WARNING: The section below contains offensive language Casilla joined Leeds from Real Madrid in January 2019What did the commission conclude?Charlton forward Leko and Casilla were involved in an altercation before a Charlton corner in the 72nd minute of the match, which saw referee John Brooks intervene prior to the ball being kicked back into play. Casilla punched the resultant corner clear and in the aftermath Leko and team-mate Macauley Bonne reported that they heard the Spaniard say "you fucking nigger" in Leko's direction.
Twente lost their last three matches of 2019 and will be looking to start the new year much more positively at home to a Groningen side that secured a 2-0 victory at home to Emmen in their last league games before the winter break. Just three positions and 6pts separate these two mid-table clubs and four of the pairs’ last six encounters have seen both teams score, with each team picking up two wins and a draw during that period, and we’re expecting a close and competitive ninety minutes between the duo on Saturday.
There are also great players in Paris, and like Manchester City, they are contenders for a Champions League title every year. Whether Neymar returns to Barcelona or not, for me the most important thing is to see my friends happy, in any club. He said football may have changed since his time but he found it beautiful still.
A stoppage time penalty from Dani Parejo made the scoreline look a little more respectable for Los Che, but it was no more than scant consolation as Real sealed their progress to Sunday's final, and in the process extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 15 matches (W10, D5).
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A promotion play-off place is more likely though and after the weekend games, Forest are seven points clear of seventh with seven games left. They needed that win over Huddersfield as the previous three league games had only produced two points. That included conceding a 92nd minute equalizer at Sheffield Wednesday.
It was an amazing year, but there's a couple of players like that who are a bit unnatural," Van Dijk said of Messi and Ronaldo. So you need to respect greatness as well. I was close, but there was just someone a little bit better. I'm very proud of what I achieved last year with Liverpool and Holland, and hopefully we can do that again this year. But that will be tough with those guys around here still.
Until UEFA handed out its ban on Friday citing breaches of its Financial Fair Play regulations, the focus at City was on how they might strengthen their squad to make a stronger bid next season. If the club cannot offer players European competition, however, they may find it harder to attract the talent Guardiola needs to catch up with Liverpool.
There was one moment when there was a case for an assault on Van Dijk as both Norwich players seemed to wrestle the Liverpool defender to the ground. What I am not entirely sure about is whether the referee was deliberately refusing to acknowledge what had taken place in the penalty area, which is the ref's prerogative, or he simply didn't see it, in which case VAR gets involved? If not, what's the point of it? Did you know? Virgil van Dijk played more successful passes than any other player in Norwich v Liverpool (77), while the Dutchman also won all three of his aerial duels.
Goalkeeper Roberto was in the firing line. From the moment he came for a punch and missed it, home fans baited the former Malaga keeper repeatedly. Ironic cheers accompanied the simplest of kicks and catches. Confidence in the Spaniard, who has conceded three times in each of his last three games, is at rock bottom. The ire goes beyond that. Carlos Sanchez' introduction for Issa Diop - a move designed to give Declan Rice some time in central defence given a fifth yellow card means Diop is banned for next weekend's trip to Chelsea - was greeted by loud boos.
Il Pistolero’s goals continued with the Rossoneri as he finished the season with 30 goals in all competitions, but Milan have been in poor form this season. The Serie A side sit in 12th place in the table and have struggled to perform consistently as a team. It makes sense that Piatek would want to leave after a 38-year-old Ibrahimovic is seen as a more likely starter ahead of him.
Full TimePosted at 90'+3' Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Granada CF 0. Posted at 90'+3' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José Antonio Martínez. Posted at 90'+2' Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Granada CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Posted at 90' Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
Harrop pulled another back for the hosts late on but Norwich will be dreaming of a cup run to distract them for their disappointing league campaign. Premier League referees do not make decisions' - what they saidPreston manager Alex Neil told BBC Sport: "I certainly think the second half was better, but having looked at two of the goals, they are clearly offside [Norwich's second and fourth goals].
