The weekend preview
Posted on | October 16, 2009 | No Comments
Spain – La Liga: Champions Barcelona are off to La Mestalla to play Valencia. The Catalan club are sweating on the fitness of midfield playmaker Xavi, who came back injured from the international break. Star striker David Villa is out for the home team.
Real Madrid are at home to Valladolid and are expected to be without the injured Ronaldo, while Sevilla, who beat Real at home in the last round of fixtures, are away at Deportivo.
England – Premier League: Table – topping Chelsea are off to Aston Villa, currently seventh in the table and gelling together a new-look back four.
Liverpool go to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light without Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard who were both injured in the midweek internationals. Champions Manchester United also have to head to Bolton without Wayne Rooney (pictured), who picked up a calf problem playing for England in the recent international with Ukraine.
Arsenal, currently in fifth, are at home to Birmingham and fourth-placed Manchester City are away at Wigan. Third-placed Spurs are off to bottom side Portsmouth.
Italy – Serie A: Top of the table Inter are away at Genoa, while Juventus, who missed the chance to overtake them last time out with a 2-0 defeat at Palermo, entertain Fiorentina.
AC Milan, languishin in 12th, are at home to Roma and Lazio host Sampdoria.
Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Bayern travel to Freiburg and Schalke are away at Stuttgart. Hamburg host Bayer Leverkusen.
In Ligue 1 in France, champions Bordeaux are off to Auxerre, and Lyon host Sochaux.
[Photo: Gordon Flood CC]
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