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The Champions League Round of 16 will see Real Madrid and Manchester City meet again in what is now the third-most common fixture in the history of the Champions League, and before it the European Cup. This is the fifth time in the last six seasons that the pair have met in the knockout stages of the Champions League, combined with a league phase meeting back in December.Pep Guardiola’s men won that game 2-1 at the Bernabeu, and they are favourites to repeat the trick with Los Blancos plagued with key injuries. 


Elsewhere, holders Paris Saint-Germain had...

The Derby della Madonnina headlines the weekend action in Serie A as Inter bid to extend their ten-point lead at the summit against fierce rivals Milan.Eight straight wins has allowed Inter to cruise clear in the title race and second-placed Milan know anything but a win would all but end their hopes of silverware.

Newcastle host Manchester City in the tie of the round. The Magpies received a welcome boost as they beat Manchester United in midweek, howwver, they have lost five of their last nine domestic fixtures, including a trip to the Etihad last month.

The Red Devils came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday, extending their unbeaten streak to 11 league assignments, the first of which was a 1-0 win over Newcastle on Boxing Day.They have won six of their last seven outings, scoring 14 goals in the process and securing shock results against Arsenal and Manchester City in January.

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the EPL Matchday 29 slate. Premier League table-toppers Arsenal restored their five-point advantage over Manchester City with Sunday’s 2-1 derby defeat of Chelsea but with their title rivals having a game in hand and with an April trip to the Etihad to come, Mikel Arteta’s side cannot afford to let up.
The Gunners slipped up twice last month, drawing with both Brentford and Wolves before routing Tottenham 4-1, and City fans will be hoping the north Londoners suffer the same fate at Brighton on Wednesday. As for City, they play hosts to relegation-threatened Nottingham Fore...

Manchester United will look to maintain their challenge for the top five when Crystal Palace visit Old Trafford on Sunday. Michael Carrick’s men have not been able to maintain the high level of performance that they produced in the immediate aftermath of his appointment, drawing 1-1 with West Ham and scraping a 1-0 win at Everton on Monday.Neither performance was particularly good, but the Red Devils showed impressive character when faced by resolute tactics and a physical approach, also finding a new saviour off the bench in Benjamin Sesko.

Roma host Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday in a crucial clash in the race for Champions League qualification. Fourth-placed Roma sit on 50 points, four clear of Juve in fifth, with both sides sharing an identical goal difference of +18 after 26 rounds.The Giallorossi boast Serie A’s best defensive record this term, conceding only 16 goals, and come into this on the back of a dominant 3-0 home win over Cremonese last weekend. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have conceded only six times at the Olimpico and added attacking firepower in Juanuary with the capture of Donyell Malen.

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the Matchday 27 EPL slate. Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League table may have been cut to just two points by the time they take to the Emirates pitch on Sunday, as closest rivals Manchester City play Leeds on Saturday. Back-to-back draws with Brentford and doomed Wolves had led to the suggestion that Arsenal could be bottling it in the title tussle but an emphatic 4-1 North London Derby win last weekend has eased those concerns.

Mikel Arteta’s side now face another local rival this weekend as Chelsea visit, but the...

Real Madrid bring a 1-0 first-leg back to the Bernabeu for an eagerly anticipated return clash with Benfica in the Champions League Play-off round on Wednesday.The first match in Lisbon was marred by an incident of alleged racism toward Vinicius Junior and Uefa have provisionally suspended Gianluca Prestianni “without prejudice” for one game pending a thorough investigation.Los Blancos have not been convincing in the Champions League this season, but it is usually around this time that they start to hit their stride. They sputtered through the league stage last year with three losses in eight games before turning it o...

Billi addresses Jim Ratcliffe's recent "colonisation" comments, before moving onto to previewing tonight's trip to Everton. Manchester United’s winning run was stopped by West Ham last time out, but the Red Devils remain on the right path under interim coach Michael Carrick.The Red Devils have yet to lose since he stepped into the dugout to replace Ruben Antorim in January and four wins and a draw have given the Red Devils every chance of finishing in the top four.

