Simeone's side are far from entertaining, with only six teams in the league having scored fewer than their 16 goals, although they can boast the second best defence. Friday's game represents an ideological clash of sorts -- Villarreal, who are 13th in the table, have the best attack outside of Real and Barca but the fifth worst defence.
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Here are the talking points from the weekend's action in the Premier League: RASHFORD THRIVING UNDER SOLSKJAER Marcus Rashford marked his 200th Manchester United appearance with two goals in his side's 4-0 thumping of Norwich City at the weekend to continue his finest season to date.
However, they paid for missing a good early chance with Doherty thwarted by the impressive Ben Foster after he latched onto Coady's astute pass. Once Doucoure made it 2-0, their task seemed insurmountable, yet the strike by Neto, who was a continuous outlet for them down the left, and the red card gave the visitors an unexpected fillip.
Leverkusen captain Lars Bender said discussions had taken place in the last few weeks and on Tuesday they reached an agreement. The team is ready to waive part of the salaries in order to support the club in its efforts to financially overcome the corona crisis," Bender said in a club statement following a makeshift training session where players trained only in pairs.
Earlier this week the prestigious Indian Wells tournament was cancelled and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has suspended all its events until April 20, including the inaugural revamped Fed Cup Finals scheduled for Budapest. The women's WTA Tour, reacting to the Miami Open cancellation, said the Volvo Car Open in Charleston would not be held and that it would make a decision this week on the European claycourt season.
Alli (Tottenham) 6 Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) A. Barnes (Burnley) D. Calvert-Lewin (Everton) Richarlison (Everton) K. De Bruyne (Manchester City) Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) A. Martial (Manchester United) H. Jahanbakhsh, who was given his first start of the season, repaid Graham Potter's faith in the midfielder by scoring as early as the third minute with a fierce, low strike into the far corner.
Kobe sit on top of Group G and are the only club to have picked up any points, with Suwon and JDT only playing once due to the postponement of Guangzhou Evergrande's fixtures until April due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Japanese champions Yokohama F Marinos find themselves in a similar situation in Group H after Ange Postecoglou's side thrashed Sydney FC 4-0 at Yokohama International Stadium to maintain their flawless start to the competition.
Many communities could lose the clubs at their heart with little chance of resurrection. In the face of this unprecedented adversity, all the stakeholders within the game from players, fans, clubs, owners and administrators need to step up and share the pain to keep the game alive. Taylor donates £500k Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor has donated £500,000 pounds to the Premier League players' fund for the NHS.
The new rules were designed to ensure that loans "have a valid sporting purpose for youth development. FIFA said that it expected member associations to implement similar rules on domestic loans "in line with the principles established at international level" although it did not set a limit. The move is subject to approval by the FIFA Council.
Posted at 85' Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Maguire. Posted at 85' Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Podence with a cross. BookingPosted at 84' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 84' Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United). Posted at 84' Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gil Vincente face Sporting CP on this round of Primeira Liga in Portugal. Sporting CP come into this game feeling great after they finally find consistency throughout the season. They are strong, they have good players and the sky is the limit. Gil Vicente are doing a good campaign considering they had to change all their squad in pre season. They have a good defense and that might get tricky for Sporting. Gil Vicente are on the lower half of the table but don't get wrong they play good. Sporting is just on great form and I have to go with them on this one.
Then to have the balance, the composure and the ability to pick his spot in the corner and slot it as coolly as he did, was sensational. There were so many things with that goal that could have gone wrong. Matt Le Tissier: Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Southampton (Premier League)10 December 1994 Although Southampton lost at Ewood Park, Matt Le Tissier was at his scintillating best as he jinked one way, and then the other, before drilling the ball into the top corner from long range for his second goal of the game.
I think the host of this match, Eintracht Frankfurt has a lot more quality in their squad and should be able to win this match without any major problems. Basel is good team, but they are not even the best team from Switzerland. As I said, my bet for this match will be Eintracht Frankfurt ah -1.5, to win by at least 2 goals difference. They have home field advantage which can be the key. Also Basel has a pretty bad form at away matches. They already lost from Krasnodar and LASK in the European competitions. Good luck my friends.
Posted at 80' Penalty Sassuolo. Mert Müldür draws a foul in the penalty area. Posted at 80' Penalty conceded by Ashley Young (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area. Posted at 80' Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan). SubstitutionPosted at 79' Substitution, Sassuolo. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Vlad Chiriches. Posted at 79' Foul by Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo). Posted at 79' Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
I clearly deserved the yellow card. I had bad words with the guy," Mourinho told BT Sport, after his side fell six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League table. There was of course a reason for it. I will not tell you but for some reason I had that reaction," he added while speaking to Match of the Day. Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhuttl said: "I don't want to say anything. I have a very high opinion about this manager - he did so much for football.
In the coming weeks, personal agreements with the players and the coach will be finalised, as required by the current regulations. The economic and financial effects of the understanding reached are positive for about EUR 90 million for the 2019/2020 financial year. Should the current season's matches be rescheduled, the Club will negotiate in good faith with the players and the coach conditional increases of compensations according to the actual resumption and finalisation of official competitions.
Newcastle Jets only picked up two points in their opening four games and looked to be struggling in the early stages but two wins in their past two games have seen them jump into playoff contention and look like a much more cohesive side. They currently sit in seventh place but have played at least a game less than any other side.
In fact, his is very much a 'run of the mill-ionaire' existence in the seaside suburbia that is the resort of Castelldefels just outside Barcelona; a routine he needs both professionally and personally. And with this newfound maturity and greater responsibility has come the confidence to speak out more and be more assertive - on and off the pitch. Messi and Suarez have shared a close friendship since Suarez joined Barca in 2014How is he now from a playing point of view?At any top club, and even more so at somewhere like Barcelona, the manager is ideally both leader and director.
