The first tip on this list comes from Manchester United versus Real Betis, with the Red Devils desperate to bounce back from their dismal 7-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday.
Marcus Rashford will be keen to impress, as he has done since the return of club football since the World Cup. The 25-year-old has scored 16 goals across all competitions since coming back from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and will be determined to add to his tally in this Europa League Round of 16 tie here.
Sporting Lisbon and Arsenal go head to head at the José Alvalade Stadium on Thursday with the Gunners coming in as favourites.
The home side have already shown that they can be tricky opponents in Europe this season, having drawn 1-1 with Tottenham in North London, while beating them 2-0 in Portugal, meaning that Ruben Amorim’s side will certainly be no pushovers.
Arsenal are top of the Premier League and will fancy their chances in this season’s Europa League. The Gunners enter this match off the back of 3-2, 4-0, 1-0 and 4-2 victories over Bournemouth, Everton, Leicester City and Aston Villa.
Jose Mourinho will be looking to guide his side to back-to-back European trophies, but, AS Roma will have to progress past Real Sociedad if they are to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
Tammy Abraham will be vital for the Serie A side’s chances, the English forward has scored seven goals and created four assists across all competitions this campaign, following on from the 32 goal contributions the ex-Chelsea man managed in 53 appearances last season.
The latest tip comes from Bayer Leverkusen against Ferencvarosi with Xabi Alonso’s men coming in as firm favourites due to the overall quality of their squad.
Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick has had an injury-hit campaign so far, scoring four times in 1,531 minutes of football (22 appearances). The 27-year-old showed his clinical goalscoring abilities last campaign when fully fit, as he scored 24 goals and assisted five times in 31 matches.
Juventus and Freiburg meet on Thursday, with Massimiliano Allegri’s expected to advance to the quarter-finals.
In the Round of 32 play-offs, Angel Di Maria was the most impressive player of the round, scoring a hat trick against Nantes, with the first goal being a superb strike from outside the box. So far this campaign, the 35-year-old World Cup winner has been sensational, scoring seven and creating seven assists in 1,209 minutes of first-team football for Juve.
On Saturday (23/11/24) Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium in what is expected to be an intense Premier League showdown. This is your chanc...
