In recent performances on home ground Inter is not so convincing having lost the by Juventus in the previous round and Bologna before that. However, the team continues to battle for a place in Europe and it is time to gain points over its main competitors - Roma and Lazio who will face each other in the derby of Rome on Monday.
Tottenham played a very poor game against Basel in the Europa League during the week and the only positive thing for Tottenham was the won point. Bale, Lennon and Gallas got injuries in this match, which is quite a problem for André Villas-Boas. The meeting with Everton is a direct clash for qualifying for the Champions League, but unfortunately for both managers they will not be able to rely on most of their key footballers.
At first glance this seems to be an easy victory for Barcelona with their outstanding statistics at home, against the team from Mallorca with their traditionally weak performances as a guest.
During this season in the French Ligue 1, Montpellier is very strong at home and will again seek to make their fans happy with a victory over Valenciennes. The hosts are unbeaten in their stadium in 11 games, but are in a bad series of three games without a win in the league. Players must see in the upcoming clash a perfect opportunity to end this series, but they also have to realize that against a team in danger of relegation everything can be expected.
Three players of Real Betis are with suspension for the important visit to Granada. Betis still has a real chance of qualifying for the Europa League as for now the team is just two points behind the sixth place in the standings. Granada itself is dangerously close to the relegation zone and the current form of the team does not give its supporters hopes of remaining in the Primera Division.
The first match from 31. round in the French Ligue 1 face each other the teams of Marseille and Bordeaux, currently occupying the second and ninth places in the standings. Despite the difference of 11 points in the table, this game can definitely be called as a derby as two of big French team face each other.
The form of these two teams contrasts dramatically. For Newcastle the season is really tough, as the team fights to remain in the Premier League and is now just 3 points above the relegation zone. Benfica on the other hand,
is the sole leader in the standings of the Portugal Super Liga and is definitely in great form.
Chelsea FC - Rubin Kazan 04/04/2013 20:05 GMT
- Chelsea FC and Rubin Kazan meet for the first time in their history.
- Rubin Kazan has not lost in 9 of its last 10 matches in the Europa League, as in 7 of the last 9 games the team did not not even concede a goal.
- In his last match against a Russian team at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea won with 4-1.
- Chelsea has only two losses at home this season.
- Chelsea win 1.57
- Draw 4.00
Chelsea's hopes for a title defense in the Champions League and winning the Premier League have vanished and the Europa League may be of particular importance for the blue team and Rafa Benitez.
Jose Mourinho rested many of his key players last week and now with full strength Real Madrid will pursue the victory and achieving a comfor lead before the second match. The champions league title seems
mandatory for Real, as perhaps only winning this trophy would secure the stay of Jose Mourinho at the club. At the media even speculations regarding the future of Cristiano Ronaldo appeared. All this, however, remains in the background
since the road to Wembley for "White Ballet" goes through the serious team of Galatasaray.
Two teams who were given little chances in the group stage of the Champions League but managed to qualify for the knockout and now get the interest of all football fans. They will face each other in a match with a lot of unknowns as the two teams will meet for the first time in its history. For Malaga this will be even the first European clash against German team.
Paris St. Germain - FC Barcelona 02/04/2013 19:45
- FC Barcelona has the highest percent of ball possesion in the Champions League (74%).
- Paris St. Germain has won the most aerial duels in the Champions League (62%).
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made the most assists in the Champions League matches.
- The last time Barcelona dropped out of the tournament before the quarterfinal stage was during the season 2006/2007.
- FC Barcelona to qualify
PSG`s last loss at home was in November 2012 and the team certainly maintains great form during this season. Milan and Celtic proved that Barcelona can be defeated in the Champions League, especially when not playing at the Camp Nou and this undoubtedly gives extra motivation to Carlo Ancelotti and his team.
On Tuesday, two European legends will fight for the right to participate in the Champions League semi-final. Bayern Munich and Juventus - these are the most successful clubs currently in their countries and occupy the first places in the standings. Their dominance is shown by the fact that Bayern leads by 20 points to the second - Borussia Dortmund and Juventus to Napoli by 9 points.
The match between the teams of Sporting Braga and Sporting Lisboa will be played on 01/04/2013 at Estádio Municipal de Braga.
The away win over Tottenham last weekend, put Fulham at the 10th position in the table and gave the team hopes of overtaking Swansea and West Brom in the standings. Led in attack by Dimitar Berbatov, Fulham can
achieve better ranking and seek victory over any team in the Premier League. Martin Jol is expected to rely on the eleven that took the three points at the White Hart Lane.
Chelsea is the team that dominates in the FA Cup in recent years. Currently, Chelsea hasn`t got a single loss in their last 28 games in this tournament, which gives high confidence to Rafael Benítez` players. After it is certain that the Premier League title will be won by Manchester United, Chelsea is expected to be the more aggressive and ambitious team for the victory in this meeting, which will bring the team from London closer to a valuable title this season.
Valladolid - Osasuna 03/31/2013 11:00
- As many as 11 of the last 15 games between these two teams in the league since 2000 year till now have ended with Under 2.5 Goals.
- 6 of the last 7 matches at Osasuna in the Primera Division ended with Under 2.5 Goals.
- Under 2.5 goals
Sunday's clash between Brest and Lille seems unbalanced, given the statistics in the league. Brest team occupying 17th place in the standings, has 1 win in 8 games. Guests from Lille had five straight wins, but lost in their last match against Brest and definitely will try to stop any negative series.
In the previous match between these two teams, Aston Villa brought major surprise with its strong victory at Anfield with 1:3. The situation for the both teams in the standings is critical and they need a lot of points to achieve their goals. Liverpool is 3 points behind the 6th place, but with a game more than Everton, while Aston Villa is in serious threat of relegation as the team is just three points above the 18th Wigan, but with a match more.
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