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Champions League Final Preview by Mike Makaab

BAYERN MUNICH v CHELSEA

A depleted Chelsea, who will be without skipper, John Terry, as well as Ramires, Ivanovic and Meireles, have a mountain to climb, when they play Bayern Munich, at Bayern's stadium in Germany. Bayern were humiliated by Dortmund in the final of the German Cup over the weekend, losing 5-2 and need to recover both their form and confidence very quickly if they are to lift Europe's most coveted club trophy. If they are able to withstand the pressure of expectation, playing in their home country, Bayern may just have enough to win the Champions League, but they can expect a tough fight from Chelsea.

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England - Premier League
13 May 2012	Wigan Athletic	3 - 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 May 2012	West Bromwich Albion	2 - 3	Arsenal	West Bromwich Albion vs Arsenal WBA are never easy to beat at home, but with so much at stake for Arsenal in this match (to hold on to 3rd spot and an automatic place in the Champions League), I feel Arsenal will collect the 3 points on offer. More Previews
13 May 2012	Tottenham Hotspur	2 - 0	Fulham	Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham Spurs are chasing 3rd spot and a place in next season's Champions League, but Fulham are in top form and this London derby is not gonig to be that easy to predict. I like the home win. More Previews
13 May 2012	Swansea City	1 - 0	Liverpool	Swansea City vs Liverpool Liverpool could add to their mid -week crushing of Chelsea (4-1) and beat Swansea. More Previews
13 May 2012	Sunderland	0 - 1	Manchester United	Sunderland vs Manchester United Sunderland have lost their way in recent weeks, losing 5 and drawing 2 of their last 7 league games. United know that if City slip up against QPR, then they can still win the league. I fancy they will do their part and win this one. More Previews
13 May 2012	Stoke City	2 - 2	Bolton Wanderers
13 May 2012	Norwich City	2 - 0	Aston Villa
13 May 2012	Manchester City	3 - 2	Queens Park Rangers	Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers QPR are fighting for survival, but City are just one win away from the league title and have a fantastic home record. In addition to this, they have players who know what it is like to win under pressure. They look certain to win this game and clinch the title. More Previews
13 May 2012	Everton	3 - 1	Newcastle United	Everton vs Newcastle United With Newcastle chasing a European spot, this is not gonig to be easy for Everton, but such is their home form, that I think Everton will spoil the party for Newcastle and beat them. More Previews
13 May 2012	Chelsea	2 - 1	Blackburn Rovers	Chelsea vs Blackburn Rovers Once again, which Chelsea team plays is anybody's guess. However, they play aganst a team that is already relegated and even their 'second - string" team should be good enough to secure all the points. More Previews

South Africa - PSL
19 May 2012	Black Leopards	3 - 1	Ajax Cape Town
19 May 2012	Bloemfontein Celtic	1 - 2	Supersport United	Bloemfontein Celtic vs Supersport United Tough to call, Celtic may surprise and edge this one at home. More Previews
19 May 2012	Golden Arrows	2 - 4	Orlando Pirates	Golden Arrows vs Orlando Pirates Bank on Pirates winning this match and the league title. More Previews
19 May 2012	Kaizer Chiefs	0 - 0	AmaZulu	Kaizer Chiefs vs AmaZulu Cheifs should end their season on a winning note and make it 4 in a row. More Previews
19 May 2012	Mamelodi Sundowns	1 - 0	Free State Stars	Mamelodi Sundowns vs Free State Stars Sundowns may win this, in what I expect to be a tight encounter. More Previews
19 May 2012	Maritzburg United	0 - 1	Moroka Swallows	Maritzburg United vs Moroka Swallows Swallows face a tough trask away at Maritzburg, but may emerge as winners. More Previews
19 May 2012	Platinum Stars	0 - 2	Wits University	Platinum Stars vs Wits University A draw is the likely result here. More Previews
19 May 2012	Santos	1 - 0	Jomo Cosmos
16 May 2012	Jomo Cosmos	2 - 2	Black Leopards	Jomo Cosmos vs Black Leopards In the battle of the relegation candidates, I like the home win. More Previews
12 May 2012	Ajax Cape Town	4 - 1	Golden Arrows	Ajax Cape Town vs Golden Arrows In a tough match, I like the draw. More Previews

