There wasn't much discussion about it because there is not much we can do about it . National teams from across the continent are scheduled to feature later this month including playoffs for UEFA's Euro 2020, which is scheduled to be held in 12 cities. The playoffs on March 26 and March 31 feature 16 teams battling for four spaces in the 24-team finals.
I don't see too many problems for Benfica in this match from Portuguese elite league, because I think that they will be very motivated to play on maximum level in next period. Reason, of course, is fact that this team is few days ago eliminated in Europa League, even they are had solid result from first match. So, in that first duel, against Shakhtar Donetsk, they are lost 2-1 in Ukraine, and then in rematch in Ukraine, they are lead 3-1, but at the end it was just 3-3. Now, Moreirense will pay surely after that poor result for this team.
Coming into the season hoping to keep pace with Rangers and Celtic, it's fair to say Aberdeen have underwhelmed thus far and now face a battle to secure a Europa League slot. Currently 4th and 2 points behind Motherwell, The Dons need to pick their form up and show greater consistency over the second half of the campaign.
We can finish Premier League by June It may be seen in the future as something of a 'done by Christmas' moment, but Martin Semmens has told the BBC the Premier League are planning to finish the season by June if possible. More here. How the league could be extended by two more months The Telegraph newspaper reports that there is a way in which the Premier League could buy more time to complete the season.
Chelsea may have been in poor form over the last month or so, but Frank Lampard put on a tactical masterclass on Sunday as he outwitted his former boss Jose Mourinho to beat Spurs 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The encounters of these two teams, MKS Cracovia Krakow and Zaglebie Lubin, in the Polish Ekstraklasa have always been scant in recent years. The results were draws or with max. a goal difference. Even today, I expect a close match, with the hosts are slightly favored. The encounters last year ended with a guest victory.
Paper Round’s view: Lamptey’s path to the first team currently appears blocked, with the 19-year-old defender behind Reece James and Cesar Azpilicueta in the pecking order. Selling him now would mean that at least some transfer fee is raised rather than losing him for nothing, so Chelsea may be tempted to cut their losses despite Frank Lampard wishing to keep him at Stamford Bridge.
Of course I analysed it. I met my assistants and when we analysed it, it was in a positive, constructive way. I forbid them to analyse and blame anyone else but us. I said don't focus on the club or the players just on what we could do better and what could we do better in the future. You win or you learn, you don't lose.
Cercle Brugge really needs a miracle in order to avoid relegation this season, with the club being able to collect the miserable eleven points so far in the campaign (3-2-16), being seven points from the safety zone. But the good news is that at least as of recently they started performing better at their arena (2-1-1), scoring goals and creating chances.
It is a quote worthy of leading the story of Ernesto Valverde’s opening press conference as Barcelona head coach. Substance must follow style as third-choice Setien takes the Barcelona hotseat The Warm-Up: Mes que un undignified mess – Valverde out at Barca Read Valverde's farewell message after 'intense' spell at Barcelona ends The 61-year-old replaced Ernesto Valverde on Monday, and was officially unveiled on Tuesday after signing a two-and-a-half year contract.
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well over here winner is clear,Frankfurt is in very bad shape, they are closer and closer to the relegation zone and game versus Bayern on the road is surely not a good time to try finding some points and also on the other side Bayern players will be very motivated to play since in first part of the season they lost 5-1 from Frankfurt on the road, so I think Bayern is at least going to score 3 goals but 4 or even 5 goals are not far away from realistic and on the other hand I think Frankfurt is not going to score any
Mourinho's style is set in stone and, it should be stressed, has been successful - but it is the opposite to Pochettino. Solid, organised, get the job done fare. Spurs fans may accept that in these reduced circumstances - but for how long?Still the 'Special One' or a fading force?An 'extraordinary' sacking - but the right decision?Will Spurs players accept hardline Mourinho?Mourinho is also the polar opposite of Pochettino when it comes to man-management.
When could it be introduced?In October, a government-commissioned report said more evidence was required before safe standing could be adopted. The means it will not be trialled in England's top two leagues this season, despite the report suggesting controlled tests would have value. The Sports Ground Safety Authority will look into how safe standing is implemented at British and European clubs, and how persistent standing is managed elsewhere.
Posted at 57' Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton). Posted at 57' Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. The 19-year-old, making his 22nd appearance since a 27. Juventus, celebrated wildly in front of the Goodison Park faithful when firing home after 30 minutes.
Go Ahead Eagles are unbeaten at home in the league this season, picking up 4 wins and 6 draws, while Almere City have been poor on the road for a side chasing promotion with just 1 win and 6 defeats from their 10 away games. The hosts average 1.80 points per home game while Almere City only average 0.60 points per away game, which points towards a home win being the most likely result on Sunday.
Bodo Glimt and Kristiansund will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eliteserien in Norway. Bodo Glimt this season have the following results: 14W, 9D and 5L. Meanwhile Kristiansund have 11W, 8D and 9L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Flying high in third place, a record run of ten wins has propelled Lazio into title contention. They are currently six points behind leaders Juventus with a game in hand. Sampdoria, meanwhile, are fighting against relegation. Coached by Claudio Ranieri, they are in a decent run of form having only lost one of their last four matches.
Marcus Rashford scored a brace on his 200th appearance for Manchester United, who romped to a 4-0 win over rock bottom Norwich City. In keeping with their recent form, United struggled to carve out any chances of note in the opening stages despite dominating possession with Andreas Pereira playing in the number ten role.
In short this has been, as the fans used to sing in happier times, "Same old Arsenal" - but not in a good way. Arsenal had firepower in the shape of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but even their threat could not compensate for Emery's failure to stiffen Arsenal's resolve. Quite simply, Arsenal remained just as soft as they were under Wenger. In the 2-2 draw at Watford earlier this season, the Hornets attempted 31 shots on target, the highest the Gunners have faced since Opta starting compiling such statistics in 2003-04.
United responded well to the early setback though with Nemanja Matic hitting the cross-bar with a long-range effort and then forcing Everton keeper Jordan Pickford into a diving save with another well-struck drive. It was January signing Bruno Feranandes, the Portuguese midfielder who has brought some much-needed creativity to the United side, who put the visitors level with a superb low shot from outside the box in the 31st minute.
Several of those poor results were accompanied by dreadful performances, and with an injury crisis in midfield in the absence of Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba compounding the tiredness infecting their squad, they look ill-equipped to go toe-to-toe with Wolves this weekend.
They have failed to win three of the last six matches on their own turf, so Palace will be confident that they can get a result. Although Palace lost the reverse fixture earlier this season, they have a good recent record against Leicester, winning the previous four encounters. Two of those wins were at the King Power Stadium and Palace have been decent on the road of late, winning two of their last three away, the other being a heavy defeat to Liverpool.
David May didn’t worry about any of that. I saw the trophy on a chair and thought, ‘I’m having that’,” he said in Glory Glory! “So I picked it up and the rest is history, I ended up in half the pictures. Schmeichel, captain for the night in the absence of Keane, asked Ferguson to lift the trophy with him.
I will simply points out here that Lokomotiva is a side fighting for an Europa League place this season and they can only get it via the league, they have played in Europe before and usually sell their best players to Dinamo Zagreb, and it is usually good business for them, Istra is used to fighting against relegation and this season is quite bad for them but lucky Varazdin is even worse.
Given their recent scoring record at home, notching nine in five, scoring two or more in four of those, the hosts will fancy themselves to make headway on Sunday, though their defensive record is a big worry, especially given the attacking power of the visitors.
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Today will be played most of the games at the new round at Dutch eErste divisie. At this one rivals will be the teams of Roda Kerkrade and Volendam. Here we have serious difference at the classes of these two teams.
The Premier League has showcased some legendary players but it's the strikers who are the great entertainers and have provided the most memorable moments. Alan Shearer holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260, while Ian Wright scored 113 - but who has been the greatest goalscorer of them all?Shearer, Wright and Gary Lineker discussed the topic on the latest episode of the new Match of The Day: Top 10 podcast and we want you to get involved by ranking your favourites from a shortlist drawn up by the Match of the Day commentary team.
Rooney slams UK health secretary Hancock and the Premier League for making players 'scapegoats' Man City the first PL club to confirm they will not be furloughing any non-playing staff Premier League players union says wage cut would hurt health service The issue of pay cuts for players has exploded as a major controversy in England while in other countries, such as Germany and Spain, players have accepted temporary reductions in earnings.
He added: "The best is Messi. Messi is number 9, 10, 11, 6, 4. But the rest is Sergio," said the City boss. If you are viewing this page on the BBC News app please click here to vote. City will have to buy two strikers to replace Aguero' - what fans sayAaron: City really need to treasure Aguero while they can. He won't stay much longer and they won't find another striker as naturally lethal anytime soon - despite their riches.
He has won 11 major honours during the most successful period in City's history. When you are young, you don't dream about all of this," Silva said. You [just] dream about becoming a professional and playing in the top flight. Last August, Guardiola described Silva as "one of the best players I've ever seen" - yet even though he earned 125 caps for Spain and helped them to two European Championship titles and the 2010 World Cup, he only won the Premier League's player of the month award once in a decade.
What has been disturbing, however, is Ljungberg's lack of impact on Arsenal, exemplified by the manner in which they were treated almost with contempt by Manchester City. This result leaves the Gunners stuck between the top four and the relegation zone, seven points away from both, and the thousands of empty seats and a game concluded in resigned silence from the home support spoke volumes. Arsenal had no spark, no creation and no fight - City actually went easy on them in the second half.
They have scored in each of their last 15 matches and they are also the best scoring side in Serie A. They have 63 goals in Serie A, 17 more than league leaders Juventus. This is one thing they will want to carry to this Champions League game. With five wins in seven matches, and just one loss, Atalanta will be favorites at the San Siro.
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If nothing else, you know they would be decent at the back and make it hard for teams to beat them - but at Tottenham that simply hasn’t been the case. They have conceded 38 goals in his 26 games in charge and looked vulnerable throughout tonight. Despite having three centre-halves on the pitch, they were always susceptible to the counter, and things were even worse in possession as Spurs rarely looked to have a coherent plan of how they wanted to attack.
The loss to Valencia was only their second in 16 games after being defeated in the Spanish Super Cup. Home form this season has seen them undefeated in all competitions. They have already beaten Leganes once this season, winning 2-1 away in November. Both of their two previous games before the loss to Valencia had been won.
Borussia Dortmund will host the famous club Bayern Munchen. We have a game between two leaders in Bundesliga. Last year Borussia did win in their h2h game with score 2-0. It is very possible to see the such result again here. My bet will be on hosts how AH + 0.5 . A draw is a possible also in this duel. Our teams didn't play draw games at the lasts 6 matches played. Both team struggle for the title in the league. A draw will be a good result for hosts also .
Reading will be at home to Sheffield United in the fifth roundIt was the least the Royals' second-half effort warranted, though there was a distinct feeling nobody inside Cardiff City Stadium wanted this rivalry extended any further than the regular 90 minutes. In any case, that is what happened and Murphy thought he might have won the game for the hosts when he seized on Osho's sloppy back-header to slide in ahead of Reading goalkeeper Sam Walker.
Tottenham were quick to announce their new signing on a free transfer, but Charlton were less than impressed with their dealings and immediately released a statement sharing their disappointment that the move had been allowed to go ahead with the forward still being under contract. Midway through her debut top-flight season, Graham has let the drama wash over her – certain the decision was the right one to further her footballing career.
As one of the best home performers takes on the best travelling performer, this is a game that could go either way. In truth, it's not the most exciting betting prospect, though from a price point of view, those looking to get involved could do worse than a home win. Ipswich have been very good on the road, though as Accrington proved not that long ago, they're not infallible. Coventry, given very little away and who ought to relish facing an Ipswich side that is likely to get forward, have been solid at St. Andrew's, where they've already beaten strong teams such as Blackpool and Fleetwood, the former of which recently held Ipswich to a draw.
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His free-kick against Spain and some of his close control was mesmerising. Then was still brilliant four years later to down England with two late goals. As good as they were, should still have a word with his strikeforce - he has one assist from 38 chances created at the finals!FORWARDSAntoine Griezmann (France) - 7 apps, 6 goals. Tournaments played in: 2016. Best finish: Runner-up (2016)Another Frenchman to have a brilliant tournament on home soil, Griezmann looked like carrying his side to another win until they blew it in the final.
In terms of their most recent efforts, things haven't gone well. Morecambe have drawn one and lost three of their last four, scoring just two goals in the process. Such form isn't ideal ahead of a game against an in-form Port Vale side.
West Ham ended November on a massively positive note last weekend when they beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, ending a dismal run of form and breathing new optimism into the London Stadium. That optimism was short lived though, with a midweek trip to Molineux resulting in a 2-0 defeat to Wolves and leaving them 15th in the table.
Messi tortured United with his sublime skill, movement and threat, crowning a virtuoso performance by soaring behind Rio Ferdinand to head Xavi's delivery back across Edwin van der Sar in the 70th minute. A true great doing what true greats do - controlling the biggest games. It was a privilege to witness. Gareth Bale: Tottenham 3-1 Inter Milan - White Hart Lane, 2 November 2010 Gareth Bale joined Real Madrid from Tottenham for £85m in 2013"Taxi For Maicon.
Even though Southampton won lately 2-1 at home in the league against both Watford and Norwich they were just two teams sitting in the relegation zone and besides those two wins they have a record of 0-2-6 in their home games so far this season, so really not a great home side as I remember them losing even with 9-0 at home to Leicester earlier this term.
If he learns to play collectively, he'll have even more fun. Balotelli was asked about a possible Italy recall for Euro 2020. Everyone wants to play in the European championship but for me the important thing is to save Brescia. That's what is in my head," he said. Brescia moved up to 19th in the 20-team table with 10 points, one ahead of SPAL.
Tottenham players pay price for Dublin bashIt’s not often that Harry Redknapp goes on the warpath but, while he was in charge of Tottenham, he did just that after a golfing break to the Republic of Ireland was used as a pretext for an unauthorised Christmas party. Instead of his players hitting the Irish fairways, they spent an afternoon in a Dublin pub before heading on to a nightclub. They returned 72 hours before a 1-0 Premier League defeat to Wolves in December 2009.
