UEFA Champions League

Rubin Kazan vs Inter Milan

Date: September 29th Time: 16:45 (GMT)

Going into their second Champions League fixture against Rubin Kazan, Inter coach Jose Mourinho says that he only wants one result by match's end - victory.

Having being involved in a scoreless draw against reigning European champions Barcelona, Mourinho wants to take all three points away from the Central Stadium.

"Our number one objective is to win - our number two is not to lose," the Portuguese boss said to Repubblica.it.

"If we play like we did against Barcelona or Manchester United [last season in the quarter-finals], we will win.

"Rubin are a quality side, tactically and individually. Against Dynamo Kiev, they may have lost, but for 75 minutes, they played a great game. They are organised, have a high intensity and are quick.

"Playing at home for the first time in the Champions League will give them extra motivation to do well," Mourinho summed up.

Source: Rick D'Andrea, Goal.com

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UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev

Date: September 29th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

Barcelona enter the match on the back of 2:0 win over Malaga and they are expected to continue the winning run against Dynamo. The Ukrainians won their league games with the second string line-up as boss Gazzaev rested most of the first team regulars for the match at Camp Nou.

Ibra ready for the new challenges

Two weeks ago, Barcelona played a very good game away to Inter even though the Catalans had to settle for the goalless draw. Guardiola was certainly happy with team’s performance against Inter, who defended in numbers throughout the game. In meantime, Barca continued winning games in Primera but they will still have to play a very good game in order to beat Dynamo. Ibrahimovic and Messi will certainly pose a big threat for the visiting defence and they will be difficult to contain. The Swede has recovered from injury and showed he was still in very good form by scoring against Malaga, thus odds of 1.80 offered by Stan James on Ibra to score look really tempting.

Barcelona didn’t play a lot of games at Camp Nou this season but they were very impressive in the only two home games, scoring 8 and conceding just two goals. Dynamo’s fierce rivals Shakhtar were the only team that beat Barca at Camp Nou last season but only because Guardiola had fielded a second string line-up in that match. Barca tend to score early on and thus put a tie beyond doubt and we expect the same approach in this game as well. Blue Square is paying 2.40 on Barcelona to score two in the first period and it would be a shame for such good odds to go to waste.

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UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Olympiacos

Date: September 29th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

Arsenal host Olympiacos in their second Champions League Group H fixture. We take a look at the key battles.

Robin van Persie vs Olof Mellberg

Dutch striker van Persie netted a superbly-taken winner at Fulham on Saturday and will be the Gunners' main weapon tomorrow night as he looks to open his European account having missed the trip to Standard Liege through injury.

Veteran Sweden defender Mellberg will know all about the dangers of the Arsenal attack, having spent seven seasons at Aston Villa before joining Juventus in 2008, then moving on to Greece last summer.

Cesc Fabregas vs Vassilis Torosidis

Arsenal captain Fabregas is central to the link with the frontline, and continues to enjoy more freedom while flanked by defensive duo Abou Diaby and Alex Song. Provided a killer pass for van Persie's decisive goal at Craven Cottage.

Versatile Torosidis scored twice in the recent win over AEK Athens, the Greek international impressing as Zico's side continue their unbeaten domestic record.

Thomas Vermaelen vs Diogo

Belgium international Vermaelen was Arsenal's only buy of the summer, and so far has looked a bargain at £10million. The former Ajax centre-back has settled in quickly with William Gallas at the heart of the backline, and also has an eye for goal - with four, he is the Gunners' leading scorer so far.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was once on the case of talented Brazilian youngster Diogo when he was at Sao Paulo side Portuguesa, which tells you everything about the potential of the 22-year-old forward.

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UEFA Champions League

Debrecen vs Lyon

Date: September 29th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

Debrecen

Zoltan Szelesi and Robert Feczesin are both sidelined with knee injuries while Djordje Pantic is still recuperating from a concussion. Norbert Meszaros is highly doubtful after pulling his hamstring at the weekend. Gergely Rudolph and Laszlo Bodnar are also unlikely to feature due to fitness concerns.

