Manchester United is in 2nd place in the Premiership, with 7 points ahead of 3rd Leicester, so at the end of the championship they are almost certain of their place and now all efforts are focused on the Europa League. Manchester City is unreachable at the top and has already been declared as a champion, so Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s players must approach this match without underestimation in order to advance in the tournament. Yes, the difference is stable, as now the English will play at home, but as we know in football anything can happen, so I guess Manchester United will be concentrated and will put effort to win this match.

Granada is not particularly convincing in the Primera Division, especially in their last matches. The team is in 8th place, 8 points behind the top six, while the relegation line is far (13 points), so Granada will focus on the Europa League and this important match for them, as I expect from the first minutes an offensive game from the Spanish players, as they need a minimum of 2 goals difference to have a chance to eliminate the English grandmaster.

Possible lineup for the match – Manchester United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Tuanzebe, Telles; Fred, Matic; Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba; Cavani

Possible lineup for the match – Granada: Silva; Foulquier, Sanchez, Vallejo, Neva; Herrera, Gonalons; Puertas, Montoro, Machis; Suarez

Prediction – home win 1.44 from 22bet

The Spanish team is in the middle of the table in the Primera Division, 10 points behind the 6th and 10 points before the relegation line. Depends on points it’s hard to qualify in the top 6, until the end of the remaining matches, so in my opinion, Granada has focused all its efforts on this match, which is of particular importance to them, given the host and the possibility of an advantage in their own stadium. After the 2:0 victory over Molde in the first match, the Spaniards suffered a 2:1 loss in the second, but with a better goal difference, they advanced. There were two losses in the championship against Villarreal and Valencia in the last two matches, which in my opinion means that all efforts will be focused on this match. In any case, Granada is far from the relegation zone and currently, the Europa League is a priority for them.

Manchester United failed to close the gap and try to attack for the title. After the big difference in points, Manchester City is already a sure champion and can congratulate itself on the title, so for Man. Utd. remains to keep its second place in the Premiership, currently leading by 4 points over the 3rd Leicester. In one of the most renowned football tournaments on the old continent – Europa League, the English are doing very well and after the elimination of the Italian grand Milan after 1:1 at home and 1:0 victory as a guest, they are already looking forward to the tournament and opportunities for the title increase. Manchester United has more experience than their rival in the Champions League and Europa League, and the current form can be said to be better. I think that Manchester United can win this match, albeit with a minimal difference.

Prediction –  away win with odd 1.568 from 22bet

Milan ranked 2nd in Serie A with 9 points behind Inter and seems the main aim is to finish in this place or as a minimum on top4 to play in CHL next season. Inter has many points and it will be difficult to reach them, so now Milan will look at CHL and there is a possibility to go in the next round, but here they need a win or draw with 0:0 because they have the advantage for a goal away. Hakan Calhanoglu and Theo Hernandez are both back in the 1st team for this match, after missing at Old Trafford, while Ibrahimovich is not sure if can enter this game, but there is a possibility and its a very important player for Milan, especially in matches, like this, because he has a great experience.

Manchester United rank 2nd in Premier League, as 1st Manchester City, has 14 points more and this means a very difficult job to get closer to them this season. Manchester United will look at CHL and will try to win in this game, or make a draw with the result, excluded 0:0 because Milan has an advantage with a goal in Old Trafford. Manchester United players Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek both will travel to Italy, after overcoming injuries and this will be good news for the tram.

Last Milan 3 games: 14 mar AC Milan 0-1 Napoli, 11 mar Manchester United 1-1 AC Milan, 7 mar Verona 0-2 AC Milan

Last Manchester United 3 game: 14 mar Manchester United 1-0 West Ham, 11 mar Manchester United 1-1 AC Milan, 7 mar Manchester City 0-2 Manchester United

Prediction – over 2.5 with odd 1.88 from Betwinner

Manchester United shows strong games in the latest matches, beating Manchester City away last week, so the team trying to win the 1st place in Premier League, at the same time want to rank higher in League Europe, or if possible to win the title. The premier league title is a hard job at the moment because Manchester City is the leader with 14 points more, but Manchester United has 1 game less. If they win, they can have 11 points difference, still very much, but now they will try to win and to enter 2nd leg much claim.

AC Milan ranks 2nd in Serie A, as the team has 5 wins from 5 games. When we see the results, they show, that AC Milan scores in 4 from 5 matches, as they have 2 over 2.5 for the last 5 games. In February 2021 year, they lose with Inter 3:0 away, so the title of Serie A seems a hard job. I predict, that Milan will try to get a win or as less draw in this match.

Possible line ups Manchester United: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Greenwood, Fernandes, James; Cavani

Possible line ups AC Milan: Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Dalot; Tonali, Kessie; Saelemaekers, Diaz, Castillejo; Leao

Prediction for this game will be for goals, as I see a potential for over 2 goals in this 1st Leg of Round 16 in League Europe.

