17.05. (Fri) 21:30 Real - Atletico Madrid

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Juanfran • Miranda • Godín • Luis
Koke • Gabi • Suárez • Turan
Falcao • Costa

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will miss the Copa del Rey final against Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu after suffering a knee injury in the 1-1 draw at Espanyol last weekend.

However, Alvaro Arbeloa (back), Sergio Ramos (hamstring), Marcelo (muscle tear) and Mesut Ozil (ankle) are all expected to be available after overcoming injuries, while Pepe could be recalled after being ostracised from the squad for publicly criticising boss Jose Mourinho.

Atletico midfielder Mario Suarez has recovered from a back problem and is set to return to the starting line-up in place of Tiago.

Coach Diego Simeone has no other injury concerns and could name a similar side to the one that lost 2-1 at home to Real in La Liga in April.

DID YOU KNOW?
Real Madrid are on a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions, winning four.
Los Blancos are the only side to remain unbeaten at home across all competitions in Europe's top five leagues this season (W23, D5).
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored eight goals in as many appearances for Real against Atletico Madrid.
Real have scored in 19 consecutive Copa del Rey games stretching back to January 2011.
Atletico Madrid have won just one of their last four matches in La Liga (W1, D1, L2).
The nine-time Copa del Rey winners are on a 25-match winless run against Real in all competitions stretching back to October 1999.
Eight of Atletico's nine cup triumphs were secured at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Diego Costa is the Copa del Rey's top scorer this season with seven goals.

Prediction
Atletico have done well in finals in recent seasons having won the Europa League and the Uefa Super Cup in both 2010 and 2012, but they will start Friday's final as underdogs owing to their appalling record against their city rivals in recent derbies. An understrength and distracted Real outfit managed to best Atletico in April and the former will be confident of doing the same again in the familiar surroundings of the Bernabeu.

Editor's Prediction
Real Madrid 2-1 Atl. Madrid

Serie A Opta Facts: 18 - 19 May

Atalanta - Chievo
This will be the 16th meeting between Atalanta and Chievo in the top-flight - Chievo lead by seven wins to four.
Atalanta have won only one of their last seven Serie A meetings against Chievo, losing three.
Atalanta have scored just one goal in their last four games against Chievo.
Atalanta are winless in their last six league fixtures (2D 4L); losing their last three in a row.
Overall, Chievo's last six Serie A fixtures have produced a total of just five goals.
Chievo have won three of their last four games on the road, losing the other.
Chievo are one of the four Serie A sides still unbeaten from leading situations this season (W12 D3).
Alessio Cerci scored the first penalty against Chievo after a period of 371 days.
Dario Dainelli has made the most interceptions amongst the Serie A players this season (115).

Bologna - Genoa
Bologna and Genoa have met 77 times in Serie A so far - Bologna lead by 30 wins to 20.
Genoa have scored in each of their last seven meetings against Bologna in the league.
Over their last 10 meetings at the Dall'Ara, these two sides have never repeated the same result in consecutive games - the last meeting ended 3-2 for the hosts.
Last Sunday's win against Parma ended Bologna's eight-game winless run in this campaign.
Bologna haven't won any of their last four home games (2D 2L); their worst run since October 2011.
Genoa are unbeaten in their last six league fixtures, but were held to a goalless draw in the last two.
The Grifoni have conceded only one goal in their last four games in Serie A.
After conceding eight goals in their previous three games on the road, Genoa have kept two consecutive clean sheets away from home.
No side have scored more goals from an indirect free-kick than Bologna this season (7).
Alessandro Diamanti has assisted six goals from free-kicks this season; a league-high.

Cagliari - Lazio
These two sides have met 55 times in Serie A - Lazio lead by 25 wins to 16, with 14 draws.
Lazio have won five of their last six meetings against Cagliari, including the last three in Serie A.
In Sardinia, these two sides haven't drawn in their last six meetings - previously, they had drawn five times in a row at the old Sant'Elia.
Cagliari have picked up only two points from the last five Serie A fixtures, scoring just one goal in the last four.
The Sardinians have lost their last two home games by 1-0, after recording four wins in a row.
Lazio have won their last three league games, conceding only one goal in the last four.
Lazio's win against Inter was their first away win following a winless run of eight away games in which they had collected five draws and five losses.
Sergio Floccari has scored five goals in 13 Serie A appearances against Cagliari - only against Napoli has he scored more so far in Serie A (6).
No player has been booked more times this season than Daniele Conti (16).
This is Antonio Candreva's best season in Serie A in terms of appearances (34). Indeed, Candreva has scored six goals and assisted five.

Inter - Udinese
Inter and Udinese have met 79 times so far in Serie A - the Nerazzurri lead by 37 wins to 18.
However, Udinese have won three of their last four games against Inter in the league.
These two sides haven't shared a draw in their last nine meetings (6 wins for Inter, 3 for Udinese).
Last season, Udinese won 1-0 at the San Siro against Inter - prior to that, the Nerazzurri had scored in 31 consecutive games against Udinese at home.
Inter have picked up only one point from their last four Serie A fixtures. Indeed, Inter have won only one of their last seven (5L).
Inter have lost four of their last five Serie A games at home.
Udinese have won their last seven league games; their best such run in the top-flight.
Away from home, Francesco Guidolin's side are on a run of three wins in a row; their best away record since March 2011.
With a win, Udinese would equal their best points tally in Serie A: 66 (like in 2010/11).
Samir Handanovic has made the most saves in Serie A since start of 2013 (65).
Antonio Di Natale has netted 175 goals in Serie A, including 24 braces and six hat-tricks.

Palermo - Parma
This will be the 16th meeting between Palermo and Parma in Serie A - the Ducali lead by six wins to three.
Palermo's last win against Parma was in December 2010 - since then, there have been three wins for Parma and a draw.
Palermo have lost their last three league games - the last time they lost four in a row was in March 2011.
Palermo conceded three goals in their last home game against Udinese, which was as many as they had shipped in their previous five fixtures at their ground.
Parma have failed to score in five of their last seven Serie A games.
Jonathan Biabiany has completed the joint-most dribbles so far in this competition (118, like Juan Guillermo Cuadrado).

