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Lyon last 5 matches: 

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The Champions League is back on and with it, this new phase of the competition will place head to head the best clubs on the continent as is this match in which french giants Lyon will welcome Real Madrid.

Although Lyon is not enjoying a great form, the team managed to hold on to the 4th spot in the Ligue 1 table, joust one point behind Lille and the third spot which will grant them another place in the UCL for next season.

With dramatic fluctuations in results recently, on home ground Olympique Lyon is a force winning 4 out the past 5 matches played both in the domestic league and in the Cup.

Real Madrid finished top of Group C in the Champions League with a comfortable 4 points advantage over AC Milan. Spirits are sky high at the club after Barcelona’s defeat on Sunday which bough Real joust 2 points behind the leaders and relaunched the Primera Division fight.

They are in a good form but showing important signs of weakness whilst playing away, nonetheless with a match of this importance motivation will not be an issue.

My tip: Draw

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The match that will grab most of the attention from football lovers this Tuesday with a confrontation between AC Milan and Manchester United and old rivalry between Italy and England.

Milan’s results lately may not put them in the driver’s seat against a force such as Manchester United but the “rosso nerri” have showed time and time again that in derby matches they can overthrow any adversaries.

With only one victory in the past 5 matches played in the Serie A and Copa Italia the team managed to stay on the third spot of the league table joust 2 points from AS Roma and a match less than their adversaries.

Manchester United where stopped from achieving 5 consecutive victories last week by Aston Villa witch held them to a 1-1 draw. They are faced to similar problems that they encountered in the last matches of the group phase as Owen Hargreaves, N. Vidic, R. Giggs and j. O’Shea are injured.

Some trouble in matches played away lately for them with this draw against Aston Villa and a loss to rivals Manchester City, the team is trailing Chelsea by only one point in the Premier League.

My tip: AC Milan to win

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Xerez last 5 league matches: 

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Table positions: Xerez -20, Real -2

Xerez home table position: 20

Real away table position: 3

This is supposed to be a easy trip for giants Real Madrid i the Spanish Primera Division as they take on last in the charts Deportivo Xerez on Saturday.

Deportivo Xerez is last in the table with a total of joust 11 points in all 21 played and sure of relegation for some time now as salvation is 9 points from them with the team not showing any signs of drastic improvement.

Only one points from this match will probably be like a victory in the Champions League for them as they have managed only 2 wins and 2 draws in home matches this season, losing the rest of 7 with a goal statistic of 7 scored and 18 conceded.

Real Madrid still trailing leaders Barcelona by 5 points, with a total of 50 in 21 matches played. The team has won the past 3 matches played in the competition but apart from Deportivo la Coruna the other 2 adversaries Malaga and Espanyol are ranked very low.

With a perfect statistic at home of 11 victories and 11 played, Real has lost valuable points in away matches especially in the last period, winning joust one of the past 3 played and ending up with a very modest statistic of 5 victories, 2 draws and 3 losses with a goal ratio of 15 scored and 9 conceded.

My pick: Real Madrid to win

Bayern last 5 league matches: 

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Table positions: Bayern -2, Dortmund -5

Bayern home table position: 2

Dortmund away table position: 6

What an incredible form for Bayern Munchen with results that brought the team on the first spot with 45 points as Leverkusen but a difficult task against Borussia Dortmund this Saturday.

No less than 8 consecutive victories for Bayern Munchen to date and the team saw a considerable shift in the table from the 6th spot last year now joust behind Leverkusen due to a poorer goal ratio.

The Bundesliga giants have not tasted defeat yet on home ground with a statistic of 7 victories and 4 draws in all 11 played and a strong goal ratio of 22 scored and 8 conceded.

Borussia Dortmund is certainly highly motivated for this match after losing the last 2 played in the German league and with the painful defeat administered to them by Bayern Munchen in the start of the season, 5-1 the scoreline.

Their statistic in away matches is decent with 4 victories and 4 draws, losing only 2 in all 10 played but a negative goal ratio of 15 scored and 16 conceded. None the less in case of a positive result and depending on Hamburger SV performance this week, the team can advance to the 4th spot.

My pick: Bayern Munchen to win

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Table positions: Lyon -4, Lens -14

Lyon home table position: 11

Lens away table position: 16

A hard time for giants of French Ligue 1, Lyon in their attempt to climb up the charts and no easy task in this match as well with a very difficult Lens team.

Lyon is only on the 4th spot of the league table with a total of 40 points in 23 matches played, only 2 points above Marseille witch has played only 22, an important setback suffered last week in a goalless draw away to Toulouse. They have a 8 point gap from the leaders but the second and third spots are till accessible depending on their adversaries results and their own performances in the next legs.

The home statistic is rather modest for a team of their caliber with only 6 victories and 2 draws in 11 played, placing themselves in the middle of the table and a similar goal ratio of 18 scored and no less than 14 conceded.

Lens is in the lower part of the table in the Ligue 1 with a total of 30 points, no worries for relegation but no real prospects of achieving more especially when considering their current performances and form.

Their away record is rather disastrous, winning only 2 of the 11 matches played and ending 3 in draws with a worst goal statistic of only 8 scored and no less than 17 conceded.

My pick: Lyon to win (over 2.5 goals)

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Table positions: Milan -3, Udinese -15

Milan home table position: 7

Udinese away table position: 19

Losing the second position to AS Roma but with a game less than their adversaries, AC Milan will certainly push for the 3 points in this Friday match against struggling Udinese.

