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Monday, April 9, 2012

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan coach Max Allegri will have to face Chievo without the services of Massimo Ambrosini, Alberto Aquilani and Daniele Bonera due to bans.

AS Roma
Good news for Roma coach Luis Enrique as Fabio Borini and Miralem Pjanic are back in training and likely to be available for the Udinese clash.

Atalanta
Atalanta manager Stefano Colantuono will have to face Napoli without the services of Thomas Manfredini after he was handed a one-match ban.

Bologna
Alessandro Diamanti has admitted that he would like to remain at Bologna for next season, but acknowledges that Brescia will have the final say.

Cagliari
President Massimo Cellino has admitted that he recently almost bought Triestina, the outfit whose stadium hosted his Cagliari last Saturday.

Catania
Midfielder Davide Lanzafame is struggling for games at Catania, but has informed the club's directors that he would like to stay at Massimino.

Cesena
Cesena have been fined EUR25,000 after one of their supporter threw a bottle of water at an assistant referee, hitting him on the shoulder.

Chievo
Coach Domenico Di Carlo was pleased to see Chievo showing some consistency in result and after scoring 3 goals for the first time this season.

Fiorentina
Liverpool are believed to be discussing a deal which would see them secure the signing of Peruvian winger Juan Manuel Vargas from Fiorentina.

Genoa
Genoa manager Alberto Malesani will have to face Cesena without the services of Juraj Kucka after the midfielder was handed a one-match ban.

Inter Milan
Should he leave Inter this summer, Andrea Ranocchia is reportedly interested in a link-up with his former coaches at Bari, Juventus or PSG.

Juventus
Juventus are reportedly to receive more than EUR80 million from their Champions League qualification plus the sale of Elia, Krasic and Melo.

Lazio
Lazio were fined EUR15,000 because their supporters twice aimed a laser pen into the eyes of Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis last Saturday.

Lecce
Lecce coach Serse Cosmi believes Giacomazzi and Blasi deserved praised for their performance against AS Roma and not just their goalscorers.

Napoli
Napoli will have to reshuffle their defense for the Atalanta clash after Miguel Angel Britos and Paolo Cannavaro were handed one-match ban.

Novara
Novara coach Attilio Tesser will have to face Parma without the services of Andrea Caracciolo after the striker was handed a one-match ban.

Palermo
Coach Bortolo Mutti applauds a decimated Palermo's efforts against Juventus, especially Milan Milanovic, who played on with a fractured nose.

Parma
Parma coach Roberto Donadoni will have to face Novara without the services of Gabriel Paletta after the defender was handed a one-match ban.

Siena
Siena boss Giuseppe Sannino has underlined that the talented Mattia Destro is still not the finished product, despite his heroic this season.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin is delighted that they are still fighting for third place, despite all the problems they have had this season.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao manager Marcelo Bielsa insisted that they never set themselves any goals in the league other than winning their next match.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Diego Simeone has blasted the decision to schedule his team to play on Sunday afternoon after their European game on Thursday.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 38th La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their 9th away victory following the match against Zaragoza.

Espanyol
Vladimir Weiss scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Espanyol registered their third home draw following the match against Sociedad.

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

Granada
Granada coach Abel Resino has instructed his team to have a go against Mallorca and that any points added to their tally would be fantastic.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez has included Pedro Botelho in his squad to face Atletico after the midfielder recovered from tonsilitis.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Eliseu admits that his team are determined to put on a better performance against Racing, following the defeat to Real Betis.

Osasuna
Jose Movilla scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Osasuna to their fifth away defeat following the match against Rayo.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Alvaro Cervera has dropped Alvaro from his squad for Monday, but insists it has nothing to do with the incident against Granada.

Rayo Vallecano
Jose Movilla scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Rayo registered their seventh home victory following the match against Osasuna.

Real Betis
Ruben Castro scored his 12th La Liga goal of the season as Real Betis registered their 6th home victory following the match against Villarreal.

Real Madrid
PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti concedes it will not be easy to pry Kaka away from Real Madrid, but he will keep the door open for the midfielder.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca midfielder Chori Castro is convinced that his side will be able to beat Granada, but warned that it will not be an easy match.

Real Sociedad
Carlos Vela scored his ninth La Liga goal of the campaign as Sociedad registered their third away draw following the match against Espanyol.

Real Zaragoza
Lionel Messi scored his 38th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Zaragoza to their 7th home defeat following the match against Barcelona.

Sevilla
Coach Michel has warned Sevilla they will take 3 steps backwards if they lose to Bilbao and that there will be very little chance to recover.

Sporting Gijon
Nicolas Fedor scored his 9th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sporting to their 11th away defeat following the match against Getafe.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery is convinced that his team will be able to recover third place should they lose to Real Madrid at home on Sunday.

Villarreal
Ruben Castro scored his 12th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Villarreal to their 11th away defeat following the match against Betis.

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants his side to finish the season with a flurry by claiming seven wins from their final seven league games.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish was full of praise for his Aston Villa team after picking up a hard-earned point at Liverpool and said it gave them a huge lift.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean rued a failure to score after seeing his side lose to West Brom at The Hawthorns, despite having a lot of possession.

Bolton
Bolton manager Owen Coyle could not hide his disappointment after losing at home to Fulham, especially with the way his side conceded the goals.

Chelsea
Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo admitted Wigan were unlucky to come away empty-handed putting on a great performance at the Stamford Bridge.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes was disappointed to see his side concede the lead twice against Norwich but was satisfied with a point at Carrow Road.

Fulham
Fulham boss Martin Jol was pleased with his side's win over Bolton, who came in with three straight wins, but refused to get too carried away.

Liverpool
Liverpool coach Kenny Dalglish was delighted with his players efforts as they clawed their way back to earn a draw with Aston Villa at Anfield.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini accepts his job may not be guaranteed long-term, even though he has helped steer Manchester City towards a glorious future.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson is not surprised by David de Gea's stunning return to form as the Man Utd coach underlined that the keeper is still young.

Newcastle United
Newcastle's Cheick Tiote will not risk his fitness in Monday's home game against Bolton after suffering a hamstring injury at Swansea on Friday.

Norwich City
Norwich head coach Paul Lambert was full of praise for Grant Holt and Jonny Howson after their goals secured a point at home against Everton.

Queens Park Rangers
Mark Hughes believes it will be difficult for QPR to reach the 40 points that should ensure survival but is still confident they can stay up.

Stoke City
Stoke boss Tony Pulis was pleased to get back to winning ways against Wolves and touted Crouch as a must for England at this summer's Euro 2012.

Sunderland
Sunderland coach Martin O'Neill makes no apologies for using defensive tactics to forced a draw against one of the best teams in the country.

Swansea City
Swansea head coach Brendan Rodgers has warned his team he will not allow their season to fizzle out after their latest defeat to Newcastle.

Tottenham
Tottenham coach Harry Redknapp admits that his side were unable to come up with an answer when presented with a defensive poser by Sunderland.

West Brom
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson believes good defensive work has help his side to secure their 'all important' win over a confident Blackburn.

Wigan Athletic
Boss Roberto Martinez was perplexed and dismayed at the decision to award Chelsea their opening goal during Wigan's defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Wolverhampton
Coach Terry Connor is confident he will remain in charge of Wolverhampton until the end of the season despite their latest defeat at Stoke.