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Arsenal vs Manchester City Sunday: 18:30 CET (+2) - 16:30 local time, Wembley Stadium, London The Gunners prepare to take on Manchester City in the EFL (League) Cup Final for a chance to win their 3rd trophy in this competition. As the Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger is currently under a lot of pressure yet again, this match is important for the Gunners to regain their confidence. For Man City, its a huge opportunity to win their 5th EFL Cup.         EFL Cup Trophy Image Source: Mirror Sport                                                   Although Arsenal's defence has struggled in the Premier League, it is the complete opposite in the League Cup, as the Gunners have only conceded two goals in five matches. Rob Holding has played a key role at the back as he has a 84% pass accuracy rate and has won 55% of the duels he has faced. N...

Manchester United vs Manchester City Sunday: 18:30 CET (+2) - 16:30 local time, Old Trafford, Manchester          The Red Devils prepare to take on Manchester City in what is expected to be a entertaining match. As Man City are the only undefeated team in the Premier League, the Red Devils could be the first team to defeat the Blues. Man City are in 1st place and are 8 points above their neighbours United.         Although Manchester United have a tough task ahead, this match will prove if the Red Devils are ready to challenge for the title. In goal, the Red Devils have David De Gea who has been excellent in the last few matches and had 14 saves against Arsenal. De Gea is a major reason why Man United have only conceded nine goals, which is the least out of any team in the Premier League. At the back, Man United have young Swedish defender Victor Lindelof and Chris Smalling who  both have a combined total of an 88.5% pass a...

            Borussia Dortmund though that they had won the match when they were leading 4-0. However Schalke 04 came back in the 2nd half and scored four goals. This was a crazy match with everything you can imagine. There were tons of yellow cards, red cards, fighting and plenty of goals.              BVB had a great start as they grabbed a goal in the 15th minute. Christian Pulisic crosses the ball to Nuri Sahin who then passes to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to make it 1-0. In the 18th minute, Dortmund grabbed a second goal as French defender Benjamin Stambouli scores an own goal after Sahin's free kick. Two minutes later, BVB make it 3-0 as Aubameyang gives a beautiful cross to Mario Gotze who headers the ball in the net. The nightmare continues for Schalke as in the 25th minute, Dortmund score again to make it 4-0. As the Schalke defence fails to clear Aubameyang's shot out of the penalty box, Raphael Guerreiro stri...

Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04 Saturday: 16:30 CET (+2) - 15:30 local time, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Borussia Dortmund (BVB) prepare to take on Schalke 04 in the Revierderby. As the Revierderby is one of the biggest derbies in the world, both teams cannot afford to lose. Although BVB had a great start in the Bundesliga, they are struggling as they have gone five matches without a win, and are now in 5th place with 20 points. In goal, BVB have Swiss keeper Roman Burki who has had a great season and has five clean sheets. Burki has been a key player for Dortmund since the defence has struggled to preform. In the middle, BVB have a variety of quality players. Ukrainian international Andriy Yarmalenko joined Dortmund in September but has already adapted to the Bundesliga very well. Yarmalenko has scored and assisted twice and has a 78% pass accuracy rate. The player to watch on BVB will be young American midfielder Christian Pulisic who has two goals, and can control the game. ...

              Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was under a lot of pressure from Gunner fans. However he handled the pressure well with a 2-0 win over their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. It was a very crucial win for the Gunners as they are now only one point below a Champions League spot.          The Gunners start off well as Sead Kolasinac passes to Alexandre Lacazette in the 11th minute, but Lacazette's shot goes over the goal.  In the 19th minute Arsenal have a huge chance to score as Aaron Ramsey crosses the ball in front of goal, however Lacazette isn't able to reach the ball. In the 36th minute the Gunners take the lead, as Mesut Ozil passes his free kick for his German counterpart Shkodran Mustafi to header his cross into the net. Arsenal then double the lead in the 41st minute, as Lacazette runs passed the Spurs defenders, and passes the ball for Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez to slot it home.  ...