The Anfield Stadium will be the venue for the battle of the top teams, as Liverpool will welcome Arsenal to Merseyside as the Reds will want to avenge their back to back loss to the Gunners.

In 56 Premier League meetings between these two teams, Liverpool have won 21 games, while Arsenal have won 16 matches, with 19 games ending in a draw. The Gunners won their last two matches (EPL and Community Shield) after failing to defeat Jurgen Klopp in their previous matches.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and defender Joe Gomez are major doubts for this tie after both picked a knock in their win against Chelsea. Xherdan Shaqiri is also a doubt. Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are out due to injury? For Arsenal, defenders Kieran Tierney and Sokratis Papastathopoulos, and Pablo Mari Villar are all major doubts for this clash. Emile Smith-Rowe, Shkodran Mustafi, Gabriel Martinelli, and Calum Chambers are out due to injury.

Both teams have started well, winning 6 points each in their first two matches, scoring a combined 11 goals. This will be a scoring game, but Liverpool may just edge it as they have an impressive 60-game unbeaten run at home.

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 203, SuperSport Premier League on Monday September 28 2020, by 8:00pm Naija time.

The new Barcelona, who are without talisman Luis Suarez will kick-start their season under new manager Ronald Koeman at the Camp Nou against Samuel Chukwueze’s Villarreal.

In the last 31 matches between these two teams, Barcelona have won 21 games, while Villarreal have won just 3 matches, with 7 games ending in a draw. In their last 5 meetings, the best the Yellow Submarines got was a 4-4 draw, the Catalan giants won others.

Barcelona will be without first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, defender Samuel Umtiti and striker Martin Braithwaite due to injury. Naija star Samuel Chukwueze is expected to start for Villarreal, but Raul Albiol and Carlos Bacca are major doubts. Ruben Peña, Alberto Moreno, Ramiro Guerra, and Manu Morlanes will miss due to injury.

This will be the start of a new beginning for Barcelona under Koeman, and with all the off the field problems with club President Josep Maria Bartomeu, captain Lionel Messi and the sale of some players, it will be difficult to know what to expect from Barcelona. But Villarreal will pose a big threat.

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 204, SuperSport La Liga on Sunday September 27 2020, by 8:00pm Naija time.

Defending champions Juventus will be traveling to the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to face Roma, who were awarded a loss in their opening match.

In the last 34 meetings between these two teams, Roma have won 9 games, while Juventus have won 19 matches, with 6 games ending in a draw. Roma won 2 of their last 5 clashes and the Turin giants win 3, with the Old Lady winning 2-1 on their last visit.

Roma will be without Diego Perotti and Nicolò Zaniolo due to injury, while Javier Pastore is a major doubt. Juventus, on the other hand, will be without Alex Sandro, Federico Bernardeschi, and Matthijs de Ligt due to injury.

Roma had their point reverted to a 3-0 loss due to false registration, while Juventus won their opening match 3-0. It is almost impossible to see anything other than a win for the Old Lady.

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 208, SuperSport Variety 3 on Sunday September 27 2020, by 7:45pm Naija time.

Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata is set to reunite with his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, after completing a loan deal with Juventus, with an option to make the move permanent.

Morata and Ronaldo were teammates at Real Madrid for 5 years, from 2010-2014 and 2016-2017, before the Spaniard moved to Chelsea. He then returned to Spain to join Atletico Madrid.

This will be Morata’s second spell with Juventus, after playing for the Old Lady from 2014-2016, making a total of 93 appearances and scoring 27 goals and providing 18 assists.

Juventus will pay a fee of €10m and another €10m if they chose to retain the striker for another year. There is also a €45m option if the Turin giants want to sign Morata permanently.

Do you think Morata will do well at Juventus?

Young Real Madrid forward, Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park, who featured for the Los Blancos in their goalless draw, made history as he featured for the Merengues first team.

