Italy - Serie A: Udinese vs Napoli 26 Feb 2013 Match Preview

Italy - Serie A, Udinese vs Napoli live match played on February 25, 2013, kick off: 6:00 p.m. GMT, at Stadio Communale Friuli — Udine.

Udinese have only lost 7 matches all season, the same number as AC Milan, Lazio, and Fiorentina. And at the Stadio Friuli they’ve only lost once in 12 matches. It’s really their road form which is keeping them down the table in 9th place.

But Inler feels victory in Udine, where the Swiss spent four years before moving south, will inspire the Azzurri to greater things in the Scudetto run-in.

Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia, meanwhile, is still angry after missing a gilt-edged chance to earn his side a point against Genoa last time out.

The Bianconeri missed Benatia while he was at the African Nations Cup with Morocco but they might have wished he had stayed away when he failed to notch from an easy one-on-one with Sebastien Frey.

Udinese have won four consecutive league games at home, though, and Benatia is urging a fifth against Napoli this weekend.

Napoli has just one competition left, Serie A, and only 13 matches left in until the summer break. This is crunch time, and expect nothing to be held back, even with Juve waiting with one more day’s rest.

Gornik Zabrze vs GKS Piast Gliwice | Football Poland T-Mobile Ekstraklasa

Football Poland T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, Gornik Zabrze vs GKS Piast Gliwice live match on Monda, 25 February 2013 at 17:30 GMT.

Górnik Zabrze (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡurɲiɡ ˈzabʐɛ]) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue-red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium. Their main local rival is Ruch Chorzów.

Between 1985 and 1988 Górnik again marked a magnificent streak, with four consecutive championships. Zabrze's side also played versus renowned European powerhouses, such as Bayern Munich, Anderlecht, Hamburger SV, Juventus and Real Madrid.

In 1994 Górnik competed again for the title and with players as Jerzy Brzęczek, Grzegorz Mielcarski, Tomasz Wałdoch, hopes were high. Before the last round of the league the standings at the top were: Legia 47 points and Górnik 45 points. Since the two teams were to face each other in Warsaw, Górnik still had a chance to win the title. However the game ended in a 1-1 tie which gave Legia the crown. Before Legia scored the goal which gave her the title (the score 0-1 would mean the title for Gornik), the referee of the match - Mr Redzinski - sent off one by one 3 players from Gornik's squad, and Gornik had to finished match with only 8 players against 11 players of Legia. It was the last match in Mr Redzinski's career.

In the same year Górnik played its last so far game in European Cups, losing to Admira Wacker Vienna.

In the spring of 2007 Górnik got a new sponsor - German insurance company Allianz. However, after finishing 16th in the Ekstraklasa in 2008-09, the club was relegated to the Polish First League, the 2nd level of Polish football, during the 2009-10 season. In June 2010, the club earned promotion back to the Ekstraklasa for the 2010-11 season.

Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpʲast ɡliˈvit͡sɛ]) is a Polish football club based in Gliwice, Poland. Founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homeland in present-day Western Ukraine, Piast's football team played as many as 32 seasons in the Polish Second Division, before finally being promoted to the Ekstraklasa in 2008. Having played two seasons in the top division, the club was relegated in 2010. Piast have twice (1978, 1983) managed to reach the final of the Cup of Poland, losing on both occasions. The club's name comes from the Piast dynasty, which ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state in the 10th century, until 1370.

Rheindorf Altach vs Grödig | Football Austria Erste Liga

Football Austria Erste Liga, Rheindorf Altach vs Grödig live match played on Monday, 25 February 2013 at 17:30 GMT.

SC Rheindorf Altach is an Austrian association football team based in Altach, Vorarlberg. The club is currently also known as Cashpoint SC Rheindorf Altach due to sponsorship of Austrian sports betting company Cashpoint.

The club was founded on 26 December 1929 as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club Turnerbund Altach. In 1930, they started to compete in the Vorarlberger B-Klasse as FA Turnerbund Altach, but the club temporarily ceased to exist in 1937 and was not reorganised until the foundation of the Sportvereinigung Altach sports society on 1 March 1946. The sports society ceased to exist in 1949, with its football section becoming independent on 5 March 1949 and renaming itself to Sportclub Rheindorf Altach.

