It was boldly announced on these pages (albeit after successive losses to Inter Milan and Barca) that Pochettino's claim "no longer stood up to close scrutiny" and "it is stretching reality and credibility to suggest they are among the best in Europe. Turns out they were not so bad after all - especially as they reached the Champions League final. Going too early on Unai's Arsenal revolution Unai Emery was appointed Arsenal manager in May 2018Arsenal's 4-2 win over Spurs on 2 December 2018 was a thrilling confirmation of everything the Gunners and their fans were getting from Unai Emery in the post-Arsene Wenger era.
Spurs have changed manager since then, with Mauricio Pochettino succeeded by Jose Mourinho, who has two previous Champions League wins to his name - Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010. Their opponents RB Leipzig currently lead the German Bundesliga and have in Timo Werner one of Europe's most coveted strikers and in Julian Nagelsmann one of the continent's most promising young coaches. Chelsea face a tough tie against five-time Champions League winners Bayern Munich, who are reigning Bundesliga champions but sit fifth in the league and sacked manager Niko Kovac last month.
The French word epopee is a tricky one to translate directly into English, but it essentially means epic or saga, as in the poetic narrative of people performing extraordinary deeds to overcome insurmountable odds. In French football, it is a word synonymous with one club: Calais Racing Union. To fully understand why, we must go back 20 years to the 1999-2000 season and one of the single greatest cup runs in sport.
According to Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, the former Italy midfielder is expected to be replaced by Eugenio Corini, the man he replaced four weeks ago. It would be the sixth managerial change in Serie A this season. Brescia are bottom of the standings on seven points from 13 games. KLUIVERT MAKES HIS MARK AT ROMA Justin Kluivert, the son of former Dutch international Patrick Kluivert, became the youngest striker to score three goals in Serie A this season.
And it certainly doesn’t sit well when you consider how this scheme was initially designed to help small businesses who are at risk of going bankrupt, not cash-rich football clubs who are constantly announcing record profits. SO IS THIS THE PLAYERS’ FAULT? Not really. Most of them have done some pretty amazing stuff during this time.
There are lots of things we are not comfortable with. There is part of it where it can hit another defenders' arm and it won't count as a penalty kick. I would be surprised if people in IFAB weren't ex-managers or ex-players but it looks like it is a law that nobody is really enjoying that much. Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says it is a law he does not think "any professional footballer current or former wants in the game".
It was the moment a Champions League-winning captain was pranked in the tunnel by a cheeky mascot. Then aged five, young Chelsea fan Jake Nickless offered to shake the hand of Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard before a big televised Premier League match in February 2006 - and then blew a raspberry at him. But 14 years on, and as the video has gone viral again, there appears to be no hard feelings. Gerrard, now manager of Rangers, mentioned the incident in his autobiography and said it was the only time he smiled in the tunnel before kick-off.
This term we could see something similar, especially with the visitors conceding too many goals. The Robins let in five in their three-game losing run, while they’re without a clean sheet in six Championship matches. Conceding 33 times in 22 games isn’t a great return, which should worry the visitors as they head to the Valley.
Nobody is disciplined enough at Arsenal to do the defensive work to allow Ozil to express himself. The problem with Arsenal's midfield is that they all want to go and they all want to attack. That has been the Arsenal way and it's their Achilles heel. Ozil needs two people sitting in - players who are going to do the hard graft and the dirty work. Emery has a good attacking line-up, but the rest is not there.
They have already played 27 matches in all competitions and will have played 31 before the new year. The games Liverpool could play this season - without any FA Cup replays'Our squad is not getting bigger'Klopp was dealt a blow on Saturday, despite his side battling to victory over bottom-of-the-table Watford, when midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum was forced off with a muscle injury after an hour. On Friday, centre-back Dejan Lovren was also ruled out through injury, with Klopp stating the club "don't have a timeframe" on when he will return.
The introduction of Ryan Christie proved key. It was his inch-perfect delivery from the left that found Jullien, who still had plenty to do but his deft volley was sublime and flashed past Southwood. And shortly afterwards Edouard buried Accies by powering forward, exchanging passes with Tom Rogic, and sliding the ball into the net.
Despite both teams respective league positions, this shows that Mainz have actually been in better form than Leverkusen, of late. They will provide tough opposition for an underperforming Leverkusen side this Saturday.
Under the current format (since 2003-04), Atalanta are the first team to qualify for the last 16 after losing their opening three group games. Atalanta won two of their six games in this season's group phase (against Dinamo Zagreb and Shakhtar Donetsk), the lowest tally alongside Lyon among the 16 remaining teams. Valencia are in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2012-13.
