CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

PORTO-ROMA:

Porto, is not yet ousted from the quarter-final discourse of the Champions League, as the goal scored at the Olimpico by Adrian still gives great chances of qualification to the Portuguese. The hosts, however, have lost the primacy in Primeira Liga after the lost of the last round against Benfica in the direct match (1-2 at home), and, therefore, are not coming to this challenge in the better psychological conditions. On the Champions League level, however, Porto won the tournament on 2 occasions, even if the last one is dated 2004. However Roma, in fact, are with one goal advantage ,won 2-1 at the Olimpico thanks to the double by Zaniolo, and now goes to this match with the intention of holding a blow against a team that, certainly, will try to overturn the situation. The team of Di Francesco, among other things, does not get to this challenge in the best possible conditions. They're currently fifth in Serie A at 44 points, while, at the level of Champions League never victorious but with a final, lost against Liverpool, played at home in 1984. Roma, among other things, arrived in the semi-finals last season, once again being eliminated by the Reds. UNDER 4.5

PARIS SAINT GERMAIN-MANCHESTER UNITED:

The Paris Saint Germain, as for some years now, has the goal of finally triumphing in Champions League after years of undisputed domination in Ligue 1; the advantage in the league over the second in standing is 17 points, and this can help the team focus totally on the cup with bright eyes . In the group, Buffon and his teammates , struggled more than they should, in group C, with teams like Liverpool and Naples and the Paris closed in first place with 11 points, +2 on Liverpool and Naples, both with mere matter of goal difference. While, the Manchester United, revitalized by the Solskjaer care, in the league has made a crazy comeback, managing to reach the fourth place even if it is full tussle given the very short classification, with three teams enclosed in two points and a single lead over Arsenal fifth (two on Chelsea sixth). The Red Devils, however, are now called to a real business to continue the adventure in the Champions League. The 0-2 home, in fact, is a heavy burden and will serve almost a miracle, partly because the Norwegian coach will not be able to count on Pogba disqualified. 1X + OVER 1.5

EUROPA LEAGUE

FRANKFURT-INTER:

The home team has a very good form in the Bundesliga, where thanks to a row of consecutive victories they managed to climb the slope up to fifth place, only three points from the fourth and therefore in full run Champions. This is a difficult team to deal with especially at home, given the hot support of fans. The hosts, coached by Hutter, would take the field with the usual 3-4-1-2. Defense formed by the trio Abraham, Hinteregger, Ndicka, while on the trocar the vice-world champion Rebic will be out due to injury. In its place could be inserted the Portuguese Goncalo Paciencia. Forward space of course to the dangerous Jovic and Haller, who are shattering all the defenses of the Bundesliga in recent weeks. In the previous round of EL, the Germans have eliminated the Shakhtar. INTER instead are fourth in the rankings at 47 points in Serie A and have scored 7 points in the last five matches , but finding only one point in the last two. The Milanese team therefore experiences a complicated moment, also due to the various events linked to the former captain Icardi, which are taking place outside the field. The last official meeting ended with an away loss 2-1 against Cagliari, despite the different opportunities created. Once again out Mauro Icardi, the former captain complaining about the usual knee problem. Lautaro Martinez will replace the number 9 again. HOME TEAM WIN or DRAW 1X

RENNES-ARSENAL:

Rennes, is not a favorite for qualification, but will try to play with it. The French are seventh in the standings in the Ligue 1 with 37 points, but they have not win in the league for 2 rounds (only 1 point obtained), while, in this edition of Europa League, they eliminated the Betis to the 16th finals (3-3 and 1-0). Rennes, which, in terms of the Europa League, never achieved significant results. Arsenal, on the other side, are among the favorites to the final victory of Europa League for blazon and quality of the rose, faces a team certainly inferior, even if not to be underestimated. The "Gunners" are currently fifth in the Premier League standings with 57 points, 10 of which obtained in the last 5 rounds, and are therefore in great shape. YES: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

SEVILLE-SLAVIA PRAGUE :

