www.soccerhd.infoChampions League final preview: Bayern Munich v Chelsea
Bayern Munich have several distinct advantages over Chelsea as the two giants of Europe head into Saturday’s Champions League final. Firstly, the German powerhouse are playing at their home ground, the Alliance Arena, which is a formidable fortress. Secondly, Bayern won the Champions League forerunner, the European Cup three times in a row, between 1974-76, [...]
Lampard proud to captain Chelsea
Chelsea’s Frank Lampard has revealed his pride at the prospect of leading the team out in Saturday’s Champions League final. Usual skipper John Terry is suspended after his red card during the club’s semi-final second leg against Barcelona. Chelsea will also be without Branislav Ivanovic, Raul Meireles and Ramires due to the trio’s respective suspensions, [...]
London calling for Cavani
Edinson Cavani has told Napoli that he has no intention of missing this year’s Olympic Games in London. The Uruguay international, who has been linked with a move away from the San Paolo, is determined to represent his country at the Games. While Napoli are unlikely to be open to the idea of releasing their [...]
Skrtel ponders Liverpool future
Martin Skrtel has lined up talks with the Liverpool hierarchy as the defender considers his future, says his agent. As Goal.com revealed last week, the Slovakian defender is expected to ask for a transfer away from the Anfield outfit following a dismal Premier League season in which the club finished out of the European places [...]
Everton to appeal Cahill card
Everton will appeal the red card handed to Tim Cahill on the last day of the English Premier League season. A frustrating campaign for Australian Cahill ended in controversy on Sunday when the Socceroos star was sent off for grabbing Newcastle’s Yohan Cabaye by the throat in Everton’s 3-1 home win. If the appeal is [...]
Premier League: Manchester City 3 QPR 2
Manchester City won their first English top flight title in 44 years after won of the most astonishing finishes ever to a Premier League season. City sensationally recovered to Premier League glory in the final minutes as Sergio Aguero’s late winner sealed a 3-2 comeback over a QPR side who had Joey Barton sent off [...]
Di Matteo: Future still uncertain
Roberto Di Matteo insists he will have ‘no problem’ if winning the Champions League failed to earn him the Chelsea manager’s job full-time. Caretaker boss Di Matteo said he is still unsure whether club owner Roman Abramovich will keep him on beyond the end of the season after Sunday’s Premier League win over Blackburn Rovers. [...]
Wenger proud of finishing third
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his team’s resilience after fighting back to secure third place in the Premier League on Sunday. The Gunners were down 2-1 to West Brom before running over the top of their opponents to win 3-2 and guarantee Champions League football next season. Wenger was full of praise for his players [...]
Ferguson warning over Ferdinand
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson fears that Rio Ferdinand will miss Euro 2012 through injury. England’s veteran defender has been plagued by a back problem this season and the fitness concern has thrown his tournament selection into doubt. The 33-year-old may also miss out on the squad if he is unwilling to play alongside [...]
Tevez still a wanted man at Milan
AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani will not rest until he signs Carlos Tevez. Galliani has resurrected the club’s bid to sign the Manchester City striker, declaring: “We will do everything to get him.” Milan came close to landing the Argentine during the January transfer window, agreeing personal terms with the player only to fail to [...]
Premier League preview: Norwich v Aston Villa
Norwich City hope to finish their season on a high when they play fellow battler Aston Villa in Sunday’s final round. The match means little, except it will be a final farewell for Villa striker Emile Heskey, who has confirmed he is leaving the club. Having experienced early season success, Norwich languished near the relegation [...]
Premier League preview: Wigan v Wolves
Wigan Athletic can win their seventh game in nine starts while Wolverhampton Wanderers will bid farewell to the Premier League on Sunday. Wolves, rooted to the bottom of the table with just five wins and 25 points, have already been consigned to Championship after two seasons in the top flight. Wigan, in 15th on 40 [...]
Premier League preview: Bolton v Stoke
Bolton travel to Stoke City on the final day of the season needing three points and a Manchester City win to secure Premier League survival. Bolton, in 18th on 35 points, trail Queens Park Rangers, who face City away on Sunday, by two points. Should they fail to win at Stoke or if QPR force [...]
Premier League preview: Tottenham v Fulham
Tottenham host Fulham on the final day of the Premier League season knowing three points could secure a Champions League berth next season. Tottenham, in fourth on 66 points, trail London rivals Arsenal, who travel to West Bromwich Albion, by one point with one game to play. Should they win and Arsenal falter, Tottenham would [...]
