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  • Saturday, 2 May 2009

    Eredivisie week 33

    Sunday:
    Roda v Willem II
    Vitesse v Heracles
    PSV v NEC
    Twente v AZ
    Sparta v Ajax
    NAC v De Graafschap
    Utrecht v Feyenoord
    Volendam v Groningen
    Heerenveen v Den Haag

    All games on Sunday for the last two weeks of the Dutch season and the game of the week in this penultimate round is easy to spot. In their push for their best ever finish and Champions League football, Twente welcome new champions AZ to the Arke Stadion. Louis van Gaal will be without influential skipper Stijn Schaars for this one thanks to his sending off last week. He should never have been, but Steve McClaren won't be too bothered about it. Twente need a win because Ajax have a far easier task on taking on Sparta. Sparta remain just three points away of the relegation play-off places and, with Volendam, De Graafschap and Roda all having winnable games, they could be sweating by the end of this round. Volendam are at home to Groningen who are drifting somewhat in the Europa League play-off places, De Graafschap are away at Breda and Roda are at home to Willem II who are a bit rubbish. This relegation issue won't be sorted out this week, because in the final round it's all eyes on De Vijverberg where De Graafschap host Volendam. Tasty.

    Den Haag and Heracles are both in trouble as well and ADO go to Heerenveen who are chasing down PSV for the last automatic Europa League place. Heracles go to last week's big winners Vitesse. PSV shouldn't have too many problems in disposing of NEC as the Eindhoven side finish the season strongly. Another string finishing side are Feyenoord who are now in the Europa League play-offs and they take on a dispirited and dispiriting Utrecht.

    Lots of issues still to be resolved - in fact the destination of the massive silver platter is the only one that has been - and it's all going down to the final round of fixtures

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