Juventus, Manchester City and even Manchester United are other potential destinations. ESTIMATED COST: £73m or swap deal Video - Man Utd want Milinkovic-Savic again, but there's stiff competition - Euro Papers01:22 17. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) WHY COULD HE MOVE Giroud has struggled for playing time under Frank Lampard at Chelsea and almost got his move in January, seeing potential transfers to Inter and Spurs fall through for different reasons.
I thought about taking out one of the centre-backs and putting Eric in defence. Tottenham fans will be happy for the change as a loss would have made qualification a whole lot more difficult. And while they miss out on top spot they can rest easy when they travel to Germany to face Bayern Munich in two weeks time.
LONDON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho has lashed out at the Premier League's congested fixture list over the Christmas period which means his side have to travel to face Norwich City two days after beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 on Thursday. Spurs were without suspended forward Son Heung-min and will be without the South Korean against Norwich in addition to Moussa Sissoko and Harry Winks who picked up fifth yellow cards of the season against Brighton.
I will take the over 2.5 goals bet here as I saw the reverse fixture at Botosani between them with Botosani starting really strong that game making it 2-0 quite early than they missed chances to make it 3-0, and in the ending of the second half Clinceni scored 2 goals in a row as it ended 2-2 at half-time, and in the second half I really do not understand how Botosani failed to produce any more scoring chances while at the end it was Clinceni who came close to scoring and winning all 3 points.
The 78th-minute own goal came only a minute after Foster had produced a fine save with his legs to deny Mooy in what had been the first shot on target from either side in the second half. There appeared to be no danger when Jahanbakhsh played a pass into the penalty area but Mariappa, wrongly thinking there was a player just behind him, panicked and sent his attempted clearance into his own net. The way the goal went in was very disappointing," said Foster in an interview with BT Sport.
Gornik Zabrze passed 3-1 from the headquarters of Lodz and continued the winning streak in the championship. With the third consecutive victory, he reached 47 points and mathematically secured the stay.
In terms of a correct score tip, the hosts may not be the most free-flowing side in the league but they average a solid 1.54 goals per game at home and are against a side who have conceded an average of 1.46 goals per game on the road. When you factor in that the visitors have scored in 77% of their away matches, including each of their last eight, then it is likely that Bradford will have to score more than once to get the win. With this in mind, backing a 2-1 home win looks to be the way to go.
The home team Monchengladbach held host Leipzig with 2-2 to help this team not be abandoned in the race to the Bundesliga championship this season. They are currently in the fourth position on the table with 4 points less than the team currently headed by Bayern Munich. In this round, Monchengladbach will be back home to host Hoffenheim and a victory will surely help the team continue to chase the top 1 and they will keep a place in the group to participate in the Champions League next season. On the other side of the line, Hoffenheim was not in good shape when losing to Wolfsburg at home with a score of 2-3
Newcastle's first game is at home against Sheffield United on 21 June and Saint-Maximin has been keeping sharp in a novel way. Saint-Maximin: I have a big dog, it's strong - it's difficult to dribble against a dog because they are only focused on the ball. When you've managed to dribble against your dog you know you are doing good because you have to be quick. I'm trying to to do my best to stay fit in the house and enjoy it too.
United have struggled for form this season, having dropped to fifth place the Premier League -- six points behind Chelsea who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot. The club have yet to sign a player in the January transfer window, despite being heavily linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes in recent weeks.
Kenta joined the Cerezo academy before his younger brother, who was motivated to emulate him - or even surpass him by becoming a professional. Minamino - formed from cherry blossoms and diesel Minamino (right) started his career at Japanese club Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka made Minamino the player he is today. Cerezo - cherry blossom in Spanish - was a natural progression for a blossoming Minamino. It was his nearest professional club and, coincidentally, their first season in the J1 League - the Japanese top flight- was the year he was born.
MP is newly promoted to 2nd league level where they are preparing to start soon and they have been really impressive in the friendly games they have played in this start of this year, in this competition they crushed another 2nd league club in MyPa with 5-1, also winning 2-1 with Gnistan while prior to those two games they played two friendly games against first league sides and won 2-0 with Lahti and drew 2-2 with KuPs so quite solid team this Mikkelin side.
