Barcelona were far from their best but did enough to grind out this victory. With Real Madrid having a better head-to-head record, Barca need their rivals to slip up even if they win every remaining game. Mid-table Athletic had beaten the Catalans twice this season - on the opening day of La Liga and in the Copa del Rey quarter-final - but failed to test goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen once. Messi, who turns 33 on Wednesday, was hoping his 700th career goal would come - and he was close when he cut in and curled wide, before again missing the target from Ansu Fati's pass.
Goztepe will host Rizespor for this fixture of the league. Both sides are not very good teams in this campaign. Also, both teams have a poor results in the last matches. In any case, I expect another one tough match for both sides. I believe, the hosts have better team than their opponent. Hosts have a great chance to break the poor series. On the other hand Rizespor is one of the main outsiders in this league. Rizespor is team of the relegation zone. They have a very difficult task in this season. Visitors have a vulnerable defense and for me they could lose.
The two games played between them during the normal season have for sure not been boring with Zaglebie first hosting LKS Lodz at home and winning with ease 3-1 the encounter so back than they did win by 2 goals difference the game. This while last game between them was back in March this year before the break and at Lodz the hosts won the game with 3-2. And Zaglebie should really be disappointed they did not finish the normal season inside the top group.
That’s led to the hosts being seen as the favourites here, with their 3-0 win at a Wigan side who have a strong home record showing that the Bees mean business. That result means the hosts have won more Championship points across their last five games than any other side in the division (12).
Chelsea have asked foreign-based players to return to England by Sunday. Several players, including Brazilian midfielder Willian, were allowed to travel home after coronavirus led to the league's suspension on 13 March. But now the Premier League is exploring whether it can resume the season in June, Chelsea want to be prepared should the green light be given. Premier League clubs are set to discuss next steps during a video conference call on Friday.
Hamburg are set to travel to Stadion an der Bremer Brucke this Friday to take on Osnabruck. Hamburg will hope to get a result from Friday's game to extend their unbeaten Bundesliga 2 run to nine games.
United should be wary of keeping him on at his age though, because there is no guarantee that his fitness won’t desert him now he is 34. Read the full story Tottenham close to Fernandes deal Another Fernandes could be close to a deal that takes him from Portugal to the Premier League, reports the Telegraph.
Klopp not worried about the coronavirus (ending Liverpool’s title procession) Everyone is worried about the coronavirus, not least the producers of Corona beer who have apparently seen a stupid but depressingly predictable decline in sales due to people who can’t tell the difference between a disease and a beverage just because their names contain some of the same letters.
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The hosts are among the worst sides in the league defensively, shipping 47 goals in total. Only Luton have conceded more than QPR this season in the Championship, while the hosts have slipped to fourth-bottom in the home table after a string of tough results here. They’ve now lost more than they’ve won or drawn at home, but will Cardiff add to that run?
I am not the first person in the world to think about throw-ins,” he tells Sky Sports. I am the first person in the world to always be thinking about throw-ins. It is my profession. Think Liverpool hiring a throw-in coach is a bit silly? Maybe you’ll think again after reading Adam Bate’s interview with the man himself, Thomas Gronnemark, for Sky Sports.
In the second half, it took less than 10 minutes for Chelsea to double their lead. Willian drilled in from outside the box to make it three, and then Olivier Giroud stabbed home from a corner. The goal leaves Chelsea still in fourth but five points clear of Wolves, with Manchester United yet to play their crosstown rivals.
They have really recovered from their earlier run; in their last 10 matches, they have five losses. They have scored at least two goals in four of their last five matches and only failed to score in two of their last 10 matches. Defensively, Everton need to improve a lot; they have one clean sheet in the last five Premier League matches.
Guests have a record of 2-3-1 in their last 6 games played only losing with solid Hansa Rostock away from home, they even defeated Wurzburger Kickers with 1-0 on the road and that side is fighting for promotion at this stage being 2nd in the league standings, while last round they hosted another top side in the league Bayern II and had the lead 2-0 in the game against the odds but drew just 2-2 in the end.
The Portuguese fullback, whose Southampton contract expires at the end of the campaign, has made 138 appearances since joining the south coast club in 2015. The 28-year-old becomes Arsenal's second signing in the January transfer window following the arrival of Spanish defender Pablo Mari on loan from Flamengo.