Pescara - Fiorentina
Pescara and Fiorentina have met 11 times in Serie A - the Viola have won eight times, while Pescara have won only once.
Pescara's only win came in the reverse this season at the Franchi (2-0).
Pescara have taken only two points in the second half of the season - in fact, their last win came in Florence against the Viola back in January.
Pescara have lost their last eight home games, failing to score in six of these.
Fiorentina have won five of their last six league games, losing the other against Roma.
Vincenzo Montella's side have won their last three away games without conceding a single goal; their best away run since February 1998.
Pescara have already lost 27 games in this campaign; a record high amongst the top-5 European leagues.
Pescara have the worst defence (79 goals conceded) and the second-worst attack (26 scored) in Europe this season.
Luca Toni has scored eight goals in this campaign - all on home soil.

Roma - Napoli
Napoli have scored 148 goals in Serie A against Roma; their highest goals total against any opponent.
Roma have won only one of their last six meetings against Napoli in the league (3L 2D).
However, the Giallorossi have suffered only one defeat in their last 10 home meetings against the Partenopei; winning five.
Last Sunday's 0-0 at the San Siro against AC Milan was Roma's first goalless draw after 38 Serie A fixtures.
Roma didn't concede in three of their last four games. Indeed, they had kept only three clean sheets in 22 league games under Zeman.
Roma lost their last home game against Chievo (0-1), ending an unbeaten run of four wins and two draws.
Napoli have won their last five league fixtures - the last time they recorded six wins in a row in Serie A was in February 1988.
Away from home, Napoli have won three and drawn one of their last four games, averaging three goals per game.
Edinson Cavani has scored eight goals in Serie A against Roma, six of which in their last four meetings.
Marek Hamsik has made 14 assists this season; a league-high.

Sampdoria - Juventus
Juventus lead by 62 wins to 26 in Serie A against Sampdoria, with 37 draws.
Samp have lost only one of their last nine games against the Old Lady, but six of these games ended in a draw.
Samp are unbeaten in their last four meetings against Juve at home.
Sampdoria are winless in their last 10 league fixtures (6L); scoring only six goals in this run.
Samp have taken only one point from their last four home games in Serie A.
Drawing 1-1 against Cagliari, Juventus ended their nine-match winning run in Serie A. Indeed, they're still unbeaten in 12 matches.
Last Saturday, Víctor Ibarbo was the first player to score against Juventus in the opening 15 minutes of play in this campaign.
The Old Lady have won their last five away games in the league, keeping four clean sheets in the process.
Mauro Icardi scored a brace in the reverse fixture - with another goal, he would reach double figures for the first time in his career in Serie A.
Should Mirko Vucinic's score this weekend, it will be his 100th goal in the Italian leagues (94 in Serie A and 5 in Serie B).

Siena - AC Milan
Siena have won only one of their 17 previous meetings against AC Milan; the Rossoneri have won 14 times.
Siena have suffered more losses against the Rossoneri than any other Serie A opponent.
AC Milan have won their last eight meetings against Siena, scoring on average 2.75 goals per game.
Siena have lost their last five Serie A fixtures, scoring only one goal in the process.
AC Milan have taken 10 points from their last four league games.
AC Milan have lost only one of their last nine games on the road.
AC Milan have conceded the most headed goals in this Serie A campaign (14).
Mario Balotelli has scored 11 goals in 12 league appearances for AC Milan; the first time he has reached double figures in a Serie A campaign.
Balotelli is yet to recored an assist since joining AC Milan.
The Rossoneri are still unbeaten when Mario Balotelli has played (8W 4D).

Torino - Catania
Torino have suffered only one defeat in their last 10 meetings against Catania in Serie A, winning four.
The Granata are unbeaten at home against Catania in Serie A (7W 5D).
Catania have never scored more than a single goal at Torino's ground in Serie A.
Torino are winless in their last eight league games (3D 5L), taking just one point from the last four home games.
Catania have lost only one of their last seven fixtures (2W 4D), but have taken only two points from their last five away games.
Torino have lost 24 points from leading positions; a league-high.
Gonzalo Bergessio was directly involved in each of Catania's last six goals in the league (scoring 4 and making 2 assists).
Alessio Cerci scored Torino's last two goals in Serie A; equalling his record for goals scored in a single Serie A campaign (7).

Opta Facts La Liga 2012-13 - Matchday 36

Getafe v Valencia 
Getafe have only won one of their last six clashes with Valencia in La Liga (L5), though that was the last time they played in the Coliseum (3-1 last season).
In their last three league victories over Los Che, Getafe have netted exactly three goals.
Luis Garcia's side have only won one of their last seven league games (D2 L4) but have only lost one of their last 12 at home (W7 D4).
Valencia will arrive at the Coliseum on the back of their biggest away win under Valverde (4-0 in Vallecas).
Against no other side have Getafe won more home games in their La Liga history than they have against Valencia (five).
Roberto Soldado has scored a joint-high five away goals against Getafe, his former club, in the top-flight history of the Madrid side (level with Messi).
Valencia have won a league-high 12 points with goals in the final five minutes this season.
Los Che have also scored a league-high 16 headed goals this term.
Getafe have earned a league-high 14 points from losing positions at home in La Liga this term.

Granada v Osasuna 
After their 2-1 win in the Reyno, Granada have the opportunity to win consecutive top-flight games against Osasuna for the first time in their history.
Osasuna's only win in Granada in La Liga came in their first ever visit there (1-2 in 1958).
Granada are unbeaten in four league games (W2 D2); they last went five in a row unbeaten in La Liga back in Decemeber 2011.
Osasuna have only won one of their last six league games (D2 L3), though that win did come in their last game (1-0 v Getafe).
Four of the last six Osasuna goals have been headers, with the last two both being scored by Raul Arribas.
Granada have scored exactly one goal in each of their last seven home league games.
Osasuna have won just one penalty all season - a league-low.
Mendilibar's side have the worst shot conversion rate in La Liga this season (8.2%) while Alcaraz's side have the second-worst (9.3%).
Youssef El-Arabi has scored six goals this season, the same as Granada top scorers Siqueira and Ighalo managed last term.
Osasuna and Granada both have 36 points this season, just one short of the total relegated Sporting managed in the whole of 2011/12 (37).

