On Saturday and Monday, the quarter-final matches of the FA Cup tournament of the English Football Association will take place. They will all be broadcasted live on the "Viasat Sport Baltic" channel.
Most football fans are eagerly awaiting the match between "Manchester United" and the defending champion "Arsenal" from London, which will take place on March 9. An interesting coincidence - both the "Red Devils" and the "Gunners" have won the FA Cup the most times - 11 each.
In addition, both clubs have lost in finals 7 times each. Last year, the "Arsenal" players defeated the "Hull City" team 3:2 in the final.
Arsene Wenger's players will seek revenge. They lost the "Premier" league match at home to "Manchester United" 1:2 this season. The London and Manchester teams are fighting for a place in the UEFA Champions League. "Arsenal" has 54 points in the English championship and is in third place, while "United" with 53 points is in fourth.
Surprisingly, the quarterfinals of the FA Cup tournament were reached by the third league team, occupying only the eighth place in it - "Bradford City". This club eliminated the "Sunderland" team from the elite division in the round of 16. The Bradford players will now try to knock out the "Reading" team playing in the second league ("Championship").
Among the eight strongest teams, the second division club "Blackburn Rovers" made it to the quarterfinals, forcing the "Stoke City" team playing in the "Premier" league to surrender in the round of 16. The Blackburn players will immediately fight against the "Liverpool" club, which has been performing well in the "Premier" league recently.
In the quarterfinals of the FA Cup tournament, the relationship between the "Premier" league clubs - Birmingham's "Aston Villa" and "West Bromwich Albion" - will be further clarified. These teams recently competed in the English championship matches on March 3. The "Aston Villa" team, fighting at home, defeated their opponents 2:1 and achieved revenge for their failure in the first round 0:1.
FA Cup match schedule:
March 7, Saturday 14.40. "Bradford City" - "Reading"; 19.25. "Aston Villa" - "West Bromwich Albion".
March 8, Sunday 17.55. "Liverpool" - "Blackburn Rovers".
March 9, Monday 21.40. "Manchester United" - "Arsenal".
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