Weekend Watch: Der Klassiker, City v United and the Madrid Derby
- Seb Sternik
- 5 March 2021
Get comfortable, strap yourselves in and prepare for a thrilling weekend of football. Here’s what’s coming up…
The biggest club fixture in Germany returns as Bayern Munich welcome Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker.
This game couldn't have come at a better time. Bayern seem to have rediscovered their distructive form having thrashed Lazio 4-1 and then demolished FC Koln 5-1.
Dortmund have also seen their form improve. A run of three straight Bundesliga victories lifted BVB to fifth in the table; just three points off the top four.
This promises to be a very exciting contest featuring two of the world's best strikers in Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski.
Speaking of Lewy, the Pole loves a goal against his former side and he's well priced to get another one this Saturday.
Two Italian giants will go head-to-head this Saturday night with Juventus welcoming Lazio to the Allianz stadium.
Barcelona celebrate scoring against Osasuna
Despite all their problem off the field, Barcelona are slowly but surely closing the gap in the La Liga title race.
A 2-0 victory over Sevilla last weekend marked Barca's 16th league win of the season - that result took Ronald Koeman's side within five points of league leaders Atletico.
This weekend, Barca face an unpredictable Osasuna side. Los Rojillos are not easy to beat on their own turf but Koeman's men have enough firepower to get the three points.
PSG put their title ambitions to one side this weekend as they take on Brest in the Last-32 stage of the Coupe de France.
Jurgen Klopp keen to keep world stars in Liverpool to swerve quarantine quandary
Liverpool's defensive issues are well documented however, is it time we start talking about their issues in front of goal?
Jurgen Klopp's men have scored four goals from their last six Premier League games and they were kept pretty quiet this past Thursday night against Chelsea.
AC Milan's poor run of form has seen them lose significant ground in the title race and this in-form Verona side is more than capable of beating I Rossoneri for the first time since 2017.
A long way to go in LaLiga title race, insists Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane
There are big derby games and then there's this. Atletico versus Real is certainly up there with football's biggest rivalries.
If that wasn't enough, the two clubs are in the midst of a thrilling title race which has seen Atletico drop points in recent weeks. The difference between Atletico, Barcelona and Real Madrid is just five points with two months of the season left.
Arguably the biggest game of the weekend takes place at the Etihad when Manchester City welcome Manchester United.
Gareth Bale bags a brace as he inspires Tottenham to victory against Burnley
There is one more derby to end the weekend as Tottenham and Crystal Palace go head-to-head in the capital.
Wilfried Zaha could make his much-anticipated return for Roy Hodgson's side which is currently unbeaten in three straight Premier League games.
