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Sunday, April 3, 2011

2011-4-3 England

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted he was concerned with his side's energy level after a frustrating goalless stalemate with Blackburn.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier believes his team are showing the qualities needed to beat relegation despite being denied victory at Everton.

Birmingham
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish hailed a 'big, big result' for his side after they beat Bolton to catapult themselves out of the relegation zone.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers coach Steve Kean and defender Chris Samba praised the team's spirit as they held Arsenal to a goalless draw at the Emirates.

Blackpool
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has ruled out the possibility of ever working in Spain - because he would struggle due to the language barrier.

Bolton
Bolton coach Owen Coyle has acknowledged that Birmingham started the game better in both halves and praised Ben Foster keeping his team at bay.

Chelsea
Chelsea head coach Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that the draw against Stoke was a good results because the Potters had opportunities to win.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes has blamed his players for losing concentration against Aston Villa and once again called for goalline technology.

Fulham
Brede Hangeland says Mohamed Al Fayed's decision to erect a statue of Michael Jackson at Craven Cottage has the support of Fulham's players.

Liverpool
Liverpool coach Kenny Dalglish rued the injuries to Gerrard, Johnson and Agger and was unhappy about the penalties in the defeat to West Brom.

Manchester City
Coach Roberto Mancini is not convinced he will be sacked by Manchester City if they fail to finish in the Premier League's top four this season.

Manchester United
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson declared Manchester United had 'played like champions' after another great comeback in the win over West Ham United.

Newcastle
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew was delighted with the response he got from his team as they dumped Wolves deeper into relegation trouble.

Stoke City
Stoke City head coach Tony Pulis was pleased with his side's performance against Chelsea despite admitting his players sat back after scoring.

Sunderland
Midfielder Boudewijn Zenden has warned Sunderland they will have underachieved if they do not secure a top-10 Premier League finish this season.

Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur coach Harry Redknapp admitted his side were below par in the draw against Wigan and that he did not enjoy the game at all.

West Brom
West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson was more than pleased with his side performance apart from the first 15 minutes in the victory over Liverpool.

West Ham
West Ham coach Avram Grant was disappointed with the defeat to Manchester United but admitted his players made it too easy for the Red Devils.

Wigan
Wigan coach Roberto Martinez was proud of his side performance in the draw against Tottenham and believed it proved how far they have come.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton head coach Mick McCarthy was disappointed with the first goal conceded to Newcastle, believing that it was completely avoidable.

2011-4-3

Almeria
Almeria boss Jose Luis Oltra has stressed that their opponents Athletic Bilbao are loaded with threats and are not just about Fernando Llorente.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente believe the club must retain coach Joaquin Caparros, who has done very well in the past four years.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores believes his side must adopt an aggressive approach if they want to end the season with success.

Barcelona
Gerard Pique scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their 13th away win following the match against Villarreal.

Deportivo
Depor midfielder Andres Guardado could be sold in the summer as Spartak Moscow are reportedly willing to offer EUR10 million for his services.

Espanyol
Jose Callejon has reportedly made up his mind to leave Espanyol in the summer and Juan Albin of Getafe is being considered as his replacement.

Getafe
Roberto Soldado scored his 10th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Getafe to their seventh home defeat following the match versus Valencia.

Hercules
Hercules coach Miroslav Djukic is determined to save the club as he would be ashamed to include a relegation to Segunda Liga in his resume.

Levante
Levante players Ballesteros, Munoz, Suarez, Munua, Jorda, Garcia, Iborra and Stuani are all on the verge of ban heading into the Malaga clash.

Malaga
Malaga striker Julio Baptista has returned from Brazil after undergoing surgery in February and is likely to be available in two weeks time.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis is confident ahead of the Atletico clash after declaring that his players are ready to play better than their opponents.

Racing
Racing Santander are determined to defend their good result against Espanyol, who have only managed to beat them once in the last five seasons.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has conceded their fading hopes of winning the league is almost extinguished following the defeat to Sporting.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca goalkeeper Dudu Aouate has acknowledged that Deportivo are especially dangerous with set-pieces due to their very tall players.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte is set to make only one change to his side with Markel Bergara coming in to replace the injured Dani Estrada.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza head coach Javier Aguirre has warned his players that they cannot depend only on home form to save themselves from relegation.

Sevilla
Sevilla boss Gregorio Manzano is determined to beat Zaragoza in order to give value to their win at Valencia and to close the gap on Villarreal.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manuel Preciado has hailed the win over Real Madrid but insists his team still have to work to do to avoid relegation.

Valencia
Roberto Soldado scored his 10th La Liga goal of the season as Valencia registered their eighth home victory following the match against Getafe.

Villarreal
Gerard Pique scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Villarreal to their second home defeat following the visit of Barcelona.

2011-4-3 Italy

AC Milan
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri believes the win over Inter was a psychological turning point for his side and has hailed Seedorf and Pato.

Bari
Genoa-owned striker, Gergely Rudolf is willing to stay with Bari next season as he insisted that his side have been competitive this season.

Bologna
Davide Zoboli scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Bologna to their eighth away defeat following the match at Brescia.

Brescia
Davide Zoboli scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Brescia registered their sixth home victory following the match against Bologna.

Cagliari
Cagliari coach Roberto Donadoni has surprisingly included goalkeeper Federico Marchetti in his 19-man squad to take on Genoa at the Marassi.

Catania
Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar has denied rumours linking him to Boca Juniors and insisted that no bids have arrived for him to consider.

Cesena
Cesena coach Massimo Ficcadenti claims the international week has been beneficial for them as he recovers Sammarco, Felipe, Budan and Rosina.

Chievo
Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino is happy to play his 100 game for the Verona side on Sunday and hopes to continue playing until he is 40.

Fiorentina
It was reportedly that Arsenal are considering a move for Fiorentina goalkeeper Artur Boruc, as they focus on experienced and quality players.

Genoa
Genoa are reportedly going to sign Slovenian teenage talent Luka Kranjc on a three-year contract on Monday, beating competition from Chelsea.

Inter Milan
Inter head coach Leonardo has insisted the defeat to Milan is not a Scudetto surrender but admitted five points are a big hurdle to overcome.

Juventus
Juventus coach Luigi Delneri has reminded his team that a win over Roma would put them back in the race for a place in the Champions League.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja admits his players must prove that they are on the same level as Napoli if they want to qualify for the Champions League.

Lecce
Lecce coach Luigi De Canio confirms that striker David Di Michele will feature against Udinese, who he admits, are currently the strongest team.

Napoli
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri hopes to see a fired up squad but not tense, when they go against Lazio and admits mature play will be crucial.

Palermo
Palermo head coach Serse Cosmi warned his side to enter the match against Catania with the right attitude or they will be caught unprepared.

Parma
Parma head coach Pasquale Marino believes they have arrived to their most important match of the season but moaned about his missing players.

Roma
Roma coach Vincenzo Montella insists it is pointless to worry about their future and is glad to see his players focused on the Juventus clash.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria coach Alberto Cavasin insisted that their situation is not dramatic and that his players are calm about their relegation battles.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin is refusing to take Lecce lightly as he underlined the fact that his side have trained only for three days.