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Three ties look to be dead meaning there is just one place in the semi-finals up for grabs. Two of the Portuguese sides look to be through as do Villareal after comfortable first leg home wins.

It’s always interesting to watch a team battle against relegation, invariably they’re more exciting games than those involving sides looking for promotion. And after traveling to a couple of relegation-threatened clubs in a matter of a few days, I saw two very different matches and two contrasting results.

Kenny Dalglish is lining up a shock return for former front man Michael Owen.

I think we’ve all seen Soccer AM’s comedy gold feature, Take one for the team. If not, to sum it up, it usually involves a team built from Soccer AM’s backroom staff pelting balls at full pelt towards a colleague’s arse.

According to reports in the Dutch media, Tottenham and Manchester United have set their sights on the versatile Ajax defender Vurnon Anita.

Borussia Dortmund’s defender Neven Subotic has been linked with Arsenal, Chelsea, Juventus and AC Milan after another impressive season.

The return of defender Rio Ferdinand to the United set up could not have come at a more important time.  It is true that there has been one figure that stands tall amongst the rest of some defenders in the league, and that is Nemanja Vidic. But one man cannot do it all alone, With Ferdinand out, United have been shaky at the back this season.

It’s that time of the year again, when it id decided who has been the best player of the year. The nominees for this year’s award are Bale, Vidic, Parker, Adam, Tevez and Nasri.