The decline in performance at the end of last season made Vitebsk very difficult (only 1 point better than relegation group). However, things do not seem to be better for Vitebsk, this 80-year-old club, in the new 2020 season will officially start today. Vitebsk has gone through a series of friendly matches preparing for the disappointing season. Specifically, after 12 matches, Vitebsk won only 3 (lost 6). Therefore, in the opening match, Vitebsk had to face with an opponent of Gorodeya and had home advantage, but not many experts believed in a positive result for Vitebsk. Remember the last 8 rounds at the home, Vitebsky won only 2 (lost 5).
Nantes fc is here to taste Strasbourg fc in their own ground for the game of France Coupe de la on Wednesday. Nantes have many head to head with the visitors but they managed themselves to come on the upper hand in each and every match but so far they are lacking scores I don't know why whether it is their current formation they are using because if they win they win with a single score which is not safe at all.
The home side are five points above the bottom two but failed to build on a good 3-0 home win over Energetik. The weekend saw them travel to in-form BATE Borisov and soon went 2-0 down in the first half, eventually losing 3-1. They have already lost three league games this season but all those losses have been on their travels.
Posted at 76' Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross following a set piece situation. BookingPosted at 76' Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 75' Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 75' Foul by Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin).
Sundowns are four points behind leaders Kaizer Chiefs and with a game in hand, they will be looking to close in. Lately, they haven’t been scoring a lot of goals; in the last four, they haven’t scored more than a goal and in the last five matches, they have failed to score one. However, they have been tight at the back, with two straight clean sheets, and three clean sheets in the last five.
Karlsruher will be playing Bochum today as they look to make it back to back wins here they have won two of their last five games losing 2 and drawing once there last game was a 2-0 win over Darmstadt.
Ten-man Arsenal net late equaliser through Bellerin at Chelsea * Villa snatch 2-1 win over Watford to escape relegation zone By Martyn Herman LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce described it as a wacky night of Premier League action after his side, and Arsenal, salvaged unlikely 2-2 draws and Aston Villa grabbed a priceless last-gasp victory at Watford on Tuesday.
Put your yo-yos down, cue up Nessun Dorma and crack open the Moretti - this weekend we’re taking you back to the summer of 1990. Inflation was at 9. Masterchef was the new show on the TV and Seal and Madonna ruled the airwaves - but more importantly Waddle, Pearce, Lineker and co were about to take on the world. We’ll show the fateful World Cup semi-final between Sir Bobby Robson’s Three Lions and West Germany from 15:00 BST on Sunday, 12 April.
UTA Arad only lost at home this season in the Romanian Cup against first league side Dinamo Bucuresti, but they are really more interested at this moment about promotion and while away from home they have a bunch of draws at home they have 8 wins and just one draw, the draw happened against another top side Mioveni who was lucky to escape by conceding just one goal on the day as UTA created a bunch of clear scoring chances and if I remember right they even missed with the empty net.
Milan have scored in 26 of the last 27 away matches against Atalanta in Serie A, losing only four games (W16, D7). Since the start of September, only Juve have shut out Milan in an away clash. With that record behind them, we see goals here. These two have seen both teams score in four of their last five, so we’re backing BTTS in this one.
Also a best and new chance for this my play at the new round mach from Germany second league between Dynamo Dresden and Stuttgart is a new good chance where we play the best pick for this mach a pick over from 2.75 goals for this ordinary time this much and can see a best new play from boat teams in this match and a soccer match with more goals. If we see this four goals at this mach can look a new full win from 9 points. For this three goals can look a half win from 4.50 points to my score.
The latest side to make the trip to Brunton Park in the hope of a vital three points is a Plymouth Argyle side who have been going well of late. The visitors come into this match having won six of their last eight league matches and, even though they are perhaps stronger in front of their own fans, the fact that they have won three of their last four away matches suggests that they are more than capable of upsetting their hosts’ afternoon.
Players from the European Union will have to go through a points-based system similar to that which currently applies to overseas players before being allowed to play in the Premier League, under new proposals. The Football Association, Premier League and Home Office will decide on the criteria for such players to obtain a work permit, which could come into force early next year. The impact on player transfer and movement was described by the FA as "the most significant risk of Brexit".
Tranmere Rovers are in 21st position in the league with 22 points from 28 matches, they have win in all 5 league matches, 7 ended in draw while 16 games was lost so far in the league, they have goals difference of 28 goals against 51. They have a very bad back four and that will be a great worry for them against a top form team like Portsmouth.
