11.05. (Sat) 22:00 Espanyol - Real

PROBABLE LINEUPS

ESPANYOL
Casilla
López • Colotto • Moreno • Capdevila
Forlín • Sánchez
Stuani • Verdú • Mubarak
García

REAL MADRID
López
Nacho • Varane • Carvalho • Marcelo
Essien • Modrić
María • Kaká • Ronaldo
Higuaín

Espanyol trio Cristian Alvarez, Felipe Mattioni and Simao will miss Saturday's Primera Division clash against Real Madrid.

Defender Mattioni and midfielder Simao are yet to return to training after sustaining calf injuries, while goalkeeper Alvarez is out with a torn hamstring.

Madrid playmaker Mesut Ozil suffered an ankle injury in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Malaga and will miss the trip to the Cornella-El Prat.

Alvaro Arbeloa, Sami Khedira and Marcelo could all return from spells on the sidelines but Sergio Ramos is still out with a hamstring problem.

DID YOU KNOW?
Espanyol are on a four-match winless run at home in La Liga (D3, L1).
Los Periquitos are on a 10-match winless run against Real Madrid, losing eight.
Espanyol's last home win over Real was a 2-1 triumph in October 2007.
Real Madrid have only won two of their last five away matches in all competitions (W2, D1, L2).
The Castilian giants are the only team to remain unbeaten at home across all competitions in Europe's top five leagues this season (W23, D5).
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 200th goal of his Madrid career in the win over Malaga. He has achieved this feat in just 197 matches.

Prediction
Real were sensational in the demolition of Malaga and they will want to continue winning games to keep away the media circus that is threatening to undermine the club. Espanyol have little to play for after securing their top-flight status for next season and could fall to a third-straight defeat.

Editor's Prediction
Espanyol 1-3 Real Madrid

11.05. (Sat) 21:30 Porto - Benfica

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PORTO
Helton
Danilo • Maicon • Otamendi • Sandro
González • Moutinho • Fernando
Rodríguez • Defour • Martínez

BENFICA
Moraes
Pereira • Luisão • Garay • Almeida
Gaitán • Pérez • Lima
Salvio • Cardozo • Matić

Porto will be able to call on the talents of Alex Sandro after the Brazilian full-back recovered from a muscle strain to be declared fit. The ex-Santos man has been training throughout the week and is said to be at 100 per cent for the decisive clash, although Maicon, who trained apart from the rest of the Dragao, is still an uncertainty.

Benfica will give Argentina international Enzo Perez until the last minute to prove his fitness. The 27-year-old was expected to miss Saturday's encounter with a thigh strain, but has shown improvements in training and could still make it.

DID YOU KNOW?
Porto remain unbeaten in the Primeira Liga, but could well miss out on the title without losing a single match.
With two games left, they trail Saturday's rivals by two points. Defeat would hand Benfica the title, while a win would put the Dragao one point ahead going into the final day.
Porto are looking for a third-successive Primeira triumph, having recorded back-to-back titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Benfica are the league leaders with 74 points from 28 games. In that run they have also netted 73 times, seven goals more than their rivals for the title.
The Aguias' top scorer is Lima (right), with 17 in the league. He trails Porto sharpshooter Jackson Martinez, who has netted 25 times.
Coach Jorge Jesus has won a trophy every year in his four at the Benfica helm; but the last time he lifted the league title was back in 2009-10.

Prediction
Porto need a win in what is a key match to decide the fate of the 2012-13 Primeira Liga title. That necessity, plus Benfica's busier schedule as they prepare for a Europa League final, should play in the Dragao's favour as they seek victory.

Editor's Prediction
Porto 2-1 Benfica

Championship Opta Facts: May 12 - 13

Watford v Leicester
The Hornets have gone five games unbeaten against Leicester at Vicarage Road, winning four (D1).
Watford have picked up just one win in their last five at Vicarage Road (D2 L2).
Leicester have won only once in their last nine games on the road (D4 L4).
No side conceded fewer headed goals in the Championship this season than Leicester City (7).
Chris Wood has scored just twice in his last 14 games for the Foxes.
Troy Deeney has scored five times in his last eight appearances for Watford.
There have been two red cards in the last four meetings between the sides (one each). Indeed, Watford received six red cards during the regular season; more than any other side.
The last time Watford reached the play-offs, they were knocked out at the semi-final stage by Hull in 2008.
Five of the last seven teams who have finished third in the regular Championship season have been promoted via the play-offs (inc. Watford in 2006).
Anthony Knockaert has had a hand in four of Leicester's last five goals (three assists, one goal).
David Nugent's goal is his first in his last 17 games for Leicester City in all competitions.

