The injury happened against Alaves and after resting for a few days he was still feeling discomfort. He is unable to train normally," Zidane told reporters ahead of Saturday's game, where Real will be searching for a fifth win in six league games. The Spanish media have often linked Bale's much-publicised fondness for playing golf in his spare time with his injury issues but Zidane said he had no problem with what the player did away from training.
After that I thought, 'I am never coming out this team because if I do, I ain't getting back in'. That's when it hit me, I was with the best team in Europe. Di Livio's prediction & joining elite groupDortmund were chasing a third straight German title, but were struggling to keep pace with Bayern Munich. However, having emerged from their Champions League group as runners-up to Atletico Madrid, their European campaign soon started to pick up steam.
Posted at 79' Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi. Posted at 78' Attempt missed. Willian José (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard. Posted at 74' Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Extremadura UD is still in relegation positions but definitely improving in recent weeks after three consecutive games without losing and with a very important win on the road by 1 - 0 in the previous round against Gijon. On this contest they will play at home against Alcorcon, a team that failed to win all their last 5 games on this competition and the value is clearly on the home side here. The market has also been backing Extremadura UD since the opening odds with a drop of around 10% so far, which makes them the best bet for this match.
Frank Lampard faced pressure, the first serious questions of his time as Chelsea manager and the sledgehammer subtlety of Jose Mourinho's mind games - so it was no surprise he celebrated victory over Tottenham so exuberantly. Lampard also survived the latest VAR shambles, more of which later, to fashion a 2-1 win that restores stability to a listing Chelsea and puts them back in control of their destiny in the fight for top-four places.
We’re confident that a double chance bet on Oldham will have the best chance of paying out this weekend and we have p[redicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Both teams head into the game in disappointing form but Oldham have been stronger at home than Carlisle have on the road which is why we believe the hoss can avoid defeat this weekend.
His first game in charge brought an encouraging performance in a 1-0 defeat by Everton, but the fixture list quickly robbed Huddersfield of any chance of building momentum, bringing Chelsea and Arsenal - 5-0 and 2-1 defeats respectively - next. A win against Wolves in late February was followed by eight successive defeats. Then green shoots briefly sprouted, despite their relegation having long since been confirmed, when Huddersfield recorded credible draws against a Champions League-chasing Manchester United and Southampton in the final two games of the season.
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says goalkeeper Dean Henderson is close to extending his loan deal from Manchester United until the end of the season. The 23-year-old Englishman has been outstanding in the Blades' challenge for a European place. His loan is due to run out on 30 June and Wilder has spoken to Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. It is in the process in the next couple of days for Dean to stay with us for the rest of the season," he said.
Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello with a through ball. Posted at 85' Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross. Posted at 82' Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by David Alaba. Posted at 78' Offside, FC Bayern München.
A smart goal and Spurs have a mountain to climb now. SAVE! After something of a scramble in the box, Dier's clearance is blocked by Schick and looks to be going in - but Lloris claws the ball away from danger. PENALTY APPEAL! Moura breezes past his man on the left and cuts the ball back for Alli, who has a promising chance but can't divert the ball towards the far corner, where it would have been harder to save.
Stade Brestois 89 v RC Strasbourg predictions for this Ligue 1 match. Strasbourg have been one of Ligue 1’s most in-form sides recently and it could get messy as they travel to face one of the league’s most out-of-form teams. Read on for our free Ligue 1 predictions and betting tips.
Carlisle United were one of three teams in League Two to sack their manager last week but they have little time to lick their wounds as the football schedule keeps on rolling. This weekend they welcome a Cambridge United side to Cumbria with both sides in need of three points in order to bolster their slowing play-off credentials.
To the European market it appears as Pogba will be sensationally expensive and still with an unclear role. It would take a manager willing to go beyond the player's flexibility and above all else risk building a midfield that depends on Pogba's function in a certain position, not a midfield where Pogba has to do everything.
That means that one slip-up could be fatal. Alanyaspor are sixth in the table and although Champions League football is out of reach, fourth place and an accompanying Europa League spot are only seven points away. Both clubs are coming off the back of big semi-final wins in the Turkish Cup so this will act as a sneak peek of that showpiece event scheduled for July.
Sancho has netted 12 times in his past 14 games in all competitions. Norway striker Haaland has scored nine goals in his first six games for Dortmund since a £17m switch from RB Salzburg last month. He is the first player to score eight goals in his first five Bundesliga appearances. Only eight players have scored more Bundesliga goals than Haaland this season. Dortmund are one point behind leaders Bayern Munich, who visit Cologne on Sunday.
Udinese have failed to win 67% of their games this season, while their record against the Neroverdi is poor. After losing the first match in Friuli, Sassuolo have gone unbeaten in their following five away Serie A matches against Udinese (W3, D2). On top of that, Sassuolo have lost just one of their last six trips in the league, so we are backing these two to play out a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Then they equalise and Barton gets sent off. Then QPR go 2-1 in front and City have to score two goals in injury time. It was the 91st minute when Edin Dzeko equalised and you could see the fans screaming at the players to hurry up and get the ball. In the 93rd minute, Manchester United were winning the title and they had already won at Sunderland. Then that moment from Sergio Aguero was sheer excitement and entertainment.
ball predictions for this match are both teams will play at full strength in the first round and the second round runs its game time... from previous matches both teams will score a lot of goals in the first half and the second half runs its time of the match... the predicted score for this match is over 4 goals in the last minute of the game running... the predicted score for this match is 2-2 or 3-2 in the last minute of the game running... I hope this prediction can be useful for all of us and can win this game ...
I think Chelsea will fall short. But it all depends on the January transfer window. Now their transfer ban has been lifted, Chelsea can bring players in. Manager Frank Lampard always refers to "taking your chances" in his post-match interviews so they probably want to bring in attacking players, but they are leaking too many goals too. I think he needs to look at an experienced centre-back and a full-back as they need to defend the wide areas better in order to keep more clean sheets.
Koln host RB Leipzig in the 29th round of the Bundesliga. So far Koln have won 34 points in 28 games, ranked 11th place in the league, which is very decent however they are still not very far from the relegation zone. On the other side RB Leipzig dropped down to 5th place, so now they must focus and regroup in order to get back in top 4 and secure spot for the UEFA Champions League next season.
| 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 |