I understand why some City fans will always want to see them win the Premier League above anything else. The recent domestic success they have seen, particularly over the past couple of seasons, has been amazing and something no English club has managed before. However, a first Champions League title would be so valuable because, globally, it would see City grow even more than they have done in the past decade.
Rangers stepped up the pressure in the second half but it was possession with no cutting edge. Arfield had a shot deflected wide and Lewis repelled a Borna Barisic curling effort after superbly turning Morelos' close-range drive over the bar. The hosts threw on new signings Ianis Hagi and Florian Kamberi in the closing stages to little effect.
Hoffenheim have kept just three clean sheets in their 12 Bundesliga games. The five goals they conceded to Mainz last weekend now leaves them with 13 goals conceded in six home Bundesliga games. Only bottom-placed Paderborn, who have conceded 14 goals at home, have a worse home defensive record than Hoffenheim.
Mind you, whoever was putting the pre-match music on instead of old George Sephton - the club's long-time stadium announcer - used the same volume setting as he does when there are 50,000 inside the ground. It was absolutely deafening and it was all I could hear when I was on 5 Live. They still played 'You'll never walk alone' just before kick-off though, and that was special. They usually turn it off before the end and the crowd keep singing it but, even though that part was missing, it just felt right - it made it feel like home.
Arsenal1997-98 Other notable squad members: Keown, Grimandi, Platt, Anelka"At first, I thought: 'What does this Frenchman know about football?'" said Arsenal captain Tony Adams, unimpressed at the appointment of manager Arsene Wenger from Japanese side Grampus Eight. But the Frenchman silenced critics in his first full season in charge. The Premier League looked lost in February when the Gunners were 12 points adrift of reigning champions Manchester United, but a brilliant late-season charge that included 10 straight victories saw the trophy head to Highbury.
Green, Carson, Wright, Turnbull, Lonergan, Grant. IconicIn the past few years, there have been plenty of players making seemingly strange moves in a new breed - third-choice goalkeepers who are just there in case of emergency. Scott Carson, 34, is on a season-long loan at Manchester City from Derby. He's still waiting for his debut. In fact he's probably not. Rob Green, 39, retired last summer after the greatest achievement of his career, winning the Europa League with Chelsea.
I still remember my first day," the Augsburg striker tells BBC Scotland, casting his mind back to 1998. I went with my dad and we came to this small bit of grass - you wouldn't call it a pitch - but we walked past it because we thought, surely, that couldn't be it. But then we found the clubhouse and it turned out that bit of grass was where we were training. Club leader Tam Smith remembers Finnbogason's father being aghast.
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Sometimes the players you love the most are the ones you cannot have, but unfortunately for Zidane he is our player, although I'm sure he has a lot of players who he loves in his team," said a smiling Tuchel. I don't know how much Zidane loves Mbappe but he is our most important player and we are very happy that he belongs to us.
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Two Israeli teams Bnei Yehuda and Beitar Jerusalem will take on each other in Club friendly on Monday. Both the teams are from top Division league called Ligat Ha'al. Bnei Yehuda recently placed a friendly game to another top Division club Hapoel Tel Aviv. The result was Goalless Draw that time. Beitar Jerusalem recently placed a friendly game to Netanya and lost that game by 1-2. That game should end in draw if Rotman didn't missed the penalty. In the last six head to head matches, Bnei Yehuda has two wins, Beitar Jerusalem has two wins and remaining two ended in Draw. Beitar Jerusalem only lost two of the previous 16 league Matches .
A wonderful winning goal from substitute Paulo Dybala sent Juventus back to the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over title rivals Inter Milan at an empty Allianz Stadium on Sunday. Juve, who opened the scoring through Aaron Ramsey, lead on 63 points, one ahead of Lazio and nine clear of Inter in third, although Antonio Conte's side have a game in hand.
FC Club Brugge will welcome KV Oostende in Belgium Jupiler League 16th match day. Club Brugge lost surprisingly against FC Antwerpen away 1-2 and will surely use this game to gain their 3 points to avoid any regrets because of high competition that are following up from the other teams. Just 5 points separates them from the league. Host are leaders with 33 points from 14 matches, scoring 33 goals against 6, winning 3 out of 5 last league games played so far, 1 draw and 1 game lost, In all they win 10 game, 3 draws and 1 lost game, while the visitors are very far in form, just 1 draw from the last 5 league games, 14th in the league with 12 points from 15 matches, scoring 17 goals against 29, winning in all 3 games, 3 draws and 9 games lost. Hard game for the visitors.
