Werder Bremen travel to Valencia tonight in the first leg of their last-sixteen Europa League tie. The visitors are sixth in the Bundesliga and will hope to improve on their 2-2 draw with Stuttgart last time out. Valencia are third in La Liga, behind only Barcelona and Real Madrid but will be hungry for some European success.
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UEFA Europa League football – Lille vs Liverpool
Liverpool have seen their hopes of winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup dashed this season. Tonight they travel to Lille in the hope of giving something back to their fans, who will surely be dismayed by the plight of their club, who now look unlikely to even qualify for any competition stronger than this one next season. Even with Steven Gerrard and Fernanado Torres, the Reds crashed to defeat on Monday against lowly Wigan, and tonight's opposition look to be tougher.
UEFA Europa League football betting – Atletico Madrid vs Sporting CP
Atletico Madrid host Sporting tonight in the last sixteen of the Europa League looking to put their poor domestic standing to one side and concentrate on winning only the club's first European Trophy that is still in use. Atletico are as low as tenth in La Liga, disappointing for a side who qualified for the Champions League only last season. Sporting have not had their best season ever but still sit fourth in the Portuguese Liga.
UEFA Champions League football – Manchester United vs A.C. Milan
A.C Milan travel to Old Trafford tonight in the knock-out stages of the Champions League hoping to overcome their 3-2 defeat at the San Siro in the first leg of the tie. No team can claim to have a particularly strong record at the 'Theatre of Dreams', but many of Milan's players were in the side that won 1-0 there in 2005. Their most recent meeting in Manchester, in 2007, finished 3-2 to the hosts.
UEFA Champions League football betting – Real Madrid vs Lyon
Real Madrid's expensively-assembled squad will look to justify their remarkable price-tags tonight as the new Galacticos face Lyon in the Champions League. The four most expensive players in Madrid's side alone cost £200 million this summer but the Spanish Giants are facing yet another humiliating exit at this stage of the competition. Manuel Pelligrini's side have now gone top of La Liga but many believe the Chilean will need to deliver Europe's most prestigious title to keep his job.
Premier League football betting – Burnley vs Stoke City
Burnley host Stoke tonight in the Premier League desperate for points as the end of the season relegation fight gets under way. The hosts are currently second from bottom in the table but are only one point behind Wolves in 17th place. Stoke have struggled away from home but are safe from the drop in eleventh place.
Championship football betting – Crystal Palace vs Bristol City
Paul Hart's first game in charge of Crystal Palace ended in a 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday. The cash-strapped side, who lost manager Neil Warnock to rivals QPR, will hope for a similar result and performance tonight as they look to put some distance between them and the drop zone. Palace are currently twentieth in the Championship after their financial issues cost them a ten-point deduction and are out of the bottom three only on goal difference.
FA Cup football betting – Chelsea vs Stoke
Holders Chelsea host Stoke today in the FA Cup hoping to end their poor run of form which has seen their lead at the top of the Premiership cut to just one point and put them on the brink of being knocked out of the Champions League. Michael Ballack and Juliano Belletti were both sent off in last weekend's 4-2 home defeat to Manchester City and Carlo Ancelotti will be hoping for a big improvement on their most recent performance.
Spanish La Liga football betting – Real Madrid vs Seville
Real Madrid host Seville tonight in La Liga hoping to keep the pressure on league-leaders Barcelona. Real are now just two points behind their Catalan rivals with a superior goal difference and will definitely believe they can win the league this season. After an extraordinary spending spree in the summer transfer window, La Liga will be the minimum requirement and Manuel Pelligrini will be under pressure to add the Champions League if he hopes to keep his job.
