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Aston Villa and Sunderland meet in a direct clash to stay in the Premier League. These matches at the end of the season, between the teams struggling not to relegate, are extremely intriguing and full of surprises. For the home team the win is a must, as the three points will put the team in a good position of 6 points above Wigan and equall points with Sunderland and Newcastle. Wigan, however, will remain with a game in hand, but against Tottenham, in which the team will hardly be able to make up some points.
Sampdoria is in very poor form and the team needs a few more points to ensure its stay in Serie A. The team will look for the first win since six rounds against a team that is in a battle to qualify for the Champions League.
After winning the Premier League title for the team of Manchester United remains the challenge to break the record for most points won in a season. Sir Alex Ferguson announced that this is
the main goal to his team and will pursue hit with full strength. To improve this record, however, Manchester United must win all 4 games by the end of the season, starting with an extremely tough
visit to Arsenal.
Atletico Madrid has a decent chance to break the statistics against Real Madrid, as the team hasn`t got a win since 1999 onwards. The team of Real Madrid made a lot of effort in the Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund, which was lost with 4-1 and the squad of Jose Mourinho may not be fully recovered physically and mentally for the visit to Atletico Madrid.
Fulham has to travel to perhaps one of the most inhospitable stadiums for them - Goodison Park, where the team has 9 consecutive defeats in all competitions. Moreover, this visit comes at a time when Everton is in great form and in pursue of qualification for the Europa League, which will be deserved in view of the overall performance of "The Toffees" this season.
Newcastle has not yet guaranteed the participation in the Premier League in the following season and a victory over Liverpool in front of own audience will definitely ease the tension in the "Magpies" squad. The last two seasons Newcastle achieved valuable home wins over Liverpool and now it is the ideal time for another success. The mood in the camp of Liverpool is undoubtedly quite minor, since Suarez got suspended for 10 games, and the team has dropped to 5 points behind the sixth position in the standings.
After a few poor games in their last 6 matches, the team of Rayo Vallecano got away from the sixth place and qualifying for the Europa League seems almost impossible for this team. Moreover, a key player for Rayo - Léo Baptistão, suffered a serious injury and he will not be able to play until the end of the season. Rayo Vallecano is definitely one of the pleasant surprises of this season of the Primera Division and even one point from this meeting will mean the team certainly will not relegate.
Both teams of Fenerbahce and Benfica demonstrate serious ambitions for the finals of Europa League and certainly both staff have the necessary skills to achieve this goal. Benfica and Fenerbahçe face against each other for the first time since season 1975/1976 when the Portuguese won a heavy victory 7-0.
Once able to knock Tottenham and Zenit St Petersburg out of the Europa League, the team of Basel definitely will not be underestimated by any opponent. This time, however, the task of the Swiss is quite heavy as the team will face the current champions of Europe. Chelsea gained extensive experience of European competitions in recent years and led by manager best known for his success in the Champions League, the team can be strongly identified as favorite to qualify for the final of the Europa League.
The struggle for European competition for St Etienne continues with host of Ajaccio, while for the guests at the time the battle is to stay in the league. This match provides an ideal opportunity for St Etienne to overtake fourth-placed Lille and get away from the main follower Nice by three points. Possible loss to Ajaccio will leave the team just 4 points above the relegation zone and therefore guests will throw big effort to reach at least a draw in this match.
The team of Real Madrid will seek revenge against Borussia, having already made one loss and draw in the group stage matches of the tournament. While Borussia Dortmund is a pleasant surprise in this year's Champions League and will play relieved, for Real Madrid stakes are much higher. The pressure on Jose Mourinho and his players will be serious since the tenth Champions League trophy seems a must for the "White Ballet". 11 years without a title of the most prestigious football tournament is not typical for a team like Real Madrid, and no doubt the team will do everything possible to triumph once again.
Tonight Bayern Munich will host Barcelona on the Allianz Arena in the first semi-final of the Champions League. The new champions of Germany face the ultimate leader in the Primera Division in a game expected by many experts to be the true final.
Manchester United can secure the title with a win in this match, after losing to Manchester City Tottenham (3-1) on Sunday. Despite the surprising dip in form for United, they lead strongly with 13 points to city rivals and could have decided everything in the direct clash last week.
The team of Antonio Conte proved that he had forgotten the disappointment of dropping out of the Champions League with victory over Lazio in the previous round. Juventus showed they would fight to win the title in Italy as soon as possible. Although a serious lead, the ambitious coach would not allow any relaxation in his players and they will fight in every game to achieve the ultimate goal.
The return of Rafa Benitez at Anfield, this time as an opponent of the hosts is one of the main focuses before the match. Liverpool fans still sing the name of the coach, brought their favorite team to the top in Europe in 2005. Benitez, though, has not won the hearts of the supporters of Chelsea and their known chant will probably echo at the stadium tonight - "We don't care about Rafa. He don't care about us". However, no matter what professional the coach of Chelsea is, this clash will definitely be a test of his emotions.
Valencia does not have a loss against Malaga on their stadium since 2000 and this will definitely give them more confidence in this match. After the last the great show with Espaniol (3-3) last week, now the team is up against Malaga in a match that will determine who will continue to fight for a place in Europe.
Arsene Wenger's team has lost only one of their last 11 games and is in fourth place, just three points behind Chelsea. Fourth place will ensure the participation of the team in the Champions League, but it is a fierce battle with Tottenham, staying behind by only two points, but with a game in hand.
In the last round Mallorca achieved an important victory with a single goal in the 93. minute against Celta Vigo. It pulled them one point above the relegation zone and give hope to the hosts who will undoubtedly seek victory in this match to back their place in the League.
West Ham and Manchester United have met three times already this season, after the "Hammers" made it difficult for their opponents in the FA Cup as the match had to be replayed after a 2-2 draw. The biggest nightmare for Londoners is Robin van Persie, who has scored four goals in those three games and is in great shape.
Clashes between these two city rivals are always difficult, regardless of current form and standings of the teams. The last four games between them in the Premier League have ended in a draw, and the last seven were under 2.5 goals.
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