Espanyol v Barcelona

We are not afraid of Barcelona, but we know we have to go to war. We are going to play football, but we know that we are facing the best team in the world, and we need to use our own weapons. We must be a united group, and if we are not it will be become difficult for us to win. We will try to give joy to the people. We must be calm, and feeling the support of the fans will give us strength."

Blimey! The words of Espanyol's striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo make tonight's match sound like it could be a little bit feisty. I can't see this being anything other than a Barça win, mind; 46 goals in 15 matches, including that shellacking of Madrid in recent weeks. They are a team playing football perfectly. They are at the pinnacle and may be there for some time to come.

Espanyol v Barcelona 

So what have Espanyol got going for them? Well, they've won every match at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat in La Liga this season. In the past two home matches against Barcelona they haven't lost either – last April when they drew 0-0 in the league, and in the Copa del Rey in January 2009, when the scoreline was the same. They're currently a very creditable fourth in La Liga too, but have scored only 17 goals in their 15 league matches. So if they are to get anything from tonight's game it will likely be a draw at best.

Espanyol Kameni; Chica, Forlin, V Ruiz, Didac; Baena, J Marquez, Callejon, Verdu; Luis Garcia, Osvaldo
Substitutes: Cristian, David Garcia, Amat, Datolo, S Garcia, A Vazquez, Ivan Alonso

Barcelona: Valdes; Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abida; Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi; ;Messi, Pedro, Villa
Substitutes: Pinto, Adriano, Mascherano, Maxwell, Bojan, Keita, Thiago

Match Start : SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012  On Estadi Cornella-El Prat

Newcastle United v Manchester United

Both teams Manchester United and Newcastle United will face each other in their Manchester United vs Newcastle United Football Match of the Premier League on ,JANUARY 4, 2012. And the match will be held Sports Direct Arena, England on Wednesday.

Manchester United and Newcastle United will compete for the position at the top of the table in the English Premier League when they meet at Sports Direct Arena  on  Wednesday. Sir Alex Ferguson’s Red Devils have proved best form on defense since their shocking 6-1 loss to “the noisy neighbors,” Manchester City, back in October.

The Magpies, meanwhile, was the biggest surprise in the league so far, hanging tough in the top four despite a relatively low payroll, thanks in large part to the machinations of manager Alan Pardew.

New year 2012 both of team start there new game plane .Newcastle united are 7^th place in table and Manchester United are 2^nd in tabele.

The onus here will be on Newcastle to come away with points of some sort, lest they fall back into the fiercely competitive pack of free spenders laying in wait behind them.