RB Leipzig are set to host Hoffenheim this Saturday in the German Bundesliga. Leipzig will hope to continue an impressive run of form that has seen them win each of their last four Bundesliga games, as they host Hoffenheim at RedBull Arena.
Media playback is not supported on this device Hearts owner Ann Budge speaking in March about the prospect of the season finishing early A huge selling point of Scottish football's commercial rights is that you are pretty much guaranteed four Old Firm matches. Broaden the top flight, and either that number gets diluted or teams will be playing more games than now but with less time to do so. Will broadcasters Sky Sports still be willing to pay the £160m, or at least a fifth of the five-year deal, if there are fewer Celtic v Rangers games on the box? Has the question been posed to not just them but other broadcasters to see if a Premiership rejig would be sufferable, even for one season, to get a resolution done?And, would clubs in the top flight be content with a drop in revenue from potentially fewer home games against the big two? Another key point when you consider sides similar to St Johnstone, who recently decided to give three out of four McDiarmid Park stands to travelling Old Firm fans to boost their coffers.
Metz go into this game as underdogs but Nice haven't been at their best this season and could be in with a surprise result. Metz are winless in their last six league games but they have exhibited some quality in their period as they have drawn four times against teams of varying qualities. Montpellier (2-2), Lille (0-0) and Reims (1-1) are all great teams so for Metz to get points against all of them was incredible. Les Graouillys are in dire need of goals though as they have netted just 13 times in their 16 league games thus far in the campaign, the fourth worst tally in Ligue 1.
Marbella is in amazing form right now. They have won 4 of their last 5 matches and on their last match they have won it in the dying minutes against yeclano. They sit on 3rd spot right now and managed 25 points from 13 matches so far. They recorded 6 wins and 7 draws and remained undefeated in this season. I expect them to continue their undefeated run here as well.
While the lack of attacking threat of the hosts will be music to their visitors ears, it is not as if Rochdale have been pulling teams apart of late. The visitors have plenty of problems of their own at the moment and the 22 points they have put on the board this season means that they are only just keeping their heads above water in terms of the relegation battle.
But the symptoms of the malaise that has left Bournemouth in the relegation zone reflect long-standing issues. They run from the besieged medical department, through the make-up of a changing first-team squad to on-field performances from a team lacking confidence. Most worryingly, there is deep concern about what relegation after five years of top-flight football could mean for a club almost entirely reliant on Premier League television revenue.
View more on twitterView more on twitterView more on twitterJose in? As one door closes, another one opens. And so the rumours of who would come in began circulating. Some were more, shall we say, realistic than others. IMAGINE!View more on twitterView more on twitterJOSE ANNOUNCED!And then in the morning, at just after 06:30, the news that was pretty much known the world over already: Spurs had sent for the Special One! View more on twitterView more on twitter'New manager.
Controversially high I fancy. France's favourite Kylian Mbappe has arrived and is getting absolutely mobbed, as you might expect. The guests are arriving It's a glitzy ceremony as usual with a lovely red carpet - with a Fiat hatchback parked in the middle of it. Anyway, Robert Lewandowski is here, looking well given that he's currently in rehab for an addiction to scoring goals.
I loved it a lot!' - what they said Media playback is not supported on this device Jurgen Klopp pleased with 'sensational' Liverpool goals Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking to Match of the Day: "All the goals were incredible, outstanding. Wonderful goals, sensational passes, super pieces of football. I loved it a lot!"We needed fresh legs and I had to show my respect to the boys in the squad, that's all.
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce believes international friendlies or a cup competition should be scrapped to help protect players. Newcastle's winter break was shortened from 15 days to 12 after having to play an FA Cup replay against Oxford on Tuesday. They have played 15 games between 5 December and 4 February. You can't keep asking the top players to play Saturday and Tuesday for evermore," Bruce said.
