First they said they would release him and we would have to pay his salary, then suddenly they said: 'No, you have to pay for the transfer'. And paying the transfer and his salary was a little bit over the budget and so we looked for another player. But, actually, I know that it was done 90% in the evening, and then in the morning everything changed.
Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur close out their successful Group B campaigns against each other in Germany on Wednesday and, with little riding on the result at the Allianz Arena, supporters should be treated to an exciting, open contest. The Bavarians have already secured top spot in the section after their perfect run of five wins from five, and having demolished a full-strength Spurs outfit 7-2 in London in October, the Bundesliga champions will be confident they can complete the double over Tottenham this week.
I happened to watch Thailand in the Southeast Asian Games, and I am sad to report they were not even good enough to make it past the group stage there with Vietnam finishing top and Indonesia who beat Thailand in the first game of that group stage with 2-0 finishing 2nd in the group, while Thailand U23 finished just 3rd. Thailand displayed a really poor defense in that tournament reason why I do not agree with them being favorites to win this one.
Odds have risen a bit on the over lines but the best is still a really solid one to be taken with Dortmund playing 5 games 4 in the league and one in the cup and all of them had even over 4.5 goals scored in them starting with a 5-3 win away from home at Augsburg followed by two games at home in which they also scored 5 goals each time winning 5-1 with FC Koln and 5-0 win against Union Berlin followed by two losses scoring 3 goals in the league at Leverkusen but losing last round 4-3 that game.
Sampdoria are a good team, despite their recent results. They have a very experienced coach in Claudio Ranieri and players of good quality in the team such as Fabio Quagliarella. Conte complained earlier in the season that Inter lacked the strength in depth to play two matches per week, although he was placated by a string of signings in the January transfer window which included Ashley Young, Cristian Eriksen and Victor Moses.
wolfsberger is fighting for second place which leads in the qualifications for the champions league next season and surely they are not going to blow that chance versus a hartberg cause realistically speaking hartberg is worst team in this playoff and they should be very happy that they are in it at first place since they have terrible defense and in regular part of the season wolfsberger beat them twice,3-0 at home and 0-2 on the road so I surely expect another win and it should be again with at least two goals difference for the home team so I recommend this bet for sure
The Tangerines won seven of their first 17 games but just three more victories after that saw them relegated back to the Championship. Short changed in the entertainment stakes? Bruce replaced Rafael Benitez in the summerOn the whole, things are going pretty well for Newcastle. They are sat comfortably in middle of the table with 22 points, seven clear of the relegation zone. But despite that fact, Newcastle fans may feel a bit let down in the entertainment stakes.
The hosts, who rarely threatened after Nathan Baker had been denied by a brilliant point-blank save from Joe Wildsmith early in the game, did reduce the deficit through Nahki Wells' header. But, despite having 22 minutes to find an equaliser, the Owls were comfortable in seeing the game out to open up a 10-point gap on the bottom three.
Thomas Tuchel's side, who also scored through Angel Di Maria, Kylian Mbappe and a Fernando Marcal own goal, lead second-placed Olympique de Marseille by 12 points. Lyon, who hit back with goals by Martin Terrier and Moussa Dembele, are in ninth place on 33 points, eight behind Stade Rennais who hold the last Champions League qualifying spot.
As such, the hosts will at least be looking to keep their slimmest of hopes alive by securing victory and confidence can be high in doing that, given their excellent home record. Indeed, most of Palmeiras' struggles have tended to come on the road and they come into this match unbeaten in a staggering 31 home league matches, of which they've won 26.
The AFC will closely monitor the situation before deciding when to recommence the 2020 AFC Cup season," the statement said. The decision, which was also made in conjunction with the competing clubs and their respective member associations, is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all participating players and teams, match officials and spectators as well as designed to protect the integrity of the competition.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says it was "refreshing" to see striker Oli McBurnie supporting Swansea City in their draw at Cardiff despite the striker being warned over his conduct. Former Swansea player McBurnie, 23, was spoken to by the Football Association after being seen making an obscene gesture during last weekend's fixture. Wilder says the warning was "quite right" and has also spoken to McBurnie.
That gave City a deserved cushion, and they were afforded more space in the second half that allowed them to attack with their usual confidence. Following Gayle's crucial miss, Sterling proved clinical to make the game safe and although City could have added to more goals, they were denied by some stern Newcastle defending. More to follow. Liverpool win the title: The 10 games that defined their season50 years of Glastonbury: Get the full Glastonbury experience.
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Cagliari are unbeaten in their last 11 matches. Cagliari have scored at least two in four of the last five Serie A matches at home. Sampdoria have conceded two or more in five of their last six away matches. Cagliari have scored 13 goals in their last five matches. Sampdoria are unbeaten in six matches against Cagliari,
Ferguson was suspended - "I was booked for dissent in Germany but I didn't know I was out until later" - and was part of BBC Scotland's commentary team. However, it was clear even from his vantage point that the pitch was not in good shape - the legacy of a Springsteen concert a couple of years earlier that almost caused the collapse of the Ullevi Stadium because of the weight bearing down on the soft soil.
Another first round exit looked likely here when she lost the first set to qualifier Shelby Rogers without winning a game. She fought back to drop just one game and make it into the second round. Another set was lost in her second match but then she defeated fifth seeded Elina Svitolina in straight sets for the loss of just three games.
