Julio Leal set for another test against Arrows in the Telkom Knockout

A huge relief for Julio Leal as his core players that missed a couple of matches due to injuries have fully returned to training camp including the fans favorite Andile Jali , this came at a very good time though his absence has seen the team struggling in the middle of the park where his dominance is solid by a huge margin compared to other players . His position gave other players an opportunity to make their mark but couldn't jell well with coach's intentions .

Other players expected to make a come back are : Roben Cloete , Daine Klate and Benson Mhlongo is also expected to be featured in tomorrow's starting lineup .

The match will take place tomorrow evening at 20:00 (venue ) @Moses Mabida Stadium .

Arsenal advance to Knockout stage of Champions League

Arsene Wenger's side is the only team in the English Premiership to make it to the knockout stage of the competition so far , despite their worse start of the season when they were humiliated by the Red Devils and Liverpool respectively who couldn't qualify to book themselves a seat in the Europe biggest challenge.

There are other worries though as Robin van Persie seem to be the only player for Arsenal who knows where to find the goal post , but Wenger is not too much worried about that as he insist that he does have a back up plan if by any chance van Persie fails to stay injury free though out the season.

Man City who were also the favorite to advance , are finding themselves at the back of the seat after losing to Napoli on Tuesday evening at Stadio San Paolo ( Italy) .The future doesn't look bright for Roberto Manchini's side this season as their last group match is against Bayer Munich who will show no mercy to finish at the top of the group. They depend on Villarreal to deny Napoli an away win , and will have to win over Bayer to stay in a competition .

Andre Villa Boas is also sitting in a non comfortable position . Chelsea and Valencia are both 8pts behind Luverkusen who are comfortable with 9pts on top of the group . They play Valencia on the 06th of Dec at Stamfordridge, of which is a must win match if they want to advance to knockout stage of the competition .

Pirates to meet Spurs in the Vodacom final

Chiefs have been knocked out in the Vodacom semi-final by their rivals Pirates in the derby match that took place in Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium ( Port Elizabeth ) last night . Pirates looked strong from the kick-off as Chiefs goalkeeper got tested in the early stages of the 1st half but Ndulula failed to beat S.A's number one in several occasions , Pirates didn't make any changes in the starting line-up that played Spurs on Tuesday evening ,but things started to change in the 2nd-half as Pirates came back very strong and it paid off with only 6th minutes played in the 2nd half , Tlou Segolela found the back of the net from a set piece played by Doutie to Cloete who placed a wonderful cross to find 2 Pirates forward in the box . Chiefs tried to come back but the solid defense from Sangweni and Happy Jele made it impossible to get them back in the match . I think Chiefs tried their best ,but Pirates were the better team in all department . "Sorry Khosi Sorry " .