I said that about a lot of players,” he said. I have enjoyed watching Barcelona for several years, watching them on television. To be able to manage the best in the world, and his teammates - he has great teammates - I have spoken to him and others. I have always said that the admiration is one thing but reality is different.
The visitors have some pretty poor results behind them at their own ground, having lost 12 of 24 matches overall. However, they have still taken 80% of their points at home, which shows how poor their results on the road have been. The Latics have the league’s worst away points haul, while the visitors have scored just nine times on the road, conceding 21.
Ferguson wore a roundnecked 1960s United shirt during that training session, drawing an unspoken connection with the club’s only previous European Cup win 31 years earlier. The historical context was inescapable. Bayern had not won the tournament since 1976, and no English side had been in a final since the Heysel disaster of 1985.
Sevilla have scored at least one goal in their last 19 La Liga games. La Liga returns with the Seville derby on Thursday night. High-flying Sevilla are in third place, nine points off second and one point ahead of Real Sociedad in fourth. They welcome neighbours Betis to an empty Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán with Los Verdiblancos lagging behind in twelfth, a mere eight points above the relegation zone.
Shakhtyor is aiming for the league title this season and I believe they will win it. In this game they are up against Neman Grodno and here I can see the away team having big problems with the home team. It should be a big gap between the both teams.
Win or bust' - Darrren Fletcher on how Leicester will try to beat LiverpoolMOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES@SimonBrotherton: What a few days it has been for Liverpool. The newly-crowned club world champions also strengthened their grip on the title race without even playing last weekend following Leicester's defeat to Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp's side also have a game in hand to go with their double-digit lead at the top of the table.
It's not my call. It's for the chief executive and the owner. Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes completed his long-awaited switch to United on Thursday, and Solskjaer said the player was fit enough to be available for Saturday's league match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. I don't know how much he'll be involved, but he'll be in the squad," the Norwegian coach added.
With a shot-conversion rate better than anybody in Europe's top five leagues and having become more efficient than ever courtesy of Brendan Rodgers' new tactics, Jamie Vardy seems to be in the form of his life. His club Leicester, shock champions four seasons ago, are flying again in the Premier League, thanks in large part to a formidable scoring run from the ex-England man. So is Vardy playing better than ever? Is he, even, the best striker in Europe? "He's too good, he's ridiculous.
Winning the Champions League in June has elevated them to a new level - and they are showing it was just the start. We first saw the mentality of these players from the way they reacted to losing the 2018 Champions League final. You only have to look at what has happened to Tottenham so far this season to see how tough that is to take. Liverpool then had to deal with coming so close to winning the Premier League just a couple weeks before their second successive European final - again, there was no hangover, and obviously this time they won.
But you have to see what Liverpool and Manchester City have been doing for two years and the gap they have opened up, it is the challenge all of us have to close. If we can sustain Champions League football, we would probably gain confidence from a finish like that. The kids are alright Mason Mount made 44 appearances for Derby under Lampard last termWhile Mount, Tomori and Abraham have become regulars under Lampard, the likes of Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Billy Gilmour have also left their mark on the Blues first team this season.
Monterrey are yet to play a game liga MX clausura but looking at their last 5 games they managed 4 wins in the last 5 Apertura and only drawing one games. They last defeat was against Liverpool in the club world cup with a well fought 2-1 loss to them.
Paulo Dybala levelled for the Serie A champions at the end of the first-half from a rebound after Cristiano Ronaldo's shot was parried by Thomas Strakosha. Juventus seemed to be in control in the second half and Ronaldo was close with a shot which went just over but they were caught out when Marco Parolo's cross flew across the face of goal and Lulic volleyed in at the far post in the 73rd minute.
Energetyk-BDU will against Gorodeya in match Belarusian Premier League. My prediction this match could be the win for Energetyk-BDU with margin score is 1 goal. Ynergetyk-BDU have better result on last 4 match in league due to Energetyk-BDU have won in 3 match and 1 match is lose. Meanwhile, Gorodeya have not good result on last 4 match in league due to Gorodeya only have won in 2 match and 2 match is lose. Therefore, I think that Ynergetyk-BDU can beat Gorodeya due to Energetyk-BDU always won on last 2 match in the home. Surely Ynergetyk-BDU have more chance to win on this match.
Media playback is not supported on this device Man Utd loss not 'season defining' - Daniel Farke The stats - United hit scoring form at homeManchester United have scored 4+ goals in consecutive home league games for the first time since September 2017. Norwich are winless in nine Premier League matches (D4 L5) - their worst run since between January-March 2016 (10 games). Manchester United have kept two clean sheets in their last three Premier League games, as many as in their previous 30 in the competition.
Instead, the review will be broad and not limited to the already well-rehearsed arguments about "daylight", referring to a clear gap between the attacker and the last defender, and "leeway". In the past there have been radical experiments such as a 35-yard line limit for offside -- rather than the halfway line -- in the old North American Soccer League (NASL).
