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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. 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