SPORTS SATURDAY, APRIL11, 2015

Matches on TV (Local Timings)

English Premier League Swansea City v Everton 14:45 beIN SPORTS West Bromwich v Leicester 17:00 beIN SPORTS West Ham v Stoke City 17:00 beIN SPORTS Tottenham v Aston Villa 17:00 beIN SPORTS Sunderland v Crystal 17:00 beIN SPORTS Southampton v Hull City 17:00 beIN SPORTS Burnley v Arsenal 19:30 beIN SPORTS Spanish League Real Madrid v Eibar 17:00 beIN SPORTS 2 HD Malaga v Atletico 19:00 beIN SPORTS 2 HD Sevilla v Barcelona 21:00 beIN SPORTS 2 HD UD Almeria v Granada 23:00 beIN SPORTS 4 HD Celta v Rayo Vallecano 23:00 beIN SPORTS 1 HD French League PSG v Bastia 22:00 beIN SPORTS 12 HD Italian Calcio League Genoa v 19:00 beIN SPORTS Parma v Juventus 19:00 beIN SPORTS Hellas Verona v Inter 21:45 beIN SPORTS German Bundesliga Schalke v Freiburg 16:30 ITALY: Juventus’ defender Leonardo Bonucci celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Italian Tim Cup semifi- beIN SPORTS nal return football match against Fiorentina. —AFP Mainz v Bayer 04 16:30 beIN SPORTS Monchengladbach v Borussia 16:30 Bonucci plays down treble beIN SPORTS Bayern Munich v Eintracht 16:30 beIN SPORTS talk as Juve target Parma Paderborn v Augsburg 16:30 beIN SPORTS MILAN: Juventus defender Leonardo table for most of this season, are lucky after suffering a fracture to the Hamburger v Wolfsburg 19:30 Bonucci insists the champions’ feet are to even be playing having been metacarpal bone in his right hand. firmly on the ground despite a growing declared bankrupt last month. Attacking midfielder Leandro belief among fans the Turin giants can Juve won’t show any pity at the Paredes said he had no explanation to realistically aim for a treble of trophies Enrico Tardini stadium on Saturday, Roma’s poor run of late, but told Radio Top scorers go this season. Juventus travel to crisis-hit added Bonucci: “Winning on Saturday is Roma: “But now we know that we have Parma today expected extend their 14- crucial for us so we don’t give any hope to continue riding the wave of what head-to-head lead over one-time title challengers to the teams behind us, as well us give we’ve done in the last few matches and Roma, whose bid to increase their one- us a boost for the Champions League.” carry on winning to hold onto second BERLIN: Two of the Bundesliga’s top scorers go head-to-head point cushion on Lazio will face the test But Parma’s confidence is compara- place in the league.” today when runaway leaders Bayern Munich host mid-table of a determined Torino. A fourth consec- tively high after Roberto Donadoni’s Anything less than a win at Torino’s Eintracht Frankfurt aiming for a Champions League-confi- utive title is virtually in the bag men beat Udinese 1-0 Wednesday in a could see Lazio move for ’s men, but while match initially postponed two months up to second place if they account for dence booster. Juve are also in contention for a first ago because they could not afford to Empoli in the capital tomorrow. With seven league games left, Bayern are closing in on a Italian Cup in 20 years as well as the turn on the electricity in the stadium. Only two points separate Fiorentina third straight league title and are seemingly unstoppable with Champions League, Bonucci said noth- Parma midfielder Francesco Lodi (49), Sampdoria (48) and Napoli (47) and a 10-point lead. ing is won yet. insisted: “Who comes to the Tardini (sta- all three teams have crucial fixtures this The Allianz Arena match is their last before Wednesday’s “Dreaming doesn’t cost a thing, but dium) should know they’re not just fac- weekend as they continue their respec- Champions League quarter-final, first-leg, clash at FC Porto. by the same token we have to keep our ing a team, they’re facing a whole city. tive bids for a place in Europe. The Bavarian giants are without the injured trio of right- feet on the ground,” Bonucci told Rai “The Bianconeri will be up against a Napoli notably host Fiorentina look- winger Arjen Robben, left-back David Alaba and left-winger Sport. “We’re in a really positive period Parma side that will fight for every ball.” ing to make amends for their Cup exit in Franck Ribery, although the Frenchman returned to training but we can’t afford to think about what Roma are now looking behind them midweek, which brought an angry on Thursday after an ankle injury. we’ve achieved or which position we’re. and with Lazio only a point adrift Rudi response from club president Aurelio De Bayern are still buzzing from Wednesday’s German Cup We have to just keep on winning and Garcia’s men are under pressure ahead Laurentiis. quarter-final win at Leverkusen, when they came out on top building our morale.” of tricky trip away to Torino. “I’ve invested 386 million euros in the after a penalty shoot-out. While Allegri’s men beat Fiorentina in Roma will be without influential mid- squad in recent years, I have a right to ’s Bayern are bidding to match their 2013 midweek to book an Italian Cup final fielder and possibly see some kind of return,” De Laurentiis feat of winning the treble of European, German league and against Lazio and host Champions Ashley Cole as they bid for their third told Sportitalia. cup, but the Bundesliga remains their focus. League quarter-final rivals in win on the trot. Elsewhere, Milan host Sampdoria in “The Bundesliga is the most important title, it has the prior- the first leg on Tuesday, the nightmare De Rossi has been diagnosed with a Sunday’s late game with embattled ity,” confirmed Bayern’s director of sport Matthias Sammer. is far from over at the former two-time hairline fracture in his back while coach Filippo Inzaghi looking to make it “Everything else you have to try to take as much as you can UEFA Cup champions. defender Cole is available but will have three wins consecutively for the first from.”—AFP Parma, rooted to the bottom of the to wear a brace for three to four weeks time this season.—AFP