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Sunday, May 1, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger feels the burden of captaincy weighs heavy on Cesc Fabregas, but is in no doubt Arsenal's disappointments will make him stronger.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa assistant manager Gary McAllister has admitted the defeat to West Brom was 'hard to take' especially since they are a local rival.

Birmingham
Skipper Stephen Carr insists Birmingham City's Carling Cup success will be tarnished if his side fail to maintain their Premier League status.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean hailed his side's professional performance and for doing everything he asked for in their crucial win over Bolton.

Blackpool
Ian Holloway believes Blackpool's fate will be decided in their clashes against Manchester United and Tottenham following the draw with Stoke.

Bolton
Bolton boss Owen Coyle denied fielding a weakened team in the defeat at Blackburn and that injuries forced him to pick an experimental line-up.

Chelsea
Chelsea head coach Carlo Ancelotti was happy to admit his side had benefited from refereeing errors in their victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

Everton
Everton assistant boss Steve Round admitted that his side had found the going tough in the draw with Wigan, who were fighting for their lives.

Fulham
Fulham head coach Mark Hughes was not surprised by the star performances of Eidur Gudjohnsen and Bobby Zamora in their victory at Sunderland.

Liverpool
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes goalkeeper Jose Reina is the reason behind the Reds' improvement in defence in the last three games.

Manchester City
Manchester City head coach Roberto Mancini has told James Milner he could still have a key role to play in the remaining weeks of the season.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson has virtually ruled out any chance of Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United as they are doing well without him.

Newcastle
Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan believes the club were right to sell star striker Andy Carroll to Liverpool as the fee was an 'astronomical sum'.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis felt that Stoke got to grips with the elements but were a bit unlucky as they held Blackpool to a goalless draw at Bloomfield Road.

Sunderland
Coach Steve Bruce doubts many Premier League teams could cope with Sunderland's injury problems following their comprehensive defeat to Fulham.

Tottenham
Coach Harry Redknapp insists technology must be adopted after two errors by the referee allowed Chelsea to defeat his Tottenham Hotspur side.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson believes West Brom are now safe from relegation after his side fought back from a goal down to defeat Aston Villa at the Hawthorns.

West Ham
Avram Grant has refused to label West Ham's encounter at Manchester City as the toughest remaining game in their Premier League survival fight.

Wigan
Wigan coach Roberto Martinez said his side's performance in the draw against Everton is what they need to produce in order to avoid relegation.

Wolverhampton
Mick McCarthy admits Wolves may struggle to attain the points needed for survival if there is any repeat of their dismal performance at Stoke.

La Liga

Almeria
Almeria head coach Robert Olabe has promised that his relegated team will play with the spirit, the will and intention to win against Sevilla.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Carlos Gurpegui confirmed that he has verbally agreed to extend his contract for another two season until year 2014.

Atletico Madrid
Sergio Aguero scored his 17th La Liga goal of the season as Atletico registered their sixth away victory following the match against Deportivo.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admitted that his side were taught a valuable lesson about playing with their heads after the defeat to Sociedad.

Deportivo
Sergio Aguero scored his 17th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Deportivo to their fourth home defeat following the visit of Atletico.

Espanyol
Bari striker Paulo Vitor Barreto is almost certain to leave the Galletti and Espanyol are reportedly in pole position to sign him next season.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Miguel Torres has acknowledged that coach Michel was right to blast the team and he does not deserved to suffer relegation.

Hercules
Hercules coach Miroslav Djukic said he will be taking his 'best warriors' and will not waste time crying about missing Drenthe and Trezeguet.

Levante
Levante coach Luis Garcia Plaza has all players available for their clash against Sporting with the exception of Sergio, Juanlu and Del Horno.

Malaga
Malaga striker Jose Salomon Rondon says he is only focused on getting all three points against Hercules and that a draw is not good enough.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar is convinced his team can handle the pressure of being in the drop zone and dominate Valencia on Sunday.

