Rakitic's contract at Barcelona runs out in 2021, but he seems determined to see that out. I had a very strange first half of the season, it was very uncomfortable and surprising for me. But I hope I can finish this last year of my contract," he said. Either way, Rakitic’s spud-based analogy is perhaps not even the strangest in the canon. Two cracking examples from recent history spring to mind. In February, Jose Mourinho baffled a lot of us with this bizarre extended metaphor about staircases, in response to Son Heung-min getting injured.
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One football federation official said “all options are on the table” for the meeting and another source said those options include one-legged ties for the remainder of the Champions League and Europa League games to halve the fixture load. The focus on completing domestic competitions reflects a concern that clubs throughout Europe will lose significant ticket and associated match-day revenue by not completing the season while still having to pay player salaries.
Cagliari are unbeaten in their last 12 league games (W8 D4) and could avoid defeat for 13 in a row for the first time since 1972 when they eventually ended the season fourth in the table. Their hopes of a return to the top four will be tested here, but they could be meeting Sassuolo at the perfect time.
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The fortunes of Bayer Leverkusen have been the opposite of their opponents this week with three defeats in a row being ended with a victory over Atletico last time out, keeping them in contention for qualification. Their conversion rate has been fairly average, scoring one in every three shots on target but they'll need to be a little more clinical in the final third to find the win in a tough game in the Russian capital.
Mancini has revived Italy's fortunes since taking over in 2018 after they had failed to qualify for the World Cup. Under his leadership, they finished their Euro 2020 qualifying group with a 100% record and are on a run of 11 successive wins. Former Atletico coach Antic dies aged 71 "If we had played the European Championship in June, we would have had a good chance but maybe we would have faced national teams who are better prepared because they started to rejuvenate the squad before us, or have an long-established team like France," he told Sky Sport Italia.
We had to put the season on hold. If people's lives are at risk, that has to come first. Rooney, currently at second-tier Derby County, also proposed restructuring the fixture calendar once football resumed. We're happy to play until September if the season extends to then, if that's how it has to be.
Manager Graeme Jones parted company with the Hatters - a club staring at an immediate return to League One - in April, becoming the first manager in the EFL to leave his job as a cost-cutting measure during the pandemic. It's more grave now than it was back then," said Luton chief executive Gary Sweet when comparing the impact of the pandemic to administration in 2002 and further financial issues in the 2007-08 season.
Meanwhile, City director Txiki Begiristain is viewing the tie as an opportunity for his club to prove their pedigree. It's a difficult one, of course," he told BT Sport . Real Madrid have won [the competition] 13 times, so they're the best. We want to be the best, so we want to beat them. It is always a pleasure to go to Real Madrid and play in a big stadium like the Santiago Bernabeu.
Lazio have won eight Serie A points thanks to goals scored from the 90th minute onwards, at least three more than any other side this term. They’re obviously a side who battle for every point, while they are capable of also blowing sides away given their scoring rate at home. We think that Lazio will have too much for Napoli, so a home win is our pick in this one.
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Sputnik is going to play against Smorgon for the first leg of this league. Sputnik ended in 6th place and they were a good team but I don't think that at the start of the new season they will win against Smorgon by more than two goals. The visitors might be one of the weakest teams in the previous season but now they look better. I see here an opportunity for them to pick at least one point. Smorgon was weak team but they made some changes in the squad and I think that they will be able to cover this Asian Handicap
Squads have been split into small groups or even pairs under strict measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected over 110,000 and killed more than 2,000 people in Germany. We had not touched a ball on a football pitch for almost a month and even if we're split in small groups it's a pleasure to play again and step onto a field that has goals," the France international told Eurosport on Friday "We're doing technical work, at a safe distance from each other.
Porto have outplayed their guests in all departments this season and with wins-to-nil in all of their home games so far, we’re backing the hosts to keep a clean sheet and do enough at the other end of the pitch to progress through to the next round. The hosts have scored an average of 2.60 goals at home this season and even with the expected changes to their starting lineup, we’re confident they will secure a 1-0 win.
The German also said James Milner would be available after a muscle injury. The Watford defeat has nothing to do with line-up tomorrow night," he said. We have no clue what Chelsea are doing, they don't know what we are doing. We always play with a team which gives us the best chance to reach the next round. Asked if there was a loyalty towards some of the younger players who have helped them reach the fifth round, Klopp replied: "It's not about loyalty, these boys are our boys, if we win the FA Cup in the end they would be involved in all the celebrations.
Silva and Stones picked up knocks in City's 2-1 win over Manchester United on Dec. Aguero, who has scored 13 goals in 16 appearances in all competitions this season, has not played since Nov. Aguero and Stones had training sessions. Silva, no," Guardiola told a news conference. Leicester are second, four points above third-placed City, and Guardiola said he was not surprised to see the Foxes doing so well.