That hinted at a difficult night for Real Madrid, but Karim Benzema equalised after 37 minutes, heading home a Luka Modric free kick delivery, before Fede Valverde had a deflected strike from distance find the back of the net to give the hosts the lead. Bale came off the bench to the sound of jeers and whistles from home supporters upset at the controversial ‘Wales.
Nir Bitton started in the Granite City in place of centre-half Jozo Simunovic, who missed out through injury. Left-back Greg Taylor hobbled off and his replacement, Jonny Hayes, had one of his poorer games. Hatem Abd Elhamed has returned to training but hasn't played since November. Celtic winning run continues through late winner Rangers return to winning waysOn the face of it, this result was not the emphatic response Steven Gerrard craved on the back of a midweek defeat to Kilmarnock.
SubstitutionPosted at 70' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Dele Alli because of an injury. Posted at 69' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez. BookingPosted at 66' Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 66' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 66' Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur).
Since 2013 these two team have met 18 times in all competitions and away team has never won even a single one of the fixtures. The best they have done is come up with only 1 draw in their 2017 league cup fixture. Despite such history, the away team is indeed in good form winning eight of their last 10 games in all competitions, drawing one which is their recent game and losing one. It's important to note that the game they lost was against the home team. While the home teams form may also be good with 7 wins in 10 games in all competitions, it's not better than the always team. But what has made me go for the home team win is surely there is something that drives the home team to win this fixture no matter what.
They have picked up five points in this season's Champions League, only previously bettering that tally when they achieved eight points in 1998-99. Zagreb have won just once in their past 16 Champions League matches, beating Atalanta on matchday one this season. With four goals and one assist, Mislav Orsic has been directly involved in five of Dinamo Zagreb's nine goals in the Champions League this season.
Southwood deserves praise for doing so much in awful conditions to keep Hearts out. But it goes to Alex Gogic. A real unsung hero, he was superb - shouting and organising and getting his head to everything to help his side escape Tynecastle with what could be a vital point. If it was 11 v 11 we would have won' - reaction Media playback is not supported on this device 'We started opposite to what we wanted' - Stendel Hearts manager Daniel Stendel: "We started very badly.
Istanbul Basaksehir have lack of experience on international scene, that is maybe a reason why they are defeated in first leg against Sporting, they scored one goal in first leg, but unfortunate for their fans, before that three goals finished in the net of their goalkeeper. In second leg, Istanbul will be without their standard attacker Crivelli, he is suspended, same as Sporting defender Neto. Sporting Lisbon have a lot of experience, they have fantastic advantage of two goals from first leg, and I am sure in this match they will be more careful in defense, Cabral and Sporar will be in attack, I expect similar result as in the first leg. Two goals advantage for Sporting will not be surprising result for this duel.
As it stands it looks like seven are likely. The one extra vote required to get this resolution passed could conceivably come down to Inverness or Dundee. SPFL's European places not impacted by lower league voteIt's time for pragmatism, not rules - Budge'A serious amount of politicking is going on in the shadows'If one votes the way of Neil Doncaster the thing is done and the season is over. If both go against, then the resolution could well fail and we remain in limbo.
So far this season, after 4 games, Umea has not lost (Umea won 2, drew 2 after 4 matches). However, if counting the Asian aspect, Umea is the only team among the friendly teams to please the Asian investors after the first 4 rounds of the tournament (in there are 2 home matches)
Telstar and Oss will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie. Telstar this season have the following results: 9W, 6D and 7L. Meanwhile Oss have 5W, 3D and 14L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Newcastle Jets and Western United will face each other in the upcoming match in the A League. Newcastle Jets this season have the following results: 2W, 3D and 9L. Meanwhile Western United have 6W, 2D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Maurizio Sarri, brought in as Juventus coach to impose his distinctive style of football, was left frustrated when they reverted to the more cautious approach of predecessor Massimiliano Allegri during their match at AS Roma. Sarri, whose side raced to a 2-0 lead inside the first 10 minutes, was happy with their performance for the first hour of the 2-1 win which put them back on top of Serie A as the season reached the halfway mark.