Probable Starting XI: Polekszics – Bernath, Fodor, Komlosi, Leandro – Czvitkovics, Kiss, Szakaly, Varga – Coulibaly, Olah

Lyon

Puel will have a selection headache as he will be without a number of key players. The most notable absentee will be striker, Lisandro Lopez, who is nursing a groin problem, as well as Michael Bastos, who is out with an ankle ailment.

Anderson, Cesar Delgado, Mathieu Bodmer and Jean-Alain Boumsong will also be unavailable due to various injuries while Ederson is doubtful, although he is expected to recover in time.

Probable Starting XI (4-4-2): Lloris – Clerc, Cris, Toulalan, Cissokho – Kallstrom, Pjanic, Makoun, Ederson – Govou, Gomis

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UEFA Champions League

Fiorentina vs Liverpool

Date: September 29th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has reaffirmed that star striker Fernando Torres is not for sale. The Reds boss also revealed that he received several big-money offers for Torres from other Premier League clubs over the summer.

"How much is he worth? Well at least £70 million, you would say," Benitez said, according to the AFP news agency.

"I'm not saying he's the best in the world because he is young and can get better, but of course he is one of the best, and he can still improve if he wants to.

"This year we had some agents acting for other English clubs who were coming to us asking about the price of Torres – with big, big figures – but we said that he's not for sale.

"I would say at this moment in time he is not for sale at any price."

Meanwhile, Liverpool travel to Italy to face Fiorentina in the Champions League in midweek, and Benitez is looking forward to visiting a club for which he retains some feeling after spending three days there studying training methods in the 1990s.

"Gabriel Batistuta was there at the time. I was watching a training session and he was joking with the fitness coach. It was a good time and they trained very well," he told the Reds' official website.

"I remember we had to cross the road to get to the facilities at the training ground. It was a special situation because the fans were around.

"I was only there three days but they were training so well and I was impressed.

"I see how they are getting on in the Italian league and I have some friends at the coaching school in Florence. I have been there three or four times.

"I like the city and I like the people. For everyone in the city it will be amazing to see two of the best teams in Europe."

Source: Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK

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UEFA Champions League

Rangers vs Sevilla

Date: September 29th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

UEFA Champions League

Unirea Urziceni vs VfB Stuttgart

Date: September 29th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

Facts and figures relating to Tuesday's Group G match between Unirea Urziceni and VfB Stuttgart.

Head-to-head record

Unirea, playing in only their fourth European game, are still seeking their first goal. Their only previous home game ended in a 2-0 defeat to Hamburg SV in the UEFA Cup last season.

Romanian clubs have a poor record against German teams in the Champions League. In six games they have lost five and drawn one.

Stuttgart eliminated another Romanian team, Timisoara, in the play-off round for this season's competition, winning the away leg 2-0.

Stuttgart, who are playing in their 150th European game, have won only one of seven previous CL away games and have lost all of the last three.

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UEFA Champions League

AZ vs Standard Liege

Date: September 29th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

English Premier League

Manchester City vs West Ham United

Date: September 28th Time: 19:00 (GMT)

Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season came to a shuddering halt last weekend, thanks to Michael Owen's injury-time exploits at Old Trafford. That 4-3 defeat in the derby left them six points adrift of leaders Chelsea, but the Blues' shock loss to Wigan Athletic on Saturday means the deficit remains the same - although Manchester United are now the frontrunners - as the Citizens head into their clash with West Ham United. Mark Hughes' men bounced back with a midweek victory over Fulham in the League Cup, and they will be expected to secure a similar result - despite their decimated attack - when Gianfranco Zola and his charges come to visit. While City look vastly improved after a summer of significant spending, the same cannot be said about the Irons. One of last season's big movers, they presently sit third from bottom with four points from five games. Perhaps most worrying for West Ham is that they have found the net just five times so far this term, two of those goals coming in the 3-2 loss to Liverpool last weekend. Now, the Londoners - who fell to Bolton Wanderers in League Cup action on Tuesday - come up against a City side who have conceded six goals in their last three games, albeit after a run of four successive clean sheets. Source: www.goal.com Let's watch who will be the winner... WATCH MORE CHANNELS

Italy Serie A

Juventus vs Bologna

Date: September 27th Time: 13:00 (GMT)

Juventus Hungry For More Points

Having drawn 2-2 against Genoa on Thursday, Juve will be hoping for more points to add to their Serie A total thus far and stay in touch with Inter.