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Both teams have scored in seven of the last nine Wolves away league matches. Wolves have scored in eight of their last nine away Premier League fixtures. Both teams have scored in two of the last three fixtures played between these clubs. Watford are up to 19th in the Premier League and only three points from safety.
The fortunes of Bayer Leverkusen have been the opposite of their opponents this week with three defeats in a row being ended with a victory over Atletico last time out, keeping them in contention for qualification. Their conversion rate has been fairly average, scoring one in every three shots on target but they'll need to be a little more clinical in the final third to find the win in a tough game in the Russian capital.
McTominay returned from more than three weeks on the sidelines with an ankle injury to patrol the midfield area alongside Fred as United, who drew their last two Premier League games, claimed all three points at Old Trafford. Video - Solskjaer: ‘Manchester United were the best they’ve been this season’00:28 Spurs manager Jose Mourinho, who gave McTominay his breakthrough at United, said the Scottish midfielder was the difference between the two sides.
If he is banned, Ancelotti could miss Sunday's match at former club Chelsea. The 60-year-old said after the 1-1 draw at Goodison Park that he was not disrespectful to Kavanagh, whose initial decision to award the stoppage-time goal was reversed by the video assistant referee because Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson was lying offside in front of United goalkeeper David de Gea. Ancelotti said he also had a subsequent, private conversation in which he spoke to the referee "calmly".
But in the middle of the club's pre-season tour of 2017, the Brazilian joined PSG for a world record fee of 222 million euros ($239. It's normal that the fans felt that way because of how he left, and I was also upset about it at the time and we tried to convince him to not go," Messi added. But at the end of the day we all want to win and have the best players and so do the fans.
Javier Eraso replaces Óscar Rodríguez. Posted at 58' Dangerous play by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona). Posted at 58' Jonathan Silva (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 57' Júnior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 57' Foul by Roberto Rosales (Leganés).
The 16-year-old netted twice within the opening nine minutes to inspire Lyon to victory despite Nantes's late fightback while other Ligue 1 teams struggled against lower sides. St Etienne dug deep to beat Ligue 2 team Paris FC 3-2 in the capital after being behind 2-1 until the 71st minute. Lille left it late to down fifth division Gonfreville 2-0 with goals by Loic Remy and Victor Osimhen in the 69th minute and in stoppage time.
The visitors doubled their lead on the half-hour mark after a James Ward-Prowse corner found an unmarked Jack Stephens, who headed the ball into the bottom right corner. Villa suffered another setback just minutes after halftime as a botched clearance from Marvelous Nakamba landed at the feet of Ings, who fired his shot past Heaton for his seventh goal in the last seven league matches.
Southampton U23 does need the win here to have a better chance for taking 2nd place in this group stage currently on 3rd place with just 4 points won by them if they lose today to 2nd placed Stoke City U23 which has 5 points they would exit the cup with one game remaining to be played. In the league lately though the defense of Southampton in away games has been a joke losing last game 5-0 at Liverpool U23.
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Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski will miss the second leg of their Champions League tie against Chelsea after being ruled out for four weeks with a leg injury. The Poland international assisted two Serge Gnabry goals and scored a third as Bayern won 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg on Tuesday. Bayern said he fractured his tibia near his left knee joint during the game. The 31-year-old is likely to miss at least six matches.
Ahead of the game, Everton are 12th with 41 points while Leicester have so far managed 55 points in third place. For Everton, a mid-table finish seems achievable but looking at the team’s composition, that would be below their ambitions. They still have 21 points to play for and a place in Europe is not beyond their reach.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Scott Mills and Chris Stark show on Saturday, Nickless said: "My mum bought the book and there's a picture in there of me doing it. I sent a copy to him to get it signed, and he signed it for me. View more on twitterNickless is now a useful footballer himself, playing as an attacking midfielder for North Greenford United in the South Midlands League, and some of his friends have only just found out about his moment of fame.
Real Zaragoza will against Fuenlabrada in match Spain Liga 2. My prediction this match could be win for Real Zaragoza with margin score is 1 goal. Real Zaragoza have great result on last 3 match in league due to Real Zaragoza have won in 2 match and 1 match is draw. Meanwhile, Fuenlabrada have not good result on last 3 match in league due to Fuenlabrada only have draw in 1 match and 2 match is lose. Therefore, my prediction that Real Zaragoza can defeat Fuenlabrada on this match due to Real Zaragoza have great coach that is Victor Fernandez. Surely Real Zaragoza will have great tactic to win on this match.
