They are a fantastic bunch," said Lennon of his players. It's not been ideal to have a few important players out through injury. We've had to rejig things a little bit - but now, slowly but surely, we're getting the full complement of players back at a really good time. I have to do very little with these players. I've learned so much from them myself in the 10 months I've been here. I enjoy working with them.
SubstitutionPosted at 67' Substitution, Espanyol. Ander Iturraspe replaces David López. BookingPosted at 66' Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 66' Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona). Posted at 66' Matías Vargas (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Port Vale's Tom Pope told his Twitter followers he would shine against John Stones, duly did so and - despite FA Cup defeat - just about ended up with a Manchester City souvenir for his efforts.
Mike Tyson's business partner Alki David says naming Barcelona's Nou Camp after their cannabis company is "an amazing idea". Barcelona announced on Tuesday they would sell naming rights to the stadium for the first time and donate the revenue to fighting coronavirus. David wants to acquire the rights, name the ground Swissx Stadium after his and Tyson’s company “and provide plant medicine products in the concessions”.
For the most part, Watford are actually performing better on the road than at Vicarage Road. Their 8-0 drubbing at the Etihad aside, they have only lost half of their Premier League away days and their sole victory came on their travels.
The Warm-Up: UEFA meet to consider a range of unfair solutions Football LIVE - Euro 2020 postponed until 2021 by UEFA amid coronavirus crisis The Norwegian FA relayed the information on Twitter after a conference call with UEFA’s key stakeholders. The tournament was due to run from 12 June to July 12 but will reportedly now be held from 11 June to 11 July, 2021.
Earlier on Tuesday, Zidane hailed his opposite number as the greatest manager in the world and recalled visiting Guardiola in 2015 at Bayern with a group of French coaches. We talked about his training sessions, how he managed the team and he was very sincere with us. We were inspired with the work he was doing, he motivated us even more," Zidane remembered.
Mohamed Salah 100 70 0. As you can see from the table above Vardy does have a poorer goal to game ratio than every player on this list bar Mane but he more than holds his own, and that is the point entirely. Vardy is a player who still plays for a team that is not part of the traditional “Big 6”. Plus it’s not as if Vardy should necessarily be knocked for his endurance; for example everyone knows how much Aguero’s absence can impact Manchester City.
Bournemouth were beaten 0-3 at home to Liverpool in one of the least surprising results of last weekend, though the limp manner of their loss hinted that Cherries have some serious problems at present.
Manchester City have been banned from European club competition in 2020/21 and 2021/22 after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of Uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations. The reigning Premier League champions have also been fined 30m euros (£25m). The decision is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Manchester City say they are "disappointed but not surprised" by the "prejudicial" decision and will appeal.
Already trailing Real Madrid to a Cristiano Ronaldo effort, Leonardo Bonucci switched the ball from right to left, where Alex Sandro volleyed into the box. Without the ball touching the ground, Gonzalo Higuain took a touch and played it to Mario Mandzukic. With his back to goal, the Croat chested it down and arced a stunning overhead kick over Keylor Navas. Gareth Bale - Real Madrid v Liverpool (2018)Now, this one may just go down as one of the greatest goals of all time.
It looked like both sides would have to settle for a point but that late twist not only provides a huge morale lift to David Moyes' side, putting them three points clear of the relegation places, but also completed a good 24 hours for Manchester United in the race for Champions League places after their win at Brighton and third-placed Leicester City's loss at Everton. Moyes was angry when Soucek saw a first-half goal ruled out because Michail Antonio was adjudged to be offside and in Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's line of vision.
I know odds are not that great for the under 2.5 goals bet here just 1.55 at this moment but fact is both teams are decent in defense the guests have just one loss on the road this season and it happened right at the start while the hosts are undefeated at home as well but both have many low scoring draws so a draw is the most likely score here either if it will end 0-0 like I expect or just 1-1 in the end it should be a low scoring affair and will take the under 2.5 goals bet.
Fleetwood vs Sunderland predictions for the New Year’s Day fixture at Highbury Stadium. Will the hosts remain unbeaten for the entirety of the festive period? Read on for our free League 1 predictions and betting tips.
