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Brentford vs Leeds - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: England - Premier League

Well wedged in the soft underbelly of the ranking, Brentford today occupies 14th place in the Premier League with 6 points behind the last European folding seat and 6 ahead of the first relegation place. It's often all or nothing with the Bees who have won 4 of their last 8 championship matches, losing 4. After gaining the upper hand at home over relegated Burnley 3-1, they conceded expected setbacks at Arsenal 2-0 and Tottenham last weekend 2-0. Back in the elite this season, Leeds are currently 16th in the Premier League and are 2 points ahead of the red zone.

After having suffered four losses in a row, Daniel Farke's men resumed their march forward during the last two days played at home. This allowed them to get a breath of fresh air. Leeds first created a surprise by beating Chelsea 3-1 before holding Liverpool to a draw last weekend 3-3. 

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Crystal Palace vs Manchester City - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: England - Premier League

Crystal Palace is reaching an important milestone in its project and today occupies 4th place in the Premier League, 1 point ahead of 5th place. The London team hopes to go the distance in order to join the fight for the European folding seats or even for the next Champions League. Confidently, the Eagles have only lost one of their last 6 championship matches, for 4 victories and 1 draw. Beaten at home by Manchester United 1-2, they then won on the lawns of Burnley 0-1 and Fulham last weekend 1-2. Champion of England continuously from 2021 to 2024, Manchester City hopes to regain the title this season.

Trailing for a while, the Skyblues took advantage of Arsenal's recent drop in performance to get back into the race. Indeed, they are currently 2nd in the Premier League and are 2 points behind 1st place. The Citizens are at their advantage these days, as evidenced by the 5 successes gleaned during the last 6 days, for 1 defeat. After a loss to Newcastle 2-1, they in turn dominated Leeds 3-2, Fulham 4-5 and Sunderland last weekend 3-0. 

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Nottingham vs Tottenham - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: England - Premier League

Not at the same level as in the previous year, Nottingham Forest may have to work hard to avoid a decline this season. Authors of an alarming start to the championship, Morgan Gibbs-White's teammates have regained momentum following the arrival on the bench of Sean Dyche. Indeed, they have pocketed 3 victories in the last 5 days, for 2 defeats. This allows them to be 17th in the Premier League with 2 points ahead of the red zone. After winning at bottom side Wolverhampton 0-1, the Nottingham club fell to Everton last weekend 3-0. Eager to fight for the European seats this season, Tottenham is currently 11th in the Premier League and concedes 3 points in 5th place.

The Spurs got off to a very good start before seriously marking time with a string of 5 games without a win, 2 draws and 3 defeats. They put an end to this bad dynamic last weekend. After bringing back a good point from Newcastle 2-2, the London team got the better of Brentford 2-0. This week, Tottenham easily won against Slavia Prague in the Champions League 3-0. 

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Sunderland vs Newcastle - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: England - Premier League

Sunderland defied the predictions for its return to the elite and quickly distanced itself from the fight for maintenance. Indeed, the promoted team now occupies 9th place in the Premier League, 2 points behind the last European folding seat. Less irresistible in recent weeks, the Black Cats have won only one of their last 6 championship matches, for 3 draws and 2 defeats. After taking a good point from Liverpool 1-1, they were soundly beaten in the lair of Manchester City last weekend 3-0.

Behind on their progress table, Newcastle is currently 12th in the Premier League and is 1 point behind their opponent of the day. The Magpies have suffered from chronic irregularity but seem to have found the right fuel in recent weeks, as evidenced by their current series of 4 matches without defeat, 3 victories and 1 draw. Held to a draw at home by Tottenham 2-2, they otherwise won against Manchester City 2-1, Everton 1-4 and Burnley last weekend 2-1. 

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West Ham vs Aston Villa - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: England - Premier League

Not necessarily expected so much this season, West Ham is currently 18th in the Premier League and is 2 points behind the first non-relegation team. Despite the quality of its squad, the London team will have to work hard to avoid a decline. The recent dynamic still brings hope. Indeed, the Hammers have only lost one of their last 6 championship matches, for 2 wins and 3 draws. After losing to Liverpool 0-2, they held off Manchester United 1-1 and Brighton last weekend 1-1.

Aston Villa worried all their fans at the start of the season but quickly rectified the situation. The Birmingham-based club today occupies 3rd place in the Premier League with 3 units of spending on 1st place. Full of confidence, the Villans have pocketed 9 victories in the last 10 days, for 1 defeat. Beaten at Liverpool at the beginning of November 2-0, they then took over Bournemouth 4-0, Leeds 1-2, Wolverhampton 1-0, Brighton 3-4 and the leader Arsenal last weekend thanks to a goal scored at the very end of the game 2-1. 

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Auxerre vs Lille - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: France - Ligue 1

Auxerre 16th had a double blow last week. By ending a drought of 9 games without a victory, AJA doubled its victim, FC Metz 3-1, and left the bottom of the ranking. It is now 16th and a virtual play-off, with a small point ahead of Messins and above all three lengths behind the first non-relegation club. The Icaunais club held off Lyon 0-0 and Paris FC 1-1 before securing their third victory in the Championship. Opposite, Lille 4th remains successful against Paris FC 4-2, Le Havre 0-1 and Marseille 1-0.

