Internazionale were sent out of the prestigious UEFA Champions League by Olympique Marseille of France at the San Siro stadium on Tuesday. The French club came into the match with a lone goal advantage after the first leg. The first 45 minutes of action between the two sides produced no goal despite the few chances that were wasted by the Italian giants that won the title in 2010 under Jose Mourinho. Claudio Ranieri's team went in front with 15 minutes left in regulation time. Argentine forward, Diego Milito scored a goal from inside the penalty box after a sloppy defending by Marseille players. At that point Internazionale and Marseille were tied one all on aggregate. Brandao scored the equaliser for the French side two minutes into the injury time. A penalty was awarded two minutes later and Pazzini made it 2-1 for Inter, but Olympique Marseille qualified on the away goal rule. Claudio Ranieri's men are not even sure of getting an Europa League spot next season due to their poor position in the Italian Serie A.
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Rivals at WAR!
This weekend promises to be highly explosive across Europe with supremacy battles in England and Italy. At the San Siro, AC Milan will host Juventus. The Milan club are a point ahead of the Turin side who have an outstanding match. The match promises to be a tough one indeed. The Bianconeri (AC Milan) lost 1-0 to Inter Milan a couple of weeks ago, but another loss against Juventus will tilt the title in favour of the Turin side that are enjoying their best spell in the Serie A for the first time since the match-fixing scandal that rocked Italian football seven years ago. Andrea Pirlo finally scored his first goal for Juventus in their 3-1 win over Cagliari last weekend and his performance will go a long way in deciding the midfield tussle between these two teams.
Will Clarion Seedorf or Aquilani be able to stop Pirlo?
Boateng and Robinho will be expected to lead the front line of AC Milan. Swedish striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is currently on suspension.
London battle
Meanwhile, there is a North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal's recent form has not been encouraging of late. The Gunners lost 4-0 to AC Milan in the Champions League before been sent out of the FA Cup by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The back four of the Gunners is nothing to write home about. It seems the Arsene Wenger side cannot win without Robin Van Persie's goals. The Dutchman has fired blank in his last two matches. Andriy Arshavin has gone back to Zenit on loan.
On the other side, Tottenham are soaring high in the EPL. Spurs are 10 points ahead of Arsenal that is tied on points with Chelsea. Gareth Bale,Van der Vaart, Adebayor,Defoe and Luka Modric will definitely put on their best to shoot down their North London rivals. Spurs will be looking forward to complete a double over Arsenal for the first time since 1993.
Possible line -ups: (ARSENAL)Szczesny-Sagna,Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs-Walcott, Arteta, Song, Gervinho,Ramsey,Van Persie
(TOTTENHAM)Friedel-Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto-Lennon, Parker, Modric, Bale-Van der Vaart,Adebayo
Other ties.
In France PSG will play against Olympic Lyon in another hot match. The Paris club are a point ahead of second-placed Montpellier that forced them to 2-2 draw last weekend.
In the La Liga, Atletico Madrid will play against FC Barcelona while Rayo Vallecano will host Real Madrid.
Napoli will be at home as they welcome Internazionale to the Sao Paolo stadium in Naples. Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi are the stars to watch for the home side.
In the Nigerian Premier League, Sharks FC of Port Harcourt will host reigning Nigerian Champions,Dolphins FC in a local derby.
Will Clarion Seedorf or Aquilani be able to stop Pirlo?
Boateng and Robinho will be expected to lead the front line of AC Milan. Swedish striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is currently on suspension.
London battle
Meanwhile, there is a North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal's recent form has not been encouraging of late. The Gunners lost 4-0 to AC Milan in the Champions League before been sent out of the FA Cup by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The back four of the Gunners is nothing to write home about. It seems the Arsene Wenger side cannot win without Robin Van Persie's goals. The Dutchman has fired blank in his last two matches. Andriy Arshavin has gone back to Zenit on loan.
On the other side, Tottenham are soaring high in the EPL. Spurs are 10 points ahead of Arsenal that is tied on points with Chelsea. Gareth Bale,Van der Vaart, Adebayor,Defoe and Luka Modric will definitely put on their best to shoot down their North London rivals. Spurs will be looking forward to complete a double over Arsenal for the first time since 1993.
Possible line -ups: (ARSENAL)Szczesny-Sagna,Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs-Walcott, Arteta, Song, Gervinho,Ramsey,Van Persie
(TOTTENHAM)Friedel-Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto-Lennon, Parker, Modric, Bale-Van der Vaart,Adebayo
Other ties.
In France PSG will play against Olympic Lyon in another hot match. The Paris club are a point ahead of second-placed Montpellier that forced them to 2-2 draw last weekend.
In the La Liga, Atletico Madrid will play against FC Barcelona while Rayo Vallecano will host Real Madrid.
Napoli will be at home as they welcome Internazionale to the Sao Paolo stadium in Naples. Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi are the stars to watch for the home side.
In the Nigerian Premier League, Sharks FC of Port Harcourt will host reigning Nigerian Champions,Dolphins FC in a local derby.
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