A pitch-invader who breached security to get a selfie with Barcelona's Lionel Messi at a behind-closed-doors game should face charges, says La Liga. The fan, wearing an Argentina shirt with Messi's name and number, appeared on the pitch early in the second half of Saturday's 4-0 win away to Mallorca. He managed to pose for a picture within a couple of metres of Messi before being grabbed by security staff.
In the past three matches, Barcelona have scored at least two goals and they head here unbeaten at home this season - 21 matches. They have also kept clean sheets in four of the last five matches at home. In 17 La Liga home matches, Barcelona have won 15 and drawn two; they only failed to score against Real Madrid, which was one of the two draws, the other being against Atletico Madrid (2-2).
The home team FK Vitebsk is currently struggling quite when their last 5 matches only drew and lost. Specifically, they have up to 4 drawers and 1 loss, making FK Vitebsk only temporarily ranked 11th in the rankings with 14 points. Currently after 11 matches, they only brought 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. The next match, FK Vitebsk will have to meet a strong opponent, BATE Borisov, this is not a simple challenge for the home team.
Wisla Krakow need to make amend for the 2 consecutive defeats to Gliwice and Warsaw. Wisla Krakow are chasing for top spots and trying to bring back glory days to Stadion Miejski. But they have been suffering at the defense of late as the team let in 7 goals in last 2 matches.
Both clubs were in regular contact with each other, the referee and the Football Association over the past two days, discussing the options available," Watford said in a statement https://www. However, following a pitch inspection this afternoon, the referee decided the match unfortunately could not go ahead.
He has the predatory skills to rival Ruud van Nistelrooy, with something of the finesse of Thierry Henry," reported the Guardian. I can't believe that was 17 years ago," Romanian Mutu told BBC Sport. In my first year at Chelsea I worked with Claudio Ranieri, a great coach, who wanted me in the squad. Without those personal problems, things would have been different…"On 12 July 2004, less than a year after that explosive start and a little over a month since Jose Mourinho had arrived to replace Ranieri, Mutu found himself subject to a doping test.
Former Republic of Ireland internationals Damien Duff, Keith Andrews and Alan Kelly will join new manager Stephen Kenny's backroom staff. Kenny, 48, replaced Mick McCarthy at the helm after Euro 2020 was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Jim Crawford succeeds Kenny as the Republic's Under-21 manager. Ex-Chelsea, Newcastle and Fulham winger Duff will join on 1 August, having spent the last year on the coaching staff of Scottish champions Celtic.
| Team | Events |
Wins | Draws |
Losses | Goal difference |
Points |
1 | Bayern Munich |
19 | 15 |
1 | 3 |
43 | 46 |
2 | Borussia Dortmund |
19 | 13 |
1 | 5 |
20 | 40 |
3 | Union Berlin |
19 | 8 |
7 | 4 |
3 | 31 |
4 | Hoffenheim |
19 | 9 |
4 | 6 |
10 | 31 |
5 | Freiburg |
19 | 8 |
6 | 5 |
8 | 30 |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen |
18 | 8 |
5 | 5 |
12 | 29 |
7 | FC Koeln |
19 | 7 |
7 | 5 |
-2 | 28 |
8 | RB Leipzig |
19 | 8 |
4 | 7 |
13 | 28 |
9 | Mainz 05 |
19 | 8 |
3 | 8 |
6 | 27 |
10 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
18 | 7 |
6 | 5 |
2 | 27 |
11 | Bochum |
19 | 7 |
2 | 10 |
-10 | 23 |
12 | Borussia Moenchengladbach |
18 | 6 |
4 | 8 |
-9 | 22 |
13 | Hertha Berlin |
19 | 6 |
4 | 9 |
-17 | 22 |
14 | Wolfsburg |
19 | 6 |
3 | 10 |
-13 | 21 |
15 | Augsburg |
18 | 4 |
6 | 8 |
-11 | 18 |
16 | VfB Stuttgart |
19 | 4 |
6 | 9 |
-11 | 18 |
17 | Arminia Bielefeld |
18 | 3 |
8 | 7 |
-8 | 17 |
18 | Greuther Fuerth |
18 | 1 |
3 | 14 |
-36 | 6 |