Sevilla v Real Sociedad
Sevilla have lost two successive league games against Real Sociedad, both at the Anoeta and having conceded exactly two goals each time.
Sevilla have won five and lost none of their last six La Liga games against the Basque side on home soil, however.
The last time Real Sociedad won in the Pizjuan in the league was back in 2002/03 (0-1), the year they finished second in the table.
Sevilla have won eight of their last nine home league games, only losing against third placed Atletico Madrid.
The Basque side have failed to win their last two league games (D1 L1); they have not gone three games without a victory since November.
After 12 competitive games without a clean sheet for Sevilla, Beto has managed a shutout in each of his last two appearances.
Montanier's side have conceded exactly twice in five of their last seven league games.
Alvaro Negredo needs just one goal to register his best ever La Liga haul (currently on 20 for this term).
Imanol Agirretxe has scored five of Real Sociedad's last nine league goals.
Thanks to his assist against Espanyol, Ivan Rakitic has now assisted more goals for Negredo at Sevilla than any other player.

Levante v Rayo Vallecano 
Levante have lost two of their three previous top-flight meetings with Rayo Vallecano (W1).
The Madrid-based side won 5-3 in the Ciutat last season; they are still the only team to have scored 5+ goals in an away game against JIM's Levante side.
Levante have only won one of their last 14 league games (D6 L7), though that was in the Ciutat de Valencia against Sevilla (1-0 in March).
Rayo have gone five league games without a win (D2 L3), their worst run of the campaign.
Levante have failed to score in three successive home league games; they have never gone four in a row without netting in the Primera.
Piti has participated in six of Rayo's last eight league goals (five goals, one assist).
JIM's side have scored just two goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season, a league-low.
Rayo, on the other hand, have scored a league-high 30% of their goals in the final 15 minutes of games.
JIM's side have the lowest average possession in La Liga this season (36%), while Paco Jemez's side have the second-highest figure (58%).

Deportivo La Coruna v Espanyol 
Deportivo won 3-0 in their last home league meeting with Espanyol with goals from Adrian, Albert Lopo and current Espanyol defender Diego Colotto.
Los Pericos have won five of their last six top-flight meetings with Depor (1L), but four of those victories were in Barcelona.
Espanyol have only scored in one of their last five visits to the Riazor in La Liga, but that was in their last victory there (2-3 in 2009/10).
Deportivo are unbeaten in five league games (W2 D3), they last went six or more in a row in the top-flight without defeat back in 2007/08 (nine).
Espanyol have won three of their last four away league games (1L), all by the same 2-0 scoreline.
Fernando Vazquez has won more games in La Liga this season (four) than the two other managers to take charge of Depor combined (three).
Bruno Gama has participated in four of Deportivo's last five league goals (two goals, two assists).
Espanyol have lost a league-high seven points with goals conceded in the final five minutes this season, though Deportivo are the only team yet to win a point in this period.
The Galician side have conceded a league-high 35 goals before half-time this season.

Zaragoza v Athletic Bilbao 
Zaragoza have won two consecutive league games against Athletic Bilbao; they have never won three in a row against them.
Los Manos have won five of their last six games against Athletic in La Romareda in the league, losing the other.
Manolo Jimenez's side are unbeaten in three league games (W2 D1), their joint-best run of the campaign.
Athletic have drawn their last two away games; they last drew three in a row in the league back in 2005.
Manolo Jimenez has only lost one of his eight previous clashes with Athletic as a top-flight manager (W6 D1).
The only hat-trick Aritz Aduriz has ever scored in La Liga came at La Romareda during his first spell at the Lions (in a 3-4 defeat in 2007).
No side has conceded more goals from the penalty spot than Athletic this season (seven).
Zaragoza have scored a league-high 60% of their goals before the half-time break this season.
Marcelo Bielsa's side have conceded the most set piece goals this season (30), while Manolo Jimenez's side have scored the highest percentage from dead balls (60%).

Barcelona v Real Valladolid
Barcelona have won six and lost none of their last eight home league meetings with Real Valladolid (2D).
Valladolid have not won a point at the Nou Camp since 2003 (0-0).
Tito Vilanova's side need to win their remaining three games to equal the La Liga points record set by Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid last season (100).
Valladolid have scored in each of their last nine league games, though the last time they failed to net was in Barcelona (0-0 v Espanyol in March).
Lionel Messi has scored in each of his last three league meetings with Valladolid (four goals).
Javi Guerra scored his first La Liga goal against Barcelona in the reverse fixture, the only one of his eight league goals this season that came before the winter break.
Excluding the own goal by Gabi, Alexis Sanchez has participated in 10 of Barcelona's 16 league goals since April (five goals, five assists).
Antonio Rukavina, the outfield player to have played the most minutes in La Liga this season (3,135), will miss this game.
Cesc Fabregas has now scored more goals (10) and made more assists (11) than he made in La Liga last term (nine goals, eight assists).
Valladolid have lost a league-high 24 points having scored the first goal this season.
Of regular Spanish players in La Liga this season, only Roberto Soldado (one every 127 minutes) has a better mins/goal ratio than David Villa (131).
Valladolid keeper Jaime has saved all 22 shots from outside the area that he has faced this season (100% success rate).

Mallorca v Real Betis
After enduring their longest ever winless run against Betis in La Liga (five games), Mallorca have won their last two against them in the top-flight.
Betis have drawn four of their last six visits to the island in La Liga (L2) but have not won there since 2002 (1-3).
Gaby Amato, former player of both of these sides, scored his final ever La Liga goal in that Real Betis victory.
Mallorca are currently bottom of the table on 29 points. The last time they finished a La Liga campaign at the foot of the table, they won 37 points (91/92, assuming three points for a win).
Betis have already beaten Celta (1-0) and Deportivo (3-2) on the road this season - the other two teams currently in the drop zone alongside Mallorca.
Giovani dos Santos has scored two direct free kicks this season, the same number as Betis man Benat: only Ronaldo and Messi have scored more this season.
With his goal against Celta Vigo, Ruben Castro took his league tally to 17 for the season - his best ever return in La Liga.
Mallorca have conceded a league-high 11 goals from outside the area this season; Betis, a league-low of just two.
Since his La Liga debut, Dorlan Pabon has scored more away goals than any other player for Betis in the top-flight (four).
The last time Gregorio Manzano faced Betis as a La Liga manager, it proved to be his last game in charge of Atletico Madrid (0-2 in December 2011).

