But those two were still always our best players, so it didn't matter. We had Gareth Barry and Nigel de Jong in midfield to do all their donkey work for them. You could never accuse David of being lazy, though, and in any case he has not stopped adding different aspects to his game. He works so hard now - you don't play for Pep otherwise - and he is also so versatile in terms of his position, which is another thing that people might not have noticed about him.
The derby between the two best teams from Belarus and currently these two sit first and second on the table. I will give preference to Bate as they have somehow shown more so far. They play quite well and there is no team that has similar strength to them. The Shakhtyor play solidly, they are very strong. Shakhtyor hasn't conceded an away goal yet and I think it's time for them to concede. BATE is the small favorite in this match, but the guests from Soligorsk has not conceded in last 6 games in a row. BATE hardly lose at home and the same but Soligorsk is maybe a little better team at the moment and that is why draw seems realistic to me.
But after a check for possible violent conduct by the video-assisted officials, Lo Celso escaped without censure. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, who on Monday criticised a VAR decision not to send off Manchester United's England defender Harry Maguire for planting his foot in the groin of Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi, held his head in disbelief.
Soccer is one of many international sports events that have been hit by the coronavirus. Matches in the AFC Champions League, the premier club competition in the continent, and the AFC Cup as well as women's Olympic qualifying play-off games have already been postponed with the emergence of the virus in the member nations.
Ole's taking a lot of flak, every newspaper he reads, every radio programme, TV programme with clever pundits, he will hear that he's not the guy. It's (Massimiliano) Allegri, it's (Mauricio) Pochettino who will come in the summer. But Ole's been brave enough to take two steps back and say 'this is what we have to do.
Istanbul Basaksehir Having lost 5 matches since the start of the season in the Turkish league and brought about 17 victories, at this time no one can doubt the Istanbul's ability to win. Overcoming all doubts before the start of the 2019/20 season, strategist Okan Buruk has confirmed his level in this season, and now he and his students can completely think about the performance. Go straight to the group stage in the UEFA Champions League arena next season even though the Turkish league still has 6 rounds to finish. Undefeated in the last 6/7 rounds (including 3 victories), maybe not many Galatasaray fans must feel regret because just maintaining the current form since the beginning of the season, the position in the match. The Turkish league arena is probably very different for the defending champions.
Lazio in top form of their lives are into this game after going 5 league games unbeaten, it looks like they have lost the fight for the top position against Inter and Juventus, but they 5 straight won games is a big challenge to both teams showing that they are still in competition to become the Champions. After 17 matches, they have acquired 39 points, scoring 40 goals against 17. This game is very important for them to reduce the points from Inter and Juventus to 3 points.
Neymar is once again free for carnival selection. Cue the conspiracy theories. Neymar posted on Instagram on Friday to declare that, this year, he would not - repeat NOT - be attending the Rio Carnival. View more on twitterEvery year, since 2014, he has been either unfit or suspended around this time of year - which coincides closely with the carnival and his sister's birthday. This year was to be different.
Mark Robins' men have been scoring lots of goals of late, notching nine in their last three, but they've also been doing a good job at the other end. They shut out Lincoln on Boxing Day and restricted both Wycombe and Tranmere to just a single goal. In terms of shots on target, Coventry's general efforts on the road have been good too. They're averaging 5.45 for, which makes them the best team in the division when it comes to away shots on target for per 90.
We thank the Belarusian Premier League, and FK Slutsk for keeping football going for football fans everywhere. What is the secret of such huge popularity?"FC Slutsk has seen hype due to its name," explains the popular Belarusian sports website Pressball. Slutsk sounds similar to the rude colloquial English word 'slut', which means a 'woman who has a lot of sexual partners' or 'women who have a lot of sexual partners' in plural.
Hi ! It is likely that the goal scoring standard will be met only by the Miner, because the defensive potential of the hosts is very low (just look at their human resources), and it is very lucky that in each of the 3 previous rounds they only conceded 1 goal. The guests are motivated to win and pull themselves up to the top of the standings, and most importantly - finally convert their scoring chances into really scored ones. The hosts are also able to score at least once. So, 2 goals - far from the ceiling for such a confrontation. Good luck
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Bristol City 0. BookingPosted at 90'+5' Joe Murphy (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt missed. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Posted at 90'+2' Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 76' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamal Lewis. Posted at 74' Hand ball by Timm Klose (Norwich City). BookingPosted at 73' Danny Ings (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 73' Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 73' Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
In January, Leicester City were 14 points ahead of Manchester United but it's gone wrong for them since then. That,combined with United's vastly improved form leaves City in big danger of missing out on the Champions League. They would have bitten your hand off if offered a fifth placed finish at the start of the season but it's still disappointing. Their home form is good but recent wins have come against sides either in poor form or struggling away from home. United's attack may well prosper in this game, go for them to get the win here and finish third in the table.