With defensive reinforcement essential, Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti, Juventus’ Daniele Rugani and Sao Paulo’s Robert Arboleda are three centre-back options, according to the Independent. Drawing up a list will be one thing for Arteta, but convincing them to join a club who may not be in Europe next season is a different matter entirely.
Nancy are the second best home team in the league and the only team in the league without a home defeat so far this season. They have also kept a clean sheet in 4 of the last 6 games at home. However, in only 1 home game this season, they scored more than 2 goals.
Of course I analysed it. I met my assistants and when we analysed it, it was in a positive, constructive way. I forbid them to analyse and blame anyone else but us. I said don't focus on the club or the players just on what we could do better and what could we do better in the future. You win or you learn, you don't lose.
Now, one is the poster boy of a rotting defence and the other is glued to the bench. Dele Alli was once battling Kylian Mbappe for the Golden Boy award. Now, after the briefest of renaissances under Mourinho, he is back attempting fancy flicks and looking lost. Bin the lot. Video - 'Cheer up, it's going to be okay!' - Mourinho has bizarre journalist encounter00:15 Virus latest As if crashing out of Europe again to Olympiacos wasn’t bad enough, now several Arsenal players are in self-isolation after coming into contact with the Greek side’s owner Evangelos Marinakis, who has the coronavirus.
Blackburn Rovers is in the middle of standings, currently at 10th place, but also without defeat in last four rounds, winning two of them, today they will play against strong opponent, Fulham is at third place, and one of serious candidates for direct promotion but it is too early to talk about it. Fulham has a strong offensive line, A Mitrovic, is top scorer of championship, also Reid and Cavaleiro will be in attack for visitors, but in this duel they will be without suspended defender Tim Ream. Blackburn Rovers will have a strong support from domestic fans, referee's will be under strong pressure, most realistic result will be a draw.
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Also health issues - if we do go back to the season, can it work? Will it work? What about my family? All those sort of 'what if' questions kept coming up. From the former players, it was questions about employment. A lot of them are self-employed, coaches, taxi drivers and stuff like that. They were having emotional issues because of the financial impact that they couldn't work. In the first quarter of this year, 299 players had accessed support, compared with 653 in the whole of 2019, the union said.
Which is pretty terrifying but also perhaps a sign that we shouldn’t put too much pressure on him by hastily comparing him to previous Manchester United greats. So presumably when it was put to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that comparisons could be made between Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo, he straight-batted the question and insisted that these sort of things are very premature and let’s not be too hasty, right? "It’s very easy to compare the two of them, yes.
Gorgeous feet from Mahrez, jinking him into the box and past Egan, who goes out for a pint while he's at it, and through Stevens' legs, then Basham crashes through him. No doubt about that one. HENDERSON SAVES! Jesus pauses, stutters . Henderson stays, so Jesus, up by the ball and without the ability to generate power, lifts a shot to the keeper's right.
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While Guardiola's champions were held to a frustrating 2-2 draw at Newcastle United, leaving them 11 points behind leaders Liverpool, Leicester secured a last-gasp 2-1 win over Everton the following day to cut the gap to eight. Video - Rodgers: There will be 10 names for Arsenal job, but I'm happy at Leicester00:46 Leicester, who won the title in the 2015-16 season against odds of 5,000-1, have won six matches in a row in the league.
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Slonim started this season with a draw against Volna and it was 0:0. They didn't play bad but also they didn't show anything special there. They play the normal games when their opponents played pretty well match against a better opponents. Orsha played at home against Lida and they were underdogs there. They scored three goals and conceded two but against a team like Lida, they showed fantastic plays. Slonim is an average team and in the head to head matches they usually lost against Osha like 1:3. I think that there is a chance to see similar results in this clash. Osha should win and it is my pick
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The league is under pressure from broadcasters to finish the season and the widespread use of testing would allow them to do so, with a mid-May date mooted for a return to training before a June resumption. The start of next season could also be played behind closed doors because of the crisis. Paper Round’s views: For the mental health of the nation as much as for the sake of television deals, it is clear that the Premier League needs to return in some form soon.
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The hosts were able to see off Barnsley last time out, while they are aiming for more in this meeting with Wigan. The Latics have already been beaten by Stoke once this season, with the Potters edging an EFL Cup tie at the DW Stadium earlier this season. However, the stakes are higher here.
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I knew him a little and we will start a new chapter and he was very positive. Arteta also said midfielder Mesut Ozil was a part of his plans despite Ljungberg's unhappiness over the German's conduct during Arsenal's 3-0 defeat by Manchester City earlier this month. Ozil kicked his gloves in frustration after being withdrawn in the 59th minute and Ljungberg said his unacceptable conduct would have prevented him from being selected at Everton had he been fit for the match.
