Fenerbahce - Red Bull Salzburg 06-08-2013 UEFA Champions League

Fenerbahçe team wasn't in its best form the first leg, as it was its first official fixture in 2013/14 season. Fenerbahçe didn't play well in the first half, but this has changed in the second half after Sow and Cristian's came in. The Coach Ersun Yenal, will probably include some changes in the first leg starting eleven, because captain, Emre Belozoglu, will be missing the second leg as he is injured. In addition to him, players: Egemen Korkmaz and Gokhan Gonul, who both failed to make the first leg, are missing again too. 

The Austrian team, Salzburg, was better in the first leg; though it could not save its lead. Player, Jonathan Soriano, failed to score this time; but he is still the best player in the Austrian team. Coach, Roger Schmidt, knows well that the players have to find a goal; though it seems it's not going to be easy as Fenerbahce's defence line were pretty good in the last season while they were competing in UEFA Europa League. The fans will miss players: Isaac Vorsah, Franz Schiemer and Valentino Lazaro.

Match Details and Timings:

Fenerbahce vs Red Bull Salzburg
Football: Champions League, 3. Qualifiying Round, 2nd Leg
Match date: 6 August 2013
Kick Off Time:18:45 GMT
Stadium: Şükrü Saraçoğlu, İstanbul
Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)
 

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Juventus vs Inter Milan 06-08-2013 International Champions Cup

Sun Life Stadium (USA) will be hosting on 6 August 2013, an Guinness International Champions Cup match between Juventus and Inter Milan.
The all-Serie A tie will see the teams do battle to avoid finishing bottom of the pile as they target their first win in the competition. The Italian champions started with a defeat against Everton, losing 6-5 on penalties, before going down 3-1 against LA Galaxy.
However, Conte has urged his charges to up their game in Tuesday's fixture and warned against complacency in the wake of winning back-to-back league crowns.
"We need to show more hunger," he told the club's official website.
"(Gianluigi) Buffon made an important point saying he fears a possible indulgence after two consecutive championship successes and you just need to look at the goals we conceded (against Galaxy) to realise the danger is there."
Juventus are in competitive action on August 18 in the Italian Super Cup against Lazio and Conte sees the Inter match as crucial preparation.
"We must increase our concentration levels," he added. "We haven’t won a game since we’ve been here, it's now time to change that."
Inter Milan seems in the same situation, as it receives defeats against Chelsea and Valencia. Nevertheless,
manager Walter Mazzarri, didn't criticize his players after their 4-0 defeat to the Spanish side, and he claims that the players were lacking in fitness ahead of the game. For former Napoli boss, the only grievance was the comprehensive nature of the scoreline.
"You could see Valencia were much fresher," he told Inter Milan's official website. "And then you have to consider that they played their last match on July 27, while ours was three days ago.
"Right now I favour hard work and I'm looking ahead. A defeat was something we knew was always a possibility, but perhaps we could have kept the scoreline down a bit since you never like losing by that many goals," he added.
Mazzarri, who is taking charge of his first pre-season in Inter Milan, wants the defeats to serve as a motivation against Juventus.
Then he continued: "It's something I've expected from my first day here, that Inter would become competitive again."
"We need to try and give everything, playing in a convincing way. In terms of doing things automatically we’re improving. It’s certainly not easy for a new coach to start from scratch."

Possible line-ups:
Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah; Tevez, Llorente.
Inter Milan (4-4-2): Handanovic; Juan, Ranocchia, Samuel, Nagatomo; Obi, Cambiasso, Guarin, Alvarez; Palacio, Milito.

