Egypt vs Ghana

African Cup of Nations, 17h00

Egypt has won two times in a row this competition. The Pharaohs have defeated their rivals Algeria 4-0 in the Semifinals, while Ghana are without Essien, Muntari, Mensah and Appiah. The Black Stars have very good youth talent as they won the U20 World Cup last year, but I will go for the much better tactical approach and knowledge of the North Africans.
I tip Egypt to win, at 4/5.

Atletico Madrid vs Malaga

Spanish Primera Division, 19h00

Malaga defeated Atletico 3-0 in autumn. That calls for revenge. With Forlan on form, the hosts can win tonight, to climb through the standings.
I tip Atletico to win, at 7/10.

Inter 2:1 Juventus

Inter vs Juventus

Coppa Italia Quarterfinals, 20h45

Eto'o will be back for Inter, while Del Piero is out for Juve.

Ferrara is holding on to his job. 

I tip Inter to win, at 9/10.

Manchester United 3:1 Manchester City

Manchester United vs Manchester City

English League Cup, 21h00

I will focus again on this derby, as I did last week. City won 2-1 at home, in a match that saw United better throughout the first half, but City responded so well after the break.

United face the same maybe more problems in defence than last week, as Vidic is out with injury and Rio Ferdinand may be facing a three match ban if he doesn't make an appeal. As for attack, United will once again put their faith in Rooney and provide him with all the support. Many say that United is dependent on Rooney at the moment.

In the other camp, Mancini will have Toure and Adebayor back from the African Cup of Nations, but they are expected to start the evening on the bench. Tevez will pose the main peril for the hosts, as Bellamy will have his way on the left. The Welsh made two stunning performances against United this season and he will give Sir Alex Ferguson a few headaches before and as the game develops. City were very frustrated when they lost 4-3 in autumn at Old Trafford courtesy of an 96th minute winner from Michael Owen.

It is very tight when we analyze head-to-head history as they have both won 3 times in the last 6 encounters.

Manchester City have not been in a Cup Final for 29 years.
I will go for City to go to Wembley, at 4/5.

Manchester City 2:1 Manchester United

Manchester City vs Manchester United

English League Cup Semifinal 1st leg, 21h00

The derby of Manchester has to welcome a new face, as Roberto Mancini took over as manager at Eastlands. He managed 4 wins in 5 games and has won the fans with good performances from the team. They kept three clean sheets in that span of games, but on Saturday at Everton they were simply not good enough and could not cope with the Toffees momentum. 
Manchester United are in a huge dip of form and will need this derby in order to gain some momentum. But with Ferdinand and Giggs out; Vidic and Berbatov highly questionable it will be hard to cope with the Sky Blues drive for success. Still United has won the last three meetings between these two, while City won the two before those.

I think Bellamy and Tevez will be instrumental in tonight's matchup and will win the game for the home side.
I tip Manchester City to win, at odds as high as 7/8.

Fiorentina 1:2 Bologna

Napoli 0:0 Palermo

Napoli vs Palermo

Italian Serie A, 20h30

These are two top ten teams, with Napoli 4th in the standings. Lavezzi and Santacroce will miss out for the Partenopei, which lost 3-0 at Juventus in midweeks Coppa Italia game. That was the first loss under new coach Mazzarri. Napoli are unbeaten in 12 Serie A games.
Palermo has some more injured players. While Liverani is extremely doubtful, Kjaer, Carozieri and Bresciano are definitely out.
The last 3 games between these two have finished with the same score, 2-1 for the hosts. The last win for Palermo away at Napoli goes back to 1952. Napoli has won its last 3 games in the Serie A without conceding. Goalscorer Marek Hamsik has scored in the each of the last three games against Napoli.
I tip Napoli to win, at 6/5.

Fiorentina vs Bologna

Italian Serie A, 15h00

Fiorentina is a team with good recent form. The Viola have won three on the trot, while the guest have lost 3 consecutive games. Also, the host are unbeaten in 6 against Bologna. The last win for Bologna goes back to 2001, while the last time Fiorentina lost at home to the Rossoblu was in 1990.
The last time Bologna won away in Serie A was a year ago. Since then they have played 17 games. Bologna has scored just once in the last 3 games. Prandelli has never lost against Colomba.
Mutu and Gilardino will once again lead the hosts attacks.
I tip Fiorentina to win, at 1/2.

Athletic Bilbao 1:0 Real Madrid

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

Spanish Primera Division, 20h00

Athletic are a good team this season. They have kept Barca to a draw at home and are fighting for a place in the European Cups. The Basc side plays a physical type of football.
We will see how can Real Madrid cope with that, because it will be also a hostile environment at San Mames Stadium given the rivalry between the sides. At Osasuna the Merengues stumbled, but now they have Kaka back from injury. Real Madrid has won the last five meeting with Bilbao, so they have some good recent history.
Higuain will miss out through injury, but Ramos is back after suspension.
I tip Real to win it, at 3/5.

Fiorentina 2:1 Bari

Napoli 1:0 Sampdoria

Palermo 1:0 Atalanta

Napoli vs Sampdoria

Italian Serie A, 15h00

Napoli is unbeaten in the last 11 games, all with new coach Walter Mazzarri. The Partenopei have not lost at home this season, with 6 wins and 3 draws to their name.
Sampdoria has lost its last 6 games away from home. Sampdoria has scored only 4 goals away from home in 8 games. Quagliarella has signed for Napoli from Sampdoria and has managed 4 goals in the last 4 outings. Napoli has scored the most goals after half time this season, 19.
I tip the home side to win, at 9/11.

Wolverhampton 0:3 Manchester City

Palermo vs Atalanta

Italian Serie A, 15h00

Palermo has not lost at home for 15 games and has conceded just twice in the last 6 games. Also, Palermo has beaten Milan away 2-0 last month. Atalanta has won only one point in the last 4 games, against Inter at home.

Atalanta has conceded the most goals in the first half, 15. The guests have lost 3 of the last 4 away games and coach Antonio Conte was sacked.
I tip Palermo to win, at 8/11.

Fiorentina vs Bari

Italian Serie A, 15h00

The two teams that will play against each other today are equal on points in the standings.
Fiorentina has not drawn any of its last 9 games in Serie A and has won only two of the last 5 games at home. Meanwhile, Bari has won 3 from the last 4 games, but have won only 1 point from their last 4 away games. Bari's Brazilian striker Barreto has scored in each of the last 3 games and has a total of 5 goals this season. Gilardino has scored 5 times in the last 5 games played.
Each team has a host of injuries with Fiorentina's Gamberini, Vargas and Bari's Kutuzov among the most important.
I tip Fiorentina to win, at 8/11.