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UEFA Cup: 2nd Legs

And there are some very interesting ties balancing on a knife-edge, wouldn't you agree? We have struggling Aston Villa travelling the nightmare journey east to Moscow to face CSKA Moscow whilst knowing they need to score at the home of the Army Men - not the easiest of tasks. We also have Deportivo La Coruna who will have to fight tooth and nail to overcome AaB after their demolition in Denmark. Sampdoria, like Aston Villa, also have a lengthy trip east to face Metalist Kharkiv whilst knowing they have to score. As you can see, it's going to be some task covering all of these games but as usual, I'll strive to ensure it's all correct!

Also, I forgot to mention that the Polish Ekstraklasa starts tomorrow - hurrah!

Thursday's Picks

My tips:

I fancy a treble containing CSKA Moscow, Standard de Liege and Metalist Kharkiv.

For the rest of the picks, see below!

English FA Cup (replay):

Hull City vs Sheffield United (8) 2-0

UEFA Cup:

CSKA Moscow vs Aston Villa (7) 2-0, Vagner Love first goal
Metalist Kharkiv vs Sampdoria (6) 1-0, red card in this game
Hamburger SV vs NEC Nijmegen (8) 2-0
FC Twente vs Olympique de Marseille (5) 0-0
VFL Wolfsburg vs Paris Saint-Germain (6) 1-1
Galatasaray vs Girondins de Bordeaux (5) 1-1, red card in this game
AC Milan vs Werder Bremen (8) 2-0, Pato to score at any time
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Fiorentina (6) 1-1
Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen (4) 1-1
Standard de Liege vs Braga (7) 2-0
VFB Stuttgart vs Zenit St Petersburg (6) 1-1
Udinese vs Lech Poznan (7) 2-1
Saint-Etienne vs Olympiakos Piraeus (7) 1-0
Deportivo La Coruna vs AaB (7) 2-1
Tottenham Hotspur vs Shakhtar Donetsk (5) 1-1
Valencia CF vs Dynamo Kiev (7) 1-0

Enjoy your free betting tips!

Romanian Liga

...is also back! Well, on friday it is anyway! Whereas this probably won't be cheered by the majority of the viewers, I personally feel very happy about this as I like the league and I love betting on it.

By the way, is it just me or did Internazionale escape a real whipping last night? I've never seen an away side dominate the San Siro so much!

English Championship:

Cardiff City vs Queens Park Rangers (7)

English League Two:

Macclesfield Town vs Port Vale (5)

English FA Cup (replay):

Middlesbrough vs West Ham United (5) 1-2

Hungarian Soproni Liga:

Gyor vs Haladas (6)
Zalaegerszegi vs Debrecen (7)

Northern Irish Premier League:

Lisburn Distillery vs Crusaders (5)

Welsh Premier League:

Newi Cefn Druids vs Caernarfon (6) 2-1

UEFA Champions League:

Chelsea vs Juventus (7) 1-0, Anelka to score
Real Madrid vs Liverpool (6) 2-0, a penalty in this game
Sporting Clube de Lisbon vs Bayern Munich (5) 2-1, Liedson first goal
Villarreal vs Panathinaikos (4) 0-0, red card in this game

Enjoy your free betting tips!

Champions League

It's back! At long last, arguably the greatest club competition on earth returns for our viewing and betting pleasure. The form of the clubs, injuries and pressure makes all of these fixtures suddenly very interesting as opposed to the mild interest that was generated back when the draw was completed in December. You find yourself asking questions like "Is Arsenal's meager league form going to continue into their match at home to an in-form AS Roma?" or "Is Jonny Evans going to be fit for Manchester United as they face a tough trip to the San Siro to play Italian giants Internazionale? And if he's not, who on earth will partner Rio Ferdinand with Nemanja Vidic suspended and Gary Neville & Wes Brown injured?" or "With Olympique Lyonnais finally bursting into terrific form and Barcelona having not won for at least 3 games, is there a shock on the cards? Will Barcelona's injury list get the better of them at Stade Gerland?" or "Can Atletico Madrid shake off their weak league form and overcome an in-form Porto in Madrid?". Fortunately for you guys, you've got me to make such decisions for you, so no pressure, eh?!

Tuesday's Picks

My tips:

I fancy a solitary treble tonight containing Swindon Town, Peterborough United and Darlington.

For the rest of the picks, see below!

English Championship:

Crystal Palace vs Birmingham City (7)

English League One:

Brighton vs Northampton Town (6)
Cheltenham Town vs Millwall (3)
Colchester United vs Stockport County (5)
Crewe Alexandra vs Yeovil Town (6)
Oldham Athletic vs Bristol Rovers (8)
Peterborough United vs Carlisle United (7)
Southend United vs Scunthorpe United (6)
Swindon Town vs Hartlepool United (7)

English League Two:

Accrington Stanley vs Luton Town (5)
Dagenham & Redbridge vs Bournemouth (8)
Darlington vs Rochdale (7)
Grimsby Town vs Morecambe (6)

English FA Cup (replays):

Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers (5) 1-1
Fulham vs Swansea City (8) 3-1

Dutch Eerste Divisie:

BV Veendam vs Omniworld (8)

Northern Irish Premier League:

Cliftonville vs Dungannon Swifts (8)

UEFA Champions League:

Arsenal vs AS Roma (6) 1-1, red card in this game
Atletico Madrid vs Porto (7) 2-1, Forlan first goal
Internazionale vs Manchester United (6) 0-1, Rooney to score
Olympique Lyonnais vs Barcelona (5) 2-2, Benzema to score at any time

Enjoy your free betting tips!