England international Jadon Sancho was the most valuable teenager in world football, according to research group CIES Football Observatory. Estimated to be worth almost 200m euros, he was one of two Borussia Dortmund players to top the rankings. His teammate and Norway striker, Erling Haaland, was valued at 101m euros in second, while three other England internationals made the top 10 - Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi, Manchester United's Mason Greenwood and Manchester City's Phil Foden.
Kean is a young lad with a bright future and will recover from this but, if as Ferguson indicated in his post-match interview, this was a tactic to use up more valuable time by making a further substitution then he should have told the lad beforehand. If it happened on the spur of the moment then Ferguson should apologise to the player. I shudder to think what the outcome might have been if a manager had ever done that to Ferguson in his playing days.
But for the rest, Guardiola had a Plan. With a capital P. Gabriel Jesus lined up on the left flank of a 4-4-2, with Kevin de Bruyne and Bernardo Silva up top, the strangest little man-big man partnership this competition has ever seen. And hey, it worked! For almost an hour. Madrid looked confused, City looked comfortable; everything was going according to Plan.
Sadio Mane has scored 25 Premier League goals at Anfield since the start of last season - across the top five European leagues, the only two players with more at a specific venue are Barcelona's Lionel Messi (29 at the Nou Camp) and Paris St-Germain's Kylian Mbappe (27 at the Parc des Princes)Salah scored one, but he would have had more but for the combination of some excellent reflex saves from Dean Henderson and the woodwork - the Egyptian's chipped second-half cross floating past everyone and hitting the inside of the post.
TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES Daniel Sturridge leaves Trabzonspor due to ‘gambling’ ban It was late on Monday morning when the news came through that Daniel Sturridge had departed from Trabzonspor after his contract was terminated mutually. A couple of things then ensued: firstly, speculation started about where he might be going next, fans of goal-shy and striker-light clubs said things like “yeah, I’d take him”, and people thumbed through the rulebooks to figure out for which teams, in which leagues, he would be allowed to sign for.
The Foxes are well placed to qualify for the Champions League while they are two wins from reaching the FA Cup final for the first time since 1969, when they lost 1-0 to Manchester City. Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup: Leicester City 1-0 Birmingham City highlights Key stat: Leicester City are looking to reach the FA Cup semi-final for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign - they have been eliminated in four FA Cup quarter-finals since then.
Can Brentford prove their playoff credentials with a victory over Cardiff this week? They are expected to push on for the top-six this season, with both of these sides sitting a couple of points shy of sixth. However, they face a difficult clash on Wednesday night when Cardiff are the visitors to Griffin Park.
Either Olivier Giroud or Michy Batshuayi, who have failed to step into Tammy Abraham's shoes this term, will leave and Chelsea's initial interest in RB Leipzig's Timo Werner has cooled in light of Liverpool's pursuit of the Germany international. Video - Ronaldo to stay at Juve until he's beyond 39!? - Euro Papers01:22 Paper Round’s view: Dembele is clearly a forward with goalscoring pedigree and Chelsea have largely misfired and failed to put away teams when Abraham has struggled with fitness.
Named German and France's footballer of the year in 2019, she is almost impossible to stop when in full flow. Marta Club: Orlando Pride Nation: BrazilAge: 33 Honours 2019: NoneSigned off from this year's World Cup as the first player to score at five finals and as the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup history with 17, moving ahead of Germany men's striker Miroslav Klose (16). Lieke Martens Club: Barcelona Nation: The NetherlandsAge: 26 Honours 2019: NoneHelped Barcelona reach the Champions League final last season but has been kept out of action this term by a toe injury picked up in the World Cup.
Paderborn have not had the best of runs lately, with no win in their last seven matches but their home form should worry them more. They have lost each of the last four home matches in the league, and conceded two or more goals in the process. While Hoffenheim have also been poor in their recent matches, they can look at their away form with hope. They have five wins in nine away games and have failed to score in just one of the nine. Seeing that Paderborn have scored in their last seven home league games, we are backing them to hit the net here again. Each of their last five league games staged at home have yielded over 2.5 goals and we feel this will follow suit. We thus back Hoffenheim for a 2-1 win here.
English legend Robbie Fowler, has made finally good play of the Brisbane, and they have longer run of the positive games in the recent time. Squad is near the playoff position, and would head to face leader in full strength, with the right condition to make good derby.
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The 35-year-old lifted six major trophies in six years with City before stepping down from his role in February, and during that time he worked with enough of the current England squad to fill an entire starting XI and most of the bench. He named nine English players in his entirely British starting XI on the day City clinched their first league title in 2016 and has a strong relationship with senior Lionesses, including captain Steph Houghton, midfielder Jill Scott and striker Ellen White.
His introduction for Dele Alli 13 minutes from time underlines Eriksen has not been excluded from Mourinho's plans. But how the new Spurs boss deals with that situation may prove pivotal in whether Tottenham clamber back into the fight for a Champions League place or linger in mid-table for the rest of the campaign. Pellegrini's problems Media playback is not supported on this device West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini understands West Ham fans' frustration after Spurs loss If this day was to be all about Mourinho, West Ham fans used it as an excuse to turn on their own.