Premier League preview: Everton v Newcastle
Everton will be out to silence rivals Liverpool, while Newcastle could clinch a Champions League berth at Goodison Park on Sunday. Newcastle, in fifth on 65 points, could climb to third with a win at Everton and go straight into the group stage of next season’s Champions League if other results fall their way. Newcastle [...]
Premier League preview: West Brom v Arsenal
Arsenal can secure a berth in next season’s Champions League group stage with a victory away to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. The Gunners (67 points) are winless in their last four starts but can put third spot beyond the reach of Tottenham (66) and Newcastle (65) with three points on the final day of [...]
Premier League preview: Swansea v Liverpool
Liverpool will be out to overtake Merseyside rivals Everton on the Premier League table when they travel to Swansea City on Sunday. The Reds, in eighth on 52 points, trail Everton, who host Newcastle United at home, by one point with one game to play. Should Liverpool triumph in Wales, anything but victory for Everton [...]
Premier League preview: Chelsea v Blackburn
The turbulent league seasons of Chelsea and Blackburn will come to a close when they square off at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The game is effectively a dead rubber, as Rovers will finish 19th and be relegated to the Championship, and Chelsea will end the season in sixth irrespective of the result. However, Chelsea manager [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester City v QPR
Manchester City can clinch their first league title since 1968 with a win over Queens Park Rangers on the final day of a memorable season. City, equal on 86 points with local rivals United but on top of the table with a superior goal difference, know three points at Etihad Stadium on Sunday will secure [...]
Premier League preview: Sunderland v Manchester United
Manchester United will travel to Sunderland on the last day of the season hoping local rivals Manchester City falter in the title race. United are equal on 86 points with City atop the table but have an inferior goal difference. City will clinch the title with a win over Queens Park Rangers, however a draw [...]
Holloway: Blackpool had backs to wall
Blackpool coach Ian Holloway said he felt helpless late in his side’s 3-2 aggregate Championship play-off semi-final win over Birmingham. The win secured a spot in the final at Wembley against West Ham, and a chance to return to the prestigious Premier League. After a 1-0 first-leg win at home, Holloway’s men went 2-0 up [...]
Europa League: Atletico Madrid 3 Athletic Bilbao 0
Atletico Madrid claimed the Europa League title after defeating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in an all-Spanish final in Bucharest. A year after scoring the winner in Porto’s Europa League triumph, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao starred for the victors by producing two superb individual goals in the first half. An equally brilliant clincher from Diego late on [...]
Copa Libertadores wrap: Velez, Libertad progress
Velez Sarsfield and Libertad secured qualification to the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday. A 1-1 draw with Atletico Nacional was enough for Velez Sarsfield to ensure a 2-1 aggregate win at their home ground in Buenos Aires. The Argentine club extended their one-goal aggregate lead when Augusto Fernandez netted early in the second [...]
Bolton fans welcome back Lee
Lee Chung-Yong has thanked the Bolton fans on his return after more than 10 months out following a broken leg. The 23-year-old South Korean midfielder, who won the club’s Player of the Year award in 2010, was an 82nd-minute substitute in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with West Brom. The cameo was Lee’s first appearance in the [...]
Kean adamant Rovers can return
Blackburn manager Steve Kean remains defiant that he is the right man for the job after his side was relegated from the Premier League. Kean was given a hostile reception at Ewood Park on Monday after Blackburn’s 11-year reign in the top flight came to an end with a 1-0 loss to Wigan. But the [...]
Ferguson: Defence key to City success
Sir Alex Ferguson said Manchester United could learn something from City’s defensive tactics. Ferguson suggested that if United had played more cautiously at the end of games like City do, then they, not their rivals, could be on the brink of claiming the Premier League title. United twice let a two-goal lead slip against Everton [...]
Europa League preview: Familiar foes meet in all-Spanish final
Fernando Llorente will hold the key for Spanish side Athletic Bilbao when they meet Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final on Wednesday. While much of the focus this season has been on Barcelona and Real Madrid’s utter dominance of La Liga, both Marcelo Bielsa’s Bilbao (10th in La Liga) and Diego Simeone’s Atletico (fifth) [...]
Ferguson hoping for QPR upset
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Queens Park Rangers to upset Manchester City next week to hand his side the title. Speaking after United’s 2-0 win over Swansea on Sunday, Ferguson argued that QPR’s manager Mark Hughes would be keen to spoil City’s title chances after being replaced as manager by Roberto Mancini [...]