Media reports on Salah's inclusion in a provisional 50-man squad led to speculation that Liverpool could be without Salah for the start of the next Premier League season. But Egyptian Olympic team coach Shawky Gharib said they could not force the player to be involved. Salah's participation with the Pharaohs team in Tokyo is a decision to be taken only by Salah, his club Liverpool and his coach Juergen Klopp," he said.
The Chelsea boss also singled out Sheffield United, plus Tottenham - who signed Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn for £27m from PSV Eindhoven - for their dealings in the transfer market. Sheffield United have made some fantastic signings," added Lampard. Chris Wilder's job is incredible because he's had years to work with that group and now they are adding where they see that they need to. Tottenham have signed a few, and again, they are not far behind us.
In the past two rounds, Jurgen Klopp has played the kids - first against Everton and then an even younger team in the replay against Shrewsbury - so we will have to wait and see what he does this time. There are other worries for Southgate tooAt the moment it is hard to say who should lead England's attack against Croatia when they play their first group game of Euro 2020 at Wembley on 14 June. It is clear that centre-forward is turning into a problem position for Southgate with all these players being sidelined.
Either a big handicap bet on the hosts here or a big over bet and the odds would be excellent both bets being viable as Brno last season for example when they also finished inside the top 3 places and fought for promotion but failed to do so in the end they hosted Zizkov and won the game with no less than 6-0 in the end, while they are fighting for 1st place and direct promotion at this stage and simply cannot afford to lose any points in this one.
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Everton deservedly led at half-time after Richarlison headed in powerfully from Djibril Sidibe's cross, although Leicester had a penalty rightly ruled out by VAR after Ben Chilwell went down in a challenge with Mason Holgate. Silva's side were pulled back after 68 minutes when Jamie Vardy arrived unmarked at the back post to steer in Iheanacho's effort as it flew across the face of goal. Vardy missed a good chance to win it for Leicester but then came that dramatic finale - and now Silva must wait to see if he is in charge for Wednesday's Merseyside derby at Anfield.
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Tranmere, though, get to do this all over again at the weekend, hosting Manchester United with an even greater shock in mind and on a pitch unlike any other the Red Devils will have played on this campaign. Rovers dig deep again Media playback is not supported on this device Tranmere edge closer to a big cup upset as Mullin scores in extra time against Watford This FA Cup run has been something to savour in what has been an otherwise tough season back in League One for Tranmere.
Led by Del Bosque, a star-studded Real faced Valencia in Paris hoping to earn a second title in three years. Fernando Morientes gave them the lead with a header just before half-time, but it would be McManaman who scored the goal of the game. Roberto Carlos' long throw was headed to the edge of the 18-yard box by Miroslav Dukic, but McManaman returned a scissor-kick volley towards goal which gave Valencia goalkeeper Santiago Canizares no chance.
Yes, we start with the fantastic news that a club expelled from European football for two years due to financial cheating continued their dominance of the domestic cups with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the final of the League Cup. Truly a glorious day for English football. Really, the story of the match was the spirit with which Aston Villa battled back after going 2-0 down to goals from Sergio Aguero and Rodri.
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But Wilder's outfit headed into this one unbeaten away from home this term and took the game to the hosts early on when John Egan bundled in from a corner. That was ruled out by VAR for handball, as was Jack O'Connell's effort in the second half for offside, as Wilder, who BBC Sport columnist Charlie Webster wrote this week is "making having an English manager look sexy and attractive", got the better of the tactical battle with his opposite number.
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Relive Saturday's EFL actionThird-placed Brentford can now rightly be considered as genuine promotion contenders following a sixth straight win in their final season at Griffin Park. Not only do they have the tightest defence in the division, conceding just 21 goals, but Benrahma, Mbeumo and Watkins look capable of scoring at will. Aside from their three-goal blitz in 14 minutes, the Bees created numerous other chances before the interval.
