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OM Marseille finished last season in fourth position and in this season 2018 they are precisely occupying the same position. However, the Marseille is a modest team, which bases its game on the strength of the team and lacks players of such renown as its rival in this game. In league they add 19 points, obtained with 6 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. They are especially powerful in offense, where they count on the French international Florian Thauvin, who is the third top scorer in Ligue 1 with 7 goals. In total Olympique de Marseille has scored 22 goals, which makes it the second most-marked team in France after PSG. Its weakest zone is in defense, given that they have conceded 16 league goals. Only 3 teams in the entire competition have received more. His last league game ended 0-1 against Nice.

Paris Saint-Germain sets the pace of Ligue 1, with hard-to-match numbers. They have won their 10 league games, a full of victories that obviously places them first in the standings with 30 points. But that's not all, they have scored 37 goals, an average of almost 4 goals per game, and they have only received 6. But what can you expect from a team that has men like Edinson Cavani, Kylian in their attacking zone? Mbappe or Neymar Jr? Mbappe is the top scorer of the French league with 9 goals, followed by Neymar with 8. Those of Paul Leduc have not been so splendid in the Champions League, where they have 1 defeat against Liverpool, an overwhelming 6-2 victory against the Star Red and in his most recent match, a 2-2 draw against Napoli. In the PSG League has 3 consecutive matches without conceding goal and comes to beat Amiens 5-0.

Olympique de Marseille is a team with a shot and at home it is certainly more powerful. In fact, they remain unbeaten in their field in this Ligue 1. But of course, they face the one that is by far the best team in France and it does not seem likely that they will prevail. At OddsShark we believe that Paris Saint-Germain will be victorious, something that is paid at 1.50. In addition, we think that Marseille will not be able to overcome the efficient defense of the Parisiens, something that makes it possible to bet on the PSG victory without a goal from Olympique de Marseille, which has a 3.10 odds. For those more daring, the 0-3 as an exact result is a great opportunity. It may seem crazy, but PSG defeated Olympique de Marseille 3-0 in their last 2 games.

The match of Champions League that disputed the Barcelona against Inter of Milan served to verify if the cules would be able to survive without Lionel Messi, and passed the examination with note. The Uruguayan Luis Suárez was in charge of throwing the team on his back, with a little seen mobility since his arrival in Barcelona, ​​offering solutions for the continuous arrivals of his teammates, acting as assistant and being close to scoring a goal that would have put the finishing touch to a round performance. The victory against the Italian team was the second consecutive victory at home, a Camp Nou that has not yet assaulted anyone so far this season after seven games in which they have registered five home wins and two draws. Yes, it should be noted that in four of those meetings, Barça has conceded at least one goal, a fact that can be important against a team like Real Madrid.

Yes, it is true that Real Madrid is having more difficulties than expected to hit in the face of a goal, but that does not prevent it from being a team with perfectly trained players to break that bad run of play and results, and to do so at the Camp Nou. would be the best way to return to the path of victory in LaLiga after having achieved a single point of the last twelve possible, which has led to his plummeting down to the seventh position of the table. The triumph against Viktoria Plzen last Tuesday has not served to relieve a team in crisis, with the head of Julen Lopetegui at stake and in which Bale and Benzema are not being able to meet the goal of supplying with guarantees the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo on his way to Juventus. Of course, a Classic is a different party that does not understand streaks or moods, and that is the nail to which Real Madrid must grab to survive the worst possible scenario in such a delicate moment.

Barcelona is being the great dominator of Spanish tournaments in recent years. Whether in LaLiga, Copa del Rey or Supercopa de España, the Catalans are showing themselves superior to the rest of their rivals, but when it comes to the duels with Real Madrid, it happens that they have just signed a win in the last five Classics played in the Camp Nou, and three years have passed since that 2-1. Subsequently, Real Madrid has drawn two victories and two draws from the Barça coliseum, an evident example of that trend seen in recent years in which the Classics are dominated by visiting teams. Undoubtedly, Barcelona has a golden opportunity to break that streak, but Real Madrid is one of those teams capable of drawing strength from weakness and out of bad spells with victories of renown.

