If you can’t be good, be lucky. Unfortunately for England, for large swathes of their Nations League semi-final against Netherlands, they were neither. The Dutch were not dramatically better but deserving of their win. Mostly because, as a side, their back four were not handing out gilt-edged chances hand over foot for the entirety of the 120 minutes, and because they had Frenkie de Jong.
Very very difficult match to predict for the second game of the Spanish La Liga between Granada and Getafe. On the one hand, Granada remains on 6 games without defeats in its own home. The team is only 4 points behind Valencia and first European place in table. On the other, Getafe who can take 4th place by winning in this match synonymous with LDC and who is the 4th best team away from home this season in La Liga. I would give a slight advantage to the locals but after break it is quite difficult to foresee but in based on recent results or Grande has emerged during 3 of 5 last matches, I think Granada can get draw.
The club made the announcement late on Friday after France suspended all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 games as part of measures to contain the spread of the virus. Troyes said one senior player and another from the academy had tested positive. The two players were immediately placed in isolation in their homes.
Steve Bruce will have been delighted with how his team won 4-1 at Bournemouth, though their opponents are on their way back to the Championship. United had gone six away league games without a win but have now won their last two on the road. Home form has been good too with an unbeaten run of five in the Premier League.
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The nearest United came to scoring was in the final minute of stoppage time when substitute Diogo Dalot headed Aaron Wan-Bissaka's cross narrowly wide, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have now taken just four points from five games. Wolves worked hard but, despite introducing their debutant, Daniel Podence, near the end, also lacked a killer touch in front of goal. Nuno Espirito Santo's men have now won once in six games since their memorable comeback triumph against Manchester City on 27 December and, with 13 games of the campaign remaining, are, like United, six points off a Champions League place and behind Sheffield United.
Edouard has bagged 24 goals already this season for the Scottish Premier League leaders and United are looking for a goalscorer to finally replace Romelu Lukaku who joined Inter Milan last summer. The Sun also states United are interested in bring ex-Celtic forward Moussa Dembele to Old Trafford, as well as in-demand RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner.
It was a real magnificent performance. I thought we were outstanding. To be fair to Alex Dyer, he went with two strikers. But we dealt with that very well. I said to the players 'don't think it's easy what you're doing'. It's important we keep the momentum going. Kilmarnock manager Alex Dyer: "We were doing alright - I thought we were in control. Then they started to play a bit, put us under pressure.
However, that could present significant logistical issues, with some flights between Britain and China cancelled. United are also rumoured to have considered a move for two other forwards with Premier League experience - ex-Watford player Odion Ighalo, now with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua, and Islami Slimani, the Leicester player on loan at Monaco. If you are viewing this page on the BBC News app please click here to vote.
On Tuesday it was announced that the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons will not resume. It is not yet known whether the Ligue de Football Professional (LFP) will choose to abandon the season with no promotion or relegation and no champions, or base the outcome of the campaign on current standings. The Dutch top flight was abandoned on Friday with no promotion or relegation and no champions, while on Monday Belgian clubs postponed a vote on confirming the cancellation of their top flight until next week.
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Football across the continent has been suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit Spain and Italy worst in Europe, with both countries due to host matches in the multi-city tournament this summer. Domestic football in the lion's share of countries has been suspended and national leagues are likely to want to complete their seasons once it is deemed safe to play once more.
Another area where these two sides are well-matched is their attacking records, with Cardiff finding the net in 83% of their home matches. The Swans have notched in 83% of their away trips, including each of their last eight. The Welsh side have seen both teams score in seven of those clashes, with 67% of their away matches seeing BTTS land.
Today we are going to have the biggest football derby in Czech Republic, 1. Liga, between Slavia Praha and Viktoria Plzen. Slavia Praha are the home team and defending champion, however Viktoria Plzen are probably the best team in the last decade.
Nazi' chants will resume behind closed doors, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Friday. Albacete forward Roman Zozulya was targeted by chants from Rayo supporters, leading the referee to abandon the game, marking the first time in Spanish football history that a match was abandoned due to offensive chanting.
All Serie A matches are to be played behind closed doors until April 3 as part of measures introduced by the Italian government to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The result leaves Milan in seventh place on 36 points, while Genoa moved above Lecce and into 17th place on 25 points. At the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa, a late double from Fabio Quagliarella earned Sampdoria a 2-1 comeback win over Hellas Verona that ended the visitors’ nine-match unbeaten league run and kept the hosts one point above the relegation zone in 16th place.
Many topical morning round-ups would show you the goals from a highly entertaining game, but instead here’s Thierry Henry going postal at the officials afterwards, over a series of perceived refereeing injustices. COMING UP We’ve got the three Carabao Cup quarter-finals that will be played between two sets of adults this evening: Everton face Leicester, Manchester City visit Oxford United and Manchester United host Colchester.
Inter are pushing for the transfer to be completed in the winter window as they are worried about the possibility of Barcelona or Real Madrid hijacking the deal once Eriksen's contract expires in July. The 27-year-old is said to have "always set his heart on a move to Spain", so Inter will have to be convincing with their contract offer.
Al Wahda Will Host Wathba at Al Nahyan Stadium in Premier League of Syria. Al Wahda are currently second in the league table and conceded just 9 Goals in the 28 matches this season. They also conceded least Goals this season. They also able to keep clean sheet in 7 of the last 9 premier league Matches. While Opponent Wathba are currently sixth in the table and they also Scored in most of the matches. But Wahda has excellent defense as the they just conceded two goals in last five matches. Al Wahda also kept clean sheet in the last two head to head matches at home .
