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Charlie Nicholas provides his predictions for the domestic finals around Europe this weekend - including the FA Cup showdown at Wembley. While that encounter between Manchester United and Crystal Palace takes place on Saturday evening, the Scottish Cup, German Cup, Coppa Italia and the Coupe de France competitions also conclude the same day, followed by Sundays Copa del Rey showdown - live on Sky Sports.Heres what Soccer Saturdays Charlie Nicholas is predicting for all six clashes in his Sky Bet tips... FA Cup final: Crystal Palace v Manchester United (Saturday, 5.30pm) Wilfried Zahas Crystal Palace will lock horns with Anthony Martials Manchester United on Saturday Manchester United are obviously heavy favourites but the big question is whether winning it will be enough to ensure Louis van Gaal keeps his job. Im not sure it is.I dont think it will be as one-sided a final as some are expecting. For as much as United might dominate possession, I cant see them having it all their own way and Palace have dangerous players.The fact that United play with such advanced wide men in Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard means that their full-backs wont have much protection, which is dangerous up against Yannick Bolasie and Wilfried Zaha, who will be desperate to prove a point, while Connor Wickham is probably their main goal threat.I do see United getting the job done though and their fans might even be treated to a few goals again! Wayne Rooney is looking fresh now, and Martial has developed into a real match winner.Charlie predicts: Man Utd to win 3-1 and Rooney to score first (40/1 with Sky Bet) Scottish Cup final: Rangers v Hibernian (Saturday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 2pm) Rangers celebrate their penalty shoot-out win over Celtic Rangers may have needed penalties to beat Celtic in the semis but they thoroughly deserved the win. They actually out-passed them and played the better football.Hibernian are a good side to watch as well and theres no doubt they have the weapons to hurt Rangers, who are the favourites here. Jason Cummings will come back in, and he showed what a threat he is when they met last month, while Anthony Stokes, on loan from Celtic, will also be a dangerman. However, its been over 100 years since Hibs won this competition and I just think theyll get caught up in the moment.Were going to have a really good final between two good footballing sides. Both teams to score looks an absolute banker and I fancy another youngster, Barrie McKay, to make the difference.Charlie predicts: Rangers to win 3-2 and McKay to score first (130/1 with Sky Bet) Sky Sports pundit Neil McCann is expecting the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Hibernian to be a tight match DFB-Pokal final: Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund (Saturday, 7pm) Pep Guardiola is doused in beer following Bayerns title triumph Theres always great intrigue when these two meet. Bayern will pass, pass, pass and dominate the game, whereas Dortmund will look to counter-attack with their pace.Theres a bit of debate about whether Pep Guardiolas tenure has been a success, because he hasnt won the Champions League there, but I think he definitely has been because of the way hes made the stars buy into his way.To apply his philosophy is a real achievement and has added to the club and the Bundesliga in general. I think theyll be superior on Saturday, and give him a fitting send-off in his grand finale. Charlie predicts: Bayern to win 3-1 and Robert Lewandowski to score first (33/1 with Sky Bet)Coppa Italia final: AC Milan v Juventus (Saturday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 7.40pm) Paulo Dybala has scored 19 times in Serie A for Juventus this season Every time you watch AC Milan play, it feels like youre searching for the ghost of their past. The present doesnt provide much excitement or adventure but theyre still a big club in Italy, more so than we appreciate, so this will be a really intense affair.Juventus are the kings right now, dominating Italian football and winning Serie A at a canter, despite starting the season really poorly. I see that Alvaro Morata, who has been linked with Arsenal and would be a great signing, is ruled out, but theyve got two other top-class strikers in Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala, who looks a real star for the future.Charlie predicts: Juve to win 3-0 and Dybala to score first (28/1 with Sky Bet)Coupe de France final: Marseille v PSG (Saturday, 8pm) Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play his final game for PSG on Saturday Marseille are the great unpredictables. Id almost compare them to Everton, in that we keep hearing about their talented players, such as Michy Batshuayi, but