There are several facts that invite us to think that Barcelona will win. First of all, the Camp Nou is being an impregnable fortress throughout this season, and we must not forget that Barcelona comes from signing two major games against Sevilla and Inter Milan, while Real Madrid have not won in their four last logueros commitments and suffered more than expected in his home match against Viktoria Plzen. Thus, the 2.00 odds for the victory of Barcelona should be taken into account, as well as the 3.25 for the win culé with goals in both goals, since we expect a new Classic with goals in both frames, something that has happened in seven of his last ten crashes. As for the scorers, we will trust the good form of Luis Suarez to focus on the 1.80 odds set for a goal at any moment of the Uruguayan striker.

Turkish representative Galatasaray will face Russia's Lokomotiv Moscow on Tuesday in the first round of Group D of the UEFA Champions League Football. The match will be played at Türk Telekom Stadium in Istanbul at 22:00 (GMT + 3). The Italian referee, Gianluca Rocchi, will administer justice in the match.

The Turkish team, which won the right to directly participate in the Champions League groups by becoming champion in the Spor Toto Super League, will also be measured by the Portuguese Porto and the German Schalke 04 successively after the Lokomotiv Moscow.

Galatasaray is doing very well in the Turkish super League. GS Played five matches this season and won 4 match: Top in the Super League Table. Lokomotiv Moscow is playing well in Russian League.

Throughout the Soccer World Cup, the performance of the French national team was increasing. After a tight 2-1 victory in their Group C debut against Australia, the Deschamps-led squad won the standings against Peru on the second day by winning 1-0 and drawing a goalless draw against Denmark on the final day. In the final phase, Les Blues began to shape their offensive potential on the court with a convincing 4-3 against Argentina in the round of 16 and the subsequent 2-0 against Uruguay in the quarterfinals. Against Belgium he did not have much left over and got a win by the minimum that positioned him in the grand final of the Football World Cup. A very solid team in all its lines, had Samuel Umtiti and Raphael Varane as caudillos of the defense, Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kanté as midfield thermometers and with an explosive attack that had as protagonists Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé.

Only 9 minutes and 12 seconds is the time in which the Europeans were losing throughout the World Cup and was in a lapse of the match with Argentina. Leaving aside that short period of time, France gave plenty of evidence of its conditions and is planted in the final as the favorite to return to take the World Cup just 20 years after its last conquest

There are no institutional or leadership arguments that explain the arrival of the Croatian national team at the end of the world. Dalic has only 13 games in command of this team, he took over less than a year ago and, however, he channeled in a short time a team that was very close to not qualifying for the World Cup. Without time to launch a project, Croatia took refuge in the good performance of its players to compete at the highest level. Talents like Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Mario Mandzukic were enough for this team to make their way to their first final of the World Cup and be the big surprise.

The road started with a 2-0 against Nigeria and continued with a 3-0 win over Argentina and with the finishing touch in Group D, which was 2-1 to Iceland. In the final phase, Croatia suffered more than any other team: they won on penalties to Denmark in the round of 16 and in the same way to Russia in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal he beat England 2-1 in extra time, to achieve the feat. Being the first team in the history of the World Cup that exceeds three elongates in the same edition of the tournament, Croatia bets on its courage and its talent to repeat the formula of success and elaborate a consecrating triumph.

In the grand final of the FIFA World Cup, France and Croatia will lower the curtain of the 21st edition of the World Cup. The referee of the match will be in charge of the Argentine Néstor Pitana, who was already the referee in four World Cup matches in Russia.

The history of direct confrontations between these teams reveals five clashes, of which France won three, Croatia none and a pair ended in a draw.