They finished first in the third-division Regionalliga West three times to be promoted to the second-division 1st League, but were twice relegated back to the third division. After their third promotion in the 2003–04 season, the club managed to establish itself in the second division and was eventually promoted to the first-division Bundesliga after finishing first in the second-division 1st League in the 2005–06 season, securing the promotion with a 1–0 win over Austria Lustenau in the second-last match of the season.

Sportverein Grödig is an Austrian association football club from Grödig. The team currently competes in the Austrian First League, the second highest league in Austrian football.

Kayseri Erciyesspor vs TKİ Tavşanlı | Football Turkey TFF 1.Lig

Football Turkey TFF 1.Lig, Kayseri Erciyesspor vs TKİ Tavşanlı live match played on Monday, 25 February 2013 at 17:00 GMT.

TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor is a sports club located in Tavşanlı, Kütahya province, Turkey. The football club plays in the TFF First League. In 2009-2010 season of second league, they promoted to Bank Asya 1.Lig after play-off matches.

Kayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1966 Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor. Even though Erciyesspor finished league in 17th place and got relegated, they were still able to play in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup because they reached the Turkish Cup final in 2007.

Kayserispor stayed in second level until of 2003-2004 season. After the season Kayseri Erciyesspor promoted to Super League. Before the start of 2004-2005 season, 2 teams of Kayseri switched their names, chairmans and managers. Thus, Kayserispor became Kayseri Erciyesspor and changed their colours as blue-black. They finished 2nd level as 3rd and thus returned to top level after 7 seasons. They finished Super League with respectable 10th place in 2005-2006 season. But they were relegated to second level end of the following season despite becoming runner-ups to Turkey Cup, went to Beşiktaş. Since 2007, Kayseri Erciyesspor has played in First League.

League participations:

Turkish Super League: 1973–75, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1992–96, 1997–98, 2005–07
TFF First League: 1966–73, 1975–79, 1980–85, 1986–89, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–05, 2007–
TFF Second League: 1989–91

Zbrojovka Brno vs Viktoria Plzen | Football Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga

Football Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga, Zbrojovka Brno vs Viktoria Plzen live match on Tuesday, 25 February 2013 at 17:00 GMT

FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country. As runners up in the 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup they gained the right to play in the following season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners Spartak Trnava also won the championship and played in the European Cup. In 2010, they played in the UEFA Europa League after winning the 2009–10 Czech Cup. In 2011, the club won the Czech league for the first time,[2] and participated in the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League group stage, during which they won their first Champions League match, earning five points and qualifying for the Round of 32 in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Brno won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1977–78 season and finished as runners-up in 1979–80.

Brno have competed a number of times in European competitions, reaching the second round of the 1978–79 European Cup in their only appearance to date in the competition. The club played in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup but lost in the first round.

Brno took part in the UEFA Cup three times, reaching the quarter finals in 1979/80 and also playing in 1980/81 and 1997/98.

Brno played five times in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, reaching the quarter finals in 1963–64. They competed in the Mitropa Cup three times before World War II, reaching the quarter finals in 1935.

Astra Giurgiu vs FC Viitorul Constanta | Football Romania Liga 1

Astra Giurgiu vs Viitorul Constanţa live on  Monday, 25 February, 2013, Kick-off: 18:00 (GMT+2), Stadium: Stadionul Astra, Competition: Romania – Liga I.

Astra Giurgiu are undefeated in their last 9 home matches in Liga I. Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu is a Romanian professional football club from Giurgiu, Giurgiu County, Romania. They were founded in 1934 and spent their vast majority in the lower leagues, only recently achieving some performances. They are currently playing in the country's top league, Liga I, after obtaining the promotion in 2009. Astra Giurgiu was known as Astra Ploiești until September 2012 when it was moved from Ploieşti to Giurgiu, by owner Ioan Niculae. The traditional colors of the team are white and black.

FC Viitorul Constanta have failed to win their last 6 matches in Liga I. Viitorul Constanța is a Romanian professional football club from Constanţa, Constanţa County, south-east Romania, founded in 2009. They currently play in the Liga I, after coming second in Liga II Seria I in the 2010-2011 season. Before that, they finished 1st in the Liga III, Seria II in the 2009-2010 season. Recently, the club promoted to the top Romanian league, Liga I, after a 2-0 victory over Săgeata Năvodari on June 2, 2012.