Yesterday, he posted an Instagram video of himself training in a Juventus shirt with the name ‘Matuidi’ on the back, insisting it was in support of France team-mate Blaise. Matuidi became the second player from the Italian giants to test positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. FIFA puts revamped Club World Cup on hold FIFA has elected to delay the first edition of the new Club World Cup, which was due to be held in 2021 in China after the Euro 2020 and Copa America were postponed for a year.
Celta Vigo remain in the bottom three going into Matchday 15, but they will be in buoyant mood ahead of Valladolid's visit to Balaidos following their tremendous 1-3 success away to Villarreal last weekend.
Dortmund's only previous away European match at the Nou Camp was in January 1998, in the first leg of the European Super Cup final - they lost 2-0. Barcelona have won 13 of their 15 home Champions League matches against German opponents - their two defeats have both been against Bayern Munich (2-1 in November 1998 and 3-0 in May 2013). Barcelona drew 0-0 with Slavia Prague last time - they have never failed to score in back-to-back home matches in the Champions League.
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.
Fernando doubled Sevilla's lead in the 67th minute after a long wait for a VAR review before Jules Kounde netted the third in the 75th to complete a victory which lifted his side after a run of poor results and brought Getafe back down to earth after their surprise 2-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam. The win took Sevilla into third in the standings on 43 points, one ahead of Getafe who dropped down to fourth.
In the past some managers have changed their whole system to deal with Hazard, but Guardiola would not have been making any plans just to stop one player, so it will not affect his thinking too much. Instead, he will have been working on a formation he thinks is best suited against Real in every area of the pitch. Real still have a lot of quality right through their side, but other than Karim Benzema, who scores most of their goals, their strength is more as a unit.
The tragedy is that at the moment, in pure footballing terms, he is sacrificing what should be the greatest years of his life as he attempts to create a reality that he doesn't care about one of the main things he has strived for all his life to achieve. A lot of clubs would have made a concerted effort to try to sort this out. Not Real Madrid, who have a clear idea and focus of where they are going and where they stand, and have indicated to both Bale and Rodriguez that they are not about to change their tactics, whatever it may cost them financially.
Liverpool survived a rare night of struggle in this stellar season to overcome West Ham United and close to within four wins of the Premier League title as keeper Lukasz Fabianski suffered an Anfield nightmare. Victory means Liverpool equal the English league record of 18 successive wins, set by Manchester City from August to December 2017, with Jurgen Klopp's side last dropping points in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in October.
Lyon have been eliminated by Italian opposition in the Champions League knockout stages on both previous occasions they have met: 3-1 on aggregate against AC Milan in 2005-06 (quarter-finals) and 2-0 against Roma in 2006-07 (round of 16). Meanwhile, Juventus have always progressed to the next round when facing French clubs in the knockout stages of the competition (4/4). LyonLyon have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League more times than any other French club (11).
Both teams could do with a win from this game. Brighton haven’t won all year and although draws earn points, some three-pointers will do their survival hopes the power of good. Home form isn’t as good as it was in the early part of the season and they fall behind too many times. Palace had a much needed win last weekend and will want to build on that. Away form isn’t great though and the tip here is for this game to end in a draw with both teams getting on the scoresheet.
Just 6 points separating 3rd from bottom Nurnberg and Holstein Kiel at this moment, but the hosts have not won a game in more than 2 months and lost 2 games in a row at home losing first 5-1 at home to top of the league Arminia Bielefeld side and second loss was with 2-0 against a modest When side, they now have 4 defeats and just one draw in their last 5 league games and seem to be a mere relegation candidate.
I predict the home team can win this match by a very large score difference... the predicted score for this match is over 4 goals in the last minute running time of this match... I also predict the home team can win this match in the first round and the second round runs during this match... I predict the visitors cannot score in the first half and the second half runs during this match .. the predicted score for this match is 4-0 for the home team victory .. I hope this prediction can help us all and can win this game ...
Palace winger Zaha's strike came from a distance of just over 30 yards; none of his previous 35 Premier League goals were from more than 19 yards out. Benteke scored his first Premier League goal for Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park since April 2018 against Leicester, while this was his first such goal there excluding penalties since May 2017 against Hull. The average age of Crystal Palace's starting XI was 30 years and 351 days, the oldest of any starting XI in the competition this season.
