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One of the most attractive clashes in the Europa League is definitely the one between the teams of Tottenham and Inter. The hosts are in great form and what about the form of Gareth Bale, who just cannot stop scoring. The team of Inter still preserves some bad memories of Bale after his hat-trick at the San Siro, where his star shined for the first time.
Jose Mourinho rested many of his key players this weekend, despite the opponent, which was Barcelona and Real Madrid still managed to reach the victory. After the two consecutive impressive triumphs over their greatest rival, in Real`s squad the confidence will be at very high level for the match against Manchester United. The Champions League title will no doubt erase the poor performance of Real Madrid in the Primera Division, but the path to the most valuable football trophy goes through beating, Sir Alex Ferguson`s team, which is in an astonishing form.
The spectacle is guaranteed in the matches between Tottenham and Arsenal, which quite often end in a lot of scored goals. 12 of the last 13 such matches ended with over 2.5 goals. This time Arsenal is 4 points behind Tottenham, so the win is mandatory for the visiting team. This London derby is largely a decisive match for a place in the first four in the standings. After Arsenal failed in all competitions, it seems that the only way the team can please its fans is by getting in the top four. However to achieve this, a win in this game is a must for Wenger`s squad.
After winning the Capital One Cup the atmosphere at the Liberty Stadium will be overwhelming. Swansea crushed its opponent Bradford in the final and deservedly won the trophy, which culminated the team`s good performance this season. Winning the cup and securing participation in the Europa League, however, can affect negatively the performance of Swansea from here to the end of the season in the league. Such an outcome of the events had been witnessed several times. After winning this trophy Liverpool played at a very low level in the league, and when Birmingham lifted the League Cup, the team then relegated.
After Real Madrid`s spectacular win at the Camp Nou with 1-3, just three days later, once again we will have the opportunity to enjoy the Clasico. This time, however, the game is not of high importance as Real Madrid has no chances for the title. Furthermore the team has acknowledged the loss of the La Liga title. Moreover, on Tuesday the "White Ballet" will face Manchester United in a match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. Despite the impressive victory over Barcelona with 1:3, the future of Mourinho at Real is largely dependent on the team`s performance in the Champions League. It will not be a surprise if Mourinho makes some serious changes in his squad for this Clasico, in order to preserve the fitness of his main players.
Sevilla and Atletico Madrid will determine the second finalist for the Copa del Rey. The first match of the tournament between these two teams ended in a 2-1 score for Atletico and Sevilla now has the difficult task to make up the difference of 1 goal. The matches between these two teams are very tight in recent years, as Sevilla has 10 wins, while Atletico has won 9 times.
Another Clasico will delight the football fans around the world. Barcelona has an advantage of one away goal, which means that the guests will go hard for the first goal of the match. This game is definitely of high importance for Real Madrid as the team lost almost all chances for the Primera Division title. Furthermore, Jose Mourinho declared the loss of the league title, stressing that his team will focus on the Champions League and Copa del Rey.
After the heavy defeat by AC Milan during the week, Barcelona's players must react quickly, because they are in for a series of matches against Real Madrid. A potential poor result at home to
Sevilla will have a huge negative impact on Barcelona before the upcoming "Clasico" next Tuesday. Sevilla also has a tough cup match against Atletico Madrid, but surely the team will do everything
possible to take something from Camp Nou. Sevilla is only 5 points away from the sixth place in the standings, which provides participation in the Europa League.
The matches between the leader and the last team in the standings in the Premier League often offer some big surprises. After Harry Redknapp took the management of QPR, the team has shown a significant progress. QPR performed quite well against some of the top teams in the Premier League as the team managed to defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and also reached prestigious draws against Manchester City and Tottenham.
Fulham confronts a direct competitor to enter the first half of the Premier League standings. This game is a great opportunity for "The Cottagers" to gain important three points given the fact that Stoke is performing rather poorly as a guest. Stoke hasn`t got a win in 21 of its last 22 away games in the Premier League. Moreover, it`s certain that the team is in poor shape and this match will undoubtedly be really difficult for the guest. The win over Reading last weekend ended a serie of 6 consecutive matches without a victory for Stoke City.
