Messi rolled home the opener, and winner, with 14 minutes left to play, finishing a move which involved Riqui Puig, Antoine Griezmann and Arturo Vidal. It was a demonstration of what Setien wants from his new team. Video - Barca face competition for Serie A wonderkid - Euro Papers01:29 TALKING POINT - ‘Tiki-Taka’ is back at Barcelona The biggest criticism of Ernesto Valverde as Barcelona boss was that his pragmatism diluted the club’s famed philosophy.
Stuttgart are the side that has won more games recently, while they are higher up the table, though since most of their good work has come at home and since they've been anything but consistent, it's easy to feel that the hosts have a much better chance of doing well than the current prices would have us believe. On this basis, a punt on 'Darmstadt +0.50 Asian Handicap', which yields a win as long as Darmstadt avoid defeat, which wouldn't be at all surprising given the away form of the visitors.
Leicester City have won four of their last five away league games. West Ham have lost four of their last five home league matches. West Ham have conceded three goals in each of their last three home league games. Leicester have earned just one point from three games and will drop to third if Manchester City get a point at Wolves on Friday.
Manchester City restarted the league with an easy 3-0 home win over Arsenal. After Liverpool Manchester City are the strongest home team in the league with a 10-2-2 record and also the second most productive team with a total of 36 goals. In the last 6 home games City have scored at least 2 goals.
David Beckham, just loved him, I thought he had everything, and now CR7 [Cristiano Ronaldo]. I love the way he plays, the star power he has and the way he performs week in, week out. Tell us about your stance on women's player salaries?"I've done a lot of work to get where I am. I'm proud of what I have achieved, but it's just a start. It's always been an uncomfortable subject but it's uncomfortable because of what people get paid - it's not enough.
Saturday's loss to Manchester United, coupled with Liverpool's win at Bournemouth, leaves the champions 14 points behind Jurgen Klopp's side. It is not time to think about that," Guardiola said. We have to try to continue. There are many things to play for. City would need to win all their remaining 22 games to reach the 98-point mark that secured the title last season. Even then, City - now three points behind second-placed Leicester, having played a game more - would require a significant dip in form from Klopp's side, who have won 15 of their 16 games this term.
One more interesting match from Belarus Reserve league where I will bet on goals, what is pretty ok and real for me, but we will see what will happen. So, Belshina Reserves is team who is in last four matches played with even five or more goals, and those period, it was 0-6, 5-1, 2-5 and 0-5. Guests or Slavia Reserves is team who is also in same form and they are coming in this match after 1-4 and 5-0. Over is very real here and I will of course, bet on that option. It is very very real, really.
Bottom club Norwich were proving a tough nut to crack on a windy evening for Juergen Klopp's side but Mane, who came on as a substitute on the hour, pounced to drill home a fine finish from inside the area in the 78th minute. It was his first appearance since going off injured in Liverpool's win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Jan.
Cancelling the season because of the coronavirus outbreak could be "disastrous" for some English Football League clubs' finances, says Rochdale chief executive David Bottomley. EFL matches have been suspended until 3 April at the earliest. But there are fears that fixtures may not be able to be fulfilled. It's very worrying for any industry that relies on people paying to come and watch it for the majority of its income," said Bottomley.
Orsomarso are going with the record of 5 straight draw in the league, after 5 matches they have accumulated 5 points, scoring 5 goals against 5, no one can guess what they are up to at the moment as they haven't lost or win any game, but I think that the draw will continue with this game because the last 3 times both teams have met here, all the 3 games ended in 0 goal.
Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld will all soon be able to negotiate pre-contract deals, but the Mirror reports they are all keen to see what life is like under Mourinho. Paper Round’s view: Eriksen could be the kind of player that Mourinho elevates to truly world class, or he might be held up as his sacrificial figure to assert his authority in front of the rest of the squad.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0Serge's prediction: Let's be honest - I am a dreamer, but I just have a feeling James Maddison is going to nick it with a little free-kick, and then the league will be on again. I have got a fair few brothers who are big Man City fans so they are going to be watching this and throwing things at the telly. Liverpool v Flamengo - final of the Club World Cup (17:30)Watch live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
BookingPosted at 62' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 62' Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea). Posted at 62' Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 59' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jack Stephens. BookingPosted at 58' Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 57' Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea). Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his 12th Premier League goal of the season as Arsenal came from behind to draw at Bournemouth in Mikel Arteta's first match in charge of the Gunners.
Real Betis' legendary captain Joaquin is showing no signs of slowing down after netting his first career hat-trick at 38 years and 140 days old. Winger Joaquin opened the scoring in the second minute against an Athletic Bilbao side with the best defensive record in La Liga. Having curled in his second after 11 minutes, he fired in again to complete an 18-minute treble after 20 minutes. That saw him become the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick.
Matt Targett (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frederic Guilbert with a cross. Nathan Redmond and Stuart Armstrong both scored as Southampton claimed a fine win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to secure their fourth successive away victory in the Premier League.
Former Chelsea striker and manager Gianluca Vialli has been given the all-clear from pancreatic cancer. The 55-year-old ex-Italy forward said in 2018 he had recovered from cancer before announcing last year that he was dealing with the disease again. Gianluca Vialli has been given the all-clear following a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer," said Chelsea. Amazing news. Vialli is currently working as part of the Italy national team set-up.
Southampton legend Sue Lopez was honoured at 2018's FA Women's Football awardsThe original Southampton side were trailblazers who romped to repeated victories, reaching all of the first nine finals and 10 of the first 11, winning eight of them. One of their key stars, forward Sue Lopez, won 22 England caps in her 20-year playing career and also had a one-year spell at Italian Serie A side Roma. Nearly 50 years on from Lopez and co's first successes, Warren's team's cross-city rivals, with links to the St Mary's-based men's side, are coached by England legend Marieanne Spacey-Cale and also face third-tier opposition in Cardiff City.
Maurizio Sarri rested forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored in 10 consecutive Serie A matches, and his gamble paid off as Juve eased to a win that moved them up to 57 points. However, Inter Milan will push Juve into second place on goal difference if they beat third-placed Lazio later on Sunday. Sarri came in for criticism after a shock 2-1 defeat by Hellas Verona last weekend saw his side lose the Serie A lead to Inter, but they were rarely tested by relegation-battling Brescia at the Allianz Stadium.
A League One club in 2016-17, they are now competing for a place in Europe after an astonishing return to the top flight. Chris Wilder's side have been a breath of fresh air and, with 10 matches to go, are well placed to challenge for a place in the Champions League. If they win their game in hand at struggling Aston Villa, the Blades will move above Manchester United - and two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
The defending champions will be fired up to show everyone they are better than that. For Leicester, it is chance to prove otherwise - but I am expecting the home side to win. At the same time City play the Foxes, Liverpool face Brazilian side Flamengo in Doha in the Club World Cup final. It will be tight but I am backing the Reds because they have become completely clinical," added Lawro. People are still saying they are not playing very well but they carry on winning - what more do you want?"Lawro is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests.
| 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 |