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Saturday, March 31, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Jack Wilshere is making progress in his recovery from injury and could play before the end of the season.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish believes Villa players will be trying to beat Chelsea for captain Stiliyan Petrov, who has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

Blackburn
Coach Steve Kean has denied reports he is close to signing Andre-Pierre Gignac, claiming he is fully focused on Blackburn's relegation battle.

Bolton
Bolton manager Owen Coyle believes a victory over Wolves in their Premier League clash could be key in his side's bid to avoid relegation.

Chelsea
Chelsea are reportedly considering a move for Edinson Cavani or Ezequiel Lavezzi of Napoli should they sell Fernando Torres to a Russian side.

Everton
David Moyes claims he made a mistake in not resting more players for the recent defeat to Liverpool in order to help Everton's FA Cup run.

Fulham
Martin Jol has put Fulham's narrow and controversial defeat to Manchester United out of his mind, and has urged his players to do the same.

Liverpool
Coach Kenny Dalglish is still confident of long-term success at Liverpool but rues social media for encouraging a demand for instant success.

Manchester City
Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho has rubbished reports he had reached an agreement to manage Manchester City at the end of the season.

Manchester United
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is trying to work out whether Manchester City are actively trying to lure him into a war of words.

Newcastle United
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew admits he is aiming for a place in Europe or to bring back a trophy to St James' Park within the next 3 years.

Norwich City
Norwich boss Paul Lambert has reiterated his belief that they are not safe from Premier League relegation until it is mathematically certain.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR manager Mark Hughes has stated that his side need to rise to the challenge of beating relegation as they face a tough run of fixtures.

Stoke City
Coach Tony Pulis will hope to overcome what has been something of a bogey side for his team in recent years when Stoke travel to take on Wigan.

Sunderland
Manager Martin O'Neill insists Sunderland need to fight every season for a top-ten finish as they are not guaranteed a place automatically.

Swansea City
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has branded speculation linking him with a move to Tottenham Hotspur as 'disrespectful' to Harry Redknapp.

Tottenham
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has branded speculation linking him with a move to Tottenham Hotspur as 'disrespectful' to Harry Redknapp.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson says there is no substance to reports linking West Brom with moves for Rangers keeper Allan McGregor and striker Steven Naismith.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan midfielder Jordi Gomez has signed a new two-year contract at the DW Stadium - and manager Roberto Martinez could not be more delighted.

Wolverhampton
Terry Connor insists Wolves' previous experience of relegation fights will stand them in good stead for the current uphill fight to stay up.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao star Fernando Llorente was full of praise for Raul, and stressed that the Europa League tie against Schalke is not over yet.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Diego Simeone said his team deserved to beat Hannover, but also conceded that it was a positive result for the German club.

Barcelona
Dani Alves believes his off-field friendship with Lionel Messi has helped the pair to produce an almost telepathic understanding during play.

Espanyol
Espanyol hitman Philippe Coutinho is happy with the treatment he received since his arrival and would like to stay after his loan deal expires.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia has declared that his team do not fear Atletico and will be aiming to take home all three points at Vicente Calderon.

Granada
Granada midfielder Hassan Yebda admitted that he regretted having to leave Napoli because the club could not guarantee him a place in the team.

Levante
Levante defender Juanfran Garcia believes Valencia remain the favourites this weekend, even though Los Che have lost 2 league games in a row.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini admits his team need to play a balance game and maintain focus for 90 minutes if they are to beat Real Betis.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar is worried about facing Real Madrid and said his team must do everything right in order to beat the leaders.

Racing Santander
Racing are looking to pick up points for the 2nd consecutive game when they take on Granada, who are keen to avoid their 12th away defeat.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo are determined to avoid their third consecutive defeat when they take on Real Sociedad, who are looking for their seventh home victory.

Real Betis
Real Betis are hoping to pick up points for the third straight game when they take on Malaga, who have so far suffered only two home defeat.

Real Madrid
It was reported that Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho are set to make an offer to Udinese for the versatile Mauricio Isla in the coming weeks.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are keen to register their third win in five games when they take on Sevilla, who have dropped 21 points at home this season.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Rayo, who are looking for their sixth away victory.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are keen to register their third straight win when they take on Sporting, who are hoping to avoid their seventh home defeat.

Sevilla
Sevilla striker Fredy Kanoute has warned his team not to let their guard down after their last two wins or Mallorca will sink them on Monday.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting are hoping to avoid their third defeat in five games when they take on Real Zaragoza, who are looking for their third away victory.

Valencia
Valencia defender Jeremy Mathieu has insisted that winning the Europa League, for his side, is as important as finishing third in the La Liga.

Villarreal
Villarreal are keen to pick up points for the third straight game when they face Espanyol, who are hoping to avoid their seventh away defeat.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri insists there is no breakdown in his relationship with Silvio Berlusconi following the draw with Barcelona.

AS Roma
It was reported that AS Roma and Lazio are set to battle for the signature of Bayern Munich defender Breno, who is valued at EUR5-6 million.

Atalanta
Atalanta coach Stefano Colantuono admits it has been a great season for his team, but warned them that they have yet to secure Serie A safety.

Bologna
Bad news for Bologna coach Stefano Pioli as defender Mikael Antonsson is set to be sidelined for three to four weeks due to a thigh injury.

Cagliari
Cagliari are hoping to avoid their second straight defeat when they take on Atalanta, who are looking to register their fourth away victory.

Catania
Catania boss Vincenzo Montella has asked the home fans to inspire them to victory against AC Milan, who demolished his side at the San Siro.

Cesena
Cesena are desperate to pick up points for the second straight game when they take on Lecce, who are keen to avoid their eighth home defeat.

Chievo
Chievo are looking to pick up points for the third straight game when they take on Fiorentina, desperate to avoid their fifth home defeat.

Fiorentina
Valon Behrami believes Fiorentina were right to axe director of sport Pantaleo Corvino, as he got it wrong in the January transfer market.

Genoa
Genoa are hoping to avoid their second defeat in five games when they take on Inter Milan, who are looking for their seventh home victory.

Inter Milan
Inter have stated that they are 'favourable' towards Milan's proposal of turning the San Siro turf into a hybrid artificial-natural surface.

Juventus
Brescia sporting director Andrea Iaconi has confirmed that his club will sell young keeper Nicola Leali to Juventus at the end of the season.

Lazio
Edy Reja has said that considering the timing of the match, Lazio must not drop any points against Parma if they are to achieve their goal.

Lecce
Lecce are keen to pick up points for the 4th time in 5 encounters when they take on Cesena, who are desperate to avoid their 13th away defeat.

Napoli
Chelsea are reportedly considering a move for Edinson Cavani or Ezequiel Lavezzi of Napoli should they sell Fernando Torres to a Russian side.

Novara
Novara are hoping to pick up points for the fourth straight game when they take on Roma, who have suffered three home defeats this season.

Palermo
Bortolo Mutti is not worried about the prospect of becoming the latest Palermo Coach to be fired and that he is happy with the season so far.

Parma
Parma are hoping to pick up points for the 4th time in 5 games when they take on Lazio, who are looking to register their 8th away victory.

Siena
Mattia Destro's agent insisted that striker is not thinking about his future until he has helped Siena to secure another season in the Serie A.

Udinese
It was reported that Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho are set to make an offer to Udinese for the versatile Mauricio Isla in the coming weeks.