This Football Midweek Jan 26-28

Another tantalizing set of fixtures in the Premier League as well as some great cup encounters in Spain and Italy this midweek.

Tuesday

Inter vs Milan — Big Coppa Italia quarterfinal

Betis vs La Real — Copa rematch of their brilliant weekend game

Southampton — League rematch of their not so brilliant cup game

Wednesday

Atalanta vs Lazio — Rematch of the 2019 Coppa final

Chelsea vs Wolves — First game post-Lampard for the Blues

Sevilla vs Valencia — Biggest Copa game of the round

Brighton vs Fulham — Huge relegation game 

Everton vs Leicester — Both clubs can dream this season

Thursday

Spurs vs Liverpool — Jose vs Klopp with stakes higher than December

This Football Midweek Jan 19-20

We are pretty much at the halfway stage now all across Europe and there are some crucial midweek games in terms of jostling for position in England, Spain and Germany.

Tuesday

Leverkusen vs Dortmund — Rivals, 3rd vs 4th and Bosz history

Leicester vs Chelsea — Battle for champions league qualification

Wednesday

City vs Villa — Possibly a good game, but what state are the visitors in?

Freiburg vs Eintracht — Give me some more Luka Jovic please

Leipzig vs Union — 2nd vs 5th in this intriguing East German battle

Villarreal vs Granada — Europa League teams in 4th & 7th

This Football Midweek Jan 6

There is a lot of interesting football awaiting us on Wednesday, with some intriguing league action complimented by a tantalizing cup semi.

Milan vs Juve — Undefeated leaders welcome champions with plenty of questions to answer

St Etienne vs PSG — Mauricio Pochettino’s PSG debut against another former Southampton manager in Claude Puel

Athletic vs Barca — Marcelino’s debut at Athletic welcoming Barca who he has always done well against

United vs City — EFL cup semi with both in good form and Mourinho awaiting the winner

This Football Midweek Dec 28-31

More holiday football to look to forward to this week, with some La Liga to go along with EPL.

Chelsea vs Villa — On the same points, but the visitors with two games in hand

Everton vs City — Carlo vs Pep, unexpected defensive resurgence for both

Sevilla vs Villarreal — Emery history and rivals for 4th

United vs Wolves — Red Devils haven’t won a PL game against Nuno

Athletic vs La Real — The biggest Basque derby

This Football Midweek Dec 22-23

The Bundesliga played its last action on the weekend before a small break and the Southern European leagues follow suit this midweek. These are the games I am interested in.

Tuesday 

Valencia vs Sevilla — Big rivalry, always fighting to be the best of the rest.

La Real vs Atletico — Tough test for league leaders at team in third.

Wednesday

Verona vs Inter — Tricky game for Conte’s men at a team who raise their game for the best.

Real vs Granada — In-form champions welcome in-form overachievers.

Milan vs Lazio — Always a big clash featuring some mercurial players in form.

Montpellier vs Lille — Sixth welcomes first as two of France’s most stylish teams meet.

This Football Midweek Dec 15-16

End of continental competition so time for some midweek rest, right? Wrong says the football calendar! On and on the relentless machine goes. Here’s what I am looking forward to this midweek.

Tuesday

Wolves vs Chelsea — Nuno needs some answers and Lampard does too. 

Stuttgart vs Union — Battle of the thoroughly surprising and entertaining overachievers.

Werder vs Dortmund — First BVB game post-Favre, at a venue they are hit and miss at best.

Real vs Athletic — Will Zidane’s men revert to type after winning three big games?

Wednesday

Juve vs Atalanta — Has been a great game for three seasons now. But what about Papu?

Arsenal vs Southampton — One squad is clearly better, One manager is clearly better. Who will prevail?

Leicester vs Everton — Rodgers vs Ancelotti, with both sides getting their groove back.

Bayern vs Wolfsburg — Tired champions welcome undefeated resolute visitors.

Hoffenheim vs Leipzig — Nagelsmann derby between Germany’s two most hated clubs.

Fulham vs Brighton — Relegation battle with the host playing better football than the visitors.

Liverpool vs Spurs — Top 2, Klopp vs Jose, Kane, Son, Salah and uhm… Curtis Jones.

Barca vs La Real — Sociedad somehow still top La Liga, can they prove it at a weak Barca?

Rennes vs Marseille — Champions League busts with a chance to state domestic intent.

Ligue 1 Picks Round 23

It was an incredible weekend for Rennes last time out. Julien Stephan’s side started the fun with an incredible 3-2 comeback win over Nantes and then saw all their rivals for third lose. Could they further entrench their position in the top three when they visit fourth-placed Lille? Time is running out for the chasing pack if they want to keep their champions league dreams alive. On to my picks for this midweek round.

Round 23 Picks

Lille 1 Rennes 1

Monaco 2 Angers 1

Nantes 0 PSG 3

Toulouse 1 Strasbourg 1

Reims 1 Nice 2

Nimes 2 Dijon 1

Montpellier 0 Metz 1

Lyon 2 Amiens 0

Brest 1 Bordeaux 1

St Etienne 1 Marseille 1

Last Round Score - 3/10

Season Score - 13/30

Midweek League Fixtures Dec 3-5

The weekend’s football had the most incredible denouement with Cagliari staying in 4th after a remarkable game against Sampdoria on Monday, when the Sardinians came back from 3-1 down in the 70th minute to win in stoppage time. That sets a high bar for the league fixtures this midweek. England and France continue their campaigns while the other leagues watch on.

There are some heavy fixtures as Amazon debuts live Premier League action in the UK. Top billing goes to Jose Mourinho returning to United with Spurs. 45 minutes later another high profile game kicks off with the Merseyside derby at Anfield. Some interesting games in France as well, where Marseille can lay strong claims to being the second best team if they can win away at 3rd place Angers. ⚽️

Midweek League Fixtures Oct 29-31

Its an interesting midweek on the continent. While England, France and Germany have cup action, there are important rounds of league fixtures in both Italy and Spain. Top billing goes to Valencia vs Sevilla and Napoli vs Atalanta. With both games being played simultaneously, its time for some split screen action on Wednesday! ⚽️

Midweek League Fixtures September 24-26

It’s the first domestic midweek of the season. While England’s best play second string teams in the EFL Cup and the stars of the Bundesliga take a rest, there are some significant league games in France, Italy and Spain. As always, interesting games in blue, big games in red and all times EST.