Paper Round's view: It's no secret that Ben Chilwell is a man in demand. The youngster's impact over the past two seasons has been impressive for the Foxes, but he has also nailed down the starting spot at left-back for England in that period. Lampard is struggling to decide whether he prefers Marcos Alonso or Emerson at full-back, but it's clear that if he has the opportunity he would move for Chilwell.
Union Berlin have been solid at the back in recent weeks. They have conceded just 10 goals over the last 10 Bundesliga games. This gives them the best defensive record in the Bundesliga over the last 10 games. Union have also kept a clean sheet in each of their last four Bundesliga home games.
Stuart Pearce says West Ham's owners blocked his return to the club as part of manager David Moyes' backroom team. The ex-England and Hammers defender had questioned the decision not to keep Moyes on after his first spell as boss. Pearce had been an assistant along with Alan Irvine and Billy McKinlay but said he will not be returning this time. It won't happen. I think the owners felt I was a little bit critical of the regime when we left last time and put the block on it," said the 57-year-old.
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Royal Pari and Always Ready will face each other in the upcoming match in the Apertura in Bolivia. Royal Pari this season have the following results: 5W, 2D and 4L. Meanwhile Always Ready have 7W, 0D and 4L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Balestier Khalsa were playing a high scoring football in the previous season in Singapore. They have scored 37 goals in 24 games played but they were very weak in defense and have allowed 58 goals in total.
I believe that this match from Champions league will be very interesting and very efficient, what is pretty natural to expect, if we know what was happened in first duel. So, Valencia is in big problem. They are lost last match against this rival in Italy with even 1-4, so team is in big problem and very difficult situation. Second problem is fact that because of "Coronavirus", this duel will be play on empty stadium. In any case, I see here fast match with a lot of chances and generally a lot of goals. I will try that here.
The visitors should follow up on their favourites’ tag, with Samp losing three of their last four. They did win their last game, but their 1-0 win over city rivals Genoa was a draining affair, given the toll it takes on the players and the intensity of that derby. Both Lazio and Inter have won comfortably here this term, each scoring three times against Samp.
Whilst the visitors are better positioned in the league, it's hard to deny the fact that they're currently in a slump that has only been made worse after the sacking of Angelo Alessio. The hosts, although not winning many, have managed to score at least once in five of their last six home ties, netting 1.4 goals on average in their last five. We're backing St Mirren to narrowly win 1-0 here as Killie has failed to cause teams trouble on the road and have scored just 0.4 goals in their last five outings.
Valencia and Atletico Madrid have both had tough times in recent matches and as Valencia host their second leg La Liga meeting, both will be hoping to bag the three points at stake as they both harbour top four ambitions. Two points separate the two sides, with Valencia seventh on 37 points and Atletico fourth with 39 points.
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What an incredible performance for a young player. He was a calm head in that first five or 10 minutes. He's a throwback of a midfielder. Can you put your foot in? Yes. Can you make angles to play the passes? Yes. He's only slight in stature but he's huge in personality. He deserves people to talk about him after a performance like that.
I really would have wanted to take the guests to be winning this game by at least 2 goals difference as for example the best odds for that to happen are even 2.90 at some bookies which is quite big, because at the start of this season Linfield which won the title in this country last season quite easily defeated Glenavon with no less than 7-0 at home and they are very attacking minded and good at scoring goals even in away games so if you can find take the -1.5 AH on the guests or even bigger at great odds.
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson. Posted at 69' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dean Henderson. Posted at 69' Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Posted at 69' Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
Instead, the Premier League leaders intended to negotiate with RB Leipzig about a fee reduction. Moreover, Werner demanded a substantial financial package and guaranteed playing time, which seemed rather unlikely given he would have battled with Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane for a spot in Liverpool's starting XI. Klopp's plan was to slowly integrate Werner into the team and then give him a starting spot in January when Mane and Mohamed Salah would play at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Torino and Udinese will face each other in the upcoming match in the Serie A. Torino this season have the following results: 8W, 4D and 14L. Meanwhile Udinese have 7W, 7D and 12L. This season Torino are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Bale the under-fire icon Bale started strongly at Real, scoring on his debut and finishing his first season with 22 goals. Flourishing at a club of that size alongside some of the world's leading players seemed to give him a new swagger, which was evident when he returned to Wales for a friendly match against Iceland in March 2014. The fact he was there at all was another reminder of his determination to play for Wales, and he demonstrated how his improvement at Real might benefit his country with an extraordinary goal.