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the Matchday 27 EPL slate. Draws in Arsenal’s last two Premier League matches against Brentford and Wolves have left the door ajar for Manchester City to steam towards the title, and they look unlikely to reject the opportunity to narrow the gap to two points when they face Newcastle on Saturday night.Pep Guardiola’s side needed a late goal at Liverpool earlier this month to effectively stay in the race, but they now have a great chance of putting the pressure on the Gunners before they face a north London derby at Tottenham on Sunday.

Inter Milan are making a mockery of their +350 price to win the title at the start of the season. Inter are top of the league, having won 20 of their 25 games so far. They travel to Lecce side on Saturday, who are 18th with just five wins and 13 defeats this season. Inter are widely expected to extend their lead over Milan and Napoli, who play on Sunday. Napoli travel to Atalanta in the Serie A game of the weekend.

Benfica clinched their place in the Champions League playoffs in astonishing fashion last month with a 4-2 win over Real Madrid and another lively encounter can be expected when the pair meet in this rematch. Elsewhere, there’s a sense of history repeating itself for European champions PSG. They missed out on the top eight and landed a tie with a fellow Ligue 1 side in the first knockout round, just as they did last season. This time around, it's Monaco, who have always beaten PSG 1-0 at home this term, and they’ve won three of their last five home meet...

Missing out on retaining their Serie A title on the final day of last season has only awoken the beast that is Inter Milan, and that is terrible news for the rest of the league, including their next opponents Juventus. The summer departure of influential manager Simone Inzaghi could have left the Nerazzurri in trouble but former defender Christian Chivu has expertly picked up the pieces and Inter now hold an eight-point lead at the Serie A summit. Rivals AC Milan do have a game in hand but they face a tough task catching Chivu’s red-hot side, who have smas...

Billi breaks down selected matches from this this weekend's FA Cup 4th Round action. An FA Cup fourth-round tie may offer a welcome distraction for Aston Villa and Newcastle who have been going through a tough time. They face off this evening in the tie of the round.

Manchester City overcame a huge hurdle in the Premier League title race on Sunday, clinching a last-gasp winner at Anfield to keep the league title race alive. League-leaders Arsenal hammered Sunderland on Saturday, to open a nine-point lead, so City desperately needed to respond with a win. The Citizens remain six points adrift in the battle for top spot, but they can cut that down to three points against a Fulham side that have suffered a few poor results of late and who Manchester City have beaten in the last their last 19 H2H's. By doing so, they will put t...

Michael Carrick has said that, "do it for Frank” is unlikely to form part of his team talk as United head to West Ham this evening. But perhaps it should- as no one should be embarrassed the club like this kid has, while professing to be a real United supporter.

It is clear that when fan Frank Ilett vowed not to cut his hair until his team had won five games in a row, he did not expect to be approaching 500 days without stepping into a barber’s, or for his look to have grown quite so ridiculous, or t...

Billi breaks down selected matches from this weekend's Serie A slate. Inter lead Serie A, having won 18 of their 23 games this season, and lead the league by 5 points. They travel to Sassuolo on Sunday, who are 11th in the table with eight wins, five draws and ten losses. Inter have won their last four Serie A away games without conceding, have won 17 of their last 20 league matches and have gone seven away trips without losing.
it is hard to see Sassuolo getting anything to help the chasing pack at the MAPEI Stadium on Sunday.

Billi breaks down the EPL Matchday 25 slate, while also offering up some very important advice for betting the NFL Super Bowl this weekend. Matchday 25 is headlined by Sunday's clash between Liverpool and Manchester City. Meetings between Liverpool and Manchester City at this stage of the season are usually decisive in the direction of which way the Premier League title will go but City are six points adrift of leaders Arsenal while the Reds are 14 points adrift of top spot going into this weekend.

Manchester United have reeled off three straight Premier League wins against fierce rivals City, league leaders Arsenal and Fulham and look in a much happier headspace than Spurs, who are still being weakened by injuries. The Red Devils have lost only one of their last 11 home league games, winning seven times including against City, Chelsea and Newcastle.

