Since then, City have benefited from the talents of a striker who has finished the club's top scorer in the past two title-winning campaigns, during which he struck a combined total of 62 goals in all competitions. And Guardiola feels the South American's overall contribution to the City team is greater. I've never seen such a big star be so humble and funny," Guardiola said. He accepts my decisions when it sometimes doesn't work for him.
Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla says returning to Emirates Stadium to say goodbye to the club's fans is "something which is left in my career. Cazorla, 35, left the Gunners after six years in 2018 following two years out with a serious ankle injury. But he has made an amazing recovery at Villarreal and has even fought his way back into the Spain team. It was frustrating to not be able to say goodbye to a club who treated me so well," he told BBC Sport.
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Al-Sadd, managed by former Barcelona midfielder Xavi, took a first-half lead through Algeria striker Baghdad Bounedjah. Hienghene's Amy Roine equalised with the referee using the pitchside video assistant referee monitor to award the goal after initially giving a foul. Extra-time goals from Abdelkarim Hassan and Pedro Miguel gave Al-Sadd victory. The Qatar side dominated the game, having 69% possession and 37 shots, but missed a host of chances in normal time.
As a result of that poor defence, only KRC Genk (12) have conceded more goals in open play in this season's UEFA Champions League than Atalanta (11). We see that form carrying through this Champions League clash, with over 1.5 Dinamo Zagreb goals our pick for Tuesday’s meeting.
Ashley does not need to sell, and he is unpredictable," said the source. Businesswoman and financier Amanda Staveley is understood to have approached the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about buying the Premier League club. Staveley failed to purchase the club two years ago after Ashley said he wanted to bring 10 years of ownership to an end. She is thought to want a 10% stake in the club if a deal can be agreed with PIF, which would be the majority partner.
From the corner, Gray eventually clears. WHAT A SAVE! Brentford have a controversial corner, Fuchs is claiming he did not touch it. From the corner, Racic's volley is tipped over by Ward! 84' - DISALLOWED GOAL! The ball is volleyed in for Mbeumo who tucks it away from close range but is well off-side.
Everyone thought that Kim Nam-il as a manager at Seongnam might change the attacking style at a team that relied on defense to survive last season. But things has not changed for Magpies, as they still rely on the defense and coming off two straight defeats.
5 round on Belarus Vysshaya league match between Shakhtyor and Slutsk. After 4 round Shakhtyor is on 4 position on table and have 2 wins one draw and one lost games with goal different 7:5. On the another side Slutsk is on 12 position on table and have one win, 2 draw and one lost games with goal difference 2:1. In last 5 games Shakhtyor have one win, 2 draws and 2 losses games, but Slutsk have 3 wins, one draw and one lost games. Last year they meet 3 times and in all match win Shakhtyor. My prediction is over 2.5 goals. Good luck
You see them talking to each other and saying where they should go. But we still have to improve. TOTAL FOOTBALL Postecoglou's tactical vision has its grounding in the methods espoused by Cruyff when he coached Barcelona in the early 1990s, as the Dutchman sought to build on the Total Football ethos first by compatriot Rinus Michels in the 1970s.
I thought it would be painful at the beginning and then in a month I'd be all right and could start doing some stuff. But you know I couldn't walk down the stairs properly even at three or four months. That's a long slog to even do the basics of things, so the initial period just knocked me for six. The recovery was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Rachel Rowe: team-mate, friend and ACL injury mentorSalvation for Fishlock came through friends, family, her club and one key Wales team-mate.
Tottenham are only two points ahead of their opponents on Tuesday, but they find themselves in much higher spirits than their Manchester-based counterparts. Former Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho has breathed new life into the Spurs squad, overseeing a win in each of his opening three games and pushing them to within six points of the Premier League top four.
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I'm feeling there is something special coming. If you want to enjoy your life you want to play in Barcelona' De Jong agreed to move to Barcelona in January 2019, but remained with Ajax until the end of the 2018-19 seasonDe Jong, who said the Frenkie part of his name came because his parents liked 1980s band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, grew up in a small Dutch village and joined Willem II after a trial period.
Full TimeSecond Half ends, Barcelona 1, Osasuna 2. Post updateAttempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. Post updateLionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Post updateFoul by Iñigo Pérez (Osasuna). Post updateLuis Suárez (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Stoke and Luton will face each other in the upcoming match in the Championship. Stoke this season have the following results: 4W, 2D and 14L. Meanwhile Luton have 6W, 2D and 12L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Chelsea claimed a draw in a see-saw encounter at third-placed Leicester, with Antonio Rudiger opening and rounding off the scoring for the Blues, either side of goals from Harvey Barnes and Ben Chilwell. Relive all of Saturday's Premier League actionReport: Liverpool 4-0 SouthamptonReport: Bournemouth 2-1 Aston VillaReport: Leicester City 2-2 ChelseaEverton fought back from two goals down to win at Watford despite having Fabian Delph sent-off.