Brighton and Hove Albion v Crystal Palace
Palace have lost just once in their last four league trips to Brighton (W2 D1).
The away side has failed to score in all three meetings between Palace and Brighton this season.
The Seagulls are yet to lose at home in 2013, going 10 games unbeaten (W7 D3).
Brighton are unbeaten in their last 10 Championship matches (inc. Play-offs); winning five (D5).
The last seven clashes between the two sides have produced a total 18 goals, an average of 2.57 goals per game.
Palace are without a win in their last five play-off fixtures (D2 L3), exiting at the semi-final stage to Watford (2006) and Bristol City (2008).
The Seagulls conceded eight goals in the final 15 minutes of their matches this season; a joint-low in the Championship.
Gus Poyet's side also ended the season with the best defensive record; conceding just 43 goals.
Crystal Palace have scored 12 penalties from 15 taken this season; a league-high.
Friday's result was Brighton's seventh nil-nil draw of the season; a league-high.
Kazenga Lua Lua has netted three goals in his last four games.

11.05. (Sat) 18:15 Manchester City - Wigan

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MANCHESTER CITY
Pantilimon
Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy
Yaya Toure, Barry
Silva, Tevez, Nasri
Dzeko

WIGAN ATHLETIC
Joel
Boyce, Caldwell, Scharner, Espinoza
McCarthy, Watson, McArthur
McManaman, Kone, Maloney

Yaya Toure has declared himself fit to start at the heart of Manchester City's midfield in Saturday's FA Cup final against Wigan.

The Ivorian missed City's midweek victory over West Brom but has been training throughout the week after being brought off at half-time against Swansea last weekend.

Scott Sinclair is unavailable after undergoing surgery on a blood clot in his shoulder but otherwise Roberto Mancini has a fully fit squad to choose from.

Wigan, on the other hand, are currently decimated by injury problems. Ivan Ramis will miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury while fellow centre-back Antolin Alcaraz faces a race to be fit having suffered a hamstring tear last month.

Jean Beausejour (hamstring) is also a doubt and Maynor Figueroa's season has been ended by a groin problem, so Roberto Martinez is likely to continue with a flat back four.

To add to their woes, Ronnie Stam suffered a suspected broken leg less than a minute after coming off the bench in the 3-2 defeat to Swansea on Tuesday. Albert Crusat (knee) is a longer-term absentee.

DID YOU KNOW?

Manchester City will be looking to lift the FA Cup for the sixth time on Saturday, which would draw them level with Newcastle and Blackburn on the all-time winners' list and put them within touching distance of seven-time winners Liverpool, Chelsea and Aston Villa.
Under Roberto Mancini, City ended a trophy drought stretching back to 1976 when they won the FA Cup in 2011. They followed it up with the Premier League title a year later.
Carlos Tevez (pictured right) is the top active goalscorer in this season's competition with five goals, trailing only Aldershot's Danny Hylton (eight) overall, but Mancini has suggested Edin Dzeko will start in attack and Sergio Aguero is also available.
In reverse order, City have seen off Chelsea, Barnsley, Leeds, Stoke and Watford to reach the final. They did not concede a goal until their semi-final meeting with Rafa Benitez's team.
Wigan have never won a top-flight competition in their 81-year history. Their last trophy was the Second Division (now League One) title in 2002-03.
The Latics have seen off Millwall, Everton, Huddersfield, Macclesfield and Bournemouth en route to the final. They needed a replay to see off the Cherries in the third round, but have conceded only two goals in six matches.
Jordi Gomez and Callum McManaman top the FA Cup goalscoring charts for Martinez's team, having bagged three goals each so far.
If Wigan were to win at Wembley and finish the Premier League season in their current position of 18th, they would be the lowest-ranked side to win the FA Cup since West Ham in 1980. The Hammers were in the second tier when they beat Arsenal.

