The big game tonight comes from the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. Manchester United are away to French champions Olympique de Marseille.United will be missing the experience of Ryan Giggs and Michael Owen as well as being without Rio Ferdinand in the heart of defence. Anderson and Jonny Evans are both also unfit.
Chris Smalling is expected to partner Nemanja Vidic in central defence, which will be an area Marseille manager and former Chelsea player Didier Deschamps should be looking to exploit.
Manchester United’s last league game saw them defeat local rivals Manchester City 2-1 while Marseille also beat St. Étienne by the same margin.
United are favourites for the game but this should be a close match, Marseille are the French Champions for a reason and also hold home advantage. United may be content with a draw but I suspect Sir Alex will be looking to get an early goal then hold out and take there opponents down in the second leg at Old Trafford.
Prediction: Marseille 0-1 Manchester United
There is only one match from the Barclay's Premiership tonight as title hopefuls Arsenal take on Stoke City at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal come off the back of a 2-0 win against Wolves but will be without Striker Robin Van Persie.
Stoke City have yet to claim any points away from home in 2011, conceding seven goals and scoring just one. However Arsenal will be without centre back Laurent Koscielny giving Arsene Wenger a selection headache in defence where they are already without Thomas Vermaelen and may have to rely on Sebastien Squillaci. Stoke should try to exploit this weakness and attack.
However, Arsenal are clear favourites in this game and for a good reason, the Gunners are unbeaten in nine matches and should make it ten by the end of the evening
Prediction: Arsenal 3-1 Stoke City
The SPL brings us Motherwell against St. Mirren at Fir Park tonight. Despite the Steelmen being Hamilton’s local rivals there are no prizes for guessing who Accies boss Billy Reid will be cheering for in this match.
Both Aberdeen and Hibernian are pulling away from the Relegation fight leaving just second bottom St.Mirren and rock bottom Hamilton fighting it out for Survival.
Motherwell have regained some credibility since their 6-0 thrashing from Rangers a few weeks ago and went on to win their next two games against Aberdeen and Hamilton, but St. Mirren have not won a league game since beating Inverness 2-1 on Boxing Day.
Motherwell are still missing Steve Jones and Steven Saunders tonight and striker Michael Higdon is a doubt for St.Mirren.
Motherwell should have a comfortable night if the Buddies continue to perform the way that they have been in recent matches.
Prediction: Motherwell 2-0 St.Mirren
One of the most promising matches tonight is a replay of last years Champions League Final.
Inter Milan take on Bayern Munich at the San Siro. Last year Inter beat the Germans to win the biggest prize in European football and Bayern will be seeking revenge this time around.
Both teams are without key players, Inter striker Diego Milito is out with a hamstring injury and Bayern will miss leading scorer Mario Gomez. Inter are however boosted by the return of Wesley Sneijder.
Both teams should be expected to attack tonight, Inter will be looking to get an aggregate lead to take to the Allianz Arena as Bayern seek a healthy scoreline to make the return leg in Munich more comfortable.
Prediction: Inter 2-2 Bayern Munich
Martyn’s Cheeky Punt of the Night
William Hill has Sevilla priced at 14/5 away to Porto.
Porto hold a narrow 2-1 lead from the First Leg but these sides are still very evenly matched. It’s a bit of a coupon buster but Sevilla are definitely strong enough to overcome the small deficit and at 14/5 are worth a cheeky punt.
Martyn Simpson