France - Ligue 1
13 May 2012	Ajaccio	1 - 1	Olympique Lyon	Ajaccio vs Olympique Lyon Lyon could win again on the road. More Previews
13 May 2012	Bordeaux	1 - 0	Lorient	Bordeaux vs Lorient Lorient have a poor away record and Bordeaux should have little trouble in winning their 4th league match in a row. More Previews
13 May 2012	Brest	1 - 0	Valenciennes
13 May 2012	Caen	1 - 3	Sochaux
13 May 2012	Dijon	1 - 1	Toulouse	Dijon vs Toulouse Dijon have to win to have a realistic chance of avoiding relegation and they just might do it against mid - table Toulouse. More Previews
13 May 2012	Olympique Marseille	3 - 0	Auxerre	Olympique Marseille vs Auxerre Marseille might just edge an Auxerre team that has to collect points to avoid relegation. More Previews
13 May 2012	Montpellier	1 - 0	Lille	Montpellier vs Lille Champions elect Montpelier are a game away from winning the league, but face an in - form Lille team that have won 8 of their last 9 league games. I like the draw result. More Previews
13 May 2012	Nancy	3 - 2	Saint-Étienne
13 May 2012	Nice	1 - 1	Evian TG
13 May 2012	PSG	3 - 0	Stade Rennes	PSG vs Stade Rennes PSG have a great home record and should overcome a competent Rennes team. More Previews

Germany - Bundesliga
5 May 2012	Borussia Dortmund	4 - 0	Freiburg	Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg Champions Dortmund, face a team that is unbeaten in their last 10 league matches (6 wins and 4 draws), but they should be good enough to collect the 3 points on offer. More Previews
5 May 2012	Werder Bremen	2 - 3	Schalke 04	Werder Bremen vs Schalke 04 This is an intriguing game, as the home team have no sort of form in recent months, while Schalke are not good away from home. In a tough contest to predict, I like the away win. More Previews
5 May 2012	Hannover 96	2 - 1	Kaiserslautern
5 May 2012	Mainz 05	0 - 3	Borussia M'gladbach
5 May 2012	Nürnberg	1 - 4	Bayer Leverkusen	Nürnberg vs Bayer Leverkusen In a match between two in - form teams, any result is possible. A draw? More Previews
5 May 2012	Stuttgart	3 - 2	Wolfsburg
5 May 2012	Köln	1 - 4	Bayern München	Köln vs Bayern München Bayern should be too good for a poor Koln team and collect all the points. More Previews
5 May 2012	Augsburg	1 - 0	Hamburger SV
5 May 2012	Hertha BSC	3 - 1	Hoffenheim
28 Apr 2012	Bayer Leverkusen	1 - 0	Hannover 96	Bayer Leverkusen vs Hannover 96 Hannover are hopeless away from home and I fancy a Leverkusen victory is on the cards. More Previews

Italy - Serie A
13 May 2012	Juventus	3 - 1	Atalanta	Juventus vs Atalanta Champions Juve should end off their league campaign in style and win this one, to remain unbeaten in the league - a remarkable achievement, if they can do it. More Previews
13 May 2012	Parma	1 - 0	Bologna
13 May 2012	Fiorentina	0 - 0	Cagliari
13 May 2012	Lazio	3 - 1	Internazionale	Lazio vs Internazionale After Inter's great win in midweek over rivals AC Milan, they could follow it up with a win away to Lazio, but this is not a confident prediction. More Previews
13 May 2012	Chievo	1 - 0	Lecce
13 May 2012	Milan	2 - 1	Novara	Milan vs Novara If Milan can shake off the disappointment of losing to Inter and relinquishing the league title to Juve, they should overcome Novara and collect 3 points. More Previews
13 May 2012	Genoa	2 - 0	Palermo
13 May 2012	Cesena	2 - 3	Roma	Cesena vs Roma Cesena could surprise and take points off Roma. More Previews
13 May 2012	Napoli	2 - 1	Siena	Napoli vs Siena With Napoli chasing a Champions League place, they are strong fancies to beat Siena, who have nothing to play for. More Previews
13 May 2012	Catania	0 - 2	Udinese	Catania vs Udinese Udinese will want to stay 3rd and beat Catania - not an easy thing to do at Catania's home ground. A draw might be the way to go, although Udinese have everything to play for and could win. More Previews

Spain - Primera División
13 May 2012	Getafe	0 - 2	Real Zaragoza
13 May 2012	Levante	3 - 0	Athletic Bilbao
13 May 2012	Real Madrid	4 - 1	Mallorca	Real Madrid vs Mallorca Real are chasing 100 points (a La Liga record) and look certain to achieve it with a win in their last game of the season. More Previews
13 May 2012	Rayo Vallecano	1 - 0	Granada
13 May 2012	Espanyol	1 - 1	Sevilla
13 May 2012	Málaga	1 - 0	Sporting Gijón
13 May 2012	Villarreal	0 - 1	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal vs Atlético Madrid Villareal know that a win will guarantee them a place in the La Liga next season. I think they can achieve this. More Previews
13 May 2012	Racing Santander	2 - 4	Osasuna
12 May 2012	Real Betis	2 - 2	Barcelona	Real Betis vs Barcelona Barca are sure to give Pep Guardiola a great send - off by dispatching Real Betis and finishing their league season in style. More Previews
12 May 2012	Real Sociedad	1 - 0	Valencia	Real Sociedad vs Valencia With both teams having nothing to play for, any result is possible. More Previews