Premier League preview: Liverpool v Chelsea
Liverpool and Chelsea will lock horns again in the Premier League on Tuesday three days after battling for FA Cup glory on Saturday. The Blues won 2-1 at Wembley and the Reds will be keen to atone for missing out on becoming the first team to win a domestic cup double since Chelsea in 2007. [...]
Premier League preview: Aston Villa v Tottenham
Aston Villa must fix their goal-scoring troubles without striker Darren Bent as they look to stave off relegation against Tottenham on Sunday. Villa have scored one goal in four matches as they move closer towards the English Premier League’s relegation zone and manager Alex McLeish revealed this week he had looked into bringing Bent back [...]
Premier League preview: Newcastle v Manchester City
Manchester City head to Sports Direct Arena on Sunday with the Premier League title on the line as well as Newcastle’s European ambitions. City manager Roberto Mancini was in the stands at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to watch Newcastle’s Papiss Cisse’s stunning pair of strikes dismantle Chelsea 2-0, pulling them level on points with Tottenham. [...]
Premier League preview: Bolton v West Brom
A tense final fortnight in the Premier League awaits struggling Bolton, starting with a home clash against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Bolton, fresh off a 4-1 loss to Tottenham on Wednesday, are third-bottom and must find form in their final two fixtures to avoid playing in the Championship next season. Even if they beat [...]
Premier League preview: Arsenal v Norwich
The battle for third place in the English Premier League intensifies on Saturday when Arsenal welcome Norwich to the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are in third position, 17 points behind the Manchester clubs who are locked in their own battle for the title. The Gunners would not have been happy with the midweek results that saw [...]
FA Cup preview: Liverpool v Chelsea
The managers of both Chelsea and Liverpool hope they can turn around their form before Saturday’s FA Cup Final after poor mid-week defeats. Liverpool lost 1-0 to Fulham at Anfield on Tuesday, while Chelsea went down 2-0 to visitors Newcastle on Wednesday in the English Premier League. Liverpool’s manager Kenny Dalglish slammed the players he [...]
Premier League preview: Bolton v Tottenham
Bolton and Tottenham have plenty still to play for in their English Premier League match at the Reebok Stadium on Wednesday. Owen Coyle’s Bolton are in the relegation zone ahead of the clash with Spurs, but hold a game in hand over their immediate rivals on the table. Just one point would see them escape [...]
Premier League preview: Chelsea v Newcastle
Chelsea and Newcastle lock horns in a crucial English Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Both clubs are right in the mix for a fourth-place finish and potential qualification for the Champions League, with Newcastle trailing fourth-placed Tottenham on goal difference only. Chelsea, who could make finishing fourth irrelevant with victory in the [...]
Serie A preview: Battle for Europe too close to call
The battle for a Champions League qualifying spot in Italy is a four-horse race, with Napoli, Udinese, Inter Milan and Lazio in the hunt. The quartet of challengers are level on 55 points, with Napoli (goal difference of plus 19) heading the other three – Udinese (plus 12), Inter (plus 5) and Lazio (plus 5). [...]
Premier League preview: Stoke v Everton
Everton can extend their unbeaten run in the English Premier League to seven matches on Tuesday, when they travel to face Stoke City. David Moyes’ side are sternly holding onto seventh place on the table, two points ahead of bitter rivals Liverpool, and it would be a notable success if they can finish higher than [...]
Premier League preview: Liverpool v Fulham
Liverpool can continue their late-season resurgence in the English Premier League when they tackle a struggling Fulham on Tuesday. The Anfield outfit defeated Norwich 3-0 away from home on Saturday courtesy of a sublime hat-trick from Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, while west London club Fulham were on the wrong end of a 4-0 belting at [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester City v Manchester United
Manchester City can move to the top of the English Premier League with two games to play if they defeat rivals Manchester United on Monday. The title race looked over on April 8, when United defeated Queens Park Rangers 2-0 and City lost at the Emirates Stadium, going down 1-0 to Arsenal. That meant Sir [...]
Premier League preview: Tottenham v Blackburn
Tottenham continue their chase of a Champions League spot when they welcome Blackburn to White Hart Lane on Sunday. Harry Redknapp’s side are winless in four outings in all competitions, dropping to fifth in the English Premier League. The in-form Newcastle United have moved into fourth, leaving Tottenham in danger of missing out on a [...]
