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Mark Hughes’ Manchester City face an exit from Europe this Thursday unless they can come up with a superlative performance at Eastlands against Martin Jol’s Hamburg. City certainly have the players to overturn the two goal deficit, and that is why you must not miss watching Man City v Hamburg live in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Cup. Sign up today to watch live European football with the Live Sport Network.
Man City were comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Hamburg in Germany. Although Stephen Ireland gave City the lead in the 1st minute, Hamburg recovered from that initial setback and constantly bombarded City’s goal. Had it not been for Shay Given, the margin of victory for Hamburg could have been much higher.
City were beaten 3-1 by Fulham on Sunday. Their defence had another bad day at the office, and the fans booed the side at the final whistle. The second leg is expected to come too fast for the injured trio of Wayne Bridge, Vincent Kompany and Craig Bellamy.
Werder Bremen could knock out Italy’s last surviving team in European competition this Thursday when they face Udinese at Stadio Friuli. The Germans have a 3-1 lead from the first leg, and Pasquale Marino’s side will have to play out of their skins if they are to progress. Watch Udinese vs Werder Bremen and other UEFA Cup quarterfinal games live by subscribing to watch football with Live Sport Network.
Udinese’s hopes at the Weserstadion seemed dead and buried when Bremen lead 3-0, but Fabio Quaglirella’s late goal gave the Friulian side some hope ahead of the second leg. Pasquale Marino’s side failed to take advantages of the chances that came their way, while Werder were ruthless in front of goal.
A late brace from Antonio Floro Flores saw Udinese beat nine man Reggina 2-0 in the Serie A on Sunday. Defender Maurizio Domizzi also missed a penalty for Udinese early in the second half, but it did not prove costly for the Bianconeri in the end. Reggina self destructed - they not only had two men sent off, but also failed to convert from the spot minutes before Flores scored his first goal.
Shakhtar Donetsk could enter their maiden European semifinal this Thursday when they take on Marseille in the second leg of their UEFA Cup quarter final at the Stade Velodrome. Watch Olympique Marseille vs Shakhtar Donetsk live by subscribing to watch live UEFA Cup footy with the Live Sport Network.
Marseille were outclassed in the first leg in Donetsk, but coach Eric Gerets remains optimistic that his side can beat Shakhtar at home. Gerets chose to leave both Mathieu Valbuena and Hatem Ben Arfa on the bench in Donetsk, and his side were unable to get the crucial away goal they needed ahead of the second leg.
On the domestic front, Marseille overtook leaders Lyon. Marseille drubbed Grenoble 4-1 at home, while Lyon could only draw against Monaco. All five goals came in the second half. Nigerian defender Taye Taiwo scored a brace, with Hilton and Brandao also getting on the scoresheet. Laurent Courtois pulled one back for Grenoble with a late strike.
Paul Le Guen’s PSG travel to the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev this Thursday to face Dynamo Kiev in the second leg of their UEFA Cup quarterfinal. Watch live UEFA Cup quarterfinal games by subscribing to watch soccer with free football tv.
Dynamo and PSG played out a 0-0 draw at Parc des Princes last week. There were few chances created by both outfits, and Dynamo keeper Stanislav Bogush had just one or two saves of note to be made.
Dynamo Kyiv beat FC Chornomorets Odessa 3-1 on Sunday. Andriy Nesmachniy opened the scoring for Dynamo, but his strike was cancelled out by Vladimir Bondarenko. However goals from Sergiy Kravchenko and Alexandr Aliyev ensured that Kiev would end up winning 3-1.
It will take another Herculean performance in Europe if Liverpool are to overturn a deficit of two goals and beat Chelsea to advance to the semifinals of the Champions League this season. Tune into our dedicated member's area to watch the game live. Live Sport Network is the number one source for live streaming football online with over 48,000 members.
Liverpool were stunned at Anfield by a superlative performance from the Blues as they romped home 3-1. The Kop were left shell shocked at the end of it all with manager Rafa Benitez insisting that the Reds were not out of it yet although he admitted the task was very difficult.