they rarely deliver, winning just three home games in Ligue 1 this season.PSG should be winning this match very comfortably but I suspect Marseille will look to turn it into a scrap and try to stop them playing football, which might work for a while but wont be enough.You cant look past PSG with the big-time players they have and that man with an ego bigger than the Eiffel Tower, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, producing one big final performance.Charlie predicts: PSG to win 2-0 and Ibrahimovic to score first (11/1 with Sky Bet)Copa del Rey final: Barcelona v Sevilla (Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 8pm) Charlie expects Barcelonas three frontmen to flourish We all know that Sevilla are the masters of cup competitions but I think their Europa League final efforts could cost them here. That was the big one for them and it will have taken a lot out of them.Barcelona, meanwhile, have had a nice rest since winning La Liga. That will have done them good and theyll be hungry to finish the season on a high. Kevin Gameiros great pace is something that could hurt them but I suspect the stars will be out on Sunday and theyll produce a stellar performance.Charlie predicts: Barca to win 4-1 and Neymar to score first (35/1 with Sky Bet) Charlies acca Barcelona, Bayern, Juventus and PSG all to win by two or more goals - 16/1 here. Also See: FA Cup final preview Sky Live: Scottish Cup final Contrasts: Balotelli v Pogba Sky Live: Copa del Rey final Cheap Basketball Jerseys 2018 .Simon will work with head coach Gord Dineen and associate coach Derek King behind the bench of the Toronto Maple Leafs American Hockey League affiliate for the 2014-15 season. 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Louis second-period goal increased the New York Rangers lead but Dustin Brown has countered for the Los Angeles Kings who now trail the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final at Madison Square Garden.The New York Rangers will try to take a commanding 3-0 series lead and push the Montreal Canadiens to the brink of elimination in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. After erasing a 3-1 series deficit against the Penguins in the second round though, the Rangers know that things can change quickly in a best-of-seven series. Theyre not about to look ahead or become complacent thanks to that experience and the winning pedigree of their veteran leaders. "Plays happen fast; emotional swings happen fast, penalties happen fast and different things do because everything is magnified," Rangers forward Brian Boyle pointed out. "So if you can kind of keep your heart rate at a steady level, I think its beneficial. "But people talk about the whole experience of the playoffs, winning it all or just getting to the finals and we have some people that have been through it. Thats kept everybody on an even keel and trying to work for that next goal and that next win. Thats what we need to continue to do." After being shut out in Games 2 and 3 of that second-round series against Pittsburgh and then mustering just 15 shots in their 4-2 loss in Game 4, the Rangers used that leadership to do some soul-searching and havent lost since. "We got a group in here that no matter what, were gonna play and were gonna play hard," said Boyle, who has four points in the playofffs.dddddddddddd "Thats something that came when things changed after Game 4 in that last series. That feeling stuck with us for two days. Teams have had bad losses, Ive had bad losses but theres nothing quite like that one. But the way weve rallied together through adversity, every guy in this room, its got us to here. But we still got quite a bit of that mountain left to climb." Thats why they plan to be ready for a Montreal team that is in a similar state to what New York was following that demoralizing Game 4 loss to the Penguins. "Im sure theyre going to be motivated and we need to match that," Boyle said. "Theres mistakes we made and we need to correct those and be even better. We need to be ready and be ready for their best. This is the playoffs and you need four wins to win a series and that doesnt come easily." James Murphy is a freelance reporter who also writes for NHL.com, the Boston Herald and XNsports.com. He covered the Boston Bruins/NHL for last 11 seasons writing for ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com, NHL.com, NESN.com, the Boston Metro, Insidehockey.com and Le Hockey Magazine. Murphy also currently hosts the radio show "Murphys Hockey Law" heard Saturdays 9-11 AM ET on Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio and 4-6 PM ET on Websportsmedia.com. In addition to that, he is a regular guest TSN 690 in Montreal and Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio as well as a hockey analyst on CTV Montreal. ' ' '