Naija Super Eagles legend Mutiu Adepoju started his career in Europe with Real Madrid, but he never made it past the B team. Olawale Akinlabi has now become the first Nigerian to play for Real Madrid's first team.

Olawale, who joined the Real Madrid youth system in 2016 and helped them win the 2020 UEFA Youth League, came on as a second-half substitute for Rodrygo in the 69th minute. In his 21 minutes, he won 2 aerial duels, had 20 touches with 92% pass accuracy, and also had an attempt at goal.

Olawale is eligible to play for 3 countries. Nigeria, his father’s country, South Korea, his mother’s country, and Spain, where he was born, and he has represented them in underage football.

Do you think Naija Super Eagles should invite Olawale?

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Manchester City have set a new Premier League record, after defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at the Molineux Stadium on Monday night.

Kevin De Bruyne the first goal in the 20th minute from the penalty spot, after he was brought down in the 18-yard by Romain Saiss. Phil Foden scored the second in the 32nd minute. Raul Jimenez pulled one back for the hosts in the 78th minute, before Gabriel Jesus scored the 3rd goal in added time to seal the win for the Cityzens.

Manchester City have now set a new record to become the first team in the history of the Premier League to win 10 consecutive opening games of the season.

Do you think Man City will will the EPL this season?

Spanish La Liga defending champions, Real Madrid kick off their league campaign with a goalless draw against Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium on Sunday night.

Sociedad goalkeeper, Alex Remiro had an outstanding performance as he denied Los Blancos on different occasions, but the best chance in the game fell to the home side, as Alexander Isak’s clear cut chance was stopped by Thibaut Courtois, who spread his body well to block from the young Swedish striker.

The hosts now have 2 points in their first two matches, after a 1-1 draw in their first game, while the Merengues have just 1 point as they started their campaign this past weekend.

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal as Juventus started their Serie A campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win against Sampdoria at the Allianz Arena on Sunday night.

Dejan Kulusevski scored the opening goal with a beautiful low curler in the 13th minute. Leonardo Bonucci scored the second in the 72nd 2 meters from goalline before Ronaldo scored the third and final goal in the 88th minute.

Juventus are on the hunt for their 10th straight Scudetto and are joint top of the table with Genoa who defeated Simy Nwanwko’s Crotone 4-1, while Sampdoria are 19th on the log after matchday 1.

Liverpool made it two wins in two matches after Senegalese forward, Sadio Mane scored a brace to give the defending champions all 3 points against 10-man Chelsea to win 2-0 at the Stamford Bridge.

The Bleus were reduced to 10 after Andreas Christensen received a red card just before the break. Sadio Mane headed home in the first goal inside the box from a Firmino cross in the 50th minute. The Senegalese scored his second 4 minutes later, following a howler from goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Chelsea had the chance to pull one back from the spot, but Alisson Becker saved the penalty from Jorginho in the 75th minute.

The Reds are now only the 4th team with 100% record so far in the Premier League with 6 points, while Chelsea sit 10th for now.

Super Sunday will see the battle between the big spenders and the champions, as Chelsea will welcome Liverpool to the Stamford Bridge in the clash of the titans.

There have been 56 Premier League meetings between these two teams, Chelsea have won 20 matches, while Liverpool have won 20 games, with the other 14 ending in a draw. The Reds have won their last 3 ties.

Chelsea could be without Christian Pulisic due to a hamstring injury. New signing Thiago Silva could make his debut, while Hakim Ziyech and Ben Chilwell’s fitness will be monitored. Timo Werner suffered a small injury on his debut but should be fit to play. Liverpool, on the other hand, could have Kostas Tsimikas available as he’s back in training after a period of self-isolation for testing positive for COVID-19. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Xherdan Shaqiri are out due to injury.

Both teams struggled to get all 3 points on matchday and will be hoping to take an early lead. A win for either of them will be key, but Chelsea may just edge it because they will be playing at home.

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 203, SuperSport Premier League on Sunday September 20 2020, by 4:30pm Naija time.