Rodrigo's goal 24 minutes in was enough to seal a memorable 0-1 triumph for Valencia in Amsterdam during the week, as Los Che qualified for the Last 16 of the Champions League at the expense of the 2018/19 semi-finalists.
Liverpool are arguably the best side in Europe this season have no loss since the start of the season is arguably the best performance of any team this season. They have been scoring goals at an exponential rate and a prediction of above three scores is not a far fetched prediction .Norwich host the best of the best today. The face the best while they are in distress of poorly performing of late within the league they lost to Liverpool in the first head encounter and I feel today won't be any different although they might try to surprise Liverpool
Luton have lost almost all of their away games despite meeting only one top eight side on their travels this term. That gives us faith that the hosts will boost their mixed record at Griffin Park, while we expect Brentford to do it in style. They face a Luton side who have seen over 2.5 goals in 83% of their matches this term, while nine of their 11 defeats so far have seen over 2.5 goals scored.
A few weeks ago, West Brom faced the prospect of a last vs first showdown on Boxing Day. Now, Barnsley are on the move. The hosts are changing the mood around Oakwell with their good form, which has seen them move away from the bottom. Barnsley are now just a point shy of safety ahead of this clash.
Players and staff had all been quarantining in team hotels all week and are being tested for coronavirus regularly. As they left the buses they wore facemasks on their way into the ground. Other people attending the games, including the media, had their temperatures checked. Fans were banned from matches, with police patrolling to make sure no crowds gathered at the venues. Only 213 people were allowed into the ground - 98 on and around the pitch (like players, coaches and ball boys) and 115 in the stands (such as security, medics and media).
Cardiff recently enjoyed a run of form of their own, winning three on the bounce, though they were stopped in their tracks on Wednesday evening, as they lost by two goals to one away against Brentford.
Novak Djokovic is back to his dominant best and that's not good news for the rest of the tennis world. He has only dropped one set in this tournament and looks set to win a record eighth Australian Open title. Dominic Thiem is proving at last that he doesnt need clay to get good results and must be a decent bet to dethrone Nadal in Paris this year. Here, he has made his first final but had a much tougher route than his opponent. The tip here is for a Djokovic victory.
We take him into our conversations and we watch football with him in the living room, for example. Then he watches. You notice that he likes that very much. He often shows emotions. Sometimes he is emotional, but often there is also a smile. That does us good. That makes you really appreciate a smile.
A major problem for the hosts has seen their rotating home venues. With their natural home in Bergamo going under work to bring it up to UEFA code, Atalanta have had four home grounds since the end of last season. They are playing Champions League games at San Siro, while they need to build up momentum at home.
Vitebsk will against Gorodeya in match Belarusian Premier League. My prediction this match could be the win or draw for Gorodeya. Gorodeya have great result on last 5 match due to Gorodeya have been won in 3 match, 1 match is draw and 1 match is lose. Meanwhile, Vitebsk have not good result on last 5 match due to Vitebsk only have won in 1 match, 1 match is draw and 3 match is lose. Therefore, I think Gorodeya can beat Vitebsk on this match due to Gorodeya more ready to resistance Vitebsk. Moreover Gorodeya have great result on last 3 match due to they always won. Surely Gorodeya will more confidence on this match.
33rd match day of the Spanish La Liga 2 championship where ponferradina will host Elche. the hosts are significantly lower ranked than Elche. but in General they are one of the best home teams with 8 draws and only one defeat. Elche has won only 7 of its 16 trips this season. On the 4 direct encounters, 2 of them ended in draw. Elche has taken 7 pts out of 9 in their last 3 games and can still grab a La Liga qualifying spot. Ponferradina has not lost 11 home games in a row but there are more draws than wins and the number is 6. This game is important for both and can end in a draw.
However, Boufal’s brilliant finish denied Spurs their first back-to-back victories since Jose Mourinho's first three games in charge, and ensured the tie will be settled in north London. Both managers named strong teams, quite unusual at this stage of the competition, but there was no place for Christian Eriksen in the Spurs squad, as a potential move to Inter Milan nears, and the quality of the players out there showed as both teams created openings in the first half, with Son the first to go close, drilling wide from a good position.
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Assisted by Hans Hateboer. Posted at 74' Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Posted at 74' Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 74' Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan). SubstitutionPosted at 71' Substitution, Inter Milan.
Emery's strategy and communication was also flawed elsewhere, notably when it came to selecting a new captain to succeed the departed Laurent Koscielny. Instead of being decisive and naming his captain, he ended with a botched players' vote that elected Granit Xhaka, a divisive figure among fans as both a personality and player who had failed to justify a £35m fee when he arrived from Borussia Monchenglabach in May 2016.
