Bundesliga Matchday 34 Fixtures and Preview

Bundesliga Matchday 34 marks the end of the 2011/12 Bundesliga season.  The top four spots have been decided.  Dortmund will be the champion, handily leading FC Bayern with eight points and Bayern is nine points ahead of Schalke 04, which in turn leads Borussia Moenchengladbach by seven points.  For VFB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen it  will be a battle for fifth and sixth place, with Stuttgart currently holding a one point lead.

Hannover, Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim, Nuernberg and Bremen mathematically have a chance to move into the seventh and final Euro League spot.  Realistically speaking, only Wolfsburg has a real opportunity to remove Hannover from that spot.

Kaiserslautern is already relegated and the results of the Koln vs Bayern and Berlin vs Hoffenheim will decide the second relegation and relegation elimination match with the 2. Bundesliga third place club.

The soon to be crowned champion Borussia Dortmund will host a feisty Freiburg team.  With the trophy in place, Dortmund will want to leave a good impression in its final match for the season.  Munich plays in Koln, a team fighting for its very survival in the Bundesliga.  It's a must win for Koln.  Although Berlin is two points behind, the goal difference would move Koln into spot 17 in the even of a tie and a Berlin win.  Berlin hosts Hoffenheim, which is another difficult match for the Berliners.

05.05.2012     15:30     1. FC Nürnberg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen     -:- (-:-)    
05.05.2012     15:30     1. FSV Mainz 05 -M'gladbach     -:- (-:-)    
05.05.2012     15:30     1. FC Köln - FC Bayern München     -:- (-:-)    
05.05.2012     15:30     SV Werder Bremen  - FC Schalke 04     -:- (-:-)   
05.05.2012     15:30     FC Augsburg - Hamburger SV     -:- (-:-)    
05.05.2012     15:30     Borussia Dortmund  - Sport-Club Freiburg     -:- (-:-)    
05.05.2012     15:30     Hannover 96 - 1. FC Kaiserslautern     -:- (-:-)    
05.05.2012     15:30     Hertha BSC  - 1899 Hoffenheim     -:- (-:-)    
05.05.2012     15:30     VfB Stuttgart  - VfL Wolfsburg     -:- (-:-)

Bundesliga Table
                                                    GP       W    D    L        GF/A        Pts
1Borussia Dortmund                    33      24    6    3         76:25          78
2Bayern München                        33      22   4     7         73:21          70
3Schalke 04                                  33      19   4   10         71:42          61
4Borussia Mönchengladbach       33      16   9    8          46:24          57
5VfB Stuttgart                               33     14   8   11         57:44          50
6Bayer Leverkusen                       33      14   9     9         49:41          49
7Hannover 96                                33     11  12   10         39:44          45 8Wolfsburg                                    33     13    5   15         45:57          44
9Hoffenheim                                 33      10  11   12         40:44          42
101. FC Nürnberg                         33      12    6   15          37:45          42
11Werder Bremen                          33     11    9   13          46:55          42
12SC Freiburg                               33      10  10  13           44:57          40
13FSV Mainz 05                           33        9  12  12           47:48          39
14Hamburger SV                           33        8  12  13           35:56          36
15FC Augsburg                             33         7  14  12          35:49          35
161. FC Köln                                 33         8    6  19          38:69          30
17Hertha BSC Berlin                     33         6  10  17         38:63          28
181. FC Kaiserslautern                  33         4   11  18         23:52          23

Barclays Matchay 34 Round Up - Manchester United Remains on Top

 Despite a decisive win by City over Norwich, 6-1, Manchester United, not to be outdone, defeated Aston Villa 4-0.  Wayne Rooney opened the scoring with a controversial penalty kick, and it was all downhill for Aston Villa after that.  The win gives United a 5 point lead over City.

Sunderland and Wolves fought to a scoreless draw, while Swansea outscored Blackburn 3-0.  West Brom trumped the Rangers 1-0.

United seems to be on the way to another Premier League championship, while City will again be appearing in the Champions League next season.  Spot seven for a Euro League spot will be conteste by several clubs, while the remaining spots are all but wrapped up.

Arsenal will be hosting Wigan in the Emirates tomorrow, while the remaining four matchday games will be played on the 1st and 2nd May. 


14TH APRIL

NORWICH CITY . - MANCHESTER CITY     Carrow Road, Norwich                     1-6
SUNDERLAND - WOLVES                              Stadium of the Light, Sunderland     0-0
SWANSEA CITY -BLACKBURN                     Liberty Stadium, Swansea                3-0
W.B.A. -Q.P.R.                                                    The Hawthorns, West Bromwich      1-0

15TH APRIL
    
MANCHESTER UTD -ASTON VILLA            Old Trafford, Manchester                 4-0

16TH APRIL
ARSENAL - WIGAN                                          Emirates Stadium, London               1-2

1ST MAY

LIVERPOOL - FULHAM                                  Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
STOKE CITY - EVERTON                               Britannia Stadium, Stoke on Trent

2ND MAY

CHELSEA - NEWCASTLE                              Stamford Bridge, London
BOLTON - TOTTENHAM                                Reebok Stadium, Bolton