In the betting, 'Stuttgart to Win & Both Teams to Score' catches the eye. For a start, both teams have scored in five of Stuttgart's seven home games, as well as in six of Karlsruher's seven away matches. Stuttgart's rear-guard is certainly not the strongest in the division, while their defensive record, especially at home, points towards the visitors scoring. However, the hosts are the better team, the team that has a habit of winning games at home. Quite frankly, Karlsruher, although they can compete offensively, lack the defensive strength to get a result against one of the best attacking teams in the division. The fact that Stuttgart have an average shot supremacy of +7.14 at home, as well as Karlsruher having an average shot supremacy of -5.43 on the road, adds fuel to the selection.
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All has not been well with Pirates in the recent matches; they have not scored in any of their last two matches and are low on confidence after their loss to arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs. They face a side with the best defence in the league and though Pirates have been dominant in the last few meetings, we don’t see them getting much here. Pirates have a good away run too, but Mamelodi Sundowns are one of the toughest to beat at home. Sundowns have not been scoring a lot lately though, and we are backing them for a 1-0 win here.
Utrecht vs RKC predictions for Sunday's match in the Eredivisie. High-flying Utrecht will be expecting a win on Sunday when they play host to bottom of the table RKC and it's hard to see the newly-promoted club adding to their one away point on Sunday. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
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Manchester United is chasing champions league spot and they are on the pressure to win in this game and I think they will win because they are better than Sheffield united and also on the other side visitors lost from Newcastle with 3-0 in last road game!Also I expect from united to score at least two goals and that should be enough for them to win with at least two goals difference because I expect from united defense to keep the clean sheet and I think it could be even more than 2-0 but I m not going to risk it!
Jong Utrecht and Volendam will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie. Jong Utrecht this season have the following results: 9W, 8D and 9L. Meanwhile Volendam have 15W, 6D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Paris SG won 5 games in a row all of them away from home, 3 in the two cup competitions and two in the league and the league games were not easy facing Lille away from home they won last round 2-0 there and also away from home at Monaco with whom they struggled to draw in their last home game in the league just 3-3 they won however next round easily 4-1 on the road at Monaco, still high scoring games they were as the style of Paris SG is very attacking minded and they do allow scoring chances to their opponents.
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Kohfeldt described the game as "brutally important" but his team did not respond and conceded a stoppage time goal to Sven Michel, which VAR ratified after a four minute wait. Werder have vital clashes coming up against FC Koln and Mainz 05 which will confirm if the young coach, 37, is about to hit his first crisis or their struggles are just a blip.
We showed a good attitude and never lost control of the game, we should appreciate that. I understand that there is a tendency to stick the knife in at every opportunity but we should look on the bright side so that we don't lose our heads. Valverde's side will seal their place in the knockout stages as group winners if they beat Dortmund, who are second in the standings on seven points and would advance to the last 16 with victory at the Camp Nou.
Britain's Health Minister Matt Hancock sparked a debate last week when he said Premier League players must "play their part" and take a pay cut while the league is suspended so that the clubs' non-playing staff are not furloughed. Former England captain Wayne Rooney said it was a "desperate" attempt to divert attention from the government's handling of the pandemic and Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor has defended the players.
The majority of the game I thought we were the better team. Our defensive display was good but we have to be more clinical. There are lots of positives to take. The commitment from the players was great, I thought we threw the kitchen sink at them. We were throwing everything at their box trying to get back in to the game and then we almost won it. We had a bit of stick at the weekend about not having much of the ball against Chelsea but they're a well established Premier League team.
So far, Walter Ferreti have won 21 points and are ranked 4th place in the league. From those 21 points they have, 13 of them were gained at home, which shows that Walter Ferreti is enjoying play in front of their fans. Their opponent is Real Madriz, who are ranked 8th place in the standings, with 14 points.
It is the inherent problem that comes when one man is responsible for both the commercial and footballing sides of the business when he is an expert in one of those things and a novice for the other. Losing David Gill at the same time of Sir Alex Ferguson wasn’t talked about enough at the time but it’s clear now retrospectively just how special he was as a negotiator.