Stranraer and Montrose will face each other in the upcoming match in the League One. Stranraer this season have the following results: 2W, 10D and 14L. Meanwhile Montrose have 14W, 2D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
They looked stronger in midfield but conceding two late goals shows that Mourinho still has lots of work to do. Now he turns his attention to the Champions League where Spurs can clinch qualification if matching Red Star Belgrade's result. Tottenham have a four-point lead over them and a win here will definitely see them in the last sixteen.
He was one of the chief proponents of Wales' motto for that campaign, 'Together Stronger', so there is no chance he would accept more credit than any of the team-mates he referred to as "brothers" in France. Even when you consider the significant contributions of all players and staff, however, Bale still stands out. Laying the foundations for this success took years. There were growing pains under John Toshack and an evolution in style under Gary Speed, whose death profoundly affected a young Wales squad but also brought them closer through a shared grief.
Atalanta vs Verona predictions in our match preview for Saturday's Serie A clash. La Dea are pushing to improve some mixed home form in this clash. Read on for our free Serie A predictions and betting tips.
SASSUOLO'S BOGA TOO QUICK OFF THE FIELD AFTER SUBSTITUTION Sassuolo forward Jeremie Boga has been given a ticking-off by coach Roberto De Zerbi for leaving the field too quickly after he was substituted in the 88th minute against Lazio. The score was 1-1, which would have suited lowly Sassuolo, when Boga was taken off but third-placed Lazio snatched a stoppage time goal to win 2-1.
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SubstitutionPosted at 65' Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Bernard. Posted at 64' Corner, Everton. Conceded by Gary Cahill. Posted at 64' Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richarlison. Posted at 63' Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
The home side won their last league game, beating fifth placed Everton 1-0 at home. However, Everton have lost four of their last five away league games, so not the greatest of wins. Before that win, Brighton had lost two in a row to Arsenal and West Ham, conceding six goals. Their home form has seen them win three games, draw two and lose two.
The striker only had one half-chance in the opening 45 minutes, but his bustling presence and headed flick-ons all add value. He watched his team-mates either be profligate or denied expertly by Southwood, who was a close second in the man of the match stakes. They are sweating blood in that shirt' - reactionAberdeen manager Derek McInnes: "It was a thoroughly deserved win on the balance of chances.
Manchester United clinched the top spot in their Europa League group on Thursday with a convincing 4-0 thrashing of AZ at Old Trafford, and the fact that they fielded a largely second string lineup means that they’ll be fresh for this hosting of Everton too.
With just two defeats from nine at home and Valladolid winning just one of their last nine games away, we're opting for a 3-1 correct score in favour of Arrasate's charges, who will view this encounter as a perfect opportunity to regain the winning thread.
Teemu Pukki has scored eight goals for Norwich this season, half their Premier League tallyFarke made a double change at half-time - bringing on Marco Stipermann and Tettey for Tom Trybull and Ibrahim Amadou - and Pukki had an effort on target within seconds but McCarthy did well to push the 25-yard strike over the top.
Fortuna suffered heavy defeats in both of those games. They lost 4-0 to Bayern and lost 5-0, just last week, versus Dortmund. These results will not give Fortuna's defence confidence heading into Saturday's game versus the Bundesliga's highest-scoring team, RB Leipzig. We feel that they are likely to suffer another heavy defeat in this game.
Plenty of live action to sink your teeth into - we'll bring you rolling football updates once more tomorrow morning. Click on the links below to follow our live blogs. Follow Liverpool vs Napoli LIVE Follow Barcelona vs Dortmund LIVE Follow Valencia vs Chelsea LIVE 18:49 - Messi starts As expected, Messi starts for Barcelona against Dortmund in what will be his 700th match for the club.
Will Arteta be working with a smaller budget than his rivals this summer?Pre-season prediction: 6thWhat I said in August: "Best bet may be a domestic cup. Bournemouth - 18thOver and out after five seasons in the Premier League for the Cherries and manager Eddie Howe. For all the praise Howe receives, Bournemouth lost a shocking 22 games this season, old faults in defence were left unaddressed and too many expensive signings have not worked.
But almost right from the restart they looked more like their old selves. Manager Mikel Arteta must have reminded the players that he had given them an opportunity to impress and they were letting it pass them by. It was a test of both Arteta and this Arsenal team's resolve and one they eventually passed. What was wrong in the first half?Arsenal's big problem all season has been finding a consistency of play.
The disadvantages of us not playing the league's top teams in our home stadium and in familiar surroundings, even with 27,000 Albion fans very unlikely to be present at the Amex, are very obvious. Clearly, we must accept there may also be some benefit from playing our remaining four away matches at neutral venues but the fixture list simply isn't equally balanced at this stage of the season, and we didn't play our first 29 matches of the season in this way.
