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Monday, May 9, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Manager Arsene Wenger was happy to acknowledge that Arsenal were second best to Stoke, with defensive fragility once again costing them dear.

Aston Villa
Ashley Young insisted Villa striker Emile Heskey would not have barged into the referee if nothing had happened on the field against Wigan.

Birmingham
Birmingham City are considering a summer swoop for Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, who could be sold as Magpies look to slash their wage bill.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean hopes to have Phil Jones, Michel Salgado, David Dunn and Niko Kalinic back for their next clash with Manchester Utd.

Blackpool
Blackpool head coach Ian Holloway has vowed to honour his contract at Bloomfield Road and says he would be willing to discuss an extension.

Bolton
Bolton striker Rodrigo Moreno believes his side had chances to beat Sunderland but were unlucky not to be able to get the ball into the net.

Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti hopes to continue his stay at Chelsea, but knows the decision is out of his hands following the defeat to Manchester United.

Everton
French defender Sylvain Distin insists he knew Everton were capable of a comeback against Manchester City even before his crucial equaliser.

Fulham
Fulham manager Mark Hughes believes Liverpool pulled off of a coup by replacing Fernando Torres with Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez last winter.

Liverpool
Coach Kenny Dalglish believes Jamie Carragher still has plenty to offer the club as the defender prepares to play his 666th match for the club.

Manchester City
Emmanuel Adebayor, who is out on loan at Real Madrid, admits he will find it very hard to play under Man City boss Roberto Mancini ever again.

Manchester United
Coach Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United deserved the title of the most successful club in England, following the win over Chelsea.

Newcastle
Alan Pardew vowed to hunt down the flair players he wants to get the crowd off their seats after Newcastle secured their Premier League status.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis was delighted to see his Stoke side put in the perfect pre-Wembley performance following their Premier League victory over Arsenal.

Sunderland
Sunderland head coach Steve Bruce will not make a decision about Inter-owned midfielder Sulley Muntari's future until the end of the season.

Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp conceded winger Gareth Bale's ankle injury looked bad but was not sure of the severity of the problem.

West Brom
West Brom coach Roy Hodgson has insisted his side's inability to defend corners was the only reason for their defeat to local rivals Wolves.

West Ham
Coach Avram Grant took full responsibility for West Ham's struggles as the Hammers teeter on the brink of relegation from the Premier League.

Wigan
Coach Roberto Martinez is confident James McCarthy's career can continue to progress at Wigan Athletic if the club remain in the Premier League.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton head coach Mick McCarthy hailed his side's set-pieces as two corners ensured their 'huge result' against local rivals West Brom.

La Liga

Almeria
Almeria head coach Robert Olabe has admitted he was sad after the defeat to Getafe condemned his side to play in the Segunda Liga next season.

Athletic Bilbao
Xabi Castillo admits the defeat of Sevilla and Atletico have put Athletic Bilbao in excellent position to finish the season in fifth place.

Atletico Madrid
Bad news for Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez after it was confirmed that Luis Perea will miss their next two gamed due to a thigh injury.

Barcelona
Following the win over Espanyol, Pep Guardiola says Barca will start celebrating their La Liga title only after they have officially won it.

Deportivo
Deportivo striker Adrian Lopez has urged referees to get their decision right as every detail can have a big impact at this point of the season.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino is pleased with his players' performance against Barcelona and believes that they could have won the match.

Getafe
Getafe head coach Michel has refused to rule out a surprise at Real Madrid as he urged his players to show consistency in producing results.

Hercules
Head coach Miroslav Djukic blasted Hercules for making it easy for Racing and also criticised the referee for disallowing Abraham Paz's goal.

Levante
Levante coach Luis Garcia Plaza insisted that there are still many twist and turns to the season as the club head into the final three games.

Malaga
Malaga defender Martin Demichelis insisted that the team have always believed in survival and the win at Atletico was a very important step.

Osasuna
Sergio Fernandez scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Osasuna registered their third away win following the match against Zaragoza.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Marcelino Garcia Toral admits his side will have to play smart against Atletico and warned them not to depend on home advantage.

Real Madrid
Bayern midfielder Hamit Altintop is reportedly the next player to join Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid squad following the capture of Nuri Sahin.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca failed to score for the 15th time in La Liga this season to register their fourth home draw following the match versus Villarreal.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte admitted that it could have been worst after his team put on woeful first-half performance against Valencia.

Real Zaragoza
Sergio Fernandez scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Zaragoza to their seventh home defeat following the visit of Osasuna.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano has appologised to fans for the humiliating defeat to Real Madrid but insisted they can still qualify for Europe.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manuel Preciado believes his side can still add more points in the final three games following the draw against Deportivo.

Valencia
Midfielder David Albelda said the win over Sociedad has helped Valencia to calm down and believes they are very close to their 'best version.'

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido admitted that fatigue had affected his team against Real Mallorca following the draw at Iberostar Estadi.

Serie A

AC Milan
Vice-president Adriano Galliani has confirmed AC Milan want to sign Nigerian defender Taye Taiwo from Marseille, even without an EU passport.

Bari
Bari head coach Bortolo Mutti was disappointed to lose to Palermo as his team worked hard in training and played well against the Rosanero.

Bologna
Bologna failed to score for the 12th time in Serie A this season to register their seventh home draw following the encounter against Parma.

Brescia
Gonzalo Bergessio scored his fourth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Brescia to Serie B next season following the match against Catania.

Cagliari
Luis Jimenez scored his seventh Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cagliari to their eighth away defeat following the match against Cesena.

Catania
Gonzalo Bergessio scored his fourth Serie A goal of the season as Catania registered their first away win following the match against Brescia.

Cesena
Luis Jimenez scored his seventh Serie A goal of the season as Cesena registered their fourth away victory following the match against Cagliari.

Chievo
Chievo head coach Stefano Pioli has confirmed that Cyril Thereau is in the squad to face Juventus as a replacement for the injured Moscardelli.

Fiorentina
Esteban Cambiasso scored his 7th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Fiorentina to their 7th away defeat following the match against Inter.

Genoa
Mauro Boselli scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Genoa registered their ninth home victory following the match against Sampdoria.

Inter Milan
Coach Leonardo is impressed with the 'maturity' of his Inter side after a reshuffled outfit beat Fiorentina to ensure a second place finish.

Juventus
Alessandro Matri admits Juventus have only 'a 40 per cent chance' of reaching the Champions League, as they need other teams to drop points.

Lazio
Antonio Di Natale scored his 28th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Lazio to their ninth away defeat following the match against Udinese.

Lecce
Javier Chevanton scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Lecce registered their seventh home victory following the match against Napoli.

Napoli
Javier Chevanton scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Napoli to their seventh away defeat following the match at Lecce.

Palermo
Palermo striker Abel Hernandez knows that his team will have to play better than they did on Saturday if they are to beat Milan in the Coppa.

Parma
Parma failed to score for the 12th time in Serie A this campaign to register their fifth away draw following the encounter against Bologna.

Roma
Bad news for Roma coach Montella as Matteo Brighi will be out for at least two months after the midfielder fractured his shin against Milan.

Sampdoria
Mauro Boselli scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Sampdoria to their ninth away defeat following the match against Genoa.

Udinese
Antonio Di Natale scored his 28th Serie A goal of the season as Udinese registered their 11th home victory following the match against Lazio.