The Premier League has been suspended since 13 March because of the Covid-19 pandemic and most teams have nine fixtures left to play. Brighton had a third player test positive for coronavirus earlier in May and boss Graham Potter is wary about a return to action. We are in uncharted territory. It's a hugely complex situation," he said. It's very difficult to call one day to the next. The general will from all the clubs is to play out the season as close to the format as possible.
Banik Sokolov Will play against Slavia Vysehrad in the Division 2 of Czech Republic on Tuesday. Sokolov lost last game to Division 2 side Zizkov by 0-3 in the last game and also lost last game to Brno by 0-1 in the League game. While Vysehrad lost to Pribram by 1-2 in the friendly game but then Defeated Pisek by 5-0 in the last game. Vysehrad won four of the last five friendly matches. They also won last two Division 2 games and Defeated Vitkovice by 4-1 in the last league game. Vysehrad also defeated Sokolov in the last head to head game .
Personally, it was incredibly difficult, I told him that and he understood . London Evening Standard. He's been in football (a long time), he understands. It's not personal and I'm sure he'll come back stronger and get an opportunity to manage another great club. Maybe one day he'll come back to us. Tottenham take on Chelsea in the league on Sunday and would leapfrog their London rivals into fourth place with a victory.
His side surprised many by finishing third in the Italian top flight last season, and they come into this match sitting fourth in Serie A, having defeated closest challengers Roma on Saturday. Atalanta midfielder Marten de Roon told BBC World Service that his side were hungry for more success, having enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past decade. In the last 10 years we've played in Serie B and fought to stay in Serie A," said the 28-year-old Dutchman.
The former Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea supremo will take over from caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson after today's game against Arsenal. After a decorated playing career where he won three scudettos and two European Cups, Ancelotti has won league titles in Italy, France, England and Germany, and three Champions Leagues as a manager.
In addition, there is the perceived galvanising effect of a game against a local rival. Back in November 1994, Everton were deep in relegation trouble, bottom of the table with just one win from 14 games, but went to fourth-placed Liverpool and won unexpectedly under new manager Joe Royle. As Barry Horne told BBC Sport in 2018, the Blues' 2-0 victory was the springboard for them to survive the drop and go on to win that season's FA Cup.
I think West Ham could upset the leaders. The Hammers are just outside of the relegation zone and this is very important match. There are no space for another defeat. I think West Ham play better since David Moyes took the team. However, the main reason for my pick is Liverpool. Manager Jurgen Klopp will be missing the key player Sadio Mane. The Senegal winger suffered a muscle injury against the Wolves. His absence is a huge handicap for the guests. Salah are out of form at the moment. I think the good results of Liverpool are mainly because of Mane. And another reason for my pick is the poor result in the FA Cup. As you probably know, Liverpool failed to beat Shrewsbury on Sunday. The key players were benched, but anyway. Poor result is a poor result.
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Villa kept the pressure on and were eventually awarded for their efforts after captain Jack Grealish, who generally looked impressive, struck from the edge of the area to give his side a foothold back in the game on the stroke of halftime. Early on in the second half Jonny Evans headed in a corner to widen Leicester’s advantage again, which seemed to give the home side the jitters.
They have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 23rd consecutive season, the longest run in the history of the tournament and a streak that began in 1997-98. They have scored in each of their last 22 home games in the knockout stages of the Champions League; the last team to stop them from scoring were Pep Guardiola's Barcelona in the 2010-11 semi-finals (0-2). However, Real have failed to win their last three knockout matches at the Bernabeu (drawn one, lost two); they have never gone four matches in a row without a victory.
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Seventh-placed Freiburg went down to a shock 2-0 home defeat by relegation-threatened Paderborn, who played the last half hour with 10 men after Jamilu Collins was sent off for a second bookable offence. Paderborn took the lead after the restart when they won possession in midfield and released Christopher Antwi-Adjei who outpaced his marker to score.
BAYERN MUNICH: German champions are 75% owned by their fans, with sportswear brand Adidas, carmaker Audi and insurer Allianz all having stakes of 8. REAL MADRID/BARCELONA: The two Spanish clubs are owned by their fans through membership schemes. They regularly have the highest revenue of any European soccer clubs thanks to their commercial appeal.
The hosts go to this game placed 13th with 30 points, three better than 15th placed Mainz. Both sides head to this clash on the back of heavy losses. Union Berlin fell 4-0 to Hertha berlin as Mainz were routed 5-0 by Leipzig. Both will be hoping to collect maximum points here as they are closer to the drop than safety.
