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WATFORD

Well the side fell apart last week, maybe being top of the table got to their heads. Manager stated they needed to win all the home games on the run in and.. Even with a man advantage the side managed to throw away the lead and all 3 points last week.
This week is an Away game, Chelsea. Who boast huge talent, looks like the manager is still playing with PEB.. Will he be changing things up soon?
This will sees the WGLB group, compete in 4 CUP finals!
Aston Villa will be out for revenge after losing in Europe last week to Leverkusen, can Watford match the intensity of Leverkusen and go for glory.
Joao Felix could see his days numbered at Watford, rumours have it that the London side have decided to bring in a World Class Left Winger to help boost the attacking output.
 

GENK

Genk seem to have stepped up a level since switching their Style of play. Smashing 9 goals in last week in sensational - 70 Goals scored so far this season in the league. However, Liege have raised the bar with 78 goals scored and whopping 59 goals have come from Kelvin Mateus… Camavinga on 30 is nearest rival, somehow I think we know who has the golden boot this season.
CUP game Vs Anderlecht, previous Champions have found themselves to struggle after last season exploits. No pity to be had here though, Genk will need to be ruthless and aggressive when they face off. No room for sentiment.
 

LEVERKUSEN

The most hit an miss season from the German side. Sublime in the Cups, 2^nd Final this week. But the league form has been hard to navigate. Hopefully some reinforcements due EOS will help the side and take them back to their previous level.  
First things first, League game Vs Jena.. Not much to play for the mid-table Leverkusen, however. Jena are very close to the drop zone and could be leapfrogged by Gladbach or Bremen…
As for the CUP, league winners Wolfsburg stand in the way… Only 1 team will do the double this season. Who will it be…
Bonucci keeps his place at CL for his last appearance for the Club.
 

 
BOTAFOGO

I think the parade is still going on in Rio, as last week the manager and assistant both forgot to field a LW and an apprentice loved the opportunity to be apart of the side as they swept Vasco aside.. Ooops.
This week though, going for another double Vs… you guessed it Fluminese.. Tom and Myself love meeting in finals..
No nostalgia here though, as Fernadinho says his farewells to the club. Casemiro comes into the starting XI. In order to claim the CUP the side must be professional and the manager isnt about to take things for granted. Felipe comes into defence following a minor knock to Lucas Vermissimo who has been sensational since arriving in Rio and is helping his side fill the trophy cabinet
Neymar has reached 1000 games… Has anyone played as many games as the Brazilian talisman? Hopefully he’s in prime condition to take the side to glory.
 
Good luck to all!

Well its been a busy week at the PIAT group as the manager plans for next season, whilst navigating the final games of the season.

PLYMOUTH
This week Plymouth test next season's first choice lineup - though with KDB returning to the club, the TM position is likely to be shared with Odegaard, providing depth for cup games - the manager has a decision to work out who starts in the league though next season!

Frimpong comes in for his debut at RB and Estupinan and Gundogan are recalled next week to provide the squad with depth a LB and also a great 'off the bench' man at DY.

There has been some interest in Alexis MacAllister - though the manager sees him as a vital part of this team next season - though could be swayed with a mega offer.

Kalvin Phillips has struggled to hold down a place and will go on the transfer list this week.

TWENTE
Not much going on in Holland as the team look to cement a top three place for this season. Mitoma comes in on loan from Plymouth to provide another world class wing option for next season.

Biggest change is likely to be Matias Vina who will move to Independiente to provide depth at LB - with Gaston Avila coming in on loan next week. 

Twente will also say goodbye to Gonzalo Villar - who will get his chance to run the midfield in Argentina next season. Quinten Timber (with a review pending) will challenge for the starting DY slot next season.

ATLETICO
It's the big one - a first domestic cup final under this manager, against a formidable Barcelona side. A few tactical tweaks from the manager as he tries to keep Barcelona at bay - with more attacking options off the bench.

Atletico look forward to bringing in Ezequiel Palacios as another DY option next season, with the transfer taking place at the end of the season. Dybala also returns this week to replace KDB. Another TM option though is needed and the manager has put in plans to recruit.

INDEPENDIENTE
Three wins over the next two weeks and the Argentine club will achieve a second double winning season - team need to continue to knuckle down!

Recognising the need for some further quality next season, the club bring in Bryan Zaragoza this turn.

Next turn will see further additions in Kingsley Coman, Garicia and Barrios to provide even more depth - though these will be integrated slowly to ensure the team retain the consistency that has helped them so much over the past few seasons.

Good luck to everyone this week - a huge week in most leagues!

CHELSEA
With two games left and nothing to play for the manager has decided to change formation to TIC this week giving the side a couple of games to bed it in ahead of next season

Levi Colwill comes to replace Badiashille for his first team debut. with the manager still on the look out for another creative DY to add depth to his squad but has toyed with bringing Solly March over form Braga but is currently reluctant due to how well he has done in Portugal.

Valentin Barco finally get his work permit thanks to 92nd minute sub appearance giving the manager the option to finally move Marcos Alonso on to pastures new.

BRAGA
The main event this week is Braga taking on Lisbon in the cup final , the manager has been delighted with Braga this season since the change to SAM, 3rd in the league and a domestic cup final.

The players have been to a cup hideaway to prepare and Fabio Viera comes in from Chelsea to provide squad depth ahead of next season.

