Next England Manager: Three overseas candidates to be considered

Ralf Rangnick @ 10/3
Much as last time, a German is second favourite, but Rangnick is a far more rounded and interesting candidate than Jurgen Klinsmann. Despite winning promotions with multiple clubs and reaching a Champions League semi-final at Schalke, his style rather than his success earned him a reputation, being credited with introducing the popular pressing style of the day to the Bundesliga and altering perceptions of the league. The demands for Glenn Hoddle show the value in which England fans hold possessing a discernible tactical ideology, and the RB Leipzig director certainly provides that.

Laurent Blanc @ 33/1
The ease with which Blanc won at Paris St-Germain gets used as a knock on him, even though he fared better than feted predecessor Carlo Ancelotti and Unai Emery has so far shown that the job isn't as simple as his performance implied. He topped Ligue 1 and reached a Champions League semi-final in three years at Bordeaux, and finished first three times and got to three quarter-finals in three in Paris, winning six other major trophies across those stints. The 50-year-old has international pedigree too, steering France to the Euro 2012 quarters after their Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 group-stage flops.

Louis van Gaal @ 33/1

Obviously things didn't work out quite as well as they should have at Manchester United, yet Van Gaal is just over two years removed from an excellent international run in charge of the Netherlands, placing third at World Cup 2014 and beating Spain, Chile and Brazil en route. They didn't even qualify for a 24-team European Championship without him. His legacy at Old Trafford may not be an FA Cup triumph and fourth and fifth-place finishes - arguably par for the period and squad he was given - but plucking Marcus Rashford from obscurity and turning him into a starter at the age of 18.

Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund: In-form Germans will score again

Atletico Madrid 1.84 v Borussia Dortmund 5.10 ; The Draw 3.75 Tuesday 6 November, 20:00 Live on BT Sport Extra Borussia mark themselves out as contenders with Atletico thumping The reverse fixture produced one of the shock results in the last round of Champions League games, as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at home. Dortmund's margin of victory against such an experienced European outfit, famed for their defensive solidity, was a major show of intent and marks them out as real contenders to win the competition. At the weekend they continued their fine form with a 1-0 win at Wolfsburg , which stretched their unbeaten record this season (P17 W14 D3 L0). Lucien Favre's side are now four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, which is the same number that currently separates Atletico Madrid from the La Liga leaders Barcelona. A 1-1 draw at Leganes over the weekend, stretched Atletico's unbeaten run in their d...

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund: Eagles to build a wall in Berlin

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Real Madrid v Plzen: Back hosts' scoring struggles to continue

Real Madrid 1.09 v Plzen 40.00 ; The Draw 15.00 Tuesday 23 October, 20:00 Live on BT Sport ESPN Lopetegui on brink as Madrid malaise continues Ordinarily this match would almost be guaranteed to be a routine home win that had the potential to be embarrassing for the visitors, but these are not ordinary times at Real Madrid . The Spanish giants are now without a win in their last five games (D1 L4), after losing 2-1 at home to Levante at the weekend. Marcelo's 72nd minute goal broke a painful spell of 481 accumulated minutes without a goal. Unsurprisingly, Julen Lopetegui is under huge pressure and it would be no surprise if he were sacked before this match takes place on Tuesday. If he survives the game and it's aftermath, then Sunday's El Clasico could finish him off. Despite Real's abject form, it would still be a massive shock if they failed to beat Viktoria Plzen, who were thrashed 5-0 by Roma in their most recent...

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