Sevilla, Lazio's eliminator in the last round of the Europa League (1-0 and 2-0 victories), is the favorite for access to the quarter-finals of a tournament with which they have historically had a great feeling. In fact, the Spaniards have won the Europa League 5 times in their history, the last in 2016, and they are the most titled team in the history of the tournament. The team, however, are in crisis at this time, as in the Liga, despite the sixth place with 37 points, come from 3 losses in a row, and from 1 point only owned in the last 5 rounds of the championship. The success in this match, therefore, can be a good encouragement also for the continuation of the season in the championship. The Slavia Prague, for its part, leads the ranking of the 1 Liga, the highest championship of the Czech Republic, with 58 points, 3 points ahead of the Plzen, and, to the 16 final of Europa League, has eliminated the Genk (0-0 at home, 1-4 away). The Czechs, among other things, have never achieved significant results in this competition, stopping at the semi-finals in the 1995-1996 edition. HOME TEAM TO WIN 1

DINAMO ZAGREB-BENFICA:

The hosts, despite the defeat of the leg of the sixteenth with the Plzen 2-1, managed to recover the return, winning 3-0 at home. Decisive goals from Orsic, Dilaver and Petkovic, who were also driven by the warmth of the fans, offered a remarkable performance. The team are also going through a magic moment, as in the last four races there have been three wins and a draw between league and cup. Things go in fact very well in the league, where the advantage on the second is of fourteen in the standings. The offensive phase will be supported once again by Olmo, Orsic and Petkovic. The guests, however, in the course of the sixteenth of the final managed to overcome a very difficult turn with Galatasaray. After a win in Turkey for 1-2, a draw in the Da Luz was enough. Even in the championship the Portuguese is going very well given that, thanks to the success against Porto in the last round, the men led by Bruno Lage managed to take the first place. The very important strikers Joao Félix and Seferovic will regularly play at Stadion Maksimir, where the main objective will once again be to find at least one away goal. UNDER 2.5 / X2 + UNDER 3.5

ZENIT-VILLARREAL:

Zenit, the club that leads the Russian Premier League with 37 points in the standings and also reached the second round of the Europa League thanks to the success in the double challenge of the 16th finals against Fenerbahce (0-1 and 3-1). In the history of the competition, among other things, the host club has achieved a success, in 2008, the year in which they also won the European Super Cup. They could be carrying the Russians league title this season .Villarreal, on the other hand, play this eighth Europa League final in a paradoxical situation. The Spaniards, in fact, have to deal with a deficit in the Liga, where they are terzultimo with 23 points in standing , and from with other 2 losses in a row. The European challenges, therefore, serve to give new hope and enthusiasm to the "Yellow Submarine", which, at the 16th finals of the tournament, eliminated Sporting Lisbon (1-0 away, 1-1 at home). Villarreal that, in its history, has never won the Europa League, managing to play, however, 3 times the semi-finals (in 2004, 2011 and 2016). UNDER 2.5 / 1X + UNDER 3.5

CHELSEA-DYNAMO KYIV:

The Londoners seem to have overcome the moment of difficulty; after, in fact the defeats in the league (0-6 against the City), in the FA Cup (0-2 from United and elimination) and the final of Carabao Cup - ko arrived on penalties - the team started to march with successes ; two consecutive ones in the Premier League that have relaunched the team in optics fourth place, seasonal minimum goal, two points from United. In the Europa League, however, after passing the group without problems (16 points in six games, no defeat), the 16th eliminated the Malmo in fluency (2-1 and 3-0).Dynamo Kiev, however, in the previous round, eliminated the Greeks of Olympiakos; decisive 1-0 home in the return match after 2-2 conquered in Greece. Result of prestige, considered as the Dinamo had no official matches in the legs, as the Ukrainian Premier League was firm for the winter break. In the championship the team is second at 44, six points behind Shakhtar Donetsk first, and is back from four consecutive wins. In the group stage, the group K won with 11 points, +2 on the Rennes. HOME TEAM TO WIN 1

VALENCIA-KRASNODAR:

The men of Marcelino Garcia Toral in the European have eliminated Celtic with a double success (2-0 and 1-0) and are nominated as potential winners of the event. The team, among other things, has just conquered the Copa del Rey final in Spain and in the league is in full struggle for the European qualification; seventh place in the standings with 36 points, has one point from the sixth place and six points from the fourth place, which can be considered as minimum seasonal goal.The Krasnodar however, is perhaps the biggest surprise of this Europa League round; the Russians, in fact, against all odds managed to eliminate the favored Bayer Leverkusen at the 16th with a double draw. The outlines of the success can be found in the fact that the Krasnodar did not have official match at hand, considered as the Russian championship was stopped for the winter break for two months. In the group stage they finished second in Group J with 12 points. In the league they are second with 34 points, three points from Zenit, in full fit for the title. UNDER 3.5