From watching City, and seeing them hit on the transition with speed by the likes of Wolves and Manchester United recently, I do think it could be an issue for them. But it is not a major worry or weakness. It is only the same thing City will look to do to opponents in Europe themselves, and we know how much damage they can do to defences on the transition when Riyad Mahrez, Kevin de Bruyne or Raheem Sterling drive at teams.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff predictions in our match preview this Championship clash. These two clash on Sunday with playoff hopes on the line. Read on for our free Championship predictions and betting tips.
Bayern Munich have won their last six home league games. Fortuna Dusseldorf have only won two away league games. Bayern Munich have earned 37 points from their last 13 league games. Bayern Munich won the reverse fixture 4-0. Bayern Munich took a massive step towards winning the Bundesliga when winning at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Match reactionExeter boss Matt Taylor: "We just didn't have it quite in our legs and to concede that set-piece was disappointing. I was actually pleased with our structure and our attitude, we have to improve in possession, we got in some really good positions. It was probably a game a little bit short of quality in attacking areas, but two honest teams and two very well-organised teams defensively.
At present, referees must stop the match in cases of suspected concussion to allow the examination of the injured player who can only return to the game with permission from the team doctor. However, world players' union FIFPro says this does not go far enough. It wants players to be looked at by a neutral doctor and temporary substitutions to be allowed for up to 10 minutes while the examination takes place.
Cucurella released a statement on Twitter in response to reports he had used the word "mico", Spanish for monkey, during an altercation with the Brazilian defender, saying he had used the word "pico", Spanish slang for mouth. The Spaniard, 21, wrote: "I would like clarify that at no point did I insult or belittle Militao.
Restart of the season in Romania. After both teams reached the championship round before the Corona break, Cluj won the main round. Steaua finished 4th with 8 points less. 2 games were played and the two remained undefeated. Taking half the points from the main round, Cluj now has 30 points, Steaua behind with 4 points less. I expect a very close match here. in the main round, Cluj won 1-0 at home and played 0-0 in Bucharest. For me without fans, it will be a close game. I think we will see steaua Bucharest the best team in this game and I think they will win at least one point here I will try the choice of Fc FCSB or draw.
Brighton's only win in their last six attempts at home came against a Bournemouth side in free-fall, and the Villains will believe that they are catching the Seagulls at a hugely opportune time in the clubs' third meeting.
The Serie A title race took another twist last weekend, with Inter Milan dropping points at Fiorentina. It was another unlucky slip for the Nerazzurri, with Antonio Conte once again bemoaning his sides inability to close out a game. Having dropped four points in the space of a week, Inter were left trailing Juve, albeit with the clubs on the same points total.
Manchester City edged closer to equalling an unfortunate record from 12 yards as Kasper Schmeichel denied Sergio Aguero to claim family bragging rights. Plus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang delivered his Sunday best, Dwight McNeil continues to show plenty of promise and why Diogo Jota puts the consistent in inconsistent. BBC Sport takes a look at the weekend's key Premier League statistics. Who makes Garth Crooks' team of the week?Man Utd fans have a new hero in Fernandes - CrouchAubameyang's Sunday best In a thrilling finale to the weekend's Premier League action, Arsenal ran out 3-2 winners against Everton in a match that could prove a significant result in the race for a European place.
Augsburg are in second place in the Bundesliga's form table for the past eight games. Only league leaders RB Leipzig have earned more points than Augsburg during that time period. Furthermore, Augsburg have won five of their last seven Bundesliga games, losing just one. They will present a challenge for Dortmund this weekend.
Aside from the goal, he was a handful throughout the game. Furthermore, some competition might just be what Cosgrove needs to start banging them in again. Media playback is not supported on this device McInnes 'so pleased' for 'brilliant' Main Aberdeen end goal drought with win over Accies No clear fix for MotherwellThat's five games without a win for Motherwell now. Their fantastic start to the season is at risk of being diminished.