Defenders - Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Craig Dawson (Watford), John Egan (Sheff Utd) Van Dijk: He looked back to his imperious best against Brighton. Since the restart Liverpool have looked a little shaky at the back. There were two moments where Van Dijk showed his class and both were against Aaron Connolly. The Republic of Ireland striker came on and understandably tried to impose himself on the game.
Bochum and Hamburger will face each other in the upcoming match in the Second Bundesliga. Bochum this season have the following results: 4W, 8D and 7L. Meanwhile Hamburger have 9W, 7D and 3L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
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.
It's heading in but Long, who was making a run across the box, blocks it! 47’ - Penalty shout for Southampton! Quick feet from Ings, who skips into the box but goes down under Fabinho's challenge. No penalty given. GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Southampton (Oxlade-Chamberlain). Liverpool go from end to end. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cuts inside after collecting Firmino's flick, picks his spot and drives to score against his old club.
Have Sheff Utd secured the signing of the January window? This is a player who, for a brief hour earlier this week, was said to have been seen at Carrington, ready to sign for Manchester United. He has developed a big reputation thanks to his performances in Belgium, the Champions League and internationally for Norway.
The championship of Belarus was not interrupted due to the pandemic. BATE is in the first place, despite the fact that they have already lost 2 of 9 matches. I think it's time for BATE to start with a series of victories as they did in previous seasons. Brest did not play well at home, they lost 2 matches to much worse teams than BATE. In the last 3 away games, BATE has scored 10 goals. I don't expect many goals in this match because the home team will certainly not play offensively. Against this team, Bate did not have a victory in the last 3 games, so they will have a lot of motivation today
After a while and Portuguese league is back and this one looks very real to me. Both teams only had 2 trainings since this coronavirus thing happened so it's under question mark on what fitness level they players are but I guess not at that big. Gil Vicente is safe at the mid table while the hosts are in must win situation as they are going to fight to avoid relegation. Gil Vicente are in better shape but Portimonense are in must win situation and at home they are very solid team. But however as I said both teams had only 2 trainings at the last 2+ months so I believe they will take precautions and settle in for a draw.
Krul's reaction - punching the post in frustration - summed up Norwich's performance and when Godfrey slid the ball past Krul and into his own net under no pressure at the back post, the final whistle could not come soon enough for the Canaries. For Norwich, the season could get worse still when they travel to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City in their final game. Another clean sheet for PopeBurnley boss Sean Dyche said his team would be ready to face whatever came their way from a struggling Norwich side.
The Armenian, who also scored twice against Bayern Munich in a 2-1 away win in October, then turned provider, crossing for Kramaric to head the winner three minutes from time. Dortmund, without injured Axel Witsel and captain Marco Reus, also withdrew Thorgan Hazard and Mats Hummels at halftime, the latter with a suspected fractured hand after a nasty fall.
They were unlucky to lose to Newcastle last time out and they have looked like a different team in recent weeks. Danny Ings cannot stop scoring at the moment, which is handy for them. Lawro's prediction: 2-1David's prediction: I have a romantic thing for Southampton because I was obsessed by Saints legend Matthew Le Tissier back in the 1990s. I do know he is not playing for them anymore but I have always quite liked them because of that.
Willian Jose added the second after 75 minutes following good work by winger Portu to seal the visitors' victory and take Real Sociedad above Getafe and Atletico Madrid, with 46 points from 27 games. Eibar, 16th and two points clear of the relegation zone, were hampered by their lack of fans and only managed a late consolation when Joseba Zaldua handled in the area and Charles slammed in the game's third penalty.
Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, will be looking to continue their strong end to the year which took them back into the top-four when they host Levante in search of a third win in a row. Once the weekend's league action is over, Atletico, Barca Real and Valencia will head to Saudi Arabia to contest the revamped Spanish Super Cup, with the top flight resuming again two weeks later on Jan.
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana has agreed to extend his deal with the club until the end of the season. England international Lallana, 32, was set to leave on a free transfer when his contract runs out on 30 June. The 2019-20 season will restart on 17 June after a 100-day break because of the coronavirus pandemic and Lallana will now leave when the season ends. I am really pleased to have the chance to finish this season - it means a lot to me and my family," said Lallana.
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Referee David Coote was given an easy decision. If Wilder had his face in his hands then, worse was to follow. For Newcastle's first, the usually dependable Stevens got his legs in a muddle as he tried to stop Ritchie's ball from finding Saint-Maximin and for the second, right-back George Baldock's reluctance to close down Ritchie gave the Scot room to shoot. Man of the match - Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle) Allan Saint-Maximin, who took to his knee after scoring to show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, was a constant threat to the Blades defenceHeaviest defeat for the Blades since 2018 - the statsNewcastle are now unbeaten in four Premier League games on home soil without conceding a goal (W2 D2) - the Magpies have kept four straight clean sheets in the top-flight at St James' Park for the first time since April 2012.
