Why is Gareth Bale behaving like he is at Real Madrid?Gareth Bale: How Real Madrid superstar became a Wales legendBale has scored more than 100 goals and won four Champions League titles at Real Madrid but his future has been under intense scrutiny lately, owing much to his fractious relationship with Zidane. The coach insisted Bale's omission from the team's final game of the season against Leganes was a "technical decision" but their exchanges have not always been so diplomatic.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli are second in Group E, a point behind Liverpool, and are not yet assured of qualification for the last 16 with two games to go. But Klopp said playing away from Italy may give the players a welcome break. I expect Napoli to be really strong for a number of reasons. They are a really good football team.
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.
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Hosts may be newly promoted but remain unbeaten after 3 games played by them this season as they drew both away games at two other newly promoted sides first a 2-2 draw at Lokomotiv Pamir and a strange game last round at Dushanbe 83 as odds before the game switch from 2.00 for the away win to 1.30 for the home win and still it ended just a 0-0 draw in the end but very strange odds movement in that one.
They’re a great team. What they have built there is powerful. Can United pull off another weird surprise against City? The Manchester derby has always been a fixture worth clearing your diary for even when at least one of the teams involved has been terrible. Theoretically that’s almost the case this time, with City streets ahead of United in terms of player quality, coaching and recent achievements, but tonight’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg is leant a little extra spice by the recent league game between the two, when United somehow managed a win over their neighbours (who are making a moderate noise these days: loud but not enough to call the council over) and threw all we previously knew to be certain into the wind.
Posted at 78' Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 78' Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday). Posted at 76' Attempt missed. Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dominic Iorfa with a headed pass. Posted at 73' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joe Wildsmith. Posted at 73' Attempt saved.
Palace, who edged Newcastle United 1-0 last time out, are looking to win consecutive league games for the first time since December but are winless in their last six away matches. Bournemouth v Chelsea *None of the nine previous Premier League clashes between the teams have ended in a draw, with Chelsea winning five.
Action and reaction from Thursday's Premier League gamesSmall steps forward for ArsenalSince the restart, the Gunners have lurched from one mini-crisis to the next - David Luiz's calamitous display against Manchester City, injury problems galore, and a winning position thrown away at Brighton. Two defeats from two games since the restart had already put paid to Arsenal's already slim hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
Nearly a month ago, Benfica lost the advantage in the championship race with Porto. After nothing in the direct confrontation with Porto on February 9, the team of coach Bruno Lage continued to challenge themselves with a 0-1 defeat at the Da Luz lair against Braga. Although Benfica won last weekend with a 1-0 win over Gil Vicente, Benfica is only 1 point ahead of Porto on the table. This is a very fragile gap and can catch up at any time. It should be known that, Porto is focusing all its energy on the domestic front, they show through the past 5 rounds of victory.
Both these sides didn’t end the season on a high in 2019 and will be hoping to bury that as they grace the new campaign. Montreal Impact have a game in the CONCACAFChampions League before their MLS clash and for a side with a new manager just settling in, this will cause a bit of concern. Meanwhile, New England have no midweek action and will have time to prepare for this clash, which we feel will count for much on Saturday. Here we will go with a win for New England.
He later acknowledged a third meeting in 2017 after media reports of the encounter emerged. Lauber had his pay cut for a year after a watchdog found last month he repeatedly told falsehoods and broke a prosecutors' code of conduct in handling the probe. A fraud trial of three former senior German soccer officials and one Swiss over a suspect payment linked to the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany has already started, but looks on the verge of collapse amid a coronavirus-mandated trial halt as a statute of limitation looms.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0Filly's prediction: 3-0Sheff Wed v Man CityChampionship (12th)vPremier League (2nd)Who did they beat?4R: QPR (C) A4R: Fulham (C) H3R: Brighton (PL) H3R: Port Vale (L2) HSheffield Wednesday are in freefall in the Championship, and I am not sure why. They are a good, competitive side when you watch them, but after going on a great run to climb up the table, they are now on a dreadful one and dropping down it.
Posted at 77' Attempt missed. Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Posted at 77' VAR Decision: No Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Manchester United. Posted at 76' Hand ball by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers). SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jonny replaces Rúben Vinagre. BookingPosted at 72' Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
If United fail to win this match they will have their lowest points tally after 16 fixtures of a top-flight season since 1989-90. Solskjaer's side are unbeaten in their last five league games against other established top-six teams (W2, D3), including all four fixtures this season. Marcus Rashford has scored nine goals in his past 10 United appearances. Jesse Lingard was directly involved in six goals in seven league matches in December 2018.
The result extended the visitors' unbeaten run to four games in all competitions but they missed the chance to claim back-to-back away wins for a first time this season. Boro's equaliser eight minutes from time kept them above the 18th-placed Blues in the table, as both teams edged a further point away from the relegation zone.
The Frenchman netted 13 goals in the first 16 league games, masking the team's overall deficiencies inside the penalty area. But Benzema has mustered only one league goal since Christmas - an important one, winning last month's local derby against Atletico Madrid - and none of the team's other forwards have stepped up to play their part. Real's La Liga scorers, excluding penalties11 - Benzema3 - Casemiro, Kroos, Modric 2 - Bale, Ramos, Rodrygo, Varane, Vazquez, Jovic, Valverde1 - Vinicius, Carvajal, Nacho, Isco, Hazard, Rodriguez A remarkable stat this late into the season is that excluding penalties no other Real player has scored more than three league goals.
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners predictions for Saturday’s match in the A-League. Sydney FC lead the league by five points, winning five in a row and scoring 21 goals. Central Coast Mariners are at the other end of the table, picking up just seven points so far. Read on for all our free A-League predictions and betting tips.
