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Champions League Quarter Final Preview 2

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The quarter finals of the UEFA champions league will be concluded on the 12th and 13th of April.

From the results of the first leg played. It’s looking good for Liverpool and Real Madrid. The Reds beat Benfica 3-1 away, while Real Madrid defeated Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. Karim Benzema scored a hat trick in that match. Bearing any upset, we expect Madrid and Liverpool to go through. It must be stressed that Chelsea can still spring a surprise in Madrid.

Bayern Munich lost to Villarreal by 0-1 in the first leg, but the tables can be overturned in Munich in the return leg. They are still favourites to go through.

Manchester City laboured hard to beat Atletico Madrid 1-0, but City have it all to play  for in the second leg in Spain on the 13th of April. Wish City best of luck.

Qualifiers From Africa for Qatar 2022 have emerged

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African World Cup Final Qualifying Matches Scores

Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia will be Africa’s representatives in the forthcoming FIFA WorldCup to be held in Qatar this year.

The Nigerian Super eagles will not be in Qatar 2022. Instead it is Ghana that goes through after holding the Nigerian team to a 1-1 draw in Abuja. The Nigerians did not do enough to win, however Ghana produced a highly tactical and defensive display and they must be commended. They were able to suppress the Nigerian midfielders in the second half of the match and should have even won that game if their strikers had been ruthless.

Cameroon overturned their first leg home defeat to beat Algeria 2-1 and qualify for Qatar 2022 against all odds. Kudos to them. They were never given any chance but they did it.

After Senegal’s one nil loss to Egypt in the first leg in Egypt, Senegal qualified after beating them on penalties in the second leg. However, it was a laser marred penalty shootout as some Senegalese fans kept pointing laser pens at Egyptian players taking the penalties. That’s home advantage used to the fullest..or the organizers will be taking a good look at the issue.

Morocco’s victory over DR Congo was never in doubt after forcing them to a 1-1 draw in the first leg.. Four nil winners in the second leg at home and Morocco cruises to Qatar 2022.

Away goal rule gave Tunisia victory over Mali and qualified them for the World Cup. After forcing Mail to a 1-1 draw in Mali, Tunisia then forced them to another goalless draw at home. 

African World cup Qualifiers final Round Preview

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African World cup Qualifier Final Round

The first leg of the final round of African world cup qualifiers has been played. It is looking good for Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. They all got good first round away results.Algeria downed Cameroon 1-0, Tunisia defeated Mali 1-0, and Morocco held DR Congo to a 1-1 draw.  It will now take a very determined effort by their respective opponents to overturn the outcome in the second leg. 

Although Egypt defeated Senegal 1-0 at home, Senegal, the current African Champions, is capable of overturning that result in the second game. 

Nigeria played a 0-0 draw with the Black Stars in Ghana. While Nigeria now have a slight edge as they play the second leg, they will be given a good run for their money by the Ghanaians.

UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Preview

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Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the Quarter Final.

They met last season in the semis and Chelsea were 3-1 winners. Will history repeat itself?. Chelsea is now getting into form and will be very difficult to beat, moreover, they are the European champions. If Real wants to beat Chelsea, they will need to be at their best and not what we witnessed at EI Clasico.

Atletico Madrid take on Manchester City.

City should know by now that this game will be a highly tactical one. Atletico Madrid are specialists at eliminating English sides. It was United last time out and City could be next. Pep Guardiola will need to assemble a team that can overcome the frustrations Atletico will gIve them.

Benfica Vs Liverpool.

On paper, Liverpool should win this. But the champions league always has spring surprises. Benfica will play a giant killer role. This will motivate them to give Liverpool a run for their money.

Villarreal play Bayern Munich.

This game should be Bayern’s for the taking. But Villarreal  convincingly defeated the almighty Juventus in the second round. 

Uefa Champions League; All quarter Final fixtures

All Quarters final first leg matches will take place on 5-6 April, and second leg matches will be played, 12-13 April.

The English Premier League at Match Day 29

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Manchester City are still top of the premier league with 70 points. They dropped points at Crystal Palace after being held to a 0-0 draw. Liverpool who are presently in second place can reduce the gap to a single point if they win their game in hand.

Chelsea are third with 59 points and set to consolidate their position in top 4. They won a hard fought victory over Newcastle last time out and they are looking good.

Arsenal complete the top 4 with 51 points and 3 games in hand. Arsenal are in good form presently. 

Manchester United are 5th with 50 points. They must keep winning games to stand a chance of a top 4 finish.

Westham United have lost form, formerly in the top 4, they now occupy 6th on the table. It is almost impossible for them to make the top 4.

Watford, Burnley and Norwich City occupy 18th, 19th and 20th position respectively. They are in the relegation zone. Everton are not far off thanks to their better goal difference over Watford.

Spurs may end up mid-table this season. They occupy 8th position presently and are stable.

 Leicester City that occupied the top 4 almost throughout last season, find themselves in 12th position with 33 points.

As the premier league approaches the end these are questions that will be answered before then;

Will Manchester City retain their title?

Can Arsenal / Manchester United make the top 4?

Will Everton be relegated?