgow, but it won't be easy. Their inexperience could be a problem, Union were only promoted back to the top flight of Belgian football in March 2021, with the team returning to the top tier for the first time in 48 years. Nevertheless, coach Karel Geraerts did a fantastic job and they ultimately finished second behind Club Brugge in the champions play-off.

I think Royale Union could remain unbeaten here. It's simple, they are better side. After last week's defeat, Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst admitted that his side were fortunate to only lose by two goals. The Belgian outfit dominated the first match and fully outplayed Rangers. I don't expect some dramatic change in just seven days.

09/08/2022 06:46, read 428 times

PR - Football - England - Premier League

I think Crystal Palace could stay unbeaten at Anfield. Maybe it is better to write Liverpool can't win. There are three reasons for my pick. First, the Reds showed lot of weaknesses against Fulham last weekend. Not only they dropped two points, but they completely disappointed. Even Klopp admitted after the match his players weren't at desired level.

The second reason for my pick is connect with something else - injuries. Both teams have some missing players (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caoimhin Kelleher, Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones and Ibrahima Konate for Liverpool, while Nathan Ferguson, James McArthur, James Tomkins and Jack Butland are out for Palace), but the absence of Thiago Alcantara is a big handicap. It is very simple, Klopp has no adequate replacement.

15/08/2022 08:26, read 63 times