Sunday began with Maurizio Sarri's side suffering a shock 2-1 defeat to Hellas Verona to hand an opportunity for Inter to take the initiative. It looked as though that would be an opening Nerazzurri would pass up, but this sensational comeback gives Conte's men the momentum ahead of a pivotal week - and takes the spotlight from Zlatan.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has confirmed that a deal has been struck for midfielder Ismaila Soro. The 21-year-old Ivorian will arrive from Israeli club Bnei Yehuda but will not sign in time for Saturday's Scottish Cup tie with Partick Thistle. We're just waiting on the paperwork being done," said Lennon. Hopefully that can be resolved over the next few days. He's strong, technically very good, quick across the ground and hungry.
However, his past form and status as a World Cup winner make him a valuable asset and if the Spanish champions are intent on raising funds to rebuild their squad, he is a good option. Read the full story Man City close training ground amid coronavirus outbreak Manchester City are the latest Premier League club have not returned to their training ground since last week's coronavirus scare involving Benjamin Mendy, whose test eventually came back negative.
RB Leipzig missed a chance to go second in the Bundesliga as they conceded late on to draw at home with Hertha Berlin. The visitors opened the scoring when Liverpool loanee Marko Grujic volleyed in from Marvin Plattenhardt's corner. Leipzig equalised through Lukas Klostermann's glancing header after a corner but then went down to 10 men when Marcel Halstenberg was dismissed. Patrik Schick put Leipzig ahead but Hertha made it 2-2 through Krzysztof Piatek's 82nd-minute penalty.
The visitors enjoyed the better of a first half of limited opportunities, as Paddy McNair had a fierce drive from outside the box tipped over by Lions keeper Bartosz Bialkowski. McNair fired off target just after the restart from Marvin Johnson's cut-back, but the hosts showed more creativity after Connor Mahoney was introduced from the bench just after the hour mark. Breathing space for BoroMillwall striker Matt Smith saw a header brilliantly clawed away by Dejan Stojanovic on his goalline, and Mahoney then had a shot blocked by the Boro keeper.
Kolding FC are in the top 3 but are the 3 worst teams of the season. Currently after 30 matches, they only get 30 points. This achievement is the result of 6 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses. Kolding's form. FC has not shown signs of improvement either with only 1 loss and 4 drawers. If you look further, than in the last 10 matches they can only get. The remaining 1 win is 5 draws and 4 losses.
Wellington Phoenix will be at home against Central Coast Mariners in an important game for both teams. For the host, a win will keep then in the A-League Playoffs Quarter Final position for the moment, while for Central Coast Mariners a point won here will keep the closer to qualify for Playoffs.
But on Tuesday he said: "This is when the club needs me most to stay on. The former England and Liverpool midfielder added: "If you want to survive at this level you have to bounce back. I self-reflect, what I can and need to do better. Saturday was a low and I won't deny that. I will always be honest. I am all in. I signed up to something here and I knew there would be real setbacks. We are always going to be challenged here.
They were absolutely brilliant," he wrote. As a nation, we are all very fortunate to have them and I wish them all well as they work tirelessly to help the country through this pandemic. People may think my name got me the best of care but every patient in the NHS gets the best of care. Dalglish will continue his recuperation at home in self-isolation.
In the 'Correct Score' market, a 3-1 win for Almeria appeals. Oviedo have conceded three goals in two of their last four on the road and have shipped three in each of their last two away games against top-six opposition. They've also scored exactly once in each of their three away matches against teams of that ilk.
The Leicester striker scored most of his 19 goals so far in the first half of the season, although he did net twice in the game immediately before the league was suspended. Could 2018-19's joint top-scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or regular-challenger Sergio Aguero replicate their start-of-season form to steal the honour from Vardy?Another man to watch is Mohamed Salah, who matched Aubameyang's tally of 22 last season, was outright top-scorer with 32 in 2017-18 and was on a run of 10 goals in 14 games before the league was halted.
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Son Heung-Min's strike 11 minutes from time earned a nervy Tottenham a crucial 2-1 victory over Norwich in their quest for a top-four finish. See alsoTottenham v Norwich – Premier League LIVE Having initially struggled to get going, Spurs became the last Premier League team to score in 2020, with Dele Alli tapping home from close range in the 38th minute.
