Uruguay beat Chile in their last group game to finish top of Group C and avoid Colombia in the next round. They are firm favourites here.
Peru qualified for the knockout round with four points from three games, though were thrashed 5-0 by hosts Brazil in their last game.
Peru actually won the last encounter between the two nations but Uruguay were unbeaten in the previous five matches.

The first Copa America quarter-final to be confirmed was the clash between Venezuela and Argentina in the Maracanã. It’s a famous venue for an interesting clash. On paper, the side ranked 33rd in the world shouldn’t really be a match for an Argentina team who boast the best player in the world. Things aren’t quite that easy, they rarely are with Argentina at major tournaments. However, 2019 could finally be the year which sees Messi lift a trophy with his national side. The fear is that they could just as easily be out by the end of this tie.

Venezuela left things late in the group stage, wrapping up their place in the last eight on the final day. They beat Bolivia 3-1 to leap into second, setting them up with the team who finished second in Group B. It’s been a good campaign for Venezuela, who failed to get out of the group at this tournament for an over 30-year stretch between 1975 and 2007. At the previous four tournaments, they’ve exited at the group stage just once, making the semis in Argentina in 2011. This could be another strong year for Venezuela given their results so far.

Scoring goals is rarely a problem for the visitors, who’ve notched in six of their seven away games, averaging a respectable 1.43 goals for, though they do have plenty of problems keeping the ball out of the net when playing away from the comforts of home. Norrkoping have kept just two clean sheets on the road this season, while they’ve shipped nine goals in seven outings. What’s more, they’ve surrendered a rather alarming average of 1.89 expected goals for.

The potential in the Young Lions is obvious. They’ve called up five forwards, four of whom have scored at least seven times for the under 21 side. That doesn’t even include Arsenal attacker Reiss Nelson, who has scored twice in five appearances and is thought of as a star in the making. With Harvey Barnes, James Maddison and Phil Foden to supply chances, it’s no shock that England are scoring goals. They’ve hit nine across their last four games, although they’ve conceded in each.

The arrogance emanating from some of Liverpool’s players before this final is quite staggering; with James Milner the latest player to suggest the Reds ‘deserve’ to win the trophy.

On paper, Jurgen Klopp’s side is stronger – especially if Harry Kane is not at 100% against the powerhouse that is Virgil van Dijk.

But Mauricio Pochettino is doing his utmost to remove the tag of ‘bottlers’ from this Spurs team and their performances show that. Expect to see the north Londoners come out all guns blazing.

Lens will rue the sending off of their talented if fiery goalkeeper, Jean-Louis Leca; their strong defence allowed them to sneak into the playoffs and his absence is likely to be keenly felt.

Since the start of last season, Charlton have only lost once in six clashes with Doncaster in all competitions, winning three and drawing two, including a 2-1 victory in the first leg at the Keepmoat.

Chris Maguire has found the net in his last two League One games; including play-off matches, Maguire hasn’t scored in three consecutive Football League games since January 2014 for Sheffield Wednesday.

I am expecting a very tight and defensive approach by both teams in this match between Perth Glory and Adelaide which could cause a very low number of goals. Although both teams have seen over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 6 head to head encounters here at Perth Glory's home, in their individual respective matches, it has been low in terms of goals - Perth Glory have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 6 league games and Adelaide have seen under too in 4 of last 6 games. Adelaide have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of their last 7 away league games. So chances are there that it could be under 2.5 goals.

Score prediction: Chelsea 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Chelsea missed chances to take control of this tie in Germany last week but showed enough to suggest they can get the job done back in London.

Ajax's incredible run has seen them overcome the likes of ​Juventus and ​Real Madrid, but they failed to win the home leg in both fixtures. This will give confidence to Tottenham, who themselves are boosted by the return of Son.



Despite their spells of control in the first leg, Tottenham were lacking any real goal threat, so the South Korean forward's return could be pivotal in this fixture.

Tottenham could well make a game of it, but Ajax might just have a little to much for the ​Premier League side.



Prediction: Ajax 1-1 Tottenham