The quote is a reference to how Bale's commitment to the club was described in an interview by former Real player Pedrag Mijatovic, someone who Barnett says 'does not know Bale'. The Spanish newspapers had already criticised the forward after he failed to play for his club for a month because of injury, in between making international appearances for Wales - with one paper calling it the "Miracle in Wales".
Rafael Benitez (Dalian Yifang) - Odds 14/1 The former Liverpool, Napoli and Real Madrid boss said only two weeks ago he was happy in China and not interested in an immediate return to the Premier League, but he told Sky Sports he would be open to coming back in the future. Rafael BenitezGetty Images His recent time at Newcastle would likely appeal to West Ham supporters.
Benzema was clean through, but Lopez denies the Frenchman. Big moment in this game. Lei was through! Varane played a pass straight to Darder, who played the ball through to Lei. But the Chinese forward seems to kick the ground. He fluffed his lines pretty badly! Oh dear, oh dear. GOAL! Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol: And that should be that.
Games involving Melbourne City have certainly been entertaining though with the goalless draw against Victory on the opening day being the one and only time that the 2.5 goal line hasn’t been beaten so far this season. Last weekend’s 3-0 loss to Perth was also the first time that both teams had failed to scored in a Melbourne City match since that opening day stalemate. In their games this season there have been four or more goals in a game on four occasions with the scoring 16 and conceding 14 so far.
They would also like to say a huge thank you to the NHS doctors and nurses who continue to do an amazing job 24 hours a day for Norman and all of those currently in their care. As a club, we would also like to thank our fans, the wider football community and the media for respecting the wishes of privacy from the family at this time. We will continue to provide regular updates in the coming days. Hunter's reputation as a fearsome tackler was borne out by his nickname 'Bites yer legs'.
Mourinho, who replaced the sacked Pochettino at Spurs in November, has only twice been on the winning side against Klopp in their 10 previous games as opponents. To do it again, Tottenham will have to rise to the challenge without injured captain Harry Kane. CLEAN SHEETS Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp suggested it could still be a lot closer than the 28-point gap between Liverpool and sixth-placed Spurs, who have kept only two clean sheets this season.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson's defensive problems worsened soon afterwards when Patrick van Aanholt appeared to overstretch his hamstring and was replaced by eventual match-winner Schlupp. Bournemouth, who have now lost four consecutive games, failed to capitalise on their extra man though and Palace keeper Vicente Guaita was hardly troubled.
Elderly people and those with other health conditions are considered high-risk. Valladolid's move comes after Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales criticised clubs for testing their players for the virus on Tuesday evening. Knowing the lives of many people are at stake it seems out of place to me to use tests on footballers when there are people that need them,” Rubiales told a news conference.
Four points from safety and no wins in eight league games - it's fair to say things have not gone to plan for Southampton this season. Now Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has been dealt a new blow after Morocco midfielder Sofiane Boufal suffered a toe injury - running into a kitchen table. Boufal, who has played in 10 of his team's 13 league games this season, is a doubt for Saturday's crucial home game with bottom club Watford.
Watford did well in their last game, to come from down and beat Norwich 2-1. The team’s first win since football resumed, catapulted them to four points above the drop zone and they can only look to build on it when the Magpies visit. It ended a run of three straight losses but they are still searching for the first clean sheet, having conceded in all the last six matches.
Gerrard confirms he is close to new Rangers dealAnd it would also provide an immediate boost after the despair of Sunday's League Cup final loss to Celtic. That defeat means Rangers have just one victory in their last four games across all competitions, but they have been imperious at Ibrox in Europe under Gerrard. He remains unbeaten at home in 13 European matches, winning 10, including the last six in a row.
Already there is talk of Liverpool going through the league entire season unbeaten -- matching the 'The Invincibles' of Arsenal in 2003/04 and Preston North End in 1888/89. It may be predictable but Klopp is surely wise to avoid such discussions, especially as his club have never won the Premier League and are without a domestic league title for 30 years.
Liverpool have now lost three league games in winning the title when they only lost one in finishing second to Manchester City last term, that sole defeat coming against the eventual champions at Etihad Stadium - and while one piece of history will not be theirs they can still look forward to receiving the trophy on a special podium erected on the Kop when the play Chelsea next Wednesday. What's next?Arsenal face Manchester City in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday (19:45 BST), before their penultimate Premier League game of the season against Aston Villa on Tuesday (20:15).
Shock, horror - footballers are nice people and do have the best interests of the community at heart," Green joked on BBC Radio 5 Live. I think it's brilliant that they've done something that works on an individual basis and they're giving what they can give straight to the NHS. Manchester United captain Harry Maguire said it had been "heartwarming" to see the nation come together "to show their appreciation to the NHS and other critical workers".
Inter Milan booked their place in the last 16 with a 4-1 aggregate win over Ludogorets at San Siro. Inter led 2-0 from the first leg but conceded an early away goal as Oliveira Souza struck for the visitors. Home nerves were settled by a 31st-minute Georgi Terziev own goal before a bizarre header from Romelu Lukaku made it 2-1 before half-time.
Barca and Real have problems tooBarcelona have been heavily linked with Inter Milan's 22-year-old Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez, who has a £97m release clause in his contract. But it seems that transfer activity for La Liga rivals Real Madrid will be much quieter this summer having spent a hefty £300m on new players, including Eden Hazard, last year. There will be loan deals and a lot of swap deals but they are so difficult to put together," said Balague.
Today will be played first 3 games at the program of 2nd round at Estonia Meistriliiga. This is 2nd European league which will be restarted after Bundesliga because Corona virus pandemic. Rivals at the present game will be the teams of Kuressaare and Nomme Kalju.
I really wanted to take the over 3.5 goals bet here in this one at odds of 3.00 of course it was the risk that there would be just 3 goals scored in this one as for example last season also here in this second league level when these two teams met the game ended in a 2-1 win for the hosts but in their last two games in the league they drew both those games with 2-2 in the end so games with over 3.5 goals scored in them.
Bayern Munich have performed exactly as expected, with four wins from four and 15 goals scored in those games, an average of 3.75 per game. The 7-2 victory over Tottenham was definitely the high point, with the Germans dismantling their opponents and putting themselves in a position where they have qualified for the round of 16 with two games to spare.
It seemed such a left-field situation to us players and it was so well documented that we were left thinking that it must be true. Lescott did not make it off the City bench in the 2013 final but played in two other FA Cup finals - losing with Everton in 2009 and winning with City in 2011Gary Caldwell, Wigan's club captain: "We had been seeing a psychologist in the build-up to the final, and the day before the game we did an exercise where the players and staff had to write down why we were proud to be walking out at Wembley with each other.
| 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 |