Manchester United have looked a transformed side since Michael Carrick took the reins, picking up sensational wins over Manchester City and Arsenal. They have won three of their last four Premier League home meetings with Fulham, and the Cottagers have lost two of their last four away days.

Billi breaks down selected matches from this weekend's Serie A slate. Atalanta travel to Como on Sunday for the game the weekend. Raffaele Palladino’s side are in good shape and could be a live underdog at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Como, who managed by Cesc Fabregas, are having a solid season, sitting 6th in the Serie A table.

Billi breaks down the EPL Matchday 24 slate. Liverpool head into the weekend 6th, two points off Man Utd in fourth yet just three points ahead of Sunderland in 11th. Rumours of Slot’s departure in midweek were wide of the mark but another defeat here and the chopping block may not be far away. Thet welcome a Newcastle outfut tomorrow who have been terrible away from home.Their only wins in 15 away games in all competitions this season have been at Burnley, Everton and Union SG.

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Billi (@SGPSoccer) delivers his Champions 6-Pack, giving you his best bets from his six selected Champions League key games for Matchday 6, including Newcastle's trip to Paris. Last Tuesday’s shock 2-1 loss to Champions League rivals Sporting means trophy-holders Paris Saint-Germain come into their final league-phase game in a precarious position. A win in Lisbon would have left the Parisians three points clear of the chasing pack but instead they start the final week level on 13 points with seven other teams, including Newcastle.

Billi looks back at last weekend's incredible win the Manchester Derby, before looking ahead to this afternoon's trip to leaders Arsenal. Despite their troubles this season, the Mancunians have only lost one of their last ten league matches. They were narrowly beaten in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford in August, and before that they had avoided defeat in two meetings with Arsenal.

Billi breaks down selected matches from this weekend's Serie A slate. It is fifth meets third in Serie A's game of the Matchday, as Juventus play host to Napoli. The Old Lady can move one point behind their visitors with victory at fortress Allianz Stadium. Juventus were beaten 2-1 in the reverse fixture in Naples in early December but they are unbeaten in 15 home matches this season and that includes Serie A victories over leaders Inter and fourth-placed Roma.

Luciano Spalletti’s side made it five clean sheets in their last eight home outings with Wednesday’s 2-0 vict...

Billi breaks down the EPL Matchday 23 slate. Manchester City's title charge has hit the wall, and they are licking their wounds following two straight losses this week. City were well-beaten in last Saturday’s Manchester derby and that 2-0 loss at Old Trafford could have been even worse but for United having three goals ruled out for offside and an Amad Diallo strike hitting the post. Things didn’t get much better in midweek as Guardiola’s side suffered a shock 3-1 loss at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League, and they host Wolves on Saturday at something of a low eb...

Manchester United’s first game in the post-Amorim era saw Benjamin Sesko find some form, but his brace was not enough to take all three points from Turf Moor as Darren Fletcher oversaw a 2-2 draw with the Clarets. The former Red Devils midfielder will be in the Old Trafford dugout for the first and maybe the only time this afternoon, with Ole Gunnar Solskjær widely expected to take over next week.

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Serie A leaders Inter Milan are odds-on favourites to extend their lead at the top of the table when they host defending champions Napoli in the game if the weekend on Sunday. Just four points separates I Partenopei from the summit of the Italian top tier, and they head to Milan having won four of their last five matches, keeping a clean sheet in each of these victories. The Nerazzurri have only failed to win two of their last six matches, but their recent record against Napoli suggests that Sunday may be a battle.

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Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down a selection of FA Cup 3rd Round ties, taking place on Saturday on Sunday. The tie of the Round will see Tottenham host Aston Villa. Villa defeated Tottenham 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round last February and will be looking for a repeat tomorrow. The FA Cup should be a high priority for both of these clubs, who should see themselves as genuine trophy contenders, and that can ensure maximum focus.

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Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the Matchday 21 Premier League slate— which will see Arsenal host Liverpool in the game of the week on Thursday night. Arsenal will be out to avenge their 1-0 defeat at Anfield earlier this season when they attempt to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League against Liverpool on Thursday.