In a tight match of quarterfinals, the Croatians equalized against Russia in one in the 90 minutes and had to dispute the extension. The 2-2 at the end of the extension determined that everything was decided by penalties, instance in which the selection by Zlatko Dalic was imposed to qualify for the semifinals. For the first time since 1998, Croatia was once again among the best four teams in the Soccer World Cup. A roster of great individual talents in good form, such as Luka Modric and Ivan Ratikic, took the European team to the forefront of the world. The surprise in Russia started in the group stage, when they were first in their area beating Argentina and eliminating Nigeria and Iceland. In the round of 16 they beat Denmark, also on penalties, for, after imposing themselves on the host, advance to the semifinals.

The national team in charge of Gareth Southgate qualified for the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup after beating Sweden 2-0 in the final phase. Previously he had beaten Colombia on penalty kicks in the round of 16. In their zone of groups the English were second, behind Belgium and above Tunisia and Panama. England has a team of great individual talents who, despite their young age, are carrying the burden of leading their national team to be one of the firm candidates for the World Cup. Since 1996, when they hosted the Cup, the Three Lions never won the tournament again. Entrusted to a project that already paid off in youth teams and that has Southgate as the main architect, England dreams of returning to be world champion.

In this analysis we consider that England will be able to impose itself to return to play a final in the Football World Cup. The team that runs Southgate comes from qualifying more comfortably in the quarterfinals and also in the previous rounds. In addition, it has a team with players of greater renown and talent than its rival.

The former French attacker Henry - the world champion in 1998 with the French side - is part of the Belgian coaching staff. France and Belgium will clash on Tuesday to define who will play the Football World Cup final on July 15.

Both squads have been quite solid throughout the championship and have a particular history of clashes between them.

Both teams are candidates to win the tournament, a favoritism that goes back to before the start of the competition. And with the running of the parties, they have ratified that status. France comes from eliminating Argentina and Uruguay, while Belgium beat Brazil in the quarterfinals.

Giroud said his team knows Belgium very well. Both teams have several players competing in the Premier League, including himself.

Giroud stressed that France has the talent and experience to break down the Belgian defensive "wall" around goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

This will be the 74th confrontation in history between France and Belgium; the French have won 24, while the Belgians have won 30 wins (19 draws). Excluding friendlies, France and Belgium have not faced each other since the 1986 Soccer World Cup, when the Gauls prevailed 4-2 in the match for third place.

France have won their two World Cup matches against Belgium; 3-1 in 1938 (1st Round) and 4-2 in the match for third place in 1986. Belgium defeated France 4-3 the last time they met, in a friendly played in Paris in 2015.

It is that Croatia has been solid during this Football World Cup, where it faced hard opponents like Argentina and knew how to prevail without problems. And in spite of the fact that in the last 16 it was complicated against Denmark, they knew how to prevail and show the good game that has it among the favorite teams to fight this Soccer World Cup.

The locals have managed to make history in this FIFA World Cup, since 1994, the year in which they start to play like this type of tournaments, this is their best historic performance and they want to fight to keep improving.

Russia wants to keep surprising in its World Cup, while Croatia will try to show why it is a candidate. There are fewer teams left in this surprising World Cup and in the Quarter Finals Russia and Croatia will face each other to be among the best four. The match will be this Saturday in Sochi.

Russia and Croatia come from a dramatic penalty shootout after playing 120 minutes. The host country surprisingly eliminated Spain and the Croats managed to overcome the wall established by Denmark.

Croatia was tired against Denmark, at times it was a team waiting for attacks from the Danes, but when they proposed they were thrown on offense to do damage. The Croatians were able to equalize the early goal of their rivals and maintained mental strength after Modric failed a penalty in the 11th minute. Croatia is unbeaten in its last 8 games and in the three matches it has had against Russia, of which 2 they finished in a draw and the last one won 3 to 2.

Sweden secured top spot in Group F with a comprehensive three-goal victory over Mexico, benefiting from the shock capitulation of reigning champions Germany. The 1958 finalists dispatched Switzerland in the Last 16 with a closely fought victory by virtue of a deflected strike from Emil Forsberg, to make the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1994.