Racing Santander
Cantabria president has criticised Francisco Pernia for introducing Racing Santander owner Ali Syed Ahsan, whom they know very little about.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid midfielder Kaka acknowledged that they were lazy in the first-half versus Zaragoza and warned it must not happen again this season.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca goalkeeper Dudu Aouate has urged the club to extend the stay of Ayoze and Ruben Gonzalez, who are out of contract in the summer.

Real Sociedad
Xabi Prieto scored his seventh La Liga goal of the season as Real Sociedad registered their 10th home victory following the visit of Barcelona.

Real Zaragoza
Angel Lafita scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Real Zaragoza registered their second away win following the match at Real Madrid.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano warned his players not to expect an easy game against Almeria, who will want to prove they are a La Liga team.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting coach Manuel Preciado believes the tense situation is not good for Spanish football especially so soon after winning the World Cup.

Valencia
Valencia are reportedly keeping a close watch on hitman Alessandro Diamanti, who is likely to be sold if Brescia suffer relegation to Serie B.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido has dropped Marcos Senna from the squad and called youngster Kiko to replace the banned Carlos Marchena.

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan coach Max Allegri admits there is 'too much pressure' on the Rossoneri, as they could mathematically clinch the Scudetto on Sunday.

Bari
Bari striker Paulo Vitor Barreto is almost certain to leave the Galletti and Espanyol are reportedly in pole position to sign him next season.

Bologna
Bologna have sacked sports chief Carmine Longo with immediate effect after learning his intention to leave the club at the end of the season.

Brescia
Valencia are reportedly keeping a close watch on hitman Alessandro Diamanti, who is likely to be sold if Brescia suffer relegation to Serie B.

Cagliari
Cagliari coach Roberto Donadoni has confirmed that Acquafresca will play as a lone striker after Pisano and Nene were dropped due to injury.

Catania
Catania director Pietro Lo Monaco revived his bitter row with Jose Mourinho after accusing the coach of being a charlatan and tactically inept.

Cesena
Giampaolo Pazzini scored his 14th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cesena to their seventh home defeat following the match versus Inter.

Chievo
It was reported that Valencia have joined Sevilla and Atletico Madrid in the race for the signature of Chievo Verona defender Andrea Mantovani.

Fiorentina
Zenit St Petersburg have reportedly submitted a EUR20 million bid for Fiorentina winger Juan Manuel Vargas, who is also a target for Man City.

Genoa
Marek Hamsik scored his 11th Serie A goal of the campaign to condemned Genoa to their eighth away defeat following the match against Napoli.

Inter Milan
Inter coach Leonardo has refused to concede that the season is over for Nerazzurri after they battled their way to an away victory in Cesena.

Juventus
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has silenced reports he is set to leave the club, after revealing that he wants to play in the new stadium.

Lazio
Manager Edy Reja feels Lazio's clash with Juventus 'is worth the entire season' because they are gambling their place in the Champions League.

Lecce
Lecce head coach Luigi De Canio refuses to throw in the towel and claims that not even Bologna can consider themselves safe from relegation.

Napoli
Marek Hamsik scored his 11th Serie A goal of the campaign as Napoli registered their 12th home victory following the encounter against Genoa.

Palermo
Palermo coach Delio Rossi has stated Slovenia midfielders Josip Illcic and Armin Bacinovic will stay at the club next season despite rumours.

Parma
Parma coach Franco Colomba said Feltscher and Pisano will be paired together for the Palermo clash due to the absence of Angelo and Zaccardo.

Roma
Vincenzo Montella concedes Lazio are the favourites for a Champions League spot, but warns Roma that already-relegated Bari are no pushovers.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria president Riccardo Garrone has thanked the team for their dedication last week before asking them to deliver him a gift on May Day.

Udinese
Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale has warned his team-mates that against Fiorentina and Lazio they are gambling with nine months of hard work.