Seville to damage Real title hopes

Former Real boss Julien Lopetegui, currently at Seville, will show no mercy. NET PHOTO

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Frankfurt 1 2 Borussia Dortmund

Not even the demanding mid-week Champions League exertions at home to Barcelona will stop Dortmund from punishing Frankfurt. Paco Alcacer, Marco Reus and Jadon Sancho will prevail.

OTHER MATCHES
Schalke 2-1 Mainz,
Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Union Berlin,
Bayern Munich 3-0 Cologne,
Hertha Berlin 2-1 Paderborn
Freiburg 2-1 Augsburg
Werder Bremen 2-3 Red Bull Leipzig
Gladbach 2-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf
Wolfsburg 2-1 Hoffenheim

ITALIAN SERIE A

AC Milan 1 2 Inter Milan

Antonio Conte’s Nerrazzuri are in fine fettle courtesy of the inspired signing of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez. AC Milan are certain to run them close but fall short.

OTHER MATCHES
Cagliari 2-1 Genoa, Udinese 1-0 Brescia
Juventus 3-0 Hellas Verona
Sassuolo 2-1 SPAL
Bologna 2-2 AS Roma
Lecce 2-3 Napoli
Sampdoria 2-1 Torino
Atlanta Bergamo 3-1 Fiorentina
Lazio 2-0 Parma

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Chelsea 2 Liverpool 2

Frank Lampard’s five-time champions are struggling to shut out the opposition. A 3-5-2 formation should help the West Londoners end the Premier League’s last unbeaten record. Expect a goals splurge at Stamford Bridge.
OTHER MATCHES
West Ham United 1-1 Manchester United,
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Manchester City 3-0 Watford
Crystal Palace 1-1 Wolves
Burnley 2-1 Norwich City
Everton 2-0 Sheffield United
Leicester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United 1-0 Brighton Hove
Southampton 2-2 Bournemouth

FRENCH LIGUE ONE
Lyon 1 PSG 1

Unpredictable Lyon have made it a practice of inflicting misery on Paris Saint Germain each time they visit Stade Lyonnais. Memphis Deepay, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar headline a star studded cast.

OTHER MATCHES
Marseille 2-1 Montpellier
Bordeaux 2-0 Brest
Metz 1-1 Amiens
Nice 2-0 Dijon
Strasbourg 1-1 Nantes
Nimes 1-0 Toulouse
Reims 3-2 Monaco
Rennes 2-1 Lille Metropole
Angers 2-1 Saint Etienne

SPANISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Seville 2 Real Madrid 2

An inquisition is ongoing at the Santiago Bernabeu over Los Blancos’ failure to improve despite splashing out £200m on new players. Former Real boss Julien Lopetegui, currently at Seville, will show no mercy.

OTHER MATCHES

Granada 2-3 Barcelona
Osasuna 2-1 Real Betis
Villarreal 2-0 Real Valladolid
Levante 2-1 Eibar
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Celta Vigo
Getafe 1-0 Real Mallorca
Espanyol 1-1 Real Sociedad
Valencia 2-1 Leganes
Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Deportivo Alaves