All eyes are on Munich today where Bayern hosts Aberdeen in the second leg of their round-of-32 UEFA Cup tie.
Aberdeen nearly pulled off a massive upset, giving up a late goal at home for a 2-2 draw I the first leg. At home today, Bayern are huge favorites to win the cup making a slipup at home today a monumental flub. Bayern will also be without Frank Ribery.
I’ve written before about intriguing I find this year’s UEFA Cup because of the big names left in it; some are teetering on elimination.
Atletico Madrid and Villareal are in trouble today. The two Spanish sides lost 1-0 in the first leg to Bolton and Zenit St. Petersburg respectively. Madrid’s Luis Garcia promised fans to treat this match like a “final.”
Sporting and Benfica are in good shape to move on to the Sweet 16. Sporting beat Basel 2-0 at home last week and should be able to finish the Swiss side today. Benfica travels to Nuremburg with a 1-0 advantage in tow, while Sporting Braga’s exit is all but assured against Werder Bremen after blowing two penalties in a 3-0 loss.
After today, the UEFA Cup could be overflowing with German, Portuguese and English teams.
Today's Matches:
- Hamburg SV v FC Zürich
- Bayer Leverkusen v Galatasaray
- Spartak Moscow v Marseille
- Panathinaikos v Rangers
- Bayern Munich v Aberdeen
- Getafe v AEK Athens
- Atlético Madrid v Bolton
- Villarreal v Zenit St Petersburg
- Bordeaux v Anderlecht
- Helsingborg v PSV Eindhoven
- Tottenham v Slavia Prague
- Fiorentina v Rosenborg
- FC Basle v Sporting Lisbon
- Everton v SK Brann
- Nurnberg v Benfica
- Braga v Werder Bremen
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