Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Final Champions League 28-05-2016

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid 

Competition: UEFA Champions League Final

Date: Saturday, 28 May 2016 - Time: 19:45 BST 

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

Real Madrid team finished as runners up to Barcelona, just one point in arrears. They won 28 of 38 league games, drawing six and losing four with 110 goals scored and 34 conceded. The Blancos have had to overcome one major hurdle en-route to Milan. A 2-0 defeat at Wolfsburg left Zinedine Zidane’s men on the brink of crashing out in the quarter-finals, but a Cristiano Ronaldo's second-leg hat-trick that sent the Merengues into the semi-finals where they  knocked out Man City. Locked away at 0-0 after their clash at the Etihad, Real came through in a tight affair at the Bernabéu with a dramatic 1-0 victory.

Cristiano Ronaldo limped off the pitch during Tuesday’s training session but the Portugues start is expected to be fully fit for the final. Raphael Varane will miss the final and Euro 2016 with a thigh injury. Otherwise Zinedine Zidane can select his strongest XI. Gareth Bale and Benzema will partner Ronaldo upfront while Casemiro, Modric and Toni Kroos will start in midfield.

Atletico Madrid finished third in the standings, three points adrift of champions FC Barcelona and just two behind Real. They won 28 of 38 league games, drawing four and losing six with 63 goals scored. They have overcome two world class teams in Barcelona and Bayern Munich en route to the finals and they conceded just 18 goals in La Liga – one of the best records on the entire continent. It's very hard to play a scintillating football against this Atletico and they are one of the toughest team to beat in today's football. 

The Colchoneros have no players missing through injury or suspension and Diego Simeone is likely to select the same XI that started against Celta Vigo in their last league match. Midfielders Koke and Augusto Fernandez are in contention to start alongside Gabi in the middle of the park while Antoine Griezmann and Fernando Torres are expected to lead the line.

This season, the Colchoneros have already frustrated Real on two occasions. In October, the first came when Simeone's men snatched a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderon, while the second occurred when they beat the Galacticos 1-0 at their own turf. The last four meetings between the sides had witnessed under 2.5 goals. Half of these sides’ last 12 matches have ended level.

In 2014, the Madrid rivals met in Lisbon when Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid won their 10th UCL trophy. A Sergio Ramos goal on 93 minutes dashed Atléti’s hopes and sent the game to extra time, where Real Madrid scored three in the last 10 minutes to win 4-1.

Probable lineups:

Atletico Madrid: Oblak – Juanfran, Gimenez, Lucas Hernandez, Filipe Luis – Gabi, A.Fernandez, Saul Niguez, Koke – Griezmann, F.Torres.

Real Madrid: Navas – Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo – Modric, Casemiro, Kroos – Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Real Madrid last 5 matches:

26/04/16 Manchester City 0 – 0 Real Madrid

30/04/16 Real Sociedad 0 – 1 Real Madrid

04/05/16 Real Madrid 1 – 0 Man City

08/05/16 Real Madrid 3 – 2 Valencia

14/05/16 Deportivo 0 – 2 Real Madrid

Atletico Madrid last 5 matches:

27/04/16 Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Bayern Munchen

30/04/16 Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Rayo Vallecano

03/05/16 Bayern 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid

08/05/16 Levante 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid

14/05/16 Atletico Madrid 2 – 0 Celta de Vigo

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Match Milan vs Juventus Final Coppa Italia 21-05-2016

Milan vs Juventus - Competition: Coppa Italia Final

Date: 21 May 2016 - Time: 19:45 BST 

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma

Having finished 7th in the Italian Serie A standings, Milan require a Coppa Italia triumph in order avoid a third straight season without European football. The untested manager Cristian Brocchi has seen the Rossoneri show little improvement in his six matches in charge with just two wins to his name. They succumbed to a 1-3 defeat at home against AS Roma last weekend and have no chance to beat Juventus with a such poor performance.

Cristian Brocchi will be missing left-back Luca Antonelli with a leg injury while right-back Ignazio Abate is listed as doubtful. M'Baye Niang could be in contention after almost three months out. Alessio Romagnoli and Davide Calabria are expected to start in midfield, while Giacomo Bonaventura and Keisuke Honda are likely support Carlos Bacca and Mario Balotelli in attack.