Scottish Premier League Opta Facts - May 18th & 19th

Aberdeen v Hearts
The two sides have met three times this season, with each team winning once and the other ending goalless.
Hearts have failed to score in two of the three fixtures against Aberdeen this season.
The Dons have drawn eight games nil-nil this season; more than any other side.
Hearts have recorded just one win in their last 14 SPL away games (L8 D5).
Niall McGinn has scored four goals in his last six SPL matches for Aberdeen.

Hibernian v Dundee
Dundee have won none of their last eight SPL trips to Easter Road (D4 L4). The previous fixture saw the two sides draw 1-1 at Easter Road, with John Baird opening the scoring for Dundee, before Leigh Griffiths equalised for Hibs.
Leigh Griffiths has scored three goals in three appearances against Dundee this season.
The Dee have salvaged just four points from losing positions this season; a joint-league-low alongside Kilmarnock.
Hibs are without a win at Easter Road in seven attempts (D2 L5); the current longest winless run at home in the SPL.

Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Kilmarnock are unbeaten in three against St. Mirren this season, winning once and drawing twice.
St Mirren midfielder Paul McGowan has netted twice in three games against Killie.
Killie are without a win at Rugby Park in five games (L3 D2); their worst such run of the season.
The Buddies have conceded seven goals from the penalty spot this season; a joint-league-high alongside Dundee.

Dundee United v Celtic
Dundee United are yet to beat Celtic this season (all comps), losing three and drawing once.
There have been 23 goals scored in the four meetings this season (all comps), averaging at 5.75 goals per game.
Kris Commons has scored four goals in last two games against Dundee United in all competitions.
The Bhoys have lost 21 points from winning positions this campaign; a league-high.
Champions Celtic have gone 12 games unbeaten at home in the SPL (W12); the longest winning run of the season.

Ross County v Inverness CT
There have been five meetings (all comps) between the two sides this season, with Inverness yet to lose to Ross County (W3 D2).
Billy McKay has scored four goals in five appearances against Ross County this season.
Indeed, McKay boasts the best minutes per goal ratio in the division, averaging a goal every 120.48 minutes.
Ross County have scored 16 goals from outside the box this season; the most in the league.

St Johnstone v Motherwell
Motherwell are unbeaten in three against St Johnstone this season (W2 D1). In the previous fixture, a Michael Higdon hat-trick secured a 3-2 win for Motherwell back in January at Fir Park.
In fact, Motherwell are unbeaten against St Johnstone in six games, winning five (D1).
The Steelmen have clawed back 20 points from losing positions this season; a league-high. They have also dropped the fewest points from leading positions this season (six).
The Saints have received six red cards this season; a joint-league-high alongside this weekend's opponents Motherwell and Dundee.

Gori pod Švarcvaldom BUNDES LIGA - FRAJBURG I ŠALKE BORE SE ZA MESTO U KVALIFIKACIJAMA ZA LIGU ŠAMPIONA

Šampion je Bajern, koji će igrati Ligu šampiona. U evropsku elitu plasirali su se i Dortmund i Leverkuzen.
Za četvrto mesto koje vodi u kvalifikacije za Ligu šampiona, u direktnom okršaju podno Švarcvalda, snage će da odmere Frajburg i Šalke. Računica je jasna, ko pobedi biće četvrti. Klubu iz Gelzenkirhena odgovara i remi, ako se ne dogodi čudo pa da Ajntraht pobedi sa pet golova razlike Volfsburg na domaćem terenu.
U Ligu Evrope plasirali su se Šalke ili Ajntraht (ko bude slabije plasiran). Ukoliko ne bude spektakularnih iznenađenja za još jedno mesto u drugom po rangu evropskom takmičenju bore se Ajntraht (50) i Hamburg (48). Ekipi iz Frankfurta je za Ligu Evrope dovoljan bod protiv Volfsburga na domaćem terenu. Štutgart je, kao finalista Kupa Nemačke (igra protiv šampiona Bajerna), izborio vizu za Ligu Evrope.
Grojter je siguran putnik u „cvajtu”.
U slučaju istog broja bodova odlučuje gol-razlika, pa veći broj datih pogodaka.

League Two Opta Facts - Bradford City v Northampton Town

This will be the fifth meeting between the two sides this season. Bradford won both league games 1-0 and advanced on penalties in the FA Cup following a replay (1-1 and 3-3 draws).
The Bantams have won two, drawn two and lost two of their last six games.
Northampton are unbeaten in five matches and have won each of their last three matches in a row (D2).
Only Fleetwood (87Y 7R) have picked up more cards in League Two this season than Northampton Town (84Y 4R).
Luke Guttridge's only two goals this season for Northampton have come in his last three appearances.
Irish striker Roy O'Donovan has netted three times in his last four appearances for the Cobblers.
Only Tom Pope (31) has scored more goals in League Two this season than Bradford's Nahki Wells (21).
Wells has scored six times in his last five appearances against the Cobblers (all competitions).
The Bermudan forward has scored seven times in his last seven appearances for Bradford.
This match will be Bradford City's 64th of the season in all competitions and their second trip to Wembley having lost in the Capital One Cup final to Swansea City.

Dalian za miran san ALEKSANDAR JEVTIĆ (JIANGCU, KINA)

Najsigurniji fiks ovog kola je trijumf Daliana nad Čangčunom. Gosti, praktično, ne umeju da postignu gol, a odbrana im je najslabiji deo tima. Dalian neće imati problema da savlada nejakog rivala.
Očekujem da Šandong našeg trenera Radomira Antića nastavi sa dobrim rezultatima i upiše tri boda protiv Šangaja IA, kao i da Gvižu trijumfuje nad Gvangžu RF. Dres Gvižua sa velikim uspehom nose bosanskohercegovački internacionalci Zvjezdan Misimović i Zlatan Muslimović, i ne sumnjam da će biti tvorci nove pobede svog tima.