England started their campaign with assured victories over Tunisia and Panama, before succumbing to defeat against Belgium after resting several key players. The 1966 champions, captained by Golden Boot leader Harry Kane, conquered the persistence of Colombia in the Last 16 with his first penalty shoot-out victory in a major tournament since 1996.

Sweden and England have met on 23 previous occasions, securing seven wins apiece. Both World Cup meetings in Korea / Japan 2002 and Germany 2006 ended in draws.

English football is very popular in the Scandinavian countries, but the Swedes will not be intimidated when they face a team full of Premier League stars who beat Colombia on penalties on Tuesday after drawing 1-1.

Emil Forsberg, whose goal meant Sweden's move to the quarters of a Football World Cup for the first time since 1994 when he was in third place, says that for his part he will continue to complicate whoever he faces.

The Swedes have traditionally been a tough opponent for England, who spent 43 years without winning the Scandinavians from 1968 to 2011. England coach Gareth Southgate said they were underestimated in the past. After suffocating the Swiss with their defensive style, the Swedes are unlikely to change their tactics that took them to the top-eight stage, and the fact that England is a favorite does not bother them.

Brazil reaches the upside, in the round of 16, a great performance by his star, Neymar, was enough to beat Mexico 2-0. Similarly, the pair between his star striker and Philippe Coutinho has yielded excellent results, having firminho as a secret weapon in the bench.

Also, one of the main weapons of the "Canarinha" during this soccer  tournament has been his defense. The central duo of Thiago Silva and Miranda has responded excellently, allowing only one goal in four games. Similarly, the laterals were a problem with the losses of Danilo and Marcelo, however, their alternates Fagner and Filipe Luis have been at the height of the moment.

For its part, Belgium comes from an incredible comeback 3-2 over Japan. The Belgians showed resilience and goal in the last 16 of the Football World Cup at a precarious moment that had them 2-0 down and against the wall.

The trident formed by Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku has been shown as one of the most powerful in the tournament. Between the three they have six goals and have found a chemistry that helps them to be one of the most fearsome attacks in the Soccer World Cup.

Both teams will want to come out with the knife between their teeth to register a new semifinal in World Cups, while Belgium's golden generation seeks to continue making history in relevant tournaments.

The French soccer team arrives after defeating Argentina in the round of 16 of Football World Cup with a brilliant performance by their young star Kylian Mbappé, who scored on a couple of occasions and caused the penalty that opened the scoring.

Likewise, they arrive as one of the favorites to win everything, thanks to their combination of youth, experience and talent, with which they hope to surpass one of the two remaining South American squads. It will be interesting to follow the performance of Antoine Griezmann, who has appeared at times of pressure during this tournament, but has a history of failing at important moments.

For its part, Uruguay arrives with the doubt of Edinson Cavani. The "Matador" scored a pair of goals with which the "Celeste" won the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo, but he got hurt from the game and it is not known for sure if he will be ready, although everything seems to point that he will not be.

It should be noted that the South American team has only received one goal in all the competition and maintains a perfect record like France, however, the Europeans have had more problems to keep the zero in their arc.

The eleven-year-old Colombian suffered and at times was confused before a strong and fast Senegal, but finally won 1-0 and was classified as leader of group H with 6 points thanks to the defeat by the same scoreboard of Japan against the Poles. With that score, there are already 8 online matches scoring in a FIFA World Cup (Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018).

The South Americans have a good record and that is the hand of Jose Pekerman have not lost against European teams. There are 8 commitments played for a balance of 6 wins and 2 draws. It is noteworthy that in this Football World Cup has tied twice and won 1 time the first time.

The box "pross" comes from being defeated 1-0 against Belgium by the third date of group F, which relegated him to the 2nd position with 6 points and with a streak of, at least, a goal against in each game who has played in Russia. To date, England would be in the 13th position in the FIFA ranking and with Harry Keane fighting the gold spoils (he is the current scorer with 5 goals).