BATE come into this game against the defending champions on top of the league, with their opponents eight in the table. BATE made a poor start to the season losing their first two fixtures. It's all gone right for them since then though and their win over FC Slutsk at the weekend was their sixth in seven league matches.
All things considered, we really like the look of backing the Over 2.5 Goal line and feel it provides excellent value at current odds. Solihull have scored at least twice in their last 9 home games, Barrow have done the same in their last 12 away games and that leads us to believe a 2-2 draw could well be on the cards in what should be an evenly contested affair.
Liverpool's relentless pursuit of points continued at the weekend in their hard-fought 2-1 over Brighton in front of the Kop – a performance and result that followed the same pattern of uninspiring but effective Reds displays of the past couple of months.
Prolific in attackAnyone who has followed Rodgers' career will not be surprised by Leicester's attacking improvement since his arrival. This is the manager whose forward-thinking blueprint inspired Liverpool to 101 goals in the 2013-14 Premier League season. They have more emphasis on retaining possession than under predecessor Claude Puel and are still adept at the quick switches of play to a rapid forward line that served Ranieri so well for a season, but also now have the extra intelligence and guile of James Maddison and Youri Tielemans.
Posted at 89' Attempt saved. Ben Dempsey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. BookingPosted at 87' Duane Holmes (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 87' Darren Pratley (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Two of Serie A’s bottom four clash this weekend, with Genoa making the trip to SPAL. The pair are only one point apart in the table, so there’s huge pressure on both sides to pull away from the bottom three. However, will the strugglers be able to pick up a vital win in the fight to avoid the drop? Can SPAL shake off their terrible start, or will Genoa finally turn up on the road?
Jose Mourinho says Tottenham are "smelling the opportunity" to finish in the Champions League spots but feels there is big competition from at least five other teams for a fourth-place finish. Tottenham face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, with Spurs four points behind fourth-placed Chelsea after a 2-0 victory over Manchester City in their last league outing before the winter break. Speaking to BBC One's Football Focus, Mourinho said: "First of all, I see much more clubs then people think.
I wish I had signed that two-year deal'Joel Lynch's contract expired at Sunderland on 30 June. After League One was halted and the Black Cats missed out on the play-offs, the 32-year-old got a call from manager Phil Parkinson to find out he was not in their plans for next season. He has since moved down to London to make life easier for his family. I was initially offered a two-year deal. I thought I'd sign a one-year deal and then sign a new deal after being promoted to the Championship.
Katie Zelem's penalty, given for a foul on James in the box, completed the turnaround and James fired in her second from 20 yards just before half-time. The last time both Old Firm sides met in a cup final was more than eight years ago, when Rangers beat Celtic 2-1 at Hampden Park thanks to an extra-time winner.
West Ham, who made their first-ever appearance in a Women's FA Cup final last year, will not be reliving the cup fairytale this season after losing 2-0 to Arsenal at home, while an Ellen White double against rivals United helped holders Manchester City remain on track for a repeat visit to Wembley in May.
Everton won for the second time in two games with Italian Ancelotti at the helm as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's double sealed the points at St James' Park to ease Everton into mid-table. Fabian Schar had levelled for Newcastle but Calvert-Lewin's fifth league goal in his last five games gave Everton the win.
Posted at 83' Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Posted at 81' Attempt blocked. Pep Biel (FC København) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Kaufmann. Posted at 80' Corner, FC København. Conceded by Christopher Jullien. Posted at 79' Penalty saved! Jens Stage (FC København) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
No team in La Liga has a better home record than Barcelona. They have won 12 of their 13 games, losing none. And yet, it feels as though a bad result at the Camp Nou could be on the cards against La Real. Barca have struggled to settle under Quique Setien and we don't see them suddenly getting their act together when Sociedad come to town. Back the visitors double chance.
After 3 rounds since the Bundesliga restarted, RB Leipzig brought only 1 victory, the remaining 2 draws. The performance below this expectation led "The herd of cows" to fall to the fourth position on the chart, inferior to the two competitors ranked 1 and 2 points respectively.