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France

France - Ligue 1
Auxerre	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Montpellier	Auxerre vs Montpellier Montpelier should win at relegated Auxerre and claim the title.
Evian TG	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Brest
Lille	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Nancy	Lille vs Nancy Lille's home form should prove too strong for Nancy and they must be expected to win.
Lorient	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	PSG	Lorient vs PSG Lorient could give 2nd placed PSG a hard time. The away team might edge this one.
Olympique Lyon	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Nice	Olympique Lyon vs Nice Lyon have good home form and look a nap bet to collect all the points in this match.
Stade Rennes	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Dijon	Stade Rennes vs Dijon Dijon need to win to have a chance of avoiding relegation. It is a very tough task, but they could surprise.
Saint-Étienne	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Bordeaux	Saint-Étienne vs Bordeaux Bordeaux have won their last 5 league fixtures and I fancy they could make it 6 in a row here.
Sochaux	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Olympique Marseille	Sochaux vs Olympique Marseille A win would guarantee Sochaux's survival in the league and I think they could surprise and collect maximum points.
Toulouse	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Ajaccio	Toulouse vs Ajaccio Once again, Ajaccio need to win to have a chance of playing in the elite French league next season and they could surprise. I like the draw.
Valenciennes	20 May 2012 \| 21:00	Caen

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League Tables - Top 10

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League Table - England Premier League
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	TP
1	Manchester City	38	28	5	5	93	29	89
2	Manchester United	38	28	5	5	89	33	89
3	Arsenal	38	21	7	10	74	49	70
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	20	9	9	66	41	69
5	Newcastle United	38	19	8	11	56	51	65
6	Chelsea	38	18	10	10	65	46	64
7	Everton	38	15	11	12	50	40	56
8	Liverpool	38	14	10	14	47	40	52
9	Fulham	38	14	10	14	48	51	52
10	West Bromwich Albion	38	13	8	17	45	52	47

League Table - South Africa PSL
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	TP
1	Orlando Pirates	30	17	7	6	40	26	58
2	Moroka Swallows	30	15	11	4	48	34	56
3	Supersport United	30	15	9	6	39	23	54
4	Mamelodi Sundowns	30	14	10	6	44	23	52
5	Kaizer Chiefs	30	14	8	8	35	23	50
6	Free State Stars	30	14	6	10	38	31	48
7	AmaZulu	30	10	11	9	32	24	41
8	Bloemfontein Celtic	30	11	8	11	36	33	41
9	Ajax Cape Town	30	11	7	12	42	49	40
10	Platinum Stars	30	10	6	14	37	39	36

League Table - France Ligue 1
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	TP
1	Montpellier	37	24	7	6	66	33	79
2	PSG	37	22	10	5	73	40	76
3	Lille	37	20	11	6	68	38	71
4	Olympique Lyon	37	19	7	11	61	47	64
5	Bordeaux	37	15	13	9	50	39	58
6	Saint-Étienne	37	16	9	12	47	42	57
7	Stade Rennes	37	16	9	12	48	44	57
8	Toulouse	37	15	11	11	37	32	56
9	Evian TG	37	13	11	13	54	54	50
10	Olympique Marseille	37	12	12	13	45	40	48

League Table - Germany Bundesliga
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	TP
1	Borussia Dortmund	34	25	6	3	80	25	81
2	Bayern München	34	23	4	7	77	22	73
3	Schalke 04	34	20	4	10	74	44	64
4	Borussia M'gladbach	34	17	9	8	49	24	60
5	Bayer Leverkusen	34	15	9	10	52	44	54
6	Stuttgart	34	15	8	11	63	46	53
7	Hannover 96	34	12	12	10	41	45	48
8	Wolfsburg	34	13	5	16	47	60	44
9	Werder Bremen	34	11	9	14	49	58	42
10	Nürnberg	34	12	6	16	38	49	42

League Table - Italy Serie A
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	TP
1	Juventus	38	23	15	0	68	20	84
2	Milan	38	24	8	6	74	33	80
3	Udinese	38	18	10	10	52	35	64
4	Lazio	38	18	8	12	56	47	62
5	Napoli	38	16	13	9	66	46	61
6	Internazionale	38	17	7	14	58	55	58
7	Roma	38	16	8	14	60	54	56
8	Parma	38	15	11	12	54	53	56
9	Bologna	38	13	12	13	41	43	51
10	Chievo	38	12	13	13	35	45	49

League Table - Spain Primera División
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	TP
1	Real Madrid	38	32	4	2	121	32	100
2	Barcelona	38	28	7	3	114	29	91
3	Valencia	38	17	10	11	59	44	61
4	Málaga	38	17	7	14	54	53	58
5	Atlético Madrid	38	15	11	12	53	46	56
6	Levante	38	16	7	15	54	50	55
7	Osasuna	38	13	15	10	44	61	54
8	Mallorca	38	14	10	14	42	46	52
9	Sevilla	38	13	11	14	48	47	50
10	Athletic Bilbao	38	12	13	13	49	52	49

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