Match Details and Timings:
Juventus vs Inter Milan
Football: Guinness International Champions Cup
Match date: 6 August 2013

Kick Off Time: 6:30 PM EDT - 22:30 GMT

Stadium: Sun Life Stadium

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Lyon vs Grasshoppers Zurich 06-08-2013 UEFA Champions League

Stadion Letzigrund de Zurich will be hosting on 6 August 2013, an UUEFA Champions League match between Lyon and Grasshoppers Zurich. The match referee  will be Antonio Miguel Matéu Lahoz (Spain).
After its demanding match against Olympique Lyon, Grashopper Zurich team was held to a goalless draw by bottom placed Lausanne in the Swiss Super League on Saturday.Grasshoppers has done poorly if we take in considiration the fact that Lausanne made three consecutive defeats before facing GCZ. Michael Skibbe’s side will now focus on its second leg match against the French team, in which it will have to score without conceding a goal in order to at least take the tie into extra time.Although, Grasshoppers lost the first leg (0-1), its solid first half performance gives the players hope ahead of the return fixture in Switzerland.
Though, Olympique Lyon is not in its best form, it could be happy with the first leg result and, luckily for it, it managed to win the first match against the Swiss team without conceding.
Alexandre Lacazette and Grenier were not able to convert their opportunities against GCZ, so the French team needed a defender to put them ahead. Bisevac’s excellent header made the difference at Stade Gerland last week.
By the time, Olympique Lyon’s officials are still working on improving the squad, on Thursday they’ve announced the transfer of left-back Henri Bedimo from Montpelliers, who would be joining Lyon on a three-year-deal.

Possible line-ups:
Grasshopper Zurich: Bürki – Lang, Vilotic, Grichting, Pavlovic – Salatic (cap), Abrashi, Hairovic, Toko, Gashi – Ngamukol.
Lyon: A.Lopes – M.Lopes, Bisevac, Umtiti, Mou.Dabo – Gonalons (cap), Malbranque, Grenier – Lacazette, Danic, Lisandro.

Match Details and Timings:
Lyon vs Grasshoppers Zurich
Football: UEFA Champions League
Match date: 6 August 2013
Kick Off Time:  21:00 CET - 19:00 GMT
Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund de Zurich

Referee:  Antonio Miguel Matéu Lahoz, 36 Years, Spain

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Chelsea vs AC Milan 04-08-2013 International Champions Cup

MetLife Stadium, United States will be hosting on 4 August 2013, an Guinness International Champions Cup match between Chelsea vs AC Milan.

Chelsea will be facing AC Milan in the semi final of the Guinness International Champions Cup. The game will take place on the 4th of August arround 6:30 local time (Half 11 UK time), in New York. The Blues cruised to a 2-0 win over Milan's city rivals Inter on Thursday, while Massimiliano Allegri's side squeezed past Valencia 2-1 last weekend at the Mestalla Stadium to setup this intriguing tie.
The winner of this match will qualify for the final of the tournament and will face either Everton or Real Madrid, which are going to be playing the day before we do. Inter Milan, which we defeated in the previous round will face Valencia. Their game will take place shortly before we take to the field.

Possible line-ups:

AC Milan (4-3-3): Abbiati; Constant, Zaccardo, Zapata, Antonini; Montolivo, Muntari, Boateng; Niang, Balotelli, El Shaarawy.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech; Cole, Ivanovic, Luiz, Azpilicueta; Lampard, Mikel; Mata, Oscar, Hazard; Torres.

Match Details and Timings:

 Chelsea vs AC Milan

Football: Guinness International Champions Cup

Match date: 4 August 2013

Kick Off Time: 6:30 PM EDT - 22:30 GMT

Stadium: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA

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Juventus vs Los Angeles Galaxy

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, United States will be hosting on 3 August 2013, an Guinness International Champions Cup match between Juventus vs Los Angeles Galaxy.

Juventus team is not in its best form and this is clear if we look at its past five games: it made two wins, one draw and two losses. Its recent match against Everton in a International Champions cup Match which was played recently in July of 2013, was a real loss.

Los Angeles Galaxy team is not in a better from either. In the past five matches, it made three losses and two wins. Its recent match against Real Madrid in the first match of ICC cup, was a real loss(3-1). It is currently in fourth place in the western conference table with a total of 33 points. Afterall, it made 10 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses this season.

