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Wednesday 10 February S10 V2

M1 Reading vs Brentford: Two Championsh­ip front-runners with Brentford on a run of three successive defeats and Reading unbeaten in their past four games.

M2 Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Leicester thrashed Brighton 3-0 at home in the league in mid-December and now host them in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

M3 FC Luzern v FC Lugano: Luzern have lost three of their last four and sit second from bottom in the Swiss league. Lugano are nine points above them.

M4 Sheffield United vs Bristol City: Sheffield United have a chance to extend their FA Cup run which contrasts with their league form. They have won through two rounds, albeit against lower-league opponents.

M5 Atalanta vs Napoli: Second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final. The first in Naples was a goalless draw.

M6 Club Brugge v Royal Antwerp: Brugge bring a run of nine successive victories into this cup tie. Antwerp have won their last four outings.

M7 Sevilla v Barcelona: Sevilla are on a run of seven successive wins as they go into this Copa del Rey tie against last season’s runners-up. The last two clashes between these clubs both ended in draws.

M8 Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur: Everton have won only one of the last seven visits by Spurs to Goodison Park.

M9 Ajax Amsterdam vs PSV Eindhoven: Ajax and PSV drew 2-2 in the Dutch league in early January and now meet again in the cup quarter-final.

M10 Fluminense v Atletico Mineiro: Fluminense have won four of their last five games. Atletico Mineiro are two places and four points above them in the top five of Brazil’s Serie A.

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