Chelsea found an unlikely hero in Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic, who scored a brace to give Chelsea what could easily be their most important win this season. Chelsea's last goal was scored by Didier Drogba.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | ||
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| 16/04/09 | Dynamo Kyiv | 18:30 | PSG | More » | |
| Valeri Lobanovskiy, Kiev, (UKR) | |||||
| 16/04/09 | Marseille | 20:45 | Shakhtar | More » | |
| Vélodrome, Marseille, (FRA) | |||||
| 16/04/09 | Man. City | 20:45 | Hamburg | More » | |
| City of Manchester, Manchester, (ENG) | |||||
| 16/04/09 | Udinese | 20:45 | Bremen | More » | |
| Friuli, Udine, (ITA) | |||||
| 09/04/09 | Shakhtar | 2-0 | Marseille | More » | |
| RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk, (UKR) - Referee:Felix Brych (GER) | |||||
| 09/04/09 | PSG | 0-0 | Dynamo Kyiv | More » | |
| Parc des Princes, Paris, (FRA) - Referee:Pieter Vink (NED) | |||||
| 09/04/09 | Hamburg | 3-1 | Man. City | More » | |
| Arena Hamburg, Hamburg, (GER) - Referee:Olegário Benquerença (POR) | |||||
| 09/04/09 | Bremen | 3-1 | Udinese | More » | |
| Weserstadion, Bremen, (GER) - Referee:Laurent Duhamel (FRA) | |||||
| Team | Played | Points |
| Man Utd | 30 | 68 |
| Liverpool | 31 | 67 |
| Chelsea | 31 | 64 |
| Arsenal | 31 | 58 |
| Aston Villa | 31 | 52 |
| Everton | 31 | 51 |
| West Ham Utd | 31 | 44 |
| Wigan Athletic | 31 | 41 |
| Fulham | 31 | 40 |
| Man City | 31 | 38 |
| Tottenham | 31 | 38 |
| Bolton | 31 | 37 |
| Stoke City | 31 | 35 |
| Blackburn | 31 | 34 |
| Hull City | 31 | 34 |
| Portsmouth | 30 | 33 |
| Sunderland | 31 | 32 |
| Newcastle | 31 | 29 |
| Middlesbrough | 31 | 27 |
| WBA | 31 | 24 |
| 11 APR 09 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | 12:45 |  |
| 11 APR 09 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | 17:30 |  |
| 12 APR 09 | Aston Villa v Everton | 14:00 | |
| 12 APR 09 | Manchester City v Fulham | 16:10 | |
| 19 APR 09 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | 13:30 | |
| 21 APR 09 | Liverpool v Arsenal | 20:00 | |
| 22 APR 09 | Chelsea v Everton | 20:00 | |
| 25 APR 09 | Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur | 17:30 | |
| 26 APR 09 | Arsenal v Middlesbrough | 13:30 | |
| 26 APR 09 | Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic | 16:00 | |
| 27 APR 09 | Newcastle United v Portsmouth | 20:00 | |
| 02 MAY 09 | Sunderland v Everton | 12:45 | |
| 03 MAY 09 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | 13:30 | |
| 03 MAY 09 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | 16:00 | |
| 04 MAY 09 | Aston Villa v Hull City | 20:00 | |
| 09 MAY 09 | West Ham United v Liverpool | 17:30 | |
| 10 MAY 09 | Manchester United v Manchester City | 13:30 | |
| 10 MAY 09 | Arsenal v Chelsea | 16:00 | |
| 11 MAY 09 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | 20:00 | |
| 13 MAY 09 | Wigan Athletic v Manchester United | 20:00 | |
| 16 MAY 09 | Manchster United v Arsenal | 12:45 | |
| 17 MAY 09 | West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool | 13:30 | |
| 17 MAY 09 | Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers | 16:00 | |
| 18 MAY 09 | Portsmouth v Sunderland | 20:00 | |