Media playback is not supported on this device Paul Gascoigne's sublime Euro '96 goal against ScotlandThat moment - and our famous "dentist's chair" celebration when I squirted water down his throat - was one of the three things that came up with everyone I met up with to talk about the tournament's 20th anniversary. The others were our 4-1 win over the Netherlands and the "Three Lions" song, which seemed to have been the soundtrack to everyone's summer, not just us England players.
Barcelona have picked up 34 points from the 36 available in home matches in La Liga. Eibar have only picked up one win from their 12 away matches in La Liga. Barcelona have won five of the previous six meetings between these teams. Barcelona will be expected to win easily when they take on Eibar in La Liga this Saturday.
It all seemed to be going differently midway through the first half when the visitors were in front after Matty Longstaff scored against United for the second time this season, finishing smartly after being played in by Joelinton. Poor goalkeeping from Martin Dubravka gifted Martial his first, only succeeding in pushing a shot from the edge of the box into the net, then two more goals before the interval turned the game on its head.
Aves narrowly lost 2-1 away at the league leaders Benfica last time out while Portimonense were held to a goalless draw at home to Pacos Ferreira leaving both teams occupying the two relegation places in the Primeira Liga. Portimonense head into Saturday’s clash as the form favourites with three draws and one win from their last six matches in all competitions but Aves haven’t lost any of their last four games against Saturday’s guests, with the pair drawing twice during that period.
We have to make sure from the first second this is a different place tomorrow. We want to go as far as possible in the Champions League. Napoli are experienced, tactically strong, super players. Silva safe for now Marco Silva will still be in charge of Everton for their match at Leicester on Sunday, according to Sky Sports News.
Neman Grodno will play against Ruh Brest in Vysshaya Liga of Belarus on Saturday. Rukh Brest are currently 12th in the table with two wins, three draw and two defeats. They Drawn last game to Gorodeja by 1-1 at home. Rukh Brest just scored three goals from seven Games this season. While Neman are currently 14th in the table with two wins, two draws and three defeats. They lost to BATE by 1-3 in the last game but Defeated Energetic BGU by 3-0 in the last home game. Neman are unbeaten at home this season and likely to win this game .
The Frenchman joined from Arsenal on an 18-month deal in January 2018. Giroud featured in 27 league matches last term - 20 as substitute - and signed a new contract in May until the end of this season. However, Tammy Abraham has established himself as Chelsea's leading striker this term, the England striker scoring 12 league goals. Giroud continues to feature in international football, scoring four times in six appearances for France this season, and is thought to be anxious to secure regular club football in order to stay in the plans of coach Didier Deschamps.
His tally now stands at 16 league goals for the season including 11 in the last seven games and he has helped take Juventus four points clear at the top of Serie A as they chase a ninth successive title. It was enough for Sarri to quell the doubt that has often been raised about the five-times World Player of the Year: is he worth the trouble of organising the team around him? "Sometimes, Ronaldo creates a small problem because you know you have a champion in the team and it has to be set up around him but at the same time it solves 100 of them," said the chain-smoking coach.
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‘Correct Score’ punter can try a 1-0 win for the hosts, who don’t often score multiple goals but who’re also very good at restricting teams. Reims have scored exactly once in two of their last three at home, while the visitors, who rarely score on the road, have lost by a goal to nil three times away from home in Ligue 1 since late September.
I expect the points to be shared in this match. Dinamo Minsk played poor so far and lost 3 of the 4 played matches. They lost to Rukh Brest, lost in the city derby with FC Minsk and finally lost to Gorodeya a week ago. The only victory was obtain against Zhodino. The players confidence is low and that's another problem. To be worse, Danilo was sent off in the last round and he is suspended.
