Aleksandar Mitrovic's 21st goal of the season set Fulham on course for a 4-1 victory over Barnsley that moved Marco Silva's side to the top of the Championship table.
But we have a lot of anticipation to play in our stadium in front of our fans and we're lucky to play the last 16 at home because we couldn't play that, we couldn't do that last year. Atletico were hit on the eve of the game by news captain Koke will miss the first leg against a side that Simeone talked up during the pre-match press conference.
The Ricketts-Griffin-Gilbert Group has decided, after careful consideration, not to submit a final bid for Chelsea, the group said in a statement release on Friday.
He only lasted five months with the Terriers, but he has gone onto work as an agent for First Access Sports, where he handles a roster of up-and-coming prospects at clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
However, this was still a dismal evening for United because it was so predictable. That is what they did.
That approach helped create Shelvey's opener, even if it came from Thiago's mistake, and the midfielder sprinted the length of the field to celebrate with away fans after his first goal since February.
Leicester rose above Aston Villa into ninth and still have the Europa Conference League as a possible source of silverware this season.
Forget Silva's sending off, you cannot be conceding five goals against West Brom. I don't care who you are, you can't be doing that.
John Egan timed his run to perfection and almost turned in a free-kick at the back post midway through the second half, while Jayden Bogle pushed forward at every chance and Billy Sharp was denied a beautifully-crafted second by the linesman's flag.
Interestingly, Burnley have also kept eight clean sheets in that period with the base of James Tarkowski and Nick Pope continually showing that they deserve to be competing far higher up the Premier League table.
It was an opportunity that we had to capitalize on. We were fortunate to have been advised by several design shops and in the end, we received massive support from our sponsor and commercial partner, Adidas.
Barcelona have performed a U-turn regarding the possible return to Camp Nou for Dani Alves, with GOAL able to confirm that a deal for the veteran defender is now close.
He's worked with hungry footballers whereas the United players are already at the top. When you look at the Eredivisie, Dusan Tadic is the best player over there.
It is tough and disappointing. Shaw did have one positive though, praising fellow defender Phil Jones, after the centre-back made his first senior appearance in two years following a series of injuries.
“It was brilliant making the step up,” he says. “You can see the improvement in yourself. You’re training with the best players in the world every day, and that brings out another level in you. The pace, the tempo, the quality; it’s so high, you just keep improving, improving, improving, and that gives you a good feeling.
Could Maeda have a similarly explosive impact? The 24-year-old - the J-League's top scorer with 23 goals in the recently-ended campaign - is a pacy and industrious forward who could lighten the burden on Kyogo.
When we are able to equalise we had a psychological advantage in extra-time. I have no time to think about this [losing the game].
Do Watford's problems bypass the head coach?Given Watford's results generally justify their decision to change their head coach, why are they on course to return straight back to the Championship with a second relegation in three years?
Watford were intent on not letting Chelsea relax in possession from the first whistle and Mendy had to produce a fantastic save from Azpilicueta's inadvernet shot from Kiko's cross.
The ever-presence of Bright and captain Steph Houghton, alongside the emergence of Arsenal's Leah Williamson, has meant Bonner has faced tough competition for an England centre-back spot.
I don't think Bowen should have been booked for it because as a player, when you are running through at so much pace, you knock the ball around and you see the challenge coming in.
The player had been travelling to his new club, Cardiff City. He admitted in court he feared an investigation into his business dealings.
Mahrez raced onto Fernandinho's long ball over the top before putting the exclamation mark on City's big win.
Despite a tricky tournament that began with ‘scandal’ according to Traore, as he complained about the team’s coronavirus tests ahead of their opener against hosts Cameroon, and came to a halt with a semi-final defeat by Senegal, the wideman has impressed intermittently.
Lewandowski has been among the world's best footballers and a cornerstone of Bayern's trophy ambitions for the past five years. His departure from Munich would leave Bayern's hierarchy as tough a challenge to find a replacement as rivals Dortmund would have if Haaland left.
Seven of these have been against Arsenal, with Saints only dropping more against Wolves and Manchester United (10 each) in that time.Arsenal's Martin Ødegaard has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances although ended on the losing side in each game against Man Utd and Everton.
There was this big story that he brought Ronaldo off. He's 36. He then didn't start him against Everton and Ronaldo walked down the tunnel.
So, this week he's hit that record and in some of these games against weaker opponents we haven't given him the opportunity to play more recently.
Get them out of the club, get them out on loan, do whatever you need to do, because that was nowhere near good enough.
“I wanted that picture and a phrase that is very inspirational at the entrance because it was a big part of what he did at Colney and how everything started at the Emirates.
Centre-back: Dominic Hyam (Coventry) - 7.35 ratingPartnering Ekpiteta at the heart of the defence in the team of the month is Coventry's Dominic Hyam.
I don't expect this runaway league; five weeks ago, we expected this three-horse race and we've almost been pushed into a feeling that City have won it.
While observing the conclusion of the legal proceedings, Hibernian FC investigated this internally, treating this incident with the upmost seriousness.
Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) is closing in on a return while Kieran Tierney (knee) and Thomas Partey (thigh) are long-term absentees.
There are two windows each season in which clubs are permitted to get deals done and swap personnel, with the final hours of those periods often producing drama.
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I think Chelsea will win the league. This team is very experienced and know how to win when they aren't playing well, like we saw against Birmingham last weekend.
They haven't won consecutive away games since October/November 2016, beating Moldova and Austria under Martin O'Neill.Luxembourg have won two of their last five home World Cup qualifiers (D1 L2), only one fewer than they won in their first 64 home qualifying games (W3 D3 L58).Luxembourg have won three of their seven games in World Cup 2022 qualifying (L4), only the second time they've recorded as many as three wins in a single qualifying campaign in their history (also 3 for EURO 1996).Republic of Ireland have failed to score in 10 of their 19 games in all competitions under Stephen Kenny (53%), the highest percentage of any manager to have taken charge of more than two games for the national team.Gerson Rodrigues has been involved in seven of Luxembourg's eight goals scored in this qualifying campaign, scoring five and assisting two.
They’ll need to be more clinical in the second leg, but they’ll likely have more options up front in a week's time. They will also need to be slightly more assured at the back. Despite holding Leipzig off for so long, Nkunku had two great chances to put the hosts ahead, and considering his form it’s a big shock he didn’t put at least one of his efforts away.
I feel refreshed, energised, and ready to start work. Despite the likely financial backing heading his way, Howe insisted he could not promise that he would save the club from relegation.