Ciro Ferrara's men underlined their intent for the campaign further
against a tricky Grifoni side, having come back from behind to steal a point. With four games in ten days for the home side, Bologna will offer them a chance to take a bit of a breather; but don't expect too much pressure to be taken off the gas, though, as they cannot afford to lose ground on their Scudetto rivals.

Diego is likely to make his return to action, following the injury he sustained against Lazio back in week three. The Brazilian's magic will be needed to unlock a Rossoblu defence that has conceded less goals than Roma and Milan. The visitors have only shipped four goals in total, good going for a side that were favourites to go down at the start of the season.

The Bianconeri will be confident heading into the game. They boast a good record at home to Bologna. Last season's fixture ended with a 4-1 win for the Old Lady. Massimo Mutarelli gave his side the lead before a major fightback followed from the home side. Hasan Salihamidzic, Sebastian Giovinco and a double from Alessandro Del Piero sealed the win. Those three still ply their trade in Turin, but they are unlikely to feature in this tie. With Champions League duties looming, the Bianconeri will want to get this one out of the way quickly.

Bologna Back To Winning Ways

Giuseppe Papadopulo's men recorded their first win at their fifth attempt in midweek when they beat relegation struggler's Livorno 2-0. Marco Di Vaio and Daniele Portanova grabbed their first goals of the season to lift the Emiliani away from the drop zone. Having drawn two and lost twice on the bounce before their win against the Amaranto, Bologna will be hoping to make it two wins from as many games against Juventus.

The Rossoblu travel to the Olimpico to meet an inform Juve side who will have their minds on next week's clash in the Champions League against Bayern Munich. With that in mind, Papdopulo will be hoping to take full advantage and keep the confident mood around the Emilia-Romagna-based town going with diplomacy rather than force.

However, their record away from home this term is less than perfect. Two games have ended in a defeat, against Milan in week four and a goalless draw with Bari in round two. Furthermore, Bologna have not beat Juventus in the league in Turin for almost 30 years. Their last win in Piedmont was on October 5 1980. The Emiliani won 1-0. And they did get a draw here in 2002. Giuseppe Signori's penalty was cancelled out by Mark Iuliano with four minutes to go.

Papadopulo is likely to settle a point from this one, but with the Bianconeri focussed on Wednesday, the away side will fancy their chances.

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Italy Serie A

AC Milan vs Bari

Date: September 27th Time: 18:45 (GMT)

Bari are set to clash with Milan on Sunday evening at San Siro, hoping to emulate the result of their most recent visit to the 'Scala del Calcio', when they held Inter to a 1-1 draw on the first matchday of Serie A.

Bari midfielder Massimo Donati, who for a long time was owned by the Rossoneri, talked about his experience at the club and the match itself.

"The experience with Milan in 2001 taught me a lot," he said to Goal.com Italia. "When I arrived in Milan I was too young and then our roads separated, without meeting again. It went like this, but now I think of the present.

"I feel good here, I have bonded with my team-mates and I feel comfortable with the playing system. Now I know what coach [Giampiero] Ventura wants and it's clear that sometimes everything works on the pitch, like against Atalanta, and sometimes it doesn't go so well, like against Cagliari."

On the match against the Rossoneri, "We'll go to Milan for the victory, they are strong but we've already shown we can do well against anyone. I wasn't there against Inter, but I saw my team-mates play without fear and I'm sure it will be the same on Sunday. They will be angry, but we'll be just as determined: we have important points to play for."

Source: Danilo Pochini, Goal.com

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