Like this last result against a serious contender for the podium, LOSC has performed well in the race for Europe and sees the podium elude it on goal difference. Bruno Genesio's men have since been looking for a fifth victory in all competitions. They went to the Young Boys pitch in Bern on Thursday, during the Europa League league phase. 

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Lens vs Nice - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: France - Ligue 1

Lens remains the nice surprise of the first part of the season in France. Winner last week in Nantes 1-2 after crushing Monaco 1-4 and then against Strasbourg 1-0 and Angers 1-2, the Artesian club was in control of the Championship before the weekend's matches, with one point ahead of PSG. His performances over the last few weeks have been excellent, as evidenced by his 8 wins in the last 9 matches. Pierre Sage definitely took very little time to adapt to the club for his first season at the helm. His team is seeking a sixth victory in a row this Sunday.  OGC Nice's latest results speak for themselves: 7 successive defeats in all competitions, perhaps even an eighth Thursday in the Europa League against Braga.

Since the return from the November break, it has been Marseille 1-5, Lorient 3-1 and most recently Angers 0-1 who have caused the Aiglons to hit rock bottom in the Championship. This deep crisis has serious consequences for the ranking. Le Gym, although claiming a place in the top 4, was relegated to 12th position and now finds itself closer to the first relegation place than places for Europe. With 27 goals conceded in 15 days, Franck Haise's team has the third worst defense in Ligue 1. 

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Lyon vs Le Havre - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: France - Ligue 1

Falling last Sunday in Lorient 1-0, a week after having disposed of Nantes 3-0, Olympique Lyonnais remains on alternating current to close the year. His balance sheet over the last 6 days alone illustrates this: 1 victory, 3 draws, 2 defeats. The irregularity of the Rhone club logically took it off the podium and made it 5th in the Championship, 4 points behind the top four. The form shown at the start of the season now seems a distant memory for the Lyonnais who on Thursday aimed to maintain the lead in the Europa League standings against Go Ahead Eagles. Le Havre 15th is in great difficulty as mid-season approaches.

Unable to win any of its last 5 matches, the Norman club, defeated by the big fish that are PSG 3-0 and Lille 0-1, at least broke this series of defeats last weekend, against Paris FC 0-0. A contribution, however, not sufficient to keep it away from the poorly classified. Didier Digard's HAC is the first non-relegation club, with only 3 points ahead of the virtual play-off. 

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Marseille vs Monaco - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: France - Ligue 1

Its poor performances over the last two days against Toulouse 2-2, returning to the score in added time, and at Lille, scene of a narrow 1-0 defeat, were fatal for Olympique de Marseille. If he could be satisfied with having retained his place on the last step of the podium, he was now 4 points behind 2nd placed PSG and 5 behind the leader, Lens, after the matches of the 15th day. The expected reaction in the Champions League took place on Tuesday in Belgium. The Phocéens' victory at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3 brought them closer to qualifying for the play-offs. For its part, Monaco was scuttled last week in Brest 1-0, suffering a fourth defeat on this occasion in the last 6 days.

ASM had just recovered with a surprise victory against PSG 1-0 after having suffered 3 losses in November. She is paying a high price by now being out of the European places, in 7th place with one unit behind the top 5. Also, the gap which keeps her from the podium is significant - 6 points. The Principality club also took advantage of the Champions League of the week, at home against Galatasaray 1-0, to find some color. 

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Strasbourg vs Lorient - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: France - Ligue 1

Strasbourg traveled to Aberdeen on Thursday in the Conference League, in preparation for the 16th chapter of Ligue 1. The Alsatian club is capitalizing on this European campaign to maintain itself successfully, which it is unable to do on the Ligue 1 pitch. Defeated by Lens 1-0 and Brest 1-2 at the end of November, it began December with a third loss in a row, on the pitch of Toulouse 1-0. Liam Rosenior's players fell to eighth position before the weekend's matches, 2 lengths from the top 5. His opponent, FC Lorient, is ending the year with a bang.

Falling from Nice two weeks ago 3-1, the promoted player did it again at home against Lyon 1-0 and aims to go on to a fifth unbeaten match to reassure himself a little more in the standings. After 13th, the Merlus are ahead of the virtual barrage by 5 points but have an unfortunate tendency to concede a lot of goals. They have taken 28 in 15 days, a statistic which makes it the penultimate defense of the Championship. 