No victories for Milan in the last 3 matches played in the Italian Serie A, losing against leaders and bitter rivals Inter and ending in surprising draws Livorno and Bologna, they cannot afford any more mistakes especially since AS Roma, which has 23 matches played, have taken their place with a 2 point advantage.

The team still looks very strong on home ground where the statistic shows 7 victories, 2 draws and 2 matches lost, but are far from their rivals in terms of points gathered with a goal ratio of 23 scored and 13 conceded looking weak in defense.

Now one could have expected such a disastrous season for Udinese, with their good performances in the last edition and run in the European tournaments, the team  sits only on the 15th spot of the table with a margin of joust 2 points from the relegation zone.

A unexpected victory for them in the last leg of the league against a strong Napoli has given them a boost both in morale and in form but especially in terms of their current position. They have yet to win any matches whilst away this season in all 11 played, managing only 4 points in 4 draws and losing the rest of 7 with an awful goal ratio of 6 scored and 15 conceded showing a virtually non existent offensive.

My pick: AC Milan to win

Parma last 5 league matches: 

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Table positions: Parma -13, Inter -1

Parma home table position: 10

Inter away table position: 1

Only one match this Wednesday in the Italian SerieA with leaders Internazionale Milan traveling to struggling Parma in what at first glace seems like a easy task for the champions.

Parma is in a disastrous situation with no victories in the last 6 matches played from which they gathered only one point in a goalless draw against another deception of the season, Udinese.

After their defeat at the hands of Palermo last week, Parma is left with a total of 29 points in all 22 matches played and the 13th spot in the charts, 7 points above the danger zone but with very slim chances of garbing any points in this match. Their statistic on home ground is still decent with 6 victories and 2 draws in all 10 played but this tends to fade away in the light of their recent results.

Inter is cruising through the competition, first spot for them and a total of 52 points, 8 points advantage over next in line AS Roma and a game less. It looks like the trophy is already theirs if all goes as planed to the end of the tournament.

Their statistic in home matches is crushing for any opponent, no less than 10 victories and 2 draws but the team is encountering some difficulties lately when playing away with only one victory in the last 4 played and a statistic identical to Parma’s at home.

My pick: Inter to win

Portugal League Cup – Semi Final

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The first semi final in the Portuguese League Cup with 2 of the giants going neck to neck for a place in the final with Sporting Lisbon welcoming Benfica.

With FC Porto looking like clear favorites in the other match of the phase, against Academica on home ground, this cannot be said about this math with 2 teams of similar strength and playing it out.

Sporting Lisbon after a period in witch they regained their form and advance especially in the domestic league has lost the past 3 matches played, 2 in the Portuguese liga against Braga and Academica and where knocked out from Taca de Portugal by rivals FC Porto with an embarasing 5-2 scoreline.

They looked very strong on home ground where after 4 consecutive victories they where defeated by Academica, nonetheless showing a great appetite for scoring but with some visible gaps in defense as well.

Benfica seems to be favorite to reach the final after their very good results this season in the domestic league where they top the table with 4 points advantage over second Sporting Braga with 2 matches more played than their direct adversaries.

After no less than 4 consecutive victories, the team suffered it’s first set back this week with an unexpected 1-1 draw away to Vitoria Setubal. They showed a very good form in away matches lately with no defeats in the past 9 played from which they won 5.

My pick: Benfica to win

Marseille last 5 league matches: 

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Valenciennes last 5 league matches: 

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Table positions: Marseille -7, Valenciennes -11

Marseille home table position: 13

Valenciennes away table position: 4

Two teams with very similar results lately in the French Ligue 1 will go head to head this Sunday as Olympique Marseille welcomes Valenciennes.

Marseille has fallen to the 7th spot of the table after a very poor period in terms of results that shows only one victory in the past 5 matches played and with a total of 34 points no less than 3 teams are in reaching range of them and could overtake them in case of a bad step and a game in hand.

Their record at home is modest with 5 victories and 2 draws in all 9 played but especially in terms of their goal ratio where they managed to scored only 12 goals whilst conceding 8, almost one for every match played.

Valenciennes experiencing a though period of it’s own with only one victory in the past 7 played in the domestic league and a total of 32 points, leaving them only 2 behind their current adversaries and a significant advancement in the standings.

Whilst at home they managed only 3 victories all season, the team gathered most of it’s points in away matches with a record of 6 victories and no draws in all 11 played and a positive goal ratio of 19 scored and 15 conceded showing a decent offensive strength.

My pick: Marseille to win

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Table positions: Inter -1, Cagliari -8

Inter home table position: 1

Cagliari away table position: 5

Leading the Italian Serie A by a comfortable margin, Internazionale Milan will encounter Cagliari this Sunday in their attempt for another champions title.

Inter has a very solid 8 point advantage from second AC Milan in the overall standings with 21 matches played by each and AS Roma with game more. They are in a very good form with 4 victories in the last 5 matches played and a 2-2 draw away to Bari in what was a very challenging game.

They have the best record of all the teams on home ground, winning no less than 9 matches and ending 2 in draws in all 11 played with a solid goal ratio of 24 scored and 11 conceded.

Cagliari have a very though mission on their hands and obtaining one point from this clash would be a positive result for them. They sit on the 8th spot of the table with a total of 32 points, still in arms reach of a European tournament spot but feeling the pressure from no less than 5 followers in holding their position.

Two victories for the in the last 5 played and an important number of matches ended in draws. In away, their statistic is decent with 4 victories and 2 draws in 10 played but a weak goal ratio of +1 with 11 scored and 10 conceded.

My pick: Inter to win