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Sunday, April 17, 2011

2011-4-17 England

Arsenal
Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger has challenged his players to keep the title race alive by defeating Liverpool at the Emirates on Sunday.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier hailed his side's fighting spirit after they came from a goal down to beat relegation-haunted West Ham.

Birmingham
Birmingham coach Alex McLeish hailed their victory over Sunderland and believed the return of key players from injury was key to their game.

Blackburn
Blackburn head coach Steve Kean claimed not to be worried as his side slipped deeper into relegation trouble with a dismal defeat at Everton.

Blackpool
Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has urged his players to show they are the hungriest team left in the relegation battle after the defeat to Wigan.

Bolton
Owen Coyle insists he is ready to take Bolton to the next level but is adamant he will not have to spend big money to build a competitive team.

Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti believes Didier Drogba has a long-term future at Chelsea after the star produced a masterclass display in the win at West Brom.

Everton
Everton head coach David Moyes felt his side owed much of their hard-fought victory over Blackburn to the all-action performance of Leon Osman.

Fulham
Keeper David Stockdale admits he has found life at Fulham frustrating of late, but he accepts discussing it on Twitter was not the best option.

Liverpool
Head coach Kenny Dalglish is hopeful of keeping Pepe Reina beyond the end of the season, and is also confident over his own long-term future.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini has urged Man City not to waste their FA Cup semi-final victory over Man Utd by failing to end their 35-year trophy drought.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson conceded that sloppiness and individual errors were the chief reasons United were beaten in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

Newcastle
Ryan Taylor is hoping to see some more action for Newcastle United in the final month of the campaign after serving his three-match suspension.

Stoke City
Stoke City are interested in getting their hands on young Preston midfielder Adam Barton and are set to make an offer worth GBP1.25 million.

Sunderland
Sunderland head coach Steve Bruce admits his side are in the thick of a relegation battle after being beaten at his former club Birmingham.

Tottenham
Tom Huddlestone has told Tottenham that they need to repeat last year's end-of-season form if they are to qualify for the Champions League.

West Brom
West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson has no complaints about their defeat to Chelsea and believes it will serve as a good reminder for his players.

West Ham
West Ham coach Avram Grant said nervousness has played a big part in their defeat to Aston Villa but vowed to keep on fighting until the end.

Wigan
Manager Roberto Martinez was delighted to see Wigan beat Blackpool with a display he felt built on their efforts against Chelsea and Tottenham.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton CEO Jez Moxey says no-one at Molineux is pointing accusing fingers at anyone and insists his side can still avoid relegation.

2011-4-17 Spain

Almeria
Roberto Soldado scored his 13th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Almeria to their fifth home defeat following the visit of Valencia.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Joaquin Caparros believes Fernando Llorente suffered dip in form because could not cope with the intense media attention.

Atletico Madrid
Napoli are interested in securing the services of Diego Forlan and are ready to shell out EUR18 million for the Atletico de Madrid striker.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 30th La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their third away draw following the match against Real Madrid.

Deportivo
Deportivo coach Miguel Angel Lotina refused to reveal his tactics for the Racing clash as it would be foolish to give away their advantage.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino refused to think of their clash versus Atletico as a final but promised that his team will go on the attack.

Getafe
Nicolas Fedor scored his seventh La Liga goal of the season as Getafe registered their seventh home win following the match against Sevilla.

Hercules
Hercules coach Miroslav Djukic refused to moan about their casualties for the Levante clash and promised his team will play with determination.

Levante
Levante boss Luis Garcia has described their clash versus Hercules as 'the most important of the year' as a win would keep them in the La Liga.

Malaga
Julio Baptista scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Malaga registered their fifth home win following the match against Mallorca.

Osasuna
Osasuna head coach Jose Luis Mendilibar hopes his players will not be intimidated by Bilbao and urges them to play with heart and intelligence.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander coach Marcelino Garcia Toral believes striker Marcus Rosenberg can have an impact against Depor after overcoming his injury.

Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 29th La Liga goal of the season as Real Madrid registered their first home draw following the visit of Barcelona.

Real Mallorca
Julio Baptista scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Mallorca to their 10th away defeat following the match against Malaga.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte has decided to drop Elustondo and Ansotegi from his squad to face Sporting, while Sarpong is also missing.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza left back Ivan Obradovic insists his side still have options even if they drop points in their next match against Villarreal.

Sevilla
Nicolas Fedor scored his seventh La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sevilla to their eighth away defeat following the match at Getafe.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting striker David Barral is confident that his side will be spending another season in La Liga if they can defeat Real Sociedad tonight.

Valencia
Roberto Soldado scored his 13th La Liga goal of the season as Valencia registered their 10th away victory following the match against Almeria.

Villarreal
Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez admitted that his side are excited about their European campaign but warned them to focus on Zaragoza first.

2011-4-17 Italy

AC Milan
Milan coach Max Allegri played down their 8 points lead over Inter Milan following the win over Sampdoria, as their greatest threat is Napoli.

Bari
Former Bari coach Ventura has told Andrea Raggi to think before he speaks as he accused the defender of not wanting to admit his own failure.

Bologna
Lazio are reportedly considering a summer move for Gaston Ramirez of Bologna, as they are attracted by his versatility in midfield and attack.

Brescia
David Possanzini's time at Brescia seems to have come to an end as he is again dropped by coach Giuseppe Iachini for the clash against Genoa.

Cagliari
Cagliari coach Roberto Donadoni has confirmed Acquafresca and Ragatzu will lead their attacks against Lecce, while Nene is out of the squad.

Catania
Catania coach Diego Simeone is likely to lose goalkeeper Mariano Andujar this summer as Boca Juniors are set to open talks for his transfer.

Cesena
Cesena midfielder Luis Jimenez feels like he is being held hostage by Ternana as the Serie C club will only sell him to a large sum of money.

Chievo
Chievo head coach Stefano Pioli believes his players will respond positively to the Bologna challenge and bounce back from the defeat to Inter.

Fiorentina
Bad news for Fiorentina coach Sinisa Mihajlovic after it was confirmed that Mario Santana is sidelined for three weeks due to ligament damage.

Genoa
Genoa are reportedly preparing a EUR13 million bid for Saint Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi, who is also a target for Liverpool and Napoli.

Inter Milan
Sebastian Giovinco scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Inter to their seventh away defeat following the match at Parma.

Juventus
Juventus are reportedly preparing a EUR10 million bid for Lazio defender Stephan Lichtsteiner, who is also a target for Tottenham and Napoli.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja could leave out Mauro Zarate from his squad for the Catania clash after the striker turned up late for their training.

Lecce
Lecce head coach Luigi De Canio has confirmed that Stefano Ferrario has fully recovered from injury and is likely to feature against Cagliari.

Napoli
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri admits in a campaign this tight, even coincidence can be decisive, as results are down to so many tiny elements.

Palermo
Palermo head coach Delio Rossi says his side's surprise triumph in Rome does little for the table, but it is important for their self-esteem.

Parma
Sebastian Giovinco scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season as Parma registered their fifth home victory following the match against Inter.

Roma
Head coach Vincenzo Montella admits 'the situation is difficult now' for Roma's Champions League hopes after a shock home defeat to Palermo.

Sampdoria
Clarence Seedorf scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Sampdoria to their eighth away defeat following the match at Milan.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin insisted he has other weapons in their armoury as Antonio Di Natale and Alexis Sanchez are both sidelined.