- Serie A. Round 31
- Allianz Stadium
- Date: 06.04.2019
- Kick off: 6:00 PM (CET)
If Gennaro Gattuso wants to bring his club to next Champions League season, they must leave Allianz stadium with three points. For Juventus, this match is not necessary, because they have Champions League clash against Ajax next week. However, Bianconeri could win their 8 consecutive title this weekend, but that would only happen should Napoli lose to Genoa at home after a Juventus win here.
Juventus Team News
- Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic are back at full fitness, but Moise Kean is in a superb form and should start up front.
- Massimiliano Allegri is expected to field his best XI here despite their Champions League game next week.
- Rodrigo Bentancur might have to sit out since Emre Can is favourite to start.
- Pepe Reina should start in goal after Gianluigi Donnarumma picked up an injury against Udinese.
- Lucas Paquetá is also sidelined for the foreseeable future after he twisted his ankle in the same match.
- Samu Castillejo and Patrick Cutrone are battling to fill in for their Brazilian teammate.
- Bundesliga. Round 28
- Allianz Arena
- Date: 06.04.2019
- Kick off: 6:30 PM (CET)
Bayern have won their last 7 home matches and today they will host Bundesliga current leader Borussia Dortmund. Kovac team lost their spot on top of the table after a disappointing 1-1 draw at Freiburg last weekend.
Borussia Dortmund are undefeated in 25 of their last 27 matches and if they beat Bayern today, they can be more confident for their Bundesliga title.
Bayern Munich Team News
- Manuel Neuer and David Alaba could both recover from injuries in time to start.
- Niklas Süle, Mats Hummels and Jérôme Boateng compete for two spots at centre-back.
- Javi Martínez might come in as a more defensive-minded option in central midfield, with two of James Rodríguez, Thomas Müller and Leon Goretzka possibly forced to settle for spots on the bench.
Borussia Dortmund Team News
- Raphael Guerreiro could fill in at left-back, with Achraf Hakimi injured.
- Julian Weigl provides a further option at the back or in defensive midfield.
- Mario Götze challenges Paco Alcacer for the spot up front, although he could also start behind the Spaniard, if manager Lucien Favre decides to switch to a 4-1-4-1 again, with Axel Witsel playing as a lone defensive midfielder.
- FA Cup Semi-final (first leg)
- Wembley Stadium
- Date: 06.04.2019
- Kick off: 6:30 PM (CET)
Manchester City have already won the League Cup and now have the FA Cup in their sights. There is no doubt that Pep Guardiola team is favourite to win the FA Cup.
Brighton have lost their last three matches against Manchester City, but The Seagulls are undefeated in their last 5 FA Cup matches.
Manchester City Team News
- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has a headache at left-back with Oleksandr Zinchenko almost certainly set to miss Saturday's FA Cup semi-final with a hamstring injury sustained on Wednesday night.
- With Fabian Delph still injured and Benjamin Mendy in Guardiola's bad books, Danilo or Aymeric Laporte may be asked to fill in at left-back against Brighton.
- Sergio Agüero missed Wednesday's 2-0 win over Cardiff through injury but Guardiola has confirmed he will be in the squad this weekend. Gabriel Jesus or Raheem Sterling will deputise in a central position if Aguero is not fit enough to start.
- David Silva, Bernardo Silva and Sterling were unused substitutes in midweek and will all start at Wembley.
Brighton Team News
- Yves Bissouma missed the last round of the FA Cup through suspension but is available for Brighton this weekend.
- Solly March is not expected to recover from injury in time to make Saturday's trip to Wembley after coming off 31 minutes into Wednesday's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea.
- Jürgen Locadia missed the trip to Stamford Bridge altogether and will be assessed prior to kick-off this weekend but Pascal Groß is not expected to recover from injury in time.
- La Liga, Round 31
- Camp Nou
- Date: 06.04.2019
- Kick off: 7:45 PM (CET)
It is a good chance for Barcelona to show everyone that this year's La Liga title will be theirs. Meanwhile, Diego Simeone, confident Atletico Madrid can beat Barcelona and reignite La Liga title race.
Catalan club now 'just' eight points ahead of Atletico.
Barcelona are undefeated in their last 18 La Liga matches, while Atletico have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 7 matches.
Barcelona Team News
- Arturo Vidal is suspended for the home side, which should see a first-choice midfield feature at Camp Nou.
- Samuel Umtiti and Clement Lenglet will battle to feature at centre-back, with the latter certainly in better form.
- Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi will start after getting something of a rest midweek against Villarreal.
Atletico Madrid Team News
- Santiago Arias is fit and will feature at right-back ahead of Juanfran.
- Alvaro Morata is sidelined due to a sprained ankle, which should see Diego Costa return from a hamstring problem up top.
- Koke and Saul are expected to feature in the wide areas, with Angel Correa sitting on the bench.