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A clash for a place in European football next season is sure to take place today when FC Groningen meet FC Utrecht in the Dutch league. The first game between the two ended in a 3:3 draw, with a hat-trick from Groningen’s Swedish forward Marcus Berg.

Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese (pictured) has exited the FTBL Top 23 for German players following his side’s 1:2 loss in the UEFA Cup final to Shakhtar Donetsk.

The absence of Brazilian playmaker Diego means that forwards Claudio Pizarro (pictured left) and Markus Rosenberg will have to step in and lead Werder Bremen in their UEFA Cup final clash against Shakhtar Donetsk’s legion of Brazilian samba boys.

Werder Bremen’s young midfielder Mesut Ozil earned a place among the 3 best U21 midfielders of the world after producing solid performances in Werder’s 2:0 win against Hamburg and the 5:0 mauling of Eintracht Frankfurt.

Schalke 04 will host Stuttgart in Bundesliga action tonight in what will certainly be an exciting game. Take for example forward Mario Gomez (pictured right): if he earns more than 27.10 rating points, he will have a good chance of returning to the top