Liverpool, Manchester City and Rangers all drew against their respective opponents in their first legs of the Europa League knockout stages and now these British clubs will be determined to break the deadlock on Thursday night.
The Reds eased to a goalless draw against Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic last week and should have really taken a lead back to Anfield for the next clash (Liverpool 4/11, draw 7/2, Sparta 17/2).
Striker David Ngog had a couple of decent opportunities to score but could not find the back of the net on a freezing night in the Czech capital.
With slightly more moderate temperatures currently on Merseyside, Liverpool will fancy their chances of progressing on home soil.
Reds boss Kenny Dalglish has named captain Steven Gerrard in the squad but it’s unlikely the England midfielder will be risked for the Europa League game.
Defenders Martin Kelly and Martin Skrtel are set for a return to the side to keep the Sparta attackers at bay.
Liverpool should progress to the latter stages of this tournament, and with Sparta looking pretty average on home soil, they may struggle on a European night at Anfield.
As for Manchester City, they too failed to hit the back of the net in their first leg game against Aris Salonika last week (City 2/9, draw 5/1, Aris 12/1).
The Blues fielded a strong side in the clash in Greece with Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko and David Silva spearheading the attack.
Roberto Mancini is likely to go with a similar attack, with possibly Italian striker Mario Balotelli coming into the line-up.
Salonika were a stubborn proposition on home soil but against a star-studded City side at Eastlands, who are determined to win some silverware this season, the Greek club may struggle.
If City do go with a strong attacking formation then they should win this one by two or more goals.
Scotland’s last representatives in Europe, Rangers, have the most difficult task ahead of them.
After a 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon at Ibrox, the Gers now have to get a goal in Portugal if they don’t want to be knocked out on away goals (Sporting 8/13, draw 14/5, Rangers 9/2).
Walter Smith’s men put in a fine display in Glasgow in the first leg and looked like they would take a lead into the second leg but the SPL champions conceded an 88th-minute goal, leaving them with plenty to do on Thursday night.
With bigger concerns in the SPL, Rangers may struggle against Sporting and the Portuguese side should progress on home soil.
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