SOCCER 10 POOL OF THE DAY
Wednesday 1 February S10 V1
Headline: Red Devils fancied burn the forest again
With a 3-0 lead from last week’s first leg, Manchester United should have little trouble in tonight’s League Cup semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest. More details at www.soccer6.co.za
M1 Fiorentina vs Torino: Torino went to Florence just 10 days ago and won 1-0 in Serie A and now return in the quarter-final of the Copa Italia.
M2 Stade Reims vs Lorient: Lorient have won six of 10 past visit to Reims, with two defeats and two draws.
M3 RKC Waalwijk vs Go Ahead Eagles: RKC won on Saturday to end a run of four league games without success. Go Ahead Eagles have lost their last two games, conceding six goals in the process.
M4 Grasshoppers Zurich vs FC Basel: Swiss Cup tie in Zurich is followed by a league clash between the two clubs at the Letzigrund on Saturday as well.
M5 Aberdeen vs St. Mirren: Aberdeen fired their manager Jim Goodwin only minutes after their 6-0 loss to Hibs on Saturday. St Mirren have won only twice on 29 past visits to Pittodrie.
M6 Oxford United vs Barnsley: Oxford are unbeaten at home to Barnsley, who have visited on four previous occasions.
M7 Union Saint-Gilloise vs Royal Antwerp: This is the first leg of the Belgian Cup semi-final. Union are on a 10-match winning streak in all competitions in Belgium, including beating Antwerp in the league three weeks ago.
M8 Real Betis vs Barcelona: Last season Betis upset Barcelona away at Camp Nou but then lost to them at home in LaLiga action.
M9 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest: Man Utd won 3-0 away in last week’s first leg of this League Cup semi-final tie and now have home advantage at Old Trafford for the second leg.
M10 Sporting Lisbon vs Sporting Braga: Sporting are eight points behind Braga in the league standings but did thrash them 5-0 at home in December in cup competition.
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