MOJ TIP
Gvižu - Gvangžu RF 1
Kingdo - Šangaj Šenksin X
Peking - Tianjin 1
DALIAN - ČANGČUN 1
Šandong - Šangaj IA 1
Jiangcu - Šangaj Šenhua 1
Gvangžu GAC - Liaoning 1
Vuhan - Hangžu 1X

Bundesliga Opta Facts: 18 May

Borussia Dortmund - 1899 Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim and Dortmund have met nine times in the top flight, and both sides have a balanced record against each other (W3 each, D3; goal difference: 11-11).
Dortmund have won only one of their four Bundesliga home games against Hoffenheim, however, Hoffenheim are still waiting for their first away victory against them (D3). Additionally, Dortmund won another home game in the German Cup versus Hoffenheim in February 2008 (3-1, quarter final).
Hoffenheim haven't been relegated in 24 years. Their last relegation was back in 1989 when the club went down from the so-called Bezirksklasse to the Kreisliga (approximately level 7-9 in the German league system).
Hoffenheim have gained a league-low nine points from their away games this season (like Fortuna Dusseldorf).
Dortmund will become the first Bundesliga side since 1993 (reintroduction of suspensions due to fifth yellow cards) to complete an entire season without having any of their players suspended due to five cautions.
Hoffenheim have conceded a league-high 66 goals in the Bundesliga this season.
No side has been ahead in fewer Bundesliga games this term than Hoffenheim (10).
Dortmund could set up a new club record by scoring at least once against Hoffenheim. Never have they managed to score more than their current tally of 80 goals within a single season (also 80 goals in 2011/12).
Robert Lewandowski could become the first Dortmund player to finish as the Bundesliga top goalscorer in a season since 2001-02, when Marcio Amoroso scored 18 goals.
Marco Reus scored his 49th and 50th Bundesliga goals last week against Wolfsburg. No other Bundesliga midfielder has scored as many goals since Reus debuted in 2009/10.

Borussia Monchengladbach - Bayern Munich
Bayern haven't won any of their last three Bundesliga games against Monchengladbach (L2 D1). Only against Dortmund have they currently been waiting longer for a victory in the Bundesliga (six games).
Bayern haven't won any of their last five Bundesliga trips to Monchengladbach (L1 D4). Their last away victory there came in January 2006 when they won 3-1.
Monchengladbach are the only side in all competitions that hasn't lost a competitive match against Bayern this season (only considering teams to have played against Bayern this season).
Monchengladbach have lost only one of their last 10 home games in the top flight (W6 D3 and a 0-1 defeat to Schalke in their last home game).
Bayern haven't lost any of their last 24 games in the top flight (W20 D4). Their club record existing was set between May 1988 and March 1989 (27 Bundesliga games without defeat).
Bayern could set a new Bundesliga record by scoring at least once against Monchengladbach: Never has a team managed to score in 37 consecutive Bundesliga games (Bayern currently 36).
The 22 point difference between Bayern in first and Dortmund in second is the biggest between any two neighbouring sides/positions in the table.

VfB Stuttgart - 1. FSV Mainz 05
Mainz won the reverse fixture earlier this season, despite their keeper Heinz Müller scoring an own goal to open the scoring (0-1). Nicolai Müller scored a brace to seal a 3-1 victory for Mainz (with Elkin Soto scoring the final goal).
Stuttgart have lost only three of their 13 Bundesliga matches against Mainz (W7 D3).
Mainz haven't won any of their six Bundesliga trips to Stuttgart (L5 D1).
Mainz have won only one of their last 14 Bundesliga games (L5 D8) and they haven't won any of their last eight (L4 D4).
The last two Bundesliga victories that Mainz have secured from losing positions for Mainz have both come against Stuttgart (3-1 after 0-1 each).
No side has won fewer Bundesliga games than Mainz in 2013 (two, like Bremen and Dusseldorf), whilst no side has drawn as many games as Thomas Tuchel's team (9) in the second half of the season.
Mainz have lost as many as 13 points from winning positions in their last 13 Bundesliga games. No side has given away more points from leads than Mainz (18, like Dortmund) overall this term.
Only two teams have scored fewer goals this season than Bruno Labbadia's side, and no side has scored fewer goals in 2013 than Stuttgart (14, like Frankfurt and Furth).
Vedad Ibisevic has scored 15 of Stuttgart's 35 goals this season (43%) - no other Bundesliga player has had such an impact for their team.

Hannover 96 - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Against no other current Bundesliga team have Dusseldorf managed to average 2.0 points per game in the top flight (considering only sides against which they have played more than two games).
Dusseldorf have lost only three of their 13 top flight meetings with Hannover (W8 D2).
Hannover's last victory over Dusseldorf in a competitive match came more than 20 years ago on May 12th, 1993 (2-0 home victory in the second division).
Dusseldorf will most probably finish in 15th position if they win this game (due to their better goal difference on Augsburg). A defeat, however, could result in direct relegation (17th position).
Hannover have collected more points in every Bundesliga season than this term under coach Mirko Slomka, even if they win this match.
Hannover haven't won any of their last four home games (L1 D3). That's their longest run of this kind in more than three years (eight home games without a victory in 2009/10).
Dusseldorf haven't won any of their last 11 Bundesliga matches and have gained a league-low of only three points from these games (L8 D3). Their last victory came on matchday 22 (1-0 against Furth).
Only Werder Bremen have been waiting longer for a victory in the top flight (12 games) than Norbert Meier's side (11).
Dusseldorf have gained a league-low nine points in 2013 so far.
No side has gained fewer points on the road than Dusseldorf (nine, like Hoffenheim) this season.
Dusseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 BL games - only Bremen have gone longer, 13 games.
Hannover have conceded at least two goals in each of their last five matches in the Bundesliga.
Only Hannover have been given more yellow cards this season (74) than Dusseldorf (73).
Only Bremen have conceded more goals in the second half of the season (34) than Dusseldorf (32) and Hannover (31).
No keeper has made more saves than Hannover's Ron-Robert Zieler (145) and Dusseldorf's Fabian Giefer (125). However, both have made a league-high of four errors (each) leading to goals for the opposition.