Christophe Galtier's Lille hadn't won on the road since March before their clash in Lyon on Tuesday but a massive goal from Jonathan Ikoné ended that run and they'll be hoping to carry that momentum into this game. Les Dogues have now won back-to-back games for the first time this season following the Lyon victory and their narrow win over Dijon last week. They had been conceding far too many goals up until this point but have calmed everything down over the past week.
To be honest I think the odds are very good here. Adelaide is in a very bad form at the moment having lost their previous 3 matches in the row. However this a match between two fierce rivals. But considering the way Melbourne has been taking early leads of recent and keeping clean sheets in second half. If they manage to do the same today. Adelaide is unlikely going to come back in this one. Melbourne also won the previous fixture between them. I can see a tough match for Adelaide with a total of 3+ goals. They not been good enough this season having lost already more matches than they lost last year.
Man City need Champions League win for successful season - WrightThe emergence of the Big FourThe Merseysiders never seemed like bona fide title contenders in this era but they were usually in and around the top four, and when Roman Abramovich purchased debt-riddled Chelsea in 2003, suddenly, there it was, the nascent Big Four, the divisional architecture that would dominate English and European football for the rest of the decade.
Chelsea have a mammoth task ahead of them in beating Liverpool but they have taken big scalps since the restart, including those of the two Manchester giants. We wouldn't rule out a Chelsea win but believe that a goal wager is a safer bet. Back under 2.5 goals.
A display that was tactically smart and highly organised shows the direction of travel at United and, while it may be too soon to talk of more than foundations for the future, the right things are beginning to be put in place. We feel we are improving all the time. We know we lack one, two, three players to be considered a title contender and some experience.
Striker Odion Ighalo looks set to return to China when his loan deal expires on 31 May after Manchester United were unable to agree an extension with Shanghai Shenhua. The Nigerian, 30, was signed on a short-term loan deal in January as cover for striker Marcus Rashford, who had been ruled out by a back injury. However, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic means Ighalo's loan will end before the Premier League's intended June return date, by which time Rashford is also expected to be fit.
Problem solved. Alexander-Arnold is the finest right-back in the country, to a degree that isn’t even funny. Indeed, it’s probably only the fact that he’s so disgustingly, appallingly young that stops everybody acknowledging him as the best in the world. Much of this brilliance is because he spends a lot of time attacking: he’s one of the most creative players in the league, second only to Kevin Du Bruyne when it comes to assists, and he hits long passes and crosses with a purity to make most midfielders weep.
West Ham, who were fifth in the standings in September, have dropped down to 15th after losing six of their last eight games with British media reporting that Pellegrini's job could be in danger if they are unable to arrest their poor form. For me the pressure isn't linked to the result," Pellegrini told a news conference ahead of Monday's clash against Arsenal.
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Relive Saturday's EFL action as it happenedThat result gave Leeds a morale boost going into this match, but they were not given an easy ride by the mid-table Royals, who dug in deep in the first half. Reading keeper Rafael Cabral saved from Ezgjan Alioski and Moore blocked Helder Costa's shot, while at the other end, Casilla turned away George Puscas' effort.
It's all got a bit too much," Real coach Zidane told a news conference. I'm just looking at what he can give us on the pitch, not what's said off it, that doesn't interest me. I believe he can become a decisive player for us again. He's an important player when he is injury free; he's shown that before and he will show it again.
Leicester's players, in sharp contrast, looked close to tears at the final whistle. Maddison, it seems certain, will be at the club next term to try again, but that is for the future. By most reckonings, the Foxes may well have settled for fifth place had it been offered at the start of the season. The reality is different. The reality is painful. Leicester established their place in the top four on 24 August and dropped out on 22 July.
Paderborn will host Hoffenheim for this fixture of the league. No doubt, the visitors have better team than their opponent. Hoffenheim is very average team in this season. Also, they have a chance to reach for one of the top six places in the table. I think, the visitors will try to make a positive result. However, they have fallen in their shape. They have highly variable results. In any case, I think, this will not be an easy task for the visitors. Paderborn is worst team in this league. Of course, they want at all costs to stay in league. True, this will be a very difficult task. I expect, the hosts will try to provide a strong resistance. Maybe this is - draw.
Tranmere Rovers have reached the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2003-04 season when they eventually reached the quarter-final. They have progressed from each of their past five fourth-round ties, last bowing out at this stage in 1994-95 against Wimbledon. Manchester United have progressed from 14 of their past 15 FA Cup fourth-round ties, with the exception a 2-1 away defeat at Liverpool in 2011-12.
Ryan Giggs hopes his willingness to play youngsters at international level will help stave off reported interest from England in "exciting" Liverpool talent Neco Williams. Giggs is set to give Williams, 18, a chance to stake a claim for a Euro 2020 place by picking him for Wales' March friendlies against Austria and USA. The Wales Under-19 defender has made a big impact at Liverpool this season. I am not afraid of playing young players," said Wales manager Giggs.
Bilbao's performance levels simply haven't been up to scratch, and they really struggle to make an impact in front of goal when on opposition soil, with just six goals netted in total. It's no surprise with such a meagre tally that they have failed to win all but one of their nine away matches, and they are easily opposed in pursuit of all three points this Friday evening, despite an encouraging 0-0 stalemate against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last time out.
Harry Kane is the only recognised striker in Tottenham’s first-team squad, and the England captain has struggled over the last two seasons with injury – missing large numbers of matches and taking increasingly long to get back to his top level. Bringing in another centre-forward is the club’s main transfer objective, but their style of play means it is important that a player is both a goalscoring threat and somebody who can link play and provide a physical presence – essentially replicating Kane’s role in the side.
Much of their success this season has been down to Dimitri Payet, the former West Ham star being the highest-rated non-PSG player in the top flight, according to WhoScored. Many will already be familiar with Payet's brand of virtuosity. He is capable of scoring (nine goals this season) and creating (four assists).