There seems to be zero doubt that Arne Slot’s side will relinquish the title they claimed last season— which was aided by the fact that all of their contenders had major issues. Fast forward to the now, and they trail the ta...

Manchester United are searching for their seventh new manager since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013 following Monday's dismissal of Ruben Amorim. Former United midfielder Darren Fletcher will take charge of the team on an interim basis for Wednesday's Premier League trip to Burnley and the FA Cup third-round tie at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday

Reports United have yet to decide whether to make a permanent appointment quickly or wait until the summer, when an array of big-name coaches could become available after the FIFA World Cup. Billi (@SGPSoccer) recaps Amorim’s time in charge an...

Leeds held Liverpool to a goalless draw at Anfield on New Year’s Day, and they may extend their unbeaten run when inconsistent rivals Manchester United pay a visit to Elland Road.

A six-game unbeaten streak has taken Leeds seven points clear of the Premier League relegation zone, and they have taken ten points from the last 15 available at Elland Road.

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Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down selected matches from the Matchday 18 Serie A slate. Atalanta face their former manager on Saturday as Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma visit Bergamo, in the game of the weekend. Gasperini guided La Dea to Europa League glory in 2024 and then left the club at the end of last season, after securing Champions League football. He should be given a warm welcome by the home crowd.

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Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the Matchday 20 EPL slate, which will see Manchester City host Chelsea in the game of the weekend. Chelsea’s poor December form saw them drift 11 points shy of second-placed Manchester City, but Thursday’s shock dismissal of Enzo Maresca on the eve of a trip to the Etihad is only expected to widen that gap.

The rash nature of the decision is summed up by the fact that interim boss Calum McFarlane – who arrived as Under 21 head coach only six months ago – needed to have his access pass amended on Friday morning so he could...

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the EPL Matchday 19 slate. The game of the week will see Arsenal hosting Aston Villa. Aston Villa have entered the title contention conversation after picking up an 11th successive win in all competitions against Chelsea, but they face their biggest test yet when they head to Premier League title favourites Arsenal for their final game of 2025.Mikel Arteta’s side are yet to lose at the Emirates this season, winning 12 of their 14 assignments in front of their own fans to leave them top of both the Premier League and Champions League tables.

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Inter suffered Suppercoppa Italiana disappointment recently, losing on penalties to Bologna in the semi-final, but they are fancied to bounce back when they visit Atalanta in this Serie A clash. The Nerazzurri are top, have scored the most goals in Serie A and have dominated the recent head-to-heads between these two teams, winning the last eight meetings between the pair and going unbeaten in the last 15.

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Arsenal are the Christmas number one but they have lost some of their rhythm in recent weeks to allow Manchester City to narrow the gap at the top of the Premier League. The lead is just two points going into this week’s fixtures and Arsenal’s lack of a cutting edge in attack is likely to be a cause for concern for Mikel Arteta.

The game of the weekend sees Aston Villa travel to Chelsea. Aston Villa made it a perfect ten wins in a row in all competitions with Sunday’s 2-1 success at home to Man...

As Boxing Day falls on a Friday this year, we have just one fixture to look forward to as Manchester United - without Bruno Fernandes - host Newcastle United but there is at least a good chance these sides can serve up some entertainment. United could draw level with Chelsea in fourth with a victory and Newcastle, who sit 11th, are also looking to push towards the European spots. Both teams are in mixed form, however, so Billi (@SGPSoccer) focuses the goals markets for his main bet, rather than the match result.

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The groups are now set for the 2026 FIFA World Cup! With the conclusion of Friday's draw, we now know which teams will square off in the group stage of the tournament. Billi (@SGPSoccer) looks the updated futures odds for the outright winner and the odds for the group winners— with many tantalising matchups in store.

The United States will face Paraguay in their first World Cup match on home soil in 32 years. Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland will go toe-to-toe for France and Norway, respectively. Meanwhile, England will take on Croatia eight years after the Three Lions fel...