Snodgrass then doubled the advantage on the stroke of halftime, latching on to a Brighton clearance and blasting home from the edge of the box. Brighton got back in the game in fortunate fashion when West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski's attempted punch clear struck the back of his team mate Angelo Ogbonna and flew into the net.
We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Sunday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of the hosts. Pacos Ferreira have improved at home in recent weeks while Setubal still are still searching for their first away victory of the campaign. The hosts head into this match as the slight form favourites and boast an excellent head to head record against their guests, while Vitoria Setubal have failed to score in three of their last six outings and have only netted once on the road all season.
All I can really say is that, for the next six months, I'll give everything for the club," he said. I've just talked about the last four months. That won't be happening again. I can give everything, I can track back, I can try to get my assists and goals to help the club get to where it should be in the Premier League. After that, I don't really know what's going to happen. But that is all I can promise.
Leipzig were not willing to go into talks with Liverpool about an alternative transfer arrangement. It won't get any cheaper," RB Leipzig chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff said recently. We will not sell a player below value if he is under contract for more than a year. Chelsea will almost double Werner's salaryLast year, Werner was linked with a move to Bayern Munich which ultimately fell through because the Bundesliga champions were not fully convinced his price tag of about £22m was justified.
Melbourne return back from Asia so this will not be a easy trip to now go to Perth and expect to collect all 3 points. Perth have been a very good home team for most of this season and Melbourne have been a team struggling to score goal and win away from home. All the travel for Melbourne should cost them any chance of winning this match and the home team should take control and run them off their feet. Perth have a very strong team listed to play and seem good enough to go on and win the match
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How coronavirus has impacted sporting events around the worldThe statement, from the monitoring commission established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga, added: "Both the RFEF and La Liga wish to express our greatest public gratitude to all those who are dedicating their best efforts to provide essential services to the Spanish people, and also share our condolences for all the deceased and a warm embrace from the world of soccer to the many families that are losing loved ones.
In my opinion Inter Star can collect a quite large win in this match at home vs Ngozi City: the visitors have been the 2nd worst team of the whole League so far, having collected just one point more than Les Lierres which is actually at the bottom of the table. Inter Star has been much more consistent than them instead, being in the middle of the table and having above all conceded 23 goals less than them so far. Ngozi City comes from 2 1-0 wins in a row, however this should be a very hard game because they have been very weak in their away games so far, so InterStar should win today.
Wolves have become the first Premier League club to install a drive-through coronavirus testing station for their players at their training ground. Manager Nuno Espirito Santo and his players returned to Compton for individual sessions last week. It is understood Wolves players are yet to use the procedure but backroom staff have been tested. The Premier League hopes the process will become the template for other clubs across the top flight.
Full TimeSecond Half ends, Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Post updateKurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post updateFoul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Post updateOffside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez tries a through ball, but Daniel Podence is caught offside. Post updateAttempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Venlo and Twente will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eredivisie. Venlo this season have the following results: 3W, 0D and 10L. Meanwhile Twente have 5W, 3D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
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The manager had a fragile relationship with mercurial midfielder Xabi Alonso, the supply line for Gerrard and Fernando Torres, and it led Liverpool to sell him to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. In another ill-judged move, Benitez replaced his compatriot with the easily breakable and mostly redundant or injured Italian Alberto Aquilani. I recall the sight of a concerned Benitez trying to reassure fans outside Anfield after an early-season home defeat by Aston Villa.
The 22-year-old Manchester United forward had been a doubt to return this season, and he might have even missed the now-postponed Euro 2020 tournament with England, but he has now said: ‘I’m in a much better place, I’m much happier than I was about a month ago, so things are looking positive. Paper Round’s view: This enforced break will be handy for Rashford, as it will a few other players who were set to miss out on the rest of the season - or much of it - with injury.
Posted at 69' Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan). Posted at 69' Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner. Posted at 69' Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij with a headed pass. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he would never manage Manchester United and would prefer to go on holiday than take over at Old Trafford.
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.
Goodison Park will be rocking again for Duncan, though, and that will have an effect too. Lawro's prediction: 1-1Serge's prediction: 2-0 Aston Villa v SouthamptonBoth of these teams are in the bottom four, and both of them are on a losing run - Aston Villa's has lasted three games, Southampton's two. Saints had been showing signs of life until a couple of weeks ago, but then they lost late on at Newcastle and put in a disappointing performance at home to West Ham.