Unlike their rivals' bid, a large proportion of the tournament would be held at altitude, with six of the 10 proposed host cities located at more than 1,000m, including the capital Bogota at 2,640m. They would stage games at the following 10 stadiums:Bogota's El Campin Stadium (opening match and the final), capacity: 39,512Cali's Olimpico Pascual Guerrero Stadium, capacity: 38,558Barranquilla's Metropolitano Roberto Melendez Stadium, capacity: 46,692Medellin's Atanasio Girardot Stadium, capacity: 44,863Cartagena's Olimpico Jaime Moron Leon Stadium, capacity: 20,000Bucaramanga's Alfonso Lopez Stadium, capacity: 28,000Armenia's Centenario Stadium, capacity: 23,500Pereira's Hernan Ramirez Villegas Stadium, capacity: 30,297Manizales' Palogrande Stadium, capacity: 31,611Cucuta's General Santander Stadium, capacity: 32,163Proposed dates: 13 July to 13 August Colombia won women's football gold at the 2019 Pan America gamesWhat are their key strengths? Some of the key players on the Fifa Council are understood to find the prospect of growing the women's game in a relatively new frontier very appealing, potentially leaving a legacy for the sport across South America.
A happy Guardiola at last then, but one who would not speculate about catching Liverpool and winning a third straight league title. Our team is stable and that's what we want. For the distance we have with Liverpool it would be crazy to think about the title, we have to think about the (weekend Manchester) derby, the other competitions, and take this rhythm.
Indeed, a home clash with Juarez is one the side should really be winning and having won their last 4 matches whilst scoring an average of 2.25 goals a game, confidence can be high going into it. Typically strong at home, where they've won 6 of their last 10 Liga MX matches, it's fair to say it'd be surprising if Chivas were to drop points in Sunday's match.
Media playback is not supported on this device What is West Ham's Antonio doing while in isolation? Football's powerbrokers are continuing to talk but - for now - they can only wait to see whether there is any change in the situation, a chink of light that would allow, almost certainly behind closed doors, the game to slowly click back into gear and the desire to end the season to be met. The players are also in limbo.
Burnley appealed in vain for a penalty, arguing that Adam Smith had handled a Dwight McNeil cross -- the resulting counter-attack ended with Callum Wilson feeding Harry Wilson who clipped the ball past goalkeeper Nick Pope. But VAR ruled that Smith had indeed handled -- cancelling out the Bournemouth goal and awarding Burnley a penalty which Jay Rodriguez converted to make it 2-0 after 61 minutes when moments earlier the score had stood at 1-1.
Posted at 56' Kevin Long (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 55' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jack O'Connell replaces Jack Robinson. SubstitutionPosted at 54' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Oliver Norwood. Posted at 54' Attempt missed. Erik Pieters (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Walter Ferreti will host Real Madriz for this fixture of the league. Hosts are favorites in this game. Ferretti have advantage at home stadium. Also, the hosts have a more offensive team. They have an effective attack. In any case, the hosts will try to dominate in this match. They tend to score a goal. However, this is a very unpredictable league. Perhaps, the visitors will try to provide a strong resistance. Yeah, Real Madriz have less potential. I think, the visitors will pay attention on their defense. I think, they will seek their chance. My pick: Real Madrid to win.
While Leeds fans can look forward to league visits to Anfield and Old Trafford next season if they earn a maximum of seven more points, Stoke must contemplate the possibility of exiting the Championship at the other end of the table, as they sit just a point and a place above the relegation zone. Relive Leeds' convincing win over StokeDetermination to see out the job from Leeds Winger Helder Costa scored his first goal of 2020 in Leeds' 5-0 win over Stoke, two days after completing his £16m permanent move from WolvesMarcelo Bielsa's side slumped to defeats by struggling Wigan and Ipswich within a four-game winless run at the end of last season as their campaign unravelled, but this performance showed a determination not to allow this year's promotion bid to fade away.
However, if local league and cup matches continue to be postponed in Japan, South Korea and China, provisions have been put in place to play the Asia Champions League matches as late as July to ensure the competition can be completed this year. The confederation said it expects to have a newly updated fixture list for the group phase of the competition in place by March 16 after a meeting to be held next weekend.
Mané (Liverpool) T. Pukki (Norwich) R. Sterling (Manchester City) 6 C. Wood (Burnley) 10 7 Richarlison (Everton) 9 Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) 8 Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) 8 A. Tottenham 25 10 7 8 40 32 37 . Sheff Utd 25 9 9 7 26 23 36 7 Everton 26 10 6 10 34 38 36 . Man Utd 25 9 8 8 36 29 35 9 Wolverhampton 25 8 11 6 35 32 35 10 Arsenal 25 6 13 6 32 34 31 11 Burnley 25 9 4 12 28 38 31 12 Newcastle 25 8 7 10 24 36 31 13 Southampton 25 9 4 12 31 46 31 14 Crystal Palace 26 7 9 10 23 32 30 15 Brighton 25 6 8 11 30 37 26 16 Bournemouth 25 7 5 13 25 38 26 17 Aston Villa 25 7 4 14 32 47 25 .