Possible line-ups:

-Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah; Tevez, Llorente.

-LA Galaxy (4-4-2): Rowe; Franklin, Meyer, Leonardo, Dunivant; Jimenez, Sarvas, Juninho, Clark; Zardes, Villarreal.

Match Details and Timings:

Juventus vs Los Angeles Galaxy

Football: Guinness International Champions Cup

Match date: 3 August 2013

Kick Off Time: 10:30 PM EDT - 02:30 GMT

Stadium: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, United States

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Paris Saint Germain vs Bordeaux 03-08-2013 France Super Cup

Stade d'Angondje will be hosting on 3 August 2013, an France Super Cup match between Paris Saint Germain and Bordeaux. The match referee  will be Jérôme Efong Nzolo.

Paris Saint Germain team is in a good form and in the last five games, it made three wins and two losses. It has lost the most recent match against Real Madrid in a Club Friendlies match and the score was 0-1. Its most recent win was against Hammarby 0-2 in a club friendly match. Player, Edison Cavani, is the new signing of Paris Saint Germain and it would be interesting to see how he will play when facing Bordeaux.

Bordeaux team is not in its good form and in the past five matches, it made two losses, two wins and one draw. It has lost the most recent match against Middlesbrough 2-1 away in a Club Friendly fixture. Its most recent win was against Barnsley 1-3 win. Bordeaux has faced Paris Saint Germain 40 times before, and it made18 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses.

Possible line-ups:
PSG : S. Sirigu - C. Jallet, M. Sakho, Thiago Silva, Maxwell - Thiago Motta, B. Matuidi - J. Menez, Z. Ibrahimovic, E. Cavani, J. Pastore.
Bordeaux : C. Carrasso - M. Chalmé, L. Sané, L. N'Guémo, Mariano - J. Plasil, G. Sertic, L. Obraniak - H. Saivet, Jussie, N. Maurice Belay.

Match Details and Timings:

Paris Saint Germain vs Bordeaux

Football: France Super Cup

Match date: 3 August 2013

Kick Off Time:  20:45 CET - 18:45 GMT

Stadium: Stade d'Angondjé à Libreville

Referee: Jérôme Efong Nzolo

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Asteras Tripolis vs SK Rapid Wien 01-08-2013 Europa League Qualifiers

Asteras Tripolis Stadium will be hosting on 1 August 2013, an Europa League: 3rd qualifying round match between Asteras Tripolis and SK Rapid Wien. The match referee  will be Kevin Blom (Netherlands).

For the second-time, Asteras Tripolis team has qualified for the UEFA Europa League. Its begining season ended last year in the third qualifying round against CS Maritimo. Asteras has been playing in the Super League since 2007/08, and the third rank in last season was its best in history. The team is considered very strong in home fixtures, as the 24 official home games in last season brought 18 wins, 3 draws and only 3 defeats. The summer transfer period brought many changes in the squad: 14 players have left the club, but Asteras have signed 11 new players. The most known new signing will be keeper: Dani Hernandez (Real Valladolid and current team keeper of Venezuela).

Though its best days are ended for many years-in 1995/96 it reached the Final of the Cup Winner's Cup- SK Rapid Wien will be a permanent guest in the European Cup. In the past four years, Rapid Wien team advanced three-times to the Europa League group stage, but then the European season was over after the group matches. But, this year, the qualification for the Group phase would be a great success, because the team has lost some experienced players through the transfer period and so manager, Zoran Barisic, has one of the youngest squads in the Austrian Bundesliga. Only two players have more than 30 years and are: captain Steffen Hofmann and Branko Boskovic. Michael Schimpelsberger, Dominik Wydra, Deni Alar and Dominik Starkl (all injured) will miss the matches against Asteras. 

Match Details and Timings:

Asteras Tripolis vs SK Rapid Wien

Football: Europa League: 3rd qualifying round

Match date: 1 August 2013

Kick Off Time:  20:30 CET - 18:30 GMT

Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium

Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

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