I think Mesut Ozil will stay at Arsenal longer than Unai Emery. Both of their contracts end next summer but it is the manager who is struggling most. And why Ozil hasn't been playing against teams who play a low block (sit deep) is baffling, especially with the money he is on - he's the highest-paid player in the club's history on about £350,000 a week and has made just three Premier League starts this season.
Assisted by Alejandro Gómez. Posted at 64' Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. SubstitutionPosted at 60' Substitution, Lazio. Marco Parolo replaces Danilo Cataldi because of an injury. BookingPosted at 56' Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
The FA Cup fifth round takes place this week with four days of fixtures, starting with Arsenal's trip to Portsmouth on Monday. Many great managers have lifted the famous trophy over the years - but how many of the 15 to have led their team to glory at Wembley (or in Cardiff, of course) since 2000 can you name?They include some of the greatest managers in history, some who masterminded famous upsets, and the man who has won more FA Cups than anybody else.
Lazio came from behind to beat 10-man Juventus and hand the defending Serie A champions their first defeat of the season. Cristiano Ronaldo tapped in from close range to put the visitors ahead midway through the first half. Lazio equalised just before the break when Luiz Felipe headed in before Juan Cuadrado was sent off for the visitors. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic slotted in to put Lazio ahead before Felipe Caicedo blasted home to seal the win.
Arsenal v West Ham - LIVE Premier League updates Sokratis and Nketiah fire Arsenal past Portsmouth into FA Cup quarter-final Lack of Champions League can impact Arsenal transfer plans - Arteta Torreira was on the receiving end of a heavy tackle from Portsmouth defender James Bolton early in the game and the Uruguayan midfielder was taken off on a stretcher after receiving treatment.
The German Bundesliga becomes the world's first major football league to get back under way during the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday. While countries like Belarus and Nicaragua have never stopped and others like South Korea and the Faroe Islands have recently restarted, the eyes of the world will be on Germany this weekend to watch elite teams in action for the first time in over two months. As well as regular Bundesliga fans, there will be plenty of new watchers with the Premier League not commencing for another few weeks at least.
Real Madrid scored twice more, through Rodrygo and Nacho Fernandez, to create a grandstand finish, but Sociedad held on, finishing the match with 10 men after the stoppage-time sending-off of Andoni Gorosabel. Martin OdegaardGetty Images TALKING POINT The argument that Martin Odegaard should be back in Madrid next season grows stronger and stronger.
The league commissioned auditors Deloitte to conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Dundee's belatedly decisive vote, which found no evidence of wrongdoing. But Rangers said the scope was "too narrow". St Mirren's win over Hearts on 11 March was the last time an SPFL game was playedSeparately, a task force was set up to look at league reconstruction but a majority of Premiership clubs were against changing the 12-10-10-10 model to three larger divisions, meaning it would not get the required support at an all-42 club vote.
Wealdstone will welcome Concord Rangers at home. The leaders Wealdstone are on top of National League South with 37 points from 16 matches, scoring 36 goals against 20, they lost their last league game against Hampton & Richmond away 2-0, before that they have lost against Havant & Waterlooville FC at home 1-4. So this game they have to be careful and play to their best to gain the 3 points.
Niguez is young enough to keep improving but has the experience and talent to start delivering for the team right away. Any move would also allow Pogba to move onto somewhere he might start to perform more consistently. Read the full story Ljungberg unlikely to get the job Arsenal caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg is unlikely to be given the job full time, according to a report in the Sun.
However, Klopp has won both home games against Ancelotti (Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Real Madrid in 2014 and Liverpool 1-0 Napoli in 2018). NapoliIn European competition, this will be Napoli's 10th away match in England - they have won none of their previous nine (D1, L8), facing six different English teams in that time (Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester City). Jose Callejon created 11 chances in their 1-1 draw with Red Bull Salzburg on matchday four - the most by a player in a Champions League match since Mesut Ozil created 12 for Real Madrid against Tottenham in April 2011.
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I will bet on goals in another match from Second Russian league and I believe this option is pretty good to try, even last time, this two rivals are played just 1-1. So, Chayka is interesting team who is in last six matches, played even four times with three or more goals and in last two rounds, they are played 1-1 and 2-2. Avangard Kursk, on the other side is coming in this match after similar series of results, and they are in last three rounds played 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3. It will be very interesting to follow this duel.
