Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg April 16, 2013

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Good evening and welcome to Sports Mole's live text commentary of the DFB Pokal semi-finals as Bayern Munich take on Wolfsburg.

Bayern have already wrapped up the Bundesliga and this competition is one of another two that they can win in order to achieve the treble this season.

The winner of tonight's clash will play the winner of tomorrow's second semi-final between Stuttgart and Freiburg in May's final.

Please note that kickoff is at 7.30pm.


7.16pm WOLFSBURG XI: Benaglio; Fagner, Naldo, Madlung, Rodriguez; Polak, Hasebe; Vieirinha, Diego, Medojevic; Olic

7.13pm BAYERN XI: Neuer; Lahm, Van Buyten, Dante, Contento; Martinez, Schweinsteiger; Robben, Muller, Shaqiri; Mandzukic

Arsenal vs Everton April 16, 2013

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At one point on Saturday, about 4:30 p.m., it looked as though the clash between Everton and Arsenal was going to be a real crunch tie. Everton were cruising to victory over a disinterested QPR side, while down in London, Arsenal were 1-0 down against Norwich.

But the Gunners' late fight back came with an unnerving sense of inevitability; they have scored more goals in the last 15 minutes of games than any side in England. With that late turnaround, the Toffees go to The Emirates knowing that only a win will do if they are to continue their push for Europe and the Champions League.

Arsenal vs Everton

Typically, Arsenal defenders do not like it “up and at ‘em.” With this in mind, Victor Anichebe should be desperate to get at this Arsenal back four.

This season, the Nigerian forward has been almost unrecognisable. Long gone is the sulky, laboured striker that infuriated Evertonians. At last, it looks as though something has finally clicked in him. In recent weeks, his performances against Manchester City, Tottenham and QPR have been absolutely fantastic.

The was a time when the ball would be played into Anichebe, he would miscontrol it and his head would go down. Now, whether played into his chest or into feet, it sticks to him. This season he has learnt how to use his powerful frame to his advantage; Anichebe has been devastating when he backs into defenders and he gets the ball played into feet.