Manchester City vs Real Madrid

This match-up will feature some of the best talent in the football world, which should mean great entertainment for those of you watching. The Spanish giants defeated Mancini's men in the reverse encounter and are travelling to England in order to secure their progress to the knock-out stage of the competition.
This should be special for Mourinho, as he will be on the bench for the 100th time in UCL - a feat that no one managed at such a young age.
City are last in the group with just two draws from four games which means that it will take a miracle for them to qualify.
Do expect free flowing football tonight and counterattack masterclass, in a game that will easily see 3+ goals.
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/667788/Preview/Europe-UEFA-Champions-League-2012-2013-Manchester-City-Real-Madrid

Anzhi 1:0 Liverpool

Anzhi vs Liverpool

Anzhi are the new force in Rusia, having got enough financial muscle to name Guus Hiddink as manager and bring in big-names such as Samuel Etoó, Lass Diarra or Christopher Samba. They are top of the domestic league and have managed 14 wins out of 15 at home.
Liverpool on the other hand do have a rather mediocre start of the season. They just can't put up together 2-3 consecutive wins. That is a result of the numerous moves in and out of the club and the bad management that has hindered the legendary team in the last seasons.
Even though Liverpool did win 1-0 at home in a quite tight game, I will put my money on Anzhi today because of the sheer passion that this team is putting in the game of football. And Hiddink is no stranger to this approach.

Manchester City 2:2 Ajax

Manchester City vs Ajax Amsterdam

Manchester City entertains Dutch champ pups Ajax in the fourth day of the 2012-2013 UCL season. The English champions seem to be already ousted of the competition as their only hope relies on winning 3 from 3 of the remaining matches.  Even though that could be not enough.
Mancini's troops were among the favourites at the start of the competition, but after a string of bad luck, poor concentration and even ignorance at some point, they find themselves with only a point after 3 games.  It's true that they've travelled to Madrid for the first game, but then they were outplayed at home by Dortmund and only equalised in the last few minutes of the encounter.  At Ajax they took the lead but them came half an hour of disastrous defending which saw them conceding three times without scoring. And as many journalists reckon this was the end of the road for the Citizens in this year's UCL.
The Dutch find themselves in a good position before tonight's game. A probable win will bring them in contention for qualifying with Dortmund coming to the Netherlands in the coming weeks. Coach Frank de Boer dos a good job last term and Ajax is doing well this season too. But it will be as difficult as it gets for them tonight in front of one hurt "animal", like the Sky Blues.
I do tp the home side to nick it, at odds around 5/11.
You can also find a preview of the game at www.whoscored.com/Matches/667783/Preview/Europe-UEFA-Champions-League-2012-2013-Manchester-City-Ajax

Sportul 2:3 Timisoara

Sportul vs Poli Timisoara
Romanian Liga I, 16h00
The last placed team entertains the 2nd placed. Sportul managed only 4 wins this season. They are so leaky in defense that you expect they will concede 3 goals every day.
Timisoara must keep up with the leaders which means they have to win this. An organised and focused team will never lose at Sportul.
I tip the guests to win, at 3/5.

Bayern 2:3 Inter

Bayern Munich vs Internazionale
Uefa Champions League, 20h45
Bayern have revenge to take on Inter. The Bavarian giants lost last year's Final of this huge competition against the same opponents, 2-0 in Madrid. Since then, Mourinho has left Inter and took over Real Madrid and Bayern have won the first leg of this tie 1-0 in Milan after a very good game of football.
Louis van Gaal will leave Bayern in June, but will want to do it on a high, whereas for Leonardo this is a first time experience as a coach.
I do believe the German outfit's firepower will tear Inter apart. Robben, Ribery and Gomez will be too much for the Leonardo's defence to cope with.
I tip Bayern to go through, at 3/5.

Olympique Lyonnais 1:1 Real Madrid

Olympique Lyon vs Real Madrid
Uefa Champions League 1st Knock-out stage 1st leg, 20h45
Real Madrid has been ousted three times by Lyon in the last 5 years in the UCL. The French outfit have a great record of three wins and three draws against tonight's opponents. Real Madrid has not progressed beyond this stage of the competition for six years now.
But Mourinho has a good record against Lyon and a very good season at Real Madrid. Expect Real to attack as The Special One said his teams will always try to win the first leg in a knock-out competition. That's his approach and he won the Uefa Champions League with Porto and Inter, so he must be convincing enough.
Lisandro Lopez is not available for the hosts.
I tip Real Madrid to win tonight at 9/10.

Chelsea 0:1 Liverpool

Chelsea vs Liverpool
English Premier League, 17h00
Chelsea and Liverpool were the clubs that made the biggest transfer deal in January. Fernando Torres moved to Stamford Bridge for 50M Brittish pounds, a fee that dwarfed the British record in transfer fees. Liverpool  bought Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll instead. The last one won't play today because of injury.
Torres left Liverpool because he thought the club is underachieving and he personally will have a better chance to win trophies with the Blues. Chelsea also brought in talented centre-back David Luiz.
With Arsenal and Manchester United losing points on Saturday, Chelsea can put pressure on the title contenders with a very possible win here. Drogba, Lampard and John Terry are all fit and raring to go.
I tip Chelsea to win, at 7/10.

Juventus 1:2 Udinese

Juventus vs Udinese
Italian Serie A, 20h45
Juventus have had a mediocre season. They never looked like title contenders and that is due to long spells of inconsistency. The Italian giants are having great troubles because of injuries and today they are facing Italy's most spectacular outfit, Udinese.
Udinese has managed a great game at San Siro, drawing 4-4 with AC Milan and also destroyed Inter 3-1 at Friuli just a week ago. Watch out for Alexis Sanchez and top scorer Di Natale.
I tip Udinese to win this game, at 2/1.

Espanyol 1:5 Barcelona

Espanyol vs Barcelona
Spanish Primera Division, 20h00
Tonight is a special night in Catalunia. The City of Gaudi is divided between "los pericos" and "los cules".
One cannot find a better time for these two sides to clash horns. Espanyol are having their best start of the season in years, with 7 out of 7 home wins. Coach Pochettino has really made it hard for Barcelona every time they met.
Barcelona have won 7 out of 7 away games and have not conceded in the last 6 games scoring 26 goals while conceding none. But the head to head record is as neutral as it can be with Barcelona winning 3 and Espanyol 2 of the last ten clashes between them.
I tip Espanyol not to lose this clash, at 7/2.

Stoke 1:1 Manchester City

Rapid 3:0 "U" Cluj

Stoke vs Manchester City
English Premier League, 16h00
It has been more than 30 games since City haven't lost when Tevez scored. Mancini also got this team on the right track. The Sky Blues have kept 7 clean sheets this season, second only to Chelsea's eight. Balotelli is back after suspension.
Stoke have got their season back on track after a poor start. They are the worst team if you count only the first half performances, but also the joint first in the second.
I do tip City to win this one, at 6/5.