By FRANCO PANIZO
The German Bundesliga comes to a close this weekend, and Ricardo Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt are in a must-win situation if they are to return to the league next season.
Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt face league champion Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, and only an upset win combined with other results can save the 17th-placed club. Eintracht Frankfurt needs either Borussia Moenchengladbach or VfL Wolfsburg to tie or lose their games to even have a shot at avoiding the drop.
Far from relegation in their respective league are FC Twente and Oguchi Onyewu. Fresh off of winning the Dutch Cup against Ajax last weekend, Twente will look for repeated success against its rival as the two teams play for the Dutch League title. Onyewu is still recovering from an abdominal strain, so his status in this weekend's critical game is still up in the air.
Robbie Findley and Nottingham Forest also have a crucial match on tap as they battle Swansea City in the second leg in the semifinals of the promotional playoffs. Nottingham was held to a scoreless draw at home in the first leg, so a win is needed in order for it to advance and keep alive its Premier League hopes.
Here is a rundown of who the Americans Abroad play this weekend:
Quentin Westberg and Evian Thonon Gaillard play Troyes.
SATURDAY
Jermaine Jones and Blackburn Rovers play Manchester United.
Stuart Holden and Bolton Wanderers play Blackpool. (Holden is out injured)
Marcus Hahnemann and Wolverhampton Wanderers play Sunderland.
Tim Howard and Everton play West Bromwich Albion.
Ricardo Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt play Borussia Dortmund.
Steve Cherundolo, DaMarcus Beasley and Hannover 96 play Timmy Chandler and FC Nurnberg.
Daniel Williams and SC Freiburg play Bayer Leverkusen.
Sacha Kljestan and RSC Anderlecht play Standard Liege in the playoffs.
Ryan Miller and Halmstads BK play Mjallby.
SUNDAY
Brad Friedel, Brad Guzan, Michael Bradley and Aston Villa play Arsenal.
Clint Dempsey and Fulham play Birmingham.
Jonathan Spector and West Ham United play Wigan Athletic.
Dominic Cervi and Celtic play Motherwell.
Maurice Edu and Rangers play Kilmarnock.
Amaechi Igwe, Edson Buddle and FC Ingolstadt 04 play VfL Osnabruck. (Igwe is out injured.)
Alfredo Morales and Hertha Berlin play FC Augsburg.
Luis Robles and Karlsruhe play FC Union Berlin.
Bobby Wood and TSV 1860 Munich play SC Paderborn 07. (Wood is out injured.)
David Yelldell and MSV Duisburg play VfL Bochum.
Carlos Bocanegra and St Etienne play Stade Rennes.
Oguchi Onyewu and Twente Enschede play Ajax.
Jozy Altidore and Bursaspor play Kasimpasa.
Freddy Adu and Caykur Rizespor play Samsunspor.
Marcus Tracy, Chris Rolfe and Aalborg BK play Esbjerg. (Tracy is out injured.)
Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland play Silkeborg IF.
Clarence Goodson and Brondby IF play FC Midtjylland.
Gale Agbossoumonde and Djurgardens IF play Gefle.
Alejandro Bedoya and Orebro SK play Malmo FF.
MONDAY
Robbie Findley and Nottingham Forest play Swansea City in the second leg of the promotion playoffs.
Josh Gatt, Sean Cunningham and Molde FK play Lillestrom.
Mixx Diskerud and Stabaek IF play Sogndal.
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Which matches are you most looking forward to? Do you see Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt avoiding relegation? What's more likely, Onyewu and FC Twente winning the Dutch title or Findley and Nottingham getting to the finals of the promotional playoffs?
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