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  April 19, 2025 FK Pardubice - AC Sparta Praha The CFIG Arena in Pardubice will witness a duel on Saturday between two teams from opposite ends of the table. Home side FK Pardubice, who are already certain to participate in the relegation group, welcome Prague's Sparta, who are still fighting for a position guaranteeing European competition. The East Bohemian side is experiencing one of the worst seasons in their top-flight history. After 29 rounds, they have just 19 points, and it's already clear that this represents their lowest points tally after the regular season in the club's history. Their previous minimum of 24 points from the 2021/22 season will thus be negatively surpassed. Pardubice will also become the only team to participate in the relegation group in all of the last four seasons. "We realistically evaluated the situation a few weeks ago and know that a fight for survival awaits us after the regular season," admits Pardubice coach Jiří Saňák. ...

  Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund April 9th, 2025 The second Wednesday quarter-final clash of the Champions League will offer a battle between the Catalan giant and last season's German finalist. Borussia Dortmund has never managed to defeat FC Barcelona in history - in five mutual duels, the yellow and blacks have earned only two draws and lost three times, including a 2-3 defeat in the group stage of the current season. Barcelona has a longer unbeaten streak only against Lyon (8 matches), Napoli, and Werder Bremen (both 6 matches). For Dortmund, Barcelona is not the only Spanish club against which they struggle long-term. Only against two opponents have they recorded a longer series without victory than against Barcelona (5 matches) - against Real Madrid (6, in 2024) and against Rangers (7, in 1999). A true nightmare for Borussia stands on the home bench. Coach Hansi Flick, during his tenure at Bayern Munich and now at Barcelona, has won all six mutual matches against BVB, whi...