Manchester United secured their place at the second round of the Champions League but the team of David Moyes is in urgent need of a win after two consecutive home losses and already three games without success. Shakhtar in turn, takes the second place in the group, only one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, and the Ukrainians will seek the three points in this visit to move on to the next stage of the tournament.
One of the most interesting matches of the last round of the Champions League's group stage is definitely the one between Galatasaray and Juventus. In this direct clash both sides will decide who will move on in the tournament. Juventus currently occupies the second place in the group with a small lead of two points over Galatasaray and thus the draw also satisfies the Italians.
Both sides will meet after having achieved identical results - draws in the final round of the leagues and victories in Coppa Italia in midweek.
The current leaders in the standings Arsenal will host the very well performing team of Everton in a match of round 15 of the Premier League. Everton have not beaten Arsenal from the last 12 games between the two teams but under the leadership of Roberto Martinez, the Caramel showed that they can win against any team from the league.
This visit of West Ham will definitely be one of their hardest challenges of the season. Liverpool performs great at Anfield, Luis Suarez just does not stop scoring. The top striker has scored already 13 goals in 9 games and after his four hits against Norwich in midweek he is undoubtedly the favorite for the top scorer in this match.
After the good start of the season Southampton made a 3-game losing streak and now faces again a hard collision with the struggling for the title Manchester City. Southampton is one of the teams with less goals conceded this season, while City has scored the most goals and it is definitely interesting to see who will prevail in this meeting.
David Moyes faces for the first time the team, where he spent 11 years as a manager. Manchester United completely dominated the matches between the two teams in recent years and now led by Moyes they will try to keep that good statistics.
Only a point separates Tottenham and Manchester United in the English Premier League and managers of both teams this season are under increasing pressure from critics.
In recent years, the matches between Newcastle and West Bromich are quite attractive with many goals scored. In this game Newcastle will try to strengthen their good performances lately, but West Brom certainly is able to oppose any team in England, even as a guest.
Swansea City and Valencia face each other in a direct clash for the first place in Group A of the Europa League. The Spaniards lost the previous encounter between the two teams with a surprising 0-3 result and now they will undoubtedly be
highly motivated for a rematch.
Real Madrid need just a point to secure qualification for the knockout round of the Champions League. Los Blancos are very strong in the tournament, and as a whole in front of own audience have 8 wins from 9 matches. It seems that Real will achieve their goal in this game but the team will be without the goal-machine Cristiano Ronaldo, who is injured.
The winner of this match will take the lead of the standings in the Champions League Group A and will put the losing team in quite a disadvantage. Bayer, Manchester United and Shakhtar Donetsk have a real chance of passing into the next phase of the tournament and this game will definitely be extremely tense.
Barcelona is almost a certain participant in the second round of the Champions League, while Ajax is in a fierce fight with Milan and Celtic for the second place in the group. Only two points are needed to Barcelona to ensure first place and motivation of Catalans for the current meeting is in question.
Borussia Dortmund and Napoli face in a crucial clash in the group stage of the Champions League. A success for Napoli probably will leave Borussia beyond the second round of the tournament, which will definitely be a shock for the last year's finalist. This important meeting comes at a very bad time for Jurgen Klopp, who can not rely on practically all his main defense.
West Bromwich and Aston Villa will play the final game of round 12 of the Premier League. Those matches of the league played on Monday are often very intriguing and tough. These two teams definitely have the strength to fight for entry into the first half of the table at the time they share the 11th position with equal total of points.
The first Merseyside derby of the season looks quite promising. Liverpool and Everton are in great form and only 3 points separate them in the standings. Undoubtedly,
both teams have serious ambitions after their good start to the season, but this game is much more important to them than just winning the 3 points.
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The most exciting match of the eleventh round of the Premier League is undoubtedly the one between the teams of Manchester United and Arsenal. After a poor start to the season, United gradually reaches good form and the success in this derby is much needed for David Moyes. Arsenal on the other hand, is often announced as the main favorite for the title and an away victory over Manchester will definitely strengthen these claims.
One of the most intriguing groups of the Champions League is definitely group F. The teams of Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal and Napoli have a total of 6 points and will pursue a win in each of the three rounds left. The gunners are probably in the most unfavorable position as they have visits to Dortmund and Napoli.
After three consecutive wins in Serie A, Juventus is gaining momentum and will seek a first win in the Champions League this season. The "Old Lady" needs urgent points, if the team is to stay in the tournament, but tonight`s opponent is definitely not an easy one to defeat. An eventual win for Real, will secure the team a place in 1/8 finals of the tournament.
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