1. FC Nurnberg - Werder Bremen
Bremen dismissed Thomas Schaaf earlier this week. Schaaf had been Werder's coach for more than 14 years and took charge of 479 Bundeliga games for the club.
Nurnberg's last home victory over Bremen came back in March 2006 (3-1). They haven't won any of their last five home games against Bremen (L3 D2).
There hasn't been a goalless draw between these two sides in 21 years (last 0-0 came in August 1992 at Nurnberg).
Against no other side have Nurnberg scored as many goals in the Bundesliga as against Werder Bremen (81).
Bremen finally staved off relegation last week and they will finish the season in 14th position.
Nurnberg are currently in 13th and they could climb as high as 9th with a victory over Bremen (depending on the other results).
Bremen will finish 14th this season, which is their worst placing in the final BL table in 33 years (17th in 1979/80 resulting in their relegation).
Bremen haven't won any of their last 12 games in the top flight (L6 D6) which is currently the longest such run in the Bundesliga. They would set up a new club record if they fail to win this game against Nurnberg. Never in their Bundesliga history have Bremen gone more than twelve games without a victory (also 12 in 1995/96).
Never have Bremen finished a season with fewer than nine wins - they have currently won eight times this term.
Bremen have gained 34 points so far and they would equal their club record if the lose against Nurnberg. Never have Bremen collected fewer than 34 points in an entire season (current club record: 34 points in 1974/75).
Bremen have kept fewer clean sheets than any other side this season (three - every other team have at least five clean sheets). The last side to complete an entire season with only three clean sheets was Monchengladbach in 1998/99.
19 of Nurnberg's 36 conceded goals have come after set-piece situations; the highest proportion of all teams. Five of the last six goals that they have conceded have come in this manner.

SC Freiburg - FC Schalke 04
The winner of this game will qualify for the Champions League play-offs next season. In the event of a draw, Eintracht Frankfurt (currently 6th) could overtake both teams - but only of they win by five goals against Wolfsburg.
Against no side have Freiburg won more Bundesliga games than against Schalke (11, like against Kaiserslautern). Against no other side have Freiburg scored as many goals in the Bundesliga as against Schalke (39).
Freiburg have won their last three home games. This is their longest home run since 2010 (also three consecutive wins at home, October - November).
When Christian Streich took over as coach in winter 2011/12, Freiburg were in 18th position and had the worst defensive record of all 18 teams. They have now kept 20 clean sheets in only 50 Bundesliga games under Streich.
Freiburg have already kept 13 clean sheets this season (like 2000/01). They could set up a new club record with a 14th clean sheet.
Schalke have scored 38 of their 56 Bundesliga goals in the second half of games this season (68%) - the highest proportion in the league. Only Bayern have scored more goals in the second half (53).
Freiburg haven't conceded any goals in the second half in their last seven BL games.
Freiburg have hit woodwork 18 times this season (a league-high) and they hit woodwork twice last week at Furth.
Julian Draxler; who will return after suspension, has been involved in seven goals in his last nine Bundesliga appearances (five goals, two assists).
Daniel Caligiuri will miss the game through suspension. Freiburg haven't won any of their four games without the midfielder this season (L2 D2).
Max Kruse (11 goals, 8 assists) and Jonathan Schmid (10 goals, 4 assists) have been involved in 66% of Freiburg's goals this season.

FC Augsburg - SpVgg Greuther Furth
The last four meetings (Bundesliga and second division) between these two sides have resulted in a draw. Furth's last win in a competitive match against Augsburg came in April 2009 (2-1 in the second division).
Augsburg will most probably avoid relegation if they collect more points against Furth than Dusseldorf do against Hannover. They could be directly relegated if they lose and Hoffenheim win at Dortmund.
Augsburg have finished a BL matchday outside the relegation zone only once this season: on matchday three (15th).
Furth will go down in history as the worst performing home team in Bundesliga history: By losing their last home game against Freiburg last week (1-2), they became the first side in professional German football (i.e. Bundesliga, second and third division) to complete a season without a single home victory.
However, Furth have gained 17 points from their away games - never before has a team been relegated that picked up more points on the road than Furth this season (considering only seasons with 34 matchdays/18 teams).
Furth have won their last two matches on the road, whilst keeping a clean sheet in both games. Never in Bundesliga history has a team been relegated that won their last three away games.
Augsburg could win three consecutive Bundesliga home games for the first time in their history. They have kept a clean sheet in their last two (2-0 against Frankfurt, 3-0 against Stuttgart).
Only Furth have scored fewer goals (25) than Augsburg (30) this season.
Furth (8.9%) and Augsburg (8.7%) have the lowest shot conversion rates in the top flight this term.
Furth have conceded a league-high 627 fouls. Only two teams have been given more yellow cards than Furth (70).

Hamburger SV - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Leverkusen haven't lost any of their last seven Bundesliga games against Hamburg (W3 D4).
Leverkusen haven't lost any of their last seven BL games (W5 D2). Their last defeat came in March (1-2 against Bayern Munich). They have currently won their last four games in a row.
Sascha Lewandowski and Sami Hyypiä made their managerial debut on matchday 29 in 2011/12 against Hamburg (1-1). The duo will most likely split after this season (Hyypiä will go on alone with the first team while Lewandowski continues as youth coach for the club).
Sascha Lewandowski has the best points-per-game-average of all coaches in Leverkusen's Bundesliga history (1.95 points per game; considering only coaches with at least 10 games for Leverkusen).
Never before has a Leverkusen player scored as many goals within one campaign as Stefan Kießling (currently 24) who is fighting for the unofficial Bundesliga goal scoring title against Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski (23 goals).
Son and Rudnevs are Hamburg's top goal scorers in this campaign, they scored 24 goals (12 each) - as many as Leverkusen's Kießling has alone.
Against no other side has Andre Schürrle scored as many BL goals as against Hamburg (5; additionally 3 assists). He has been involved in eight goals in his seven Bundesliga meetings against Hamburg.

Eintracht Frankfurt - VfL Wolfsburg
Against no side do Frankfurt have a lower points-per-game-average in the Bundesliga than verus Wolfsburg (0.9 points per game).
Frankfurt haven't qualified for the Europa League in six years. They could become the first newly promoted side to directly qualify for Europe since Kaiserslautern in 1997/98.
Wolfsburg have already collected 25 points on the road this season. 28 away points within one Bundesliga campaign would be a new club record.
Frankfurt have scored a league-low 14 goals in the second half of the season (like Furth and Stuttgart).
Only Bayern have conceded fewer goals on the road (4) than Wolfsburg this season (20).
Stefan Aigner has been substituted off the pitch in 24 Bundesliga games this season. No player in Bundesliga history has been substituted off in more than 25 games within one season (Schalke's Rene Eijkelkamp in 1997/98).
Naldo is the top scoring player among all Bundesliga defenders this season (six goals). The Brazilian once scored a hat-trick against Frankfurt with Werder Bremen (6-2 in December 2006).
Dieter Hecking has set a new personal Bundesliga record, as his team haven't lost any of their last nine games.
Diego Benaglio (163 games) will most likely extend Wolfsburg's goalkeeper record of 163 Bundesliga appearances (set up by Claus Reitmaier). Never has a keeper appeared in more than 163 Bundesliga matches for Wolfsburg.