POS LP         CLUB                                             P     W   D   L    GF GA  GD  PTS
                                            
1 MANCHESTER UNITED                                 34   26   4   4     82   28     51   82
2 MANCHESTER CITY                                       34   24   5  5      85   27     58   77
3 ARSENAL F.C.                                                   34  20   4  10    68   44      24   64
4TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS                                33  17    8   8    57   38      21   59
5 NEWCASTLE                                                     33  17    8   8    50   42        8   59
6 CHELSEA F.C.                                                    33  16   8   9     56   38      19    57
7 EVERTON F.C.                                                   33  13   8  12     38 34         4    47
8 LIVERPOOL F.C.                                                33  12  10  11    30  36        4    46
9 SUNDERLAND F.C.                                           34  11   10   13  42  41        3    43
10 FULHAM F.C.                                                   33   11  10  12    43  43        0    43
11 NORWICH CITY                                               34   11  10  13   44  56     -11    43
12 SWANSEA CITY                                               34   11   9   14   38  44       -6    42
13 W.B.A.                                                                 34   12   6  16    40  47       -7   42
14 STOKE CITY                                                      33   11   9  13    32  45     -13   39
15 ASTON VILLA                                                   33     7  14  12   35  48     -13   35
16 WIGAN ATHLETIC                                            34     8  10  16   33  58     -25   34
17 Q.P.R.                                                                   34     8   7  19     38  57    -19   31
18 BOLTON WANDERERS                                    32      9   2   21   36  65     -29   29
19 BLACKBURN ROVERS                                    34      7   7  21    45  73    -28   28
20 WOLVERHAMPTON                                         34      5    8  21   34  73    -39   23

Barclays Premier League Matchday 34 Fixtures and Preview

With matchday 33 completed yesterday, and Manchester United's loss to Wigan, the race to the top has closed to within five points.  Arsenal has taken a five point lead over Tottenham to solidify third place.  With that background, all but four matches will take place this weekend, with Manchester City travelling to Carrow Road on Saturday and Manchester United will host Aston Villa in Old Trafford.  All things being equal both Manchester teams should be able to edge out a win, with City having to solve the more difficult task at Norwich.

Wolves for all intends and purposes will most certainly be relegated, while Sunderland will want to move up on the table.  Blackburn will need a win against Swansea in order to escape relegation, definitely a difficult problem.  The final match on Saturday will be West Brom against Queens Park Rangers at The Hawthornes.  Manchester United plays the only game on Sunday.

Arsenal meets Wigan at the Emirates on Monday.  Wigan will feel emboldened after its win against Manchester United.  Arsenal will want to further solidify its third place standing.

Four games will not be played until the 1st and 2nd of May when Liverpool meets Fulham and Stoke City hosts Everton at Britannia Stadium.  Chelsea hosts Newcastle at Stamford Bridge, while Bolton hosts Tottenham.

The delayed games will suit Chelsea who take on FC Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals next week.

The Premier League is far from being decided and this weekend's games will move the league closer to decision points.

 14TH APRIL

NORWICH CITY . - MANCHESTER CITY     Carrow Road, Norwich                     1-6
SUNDERLAND - WOLVES                              Stadium of the Light, Sunderland     0-0
SWANSEA CITY -BLACKBURN                     Liberty Stadium, Swansea                3-0
W.B.A. -Q.P.R.                                                    The Hawthorns, West Bromwich      1-0

15TH APRIL
    
MANCHESTER UTD -ASTON VILLA            Old Trafford, Manchester                 4-0

16TH APRIL
ARSENAL - WIGAN                                          Emirates Stadium, London

1ST MAY

LIVERPOOL - FULHAM                                  Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
STOKE CITY - EVERTON                               Britannia Stadium, Stoke on Trent

2ND MAY

CHELSEA - NEWCASTLE                              Stamford Bridge, London
BOLTON - TOTTENHAM                                Reebok Stadium, Bolton




POS LP         CLUB                                             P     W   D   L    GF GA  GD  PTS
                                            
1 MANCHESTER UNITED                                 34   26   4   4     82   28     51   82
2 MANCHESTER CITY                                       34   24   5  5      85   27     58   77
3 ARSENAL F.C.                                                   33  20   4   9     67   42      25   64
4TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS                                33  17    8   8    57   38      21   59
5 NEWCASTLE                                                     33  17    8   8    50   42        8   59
6 CHELSEA F.C.                                                    33  16   8   9     56   38      19    57
7 EVERTON F.C.                                                   33  13   8  12     38 34         4    47
8 LIVERPOOL F.C.                                                33  12  10  11    30  36        4    46
9 SUNDERLAND F.C.                                           34  11   10   13  42  41        3    43
10 FULHAM F.C.                                                   33   11  10  12    43  43        0    43
11 NORWICH CITY                                               34   11  10  13   44  56     -11    43
12 SWANSEA CITY                                               34   11   9   14   38  44       -6    42
13 W.B.A.                                                                 34   12   6  16    40  47       -7   42
14 STOKE CITY                                                      33   11   9  13    32  45     -13   39
15 ASTON VILLA                                                   33     7  14  12   35  48     -13   35
16 Q.P.R.                                                                   34     8   7  19     38  57    -19   31
17 WIGAN ATHLETIC                                            33     7  10  16   31  57     -26   31
18 BOLTON WANDERERS                                    32      9   2   21   36  65     -29   29
19 BLACKBURN ROVERS                                    34      7   7  21    45  73    -28   28
20 WOLVERHAMPTON                                         34      5    8  21   34  73    -39   23