Making the trip to Whaddon Road is a Colchester United side who started the campaign reasonably slowly but who have improved recently. The visitors have scored three times in both of their last two games and that upturn in form means that they are now just three points behind this weekend’s hosts, albeit having played a game more. However they have conceded plenty in recent weeks and although they have one of the better defensive records in the division, their new attacking approach is putting stress on their defensive stability.
Pogba and Dele are going to be up scoring goals so we need someone to hold. AJ: "I'd put Giovani lo Celso or Tanguy Ndombele there but if we're talking defensive wise, you have a point. Matic is solid defensively. Dele and Pogba can both attack so having three attacking midfielders doesn't really make sense.
Hb Torshavn is going to face Klaksvik. The hosts won 7 matches in this season and scored 20 goals while conceded only 3. The hosts are favorite in this match but they will play against the best team of this league in the previous season. The visitors play a much better than at the start of the new season and right now I think that they will be able to beat HB. The visitors need to win this match to come back on the top of the table as they got 5 points gap to HB. I pick Klaksvik with Asian handicap 0
They are a really good football team and now they're not in Italy, they feel maybe relief they can play in this game. We have to be ready for that. Napoli gave us a proper fight at Anfield last season [in a 1-0 win for Liverpool]. We have to make sure from the first second this is a different place. We want to go as far as possible in the Champions League. Napoli are experienced, tactically strong, super players.
His first game in charge brought an encouraging performance in a 1-0 defeat by Everton, but the fixture list quickly robbed Huddersfield of any chance of building momentum, bringing Chelsea and Arsenal - 5-0 and 2-1 defeats respectively - next. A win against Wolves in late February was followed by eight successive defeats. Then green shoots briefly sprouted, despite their relegation having long since been confirmed, when Huddersfield recorded credible draws against a Champions League-chasing Manchester United and Southampton in the final two games of the season.
The alleged perpetrator of the second incident avoided a similar fate. During the match, which England won 5-2, Liverpool forward Rhian Brewster asked Gibbs-White if he had heard one of the Spanish players call him a "monkey". Gibbs-White said he had, but wondered whether he was alone in thinking that. He played a massive part in black culture. Some of the stories he told me… a lot of stuff, bad stuff.
Werner proud of Liverpool links Fresh from scoring the winning goal of the game against Tottenham Hotspur for RB Leipzig, Timo Werner said he was “proud” to hear of links between himself and Premier League leaders Liverpool. The 23-year-old German international is rumoured to have a £50 million release clause, according to the Mirror, and he also said: "I have to improve myself and to learn much more things to get on this level and to play there.
The so-called failure at Manchester United still included Carabao Cup and Europa League success in his first season. This is different. Yes, many Spurs fans had questioned Pochettino's approach and demeanour this season, but the 47-year-old still retained huge affection and admiration for what he had achieved. Mourinho's arrival has not just been greeted in many quarters with suspicion and incredulity, but also hostility on two counts.
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Pessoa's team he used to qualify - Alisson, Pereira, Van Dijk, Luiz, Mendy, Gullit, Traore, Sissoko, Eusebio, Mbappe, Ronaldo. Managed by Marco Silva. It is City's third appearance in the competition and it is also the third year in a row that Pessoa has qualified. Pessoa has played Fifa since he was nine years old but admits he became a professional by accident. I just started playing the Fifa weekend league against my friends.
Among the many names to have fallen to defeat against Rangers is Porto. The second-strongest team in the Liga Nos, they are 16 points ahead of Braga, who are a distant third. Unbeaten in their last nine matches versus Portuguese opposition, Rangers have a superb record against teams from this country.
Bristol city recently in the Championship is not play well. They have remained winless in 5 matches suffering 4 defeats in those 5 matches, which may not be a good sign before this match, but on the other hand the FA Cup is a great place to relieve such failures the more that they do not play bad on their own pitch, and the opponent in this match come from League One, where they are not doing so well so far. They are in the lower parts of the table. But they had some good results recently. They will try for a reverse leg by drawing here.
The BBC understands the PFA has heard from a number of players, especially those who have underlying health conditions like asthma or who are from black and minority ethnic (Bame) backgrounds, that they have real concerns about returning to playing. Black men and women are nearly twice as likely to die with coronavirus as white people in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics.