Real Madrid and Barcelona cannot avoid heading into next week's Clasico under pressure but each has two games to lift the mood at least, ahead of the pivotal clash at the Camp Nou.

Eight games into La Liga and both Julen Lopetegui and Ernesto Valverde are feeling the heat, forced to defend poor runs that have seen their teams manage a combined total of two wins from their last 10 games.

Madrid's slump feels the more entrenched, given they are without a goal in 360 minutes, discounting injury time, and three of their last four matches have ended in defeat.

While Barca can point to their riveting win at Wembley over Tottenham, and then a point gained in Valencia, Madrid have endured successive setbacks away to CSKA Moscow and Alaves.

They have two home games to clear the fog, and winnable ones too, against Levante in La Liga on Saturday before Viktoria Plzen visit on Tuesday in the Champions League. Bet Now on [url]NaijaBet.com[/url]

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Thierry Henry starts his reign as AS Monaco coach with a trip to Strasbourg on Saturday as Ligue 1 resumes following the international break.

Henry faces a big task to revive the club where he started his glittering playing career, with Monaco, French champions and Champions League semi-finalists in 2017, languishing 18th in the 20-team standings after winning one of their first nine games.

“This club will always have a big place in my heart," Henry told reporters on Wednesday. "So to be able to come here and start again, it is a dream come true. There is a lot of work to do, as you can imagine - but I am more than happy to be here.”

The 41-year-old replaced Portuguese Leonardo Jardim who was sacked less than six months after leading Monaco to second place in the standings following their first league title since 2000.

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Manchester United are winless in four matches and their supporters booed the team off after a 0-0 draw with Valencia on Tuesday night. There are suggestions Jose Mourinho will be sacked if they lose to Newcastle on Saturday.

Things aren't going well for Newcastle, either. Rafa Benitez was also booed following a 2-0 defeat to Leicester last weekend and the Magpies are still looking for their first win all season. They have lost six of eight matches in all competitions.

Newcastle won at Old Trafford in 2013 but lost 4-1 on their last visit. Do not expect a similar result in favour of United this time around, as Mourinho appears to have lost a large section of the dressing room. The crisis will deepen if they fail to win on Saturday evening. Bet Now 

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Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has backed forward Alvaro Morata to "restart" his season after the Spaniard scored in the 1-0 Europa League victory over Hungarian champions Vidi on Thursday.

The goal was Morata's second in 10 appearances this season but the striker also had a glaring miss in the first half, shooting wide when one-on-one with the goalkeeper to underline his continuing crisis of confidence.

Morata missed several other chances before scoring 20 minutes from time and Sarri is hopeful the striker will gain enough confidence from the goal to kickstart his season.

"It's very important for him to score," the Italian said. "He played a very good match. I think Alvaro can restart from this performance." Various betting Options are available for today's games on [url]NaijaBet.com[/url]

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Frankfurt opened up their Europa League campaign with an away victory over last season's finalists, Marseille. The German side also won 4-1 against Hannover at the weekend.

Lazio slipped to a 3-1 defeat in the Rome derby at the weekend, ending their five-game winning streak. The Serie A side overcame Apollon Limassol 2-1 in GW1 of the UEL.

Frankfurt hasn't won successive matches this season but Lazio has conceded in each of their last four. This could prove a thoroughly entertaining match. Latest Odds are available on [url]NaijaBet.com[/url]

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Chelsea opened their Europa League account for the season with a 1-0 win away to Greek side PAOK. A more straightforward three points are expected on home soil.

Vidi lost 2-0 at home to BATE Borisov in GW1 and face a daunting trip to Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

Vidi has at least won successive matches heading into this match, but anything other than a comprehensive home victory would be a shock.

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Chelsea- Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Pedro and Andreas Christensen are doubts for Chelsea, with the former closing in on a return to first-team action.

Cesc Fabregas has recently returned and will hope to get some playing time under his belt on Thursday.

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Lorenzo Insigne struck late as Napoli snatched a 1-0 win over an outclassed Liverpool side described as "not good enough" by coach Jurgen Klopp in a Champions League Group C game at the Stadio San Paolo on Wednesday.

Carlo Ancelotti's team had piled the pressure on last year's finalists before finding a way through on 90 minutes when Jose Callejon broke down the right crossing for Insigne who beat Alisson in the Liverpool goal.

"We weren't good enough," said Klopp. "It's a bad sign if you say that your goalkeeper was your best player.

"No attempt on target? I don't remember when that happened last time. At the moment I have to accept a big part of their performance was my fault.

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Tottenham was pegged back by Inter to lose 2-1 late on in their group stage opener. However, since that loss, Tottenham have won their last three and will hope to continue that good form with the welcome of Barcelona.

