Things haven't quite gone to plan for the 13/14, 15/16 finalists, but they've been given a gilt-edged chance to book their place in the last-16. Punters are advised to back the hosts to take that chance. Specifically, 'Atletico to Win & Under 3.5 Goals' stands out. The hosts came under little defensive pressure and had too much in the locker for Lokomotiv in the reverse fixture. That is likely to be the case again. However, they didn't run riot, while the fact that the visitors are yet to concede more than two points towards the hosts securing their place in the last-16 in relatively low-key fashion.
All of Portsmouth's recent league losses have been on their travels against top sides. Home form has seen them unbeaten in League One this season with 12 wins and five draws. Just a point from this game will see them having the best home record in the league. Their last seven home league games have been won and only one of their last 27 home fixtures in this division has been lost.
This fixture features No. 1 vs No. 8 in the league, West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday. The hosts coming from a 0 - 1 away win to Hull City (no. 12 in the league) and their last home game a 2 - 2 draw with Charlton Athletic. The visitors coming from a 2 - 2 home draw with Swansea City (No. 5 in the league) and their last away game a 2 - 1 loss to Blackburn Rovers. The hosts should win this one even though they played a lower table team than the visitors and scored one goal but didn't concede one goal to win the match then drew their last home game with multiple goals to a lower table team facing a team coming from playing a team above themselves, scoring and conceding multiple goals to draw the match then losing their last away game to a team below themselves scoring and conceding so a win to the hosts.
The Catalans secured a crucial 0-1 success over Atletico Madrid when last on the road in La Liga a fortnight ago and their issues on the road appear to have gone following three defeats from their first six away La Liga games this season.
Spain can complete the Davis Cup and ATP Cup double. They have Roberto Bautista Agut in top form and are strong in the doubles department. It might not even matter who wins the rubber between Nadal and Djokovic but Spain look the stronger squad and can win the cup.
Tottenham Hotspur will play host to Liverpool in this match. Am a Spurs fan and it's not everytime I bet against my team but in this match I see just 1 winner and that's Liverpool. Tottenham coming to this match has a lot of injuries and a lot of players who aren't performing well. The most important injury they have is that of Sissoko, he's literally the only one who plays well in the whole team and you wonder which player will step up to play like him.
Ryan Giggs used to give those passes, Dennis Bergkamp, Paul Scholes,' said Van Persie on BT Sport after the game. This is like ordering your striker to move into the danger zone. It's actually world-class. Really, really good. This is not simple. This is very good, world-class. He makes it look easy but this pass, like I said, only the great players can give those passes.
Posted at 86' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita. Posted at 86' Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian. Posted at 81' Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 81' Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace). SubstitutionPosted at 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace.
They have three losses, and four wins in the last nine matches, and five clean sheets in the last 10 matches. They have scored in four of their last five matches and each of their last five matches has produced over 2. Seven of their last 10 matches have also yielded over 2. In their last five matches, Burnley have scored nine goals and conceded the same number.
The reverse is also true for United however, who stopped Wolves scoring against them for the first time in two years in that game, though the statistics suggest that both teams should get back into the goal-getting groove this week.
Hamburger will be on the road for this game in the German Bundesliga. They are the top team in this league with the leagues best defense and the highest scoring team in the league too. Osnabruck are 11th in this league and they are unbeaten in their last six games played. The host are the joint best defense in the league alongside Hamburger with just 13 goals conceded this season. The host were on the road last week against Bochum and they had a draw in the game by 1-1. I think this one will go the way of the visiting team
I really see good chances in this one that a very high over game with a big win and many goals scored by the hosts should happen here as for example Shan Utd also played last season in the AFC group stage and when they played here in Indonesia against locals from Persija Jakarta they ended up losing the game with no less than 6-1 in the end and also lost in Vietnam with 6-0 away from home at Binh Duong, so really not that great defense having watched them twice this season.
Top-flight league sides soon came calling and in 2015 he moved to Slovan Liberec, leading the mid-sized club into Europe and stunning Olympique Marseille in the Europa League group stages. When Slavia, one of the country's biggest clubs, started their title defence slowly in 2017-18, their Chinese owners turned to Trpisovsky, who led them to second in the league and victory in the Czech cup.
Vitebsk reserves and Sachter Soligorsk reserves will face each other in the upcoming match in the Belarus reserves league. Vitebsk reserves this season have the following results: 2W, 2D and 3L. Meanwhile Sachter Soligorsk reserves have 3W, 3D and 1L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
We won more or less all statistics but the one that matters is goals. I can't accuse the players too much. If you always feel unlucky it's not luck, it's a bit of quality missing. We're the underdog each game, even before the season started we were favourites for position 20. We have seven academy products, we're the only self-funding club in this division so we can't spend money.
