Czech Republic will be desperate to win this home game after succumbing to a shocking defeat last month at the hands of Lithuania. Scotland had a decent start to their group campaign by getting a goalless draw in Lithuania and a narrow 2-1 home win over Lichtenstein.
The second leg of the round of 32 tie will take place at Anfield Road on Tuesday and Liverpool will have to score if they want to go through to the next round. The first leg ended 0-0 so the contest is still wide open.
World Champions Spain will meet Group I rivals Czech Republic on Friday in a very important qualifying match. Spain have recorded three straight wins in the group but Czech Republic are just three points behind them after beating Liechtenstein 2-0 away from home.
The United States, lost 4-2 to the Czech Republic in a friendly in Connecticut.Despite taking the lead, Bradley's weakened team was undone by a Czech side that did not reach the World Cup.
Liverpool will face a trip to the Czech Republic on Thursday when they are going to meet Sparta Prague in the Europa League round of 32. Liverpool are unbeaten in the last five games and they have climbed up in sixth place in the Premier League while Sparta Prague sit second in the Czech top flight at the halfway mark of the season after grabbing five consecutive wins.
Arch rivals Celtic and Rangers will meet on Wednesday in the replay of the Scottish Cup fifth round as the first cup meeting between the two ended 2-2. However, the two rivals also met in the league and that time Celtic won the game 3-0.
Robbie Keane, who is currently on loan at Celtic, has been linked with a possible summer move to Sunderland. The Republic of Ireland striker left Tottenham in January to spend the rest of the season at Celtic but it now appears as though Steve Bruce wants to bring him to the Stadium of Light this summer. Will it happen? Vote now!
Rangers held firm in the first leg and left Holland with a 0-0 draw but they will have to do more in the second leg if they want to make it through. PSV were held to a 2-2 away draw at NEC in the latest league game while Rangers beat Kilmarnock 2-1 at home.
