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Di Matteo has taken Chelsea to FA Cup victory and sixth place in the Premier League since taking over at Stamford Bridge after the departure of Andre Villas-Boas, and will be looking for European glory when they take on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. But it seems Champions League betting has the German giants as favourites to succeed.
He said: "I don't think either team will open up straight away. Bayern are playing at home, so they
Munich will have a home advantage as they face the Blues in the Alianz Arena on
Almost unnoticed buried underneath the detonation of joy that rattled around the Etidad Stadium on Sunday was Arsenal's automatic qualification for the Champions League next season.
So often in recent years, Arsene Wenger has entered a summer on the back of a fourth-placed Premier League finish, unsure if his side would be playing in Europe's elite competition the following year due to the often tricky August qualifier bestowed on the Gunners.
That has regularly gone hand-in-hand with the dousing
Atletico Madrid's stunning 3-0 Europa League final victory over Athletic Bilbao really emphasised the depth of quality teams in La Liga at the moment.
Here, we saw a team that probably won't even qualify for next season's Champions League, comprehensively beat a team that definitely won't qualify for Europe's premier club competition, in a major continental final.
The match-winner was a big-money striker who can easily
Having cast my eye over the German squad that will play at this summer's European Championships, they are now my tip to win it.
The squad is littered with talent from top to bottom, with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer providing the world-class stopper that will be one of the keys to their success.
At the back, Mats Hummels and Philipp Lahm are two of the best defenders in the competition, while the midfield just oozes class and solidity in equal measure.
Mario Gotze, Thomas Mueller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Sami
The Blues beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley last Saturday, and they repeat the fixture tonight in the Premier League clash. Agger said: "There isn't much to say at the moment, we are all just so disappointed. We have two games left and we have got to try and win them, this is how we will start to move forward."
The Denmark international believes Liverpool are showing great signs of progression, despite having a poor performance in the league this season and missing out on FA Cup victory. He added: "When you get into an FA Cup final, obviously you really want to win it, nobody likes to be a loser. Can we challenge the top teams next season? Yes, of course we can, we have moved forward a lot this season, but right now we still feel disappointment." (Chelsea 11/5 to beat Liverpool tonight).
Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea have had a fantastic season since he took up the reigns following Andre Villas- Boas' departure, and will be refusing to give up hope of finishing in the top-four this season. The Blues dreams of finishing third or fourth took a knock after suffering defeat last Wednesday to an in-form Newcastle, which left them four points adrift.
Chelsea will travel to Anfield without their number one goalkeeper Petr Cech though, who is being rested by interim manager Di Matteo, and will be replaced by reserve keeper Ross Turnball. (Liverpool 9/4 to draw with Chelsea tonight).
No doubt Liverpool will be out to get revenge on Chelsea after defeat in last Saturday's FA Cup Final at Wembley.
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So, in the end, the title decider decided... well, nothing at all. And that suits Manchester City just fine.
They couldn’t win the title last night, but they could certainly lose it, and with two games remaining of this topsy-turvy Premier League season their 1-0 win over old neighbours and new rivals Manchester United has, once again, put them in the driving seat of this title race as they go top of the league; the 11th leadership change this season.
Before the game, you’d have to trawl though the history books
In a season of incredible twists and turns, nobody should be surprised Roy Hodgson has been approached for the England job. Indeed Harry Redknapp should have been suspicious in the extreme once he was universally acclaimed as the clear favourite.
This has been a season, after all, where Manchester City
Carlos Tevez says he wants to stay at Manchester City ahead of tonight's derby at the Etihad Stadium. (Man City 5/4 to beat Man United tonight).
It was initially thought the player's return to the club, after an unauthorised three-month absence in Argentina, was a short-term plan but manager Roberto Mancini has described his attitude as perfect and that Tevez is now more content than ever at the club.
The Argentine international said: "I have felt
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