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Ajax Fancied to Strike in Champions League Away Tie

It seems a little strange for a club as big as Ajax to be in the Champions League at this stage, but this is where they have to start. Despite reaching the semi final of the competition last season and knocking out some big guns including Real Madrid and Juventus, they have to qualify as the Eredivisie does not currently get a place in the group stages of the competition. That leaves them here, which gives them a tie with PAOK and a trip to Greece for the first leg on Tuesday.

Chelsea to Bag Another Comfortable Europa League Victory

Chelsea have taken very well to the Europa League so far this season and they come into game week five with a 100% record of four wins from four games. They have already qualified for the knockout phase, and if they manage to get a point or more from their game against PAOK on Thursday night then they will guarantee finishing top of the group, with one game to spare. We are still in the very early stages of this competition,

Chelsea Can Continue Impressive Start with Europa League Win in Greece

There have been many talking points at the start of the Premier League season but one that hasn’t been spoken about much has been the impressive start that Chelsea have made. With them being involved at the top for a number of yers we often overlook them, but this is a team coming into the season after dropping out of the top four and with a new manager in charge. The World Cup took over the majoirty of the summer so new boss Maurizio Sarri hasn’t really had much time to impose himself on the group.

Should big clubs be playing much smaller clubs in their pre-season friendlies?

Chuba Akpom Waves Goodbye To English Football

As the season gets closer and closer with the pre-season fading into the distance, more players are starting to make transfers elsewhere around Europe. Whilst the major leagues are certainly much more publicised when it comes to players coming and going, there are often plenty of moves that happen that people don’t even realise have happened. That’s the nature of any given transfer window, especially in the summer.

One such move that quietly went through in the last few days is the departure of Chuba Akpom from Arsenal,