The manager will need to start looking to the future at soe point with Alaba/Azpilicueta getting on in years as both have been integral to the success at Braga this season



BATE
The manager has a chance to complete a domestic double this week , first up is 3rd plced Smena in the cup final followed by a possible title decider against Minsk with Bate 3 points ahead with two games left.

The players have gone into a hideaway for the cup match and the manager is looking to inspire his players ahead of crunch title decider.

Nothing else going on as the club are in the midst of a financial crisis.

Thanks guys.

Data entry has finished and friendly games are due to kickoff soon, so I expect the league games to kickoff at their usual time of 1000 hours Wednesday morning...

Domestic Cup Final results

Independente 2 Talleres 0
Vienna 2 Rapid 1
Genk 5 Anderlecht 4
Bate 1 Smena 0
Botafogo 2 Fluminense 0
Silkeborg 0 Lyngby 2
Cork 0 Bohemians 1
Watford 4 Villa 1
Nantes 4 Rennais 1
Wolfsburg 1 Leverkusen 1 aet pens 6-5
Feyenoord 1 Ajax 2
Ferencvaros 2 Ujpest 1
Cagliari 1 Lazio 8
Atlas 2 Cruz Azul 1
Swifts 2 Linfield 4
Brann 0 Rosenborg 1
Gornik 0 Warsaw 1
Braga 1 Lisbon 5
Raith 3 Rangers 2
Atletico 2 Barcelona 1
Djurgarden 1 Malmo 2
Grasshoppers 1 Zurich 2
Penarol 5 Cerrito 1
Dallas 1 Chicago 0
Obolic 0 Red Star 5

Congratulations to all the winners...

League games will kickoff at 1000 hours...

Well done to all the Cup winners. Ben and Tom - well done both.

Thanks Rob, won two lost one. Can't complain about that especially as Botafogo seem unstoppable at the minute!!  

Congrats to all the winners.

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Domestic Cup Final results

Independente 2 Talleres 0
Vienna 2 Rapid 1
Genk 5 Anderlecht 4
Bate 1 Smena 0
Botafogo 2 Fluminense 0
Silkeborg 0 Lyngby 2
Cork 0 Bohemians 1
Watford 4 Villa 1
Nantes 4 Rennais 1
Wolfsburg 1 Leverkusen 1 aet pens 6-5
Feyenoord 1 Ajax 2
Ferencvaros 2 Ujpest 1
Cagliari 1 Lazio 8
Atlas 2 Cruz Azul 1
Swifts 2 Linfield 4
Brann 0 Rosenborg 1
Gornik 0 Warsaw 1
Braga 1 Lisbon 5
Raith 3 Rangers 2
Atletico 2 Barcelona 1
Djurgarden 1 Malmo 2
Grasshoppers 1 Zurich 2
Penarol 5 Cerrito 1
Dallas 1 Chicago 0
Obolic 0 Red Star 5

Congratulations to all the winners...

Well didn't expect a win against Barca that's sure - appreciate the thanks Rob - the Wilson Derby is always a tough one!

Time for a huge week in the league though!

The ref checks his watch then raises the whistle to his lips and the games are underway. Good luck to everybody this week...

Sociedad 0 Barcelona 1 Oyarzabel on 2 minutes.
Spurs 0 Arsenal 1 Ramsey.

Leicester 0 Aston Villa 1 Watkins on 3 minutes.

Anderlecht 1 Mechelen 0 Brobbey header on 4 minutes.
Cherry 1 Sligo 0 Delfouneso.
Spurs 1 Arsenal 1 Raul Jimenez.
Schalke 1 Cologne 0 MBappe header.
Twente 1 Willem 0 Sigurdsson.
Sampdoria 0 Lazio 1 Belotti.

Newells 0 Independente 1 Zapata on 5 minutes.
Man United 1 Wednesday 0 Fernandes.
Chelsea 0 Watford 1 Maddison.
Leicester 1 Aston Villa 1 Gray.
Birmingham 0 Wolves 1 Gibbs-White.

Spurs 1 Arsenal 2 Timber header on 6 minutes.
Paris 1 Marseille 0 Evanilson.

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Spurs 1 Arsenal 2 Timber header on 6 minutes.
Paris 1 Marseille 0 Evanilson.

What a NLD this is!

Minsk 0 Bate 1 Jovic on 7 minutes.
Hartlepool 1 Blackburn 0 Janssen.
Monaco 0 Etienne 1 Abi header.
Twente 2 Willem 0 Weghorst.
Juventus 1 ACMilan 0 Vergani.
Danubio 1 Cerrito 0 Anderson Ceara.

Genk 1 Beerschot 0 Bakayoko on 8 minutes.
Minsk 1 Bate 1 Gurenko.
Cherry 2 Sligo 0 Hirst.

Fluminense 1 Santos 0 Firmino on 9 minutes.
Lille 1 Cannes 0 Bamba.

Bruges 1 Lierse 0 Bekdemir on 11 minutes.
Hibs 1 St Johnstone 0 Parigini.

Newells 0 Independente 2 Palacios on 12 minutes.
Fulham 1 Soton 0 Traore.
Schalke 2 Cologne 0 Rodri.

Fluminense 2 Santos 0 Matheus Henrique on 13 minutes.

Spurs 2 Arsenal 2 Alexis Sanchez on 14 minutes.
Leverkusen 1 Jena 0 Eden Hazard.

Birmingham 1 Wolves 1 Daehli on 15 minutes.