Here are 2 matches to watch for the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
While Chelsea is sitting on top of the league table, Arsenal is in 3rd place battling all the way to the top along with Tottenham, Liverpool and City. Arsenal will be facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this weekend. They’ve been struggling to get out of the 3rd or 4th place these past few weeks, will they get close to Chelsea’s current 56 points?
Expected line-ups:
Chelsea (3-4-3): T. Courtois, G. Cahill, David Luiz, C. Azpilicueta – M. Alonso, N. Kante, N. Matic, V. Moses – E. Hazard, D. Costa, Pedro
Unavailable Players: C. Musonda (Knee injury), T. Kane (Ligament injury)
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): P. Cech – N. Monreal, L. Koscielny, S. Mustafi, H. Bellerin – F. Coquelin, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain – T. Walcott, M. Ozil, A. Iwobi – A. Sanchez
Unavailable Players: A. Ramsey (Calf injury), G. Xhaka (Red card), M. Debuchy (Hamstring injury), M. Elneny (Calf injury), O. Giroud (Ankle injury), S. Cazorla (Achilles tendon injury), Y. Sanogo (Calf injury)
Borussia Dortmund v RB Leipzig
Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, who are currently in 4th place, will be facing the debutants and currently 2nd place on the table RB Leipzig. Though their points on the table are far away from each other, RB Leipzig will need to win this one to stay on track on their campaign to be league champions. It will definitely be a struggle for the debutants as they will be facing Dortmund at its home arena Westfalenstadion.
Expected line-ups:
Borussia Dortmund (4-1-4-1): R. Burki – M. Schmelzer, M. Ginter, S. Papastathopoulos, L. Piszczek – J. Weigl – M. Reus, C. Pulisic, R. Gurreiro, M. Gotze – P. Aubameyan
Unavailable Players: N. Sahin (Knee injury), S. Bender (Ankle injury)
RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1): P. Gulasci – Bernardo, W. Orban, M. Compper, M. Halstenberg – D. Demme, S. Ilsanker – D. Kaiser, M. Sabitzer, N. Keita – Y. Poulsen
Unavailable Players: E. Forsberg (Red card), L. Klostermann (ligament injury), T. Werner (Flu)