Slutsk out of 7 matches has: 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 14 and losing 9 goals. Slutsk continues to amaze, and stamps victory after victory, it is clear that the team is in excellent shape, and is not going to slow down. The power engineer interrupted his unsuccessful series of defeats, but on the road the team looks rather hard and does not feel comfortable. Slutsk, in turn, plays aggressively in his field, and focuses on the attack. I’ll take the hosts’ victory here, Slutsk is now on the courage, and it’s quite capable of squeezing the unstable Power Engineer.
Its hard to find much between these two teams apart though and, for that reason, we’re predicting a 2-2 scoreline meaning each team leaves with a point. Western Sydney have been in poor form but have the better side overall whilst Wellington Phoenix have the current form to be able to take something from the game.
Colin Dagba replaces Thomas Meunier. SubstitutionPosted at 65' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé replaces Neymar. Posted at 64' Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain). Posted at 64' Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 62' Corner, Lille. Conceded by Marquinhos.
Part of QPR’s high scoring season has been their entertaining draws. They’ve seen four score draws at home, three of which have finished 2-2. With 75% of QPR’s home games seeing over 3.5 goals, we’re backing another four-goal thriller as Hull look to punish the hosts’ leaky defence.
He’s friendly and upbeat, yet nobody’s fool. He’s modest yet charismatic. And he’s a nice guy with an edge. Would you clap in Stuart Pearce’s face after he scored an own goal, as Solskjaer did in 2001? “I had the eye of the tiger,” he said. I wasn’t as nice on the pitch as I am off it. It’s sometimes forgotten that it was Solskjaer who effectively ended Beckham’s career at Old Trafford by developing into a high-class right-winger – an excellent crosser, if not in Beckham’s class, and a Thomas Muller-style space invader who provided a superior goal threat.
Allegri seemed to fit the bill perfectly and his teams were pragmatic, versatile and resilient and intent on getting the job done quickly. But, after a relentless five years of Allegri, Juventus decided they needed more flamboyance and turned to Sarri who likes his teams to weave intricate, passing patterns at high speed through opposing defences.
Although Daniel Levy’s savagery might change his mind. Pochettino is likely to be linked with every top job that becomes available in the summer, would he throw that opportunity away for a club with as many structural issues as Arsenal? Mauricio Pochettino Getty Images MIKEL ARTETA Age – 37 Current club – Manchester City (Assistant manager) Next Arsenal manager odds – 5/1 Another former Gunner who doesn’t have much managerial experience.
Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain) J. Iličić (Atalanta) A. Konradsen (Rosenborg) L. Martínez (Inter Milan) K. Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) Daniel Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) B. Petković (Dinamo Zagreb) Son Heung-Min (Tottenham) R. Sterling (Manchester City) A. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Dortmund, the Ligue 1 champions levelled the tie when Neymar netted just before the half-hour mark and Juan Bernat gave them the lead in first-half stoppage time.
He added: "As a big figure then, as captain, to go about things totally the wrong way, which I easily could have done, it's not the way to do it. Was that easy? No. Was that one of the most mentally toughest things to deal with? Especially because it went on for so long? 100%. The maddest things is when you don't play for whatever reason - if you're out of form, or if you had a few bad games and someone is playing better than you - I know in my head that if you give me four or five games in a row, I'll be back.
With two matches to go, Leverkusen have all to play for here. They hope to secure the final Champions League slot, being a point above fifth placed Monchengladbach and this will give them the motivation they need. They have also been on a good run, though they have defensive concerns. As for Hertha, they cannot make any major movement from the remaining two matches and after three straight losses, they will be mentally weaker here. They also have a long list of injuries and this may play out too but we can’t dismiss their scoring run. Looking at Leverkusen’s defence, we are backing Hertha to score but a win for the away side seems sure. Leverkusen have scored two or more goals in six of their last eight matches and we will go with a 2-1 win for them here.
You can say that players should be tougher – and I agree with that – but old school management doesn’t work anymore. Mourinho should see that and adapt, but he doesn’t seem to want to go down that road. You can’t call people out in the press. It wasn’t done in my time by managers and you definitely can’t do it today.
A voice at the back of the room pipes up: "Why don’t we use monkeys to get across our message?" The room nods in agreement, any murmurings of discontent quickly stamped out. It’s signed off. Yep, it actually happened. As the race to the bottom reveals another basement within a basement, Serie A have sunk the bar even lower by using images of monkeys with painted faces on their ‘No To Racism’ posters.
The former Schalke man has become known for his skills with the ball at his feet, frequently standing well out of his area and acting as a so-called sweeper-keeper. I remember when Pep Guardiola, after winning a championship, seriously considered the idea of putting him in midfield for a match," Rummenigge told the club magazine '51'.
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Positioned in the top six, Rotherham are a strong side, a side that is very much in the promotion mix, though their recent efforts haven't been great. Prior to their Boxing Day win at New Meadow, which is not to be sniffed at, The Millers had gone four games without tasting victory. If they're to maintain their position inside the play-off place, then they'll need to get better at getting their noses in front.
The 30-year-old’s ban was increased, ruling him out until June 17, while his fine was doubled to £150,000. Following an appeal by the FA of the previous findings of the independent regulatory commission in this case, an independent appeal board has found that the regulatory commission misapplied the FA's rules in relation to the use of inside information and made findings of fact which could not be sustained," read a statement from the FA.
