Wednesday, October 20, 2010

10/21/2010 Europa League Games.

Tomorrow, Manchester City will be playing Lech in a game one would see as clearly going in City's favor, especially considering their recent form and the home-field advantage. Salzburg will be playing Juventus in the meantime in what will be a difficult game for the Austrians even if they are at home. Atlético on the otherhand will be playing Rosenborg in a game the Spanish side should feel comfortable about. Meanwhile Aris of Greece will take on Leverkusen of Germany. This match should be tipped in Leverkusen's favor due to their recent form, despite having to travel to Greece. Sporting Lisbon meanwhile is taking on Gent in a match that may give Portugal something to be happy about. Lille fights Levski as well in a pretty even match up which the French team should be able to win, but you never know. Villarreal v.s. PAOK will also be occuring. I would say Villareal will win, not only because of their successful form recently in the Spanish League but also because of their home crowd. Dinamo Zagreb against Club Brugge is another match that is a bit hard to predict, but I'd tip Dinamo Zagreb to win. Sheriff of England fights BATE as well which is difficult to predict too. BATE may win in England but who knows? At the same time, AZ of the Netherlands, will strive to defeat Dynamo Kyiv. Once more, the Dutch side should win, however Dynamo have to be taken seriously. Palermo v.s. CSKA Moskva is another match that could throw up some surprising results. That said, I think Palermo should take a win. Sparta Praha takes on Lausanne in a bout which should go Sparta Praha's way. Zenit v.s. Hajduk Split is another match that'll be interesting to watch. Zenit does have a good history in the cup recently, but history means nothing. Nonetheless, Zenit shoukd get the 3 points. Anderlecht may struggle against AEK of Greece, but the match taking place at home should give them an incentive to win. Young Boys will try to see off OB which should occur since the Young Boys are at home and they have some nice form. Elsewhere, Stuttgart will try to beat Getafe. Despite being at home, Stuttgart just isn't having a good domestic season this year. Nonetheless, Getafe isn't the top most opposition so Stuttgart may have a chancce. Metalist will try to at least get a point from Sampdoria which probably won't happen but if they can push the offense, Metalist may just get a draw. Heck, they are even at home so they may be able to upset Sampdoria. It may not be likely but they have some of the winds going their way. Debrecen will likewise at least want a point against PSV. Again, the home advantage may help but the Dutch greats shouldn't have too much trouble away. Across the border in Germany, Dortmund will battle PSG for the 3 points from their match. Both teams haven't had an amazing start domestically but their are some glimmers in both squads, the home-field advantage should help Dortmund though. Karpaty will most likely lose to Sevilla who have had a great start in the Spanish League even if Karpatydo have the home-field advantage. If Karpaty go extremely defensive or just totally surprise Sevilla, they may pull something off but it's difficult to see that occuring. Utrecht against Steaua meanwhile could put Utrecht 3 points ahead and Steaua's recent issues may have an effect on the game as well. Napoli will try to fight the failing Liverpool team which may give the Italians a once in a lifetime oppurtunity to hurt the floundering English Giants. CSKA Sofia will likewise want to win against Rapid Wien in their match as well which may happen, despite the closeness of the teams. Finally, the Turkish side Beşiktaş will want a win against the Portuguese pacestters Porto. The home-field advantage should help the Turks out however Porto may well be buoyed by their current glowing domestic performance.

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