3x3: Champions League predictions, Sampdoria and the top six Premier League teams

The Roma Question: Where will the Giallorossi finish in Champions League Group C?

Ty / @TyJMaine: "Roma will finish in first place. Atletico will go against Chelsea with everything they have, knowing that they will need to win to have any chance of advancing. As long as Roma take down Qarabag, there is a good chance of the Giallorossi coming out of the group in the top spot."

Aldo / @AldoSpinelli77: "In what could seem like an easy match for the Giallorossi, I think that Eusebio Di Francesco is building a strong team with a winning mentality and Roma will win the game. The defeat against Atletico Madrid will be as a good lesson for them: in the Champions League, you have to be cynical and must score when you have the opportunity. I think Chelsea will win their match against Atletico and Roma will finish second place in Group C."

John / @jbradleymedia: "I think we are likely to see Roma advance from Group C as the group winners. I think the way that Eusebio Di Francesco has approached the Champions League has been really positive. He has never stopped wanting to attack and that has been rewarded with some really positive results. Yes, the defeat at Atletico was disappointing, but I have no doubt that they will bounce back and beat Qarabag while Chelsea and Atletico will take points off each other. After the two performances against Chelsea and the way Roma attacked from the first whistle, I don't think anyone would begrudge them getting the top spot."

The Serie A Question: Sampdoria have surprised a few people in Serie A so far this season but where do you think they’ll finish the season?

@TyJMaine: "I think they will finish in 6th place. Sampdoria are consistently proving to be a hard-working and talented side, but I think it will be challenging for them to break into the top five in the league this season. Meanwhile, there is a significant gap between 6th place and the rest of the table, and it doesn't look to be closing for now.

@AldoSpinelli77: "I always watched and analysed Marco Giampaolo’s teams since he was coaching at Ascoli and Siena. At the beginning of his career, Giampaolo used to deploy a classic 4-4-2 with a very solid defensive strategy based on full-field pressing. In Siena, he had a historic campaign, earning 44 points and remaining in Serie A. He had another great season with Empoli, changing his tactics to a 4-3-1-2 with dual playmakers. Today, his Sampdoria plays one of the best football in Italy with midfielders who are great passers - Torreira, Praet and Gastòn Ramirez - alongside two complete forwards, Duvan Zapata and Fabio Quagliarella. His defensive strategy is always based on pressing: they try to keep the pitch short by using a high defensive line. Samp have been very strong at home at the Marassi - their victories against Milan and Juventus are not flukes. I think they will end the season qualifying for the Europa League, finishing 6th."

@jbradleymedia: "I was at Sampdoria when they played that amazing Champions League qualifier against Werder Bremeen back in 2010. That still feels like the last time they were in amongst the big boys, so it's good to see how they've gone about their business this season. I think there is a new style of play in Serie A that has developed over the past couple of seasons and we see far less cagey games these days where the emphasis is put on defence. This will be attractive to not just the fans in Italy, but also to viewers around the world. As for Marco Giampaolo and his side, they are unlucky that there are so many teams challenging for the title this season. Napoli and Inter have shocked everyone with their start to the season while Juve and Roma will always be up there. I don't see Samp breaking into that four."

The General Football Question: Predict the order of how the top six will finish in the Premier League

@TyJMaine: "Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. Manchester City have an extremely talented squad that works together like a well-oiled machine, with some decent squad depth as well. Meanwhile, Liverpool's defensive issues could see them finish at the bottom of the six teams."

@AldoSpinelli77: "The top six in the Premier League at the end of the season will look like this: Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham."

@jbradleymedia: "As of today, my top six would be: Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. It looks like Manchester City are on a 38-match procession to be crowned as champions with the way they are playing. They signed well in the summer and seem to have fully bought into the Pep ethic. Who finishes below them is anyone's guess but Manchester United are quietly going about their business (if that's possible with Mourinho in charge). They don't amaze you with the way they play, but they get results. Once again, I think Arsenal will miss out on the top four - there's still too much fragility within the squad - and they could be joined by Liverpool. Their habit of conceding bad goals is something that Jurgen Klopp will want to rectify if they are to challenge."