• EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL: Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers, 11pm, Wednesday: More than 100,000 fans have descended on Seville to see this season's final. Rangers' journey from liquidation to Europe is one of the great success stories of the past decade, but Eintracht have already overcome Real Betis, Barcelona and West Ham to reach a first European final in 42 years. Prediction: Eintracht 2 Rangers 0
    EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL: Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers, 11pm, Wednesday: More than 100,000 fans have descended on Seville to see this season's final. Rangers' journey from liquidation to Europe is one of the great success stories of the past decade, but Eintracht have already overcome Real Betis, Barcelona and West Ham to reach a first European final in 42 years. Prediction: Eintracht 2 Rangers 0
  • PREMIER LEAGUE: Everton v Crystal Palace, 10.45pm, Thursday: Everton have two bites at the cherry to secure Premier League safety, starting at Goodison before a trip to Arsenal on Sunday. And while Palace sit 11th and Arsenal fifth, Everton may view this as the more difficult assignment, given Palace's consistent displays under Patrick Vieira, while the Gunners are showing signs of nerves as they see the prospect of Champions League football disappearing. Prediction: Everton 1 Palace 1
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Everton v Crystal Palace, 10.45pm, Thursday: Everton have two bites at the cherry to secure Premier League safety, starting at Goodison before a trip to Arsenal on Sunday. And while Palace sit 11th and Arsenal fifth, Everton may view this as the more difficult assignment, given Palace's consistent displays under Patrick Vieira, while the Gunners are showing signs of nerves as they see the prospect of Champions League football disappearing. Prediction: Everton 1 Palace 1
  • Aston Villa v Burnley, Thursday, 11pm: Burnley find themselves in the same choppy waters as Everton but with the chance to secure survival if they can take points from their final two games. Victory or even a point at Villa would see the Clarets suck Leeds into the final relegation place, setting up a nail-biting climax on the final day. Prediction: Aston Villa 1 Burnley 1
    Aston Villa v Burnley, Thursday, 11pm: Burnley find themselves in the same choppy waters as Everton but with the chance to secure survival if they can take points from their final two games. Victory or even a point at Villa would see the Clarets suck Leeds into the final relegation place, setting up a nail-biting climax on the final day. Prediction: Aston Villa 1 Burnley 1
  • Chelsea v Leicester City, 11pm, Thursday: Chelsea go into their penultimate game assured of Champions League football next season, which should offer some comfort after a week in which they lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool on penalties and the sale of the club has hit a snag. Leicester's season has petered out but two wins on the spin suggest the Foxes are keen to end the season on a high. Prediction: Chelsea 2 Leicester 0
    Chelsea v Leicester City, 11pm, Thursday: Chelsea go into their penultimate game assured of Champions League football next season, which should offer some comfort after a week in which they lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool on penalties and the sale of the club has hit a snag. Leicester's season has petered out but two wins on the spin suggest the Foxes are keen to end the season on a high. Prediction: Chelsea 2 Leicester 0

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Ecstasy for Eintracht, Burnley move up: Europa League final and Premier League predictions

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings

May 18, 2022

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The end of the 2021/22 season draws ever closer with the first of the three European club finals slated for Wednesday.

An estimated 100,000 Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers fans have travelled to Seville for the Europa League final.

German club Eintracht are playing in their first European final since winning the 1980 Uefa Cup while Gers' 10-year journey from a club that had ceased to exist to mixing it with Europe's best is one of football's success stories.

As well as the hardware of a trophy on offer, the winner's will also secure a spot in next season's Champions League group stage.

On Thursday attention turns to the Premier League, where relegation-haunted Everton and Burnley will look to secure their own futures and at the same time drag Leeds United even deeper into the mire.

Everton are at home to an in-form Crystal Palace while Burnley travel to Aston Villa for their penultimate games. Chelsea, guaranteed a top-four finish, host Leicester City.

To see our predictions for Wednesday and Thursday's matches, scroll through the picture gallery above.

Why it pays to compare

A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

'Brazen'

Director: Monika Mitchell

Starring: Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Colleen Wheeler

Rating: 3/5

Updated: May 18, 2022, 7:09 AM
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