Prediction
With seven goals in their last three games, Wigan have certainly proved their attacking capability as the season reaches its climax but their glaring defensive issues are too troublesome to ignore. The Latics were shambolic against Swansea in midweek and although they will almost certainly improve on that display, the higher calibre of opposition is likely to make it another difficult afternoon. It has been a disappointing season for City, but Roberto Mancini has been able to rotate his team to prepare for this match and ensure the Etihad Stadium trophy cabinet is not left empty.

Editor's Prediction
Manchester City 3-1 Wigan Athletic

11.05. (Sat) 18:00 Juventus - Cagliari

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JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli • Bonucci • Chiellini
Lichtsteiner • Vidal • Marchisio • Giaccherini • Peluso
Matri • Giovinco

CAGLIARI
Agazzi
Perico • Astori • Rossettini • Murru
Nainggolan • Conti • Ekdal
Ibarbo • Sau • Pinilla

Antonio Conte will be without suspended midfield duo Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba for Juventus' final home clash of the season against Cagliari on Saturday.

Andrea Barzagli is available for selection after serving a one-match suspension which kept him out of the 1-0 victory away at Atalanta while Leonardo Bonucci, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Claudio Marchisio, Gianluigi Buffon and Arturo Vidal should all return to the fold after being rested.

Alessandro Matri is expected to keep his place up front after scoring in midweek and the former Cagliari striker could be partnered with Sebastian Giovinco, although Nicolas Anelka and Nicklas Bendtner are also pushing for starts.

As for Cagliari, Mauricio Pinilla returns after his initial three-game ban was reduced to two matches and Albin Ekdal could start against his former employers.

However, the game comes too soon for Francesco Pisano and Matias Cabrera who remain sidelined through injury.

DID YOU KNOW?
Juventus have won their last five Serie A matches without conceding a single goal.
Cagliari have only scored in three of their last eight league matches.
In the reverse fixture back in September, the Old Lady emerged 3-1 victors with a late double from Alessandro Matri and a goal from Mirko Vucinic, after Mauricio Pinilla had given the Sardinians a first-half lead.
Saturday's showdown will be the 66th time that the two sides have met in Serie A. Juventus have won on 30 occasions, losing 11 matches and drawing 24 times.
Alessandro Matri scored 38 goals in 131 appearances for the Rossoblu before his €15.5 million transfer to Juventus in 2011.
Marco Sau is Cagliari's leading Serie A marksman with twelve goals. Arturo Vidal's recent goalscoring spree has propelled him to the top of the Bianconeri's standings with ten.

Prediction
Cagliari are experiencing an end-of-season slump, having secured only five points from a possible last 18. Juventus, however, are in fine form with nine league wins on the bounce, conceding only two goals in the process. Conte's side are bidding for their highest-ever points total and they should have enough firepower to see off the Sardinian challenge and claim a 20th Serie A clean sheet of the season.

Editor's Prediction
Juventus 2-0 Cagliari

11.05. (Sat) 17:00 Olympique Marseille - Toulouse

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OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS
Lopes
Fofana • Koné • Umtiti • Dabo
Malbranque • Gonalons
Gomis • Grenier • Gourcuff
López

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Douchez
Jallet • Alex • Sakho • Maxwell
Ménez • Matuidi • Chantôme • Pastore
Lavezzi • Ibrahimovic

Olympique Lyonnais coach Remi Garde is expected to keep faith in centre-backs Samuel Umtiti and Bakary Kone, with the duo impressing in recent weeks, ahead of the more established Dejan Lovren and Milan Bisevac.

Rachid Ghezzal is suspended, with Bafetimbi Gomis set to return to the starting line-up, most likely deposing Jimmy Briand on the right-wing, with Yoann Gourcuff also in line for a start after impressing in a free role lately. No.1 goalkeeper Remy Vercoutre is out for six months following a ligament injury, meaning young Anthony Lopes will make only his fourth Ligue 1 start against the league leaders.