They should frustrate teams. Even against Leipzig, when they were behind from the first leg, I thought they would be aiming to stay in the tie as long as possible. Instead they went 1-0 down after 10 minutes and their hopes of making the quarter-finals were basically over when they conceded again soon afterwards. Is it time to play ugly?Green: "Spurs seemed a bit lost against Leipzig, as if they did not know a way of making things work with the team they had out there.
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Sociedad's rise this season was somewhat unexpected as they have the youngest team in the league, while coach Imanol Alguacil is in his first full season after spending most of his career in charge of the club's youth set up. Yet he has built one of the most exciting teams in the league, buttressed by midfielder Mikel Merino and playmaker Martin Odegaard, who has got his career back on track after a premature move to Real Madrid aged 16.
After some eye-catching summer recruitment, Cagliari were expected to be a useful side this term, though few people would've expected them to do as well as they have. Monday's hosts find themselves in a lofty 4th place and are there on merit.
There's contact going on all the time, be it from Charlie [Owen, fitness coach] myself or a doctor, or Ole, Michael [Carrick] and Mick [Phelan] are speaking to the players individually," McKenna told the club website. I think it's important they feel that sense of connection. I think they're getting that in a lot of different ways, be that through the different social media avenues, or I've tried to ring quite a few - especially a few of the younger boys - to make sure they're OK, and try to stop Brandon Williams tackling his dog on a regular basis!The Britons aiming to transform Berbatov's hometown teamI should have scored more - RooneyFermanagh's Kieran McKenna staying at Old Trafford"Angel Gomes tells me he's having regular cooking lessons from his brother and Tahith [Chong] has been chipping in in the kitchen.
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At the time, City said they were "disappointed but not surprised" by the "prejudicial" decision and would appeal. Uefa launched an investigation after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked documents in November 2018 alleging City had inflated the value of a sponsorship deal, misleading European football's governing body. Reports alleged City - who have always denied wrongdoing - deliberately misled Uefa so they could meet financial fair play rules requiring clubs to break even.
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Guardiola has since gone on to have success in Germany, where he won three Bundesliga titles in as many seasons with Bayern Munich, before moving to England and guiding Manchester City to back-to-back Premier League triumphs. He's a type of guy where it's all about evolution every time," said Villa. He knows it's not the same playing in Spain, England or Germany, with different styles. I'm not with him now and don't have the opportunity to know him day by day, but I am sure with his mentality that he's always finding new ways to bring soccer to another level.
Hull City moved out of the Championship drop zone as Mallik Wilks' stoppage-time strike gave them a dramatic victory over relegation rivals Middlesbrough, who were beaten for the first time under new boss Neil Warnock. After a 2-0 win at fellow-strugglers Stoke in Warnock's first game in charge on Saturday, a rejuvenated Boro took an early lead at the KCOM Stadium through Britt Assombalonga's well-struck penalty.
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Solskjaer, whose side are ninth, level on points with Burnley and Crystal Palace, has struggled to get results in what was billed as a transitional season for his young team. COMMANDING PRESENCE NEEDED If United's hierarchy want improvement this season then they must surely back Solskjaer in the transfer window and provide him with the missing quality his side needs.
Leipzig's last game was a memorable one unless you support a certain London club. They beat Tottenham 3-0 at home in the Champions League to qualify for the quarter finals. They have no losses in their last six league matches but the last two have both ended in draws up against Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg (both in the top seven).
Malavan is not in good form right now. They have lost 3 of their last 5 matches and won only 2. Their home form is not up to the mark as well. They have won 2 drawn 3 and lost 3 of their home matches in this season and I expect them to draw this match as their recent form is looking shaky.
Ferguson had already decided that he could not go into the game without some penetration from central midfield. Usually that came from the passing of Keane and Scholes, and the late runs of the latter. With both unavailable, Ferguson’s first instinct was to use Giggs in the centre. At that stage of his career he had played only a handful of games in that position – but he was usually impressive, and his dribbling was even more devastating when he started from a central position.
Gayle netted 24 times for West Brom in the Championship last season and might have to drop down a division again for regular football. RHIAN BREWSTER (19, striker, Liverpool)Linked with: Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Leeds, SwanseaBrewster hit eight goals to win the golden boot as England claimed the Under-17 World Cup in October 2017. But with the Liverpool first team firing on all cylinders, the teenager has found opportunities at Anfield hard to come by, making just two Carabao Cup appearances, and it looks as if he will be granted a temporary move away.
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The fact that a decision has to be made means stories like this will come out, but De Gea has been there for United throughout their most difficult times, so the club needs to stand by him during his own. The only issue is that United could face losing a class keeper in Henderson if they don't give him minutes.
It never really sunk in until the next day. There were people stood on the roof of Aberdeen Airport, we had an open-top bus into town with people lining the streets. You couldn't see Union Street, there must have been 250,000 people on it, a sea of red and white. The camaraderie in the dressing room was amazing, even to this day we have a group chat with the Gothenburg boys - the banter is amazing.
Ostersunds FK started the league with a 2-0 defeat at Hammarby but it was a tough start with Hammarby finishing 4th in the league last season. In the cup Ostersunds FK won 2 of the 3 games scoring 9 goals in total.
One of the networks broadcasting Belarusian matches is Ukraine's Sport-1. Although it began broadcasting the league late last year - prior to the coronavirus outbreak - because many Ukrainians play in Belarus, viewers have been surprised by Belarusian league's quality. We didn't expect them to have a decent league over there," said Viktor Samoilenko, head of Poverkhnost Ukraine, which produces Sport-1, among other channels.
This is the last chance for Ostrava side to make any move toward the first challenger in the fight to avoid relegation, and they should pull from all power for the victory in Sokolov, against Banik here. Host is few points above, but they are not having much better shape, and should not be big favorite in this duel.
There were just 264 seconds between Egan being sent off for Sheffield United and Saint-Maximin scoring the opener for Newcastle. Sheffield United defender Egan received just the second red card of his English league career, with his only previous red before today coming last season versus Millwall in April 2019. After scoring with just one of his first 30 Premier League shots, Saint-Maximin has now netted with each of his last two attempts (also v Southampton back in March).
Once more odds are not great for the under 2.5 goals bet but for good reasons as well with Grimsby being very low scoring team at home they do not score much, last season they won 1-0 this fixture but this season and at this moment Cheltenham is doing really well and are unbeaten in their last 6 away games at this moment conceding just 2 goals but also not really scoring too many games.
The hosts threatened again three minutes later. Lee Tomlin conjured the opportunity out of nothing, jinking past three Fulham defenders before finding Junior Hoilett, who set up Glatzel, but his shot was straight at Rodak. Those were promising signs but, once Fulham took the lead, Cardiff could not find a way back into the game. They tired in the second half as they were forced to chase their opponents or, in reality, chase shadows as Fulham asserted their superiority.
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I knew a lot about him and his attitude to the game through Hodgkinson. We had some great phone calls. If we were playing up north and wanted to train at Carrington it was no problem. I speak to many managers in the game who he has helped out. On the advice he's received from Ferguson, Wilder added: "There's a football aspect that you wouldn't believe. It's not technical or tactical, it's not really a mentality thing - it's another part of the game and every time I say it, people will say where did you get that from?"If it's good enough for him it's certainly going to be good enough for me and my players.
Olympiakos lost both away games in this group stage by 2 goals difference each losing first with 3-1 away at Crvena Zvezda which is really not that strong for this level of the Champions League and second a 2-0 loss at Bayern Munich, this while Tottenham just hired Mourinho and on his opening game he had the lead 3-0 away at West Ham playing really well but only won just 3-2 in the end still now at home his team should be able to win by 2 goals difference and secure the tickets to the latter stage of the competition.
More than two-thirds of the way has passed and La U Universitarios and Santos de Guapiles are sharing the last 2 places on the chart. However, they are not too worried because the Costa Rica league this season has no name to relegate. With home advantage, the La U Universitarios is a little more appreciated is also understandable. But the owner only accept the price, handicap level according to the writer is not satisfactory for La U Universitarios. But do not forget that the performance of La U Universitarios against Santos de Guapiles is not good. La U Universitarios are not bad at home and they have not lost in the last 6/7 round and won 2/3 recent matches.
Danish top league. Team OB will host team Lyngby. Both teams are playing in group 1. My bet here on guests with AH + 0.75. Hosts are more higher in the table. Difference between them just 6 points. OB are coming after 2 wins. But team OB has a big problem with some their main players. And guests have a good chance to get some points in this meeting. Last year team Lyngby has won h2h match with score 4:3 . So, draw is possible here. I recommend to try this bet with me for a good odds in this game !
He says he fell in love during his first trip to an FA Cup game - Villa against Bolton - when he was 11. I sat there amongst all the Villa fans and I loved it. I thought the atmosphere was great," he recalls. He says at the time he "desperately" didn't want to support "someone like Manchester United or Chelsea" - like everyone else at school did. He was also attracted to Villa's proud history - William was born in 1982, when they, as English champions, won the European Cup.
At 6.55 pm the match between Oleksandriya and Wolfsburg will be played, valid for the penultimate day of the Europa League, group I! The home team is in last place with 3 points and is 2 points from second place, occupied by Wolfsburg, but this will be a decisive challenge! The home team, despite not playing at home, still plays in Ukraine, will have its own supporters, plays very well and scores often, Wolfsburg being a very strong league team will probably also be looking for confirmation for the next round! But Oleksandriya plays very well in their home ground.
Posted at 79' Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 79' Foul by Ryan Kent (Rangers). Posted at 78' Attempt missed. Borna Barisic (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick. BookingPosted at 77' Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 77' Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