Premier League preview: Norwich v Liverpool
Liverpool players will be fighting for a starting berth in the FA Cup final when they travel to Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday. With the trip to Carrow Road coming just a week before the Wembley showpiece against Chelsea, places in Kenny Dalglish’s side are up for grabs according to defender Jamie Carragher. [...]
Premier League preview: Arsenal v Stoke
Arsenal’s bid to secure an automatic Champions League place continues with a clash against Stoke City on Saturday. Arsene Wenger’s men have won just two of their last five English Premier League matches, giving the in-form Newcastle United some hope of finishing third. Injuries have affected Arsenal in recent weeks, with Mikel Arteta and Theo [...]
Premier League preview: Chelsea v QPR
Queens Park Rangers’ fight for survival in the English Premier League takes them to Stamford Bridge on Sunday where they meet Chelsea. Impressive home form – QPR have won their last four fixtures at home, including wins over Arsenal and Tottenham – has seen Mark Hughes’ side move out of the relegation zone. But an [...]
Champions League preview: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich
Real Madrid must overturn a one-goal deficit against Bayern Munich if they are to book their place in the UEFA Champions League final. Jose Mourinho’s Real went down 2-1 in the semi-final first leg at Bayern’s Allianz Arena last Tuesday. The hosts took the lead through France forward Franck Ribery in the 17th minute of [...]
Premier League preview: Aston Villa v Bolton
Bolton Wanderers midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker wants to take advantage of Aston Villa’s precarious position when the teams meet on Tuesday. Away side Bolton go into the mid-week fixture second from bottom in the English Premier League, four points off Wigan Athletic and the safety of 17th place. Their next opponents, Villa, are just five points [...]
Premier League preview: Liverpool v West Brom
FA Cup finalists Liverpool will turn their attention back to the English Premier League when they host West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Liverpool have slipped to eighth on the table after winning just once in their last five league matches. But they return to Anfield full of confidence after edging Everton 2-1 in the FA [...]
Premier League preview: Wolverhampton v Manchester City
Manchester City will accept nothing less than three points from their visit to Wolverhampton to keep their title hopes alive on Sunday. Second-placed City trail local rivals Manchester United, who host Everton on Sunday, by five points ahead of a tantalising Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium on April 30. Defender Joleon Lescott, who will [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester Utd v Everton
All eyes will be on Manchester United when they host Everton on Sunday, as the Premier League title race reaches its climax. United can continue their charge to back-to-back titles with a win over David Moyes’ men, but anything other than victory could leave Manchester City within striking range of the champions ahead of their [...]
Premier League preview: Fulham v Chelsea
Chelsea will continue their bid for Champions League qualification away to west London neighbours Fulham on Monday. Following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas last month, Chelsea have enjoyed a revival in fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo. They have reached the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and Champions League, while also picking up [...]
Premier League preview: Tottenham v Norwich
Tottenham Hotspur must aim for maximum points at home to Norwich City on Monday as they bid to secure Champions League qualification. Spurs climbed back to third place in the English Premier League courtesy of a 0-0 draw away to Sunderland on Saturday. They are just one point above fourth-placed Arsenal, who can regain third [...]
Champions League preview: Chelsea v Benfica
Chelsea will be hoping they can keep their perfect home record in the Champions League intact when they host Benfica on Wednesday. Roberto Di Matteo’s side have won all four home matches in Europe’s top competition this season, and another win on Wednesday will be enough for them to reach the semi-finals. A lone goal [...]
Champions League preview: Real Madrid v Apoel Nicosia
Only a minor miracle can prevent Real Madrid from progressing past APOEL Nicosia in their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. After Real scored a 3-0 win in the first leg in Cyprus last week, APOEL would need to win by at least three goals at the Bernabeu in the return leg to have any hope [...]
Champions League preview: Bayern Munich v Marseille
Marseille have a big challenge before them when they travel to Bayern Munich for their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday. The Ligue 1 side trail 2-0 after their home leg, and need to beat their German opponents – who have won their past seven in all competitions – by at least two goals [...]
Dalglish calls for more discipline
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has called on his players to channel their frustrations better after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Newcastle. Pepe Reina was sent off for violent conduct after head-butting James Perch and Andy Carroll stormed straight down the tunnel after being substituted on his return to Tyneside. After the match Dalglish called on his [...]