Paris Saint-Germain will be without captain Thiago Silva following the club's 1-1 draw with Valenciennes while Salvatore Sirigu and Marco Verratti remain out following dismissals in the prior clash with Evian.

PSG will win the Ligue 1 title if they win at Stade Gerland, though will also be crowned champions if Olympique de Marseille fail to beat Toulouse on Saturday at Stade Velodrome (kick-off at 17:00CET).

DID YOU KNOW?
Olympique Lyonnais sit in third place - the final Champions League qualification spot - ahead of Saint-Etienne, Nice and Lille.
Remi Garde's side have won just one of their last nine games against Paris Saint-Germain.
Lyon have been awarded the third most penalties (10) in the top five European leagues this season. Only Juventus and Chelsea (11) have more.
PSG sit top of Ligue 1 as of Saturday morning, seven points ahead of second-placed Olympique de Marseille with nine left to play for.
Carlo Ancelotti's side have scored in each of their last eight league games.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has failed to score in two consecutive Ligue 1 games for the first time this season.

Prediction
A difficult match in prospect for the champions elect at Stade Gerland. Lyon themselves have something to play for as the Champions League race hots up, and Remi Garde's men seem to have turned a corner lately form-wise. Carlo Ancelotti's side appear that little bit nervous amidst a tense environment - something which could cost them again this weekend.

Editor's Prediction
Lyon 1-1 PSG

11.05. (Sat) 15:30 Wolfsburg - Borussia D.

PROBABLE LINEUPS

WOLFSBURG
Benaglio
Hasebe • Naldo • Kjær • Rodriguez
Medojević • Polák
Vieirinha • Diego • Arnold
Olić

BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Großkreutz • Hummels • Santana • Schmelzer
Kehl • Şahin
Bittencourt • Leitner • Reus
Schieber

Borussia Dortmund only need a single from their trip to the Volkswagen Arena to face Wolfsburg in order to secure the runners-up position in the Bundesliga.

However, with one eye on the Champions League final against domestic rivals Bayern Munich later this month, Jurgen Klopp may well rotate his squad for the fixture.

Felipe Santana will remain at the heart of defence but will this time feature alongside Mats Hummels rather than Neven Subotic, who played the 1-1 draw with the Bavarian giants last weekend.

Youngsters Leonardo Bittencourt and Moritz Leitner will be given rare starts while Marco Reus replacing Robert Lewandowski gives Julian Schieber the chance to lead the line. Mario Gotze is unlikely to feature until the final due to injury.

Wolfsburg are only expected to make one change after sharing the spoils with Hamburg last week as Simon Kjaer begins ahead of Robin Knoche at centre-back.

DID YOU KNOW?
Wolfsburg have only managed to take all three points in one of their last seven home games.
The Wolves were victorious when the two sides met earlier this season. Naldo, Diego and Bas Dost were on target in a 3-2 triumph.
Edin Dzeko scored a double the last time Wolfsburg tasted victory at home against Saturday's opponents. Grafite also found the net in a 3-0 in the Bundesliga-winning campaign of 2008-09.
One point for Borussia Dortmund will secure a top-two finish for the third consecutive season.
Robert Lewandowski, who is expected to be given a rest this weekend, is currently the joint-highest scoring player in the Bundesliga with 23 goals.
Marco Reus is one of four BVB players to have accumulated more goals this season than Wolfsburg's top scorers, Ivica Olic and Diego.

Prediction
Borussia Dortmund were hampered against Wolfsburg last time out by Marcel Schmelzer's controversial red card and, short of a repeat performance from the officials, should be able to see off their hosts at the Volkswagen Arena.

Editor's Prediction
Wolfsburg 1-2 Dortmund

11.05. (Sat) 15:30 Bayern Munchen - Augsburg

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BAYERN MUNICH
Neuer
Lahm • Buyten • Dante • Alaba
Martínez • Schweinsteiger
Robben • Müller • Ribéry
Mandžukić

AUGSBURG
Manninger
Verhaegh • Vogt • Klavan • Ostrzolek
Hahn
Morávek • Ji • Werner • Baier
Mölders

After resting a number of players for recent Bundesliga matches, Bayern are likely to name something closer to their first-choice XI, with Philipp Lahm, Javi Martinez and Bastian Schweinsteiger among the stars likely to start.