A London derby defeat at home to a West Ham side in desperate need of points was that very occasion and it would have hurt. Reece James has looked impressive for the Blues when he has been called on but he fell for Aaron Cresswell's feint to shoot with his favoured, and deadly, left foot. Cresswell then checked back to bury a superb strike on his right side. This was an outstanding performance by West Ham and Cresswell in particular.
Ronaldo rounded off the scoring with a penalty in extra-time, his 17th goal in the competition that season to establish another record. Messi had the honour of being named the best player at the World Cup after Argentina lost in the final to Germany but he finished the year without a major trophy after also losing in the final of the Copa del Rey, to Real Madrid, and on the final day of the Liga season, to Atletico Madrid.
Basford United are the third most productive home team in the league with 22 goals in 9 games and have scored at least 3 goals in 6 of the last 7 games at home. However, they have also conceded 9 goals in the last 3 home games.
It’s been a tough campaign for Udinese overall, with the hosts picking up over a quarter of their points in the last two games. They’ve managed to boost their position with a couple of good results, but can they continue that against this weekend’s visitors?
MAN OF THE MATCH Giovani Lo Celso. Once again, the Argentine is the standout Spurs star. His drives from midfield are behind so many Spurs attacks, with his strength and power, for one who appears not all that imposing, particularly impressive. Spurs simply must take up the option to make his stay in London permanent, before other swoop in.
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said on Sunday that he was "shocked" to learn of his former club Manchester City's two-year UEFA ban from European competition, adding that he just wanted the best for his old team and their head coach Pep Guardiola. Arteta, who had been Guardiola's assistant at City, said he had spoken to his fellow Spaniard about the club's ban and 30 million euros ($32.
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Rashford was introduced in the 64th minute with the game goalless, but only lasted 16 minutes before he went off with a back injury. The 22-year-old, who has scored 14 Premier League goals this season, is now a doubt to face Liverpool on Sunday. He'll be tested in the next few days - we have to see for Sunday," said United manager Solskjaer.
Evidence of change at United came with a team that contained only five players Mourinho picked for the corresponding fixture last season. That August night ended in a 3-0 defeat for United and an angry Mourinho demand for the media to show him some "respect" for his three Premier League titles. The first of those triumphs is over 15 years ago now. Mourinho's task is to show his best days are not behind him.
Match between most likely the best teams at Czech Rep. Of course I expect one even match where one goal can decide the winner. This are the semi finals so the things are now more serious. There is really no winner here for me certainly.Both teams are playing in great shape and are showing some very good performances. I don't expect any of the coaches to force too much here because of the high stakes that are here and that they will settle in for a draw. Both teams will be at their full power but I think they will make their defense a priority.
Suwon Bluewings started the season with a loss against jeonbuk motors and were unlucky in their last game against Ulsan Hyundai after they took 2:0 lead but conceded three goals in second half losing that game. They will face Incheon united who have drawn their last two games against Daegu and Seongnam. In their previous match encounters last season Suwon bluewings have won two of their last four games against Incheon united.
Dale pushed for an equaliser and 40-year-old substitute Aaron Wilbraham levelled with a close-range finish with 11 minutes left. Fellow Premier League side Burnley secured their place in the fourth round with a comfortable 4-2 victory over League One Peterborough at Turf Moor. The Clarets raced into a 3-0 lead with goals from Jay Rodriguez, Erik Pieters and Jeff Hendrick, before Ivan Toney pulled one back just before half-time.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles predictions for Sunday's match in the Eredivisie. High-flying Heracles make the trip to newly-promoted Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday and we're expecting an entertaining ninety minutes between the pair. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
How do you swing that fee on that basis? But the manager had earned that trust and respect, and that enabled him to go out and spend that money. Klopp had put all his trust in Karius and believed he was going to be a world-class keeper. He made world-class saves but he always had that concentration issue. One day Klopp just knew that wasn't good enough if he wanted to take Liverpool to the next step.
World Cup winner Andre Schurrle says he doesn't "need the applause any more" after announcing his retirement at 29. The Germany forward had a year left on his deal with Borussia Dortmund but the two parties agreed to cancel it. Schurrle, who helped his country win the 2014 World Cup, had a spell at Chelsea and was on loan at Fulham. The decision matured in me for a long time," he told German newspaper Der Speigel.
SubstitutionPosted at 78' Substitution, Inverness CT. Cameron Harper replaces James Keatings. Posted at 78' Attempt missed. Christian Doidge (Hibernian) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Posted at 76' Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Mark Ridgers. Posted at 76' Attempt saved.
Posted at 90' Foul by Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers). SubstitutionPosted at 90' Substitution, Sunderland. Josh Scowen replaces Chris Maguire. BookingPosted at 88' Chris Maguire (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 87' Foul by Chris Maguire (Sunderland). Posted at 87' Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