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But what also helped Atletico was that Liverpool's final ball was so poor - often it was simply over-hit - and that too many of Liverpool's players had an off-night. Liverpool's starting XI in Madrid were beginning a game together for the first time this seasonI thought the front three were lethargic and even Virgil van Dijk looked a bit uneasy, which is not something I would often say about him. Trent Alexander-Arnold was another player who did not produce the quality we know he can, and his deliveries were disappointing.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5' Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 3, Reading Women 1. Posted at 90'+3' Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Posted at 90'+3' Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rachael Laws. Posted at 90'+3' Attempt saved. Beth England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. SubstitutionPosted at 89' Substitution, Chelsea Women.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Lyon 2. Posted at 90'+4' Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation. BookingPosted at 90'+3' Marcelo (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+2' Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Chelsea have lacked a cutting edge this season. Werner's lightning pace and threat will address that. He leaves RB Leipzig as their all-time top scorer with 95 goals in 159 games. And to outline what an all-round weapon Werner will be, 17 of his goals have come away from home, the most away goals by a player in a Bundesliga season since 1974. Werner, a mouth-watering addition, will be joined by Ajax's exciting winger Hakim Ziyech, who demonstrated his skill in their run to last season's Champions League semi-final and who has been signed in a £36m deal.
The players union's apparent reluctance to endorse wage cuts has led to accusations of "infighting" from Oliver Dowden, Britain's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. With the issue of players' wages during the shutdown rumbling on across Europe and England's rich top-flight clubs being closely scrutinised, Liverpool's announcement that it will furlough many employees is looking like a PR own goal.
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Central Coast Mariners v Western United predictions for Sunday’s match in the A-League. There wasn’t much expected of Central Coast coming into this season and they’ve yet to prove those critics wrong whilst Western United were an unknown entity who have started their season really well. Can they continue their good run this weekend? Read on for all our free A-League predictions and betting tips.
Follow reaction to Wednesday's FA Cup gamesMan City to face Newcastle in quarter-finals - full drawCity thirsty for more trophies Media playback is not supported on this device Could the 'keeper do better?' - Aguero gives Man City the lead Hot on the heels of their domestic cup triumph at Wembley, City arrived in Sheffield looking to progress in another competition. Liverpool may be galloping away with the Premier League but Pep Guardiola's men still have more trophies in their sight after the Carabao Cup secured the Spaniard his sixth piece of major silverware since arriving in 2016.
Teams in League Two have already indicated they wish to end the season but the promotion play-offs are expected to go ahead. Colchester say four people tested positive at their club, while Northampton confirmed their physiotherapist Ignacio Herrando was their only positive test. Herrando is described as "asymptomatic and feeling no ill effects". Exeter returned two positives and Cheltenham none. Blackburn captain Elliott Bennett and two unnamed Fulham players tested positive for coronavirus in the previous round of testing in the Championship.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Posted at 90'+3' Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Wilson following a set piece situation. Posted at 90'+2' Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Anderson Talisca put Guangzhou in front after 12 minutes when he set himself up to fire into the bottom corner and Paulinho doubled his side's lead when he launched an unstoppable drive into the roof of the net four minutes before the interval. The Brazil international then put the result beyond doubt when he scored from close range two minutes before the hour mark.
The home team have seen 4 of their past 5 matches having just the one goal scored. They have not been a big scoring team and have also not been scored against badly in their games recently as well. This game could be another low scoring game as they will play at home and defend well. The away team are known at times to play a very defensive style of football as well they look to keep their games low with scores at time. They will look to defend this out to the end and score late as well tonight
Constant changes to the match day squads left players unsettled and some even aired their dissatisfaction publicly. Being eight points off safety and with nine matches to go, Bremen have a lot to do but will be without the suspended Davy Klaasen in this game. Defensively, Bremen have been the worst in the league this season; they have conceded 55 goals and have not done well in attack either.