Chelsea can sign players in January after having their Fifa transfer ban reduced following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Premier League side were given a two-window ban by Fifa in February for breaching rules on signing young players. Cas halved the ban to one window, which was served during the summer. It also reduced the fine for the London club from 600,000 to 300,000 Swiss francs (£230,000).
Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele, who has not played since November, has suffered a serious hamstring tear on his return to training. The France international, 22, pulled out of training on Monday. The club said tests have revealed "a complete proximal hamstring tear in his right thigh". Dembele was making his comeback from a muscle injury in his right thigh sustained against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on 27 November.
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DOHA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - There is a catchphrase that world soccer’s governing body FIFA frequently trots out when it discusses holding tournaments outside of the game’s traditional strongholds in Europe and South America -- “developing the game”. It is not, however, a phrase that appeals greatly to Hassan Al Thawadi, the man who heads Qatar’s organising body for the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in the Gulf state.
The late concession meant Derby have conceded in each of their last four matches. One clean sheet in their last six matches doesn’t paint a very good picture of their defence and they will want to improve on that here. They have conceded two or more goals in four of their last six matches. They however have a better run at home, having gone unbeaten in six matches, winning five.
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Seven of the last eight Norwich City games have seen both teams score. Both teams have scored in seven of the last ten home league games that Preston have played. The two clubs have conceded 77 goals between them in league football this season. Preston North End are former winners of the FA Cup and look to cause a shock in this third round tie against Premier League bottom side Norwich City.
tonight will be playing match between teams Liverpool and napoli. My prediction for this match is draw result. Odd is dropping and that is one of the reasons why I chose to play this tip. Liverpool is favorite due odds and they will have home ground advantage but I think that napoli is so underated here. napoli won in first match against Liverpool 2:0 at home so I think they can make surprise again and to take at least 1 point from this match which will be enough for both teams to qualify to next round . good luck.
A three goal blitz in seven superb second half minutes saw Levante dismantle champions Barcelona 3-1 at Ciudad de Valencia on Matchday 12, the result and performance doing much to show that Granotas are capable of beating anyone at home when putting their best foot forward.
After dropping points in draws to Corinthians and Bahia over their last couple of games, Palmeiras are on the brink of losing their Serie A crown. Indeed, such inconsistency and unnecessarily dropped points have been what has cost them this season and they come into Sunday's game knowing anything but a win would see leaders Flamengo mathematically over the line.
The visitors seem to be quite fancied by the bookies for this clash, as they’re not picking a clear favourite for this one. That may line up with their positions in the table, but it’s odd considering the seven-point gap between them. It’s even stranger when you look at Stoke’s awful record on their travels.
These two sides are facing a fight against the drop, as the pair are inside the bottom six in the table, with only four points between them. Genoa have slipped into the bottom three following a tough few seasons, but they are hoping to turn things around with a victory here.
Biiiiiiiiiiiig one. Chelsea face Bayern Munich in the Champions League for the first time since some game or other in Bavaria, eight years ago. Depending on who you listen to, the defeat in their own stadium in the 2012 final has either left deep mental scars at Bayern which will last for generations, or they're not really that bothered about it because only three of their 18-man squad that night are still there and they won it against Borussia Dortmund a year later anyway.
Harvey Barnes had an effort well saved before he added a second, although his strike went in off Cheyenne Dunkley. Leicester, second in the Premier League, could have scored a third but an unmarked Dennis Praet headed wide. Wigan substitute Jamal Lowe thought he had pulled one back when he volleyed in but it was ruled out after a check from the video assistant referee showed there had been an offside earlier in the move.
Both teams scored in three of Maritimo’s last five matches and both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were produced in Boavista’s last two matches, so you can see why we have backed a final scoreline of 2-1 this weekend. Maritimo have only won once at home this season and Boavista have only lost once on the road, which is why we have gone with a double chance bet in favour of the visitors this weekend.
They knew of the burning pace of Gento on one side and the exquisite, and almost forgotten, Brazilian Canario on the other but couldn't hold them back. They knew what Del Sol could do but his rapid movement was too much for them. Above all, they feared Di Stefano's threat but didn't know how to cope with him when he dropped deep to conduct and then arrived undetected in the box to threaten. He was a shadow to them.