In stoppage time, Spurs struck completely against the run of play. Vertonghen proved decisive with a superb header from substitute Christian Eriksen’s corner as Spurs close in on Chelsea ahead of next weekend’s clash. TALKING POINT – Vertonghen saves the day for Spurs The Belgian really was given a torrid time by Traore, who had looked to be Wolves’ saviour.
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Kayanza and Les Lierres will face each other in the upcoming match in the Primus League. Kayanza this season have the following results: 8W, 9D and 10L. Meanwhile Les Lierres have 6W, 2D and 19L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
She also made headlines after saying she would refuse to visit the White House if the US won the World Cup and joined the national team squad in suing their federation over equal pay. After winning the women's award at the Best Fifa Football Awards in September, she was the favourite to become the second ever recipient of the Women's Ballon d'Or. Silver for Bronze Media playback is not supported on this device Lucy Bronze scores stunner in World Cup quarter-final A runner-up spot for Bronze is an impressive achievement, finishing ahead of star forward Morgan and Women's Champions League record scorer Hegerberg.
It would certainly level the playing field across Europe but not just in individual matches. A by-product of smaller matchday squad could - probably would - be smaller squads, thus a broader spread of talent across leagues, which, in turn, could make the Champions League less of a borefest until the knockout rounds.
The three players were described as having "extremely mild illness" and were advised by club medical staff to stay home and contact the NHS 111 service. All three players were subsequently advised that their symptoms were consistent with common seasonal illness and that a seven-day period of self-isolation was appropriate as a precaution," added the statement. There was no recommendation that further testing would be necessary.
It’s hard to pick between the two sides this weekend though with neither really standing out and whilst we’re backing Grimsby on the handicap, we think a draw is the most likely outcome this weekend. With neither team possessing much in terms of real difference makers, we’re predicting that the game will finish 1-1. We do think Maynard will be on the scoresheet once again this weekend though and he’s got a little bit of value behind him as an anytime goalscorer.
Bayern are unlikely to meet those demands, reports Bild. DOES NEUER WANT TO LEAVE? Does Neuer want to leave? Well, no. Will he leave? Yes, if necessary. According to Eurosport Germany’s Florian Bogner, Neuer has been put out by the acquisition of Alexander Nübel from Schalke on a free transfer. The 23-year-old has represented Germany at U21 level, and is seen as a long-term replacement for Neuer.
Fortunately for the hosts, Wednesday's opponents have been in shocking form of late. Lyon have lost each of their last two at home, but they've faced good sides, that are far superior to Toulouse, while they were unbeaten in three, two of which they won, prior to those defeats.
Vitebsk will be in the field with the away team Shakhtyor and this league it it very hard for teams to score an over of 2.5 total goals and so this has made us to give this game an under of 2.5 total goals
It’s a real battle between youth and experience on Saturday night when Lecce make this trip to the Franchi. Only AC Milan (24 years and 242 days) have fielded a younger starting line-up on average than Fiorentina (25 years and 263 days) in Serie A this season, whilst only Juventus (29 years and 136 days) have fielded an older line-up than Lecce (29 years and 108 days).
Young Boys haven’t lost in Group G since their opening game away at Porto and the visitors have claimed a win since that match either and four points separate the two clubs heading into Thursday’s clash. Group G remains wide open heading into game week five but bottom of the table Porto really need a win on Thursday to keep their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage alive.
Lazio remain third in Serie A but victory means Simone Inzaghi's side sit just one point behind Inter Milan in second. Leaders Juventus host Parma on Sunday (19:45 GMT) after Inter travel to Lecce (14:00) - but both will have played one game more than Lazio after doing so. An early counter saw Caicedo convert at close range from Immobile's saved attempt, but the in-form Immobile made no mistakes from the penalty spot following a handball by Nicola Murru 10 minutes later.
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The Catalans, who have won the Copa del Rey a record 30 times, will visit the island side, who play in Spain's fourth tier, on Jan. Barca captain Lionel Messi, fellow striker Luis Suarez and others from the team are regular visitors to the Spanish party island in the close season. Real Madrid will travel to Unionistas de Salamanca, the fan-owned club formed from the ashes of UD Salamanca, which folded in 2013.
The Premier League has the biggest contracts - more than £3bn a year in total - and therefore the most to lose, so it needs to finish the season. Without pushing the current end date of 17 May back, that will not happen. Moving the Euros is essential if seasons are to stand any chance of being completed. An easy solution then?Not entirely. Uefa has its own TV contracts and sponsors to satisfy, so moving the Euros is not without consequences.
This two rivals are played very efficient in last period or I can even said that they were very efficient at the start new season in Chinese Taipei elite league. That is, of course, reason that I will bet on goals here, what is for me, very real option. So, Taichung is team who is in last round in league played match with even six goals, 5-1, while rival or in this case Tatung was on same level - in last round, this team is played 2-2. We will see what will happen this time, but over is ok for me.
Seven of the 11 Liverpool players on the pitch at the end of the game were teenagers. How did they get on?The young Reds actually made a very impressive start and could have found themselves 2-0 up inside the first 10 minutes but for some excellent goalkeeping. Elliott was particularly impressive and had an early shot tipped over by Orjan Nyland before putting an other effort into the side netting shortly after Nyland kept out Kane's powerful drive.
Ajax have won seven from seven at home in the Eredivisie this season and look unstoppable in their own backyard, while Willem II have lost three of their seven away games which doesn’t bode well ahead of their trickiest away game of the campaign. The hosts have won their last seven matches against Willem II and over 3.5 goals scored in six of the pairs’ last seven encounters, so you can see why we’re backing at least four goals to be scored and Ajax to win on Friday.