Roth, nicknamed the Bull because of his physical playing style, recounts the mood going into the match. Of course we won the previous two European Cups in 1974 and 1975, but this season was harder for us," he told BBC Scotland. We were housed in the Turnberry Hotel, which was about one hour away from Glasgow. We were extremely focused on our preparation and had no spare time. At the same time the Rolling Stones were in the same hotel - they had more leisure time and made a lot of noise all day long!"Despite sharing digs with the raucous British rockers while they played three days in Glasgow, the Germans carried a steely focus heading into the match.
Atletico Junior have a squad full of potential that has consistently reached the latter stages of the Copa Sudamericana in recent seasons. They could go far in the Libertadores but it's a tough ask to get a result against the reigning champions in their opener, especially champions as strong as Flamengo. Our money is on Jorge Jesus's team to start their defence with a win.
Not only have the hosts kicked off a strong run, but they’ve started to gain some consistency in their home results. So far, Boro have beaten the lower ranking sides in the Championship. They have seen off each of the bottom three here, along with 16th placed Reading and 18th placed Charlton. Sitting in the bottom six, Huddersfield could be next.
The club is still a business though. They won't want to spend unless they have to and I don't think they will throw money away. There is no point in spending £100m on someone for the sake of it. In the past they have looked at bringing in all the big attacking players, like Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain, and it hasn't worked out. All that time, they had Abraham waiting in the wings. You can spend all the money in the world but you have to get it right.
Qualifying for the women's Euros have been affected by the coronavirus shutdown, with UEFA confirming that all international matches set for June have now been postponed. Three European teams – the Netherlands, England and Sweden – have qualified for the Tokyo Games after finishing as the three best European teams at the women's World Cup in France last year.
This is a chance for Daniel Farke’s men to improve, having arguably underperformed given their fixtures. So far, 10 of Norwich's 14 Premier League games this season have been against teams starting the day in the bottom half – they've lost eight of those. Things have to get better, or else they’ll be making a quick Championship return.
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FC Shakhtar Donetsk enter UCL group stage finale vs Atalanta as narrow betting favorites Shakhtar can advance to the knockout stage with a win in Wednesday’s contest Atalanta have won two straight, but do not control their own destiny going into their clash with Shakhtar Undefeated in six straight outings across all competitions, the Miners currently sit second on the Group C table with a 1-3-1 win-draw-loss record in tournament action, but remain just two points up on last-place on the Nerazzurri going into Wednesday afternoon’s Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta matchup at Metalist Oblast Sports Complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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City's attacking play has spiked in quality over the past month, as illustrated by their huge 6-1 battering of Aston Villa last weekend, and having averaged 3.0 goals per 90 minutes across their last six league outings, we're backing the Citizens to hit three more past an out of sorts Palace side this weekend.
Posted at 61' Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Lewis Stevenson. Posted at 58' Christian Doidge (Hibernian) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 58' Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen). Posted at 58' Attempt saved. Jason Naismith (Hibernian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Both teams have scored in Hibs' last 7 home ties, with the Edinburgh club conceding in 87% of games. Moreover, Jack Ross' side has netted an average of 1.75 times, scoring 9 times in their previous 4 home fixtures alone. Hibs are also the 5th highest scoring side in the division.
After drawing five of their 10 away trips this season, we think Cardiff will avoid defeat here. We are backing the Bluebirds on the Double Chance market as they look to add to their solid record over the Bees. On top of that, we’re also backing them to claim a 1-1 draw in this visit, given the hosts’ big game record this season.
I'm glad we are not playing but they could have decided earlier," said AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli. I think the authorities are trying to make the best possible decision. I trust them. In order not to have doubts about the normality of the sport, I think that if you play one game, then everyone has to play or, if you don't play one match, then all the others have to be stopped," said AS Roma coach Paulo Fonseca.
Liverpool's Premier League title-winning celebrations were slightly dampened as they were thrashed by deposed champions Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp's side ended an agonising 30-year wait for the top-flight title when City lost at Chelsea last week, but were resoundingly hammered on their return to action. The Reds, who were given a guard of honour by the hosts before kick-off, could have taken the lead at Etihad Stadium but Mohamed Salah's low drive cannoned off the post.
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