Assisted by Romain Saïss with a headed pass following a fast break. Posted at 72' Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross. Posted at 72' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
I will therefore be consistent and stand by my mistake. Because of this misconduct, I will not be leading the training [on Friday] and will not be in charge of the team against Wolfsburg on Saturday. Speaking at a video news conference earlier, he had said: "I have no toothpaste and then I went to a supermarket. The club said players and staff are being regularly tested for coronavirus and Herrlich will be able to resume training after two negative test results.
His strike tested the agility of the Wolves keeper before he set up Snodgrass, whose awful second touch allowed Patricio to make a save. The former Scotland international was injured in the incident when his stretched leg collided with the goalkeeper, and was substituted as a consequence. Manuel Pellegrini's side have now only managed one win in their past nine league games.
If we believe in tradition, but also and in current form, than this duel from Germany 3rd Bundesliga will bring to us today plenty of goals, so I will bet on that option here. So, home team is really very good team for betting on goals and they are in last three matches played 1-2, 4-2 and 4-1, so it is natural to expect similar situation and this time. Meppen is maybe not so good team like it is the home rival, but also, they are often very efficient generally. We will see what will happen this time. Over is ok.
Therefore, the punishments must be sterner. This is where the custodians of the game need to step in; the FA and the Premier League need to put in place actual sanctions that will deter morons. Are stadium closures too extreme? Nope. They would represent a measured response to an extreme situation. Racism is a cancer that blights society and, football needs to take a lead on combating it.
UEFA are happy to play the games behind closed doors if that is necessary. Paper Round’s view: UEFA and the domestic leagues have such huge figures riding on completing their obligations that they are finding it almost impossible to contemplate simply writing off the games ahead and starting afresh in September.
And so had Arbroath and Clyde, neither of whom have ever made it back to the top tier. Airdrie were one of those relegated, despite beating Rangers and Celtic down the stretch and reaching the Scottish Cup finalThe world was changing, so football had toThe following season, those sides would find themselves in a radically recast first division with the top six from the old second tier - Falkirk, Queen of the South, Montrose, Hamilton Academical, East Fife and St Mirren.
Describing his tweet, De Jong added: "In the week of the game against Estonia there was an incident in Holland when people were shouting [against a black player]. We decided it would be good to make a statement that everyone's the same. Georginio Wijnaldum and the group decided we would go up with the arms to send a message. Life is not how it used to be' De Jong and his team-mates are back in training for Barcelona, who have not played since 7 March because of the coronavirus pandemicDe Jong and his Barcelona team-mates returned to training in May with La Liga set to resume on 11 June following an absence of more than three months because of the coronavirus pandemic, with Spain one of the countries worst affected.
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The hosts will be confident of getting something from this match after ousting Real 1-0 here last term and they have a decent record at Mendizorroza this season with four wins and two draws posted from seven.
It's not going to be a pretty situation for many of the players, it's not a good situation for the fans. Outside the wealthier leagues the impact could be "catastrophic" as clubs could be without any income for six months. If this leads to mass insolvencies then, of course, not just players but thousands of other people working around the professional football industry and sports industries will lose their jobs," he added.
When I became ill the frustration went away as I didn't even have the energy to be frustrated, I had no emotion as I was too tired," Kirby, 26, said on Chelsea's website https://www. Index=0-0. It took over my life in a negative way, I couldn't even get up to make food. Now I'm coming to the other end of it, I'm back around the girls more, I have the energy to come in or go to the pool when they are doing recovery.
This included a number who served them well (Pepe Reina, Dirk Kuyt, Lucas Leiva and Fernando Torres), some not so well (Mark Gonzalez and Jermaine Pennant) and a few many won't remember (Gabriel Paletta and Sebastian Leto anyone?). Inevitably, the bills have added up over the past 30 years and according to figures from Transfermarkt, the club have spent an estimated £1. It is important to note the Reds have also recouped a sizeable amount of money through player sales, reportedly £936.
We have many young individuals who are on their own, away from their home countries, they often have no family support in these countries and many of them literally have one-year employment contracts," said Baer-Hoffmann. That creates enormous distress about whether they will have any kind of income coming in at the end of this season.
Mexican side Monterrey will take on Al Hilal in the third place playoff game of the FIFA Club World Cup currently underway in Doha, Qatar. To the get to the game at the Khalifa International Stadium, Monterrey fell to Liverpool in the semis as Al Hilal lost at the hands of Flamengo. Monterrey have three wins in their last five matches and eight wins in 10.
It helped me mentally and began to teach me self-worth - but it wasn't until I started my media career that I experienced blatant sexism. My first job in sport was working in football media. I got constantly asked if I liked football, if I knew football. Why are you asking me? Do you like football?" is what I should have said, but never did. I wasn't confident enough in myself. I just used to say "yes" and then reel off a million reasons why, to try and prove it.
