The latest installment of El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona headlines Sunday, but there are plenty of decent supporting acts taking place in Europe’s top leagues.
Championship side Coventry City will look to spring a surprise at Manchester United in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, while there will also be action in the Scottish Cup, Premier League and Bundesliga.
Our advice has focused on the Spain, England and Scotland matches, starting with the crucial Clasico between Real and Barca at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Rodrygo scorer at any time – 11/5
Sunday’s El Clasico encounter is difficult to arrange, especially as the pair have lost just four times in the league this season and are separated by eight points heading into the final seven matches.
A victory for Barcelona would put the cat among the pigeons in the title race and they will have an extra fire in their belly after their Champions League quarter-final elimination against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, managed to eliminate reigning European champions Manchester City on penalties 24 hours later and it remains to be seen how much energy they have left for this competition, even if the enormity of the match should help in this regard.
With such a balanced duo, it may be prudent to look at the goalscoring market at any time and Madrid ace Rodrygo is hard to ignore at odds of 11/5.
The Brazil international has scored four goals in his last three appearances and he was also on the scoresheet for his country during the recent international break in a 3-3 draw against Spain.
The focus will be on Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham, but Rodrygo could be the star of the show for Real.
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Ellis Simms and Bruno Fernandes will score at any time – 13/2
Coventry’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United promises to be an entertaining affair and Sky Blues ace Ellis Simms and Red Devils captain Bruno Fernandes look to have a good chance of getting on the scoresheet at Wembley.
Sky Blues striker Simms scored six times in as many appearances, including a brace in Cov’s quarter-final success over Wolves, while he also notched a hat-trick in their fifth round win over Maidstone United, non-league.
United’s Fernandes has improved his form over the past month, scoring six goals in his last seven appearances, and could maintain his production at Wembley.
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Hearts to beat the Rangers – 8/1
A run of three games without a win means Rangers no longer have the edge in the Scottish Premiership title race, and the Light Blues could be in for even more disappointment when they face Hearts at Hampden Park in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup.
The third-placed Jambos have been the best team outside the league’s two Glasgow giants and head to Hampden unbeaten in three matches.
Hearts have reached the final in three of the last five editions of the Scottish Cup and they can book their return to Hampden Park next month at Gers’ expense.
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