Milan and Barcelona met four times in the last season's Champions League and in all clashes they showed attractive football and were great pleasure to watch by the fans. Of these four matches Barcelona won twice and two of them were draw. In all tournaments, Barcelona has not lost to AC Milan in the last eight games and given the form of "Catalans" victory for Milan seems difficult to achieve. Also, Barcelona has not been defeated in 22 of their last 24 games in the Champions League - a truly impressive statistics.
Wenger rested most of his key players, which resulted in a loss to Blackburn for the FA Cup. Despite dropping out of the cup, Arsenal should risk in this game and will not cheat to its attractive and offensive football, which practices most often. A good result as a host is the only chance for Arsenal, considering the great shape of Bayern in Germany. Moreover Bayern arrives in England with some serious squad problems - Boateng, Badstuber and Pizarro miss the meeting. Arsenal should make the best out of the home court advantage and Bayern problems with missing key players, if the team wants to go through to the next round.
The statistics show that Inter plays very successfully against Fiorentina being unbeaten in the last 15 games against this rival in all competitions. In Serie A Inter have lost only twice to Fiorentina from 2001 until now and has won 15 matches. Fiorentina, however, is quite a strong host this season as the team hasn`t lost in 15 of its last 16 home games. Inter and Fiorentina occupy the fifth and the sixth place in the standings and this match is a direct clash for participating in the European tournaments.
Juventus deservedly tops the Serie A standings showing a great and effective football. Even as guests the players of Juventus perform to an extremely high level as the team has won 13 of their last 16 away games in the league. During the week Juventus managed an astonishing win with 0-3 in the visit to Celtic in a match of the Champions League. It seems that "The old lady" makes an absolutely successful season.
Corner statistics for each team can be quite useful in preparing a prediction for Over/Under number of corners in a match. Such types of bets became rather popular these days and the need of corner statistics
arose. Forebet.com offers you information about the corners of the teams of the English leagues - Premier League, Championship, League 1 and League 2.
The team of Liverpool has a very difficult visit to Russia. Brendan Rodgers's players will have to give the best of themselves, if they want to continue to the next round in the tournament. As for the matches of English clubs in the Europa League, the teams certainly do not seem to be very motivated and often frustrate their supporters with poor performance. Liverpool, however, is a team with great traditions in the European competitions and it is unlikely that they will approach lightly in this meeting.
For the first time since Rolando moved to Real, he will be able to play against his former club. The 1/8 finals of the Champions League offer a clash between these giants in football and no doubt we are in for a spectacular game. The attention will be directed to Ronaldo, who warmed up with a hat-trick against Sevilla at the weekend. Sir Alex Ferguson, however, knows the player better than anyone else and it is certain that he is prepared for Ronaldo.
The impetuous Celtic players, along with the support of their loyal fans, can defeat any opponent at home. Even Barcelona was devastated at Celtic Park in a match of the group stage of the Champions League. Definitely Celtic is a team that can compete with the best in Europe and for Juventus this visit is going to be quite difficult. The italians will certainly be well prepared for this game and might approach more cautiously having analyzed the high class game that the Scots showed in the group stage of the tournament.
The most exciting matches of the Champions League start this Tuesday featuring the top teams in Europe. The french team of PSG is visiting Valencia in what appears to be a thrilling game. For the guests the key figure is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The team`s performance is largely dependent on the form of Ibrahimovic. When he playes at a high level, as he usually does, PSG achieves very good results. The hopes of the ambitious Frenchmen are nourished by this extraordinary footballer. However, it should be noted that Ibrahimovic does not show his full potential in the matches of the European competitions. While playing for Inter, Milan or Barcelona Ibrahimovic did not demonstrate at best his high level of play that he sustained at the domestic leagues. Undoubtedly, the main problems for Valencia will come from Ibrahimovic, who has scored the impressive 21 goals for PSG and is definitely in great shape.
Undoubtedly, the match between Tottenham and Newcastle is going to be spectacular. Both teams have very strong attacking players and definitely perform attractive football. For the first time this season the guests of Newcastle will get into a game with a little more confidence, having achieved two important wins in a row, which moved them away from the relegation zone. The come back agains Chelsea last weekend was really impressive and fully deserved. Bearing in mind the last two matches of Newcastle we can assume that they have in front of them better results. However, the visit to London will be extremely difficult for "The Magpies".
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