Rafinha is suspended after his red card at Borussia Dortmund last week, as is Jerome Boateng, who picked up his fifth booking of the season at Signal Iduna Park.

Toni Kroos (thigh) and Holger Badstuber (knee) are both injured and will sit out yet another game.

Meanwhile, Augsburg will be without Sebastian Langkamp, who has a groin issue, Koo Ja-Cheol, who is coming back to full fitness after an injury problem of his own, and Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker, who is supended after picking up five yellow cards.

DID YOU KNOW?
Bayern Munich are in the DFB-Pokal final and a European final for the sixth time in their history. They have only won both once - back in 1967.
Jupp Heynckes' side have scored at least one goal in each of their last 35 Bundesliga games. With another strike against Augsburg, they can set a new record.
FCB have not lost a Bavarian derby to any opponent since 2007.
Augsburg have won at the Allianz Arena more than any other visiting opponents (four) - but all of those were against 1860, not Bayern.
The minnows have won just five points from their nine matches without Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker this season.
Coach Markus Weinzierl was on Bayern's books between 1995 and 1999 but only ever represented their second team.

Prediction
Augsburg have a knack of coming good at the end of the season but Bayern have blown away far better Bundesliga opposition than them with little trouble and I'd expect them to do the same on Saturday at the Allianz Arena.

Editor's Prediction
Bayern 3-0 FC Augsburg

11.05. (Sat) 13:45 Aston Villa - Chelsea

PROBABLE LINEUPS

ASTON VILLA
Guzan
Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Bennett
Westwood, Delph, Sylla
Agbonlahor, Benteke, Weimann

CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole
Lampard, Ramires
Moses, Mata, Oscar
Ba

Paul Lambert looks likely to name the same eleven that triumphed in Aston Villa's all-important 2-1 victory over Norwich as they go in search of a win against the Blues that would guarantee them safety.

Matt Lowton, however, is a doubt after he picked up a thigh injury in last Saturday's win, as he will have to undergo a late fitness test in order to make what would be his 37th consecutive Premier League start.

Marc Albrighton (ankle), Richard Dunne (groin), Gary Gardner (ACL) and Chris Herd (ankle) also remain sidelined with their respective injuries.

Rafa Benitez, meanwhile, will make the changes that the Chelsea support have grown accustomed to, with John Terry, Frank Lampard, Victor Moses and Demba Ba all likely to replace Gary Cahill, David Luiz, Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres from the side that earned a 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Wednesday.

Chelsea have injury concerns over Ryan Bertrand (knee), Jon Obi Mikel (hand) and Hazard (calf), although Oriol Romeu could recover from a knee injury picked up in December in time to make the squad.

DID YOU KNOW?
Chelsea have won on two of their last four Premier League trips to Villa Park, dropping points with a draw and a defeat in the other two.
However, Aston Villa's home record recently has been disappointing; they have won a meagre three times over their last 11 home matches in the league, losing six and drawing two.
More cause for concern for Paul Lambert's men comes in the fact that Chelsea inflicted Aston Villa’s biggest ever Premier League defeat when the two teams met just before Christmas, cantering to an 8-0 win (incidentally, this was also the last time Fernando Torres scored in the Premier League).
Christian Benteke , in stark contrast to Torres, has had no problem finding the net in the league, scoring 13 Premier League goals since the turn of the year - more than anyone else in 2013.
Chelsea have scored more headed goals than anyone else in the league this season; Oscar's header against Tottenham was their sixteenth of the campaign.
The Blues have also scored the opening goal in more league games than any other side in the league, having broken the deadlock a total of 24 times over the course of the season.

Prediction
The stakes are high as a loss for either side could define their season, although, looking at it from a different perspective, a win would also be decisive - a victory for the home side would ensure Premier League football next season while three points for the away team would secure them a top-four finish. The latter is probably the more likely as, despite Aston Villa's good form, it is difficult to see past a victory for a Chelsea side unbeaten in their last seven in all competitions.

Editor's Prediction
Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea