Yet they still served up a thrilling game with top spot on the line. Karim Benzema knocked into an empty net to give Real the lead in the 17th minute and doubled the advantage with a 79th minute header. Yet Kylian Mbappe immediately reduced the deficit down the other end in the 81st minute before Pablo Sarabia equalised in the 82nd.
Leicester are now 10 points behind league leaders Liverpool after Kelechi Iheanacho and Demarai Gray score in a 2-1 victory over West Ham at the London Stadium. Kane penalty saves shaky Spurs at Norwich Deeney at the double as 10-man Watford beat Villa in relegation six-pointer With Jamie Vardy absent to celebrate the birth of his third child, Iheanacho started in his place as Brendan Rodgers made nine changes to his starting XI that lost 4-0 to Liverpool on Boxing Day.
MANCHESTER, England, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The following are three talking points from the weekend's Premier League action: VAR NEEDS MORE THAN TINKERING Wolverhampton Wanderers equalised just before halftime against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday to set-up a thrilling 45 minute battle for the three points.
We are here to win games," said Courtois in his teammate's defence. What has happened, has happened. He [Bale] gives everything in training and matches to help us win. The Bernabeu has its opinion and I am not in a position to comment on that. Aguero to miss Manchester derby Sergio Aguero will not be fit to face Manchester United at the Etihad next month after limping out of Manchester City's 2-1 win against Chelsea on Saturday.
Braga have won their last eight games in league and cup, home and away, against Aves and have kept a clean sheet in three of the duos’ last five encounters. Braga have scored two team goals in five of the pairs’ last six competitive and non-competitive matches, so you can see why we have backed the visitors to win 2-0 on Saturday.
A centre-back is what they should be looking for. Losing Kompany in the summer didn’t seem to be a huge issue, as Laporte was looking like he would fill that gap. However, his early knee injury against Brighton was catastrophic, especially with Otamendi and John Stone’s drop in form. Therefore, Kalidou Koulibaly should be a target for City.
As for his first, when he knocked home the rebound after his penalty was saved, referee Martin Atkinson was signalling for a goal kick - but VAR insisted it was a penalty. Remind me, who is actually in charge of the football match?Did you know? Son Heung-min became the first Asian player to score 50 Premier League goals. Dominic Calvert-Lewin: The more I see this kid the more I like him. I must confess there was one stage I didn't think he had enough for the Premier League but he clearly must be an intelligent lad who listens.
Isco (Real Madrid)Getty Images Paper Round’s view: Isco to Chelsea… It all feels rather 2017 all over again. If Chelsea really do have £150m in the bank, it’s difficult to see almost a third of that going on the Spaniard. Cavani to Atleti? Atletico Madrid are looking to sign PSG forward Edinson Cavani in January, the Daily Mail reports.
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Only League One sides Oxford and Portsmouth have played more in England. Wolves would have gone fourth with victory, but fifth place could still yield a Champions League spot if Manchester City do not win an appeal against their two-year European expulsion. Most of Wolves' chances were from distance, with Ruben Neves shooting over on a couple of occasions and Raul Jimenez poking a shot wide.
While Verona have been impressive at the back this season, their numbers don't tell the full story. They've been getting results at home, but their two wins came against sides in the bottom three. They're yet to host a side above 12th in the table so far, while their away trips have seen them struggle at leading sides, conceding two at Napoli, Inter and Juve. That points to joy for the visitors here.
Sean Dyche's men were extremely disappointing against a notoriously flaky Man Utd side on Saturday evening, and the Clarets' almost complete lack of threat in forward areas was in keeping with the worrying pattern of attacking underperformance that has been holding the team back in recent weeks.
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In the three seasons since the Spaniard took over, City won two Premier League titles, and added an FA Cup and League Cup for a domestic treble last season, but have so far failed to crack the European game's ultimate test. Ronaldinho, now 39, said the pass-heavy style of play at Man City may be different from the spectacular individual efforts that marked his own career, but the English club are still "perennial contenders" and played beautiful football.
Both teams are wounded as they go to this game, but a factor that stands out is that both are weak in defence. Burnley are the poorest in defence in the top 14 and Spur are the poorest in the top 11. They have both been scoring regularly though, and we have reason to believe they will both score here. However, with Spurs’ home record, as well as dominance over Spurs, we will be backing the home team for a win.
Posted at 53' Attempt saved. Tony Andreu (St. Mirren) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Posted at 52' Junior Morias (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Three of the last five Roma home league games have seen both teams score. Lazio's last five away league games have all ended in 2-1 victories.
Celtic would create further first-half chances. Jullien headed over from a Ryan Christie free-kick, then Odsonne Edouard struck an upright after a McGregor burst. But, like in October, Dykes would give Jullien major problems as the second half began. The Australian striker drove into the box, leaving the defender trailing in his wake, and cut the ball back for Robinson to crash past Forster. Celtic would throw the kitchen sink at Livingston without carving open the well-drilled home side.
Many of the world’s top players began their careers at small clubs where even a few thousand dollars could be useful. However, FIFA has said that the system has until now not worked as it should and many small clubs in Latin America and Africa have missed out on valuable payments. This modernised system will encourage and reward the training efforts of clubs and, as payments will be automated via the new FIFA Clearing House, it will ensure that training compensation is actually paid, which is often currently not the case," said FIFA.
STOCKHOLM, April 13 (Reuters) - AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic trained with Swedish club Hammarby as the global soccer shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues, and a brief bout of coughing didn't appear to trouble him as he practiced his shooting. Former Sweden forward Ibrahimovic, who is his country's record goal-scorer and owns a stake in the top-flight Stockholm club, took a full part in the training session that had a mixture of bright sunshine and brief showers of snow and hail.
Klopp is expecting Diego Simeone's men to employ similar tactics in Wednesday's return leg but is hoping the officials on the night stand up to it. Video - Real Madrid’s two-man shortlist to replace Zidane – Euro Papers01:24 “In a similar situation in the second game I probably wouldn’t do the same, but in the first game it is not over in that moment.
JUVENTUS: Listed on the stock market in Milan, the Agnelli family that founded the Fiat motor group remain the controlling shareholder at Juve, Italian champions for the past eight seasons. AC MILAN: U. S. Elliott Management last year assumed control of indebted Italian soccer club AC Milan and injected 50 million euros to help stabilise the club's finances.
Saints added that "all activity at Staplewood Campus, St Mary's Stadium and our other sites continue to be suspended except for essential activities" due to the coronavirus, with the situation to be reviewed at the end of April. Everyone at the club remains fully committed to the community we value so highly in Southampton.
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We have to) prepare, play good, better, be as close as possible, play the knockout (cup competitions) and prepare for next season. Next season will be here and, hopefully, we can do better. Asked whether it was now tough after two title-winning years to motivate his team for the more modest goal of qualifying for the Champions League, Guardiola said: "The best motivation is to try to play good, win games, that's the best".
Richairo Zivkovic replaces Billy Sharp. SubstitutionPosted at 73' Substitution, Sheffield United. Luke Freeman replaces John Fleck. Posted at 72' Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Billy Sharp. BookingPosted at 70' Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 70' Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Fiorentina have no wins in their last six league games. Roma have only lost one away league game all season. Roma have only lost one of their last 12 away league matches. In 2019, Fiorentina have only won two of their 18 home league matches. It's not been a year to remember for Fiorentina who begin this Serie A game 13th in the table and only four points above the relegation zone.
The leading trio of Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea all saw the new year in with a victory, as the Gunners made it seven consecutive league wins with a 2-0 win over Birmingham. Pauline Bremer grabbed herself another brace as City overcame Tottenham 4-1 at The Hive, while Chelsea had to come from behind to beat Reading 3-1.
A Spanish second division match which was abandoned at half-time after Rayo Vallecano fans chanted that Albacete forward Roman Zozulya was a "Nazi" will resume behind closed doors. The Spanish Football Federation gave Rayo an 18,000 euro (£15,333) fine and a two-match partial stadium closure. Zozulya joined Rayo on loan in 2017 but the deal was cancelled after fans said the town was "not a place for Nazis".
Emil Bohinen is the player in question, with the 20-year-old Stabaek JF star on Brighton’s radar. Read more about the youngster here 10:40 - 'Arsenal could lose star strikers if Emery stays' Arsenal could lose two key stars, Roma want to keep Chris Smalling, Watford look to employ their third manager of the season and Liverpool confirm a substitute manager in the Carabao Cup.
Leipzig are on 10 points in Group G while Zenit St Petersburg moved up to seven with a 2-0 victory over Olympique Lyonnais, who are third on goal difference. Benfica are last on four points. Salzburg thumped Belgian side Genk 4-1 away on Wednesday to keep their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage alive and set up a final-game decider against holders Liverpool.
Benfica have won five of their last six matches against Braga and are unbeaten in their last thirteen competitive matches against Wednesday’s visitors. Benfica have scored three or more goals in five of their last six matches against Braga, so you can start to see just why we have backed a 3-1 win for the hosts on Wednesday night.
in this game I think it is much smarter to go for this option both to score than to risk trying to predict who can be the winner in this match and that is because aue on one side is third best home team in the league but overall they are on the middle and on the other hand sandhausen is very close to the relegation zone and since their defense is very bad the only way to avoid defeat in this one is to attack so I think both will score a goal and 1-1 could be correct score at the end
Posted at 62' Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 62' Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari). SubstitutionPosted at 61' Substitution, Cagliari. Paolo Faragò replaces Fabrizio Cacciatore. The charismatic 38-year-old Swede was brought on to a rousing reception from the San Siro crowd in the 55th minute but Milan could still not find a way past their lowly opponents.
Pk 35 is going to face Viikingit. The hosts of this match lost the previous match 1:2 against Lahden on away but at home, they usually play so well. The hosts dropped from the higher league but at home, they were even good. Pk 35 is going to win this match and I don't give a chance for Viikingit to pick up a point. The visitors lost most of the games on away and even against a much weaker team than PK 35. I think the hosts should score here at least 3 goals against Viikingit and cover this handicap from my bet
A penalty eight minutes from time made it 4-0. Sporting certainly aren't at their best when on their travels, that was their fourth defeat in five games. Home form is better though and the Peruvian side have just one loss in their last 14 league and cup games. It's tougher for them in this competition though with only one win in their last seven home games.
In 2018, new guidance from the Sports Ground Safety Authority, the body in charge of ground safety, allowed the use of rail seats. Managing director Richard Arnold said: "Our belief is that the introduction of barrier seats will enhance spectator safety in areas of the stadium where - as with other clubs - we have seen examples of persistent standing. It also allows us to future-proof the stadium in the event of any changes to the current all-seater stadium policy.
All the WSL clubs are now fully professional. However, the Championship is still part-time - and the Women's FA Cup still doesn't have a commercial partner following the end of the agreement with energy providers SSE. Much as authorities might like to concentrate on what's happening on the pitch, the off-field situation is less than rosy in many places.