Barcelona, meanwhile, has endured a downturn in form having failed to win their last three, drawing two. A 2-1 loss at Leganes shows that the Blaugrana are beatable, but they can dominate any opponent on their day and a repeat of their 4-0 win over PSV would certainly go down well with their fans.

The hosts are in form but could be without two key men, and while Barcelona looks out of sorts, an entertaining draw could be on the cards at Wembley on Wednesday night.

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Tottenham- Dele Alli has been ruled out of the welcome of Barcelona, and is joined on the sidelines by Mousa Dembele, Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Serge Aurier.

Hugo Lloris is available and could replace Paulo Gazzaniga between the sticks, while Ben Davies, Erik Lamela and Victor Wanyama may all start.

Barcelona- Lionel Messi played a key role off the bench for Barcelona against Athletic Club on Saturday and should return to the starting XI.

Clement Lenglet is expected to deputise for the suspended Samuel Umtiti alongside Gerard Pique at the heart of the defence.

Jose Mourinho risked causing another rift with his Manchester United stars as he slammed his defence's lack of "technical quality" after their 0-0 draw with Valencia.

The frustrating Champions League clash at Old Trafford means Mourinho's side have gone four games without a win in all competitions.

United rarely looked like scoring against their out-of-form opponents and were booed off at fulltime. Various betting options are available on site for today's games champions league Games on [url]NaijaBet.com[/url]

It was another blow for Mourinho, who has come under fire after presiding over United's worst start to a league season for 29 years.

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Sergio Aguero could beat Alan Shearer's record of 260 goals to become the Premier League's greatest ever marksman, according to Manchester City teammate Bernardo Silva.

The Argentine forward scored the 148th goal of his Premier League career for City in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Brighton, equalling Shearer's tally for Newcastle.

The pair are joint third in the list of highest goalscorers for a single club behind Thierry Henry for Arsenal (175) and Wayne Rooney for Manchester United (183).

Both of those marks should be well within reach for Aguero, potentially even this season, but to threaten Shearer's overall mark of 260 he would almost certainly need to further extend his contract at the Etihad, which runs until 2021. Various odds are available on site for tonight's games

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Manchester United are in crisis and Jose Mourinho is under huge pressure to save his job. The Red Devils have equalled their worst start to a Premier League season after seven matches after being thrashed 3-1 by West Ham on Saturday.

Valencia lost their opening Champions League match, losing 2-0 at home to Juventus courtesy of two Miralem Pjanic penalties. The Spanish side picked up their first win of the season at the weekend, beating Real Sociedad 1-0.

Neither side are on form but Valencia has a real opportunity to spring an upset in Manchester on Tuesday night. The last two competitive meetings between the two sides at Old Trafford have ended 1-1 but Valencia could go one better here.

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Manchester City travels to Hoffenheim on Tuesday desperately needing a win to kickstart a Champions League campaign that began with a shock 2-1 defeat to Lyon for the competition favourites.

There should, therefore, be no shortage of motivation for Pep Guardiola's men, but one member of the City squad will be especially keen to make a big impression back on German soil.

Leroy Sane was one of the stars of City's romp to a record 100 Premier League points and the League Cup last season. The 22-year-old was crowned Young Player of the Year in England thanks to a stellar return of 14 goals and 19 assists in all competitions.

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Sane may have had the last laugh as the defending champions crashed out in the group stages – the first time in 80 years Germany had fallen at the first hurdle.

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A top Cameroon football official said on Sunday that his nation "will be ready" to host next year's Africa Cup of Nations, even though the final decision has been delayed.

Cameroon's hosting of African football's showpiece event has been in jeopardy for months since the decision to increase the tournament from 16 to 24 teams.

The Confederation of African Football had been expected to confirm Cameroon as host on Friday at their meeting in Sharm el Sheikh, but instead postponed a vote until the end of November,

It said there had been a "big delay in the building of infrastructure" in Cameroon. Latest Odds are available for today's games on NaijaBet

But Dieudonne Happi, the interim head of the west African country's crisis-hit football federation, said: "In the current state of things, I can tell you bluntly and without any risk of being wrong that Cameroon will be ready.

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After having lost their opening three matches, Leverkusen got back on track with back-to-back wins in recent days. They could make a huge step forward with a further result against BVB.

Dortmund are full of confidence after a 7-0 win against Nürnberg on Wednesday, which saw them move up to the second spot. They are yet to win away from home, however and will meet a dangerous Leverkusen side here.

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Real Madrid's good form was brought to an abrupt end last time out, as Sevilla romped to a 3-0 win at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Wednesday evening.

Julen Lopetegui's side has opened up their competitive season with four consecutive victories, conceding just one goal in the process - and none from open play.

Atletico Madrid has enjoyed a productive last week, recording wins against Monaco, Getafe, and Huesca. They will be confident due to that momentum and should fancy their chances of causing an upset after their recent European Super Cup victory over Los Blancos.

