Conquerors Of Europe: Inter Milan or PSG Of France?
By Tanko Bauka
The second legs of the UEFA Champions League have been done and dusted.
Inter Milan of Italy and Paris Saint-German PSG of France will meet in the final later this month at Allianz arena in Germany to fight for the coveted trophy and who will emerge conquerors of Europe.
To reach this feet, Inter Milan dumped out this year’s tournament favourite, FC Barcelona in a classic semi-final whose memories will linger in the minds of football fans across the world for a long time winning the epic semi-final match 4-3 in a dramatic fashion while Paris Saint-German PSG despatched Arsenal 2-1 to send the Gunners packing on a 3-1 goal aggregate.
Away from the Champion League, attention will now shift to the domestic league with mouth-watering matches across the major league.
In the English Barclays Premier League, the league Champion Liverpool FC will be at home in Anfield stadium to take on Arsenal while two Champions League contenders battle it out for the three points at stake to boost their hopes as Newcastle United welcome Chelsea at Saint James Park.
Tottenham Hotspur host Crystal Palace at White Hart Lane in a London derby as West Ham travel to Old Trafford to confront Ruben Amorim Manchester United as Manchester City welcome Southampton to Etihad Stadium to continue to push for a place in next year Champions League while Southampton on 11 points, fight on as they seek to avoid the Derby County’s worst record of 13 points.
Two inform teams in the premier league, A FC Bournemouth and Aston Villa, engage this weekend for the three points, which are very crucial to each of them, while Nottingham Forest, which recently suffered a dip, have to up their game if their intentions to play continental football next year is to be achieved.
In the Spanish LA Liga, the two football giants, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, meet in yet another El-Classico, a match in which three points are vital to both teams and will definitely play a key part in who is crowned Champion.
FC Barcelona sit on top of the league, four points above Real Madrid, and a win will extend their lead to seven points with only three matches to go for the season.
Valencia’s place in the Spanish LA Liga for next season has practically been secured after struggling for some time in the early part of the league.
Valencia host Getafe while Celta Vigo engage Sevilla, with Girona welcoming Villarreal.
Atletico Madrid battle Real Sociedad, Real Betis face Osasuna, while Athletic Bilbao entertain Deportivo Alaves.
In the Italian Serie A, impressive Como under the tutelage of Cesc Fabregas as Lazio host Juventus.
Torino will be at home to seek to halt the momentum of Inter Milan as they charge towards the league table after being dethroned by Napoli, which welcome Patrick Viara Genoa to Maradona Stadium to build on their momentum after leapfrogging Inter Milan.
Ademola Lookman Atalanta engage AS Roma while AC Milan host Bologna with Venezia battling Fiorentina.
In the German Bundesliga, Bayern Munich has already been crowned Champion but have Borussia Monchengladbach to contain this weekend, while Bayer Leverkusen has a difficult game at hand as they host Borussia Dortmund.
Eintracht Frankfurt welcome FC St Pauli as Werder Bremen host RB Leipzig, with Union Berlin entertaining Heidenheim.
Fixtures across Europe
English Barclays Premier League
Saturday
Fulham vs Everton
Ipswich Town vs Brentford
Southampton vs Manchester City
Wolves vs Brighton and Albion
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Sunday
Newcastle United vs Chelsea
Manchester United vs West Ham
Nottingham vs Leicester
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace
Liverpool vs Arsenal
Spanish LA Liga
Friday
Las Palmas vs Rayo Vallacano
Saturday
Valencia vs Gatafe
Celta Vigo vs Sevilla
Girona vs Villarreal
Mallorca vs Real Valladolid
Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Sunday
Laganes vs Espanyol
FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao vs Deportivo
Real Betis vs Osasuna
Italian Serie A
Friday
AC Milan vs Bologna
Saturday
Como vs Cagliari
Lazio vs Juventus
Empoli vs Parma
Sunday
Udinese vs AC Monza
Hellas Verona vs Lecce
Torino vs Inter Milan
Napoli vs Genoa
Monday
Venezia vs Fiorentina
Atalanta vs AS Roma
German Bundesliga
Friday
Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim
Saturday
Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig
Union Berlin vs Heidenheim
VFL Bochum vs Mainz 05
Holstein Kiel vs SC Freiburg
Bayern Munich vs Bayern Monchenglabach
Sunday
Leverkusen vs Dortmund
Frankfurt vs FC St Pauli
Stuttgart vs FC Augsburg
