5 Goalscorer Tips Across Europe this Weekend - 20/5/22

Real Madrid looks to warm up for their Champions League final clash with Liverpool, as the Champions of Spain welcomes fifth-place Real Betis to the Santiago Bernabeu.

It’s been a great season for Real Madrid in Spain as they’ve reclaimed the title from city rivals Atletico Madrid. 12 points clear of nearest rivals Barcelona, Real’s 35th La Liga title can be largely credited to the work of the best striker in the world right now, Karim Benzema. Scoring 27 goals in 31 La Liga games, the Frenchman will look to grab some more and warm up perfectly for the showdown next week in Paris.

Betis have had a great season under the former Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini. Winning the Copa Del Rey, the side from Seville knows that they will be back in Europe next year, competing again in the UEFA Europa League. Betis will be looking for revenge from the meeting in August, losing narrowly 1-0 in Southern Spain.

Real should have enough to see their domestic season off in style, with Benzema likely to grab a brace.

Juventus will look to finish the season on a high but face a tricky away day at European chasing Fiorentina.

It’s been a season of consolidation for Juventus. No title challenge ever materialised but the bare minimum of Champions League qualification has been assured. Dusan Vlahovic has made a major impact since he arrived from Fiorentina, scoring seven goals to get vital points for the Old Lady. His opener in the last game secured Juve a point in a 2-2 draw against Lazio.

Fiorentina has been struggling for goals since the aforementioned Vlahovic moved from Florence to Turin in the January transfer window. Scoring more than one goal in three games since the Serbian moved, the Viola have failed to capitalise on a potential push for Champions League football. Securing 20 more points however than at this stage last season, Fiorentina knows a win will send the club back to Europe.

Vlahovic got the opener last time out, and it would be a good shout for Serie A’s second top goal scorer to do the same again.

Marseille knows that a win is needed in their pursuit of automatic Champions League qualification, but 5th place Starbourg comes to the Velodrome with Europe on their minds.

Marseille’s control of their own Champions league destiny was crushed last week in Northern France, as OM fell a 2-0 defeat in Rennes. The goal-scoring ability of Gerson in recent weeks had been helping Marseille, with the Brazilian’s two in his last four games helping Marseille to try and be the second-best team in France.

Strasbourg has had their best season by far since their return to Ligue 1 in 2017. Sitting on 63 points, the side from the French-German border has accumulated 22 more points than at this stage last season. A win in the South of France would give them a third win in a row and guarantee a fifth-place finish and Europa League football next season.

Inter know the title is out of their hands, but a win is needed to keep the pressure on their city rivals as Sampdoria visits the San Siro.

A goalkeeping mistake in Bologna has looked to cost Inter their second consecutive Scudetto. Winning seven of their last eight games in Serie A, the goal-scoring exploits of Lautaro Martinez can’t be underestimated. Scoring four in his last two games, the Argentine knows that he’ll have to be on fire again to give Inzaghi’s side any chance of another title.

Sampdoria's inconsistencies this season means that the side from Genoa will have their lowest points tally for over a decade. Only collecting 15 points on the road all season means that the former champions of Italy languish 16th in the table. A 2-2 draw against the champions in September does show that they can compete with the best on their day.

This should be a walkover for Inter, with Martinez securing another 2 goals at least to add to his 21 in Serie A so far.

The first scudetto in 11 years is in sight for AC Milan, but Sassuolo will look to spoil the party for the champions-elect.

Milan is so close now to securing their 19th Scudetto. When many have expected Stefano Pioli’s side to slip up and buckle under the pressure, the Rossoneri have continued to charge forward, winning their last five league games.

Goals from Rafael Leao and Sandron Tonali have been priceless, earning vital wins in the past few weeks against the likes of Verona, Fiorentina and Lazio.

Sassuolo has had another solid season in Serie A. reaching the 50 point mark for the second season in a row, I Neroverdi knows that a top-half finish is in sight if they’re able to get a result against Milan. A 3-1 win against their opponents on Sunday back in November will be a reminder for Milan that this will not be an easy game to be crowned champions in.