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Bayern Munich vs Mainz - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: Germany - Bundesliga

Without real competition at its level this season, Bayern Munich maintains an unsustainable pace for all of its opponents. Vincent Kompany's men have indeed taken 37 points out of the 39 put into play this season in the Bundesliga. And since their only draw conceded at Union Berlin 2-2, the Bavarians have resumed their irresistible march forward as if nothing had happened against Freiburg 6-2, Sankt Pauli 3-1 and finally Stuttgart 0-5 last weekend. In the meantime, Harry Kane's partners also validated their ticket for the quarter-finals of the German Cup against Sankt Pauli 3-1 and they will be competing in the Champions League this week. Beaten by Arsenal the previous day 3-1, the Munich team bounced back, not without difficulty, against Sporting this week 3-1. If Bayern Munich crushes all the competition across the Rhine, we are far from being able to say the same about Mainz.

On the contrary, this team is currently experiencing a real crux this season in the Bundesliga where it brings up the rear with a very meager record of 6 points gleaned in 13 days. At the bottom of the hole, FSV has just suffered 3 defeats over the last 4 days played against Frankfurt 1-0, Hoffenheim 1-1, Friborg 4-0 and against Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-1. As a result, he finds himself relegated to 6 points from the first non-relegation place. This week, Mainz players will challenge Lech Poznan in a Conference League match. 

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Freiburg vs Dortmund - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: Germany - Bundesliga

This first part of the season is mixed for this Friborg team which is struggling to stand out in this German championship. With only 16 points taken in 13 days, the Black Forest club only occupies 9th place in the ranking, more behind the top 6 qualifying for Europe 6 points than ahead of the first relegation 5 points. Too irregular, the Brazilians from Brigsau won their last 2 matches at home against Sankt Pauli 2-1 and Mainz 4-0 but they were no match away against Bayern 6-2 and Heidenheim 2-1. In the meantime, they were still able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the German Cup at the expense of Darmstadt 2-0. This week, Freiburg hosted Salzburg in a poster for the 6th day of the Europa League league phase.

For its part, Borussia Dortmund was also on deck in the European Cup this week by hosting the Norwegians of Bodo/Glimt with the intention of retaining their place in the top 8 of the Champions League league phase standings. Rather serious so far in the Bundesliga, Niko Kovac's men are undefeated in the league since the Klassiker played at the end of October 2-1. Successively held by Hamburg 1-1 and Stuttgart 3-3, the BVB players were on the other hand able to win against Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 and Hoffenheim 2-0 last weekend.

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Werder Bremen vs Stuttgart - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: Germany - Bundesliga

11th in the standings with a total of 16 points gleaned during the first 13 days, Werder Bremen is not under the immediate threat of immediate relegation to the 2.Bundesliga. However, the locals will still have to re-mobilize after having achieved only one success over the last 5 days. Winners of Wolfsburg 2-1, Horst Steffen's players were then dominated by Leipzig 2-1 and then held to a draw by Cologne 1-1. Finally, last week, the Werderaner were beaten at the end of the match by Hamburg, thus seeing the first relegation come back to just 5 lengths. On the other side of the halfway line, Stuttgart is in the fight for a place in the top 4 and a place for the next Champions League.

The VfB occupies 6th place in the ranking, only a small point behind the 4th place occupied by Bayer Leverkusen at the start of this 14th day. Unfortunately for them, Sebastian Hoeness' men have not won for 3 days. And after being held to a draw by Dortmund 3-3, they were dominated at the very end of the match by Hamburg 2-1 and more broadly by Bayern Munich last week. In the meantime, the Swabians were able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the German Cup ahead of Bochum 0-2 and they face Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League this week.

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AC Milan vs Sassuolo - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: Italy - Serie A

Not at the level during the previous year, AC Milan is once again playing the leading roles under the orders of Massimiliano Allegri this season. However, the championship got off to a bad start for the Lombard team who lost against Cremonese on the first day. The Rossoneri, however, have not tasted defeat since 9 wins and 4 draws. After being held to a draw at Parma 2-2, they in turn won against Inter 0-1, Lazio 1-0 and Torino last Monday despite falling behind by 2 goals 2-3. AC Milan takes the lead in Serie A with the same number of points as Napoli.

Back in the elite this season, Sassuolo has defied all predictions so far. Indeed, the promoted team is currently 8th in Serie A and only concedes 4 units of expenditure on the last European folding seat. With confidence, Fabio Grosso's men have lost only one of their last 4 championship matches, for 2 victories and 1 draw. After losing to Como 2-0, they got things going again by dominating Fiorentina at home last weekend 3-1. 

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Bologna vs Juventus - Sunday, 14 December 2025

league: Italy - Serie A

Now considered a solid contender for European folding seats, Bologna is currently 5th in Serie A and is 2 points behind 4th place, qualifying for the next Champions League. The Rossoblu recently ended an excellent series of 9 games without defeat, 6 wins and 3 draws, by being surprised at home by Cremonese 1-3. Last weekend, they took a point at Lazio 1-1. Juventus now occupies 7th place in Serie A with 2 units of spending on their opponent of the day. Checkered results precipitated the departure of coach Igor Tudor.

Following this change, the Bianconeri regained color with a sequence of 5 matches without a setback, 3 victories and 2 draws. They ended this positive dynamic by losing on the lawn of Napoli last weekend 2-1. 17th in the Champions League, the Old Lady has just dominated Pafos this week 2-0. 

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