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Arsenal v Blackburn,  16:00

Saturday 14th March, 2009

Venue: Emirates Stadium 

English Premier League 08-09

Lead Up To The Encounter:

Arsenal would be looking to win this home encounter as they simply cannot lose if they are to keep the 4th placed Aston Villa within their reach. Blackburn Rovers too need these 3 points from this away encounter as they would look to fight themselves out of the bottom 3.

Aston Villa v Tottenham,   17:00

Sunday   15th March, 2009 

Venue: Villa Park

Premier League 08-09

Lead Up To The Encounter:

Aston Villa would try to win this encounter as Arsenal are inching closer to the 4th placed side. A lose for Villa would make life far easier for the 5th placed side Arsenal. But then with a dismal run in the last few games, Tottenham would find it hard to win this away encounter against Villa.

Burnley v Nottingham Forest,   16:00

Saturday 14th March, 2009 

Venue: Turf Moor

English Championship 08-09

Burnley in English Championship 08-09:

Burnley have 55 points from 36 games and are currently placed at 9th spot.

Chelsea v Man. City,   14:30

Sunday 15th March, 2009 

Venue: Stamford Bridge

English Premier League 08-09

Lead up To The Encounter:

Chelsea have shown that they can perform quite well in away matches as well as home matches in the past few weeks under their interim coach Guus Hiddink. They simply cannot lose this encounter if they are looking to keep the pressure on league leaders Manchester United. Tottenham though would find it tough to win this encounter considering their poor form of late especially in away encounters.

Man. United v Liverpool,    13:45

Saturday 14th March,          2009

Venue:  Old Trafford

English Premier League

The leader of 08-09 Premier league, Manchester United would be raring to play against the 3rd placed Liverpool in their home. With loads of confidence after defeating Inter Milan 2-0 in Old Trafford, Sir Alex Fergusson’s team is quite high on confidence and surely they would look to extend this upcoming match. Liverpool on the other hand would try their best to cut down on the 7 point lead that the defending champions have over them with a win in this away encounter.

Manchester City v Aalborg BK

Thursday 12th March, 2009

UEFA Champions League

Knockout Phase

Venue: City of Manchester Stadium

Lead Up To The Encounter:

Manchester City would be looking to win this crucial encounter and would like to have advantage in the next leg when they travel to Aalborg BK’s home. For Aalborg BK despite their wonderful record in the past few weeks beating the home side would be an uphill task.

FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Metalist Kharkiv 18:00

Thursday 12th March, 2009

UEFA Champions League

Knockout Phase

Venue:Valeri Lobanovski Stadium

Lead Up To The Encounter:

FC Dynamo Kyiv would be looking to win this home encounter of theirs. Though they have always looked the stronger side but their occasional defense failure has resulted in problems at times. FC Metalist Kharkiv would try to take the lead in this first leg away encounter.

Olympique Marseille v Ajax 20:45

Thursday 12th March, 2009

UEFA Champions League

Knockout Phase

Venue:Stade Vélodrome

Lead Up To The Encounter:

Both the teams are quite well matched and the teams look in good shape. The match is set to be a close encounter and both would be trying to gain edge in the second leg.

AS Roma v Arsenal

Wednesday 11th March, 2009

Venue: Stadio Olimpico

UEFA Champions League

Knockout Phase


Lead Up To the Encounter

AS Roma gets to play Arsenal at their home ground and the match promises to be a great one. having lost the last match at the  hands of Arsenal, AS Roma will try hard to not only make up for the defeat, while on the other hand Arsenal would be trying to ensure their place in the next stage of the Champions League by winning this upcoming match.

Burnley FC v Crystal Palace FC

Wednesday 11th March, 2009

Venue: Turf Moor

Championship


Lead Up To the Encounter

Burnley FC gets to play Crystal Palace FC at their home ground and the match promises to be a great one. Both the teams will try hard to win the match to gain a better position in the Championship Table.

Juventus v Chelsea

Wednesday 10th March, 2009

Venue: Stadio Olimpico

UEFA Champions League

Knockout Phase


Lead Up To the Encounter

Juventus gets to play Chelsea at their home ground and the match promises to be a great one. After being defeated by Chelsea in the previous match Juventus would try and ensure that they not only win this match, but also win with a good margin to ensure their chances of being able to proceed to the next stage of the Champions League. Chelsea having won the previous match is definitely in an advantageous position as compared to its opponent.

Liverpool v Real Madrid

Wednesday 10th March, 2009

Venue: Anfield

UEFA Champions League

Knockout Phase


Lead Up To the Encounter

Liverpool gets to play Real Madrid at their home ground and their are high expectations about the game. Real Madrid have suffered defeat at the hands of Liverpool in the previous match, and hence they will not only be trying to win the upcoming match, but also have to ensure that they must have a good goal difference if they wish to proceed to the next level in the Championship League.

Manchester United v Inter Milan

Wednesday 11th March, 2009

Venue: Old Trafford

UEFA Champions League

Knockout Phase


Lead Up To the Encounter

Manchester United gets to play Inter Milan at their home ground and the match is sure to be high in energy and excitement. In their last match both teams tried hard to score, but at the end the match turned out to be a draw, without any of the team scoring a goal. Both the teams will not only be looking to win the match but also score as many goals as they can.

Barnsley FC v Birmingham City FC

Tuesday 10th March, 2009

Venue: Oakwell Stadium

Championship


Lead Up To the Encounter

Barnsley FC gets to play Birmingham City FC at their home ground and the match promises to be a great one. While Barnsley FC will try to improve its position in the Championship Table, Birmingham City FC will try and get to the top of the table.