Explaining that "professional football bodies and the players and managers recognise the importance of the message that black lives matter", the league added: "We do not endorse any political organisation or movement, nor support any group that calls for violence or condones illegal activity. We are aware of the risk posed by groups that seek to hijack popular causes and campaigns to promote their own political views.
The Premier League have also opened an investigation into City's finances. City manager Guardiola is an old rival of Mourinho's from their time in Spanish football. Video - Juventus offer star duo to Manchester United in attempt to re-sign Pogba – Euro Papers01:01 Victory at Villa Park for Spurs, thanks to a stoppage time winner from South Korean Son Heung-min, moved Mourinho's men up to fifth place, a point behind Chelsea who hold the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot.
Premier League clubs are expected to make changes to the summer transfer window to bring it in line with the rest of Europe. For the past two seasons, the window in England closed the day before the top-flight campaign began. However the deadline for most of Europe is the end of August, leading clubs to say they are at a disadvantage. The matter will be discussed when senior officials of all 20 Premier League clubs meet on Thursday.
They benefitted from Motherwell's naivety in the closing stages earlier in the week and then were guilty of doing exactly the same. Twice they had the ball in the County half deep into stoppage time, twice they chose not to go for the corner and it came back to haunt them. They remain unbeaten in their last five games, but it could, and should, have been their fourth win in a row. Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Ross County 1-1 St Johnstone County find their fightPrior to this weekend's draw with St Johnstone, County had lost four of their last five games.
DVTK even lost last round with no less than 4-0 away from home at 2nd from bottom club Debrecen and believe me when I tell you that Packs is in even better form at this stage of the season and also in dire need of points being just 2 points ahead of the relegation places after they lost last round with 3-1 away from home at 4th placed Puskas Academy, but that was indeed a tough game for them.
Meanwhile, BGU’s Uzbek talisman Jasurbek Yakhshiboev warrants a mention for an impressive showing. A hand in the first goal, while he netted the second in second-half injury time. The defending was questionable, sure, but overall it was entertaining viewing, and Yakhshiboev's footwork was certainly the standout.
Video - 'We have nothing to lose' - Mourinho on Leipzig second leg01:47 Everything is cancelled, stay indoors Well, not exactly. But while football is a relatively minor thing when it comes to coronavirus, it really is starting to bite now. The Champions League games between PSG v Dortmund and Valencia v Atalanta will both be held behind closed doors, and it was announced on Monday that all football – all domestic sport, and basically any sort of gathering in fact – will be suspended in Italy until April 3 as the authorities try to get this thing under control.
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Lee Tomlin gave Cardiff hope of a late revival and Sean Morrison added their second and after he was sent off, Robert Glatzel headed in Tomlin's cross to level. Neil Harris' side dropped three places to 12th, as Leeds finished the day second. West Brom. The draw ended Leeds' seven-match winning run as Neil Harris saw his side perform a remarkable comeback largely against the run of play. More to follow.
Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was made permanent manager in March, United have lost more Premier League games (12) than they have won (11). Manchester United suffered consecutive Premier League defeats for only the second time under Solskjaer, losing back-to-back games for the first time since April 2019. Burnley manager Sean Dyche has now beaten 27 of the 29 teams he has faced in the Premier League, failing only against Arsenal (9 games) and Sheffield United (1).
Having lost their last two, Blackburn aren’t exactly arriving on a high. However, before that pair of defeats they were on an eight-game unbeaten run. The visitors are looking return to form by capitalising on this current Birmingham side. The Blues look to be there for the taking, so we can see the visitors getting a result here.
Javi Martínez replaces Leon Goretzka. BookingPosted at 74' Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 74' Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Posted at 74' Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 72' Attempt missed. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Fiorentina are unbeaten in the last five matches. Fiorentina have three losses in their last four Coppa Italia away matches. Fiorentina have have scored in 14 of the last 15 meetings with Inter. Inter have one clean sheet in the last eight matches. Internazionale are unbeaten in their last seven matches.
Port Vale chair Carol Shanahan says she "came away shaking" after voting to end the League Two season despite the club being one point outside the play-offs. The English Football League said clubs "unanimously indicated" a wish to end the season via a "framework" including tables decided on points per game. Vale are eighth in League Two and would miss out on any potential play-offs. It wasn't an easy thing to do.
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But if the transfers go through, Wilder believes his squad will be "as strong as it has been for a long time in this club's history". Wilder also said striker Billy Sharp would not be leaving the club, but was surprised that he had no offers for forward Leon Clarke. We are confident we can get three deals over the line and we are working away on that. It is tough of course, and we wouldn't expect it to be any different.
The Premier League and the Champions League are two of the biggest sporting events in the world, yet they were among the last of active tournaments to be suspended and it has to be asked - why? Professional sport across Europe had already pretty much been halted while all five major American sports leagues had all already suspended activity.
However, we feel circumstances look more favourable for Burnley in Saturday's rematch. Sean Dyche's charges have been putting in impressive performances on their own patch since the summer, winning four of their six Premier League fixtures at Turf Moor overall.
Sheffield United have signed Richairo Zivkovic on a six-month loan deal from Chinese club Changchun Yatai. Dutch forward Zivkovic, 23, started his career at Ajax and is the fourth player to join the Blades in January. Club record signing Sander Berge arrived at Bramall Lane on Thursday, with Jack Rodwell and Jack Robinson joining earlier in the month. He will give us genuine pace at the top of the pitch," said United manager Chris Wilder.