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Chelsea knocked Liverpool out of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win at Anfield on Wednesday night and they'll hope to repeat that victory in Saturday's evening kick-off at Stamford Bridge.

Their 100% record ended at West Ham last week and a return to winning ways against Liverpool would send out a strong statement of intent.

The Reds were understrength against Chelsea in midweek, yet a host of regular starters are expected to return to the first team fold, including former Chelsea man Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Georginio Wijnaldum, Alisson and Joe Gomez, to name five.

Liverpool has won two of the last three league meetings between these two at Stamford Bridge and the table toppers will hope to capitalise on any centre-back uncertainty in the hosts' camp. Start forecasting your weekend games now on [url]NAIJABET.COM[/url]

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Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to face his old club Manchester United in the Champions League next month after Uefa handed the Juventus forward a one-game ban on Thursday.

The Portuguese superstar was sent off in the first half of Juve's 2-0 win away to Valencia last week after a clash with Jeison Murillo.

He risked a potentially lengthy suspension, but instead the 33-year-old will only sit out his team's game at home to Swiss champions Young Boys next week.

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Video Assistant Referees will be used in the Champions League from the 2019-20 season and will also be introduced at the 2020 European Championship, Uefa said on Thursday.

European football's governing body revealed a decision had been taken at a meeting of their executive committee to bring in the technology, which will be used from the playoff round preceding the group stage of the Champions League.

It will also be used in next year's Uefa Super Cup and in the Europa League from the 2020-21 season.

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Barcelona conceded twice in 68 seconds and Real Madrid was three down at halftime as La Liga's two title favourites were each stunned by surprise defeats on Wednesday night.

Barca's 2-1 loss to relegation fighters Leganes was the greater shock but Madrid's beating was more emphatic, blown away 3-0 by Sevilla after a torrid 39 minutes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

For both, it was their first defeat of the season and for both, defensive fragility was the key factor, which will be a major concern with the second round of Champions League games to come next week.

By the end, Atletico Madrid, who had cruised to victory over Huesca on Tuesday and play Real on Saturday, were the biggest winners. After a stuttering start, Diego Simeone's side will jump above Real with a win at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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Germany head coach Joachim Loew was reportedly blocked from meeting Mesut Ozil at Arsenal's training ground on Monday to discuss the midfielder's fiery retirement from international duty.

Loew and Germany's team director Oliver Bierhoff were in London at the weekend to take part in a Fifa coaching congress and then visited Arsenal's training ground in Colney, north of London, for clear-the-air talks with Ozil.

According to German daily Bild, Loew and Bierhoff were turned away at the entrance to Arsenal's training ground, on the orders of Gunners' head coach Unai Emery, while the squad was put through a recovery session.

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Kick-started in the days of Bill Shankly and Tommy Docherty and sustained by various controversies, Liverpool and Chelsea share a unique, historic rivalry despite the geographical distance; this EFL Cup clash marks the first of two grudge matches in just four days.

Chelsea's 0-0 draw at West Ham on Sunday was the first match that saw either side drop Premier League points; given that Jurgen Klopp and Maurizio Sarri have made just five changes apiece to their domestic starting XIs thus far, this match might offer us a better idea of the depth these two squads possess.

Liverpool's excellent recruitment under Klopp means that very good players like Jordan Henderson are now in reserve; Chelsea's more inconsistent recruitment means that their squad is at a slightly different stage of it's development, which could become evident when familiar foes meet.

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Derby County manager Frank Lampard piled more misery on his former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as the Rams beat 10-man Manchester United 8-7 on penalties, while Manchester City cruised into the last 16 of the League Cup on Tuesday.

Mourinho paid the price for making nine changes in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Old Trafford before spot-kicks with Paul Pogba rested on another day dominated by the Frenchman's frosty relationship with his manager.

Phil Jones finally missed from the spot after 15 successful penalties in a high-quality shootout.

"The penalties come, somebody has to miss. I knew we were going to be in trouble with Jones," said Mourinho in a barb at one of his own players.

Mourinho also confirmed Pogba has been stripped of the United vice-captaincy after criticising the Portuguese's tactics in a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves on Saturday. Various betting options are available on NaijaBet

"The only truth is I made the decision of Paul not to be the second captain anymore," added Mourinho.

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Luka Modric ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's decade-long domination of football's individual awards by being crowned FIFA's best player of the year on Monday.

The Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder starred for both club and country as Madrid won a third straight Champions League, and he inspired Croatia to reach the World Cup final for the first time.

"The emotion is huge because it is thanks to the work of everyone. So many people have come together and so many have supported me," said Modric.

Modric beat out Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Ronaldo, who along with Messi did not attend the glitzy awards ceremony in London.

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