The Red Devils dominated English football for years but have not won the Premier League since 2013 and BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Chris Sutton believes they are a shadow of the side they used to be. The difference between the two sides is that Liverpool are living in the present," said the former Blackburn and Chelsea player. They are living in this moment. They are a team who are improving all the time and the club is improving all the time - on and off the field.
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Bournemouth have a really unimpressive run ahead of this game, and especially away from home. They have three straight away losses, and have failed to score in seven of the last 10 away matches. Their recent matches are characterized by trailing at half time, after which they go on to lose. They have never beaten Sheffield, and they face Sheffield who are on the back of straight wins with clean sheets and with a fairly good run at home. Back Sheffield to win here.
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Assisted by Raúl Jiménez. Posted at 88' Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho. Posted at 88' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 88' Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City). Posted at 84' Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Referee Andy Madley showed Palace right-back Joel Ward a red card late on for a foul on Stevens, but downgraded the punishment to a yellow card after consulting his pitchside monitor. The result lifts the Sheffield United above Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who play each other in Saturday's late game and can both move up to fifth with a win.
I think Giovani is going to stay with us," he said. While Tottenham look likely to be without striker Kane until at least April after hamstring surgery, Mourinho had positive news about goalkeeper Hugo Lloris who is back training after recovering from a dislocated elbow. I told you one month ago, I said February.
Sincerely, I don't like to do these things but I think that people have to be responsible for their jobs and own their decisions," Messi wrote. The players (are responsible) for what happens on the pitch and we are the first to admit when we haven’t been good. The heads of the sports department have to take their responsibilities too and above all own the decisions they make.
Though I wouldn’t compare them as players to the men, it could be something like the Messi v Ronaldo battle while they were at Barcelona and Real Madrid: two outstanding players at rival clubs, pushing each other to ever greater levels of performance and achievement. COMING UP Can Manchester City keep the title race alive and cut Liverpool’s lead to only *checks notes* ELEVEN points?! Find out tonight against Wolverhampton Wanderers! Also it’s the Dundee derby in the Scottish derby, if that’s more your slice of cake.
It was a hard-fought derby. Both teams will feel they did everything they could possibly do. We need more points but we've got 10 games left. The way this group of players is I can't really see us surrendering what we've done so far. But we don't take anything for granted. On relegation: "You can never say never, it's good to get back-to-back wins and we've got two important games coming up [at home to Watford then away at Bournemouth].
Cowdenbeath is in 3rd place with 25 points while Elgin City is in 6th place with 17 points. Elgin is 4 points behind the 4th place Annan that means promotion playoffs and I think that both teams wants to win this match. Of course the home team is more favorite here but I'm betting on over 2.5 because when you see the statistics until now they say that this match will have goals. We have 6 matches in row between these two teams that have ended in Over 2.5 and I believe even today we will see a great match with a lot of goals.
Suspicion and rumours have long surrounded the 2010 vote by FIFA's executive to hand the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. But on Monday, for the first time, prosecutors set direct, formal allegations down in print. According to the prosecutors, representatives working for Russia and Qatar bribed FIFA executive committee officials to swing votes in the crucial decision of world football's governing body.
Here is the full link. Video - Average Man to Superman: Are six weeks of training enough to conquer England’s steepest climb?19:10 10:11 - Rose hits back at Hancock's PL comments Tottenham defender Danny Rose, currently on loan at Newcastle, has hit back at UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock after he accused Premier League players of failing to play their part in the coronavirus crisis.
They subsequently won the Club World Cup in December. Without knowing it at the time, the most important thing I said to the players was that we have to create our own stories and own history," said Klopp. When I came in, I had to tell them not to compare themselves with anyone any more, some of the fantastic people who played for this club and won everything in the past. We needed to get the opportunity from our supporters to find our own way, and this is only possible because people never lost patience with us in any moment.
Incheon united is a team which currently don't have perfect combination to beat the opponent defense. Though they can defense well. They again have great chance to settle this match as another draw. But win is very hard possible things for them in current scenario. They already have two draws in last 3 games. Only consider a goal so far. So we can see this match as a low scoring event. Because Pohang is average team which rely on their midfielder to create chances. We hardly expect a single goal this match. Therefore we see very touch chances here to get goals from both side. Good luck.
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