Juventus team claimed a record-equalling fifth consecutiveScudetto this season and signed off on their 2015/16 Italian Serie A campaign with an emphatic 5-0 win at home against Sampdoria last weekend. They have won 24 of their last 25 league fixtures before a surprising defeat to Hellas Verona two weeks ago.

Allegri is unable to count upon key centre-back Leonardo Bonucci due to suspension while midfielder Sami Khedira is still out through injury. Patrice Evra and Alex Sandro fighting out for a spot on the left flank, while Stefano Sturaro could be given a start in the middle of the park. Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic are likely to lead the line. Claudio Marchisio is a long-term absentee. 

In recent meeting between the two sides, Juventus has won 7 consecutive matches. The Rossoneri lost both encounters with Juventus this season, going down 1-0 in Turin before a 2-1 defeat at San Siro.

AC Milan last 5 matches:

21/04/16 Milan 0 – 0 Carpi

25/04/16 Verona 2 – 1 Milan

01/05/16 AC Milan 3 – 3 Frosinone

07/05/16 Bologna 0 – 1 Milan

14/05/16 Milan – AS Roma

Juventus last 5 matches:

20/04/16 Juventus 3 – 0 Lazio

24/04/16 Fiorentina 1 – 2 Juventus

01/05/16 Juventus 2 – 0 Carpi

08/05/16 Verona 2 – 1 Juventus

14/05/16 Juventus – Sampdoria

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Liverpool vs Sevilla 1-3 Highlights Europa League Final 2016

Sevilla staged a remarkable second half comeback against Liverpool to claim their third successive Europa League. Coke netted twice to seal a 3-1 victory in Basel.

Stadium:St. Jakob-Park,Switzerland

Goals: 

Liverpool [Daniel Sturridge]

Sevilla [Kevin Gameiro, Coke]

  lineups 

Liverpool: Mignolet – Clyne, K. Toure, Lovren, Moreno – Lallana, E.Can, Milner, Coutinho – Roberto Firmino, Sturridge.

Sevilla: Soria – Mariano, Carrico, A. Rami, Escudero – N’Zonzi, Krychowiak – Coke, Banega, Vitolo – Gameiro.

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EPL TODAY: WEST HAM UNITED VS MANCHESTER UNITED 10.05.2016

WHU vs MANU play a milestone schedule in English soccer in tonight. It will, as has been thoroughly discussed, be WHU last ever match at the B.Ground. "Upton Park" as it is often known has been the Irons' home since 1904, however,next year they move to the Olympic Stadium, leaving behind a giant swathe of history.

MANU boss L.Gaal takes his side to the B.Ground knowing that a gain will be an great boost to his side's attempt to qualify for the UEFA Champions League 2016. Anything less than a gain would take matters out of Manchester United hands.

The Red Devils managed to overcome the emotion of West Ham United last FA Cup match at their long-standing home ground. Boss L.Van Gaal needs his side to do the similar in the league.

Young player Marcus Rashford scored a perfect score when these 2 teams met in the FA Cup 6th round replay, and Van Gaal could really do with him r
epeating that trick here.

Date: Tuesday, 10 May

Time: 7.45 p.m. BST/2.45 p.m. ET

Venue: Boleyn Ground, London, England

TV Info: Sky Sports 1 (UK Only)/NBCSN, NBC Universo (U.S. only)

With an FA Cup final to come, having beaten West Ham United in the quarterfinals, L.Gaal, despite being under giant pressure for most of the year,could have a growing case for seeing out the final season of his contract next season. It is no surprise then that the veteran Dutch boss is hoping to accident West Ham’s party.

Had West Ham United managed to take a triumph at the weekend, then they too wanna still be competing for a place in the UEFA Champions League 2016. Instead, in the penultimate game at Upton Park, West Ham went down four-one to Swansea City to effectively leave themselves out of competition. Indeed they now need a gain on Tuesday to be in charge of their own destiny in the final game of the year to get a Europa League place.

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