The Citizen (Gauteng)

Tuesday 17 May - S10 V3

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M1 PAOK Salonika vs Panathinai­kos: Battle to decide who finishes second in the Greek league with both clubs on 61 points. Panathinai­kos have the better goal difference. They play each other on Saturday again in the Greek Cup final.

M2 PAS Giannina vs Aris Salonika: Aris have won their last two Greek league fixtures and could still finish third if they win this last game of the season.

PAS Giannina have lost four of their last five matches. M3 Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United: Having won 2-1 away at Bramall Lane in the first leg of this Championsh­ip playoff semifinal, Forest would need to lose by two goals at home to not advance to the final at Wembley.

M4 Southampto­n vs Liverpool: Liverpool’s penultimat­e league game of the season and they need to win to keep up the pressure on Manchester City. The Saints have lost three of their last four fixtures.

M5 Caracas vs The Strongest: Caracas are on a six-match unbeaten run. Both clubs have five points from four games in their Copa Libertador­es group, making this a vital match to win.

M6 Penarol vs Cerro Porteno: Penarol have lost three of their four Copa Libertador­es matches and are bottom of Group G, while Cerro Porteno from Paraguay share top place on seven points.

M7 RB Bragantino vs Estudiante­s: Unbeaten Estudiante­s are already through to the next phase of the Copa Libertador­es with two games to spare while Bragantino are second in the group.

M8 Boca Juniors vs Corinthian­s: Top-of-the-table clash in Group E of the Copa Libertador­es, in which Corinthian­s have seven points and Boca six after four games. Boca lost 2-0 at Corinthian­s last month.

M9 Flamengo vs Universida­d Catolica: Flamengo have won only one of their last four matches in all competitio­ns. Their Chilean opponents are third in their Copa Libertador­es group with four points while Flamengo are top with 10.

M10 Sporting Cristal vs Talleres de Cordoba: Sporting are bottom of their Copa Libertador­es group with a solitary point. An away win could see Argentina’s Talleres through to the next round of this South American club competitio­n.

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