Newcastle are yet to announce plans, and did not comment when contacted by BBC Sport. The Trust's letter, seen by BBC Sport, comes at a time when the club and fans are anxiously waiting on a proposed £300m takeover to be cleared by the Premier League. The deal, in which owner Mike Ashley would be replaced by a consortium backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, is being checked under the Premier League's owners' and directors' test.
Yet, money - lots of it - has been spent in the transfer market. The truth is, much of it has been spent badly. James Hilton: I was surprised to see they let Ashley Young go; the exodus of the old guard leaves the team pretty limited. How many years will it take to rebuild? Is this simply down to Ole?Young's departure is in line with the decisions to let go Ander Herrera, Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez - albeit on loan - Matteo Darmian and others.
Manchester United suffered their heaviest Premier League defeat against a team starting the day bottom since April 2005, a 2-0 defeat to Norwich City. This was the first time Watford had won a Premier League game against a team starting the day in the top eight of the division since October 2018, when they beat Wolves 2-0. Three of Manchester United's last six Premier League defeats have been against teams starting the day in the relegation zone (also vs Cardiff in May and Newcastle in October).
That's an obvious plus considering Real are currently toe to toe with arch-rivals Barcelona at the top of La Liga and everything will now build towards the rescheduled El Clasico at Camp Nou on 18th December.
Suwon is in hard position, as they were playing in the top tier in the country, and now will face tough challenge in this K 2 league. Their rival is better prepared for the season, and they will try to get among the candidate for the league K1 promotion playoff.
A City statement said the family member had undergone tests at hospital, including for the coronavirus, and that the player would continue to self isolate until the results were known. The club did not say which player was self-isolating, but British media reported it was French defender Benjamin Mendy.
BARCELONA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Talking points from the La Liga weekend: Ansu stakes his claim Barcelona winger Ansu Fati burst onto the scene in September with two goals and an assist in his first three matches but the well ran dry after that. The 17-year-old sensation only managed one goal, in a cameo appearance against Inter Milan, in the next 14 games after that.
This defeat means they are now without a win in front of their own fans since their impressive 2-1 victory against champions Manchester City on 26 September. Despite that worrying run, there were positives to take from this performance as they dominated a surprisingly subdued Wolves side for well over an hour. This display, coupled with the one in their 1-1 draw with second-placed Leicester last weekend, should give concerned home fans some comfort, but having let slip a lead for a second game in a row, Daniel Farke's side need to start improving their ability to close out matches.
The Portuguese returned from injury to start Juve's 1-0 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday but the 34-year-old has hit a slump in form by his sky-high standards after failing to score in his last four games for the Turin giants. Champions Juve, who host Sassuolo on Sunday as they look to maintain their one-point lead over Inter Milan at the top of Serie A, will have Ronaldo available -- and Sarri would not be surprised to see a champion's response from the Portuguese.
Preston vs Fulham predictions in our match preview for this midweek Championship clash. Both sides are aiming to bounce back from weekend defeats on Tuesday night. Read on for our free Championship predictions and betting tips.
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho said Tottenham Hotspur are still alive in the Champions League despite his side being outplayed by RB Leipzig in their 1-0 loss in the first leg of the last-16 tie on Wednesday. The illustrious Portuguese was eclipsed by Leipzig's fresh-faced young coach Julian Nagelsmann and the one surprise was that the visitors' only reward for a dominant display was Timo Werner's 58th-minute penalty.
Now comes the second leg and it's hard to see Sporting getting close to getting back back into this tie. They will want to win the game though and restore some pride. The first leg saw Sporting Cristal get off to a terrible start conceding two goals in the first 13 minutes. No more goals were conceded in the first half but a third followed just five minutes into the second half.
One source with knowledge of the situation has told the BBC work is now beginning to gain clarity over exactly how far the season could be pushed back in order for that to be achieved. But there is already an end date that the entire European game is loosely working towards. Ideally, the campaign will end on 30 June. Media playback is not supported on this device 'We've got to finish season' - Deeney Why 30 June?This date is significant for a number of reasons.
Wolfsburg vs Schalke predictions for Wednesday's match in the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg could close the gap on Schalke to 2pts with a win on Wednesday but won't be expecting an easy game against a side sitting 4th in the table. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Mee: This victory over Crystal Palace would have done Burnley a power of good. The mauling they received from Manchester City would have taken its toll but the Clarets showed great character to beat Watford and Crystal Palace in a matter of days. James Tarkowski and especially Ben Mee were outstanding at Selhurst Park and deserved their victory. The Burnley captain has conducted himself in a statesmanlike fashion during a difficult time for Burnley on and off the pitch.