Along with their impressive run of shutouts at Stamford Bridge, it's worth noting that Chelsea kept West Ham out in each of the teams' Premier League encounters last season, and with the Irons attacking edge looking worryingly blunt, we think there is value in backing the Blues to win to nil again on Saturday.
I really see at least two goals in this match from Belarus Premier league and that is pretty good option for me, if we just know how this two rivals are playing in last period. Torpedo is very very good so far and they are probably the most positive surprise so far in league, with Slutsk, while Gorodeya is beyond few poor teams so far, but that is not real situation. I was watched them and they are playing very good, but they are just not have luck. I believe in at least two goals here, as I said before.
Kyle Walker thinking when he decided to, well, reportedly have a sex party in the middle of a pandemic where the key piece of health advice is to exercise social distancing. City have opened an investigation and Walker has already apologised. If only there has been a recent high-profile example of a Premier League footballer ignoring the lockdown advice and getting caught to warn Walker of the perils of being an utter clown.
The Pittodrie side left Ibrox with a deserved draw that could have been a victory had Sam Cosgrove converted a one-on-one in the first half. Aberdeen move within three points of Motherwell in the battle for third. Derek McInnes' team have now won just one of their last six league games, but will take huge encouragement from this performance.
The last four matches between Besiktas and Antalyaspor have featured at least three goals. Antalyaspor have scored in their last six Super Lig games. We can see them forcing Besiktas to attack in an open and exciting game that should feature plenty of goals.
The UEFA Champions League returns with the knockout stages fielding a number of high profile games, among them Borussia Dortmund’s home game against PSG. This match sees PSG manager Thomas Tuchel return to a venue he knows too well and after a scare in domestic action, he will hope for a better defensive display.
Luton’s latest win came courtesy of Wigan’s away struggles, but the visitors are in the same boat here. Luton have only six points from 10 trips this season, they have lost each of their last five away games, while the Hatters come into this one having lost eight times on the road this term. Stoke’s home record may not be stellar, but we expect them to take advantage with a 3-1 victory given Luton’s defensive woes.
Héctor Herrera replaces Koke. Posted at 76' Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 75' Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club). Posted at 75' Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 71' Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 71' Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
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Gennaro Gattuso and Quique Setién took charge of their first Champions League games tonight – it is the first time in Champions League history that two managers are facing in the knockout stages in their first ever games in the competition. Dries Mertens scored his 121st goal for Napoli across all competitions, equalling Marek Hamsik as the joint-top scorer in the club’s history.
Real had lost three of their four games before the interruption and, although their overall play has generally been more convincing than Barcelona's, their lack of penalty-box precision could cost a title that should be there for the taking. One potentially significant factor is Real's temporary move away from the Bernabeu, which is undergoing reconstruction work. Instead, Zidane's men will host games at the 6,000 capacity Alfredo di Stefano Stadium, located within the club's training complex and normally used by the reserve team.
Millwall will host Wigan Athletic for this fixture of the league. In my opinion, the hosts have better chance to get the positive result in this game. Millwall have advantage at home stadium. Also, the hosts are in better shape in the last matches. They have two consecutive victories. Also, we have Wigan who's is one of the outsiders in this season. They are currently bottom of the table. Visitors were one of the worst teams in the last matches. They earned only 1 point in their last 5 matches. Of course, the visitors have the motivation to break the poor series. Do they have the strength to win? This is the big question. My pick - Millwall to win.
Leicester City aren't in the best of form at present but should still be in the Champions League next season. They will be disappointing at not making it to the EFL Cup final and will be out to win this FA Cup tie. Their opponents are on an unbeaten run but drawing too many games. It was a struggle for them to get past League One Coventry in the fourth round and this will be harder. Go for Leicester to win and be ahead at both half and full time.
Tarkowski and Ben Mee both ended up in referee Paul Tierney's book and their rugged defending kept the lively Gerard Deulofeu in check. In the second half, Wood's clever finish with their first real shot on target gave them a platform they never looked like conceding. Substitute Jay Rodriguez was unfortunate to see an opportunistic shot come back off the crossbar, but in the ensuing move Barnes was fouled by Holebas and the Burnley striker made no mistake from the penalty spot.
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Villarreal have managed to score in every away game this term despite their poor record, so we do envisage El Submarino Amarillo continuing that trend here. Valencia have kept just two clean sheets in their seven home league matches. Los Che have averaged just under two goals per fixture in their own backyard, so a 2-1 scoreline looks the way to go for this Saturday's derby encounter.
Yes, Manchester City made up some ground on Jurgen Klopp's side by beating Leicester City, but Liverpool have retained their 10-point cushion without kicking a ball in that competition - and they now have a game in hand on both the teams who are just below them too. I don't think they could really have asked for much more from their week away. Liverpool head for the King Power Stadium next, and they know that if they beat the Foxes there on 26 December, they will take a huge step towards the Premier League title.
Tottenham secured their place in next season's Europa League with a hard-fought draw at Crystal Palace. The result sees Jose Mourinho's side leapfrog into sixth place above Wolves, who lost at Chelsea. Harry Kane opened the scoring for Spurs, dispatching a low finish into the bottom left corner after collecting Giovani lo Celso's pass. However, Jeffrey Schlupp levelled for Palace with a close-range finish after some poor Tottenham marking at a corner.