Premier League preview: Everton v West Brom
West Brom expect to have a number of players back from injury in time for their trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on Saturday. Graham Dorrans (hamstring), Jerome Thomas (hamstring), Chris Brunt (tonsillitis) and Martin Fulop (chicken pox) have all missed matches in recent weeks, but all four are in the frame to line [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Arsenal
QPR continue their battle for English Premier League survival with a visit from in-form Arsenal on Saturday. Rangers have been mired in relegation trouble for most of the season, and with eight games left they remain in 18th spot with 25 points. Mark Hughes’ side face a daunting run home as well, with Manchester United, [...]
Premier League preview: Aston Villa v Chelsea
There is plenty on the line for both sides when Aston Villa host Chelsea in the English Premier League on Saturday. The arrival of Roberto Di Matteo as manager after Andre Villas-Boas’ sacking saw an upswing in Chelsea’s form, but a loss to Manchester City and a draw at home against Tottenham has seen the [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester City v Sunderland
Manchester City can return to the top of the Premier League table with a win over Sunderland on Saturday. With league leaders Manchester United not in action until Monday, City have the opportunity to go back to the top, albeit on goal difference, and put the pressure back on their cross-town rivals. City were as [...]
Champions League preview: Marseille v Bayern Munich
Marseille must try to shake off an eight-game winless streak as they prepare for their Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich. The club from the French south coast have not won since their round of 16 first leg against Inter Milan as they have plummeted to ninth in Ligue 1. In fact, in that eight-game [...]
Champions League preview: Benfica v Chelsea
Benfica will hope to extend their unbeaten home streak when they face Chelsea in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg. The Lisbon-based team have not lost at home for 10 matches in European competitions and Benfica’s coach Jorge Jesus will hope that form can help his side through to the Champions League semi-finals for [...]
Champions League preview: APOEL v Real Madrid
Real Madrid have a huge chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League semi-finals when they travel to Cyprus to play APOEL on Tuesday. Madrid have seemingly drawn the easiest quarter-final opponent in the Champions League and are considered huge favourites ahead of Tuesday’s first leg in Nicosia. The La Liga leaders are the most [...]
Premier League preview: Liverpool v Wigan
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish will expect a reaction from his players when they host Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League. On Wednesday Liverpool led 2-0 away to struggling Queens Park Rangers, but conceded three times in the final 13 minutes to lose 3-2 at Loftus Road. It was the latest surprise defeat in an [...]
Premier League preview: Stoke v Manchester City
Manchester City travel to Stoke aiming to retake the lead in the English Premier League standings. City surrendered their long-held position at the top of the table when they lost 1-0 at Swansea earlier this month, allowing reigning champions and local rivals Manchester United to move into the lead. United then hammered Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 [...]
Premier League preview: Arsenal v Aston Villa
Arsenal’s impressive revival continues under Arsene Wenger, and it could spell trouble for Aston Villa when the team meet on Saturday. Supporters and pundits alike were calling for the end of Wenger’s 16-year stay in north London after the club made their worst start to season in 58 years. Arsenal reached a low point with [...]
Premier League preview: Chelsea v Tottenham
Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday in a match which could prove decisive in the battle for Champions League qualification. Spurs have spent much of the English Premier League season flying high in third place, and at one stage appeared potential title challengers, alongside Manchester United and Manchester City. But a sequence of four league [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester City v Chelsea
Manchester City could soon be left to rue their bad luck, as they prepare to face a Chelsea team finally hitting form in all competitions. City host Chelsea in the English Premier League on Wednesday, and need maximum points to prevent Manchester United from increasing their lead in the title race. United took advantage of [...]
Premier League preview: Tottenham v Stoke
The atmosphere is certain to be somewhat subdued at White Hart Lane when Tottenham Hotspur host Stoke City in the English Premier League. Tottenham’s last home match, an FA Cup quarter-final, was abandoned in the 41st minute on Saturday, after Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field with a serious heart problem. Muamba, [...]
Premier League preview: Everton v Arsenal
Arsenal’s recent revival will be put to the test when they face a stubborn Everton team at Goodison Park on Wednesday. North London club Arsenal have battled costly inconsistency and poor results throughout the season. The low point arrived with a 4-0 thrashing away to AC Milan in the Champions League round of 16 on [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Liverpool
Relegation strugglers Queens Park Rangers are unlikely to find much-needed points easy to come by at home to Liverpool on Wednesday. Mark Hughes’ QPR side have slipped into the bottom three in the English Premier League after losing four and drawing two of their last six matches. They face arguably the hardest run-in of any [...]