Posted at 90'+1' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingPosted at 88' Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 88' Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 88' Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal). Posted at 85' VAR Decision: Goal Leicester City - Arsenal 1-1 Leicester City (Jamie Vardy). Goal!Posted at 84' Goal! Arsenal 1, Leicester City 1.
And the danger there is if you do not play through the opposition, they are in a good position to hurt you when they win possession. Lawro's prediction: 2-1Steve's prediction: 1-1 Crystal Palace v SouthamptonPalace got another great result at Manchester City on Saturday, and have now only lost one of their last 10 league matches. The Eagles are not quite the Premier Division's draw specialists - Arsenal (11) and Wolves (10) have drawn more times than them - but they have shared the points in their past four matches, and nine in total.
Schalke 04 have been very poor in the Bundesliga since January with no win in the last 14 matches. And in the last 6 home games in the league they scored only a total of 3 goals. However, they held 4th placed Bayer Leverkusen to a draw in the last home game and have a excellent home record against Wolfsburg with the last defeat back in 2009.
At home we have to be very strong if we have any chance of finishing in European places,” said the Spaniard. We really want to play at home; that's where we enjoy [playing] more. But obviously, not having the fans is a tremendous disadvantage. Arteta also confirmed that defender William Saliba will sign a loan extension at Saint-Etienne so he can play in the French Cup final against Paris St-Germain on July 24.
in the Super League there will be a game played between Silkeborg and OB Odense. At the moment, in the standings, Silkeborg sit 4th place and collected a total number of 16 points, but Odense sit top in the relegation round collected a total number of 33 points. I know that the favorite team here is the Odense, but at home Silkeborg have won in a few important matches. The hosts have conceded 55 goals in just 26 games, including 27 at home. Visitors also have defense issues with conceding more goals than the games they have played. The previous match between them also saw the goals of both teams. I think this will be a close game.
Oh, and this: "The members […] acknowledged that there had been some inconsistency amongst high profile competition organisers in the application of the VAR protocol as defined in the Laws of the Game. However, recent communication from these competition organisers signalled a positive shift towards the universal application of the protocol from next season.
Read the full story Ancelotti agrees Everton deal Carlo Ancelotti will shortly be unveiled as the new boss of Everton, reports the Express. The paper claims that the 60-year-old Italian has agreed a deal with Everton to take over from interim boss Duncan Ferguson. Everton have agreed to give Ancelotti funds to act in the transfer market and he will join once he agrees compensation with Napoli.
We will be having a game from Morocco and Safi the home team will be meeting with the away team Khemis and this game we have given the home team to win this game or they will record a draw at full-time
This has the making of a thrilling cup tie. Carlisle looked as if they were going to knock Cardiff out in the first tie but let slip a 2-0 lead. Both sides have been regularly scoring and conceding of late and the confident tip here is for both teams to score a goal.
Deportivo Walter Ferretti's disappointing second half of March was left behind. In the last 3 rounds, this team won 2 victories, and the only defeat took place on the field of championship candidate Diriangen FC (1-2 loss).
Bounces just wide! That must have been just INCHES away from finding the back of the net with Duarte getting on the end of a corner kick, but his header bounces just past the post. Ter Stegen wasn't sure about that. GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 Alaves: It's that man again! He has saved Barcelona and has scored the goal that surely seals the points in the bag for his side! Messi! Messi! Messi! What a goal from the Argentine! He had four Alaves players around him on the edge of the box, but he strikes from distance and makes it 3-1! 74’ PENALTY KICK TO BARCELONA! The referee has decided that it was indeed a handball from Ximo and points to the spot.
City are away at Burnley on Tuesday when they could find themselves in third spot, if Leicester avoid defeat on Sunday. We have to accept it, work on our strengths and learn from this. It's tough, but we have just two days to recover," Guardiola said. Defender John Stones said City had gone from "elation to deflation" on Saturday, but insisted the race was still on.
My 3rd straight bet on a game involving Benfica B, and I have to admit I lost my earlier two bets betting on Covilha to win at home against them they were 2-1 down with Benfica B even missing a penalty kick and it ended 2-2 so bet lost, last game Benfica B played away from home at a decent Varzim side and I though take both teams scoring that time, I was wrong once more with Benfica B scoring 3 times but without conceding so over 2.5 goals was the bet to be really taken in both those games.
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