15.05. (Wed) 20:45 Benfica - Chelsea

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BENFICA
Arthur
Pereira, Luisao, Garay, Melgarejo
Matic, Perez
Salvio, Lima, Gaitan
Cardozo

CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Cole
Luiz, Ramires
Oscar, Mata, Moses
Torres

Benfica go into the game on the back of a disastrous last-minute defeat to arch rivals Porto which could cost them their domestic title - their first loss since September.

On the injury front, though, manager Jorge Jesus doesn't have any problems to contend with.

Rafa Benitez is set to be without John Terry (ankle) and Eden Hazard (hamstring) for the Europa League final after both picked up injuries in Saturday's 2-1 win over Aston Villa.

Fernando Torres will continue in attack for the Blues as Demba Ba is cup-tied having already turned out in the competition for Newcastle earlier in the season.

Apart from that, Chelsea have a fully fit squad to take to Amsterdam.

DID YOU KNOW?

Wednesday will see Benfica take part in their ninth major European final.

The Portuguese giants are on a run of six straight European final defeats since lifting the European Cup in 1962.

Benfica striker Oscar Cardozo has scored in six of his team's last ten matches against English teams. He is 11/2 with Paddy Power to open the scoring on Wednesday.

The Portuguese outfit go into the final having played exactly twice as many European games as their rivals, 362 to the Blues' 181.

The sides met for the first time last season when Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea won 1-0 in Lisbon and 2-1 at home to eliminate Jorge Jesus' men in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The Blues are aiming to become the first team to win Uefa's top-two club competitions in reverse order in successive campaigns.

Chelsea could also become only the fourth team to lift all three of Uefa's major club trophies, after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich.

Prediction
Jorge Jesus' side are a mixed bag. At times they are capable of producing some exhilarating passing football at an intensity which carves teams open at will. Whereas, on other occasions, such as over the two-legged quarter-final tie against Newcastle, they can look laboured and uninspired for long periods.

Chelsea have an embarrassment of creative talent and, if afforded time and space, the likes of Juan Mata and Oscar can pick apart even the tightest of defences. A lot could depend on which Fernando Torres turns up, if the Spaniard has his shooting boots on, it's hard to look past the Blues.

Editor's Prediction
Benfica 1-3 Chelsea

14.05. (Tue) 21:00 Reading - Manchester City

PROBABLE LINEUPS

READING
McCarthy
Gunter, Mariappa, Morrison, Kelly
Karacan, Guthrie
McCleary, McAnuff, Robson-Kanu
Pogrebnyak

MANCHESTER CITY
Hart
Richards, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy
Barry, Yaya Toure
Silva, Tevez, Nasri
Aguero

Manchester City will be without right-back Pablo Zabaleta after the Argentina defender was sent-off in Saturday's shock FA Cup final defeat to Wigan.

Scott Sinclair (shoulder) is unlikely to be included after spending last week in hospital receiving treatment for a blood clot.

Nigel Adkins may be able to call on the services of goalkeeper Adam Federici (ankle) and young midfielder Hope Akpan (ankle) after the pair resumed training after recent lay-offs.

Veteran striker Jason Roberts (hip) is out for the season and winger Jimmy Kebe (groin) is still some way off a return to action.

DID YOU KNOW?
Manchester City have won just eight games on the road this year - the lowest amount out of all the sides in the top five.
They have also scored the fewest amout of goals (23) away from the Etihad Stadium out of all the sides in the Premier League's leading quintet.
City's points tally of 75 from 36 games is 14 shy of the 89 they claimed when winning the Premier League last season.
Reading need just one point for their last two games to ensure they do not finish bottom the Premier League.
Nigel Adkins has seen his team concede the joint-highest amount of goals in the top flight this season (67). Wigan, Newcastle and Aston Villa are the other sides.
Thy Royals points tally of 28 points from 36 games is eight points shy of the 36 they earned when being relegated from the top flight on goal difference in 2007/08.

Prediction
With all the turmoil surrounding Manchester City it would be wise to suggest they may come into this game unsettled, however, such is the superiority of their squad, they should still canter to victory against the long since relegated Royals. Nigel Adkins will be hoping to wave goodbye to the Premier League with a home win, and his side will no doubt work doubly hard to give themselves a fighting chance, but they may come up short against the FA Cup finalists.

Editor's Prediction
Reading 1-3 Manchester City

Scottish Premier League Opta Facts – Kilmarnock v Hibernian May 15

Hibernian are unbeaten in four clashes with Kilmarnock this season (in all competitions), winning twice.
Leigh Griffiths has netted six times in four appearances against Killie this season, including a hat-trick in their Scottish Cup meeting in March.
Griffiths has netted six times in his last six appearances for Hibernian in all competitions.
Ross Caldwell's 90th minute winner against Hearts helped the Hibees end an eight game winless run in the Scottish Premier League (D5 L3).
Only Dundee (16) have picked up fewer points at home this season than Kilmarnock (19).
Kille have conceded more goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this season (16) than any other side in the SPL.

Europa League Final Opta Facts - Benfica v Chelsea

This will be Benfica's ninth major European final. After winning the first two (European Cup finals in 60/61 and 61/62) they have lost each of their last six.
Chelsea will be taking part in their fifth major European final, having won three so far, including last season's Champions League.
The two sides have only met on two previous occasions, in March and April last season in the Champions League, when the Blues won both games, 2-1 at home and 1-0 away.
Three of the four scorers in those games, Salomon Kalou and Raul Meireles for Chelsea and Javi Garcia for Benfica, are no long with their respective clubs (Frank Lampard, still with the Blues, also scored).
The Super Eagles have met English opposition in a European final before, when they were beaten 4-1 at Wembley by Manchester United in the 1968 European Cup Final.
Chelsea have suffered just one defeat in their eight previous clashes with Portuguese opposition, winning six (including each of the last five) and drawing one.
The Blues have shipped just one goal in their last four games against sides from Portugal.
Benfica, on the other hand, have registered just one victory in their last seven clashes with English sides; 3-1 at home to Newcastle in April.
In European competitions this season (excluding qualifiers), only PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (7) has provided more goal assists than Chelsea's Juan Mata (6).
Victor Moses has netted in each of Chelsea's last four Europa League games (four in four).
Benfica hitman Oscar Cardozo has netted five in his last five Europa League fixtures.
Six of the Blues' last eight Europa League goals have come after the break.