Premier League to review medical protocols
The Premier League will conduct a review into their medical procedures in the wake of Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest. Bolton midfielder Muamba collapsed during his side’s FA Cup quarter-final with Spurs at White Hart Lane on Saturday, and the 23-year-old received treatment from medical staff on the pitch before being transferred to The London Chest [...]
Premier League preview: Blackburn v Sunderland
Blackburn will aim to build on their win over Wolves when they welcome Sunderland to Ewood Park on Tuesday. Steve Kean’s men have continued to improve after their struggles early in the campaign, moving three points clear of the Premier League drop zone with the 2-0 win over Wolves. Sunderland were impressive when Martin O’Neill [...]
Dalglish hails Gerrard influence
Kenny Dalglish believes that ‘rare talent’ Steven Gerrard has the attributes to play for Liverpool for as long as he wants to. The Reds manager became the third-oldest man to represent the club when he played aged 39 while Ted Doig, at 41, is the oldest. The Scot poked fun at himself by indicating his [...]
Premier League preview: Newcastle v Norwich
Newcastle will be aiming to break a run of four winless matches when they host Norwich at St James’ Park on Sunday. Away losses to Tottenham and Arsenal have come either side of draws at home to Wolverhampton and Sunderland, meaning Alan Pardew’s men have dropped off the pace with the top four, and are [...]
Premier League preview: Wolves v Manchester United
It will be a battle of second-bottom versus top when Wolverhampton host Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. United have gained the upper hand on rivals Manchester City in the title race, taking top place after defeating West Brom while Roberto Mancini’s side slipped up at Swansea. Terry Connor’s Wolves meanwhile are in [...]
Premier League preview: Wigan v West Brom
Wigan will be desperate to break a home winless streak that has extended to 12 games when they host West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Roberto Martinez’s men occupy bottom spot on the English Premier League table, and despite only losing once in their past five, Wigan will be hoping their DW Stadium surrounds will be [...]
Premier League preview: Fulham v Swansea
Fulham welcome Swansea City to Craven Cottage on Saturday, hoping to bounce back after their winning streak was ended by Aston Villa. Martin Jol’s side won three Premier League clashes in succession before succumbing to the Birmingham outfit 1-0 at the weekend, but remain unbeaten in their past eight matches in London – including away [...]
Champions League preview: Real Madrid v CSKA Moscow
Real Madrid enter their Champions League round-of-16 second-leg against CSKA Moscow in prime position to advance to the last eight. The La Liga leaders are unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions and enter the clash at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday having secured a 1-1 draw in Russia. It looked like Jose Mourinho’s men would [...]
Champions League preview: Chelsea v Napoli
Chelsea need to improve on recent performances if they are to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Napoli. A 3-1 loss in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie in Italy left the Premier League side on the brink of an early exit ahead of Wednesday’s clash. But since that defeat [...]
Champions League preview: Bayern Munich v FC Basel
Star trio Arjen Robben, Mario Gomez and Jerome Boateng are battling to be fit for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with FC Basel. Bayern are aiming to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit against the Swiss side. Striker Gomez netted a hat-trick, his 11th for the club in the Bundesliga, during Bayern’s 7-1 hammering of Hoffenheim on [...]
Champions League preview: Inter Milan v Marseille
Inter Milan broke their poor run of form just in time for their Champions League round-of-16 second-leg against Marseille on Tuesday. Claudio Ranieri’s men were winless in nine matches in all competitions before recording a 2-0 victory at Chievo in Serie A on Friday. The win eased the pressure on the under-fire Ranieri, although failure [...]
Premier League preview: Liverpool v Everton
Liverpool and Everton will prepare for their FA Cup quarter-finals by clashing in the 217th Merseyside derby on Tuesday. The second derby of the season was re-scheduled after Liverpool reached, and won, the Carling Cup Final at Wembley late last month, beating Cardiff City in a penalty shootout. Passionate fans from both sides will find [...]
Gerrard calls for Reds improvement
Steven Gerrard has conceded Liverpool’s current position in the Premier League is not good enough for a club of their calibre. The Reds have lost their last three league games and find themselves 10 points adrift of Arsenal in the race for the last Champions League qualification spot. And with Everton coming to Anfield on [...]
Premier League preview: Arsenal v Newcastle
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is hoping the club’s Champions League elimination inspires them to a top-four finish. Wenger’s side host Newcastle in the English Premier League on Monday in the latest match of their bid to haul in Tottenham and finish third. Despite winning the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash 3-0 against [...]
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