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Rangers vs Sparta Prague preview, predictions, and betting tips
Rangers vs Sparta Prague Talking about Rangers vs Sparta Prague, the Rangers need three points over Sparta Prague on Thursday night to secure the second position in Europa League Group A and qualify for the knockout phase game. The two teams, who are tied for fourth place in Group A with four points each, are coming off dismal domestic losses, and a loss in Glasgow might put an end to either team’s chances of progressing to the knockout rounds. Rangers vs Sparta News Rangers went to the pitch without Steven Gerrard as their head trainer for the first time in almost three years at the weekend, after his move to Aston Villa during the international break. Former player Van Bronckhorst has subsequently taken over as manager, however, he had to witness his new team lose 3-1 to Hibernian in the...
Sparta Prague vs Rangers preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Rangers will look to pick up their first win in the Europa League when they face Sparta Prague in a crucial clash on Thursday at the Generali Arena. The two sides meet on Thursday, 30th September at 17:45 pm BST. The Ibrox outfit are undefeated in their last three games in all competitions, but the Gers have struggled to maintain the dizzy heights they had set last season. Sparta Prague are undefeated in their last four games and are heading into this fixture on the back of consecutive wins in all competitions. Sparta Prague vs Rangers team news Sparta are missing a host of key players with Borek Dockal, Lukas Julis, Adam Karabec, Dominik Holec, Ladislav Krejci, Casper Hojer, Matej Polidar and Matej Pulkrab have all been sidelined through injury. Rangers will be w...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of action for two weeks
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be out of action for at least ten days after picking up a muscle injury in the 3-1 league win against Napoli at the weekend, the Serie A club said on Monday. The 39-year-old scored twice before suffering the injury as the Serie A leaders recorded their first league win in Naples for more than 10 years. A club spokesperson said it could take between two and three weeks for Ibrahimovic to recover. The Swedish striker, who has scored 10 goals in six league games this season, will likely miss Europa League matches against French side and Group H leaders Lille and Scotland’s Celtic on Thursday and on December 3, respectively. Ibrahimovic could also miss the final group game against Sparta Prague. Milan are second in Group H with two wins out of three mat...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ‘always wants to play’ – Milan coach
Zlatan Ibrahimovic always wants to play, AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli said on Wednesday, before their Europa League game against Sparta Prague. “I won’t ask Zlatan if he wants to play, because I already know the answer,” said Pioli amid a tight schedule of games every three days. “There will be changes, but I don’t like talking about turnover, I have many starters and I will field the best team. “If I ask Ibra if he feels like it, he will always tell me yes.” AC Milan are top of the Serie A table after five games as the 18-times champions target a first league title since 2011 when Ibrahimovic last played for the club. Pioli’s side won their Europa League opener 3-1 at Celtic and next travel to Sparta Prague before a home tie against French club Lille next week. “We have a lot of games so ...
UEFA releases possible dates for Champions League games
UEFA’s plan to complete the Champions League and Europa League continues. The plan says that they will be played throughout the month of August once the leagues are done in July. UEFA have an idea which is to end the season by the end of August. Therefore, the domestic leagues need to be completed by the end of July. The proposal is for the remaining last 16 games to be played in the first week of the month. On 26th and 29th August, Gdansk and Istanbul will host the Europa League and Champions League finals respectively. ‘Marca’ says that they will try and stick to that instead of playing both the finals at the same venue. There are 17 Champions League and 27 Europa League matches left to play. Confirmation of the new calendar depends first on leagues getting back underway and then on the ...