Dortmund and Koln will face each other in the upcoming match in the Bundesliga. Dortmund this season have the following results: 9W, 6D and 3L. Meanwhile Koln have 6W, 2D and 10L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
It is a positive first step that the President of UEFA Ceferin has accepted the prime minister's invitation and will visit Athens in the coming period," government spokesman Stelios Petsas said. The amendment passed by parliament was met with protests and rejected by opposition lawmakers and some ruling party members, prompting Mitsotakis to expel from his party European Parliament deputy Theodoros Zagorakis, a former captain of Greece's national team.
Sohar will host Al Seeb for this fixture of the league. I believe, the visitors are favorites in this game. Al Seeb is one of the best teams in this campaign. They are currently on the 1st position with 46 points. Al Seeb are in solid shape. They are undefeated in their last 5 matches. I think, the visitors will try to make a positive result in this game. Also, we have Sohar who's is very average team in this league. They are currently on the 5th place with 30 points. Perhaps, the hosts will try to provide a strong resistance. However, the hosts have less potential. They have a more vulnerable defense. My pick - Al Seeb with handicap (-0.25 )
Playing away from home has caused Manchester City a few problems in recent times, especially in the league, where they've failed to win three of their last five, two of which they've lost. Scoring goals is rarely a problem for Tuesday's visitors, but keeping teams out has often proved beyond them. City have conceded in four of their last five travelling Premier League matches, shipping two or more in three of those.
Manchester United chase wantaway Koulibaly Manchester United are set to spend big on their defence this summer and have identified Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly as a candidate after the 28-year-old signalled to San Paolo chiefs that he wants to leave the club, according to the Mirror. They are likely to have plenty of competition in the race for the Senegal international, who would cost around £80 million - the same price Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent last summer for Harry Maguire, the world's most expensive defender.
The reality is that the state of emergency (in Serbia because of the pandemic) will stay in effect until the second half of May," Partizan said in a statement released to the Balkan nation's media. The championship is unlikely to resume before June, hence regular business has been disrupted. The board has decided to halve the wages of all players, coaching staff and management in the next three months.
He added on BBC Radio 5 Live: "For me, the important thing is context. The kind of scrutiny that he's getting at the moment is very harsh. David de Gea: Did Manchester United keeper peak in 2017?During United's FA Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea, De Gea could not stop Blues striker Olivier Giroud's opener and then fumbled Mason Mount's long-range effort into his net. Former United captain Roy Keane said he was "sick to death" of the Spain international after an error against Tottenham last month.
Whilst visibly disappointed by the late sucker punch, Albert Celades' side will have reflected positively on their recent form over the past few days and they have now amassed 13 points from their last six league matches.
Last 5 meetings between this two teams all ended in over 2.5 goals after 90 minutes, 4 even ended over 3.5 goals and 2 ended in over 4.5 goals. I don't want to take risk here that's why I go for over 2.5 goals scored today.
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Schalke, who have lost just once in their last 10 league games, are in fifth place on 33 points, three behind Bayern, who are second. We have no pressure at all because when you play at Bayern you have nothing to lose," said midfielder Suat Serdar, Schalke's leading scorer with seven league goals. If we keep playing as we did before the winter break and last week against Gladbach, then everything is possible.
While the hosts are struggling, Blackburn are on the rise. The visitors have won four games on the spin to move into the top 10. They overtook the Swans at the weekend, putting Rovers only two points shy of the playoffs. While a top-six finish may ultimately be beyond them this term, their run to move within reach of the playoffs is impressive.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Wigan Athletic 1. Posted at 90'+4' Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic). Posted at 90'+4' Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingPosted at 90'+3' Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
However, the majority of the population must still remain at home. Ligue 1 – Restart considered in June French football authorities are considering restarting Ligue 1 on 3 or 17 June, with the latter date the more likely, according to sports daily L’Equipe. The report says that if the season resumes on 17 June, teams would have to play every three days to ensure the regular campaign finishes by 25 July, allowing time for relegation and promotion play-offs to be completed by 2 August.