The pupils of coach Gareth Southgate (who was part of the payroll that beat Colombia 2-0 in France 1998), demonstrated their offensive power with 8 goals in the first 2 dates of the group (75% in the first half), and now they hope to continue keeping it to dream of the 2nd world title in its history. It should be noted that when England starts winning a match, it ends with 3 points in 88% of the cases.

The Swiss team, from the hand of Shaqiri and the '10' Xhaka destabilizing, will seek to continue without defeats so far in the Soccer World Cup.

The debut match, which ended in a draw against Brazil, served to tell the world that they were up for great things. In the next match, the Swiss became strong in Group E when they beat Serbia 2-1 in a close match. For the third day, they tied with Costa Rica 2-2, but they managed to qualify to eighths.

On Tuesday 3, in Saint Petersburg, Switzerland will try to reach the quarterfinals, an achievement that is not achieved since the 1954 Football World Cup, organized in their lands.

The Swedish squad finished first in the group F. This achievement surprised the sports critic, because, a priori, Mexicans and Germans had the favoritism to access eighths. The Swedes were able to climb to the top spot thanks to their strength in defense and lethal counterattacks.

Sweden's remarkable campaign in the group stage began with a tight 1-0 victory against South Korea. Although in the second game he fell to Germany, in the third, against Mexico, he gave the world a surprise by winning 3-0.

After a changing group phase and with many surprises, the Belgian team qualified for the finals of the Football World Cup as the best of all. Only three national teams won the nine possible points in the first stage: Belgium, Croatia and Uruguay. By his difference of favorable goal in seven so many, the selected one that prepares the Spanish Roberto Martinez was first in this general table.

 In their debut they beat Panama 3-0 and then beat Tunisia 5-2 and England 1-0. For being first they were in the most complicated part of the picture, although the Europeans did not speculate and showed that they will win against any circumstance. Belgium has a squad with players of great hierarchy and great individualities that position it as the great favorite for their crossing in the last eight.

Far from the great present of his rival, the Japanese team entered the second round of the Soccer World Cup as the second worst in the general table. Only four points added in the three dates of the group stage allowed the team in charge of Akira Nishino to qualify for the finals. After beating Colombia 2-1 in the debut and equaling with Senegal 2-2 later, the definition against Poland was infamous. Japan lost 1-0, but as the Senegalese fell to Colombia everything was decided by the Fair Play. Having received fewer cards against during the World Cup, the Asians advanced phase in Russia. Ranked among the best 16 in a World Cup for the third time in its history, Japan is going for the feat against all odds.

In the round of 16 of the World Cup, Belgium and Japan will be measured in Rostov in a match  to direct elimination.

In this analysis we consider that Belgium will be able to impose itself to get into the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. The results of the first phase and the hierarchy superiority of the players of the European team make an easy victory in their favor.

Mexico is coming off a tumultuous defeat against its similar from Sweden, where the Mexicans needed a victory from South Korea against Germany to reach these instances of the tournament. El Tri finished second in Group F of Football FIFA World Cup  after beating Germany 1-0 and South Korea 2-1.

Meanwhile, Brazil is coming from less to more in this tournament. The Brazilians started the tournament with a draw at one goal against Switzerland, but did their thing against Costa Rica and Serbia. Neymar and company finished the Group Stage at the top of Group E with seven points and have established themselves as one of the favorites to win the 2018 Soccer World Cup.

Starting, the goal for Mexico in this tournament was always to reach the fifth game of the Football World Cup. And is that history says that Mexico has never reached beyond the round of 16 in a World Cup played outside of Mexico. For some reason or another, despite having reached the Eighth Finals in each of the last seven World Cups, Mexico has not been able to make the jump to a Quarterfinal since 1986.

Although it is fair to say that Mexico has shortened distances to Brazil, the reality is that green-yellow is one of the greats of world football and his recent record against El Tri proves it. In the last six matches between the two countries, Mexico has only been able to win once. A fact that will surely give a little confidence to the tricolor team, however, is that their last match in a FIFA World Cup was just at the World Cup in Brazil, where the final result was a goalless draw in Fortaleza.

