The Europa League Quarterfinals kick off today with four quality match-ups that should offer up a nice follow up to the excitement generated by the mid-week UEFA Champions League slate.
Clint Dempsey will look to ride the momentum of his magical series-winner vs. Juventus as Fulham faces German champions Wolfsburg, while Liverpool travels to Benfica in what is arguably the most highly-anticipated match-up of the round.
Here is a rundown of today's matches (all matches are being shown on DirecTV at 3pm):
Benfica vs. Liverpool
Fulham vs. Wolfsburg
Hamburg vs. Standard Liege
Valencia vs. Atletico Madrid (live on GolTV)
If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
lets not get carried away with inserting Gomez as a starter. He definetely deserves a callup for our upcoming friendlies but lets not get ahead of ourselves. Lets see how he gels in the friendlies.