Prediction – over 2.5 goals with odd 1.84 from Betwinner

Arsenal ranked 11th in the middle of the table, while they start the season very well with 4 wins and 1 draw with a total of 5 games. Then they don’t show the expected form from their fans and managers and drop to the middle of the table with not very well performed, especially in the last games. Arsenal will try to continue in LEague Europe because they can make smth more in this tournament, seems in Premier League the difference from top6 become bigger and I think they will concentrate in European League. The Gunners would normally have a full Emirates stadium with fans for their home legs, but this tie will be played in an empty stadium. Besides this Arsenal has a little advantage, no matter without fans on the stadium, because they make better games at Emirates at all in statistics in recent years.

Benfica ranked 5th in Portugal Premier League. The difference for 2nd Porto is 5 points, while from the 1st team Sporting CP is 15 points, so they will try to get close to 2nd place, but need more points and more wins till end of Premier League season 2020/2021 year. Benfica’s recent form is not ver strong,  as the Portuguese giants have only won 3 of their last 11 matches in all competitions and a Primeira Liga title charge is seemingly out of the question, so they maybe will try to battle for 2nd place, but here they need to put an effort to get smth for this match with Arsenal. I think a draw will also be good for them because next match will be on their home stadium. Benfica will try to win an and this will be their main aim in this match, so I expect to try to score on away ground as much as possible.

The prediction for this match will be for more, than 2 goals. as I think Arsenal and Benfica will score in this match. The odds are different in top bookmakers, but you can expect 1.80 average odds for over 2.5 goals.

Prediction – over 2.5 with odd 1.82 from Melbet

Real Sociedad ranked 5th in Primera, trying to stay in top6 and to play in League Europe next season. The top 4 teams are not close to them, so it will be not easy to place there, but to rank on top6 till the end of this season seems a reasonable option. There are many games till the end of Primera 2020-2021, but the team will try first to get stable the top5 or top5 place in Spanish La Liga. This match is for League Europe and the team make a good game reaching 32 rounds of the tournament. With 38 points and 10/8/5 football stats, Real Sociedad looks stable in defense and will try to get a win or make a draw in this match. In their last 5 games in Primera, they have 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss till the start of the season.

Manchester United fight for the champion title in Premier League with Man.City this season. Seems both teams will battle for the title, as Liverpool makes losses in the last games and make a higher distance between those 2 teams. Leicester and Chelsea also have the chance, but as we look at standing there, Man City has 10 points more than 2nd and 3rd Manchester United and Leicester, while Chelsea is 4th with 14 points difference from the leader. Manchester will try to get a win or draw in this away match and I predict that they will score.

Real Sociedad can score also and my prediction will be for both teams to score. The odds depend on the bookmaker, but an average odd is 1.75 for this betting position.

Possible line up Real Sciedad: Remiro; Gorosabel, Zubeldia, Elustondo, Monreal; Illarramendi; Januzaj, Silva, Merino, Oyarzabal; Isak

Possible line up Manchester United: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, Matic; Mata, Fernandes, Rashford; Greenwood

Prediction – both teams to score with odd 1.76 from Betwinner

Antwerpen ranked 1s after a win against Ludogoretz last Thursday and a total of 4 wins and 1 losses from 5 games till now. This is the last match in the group and is very important which team will be ranked in 1st place. Antwerpen needs a win or draw to be 1st and to be a leader in the group. Tema has 12 points, while Tottenham has 10 points, before each other game on Thursday.

My prediction in this game is for a home win. Yes, Antwerpen shows strong games till now, but on Tottenham Hotspurs stadium it will be difficult for them because Jose Mourinho players are in a great performance and feels very concentrated and for me can win this match, but it will be not easy.

Possible lineup Tottenham: Hart; Doherty, Tanganga, Dier, Davies; Winks, Ndombele; Bale, Alli, Moura; Vinicius

Possible lineups Antwerpen: Beiranvand; Seck, Gelin, De Laet; Miyoshi, Haroun, Hongla, Juklerod; Benavente, Refaelov; Mbokani

Prediction – home win 1.296 22bet

PSV has 3 points from a total of 3 games played. The team has 1 win and 2 losses and will try o get an important 3 points to have a chance for 2nd place, and continue in the next round of the tournament. PSV win against Omonia but lose to PAOK at way ground and from Granada at home.

PSV last 3 games:

22 Nov Twente 1-1 PSV Eindhoven

8 Nov PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Willem II

5 Nov PAOK Thessaloniki FC 4-1 PSV Eindhoven

PAOK has a good chance for 2nd place in Group e, and why not to try to become a leader. The team has 5 points from 3 games (1 win and 2 draws) and till now not lose a game. PAOK has 2 points less than the leader in this Group E Granada. I think, that PAOK will feel comfortable to get a point here and if wins, it will be good for them, but a point in an away match with PSV also will be a success.

PAOK last 3 games:

22 Nov PAOK Thessaloniki FC 2-1 PAS Giannina

8 Nov Apollon Smirnis 1-3 PAOK Thessaloniki FC

5 Nov PAOK Thessaloniki FC 4-1 PSV Eindhoven

In this match, i can make a prediction for goals and will place both teams to score. You can find different odds in reputable bookmakers. 22bet 1.69 odd for both teams to score

Prediction – both teams to score 1.69 22bet