The Croatian soccer  team achieved a 100% performance in the first phase of the world championship and qualified as Group D leader with perfect score (along with Uruguay) for the first time in its history. The challenge now is to improve the 3rd position obtained in France 1998, and has with what, because in his payroll is Modric, Perisic and Manduzkic.

The Danish eleventh qualified for a round of 16 after 18 years and now dreams of reaching the quarterfinals after being absent from France 1998. For this, he must continue to maintain his defensive strength that only allowed 1 goal in 270 minutes. The table directed by Áge Hareide does not lose since 2016, and it is to indicate that in the 4 friendlies of this year he did not receive a goal.

In his 3 starts at the 2018 World Cup in Russia he has only scored 2 goals (1 in each half), his most colorful player being Christian Eriksen. It should be noted that when Denmark has reached this instance of eighths the match always ends with +2.5 goals (in Mexico 1986 lost 5-1, in France 1998 won 4-1 and in Korea and Japan lost 3-0).

The Spanish team is living a Soccer World Cup 2018 of the most moved. The dismissal of Lopetegui two days before the start of the tournament surprised both locals and strangers, as much as the flat game of a team used to moving the ball fluidly and reaching the rival frame. In addition, the individual failures have been about to cost him a great distaste, with David de Gea as the center of all the criticism due to his errors of bulk and the little security he is offering under sticks, which could give way to young Kepa Arrizabalaga . In addition, Piqué and Ramos are more inaccurate than usual, while Carvajal has shown that he is still far from his best level.

Even so, La Roja was able to occupy first place in Group B after beating Iran and draw against Portugal and Morocco, a position of honor that came miraculously after a goal by Iago Aspas in the final minutes against the box Moroccan and a goal from Iran that left Portugal in second place.

As for the Russian team, clouds and clear in the three games played so far. The 5-0 against Saudi Arabia and the 3-1 against Egypt made presage an idyllic World Cup for the hosts, but the 3-0 against Uruguay was a bath of reality, and that despite the push offered by the fans local from the stands, it is clear that Russia is light years away from the favorite selections in terms of quality. Once again, Golovin and Cheryshev will be the players to follow thanks to their good performance in the group stage, without forgetting an Artem Dzyuba that could put in serious trouble to the, until now, weak defense of the Spanish team.

It is difficult to predict what face Russia will show in this round of 16 match, whether that roller tamper of the first two days or the team lacking in ideas that made it easier for Uruguay to reach the top spot in Group A. The rumors of biscotto and preferably to appear on the "easy" side of the table are in the air, but apart from conspiracies, Russia has proved capable of the best and the worst, and that unpredictable nature could play to your advantage when preparing this encounter.

Things were very different in the most recent clash between Spain and Russia, a match that ended 3-3 on the scoreboard and in which Stanislav Cherchesov's team were able to restore the tie up twice with a stellar performance by Fedor. Smolov

The municipal court of Braga is the stage where those led by Fernando Santos prepare for what is coming in the coming weeks in its debut in Russia 2018.

The Portugall team is in Group B of the Football World Cup, in which it shares with the national teams of Morocco, Iran and Spain; which will face on June 15 in his first match.

 On the other hand, the Tunisian national team arrives with the motivation of having returned to a World Cup. This after having been out of South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014.

Those led by Nabil Maaloul were classified to Russia 2018 after having been the leader of their group in the African tie, above the selections of Congo, Libya and Guinea.

At the FIFA World Cup, Tunisia will begin its participation against its England counterpart on June 18. Later it will face Belgium, and will close the phase of groups against the combined one of Panama.

In addition, the fact that the Spanish domestic championship is decided does not prevent both teams having goals in the remaining four days. On the one hand, Barcelona will try to stay undefeated to continue dreaming of finishing the season without any defeat in their locker, while Real Madrid, with one game less, hopes to close LaLiga Football ahead of Atletico de Madrid after having passed Much of the campaign interspersed with the third and fourth place.