They were presented with three one-on-one chances - Adrian producing great saves to deny Shaun Whalley, who also screwed another chance wide, and Callum Lang either side of Love's own goal. Media playback is not supported on this device 'Super sub' Cummings stuns Liverpool with equaliser for Shrewsbury It looked all over when Love, a former Manchester United player, inadvertently steered the ball past Max O'Leary and inside the post while trying to deal with a cross from Neco Williams.
Usmanov previously had a 30% stake in Arsenal but sold it to American Stan Kroenke in August 2018. The club are still awaiting planning permission from the City of Liverpool for the stadium but Barrett-Baxendale said the construction project could add a billion pounds to the local economy and create 15,000 jobs.
Pro player Timo Huebers tested positive for coronavirus," the club said in a statement. Because the 23-year-old did not have any contact with his team mates since his infection it is not to be assumed that other players have been infected by him. The club said Huebers was likely to have been infected on Saturday evening and has had no contact with players or staff since then.
Video - WATCH: Arteta blames lack of physicality for Chelsea loss01:03 Relegation desperation Expect to see a few frantic signings this January, as clubs pay over-the-odds in the hope said player will help said side avoid relegation. Aston Villa are the main club that springs to mind. Currently 18th, fans are crying out for a striker with Wesley only managing four goals so far this season.
Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix will face each other in the upcoming match in the A League. Perth Glory this season have the following results: 7W, 5D and 3L. Meanwhile Wellington Phoenix have 7W, 3D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Its positive effect was a lot deeper than immediately visible, which justified the billions spent on it. The effect of these events benefits the country in many, many ways. However, the investment has yet to pay dividends on the football field with the national team still struggling. After a promising start to Euro 2020 qualification faded, Hungary must now enter the playoffs, where they travel to Bulgaria in March for a knockout match, with the winners facing Iceland or Romania for a place at the tournament.
there is no real favorite here. Dynamo Brest certainly has the better quality in the ranks, but Neman Grodno is currently floating on cloud 7. The last five games have all been won, so the chest will also be very wide here.
Isloch will against Neman Grodno in match Belarusian Premier League. My prediction this match could be draw or won for Neman Grodno. Neman Grodno have great result on last 5 match in club friendly due to Neman Grodno have won in 3 match, 1 match is draw and 1 match is lose. Meanwhile, Isloch have not good result on last 2 match in Belarus Cup due to Isloch only have draw in 2 match. Therefore, I think Neman Grodno more strong rather than Isloch. Moreover Isloch have not great result on last 5 match in club friendly due to Isloch only have won in 1 match, 2 match is draw and 2 match is lose. Surely Neman Grodno have more chance to win on this match.
And why Fred wasn't judged to have pushed Azpilicueta, who in turn pushed Brandon Williams, when Chelsea's goal was disallowed I will never know. The only speck of genuine quality in an otherwise ordinary match was Wan-Bissaka's wonderful cross for Anthony Martial to score. Wan-Bissaka was also responsible for the most fantastic block on Pedro. The former Crystal Palace defender is starting to look a much better player with the ball at his feet.
Meanwhile, Charlton are coming into this clash having scored twice in each of their last two matches. They put two past QPR on Saturday with forward Lyle Taylor back among the goals. Since the start of last season, Taylor has been directly involved in 40 league goals (28 goals, 12 assists), 12 more than any other Charlton player. He should prey on a Bristol City side who have conceded in 92% of their trips.
With their runs forward and balls into the box they have always offered such an attacking threat along with the front three, but now they are passing to each other too. It is a joy to watch at times and they really are outstanding. I don't know a better full-back pairing in the world at the moment, and they are another reason why this Liverpool team is going to be so hard to stop. Pace, pace, paceAverage carry progressPlayerTotal carriesAverage carry progress (m)Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United)12512.
Cancelled seasons would also risk significant compensation claims from rights-holding TV broadcasters. The European championship is usually held in one or two host nations, but was spread around the continent this time in what organisers said was a romantic one-off event. The host cities are Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome and St Petersburg.
Italian football has been plagued by racism over the years and Balotelli, born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents and given up for adoption at the age of three, has been one of the main victims, most recently in a match at Hellas Verona where he was subject to abuse by home fans. The 29-year-old has struggled to find form since joining Brescia this season, was dropped from the team for Sunday's match at AS Roma and told by coach Fabio Grosso that he needs to show more determination.
Suwon City Will Play Against Daejeon Citizen in the K League 2 of South Korea on Saturday. Suwon City finished eighth last season and they lost last game to Bucheon FC 1995 by 1-2 and they are winless from last last 11 home matches in K League 2. All the last three and six of the last eight matches of Suwon City saw more than 2.75 Goals. While Daejeon Citizen finished ninth last season and Defeated Gwangju FC by 3-1 in the last game at home. Four of the last six matches of Daejeon saw more than 2.75 Goals in the K League 2 .
