UEFA Champions League -- Benfica vs PSV Eindhoven

Benfica welcome PSV Eindhoven to the Estadio da Luiz in Lisbon for the first leg of their Champions League playoff encounter on Wednesday night.
 
Both sides have won all their competitive outings so far this season and will look to keep the juggernaut rolling.

Benfica 
Regardless of league matches, Benfica have won five games in a row. They are also unbeaten in their last nine outings, picking up eight wins and one draw. Benfica enjoyed their previous match, hosting Arouca in Primeira Liga and winning 2-0. Before that, they opened their Champions League qualifying campaign in style as they claimed a 4-0 aggregate victory over Russian side Spartak Moscow. 
 
Benfica had scored the second-most number of goals in the Portuguese Primeira Liga the last season. Benfica participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 3rd qualifying round.

PSV Eindhoven
Total Champions League statistics for PSV is 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. PSV Eindhoven got a 2-0 victory versus Heracles in the Eredivisie last time out. They maintained their 100% record this season when they claimed a 2-0 win over Heracles Almeida in their Eredivisie curtain-raiser.
 
PSV had finished second in the Dutch Eredivisie in last season. About Last season of their Europa League adventure, it ended in the 16th finals against Olympiakos Piraeus.

 

UEFA Champions League --- Monaco vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Aiming to push their Ligue 1 struggles to one side, Monaco prepare to welcome Shakhtar Donetsk to the Stade Louis II for the first leg of their Champions League playoff round tie on Tuesday night.
 
 

Monaco
In the new season of Ligue 1, Monaco have gained a draw so far. Monaco will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 1-0 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against FC Lorient. Previous to that game, they played a Champions League home match hosting Sparta Praha and winning 3-1. Monaco have reached this Champions League stage through battling and winning against Sparta Praha.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk
A win is the record so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels. Shakhtar Donetsk enjoyed the game at their own home last time out, winning Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2-0. And they got another home win before that, beatting Genk 2-1. Shakhtar Donetsk have the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season. Shakhtar's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.
 
Prediction

Two teams are relevant competitively on paper, a fiery end-to-end contest could be expected. Thus, take both team will score is the top choice in this game.

Spanish La Liga -- FC Barcelona VS Real Sociedad

FC Barcelona

The state of Barcelona has become worse and worse in recent seasons. Since the end of last season, they have had a great shock, including changing the president of the club, the departure of Messi and so on. At the same time, due to the difficulty in canceling the contracts of the high-salary but low-ability players such as Umtiti, Coutinho, Dembélé, Griezmann and so on. They have not made much action in the transfer market so far this summer. They previously introduced Agüero, Depay and Emerson, which are either free or very cheap. However, they won all the other four games in the previous warm-up games except being beaten by FC Red Bull Salzburg. The last one even beat the Juventus 3-0. It can be seen that they have a good preformance.

Real Sociedad

Royal Society once dominated the top of the list at the beginning of last season, but they gradually fell behind because of injuries and other reasons. Fortunately, it finally ranked 5th under the pressure. In addition, they have won the champion of Copa del Rey. However, it is very difficult for them to get the good results as last season. On the one hand, they have not made much introduction in the transfer market so far and the overall strength of the team has not improved compared with last season. On the other hand, the absolutely main player like Oyarzabal participated in the European Football Championship and the Olympic Games this summer. It is also a huge question whether he can maintain the excellent state of last season.

Comprehensive Analysis

The strength gap and fame between the two teams is obvious. From the previous against records, Barcelona has won all the games against the Real Sociedad at home, so this game will obviously attract more attention. But unlike the past, Barcelona is obviously in a period of shock. Among several new signings in the summer window, except for the full back Emerson, who can play in the field, but including Depay, Agüero and García, who are not even registered temporarily, with other sick players, Barcelona has weak lineup in the first round. It is not surprising to lose points at home, Which facing the Real Sociedad in good condition.

Pronóstico de Fútbol: Colonia VS Hertha BSC - Bundesliga

Colonia VS Hertha BSC - Bundesliga

Análisis del partido
El Colonia logró evitar el descenso de la forma más dramática la temporada pasada. Una amenaza similar se cierne a la vuelta de la esquina después de presenciar su victoria en la prórroga contra el Jena en la DFB Pokal. En el Hertha de Berlín tienen una difícil tarea para el telón de la Bundesliga 2021/22, ya que la Vieja Señora está invicta en ocho partidos de liga.

El Holstein Kiel se desquició al final de la pasada campaña. Perdió el ascenso automático tras perder sus dos últimos partidos. La situación se complicó aún más cuando el Colonia remontó la eliminatoria de ascenso. Las cabras sobrevivieron, pero está por ver por cuánto tiempo. El mercado de fichajes de verano no ha servido para mejorar la plantilla.
 
El Hertha de Berlín es el rival del Colonia en la jornada inaugural, y estará encantado con la lentitud de la actividad en el Rhein Energie Stadion. La Vieja Señora está invicta en sus últimos ocho partidos de la Bundesliga, la mejor racha por detrás del campeón, el Bayern de Múnich. Sólo ha perdido una vez en sus últimos cinco desplazamientos fuera de casa y ha conseguido marcar en cada uno de ellos.
 
Hertha BSC ganará
El Colonia perdió el partido en casa contra el Holstein Kiel antes de ganar a domicilio con la espalda contra la pared. Necesitan empezar la nueva campaña con buen pie, pero estas ambiciones parecen improbables dado el estado de las cosas en el Rhein Energie Stadion. Necesitaron la prórroga para avanzar en la DFB Pokal y en el Hertha de Berlín tienen al equipo más en forma de la Bundesliga. La Vieja Señora sólo está por detrás del Bayern de Múnich en los últimos ocho partidos, permaneciendo invicta en el proceso.

 
GoalooES Pick

Hertha BSC @ 2.75 (0-2)

Brentford vs Arsenal Prediction & Match Preview

Brentford are set to play Arsenal at the Brentford Community Stadium on Friday in the English Premier League.

Brentford

It's the first season at a new level for Brentford as they were promoted from Championship. Last season, they secured through 24 wins, 15 draws and 7 losses from 46 games. Following on from their previous result, Brentford will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-0 Championship Play-offs victory against Swansea City. Brentford have won 4 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game in six training matches. 

Arsenal

Last season, Arsenal landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 7 draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League. In total they scored 55 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. Arsenal will come into the clash after a 2-0 Premier League win with the downing of Brighton & Hove Albion in their last fixture. Arsenal have been through a few friendly games in their training period. The results from these training matches are 0 Arsenal wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

Prediction

Brentford have been active in the transfer window, and have added strength and depth to the squad which gained promotion. On the other hand, Arsenal have signed centre-back Ben White for big money. On paper, Arsenal should have enough to win here.

1X2 Pick: 2

Final Results:0-2, 1-3

English Premier League

Brentford vs Arsenal（14 August）

Goals are there to be had on the opening night, with Toney desperate to prove that he can perform at the top level while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette desperately try to find their shooting boots.With the roar of the Brentford faithful behind them, Frank's men are certainly capable of making their first-ever Premier League encounter one to remember, but we still think the quality of the visitors will shine through during a hard-fought success.

Pick:Arsenal

Dennis Schroder Agrees to One-Year Deal with Celtics

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Boston Celtics have signed free agent Dennis Schroder to a one-year deal.

The deal is reportedly worth $5.9 million.

Schroder played one season with the Los Angeles Lakers, starting in 61 regular-season games, averaging 32 minutes, 15 points, three rebounds and six assists per game.

With a 42-30 record last season, the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament to secure the seventh seed in the Western Conference. The team was defeated by the number two seed Phoenix Suns in six games. Schroder started all six games, averaging 32 minutes, 14 points, three rebounds and three assists per game.

Schroder should slot into the role once held by Kemba Walker, who signed a deal with the New York Knicks this offseason. Last season, playing 43 regular-season games, Walker averaged 32 minutes, 20 points, four rebounds and five assists per game.

The Celtics are +4900 to win the 2022 NBA Championship on FanDuel Sportsbook. As the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference last season, the team was defeated in five games by the number two seed Brooklyn Nets.