It was especially cruel that, at the start of the 2003-04 season, when he was finally a regular, Solskjaer suffered the knee injury that kept him out for the best part of three years. The Bayern goal did not earn Solskjaer the adoration of United fans; it validated what they had seen for the previous two and a half years.
Meanwhile, Birmingham have won at home to the three sides directly above bottom-side Wigan. So far this term, the Blues have won five of their six meetings at home to sides in the bottom half. They should be able to stop a Latics outfit who are losing far too many on the road for their own good. We expect the Blues to come out on top here, with Wigan just too poor on the road to get anything.
Dinamo Minsk is one of the famous football teams of Belarus, but Dinamo Minsk players who have just gone through the 2019 campaign did not really succeed when finishing only in 4th place. This season, things are going worse for Dinamo Minsk.
Liverpool are clearly the favorites here; they will head to this game seeking to extend their unbeaten league run and having a good run over Watford over the past few meetings, we expect them to flourish. Watford have not done so well this season but in their recent home matches, they have shown some determination to win. Going to this game, Watford hope to gain something to help in their survival push and we expect them to go for the kill. As for Liverpool, with the FA Cup game against Chelsea ahead of them and the Champions League return against Atletico, Jurgen Klopp may want to rest a few key players. They are very close to winning the league title and the manager may want to shift focus to the cup games. Still, we feel they will be stronger than Watford, just not the way it has been in the past few meetings. We will go with a 2-0 win for Liverpool.
With Serie A, like the rest of Europe's elite leagues, suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, fans will be able to watch the rival clubs go head to head on KONAMI’s popular soccer video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2020. At the control will be Milan's Portuguese forward Rafael Leao and Inter's striker Sebastiano Esposito, selected for their self-confessed expertise on video games.
Odds are so big on the over 2.5 goals because newly promoted Rukh Brest played all 3 games in the league in this start of the season all of them ending up with 1-0 in the end winning in opening round 1-0 away at Dinamo Minsk while losing the next two 1-0 at home with Energetik and 1-0 loss away at top club alongside Brest in this country BATE Borisov. They were really defensive minded especially with BATE and Dinamo Minsk but they really treated their opponents with a lot of respect and did not dare attack too much.
Aston Villa scored with almost the last kick of the game to seal a 2-1 comeback win over Watford at Villa Park on Tuesday that lifted Dean Smith's men out of the Premier League relegation zone - and dumped Nigel Pearson's men back in it. Watford opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Gerard Deulofeu dashed towards the goal line, spun to his left and chipped the ball over towards Troy Deeney who headed powerfully past Villa goalkeeper Pepe Reina from close range.
Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross. Posted at 84' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Maximilian Eggestein. Posted at 83' Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 83' Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen). SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, FC Bayern München.
Reading captain Liam Moore laid a wreath in the centre circle before kick-off, as the club paid tribute to the three people who died after being stabbed in the town earlier this month. Royals players wore special 'Together' shirts during the warm-up, before both teams joined for a minute's silence'BMW' parts back together as Brentford purr through gearsMbeumo's bout of coronavirus meant Thomas Frank had been unable to start with his preferred 'BMW' front three - Said Benrahma, Mbeumo and 23-goal leading scorer Ollie Watkins - since football's restart.
Their next match is at home to resurgent St Johnstone before trips to Aberdeen and Motherwell ahead of a visit by Rangers. There are no easy points in there. Kettlewell hopes to "find a way to be difficult to play against away from home and being difficult to play against in general". They won't have long to discover the right formula with 10th-placed St Mirren, Accies and Hearts on their heels. County go down to free-flowing Hibs Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Hibernian 3-0 Ross County St Mirren continue to struggle on the road St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin was in good spirits going into Wednesday's clash with Livingston, stating that he hoped his side could take a point at the very least but would certainly push for all three.