Premier League Opta Facts - 14 May

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic
Wigan need to win this game to realistically avoid relegation to the Championship.
No FA Cup winning team has ever been relegated in the same season.
Last season Arsenal lost at home to Wigan in their 34th game, a result which helped the Latics avoid relegation.
That victory last season is Wigan's only Premier League away win against Arsenal.
Arsenal have scored more counter attack goals than any other Barclays Premier League team this season (7).
The Gunners have drawn their last two home games, they have not drawn three in a row within the same season since March-April 2011.
Arsenal have taken 14 points from their last six games, a total only Chelsea can match.
Wigan have taken five points from their last six games, only three teams have fewer in this period.
In the six games before that, Wigan took 10 points.
Arsenal's last four Premier League games have gone under 2.5 goals with three of them going under 1.5 goals.
Last season the FA Cup winners lost 4-1 (Chelsea at Liverpool) in their first game after the victory.

Reading v Manchester City
Reading have won both of their previous Barclays Premier League home games with Manchester City, keeping a clean sheet in both games.
Overall the Royals have taken nine points from five games against City.
City have scored 62 goals in 36 games, at this stage last season they had scored 88.
Man City have won only two of their last seven away Premier League games (D2 L3).
Reading have allowed the most shots on target in the Premier League this season (219), Man City the fewest (102).
Man City will end the season with the most clean sheets in the Premier League. Currently they have 17.
No side has fewer clean sheets this season than Reading (5).
Last season Manchester City's strikers contributed 54 Premier League goals; this season the total is 36.
11 of Reading's 41 goals this season have been scored by substitutes.
Five of Man City top scorer Edin Dzeko's 13 goals this season have come as a substitute.

12.05. (Sun) 20:45 Milan - Roma

PROBABLE LINEUPS

MILAN
Abbiati
Abate • Zapata • Mexès • Sciglio
Flamini • Muntari • Nocerino
Boateng • Balotelli • Shaarawy

ROMA
Lobonț
Torosidis • Marquinhos • Castan • Balzaretti
Bradley • Rossi • Florenzi
Lamela • Osvaldo • Totti

Back in November, not many people would have had AC Milan down as Champions League contenders with the Rossoneri languishing in mid-table, but their remarkable turnaround can be completed if they beat Roma on Sunday.

A win against the Giallorossi will ensure third place and a chance to qualify for Europe's premier competition as they enter the play-off round before the group stages next season.

Milan's Daniele Bonera, Luca Antonini and Riccardo Montolivo are all doubts for Sunday's clash and will be assessed beforehand.

Nigel de Jong and Bojan are unavailable, but there are no suspension concerns for coach Massimiliano Allegri. Mario Balotelli is expected to recover from a fever to take his place in the line-up but Giampaolo Pazzini could step up if necessary.

Roma, meanwhile, have one absentee in goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg which means Bogdan Lobont will get the nod, but there are no suspensions for Aurelio Andreazzoli to contend with as they continue their chase for a Europa League spot.

DID YOU KNOW?
On November 11, after a 3-1 loss to Fiorentina, AC Milan sat 13th in Serie A but since then 16 wins from a possible 24 have seen the Rossoneri storm to third.
Stephan El Shaarawy is the club's top scorer on 16 goals but has found the back of net just twice in his last 18 appearances.
The Rossoneri have only lost one of their last four encounters against Roma, but it was a 4-2 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico this season.
Roma sit in sixth place, two points off the Europa League places with two games to go. They do have the opportunity of European football elsewhere as they're in the Coppa Italia final with Lazio.
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has been heavily linked with a move to the capital club, but the 45-year-old has denied such rumours.
Pablo Osvaldo is the club's top scorer this season with 16 goals.

Prediction
Both teams have everything to play for, but despite beating Fiorentina, Roma's 1-0 reverse to Chievo midweek has killed their momentum. Milan, meanwhile, have been formidable at home having not lost in their last 11 league matches at San Siro and it may just give them the upperhand in this one.

Editor's Prediction
Milan 2-1 Roma

12.05. (Sun) 19:00 Atletico Madrid - Barcelona

PROBABLE LINEUPS

ATLETICO MADRID
Courtois
Juanfran • Miranda • Godín • Luis
Gabi • Tiago
García • Adrián • Turan
Falcao

BARCELONA
Valdés
Alves • Piqué • Correia • Alba
Xavi • Busquets • Iniesta
Pedro • Messi • Villa

Atletico Madrid midfielder Mario Suarez is a doubt for Sunday's clash against Barcelona after suffering a ligament injury in the midweek win at Celta Vigo.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and striker Diego Costa also picked up knocks in Wednesday's match but are expected to be fit in time for the weekend.

Lionel Messi has recovered from a hamstring injury and is set to start for Barcelona after coming off the bench to score twice in the 4-2 win over Betis last Sunday.

Victor Valdes (foot), Pedro (illness) and Javier Mascherano (knee) have been declared fit, while Cesc Fabregas returns following a one-match ban.

DID YOU KNOW?
Atletico Madrid have won just one of their last four home matches in La Liga (W1, D1, L2).
With just 28 goals conceded, Los Colchoneros boast the best defensive record in the Primera Division.
Radamel Falcao has scored five goals in his last five matches for Atletico.
Barcelona have won just one of their last seven away matches in all competitions (W1, D3, L3).
The Catalan giants have won their last five encounters with Atletico Madrid.
Barca have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four games across all competitions, conceding 11 goals in that sequence.

Prediction
Atletico will be fully focused on Friday's Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid after guaranteeing Champions League football for next season with the win over Celta Vigo on Wednesday. Barca will be determined to finally clinch the Liga title, while Messi's expected return to the starting line-up will also give them a boost.

Editor's Prediction
Atl. Madrid 1-2 Barcelona