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On Wednesday night, Real Madrid hosts Elche at the Santiago Bernabeu in a battle between second and 20th in the La Liga standings.

Los Blancos enter this match having become Champions of the world after beating both Al Hilal 5-3 and Al Ahly 4-1 in the FIFA Club World Cup. Carlo Ancelotti will be hoping that his side can build momentum following a 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad, a 2-0 win against Valencia and a 1-0 loss to Mallorca in their three league matches prior to their triumph in Morocco.

Elche managed a shock 3-1 home win over Villarreal last time out, having previously been defeated 3-0 and 1-0 by Sevilla and Celta Vigo on either side of back-to-back 1-1 draws with Osasuna and Cadiz.

Club Brugge and Benfica meet on Wednesday in what could be an entertaining clash in the Champions League’s Round of 16.

The home side who are now managed by Scott Parker have won just one of their last seven games, doing so against Zulte Waregem via a 2-1 scoreline. Prior to this win, Brugge had drawn 1-1 and 2-2 with Sint-Truiden and Sporting Charleroi, while since then they had been held to 0-0 and 1-1 draws against Antwerp and Union Saint-Gilloise.

Benfica are in superb form of late, as since their 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon, they have won all of their last four matches, defeating Santa Clara, Arouca and Casa Pia by 3-0 scorelines, as well as Pacos de Ferreira 2-0.

Arsenal and Manchester City go head to head in a top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners have failed to win any of their last three matches, following a 1-1 draw with Brentford as well as back-to-back 1-0 losses to Everton and City. Prior to this, Mikel Arteta’s men had beaten Manchester United and Tottenham by 3-2 and 2-0 scorelines.

Pep Guardiola’s side have picked up in form of late despite media criticism, have defeated Tottenham 4-2 prior to their 1-0 loss at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They have won their other three fixtures in their last five, having beaten Wolves 3-0, Arsenal 1-0 and Aston Villa 3-1 as Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez scored in the latter mentioned fixture.

Second and third place in the Championship meets at Bramall Lane on Wednesday, as Sheffield United and Middlesbrough face off, with ten points separating the pair.

The Blades are in good form, having beaten Swansea City 3-0 and Wrexham 3-1 after a 3-3 draw with the latter. Paul Heckingbottom’s men have also drawn 0-0 away at Rotherham and beat Hull City 1-0.

Boro have won all of their last three games since their 2-0 loss away at Sunderland, defeating the likes of Watford 2-0, Blackpool 3-0 and Cardiff City 3-1. Prior to their loss at the Stadium of Light, Michael Carrick’s men earned a hard-fought victory over Millwall via a 1-0 scoreline as Marcus Forss scored the only goal of the game.

Borussia Dortmund against Chelsea is the final match on this list in what could be a fascinating Champions League match-up at the Signal Iduna Park.

The Black and Yellows are in superb form, as they have won all of their last five matches following 2-1 wins over both Mainz and Bochum, on top of further 2-0 victories over Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen on either side of a 5-1 thrashing of Freiburg.

Chelsea have won just one of their last five matches which came via a 1-0 scoreline over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge thanks to a Kai Havertz goal. Prior to this match, Graham Potter’s men had lost 2-1 at Fulham. Since their victory over the Eagles, the Blues have drawn 0-0 with Liverpool and Fulham, as well as 1-1 with West Ham United last time out after Joao Felix’s early opener was cancelled out by a rare Emerson Palmieri strike.

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