The truth is that the Classic has begun to play in the press rooms, as the Catalans claim the hall for having achieved their 25th league title, while Real Madrid, with Zinedine Zidane as spokesman, has already expressed his refusal to to grant that wish to his rival, a decision possibly motivated by the fact that Barcelona itself refused to entertain the Club World Cup champions last December.

In this way, and despite the fact that the goals of both teams in LaLiga Football are purely statistical, the match will be very hot from minute 1, and it will be Barcelona who carries the weight of knowing they are favorite. As we have mentioned, the Blaugrana squad do not yet know what it is to lose in the domestic championship, and to achieve victory against their eternal rival both in the first leg and in the return would be the icing on the cake. Barca has not given up points in its stadium since last February, when it could not go 0-0 against Getafe, and in the other matches played at the Camp Nou since then he has only conceded two goals, while he has been able to score 14 goals.

If we take a look at the latest clashes between Barcelona and Real Madrid, we will remember images that are already part of the history of the Classics. During the last campaign, Messi was the protagonist of that 2-3 at the Bernabéu where he showed his jersey to the merengue parish, while the Supercopa de España went to the showcases of Real Madrid after the exhibitions of Marco Asensio in the two parties and that goal by Cristiano Ronaldo in the Camp Nou with which he returned the gesture to 10 Barca. More crushing was his last face-to-face, a 0-3 at the Bernabéu that showed the potential of Barca against Real Madrid more concerned to stop Leo Messi than to generate football and fight for victory.

Monaco has had spectacular growth in the last year, becoming one of the best teams in France. At the moment they are leaders of the Ligue 1 with 83 points, to 3 of distance of the PSG that is the second classified. Monaco is a totally offensive team. In the league they have scored a whopping 95 goals. Radamel Falcao is the star of this combo, and this season has managed to handle very good numbers. In Monaco Champions have surprised everyone, not only to pass as Group E leader, but also has managed to eliminate Manchester City in the eighth and Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals.

Juventus is the favorite to win the competition.Juventus is today one of the most solid and balanced combinations in the world of football. They are Serie A leaders with 84 points, 9 away from second-placed Roma, so you can practically say they are League champions. The Massimiliano Allegri distribute the ball well and are practically impenetrable. In the Champions League they passed as leaders of Group H with 14 points, after 4 victories and 2 ties. In the eighth they measured to Porto, that beat by 0-2 in the first leg and 2-0 in the return. In quarters they faced one of the great favorites, the Barcelona, ​​to which they beat 3-0 in the first leg and with that tied to 0 in the return.

Monaco is a team with more potential offensive than Juventus, but less balanced. Juventus, meanwhile, commits little or no error and in fact has only conceded 2 goals in all that goes Champions.

When the end of the season approaches and you do not have homework done, the haste lurks, the fear languishes and the results tend to be bad. In that situation are both Arsenal and Manchester City after both campaigns are leaving more than wanted. Still the FA Cup dawns every April between Wembley foundations as the title that can save the furniture to several teams, something that Arsenal has become accustomed and that Manchester City is testing.

The Arsenal had no great complications to reach these semifinals. In the first round with teams of first one surpassed Preston North End by 2-1, the result more adjusted than it has had in this edition the equipment of Arsène Wenger. Then came Southampton, which could avenge the elimination in the EFL Cup with a resounding 5-0, and Sutton, who surpassed placidly with a 2-0. In the quarterfinals he waited for the cinderella of this FA Cup that eliminated by the fast track with a hard 5-0 with which they did not give options to the equipment of the fifth division.

Arsenal and Manchester City always promise extremely close encounters in recent years. Of the last five parties that have played, only in one the result has had a difference of two goals. The rest has been decided by a goal or has finished in tables, although in that cycle of collisions the Gunners are winners with two victories, for one of the Citizens and two draws. All these results have occurred in the context of the Premier League.