Juventus have already secured top spot in Group D and will have little to play for. The Italians may opt to rest key players, in the wake of the shaky run they have had in the last two matches. This should be an advantage to Bayer Leverkusen, who are playing at home in a must win game. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in six matches ahead of this clash and have done well at home recently. They will be looking to take full advantage of this as they pray for an Atletico Madrid loss. Playing at home, against a side with nothing to lose, and on the back of their recent form, we feel Bayer Leverkusen will win this game.
And the only one that talks for Manchester United and for Paul is Ole. I go by what he (Solskjaer) says. He (Pogba) will not move, and that’s OK. We are good with them. As long as Paul is at Manchester United he wants to win trophies. Paul is struggling a little bit with his injury that we tried to resolve and I think that’s our main interest now.
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Slavia vs Ruh Brest, the match of this round in the Belarusian premier league. Slavia is the host of this game so they do have little advantage, however Ruh Brest is not an average team. So far, Slavia have won 6 pts and are ranked 7th place in the league. On the other side Ruh Brest have 3 points and are ranked 13th place in the standings.
I surely believe in plenty of goals in this match from Champions league and I will in any case try this option. So, Genk is team who is one of the weakest this season and they will surely want to beat rival from Austria after very bad first match in Salzburg, when they are lost even 6-2. Of course, at home this team surely can be better, but I in any case see here new win for guests, with plenty of goals. That is very real and I will in any case try that. Odds are very good really are.
Following a meeting today of all of the England men’s centrally contracted cricketers, the players have agreed to make an initial donation of £0. ECB and to selected good causes, the precise details of the charitable donation to be decided over the next week by the players," a statement read. This contribution is the equivalent of all of the England centrally contracted players taking a 20% reduction in their monthly retainers for the next three months.
It is not so much their results that are the problem, it is the fact that when they do get beaten, they are usually absolutely woeful. It is a fact of life in football that when the other team are playing well and you're not, you have to stop them. And United just cannot do that. Media playback is not supported on this device Watch: The last time Liverpool & Everton met in the FA Cup in 2018 Liverpool against Everton (16:01 GMT KO and live on BBC One and the BBC Sport website) is quite a difficult one to call.
BookingPosted at 90'+5' Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90'+5' Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 90'+5' Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa). Posted at 90'+4' Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion). Posted at 90'+4' Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+3' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion.
There were wins for Brighton and Southampton, while Tottenham drew 1-1 against Crystal Palace. Have a look at my team of season and you can create your own at the bottom. Goalkeeper - Ederson (Man City) When Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola dispensed with the services of former England goalkeeper Joe Hart I wondered what he was doing. When I saw Ederson's brand of goalkeeping, I couldn't make up my mind whether Guardiola had bought a goalkeeper or another centre-back by mistake.
The Champions League and Europa League returned this week, and while everyone loves a European classic it does present problems for fantasy football managers. Why? One word - rotation. Premier League managers love chopping and changing their starting teams in the games before and after their European exploits. How do you get around the problem? BBC Sport has taken a look at some of the options. Listen to the latest Fantasy 606 podcastThis gameweek's Premier League fixtures (all times GMT)Saturday, 22 February: Chelsea v Tottenham (12:30 GMT), Burnley v Bournemouth, Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Sheffield United v Brighton, Southampton v Aston Villa (all 15:00 GMT), Leicester v Manchester City (17:30 GMT) Sunday, 23 February: Manchester United v Watford, Wolves v Norwich (both 14:00 GMT), Arsenal v Everton (16:30 GMT) Monday, 24 February: Liverpool v West Ham United (20:00 GMT) Time to take out the big boys? With Manchester City facing Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday (26 February) and then missing a weekend because of their Carabao Cup final against Aston Villa before travelling to Old Trafford, it may be time to transfer out the likes of Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne as Pep Guardiola looks to rotate his squad.
The hosts won recently at home against two of the main candidates for promotion this season Hamburger SV and Stuttgart while last round on the road they also produced another surprise quite easy winning 4-2 away from home at usually a decent Holstein Kiel and I say this because at the start of this new season they were just a newly promoted club, but they are in excellent form at this moment and even dominated Bochum on the road lately in a 1-1 draw in the end.
In this difficult times every tipster in the world has to become pros on the Belarus league. I've kept my cool and tried to analyze the league during the two first rounds. So now I will enter my first pick in this league, and it's in the game between Belshina and Gorodeya. Both teams has had a nightmare of an opening with to constructive losses.
They feel City have erred and have thus sanctioned. City aren't happy. Neither are their fans but to call it a conspiracy; nah mate. Sadio Mane is the best player in the league . Name a better player. More importantly, name a more effective player. The Senegalese superstar emerged from the bench with 60 minutes gone to secure the Reds a 1-0 at Norwich to extend their lead at the top of the table to 25 points.
When this pair met in Belgium, they drew 0-0. Ancelotti's men may have been disappointed to draw, but the fact that they gave very little away and were clearly the better side bodes well ahead of Tuesday's clash.
All the latest goals and reaction from Thursday's Premier League gamesArteta has his work cut outArsenal reach the midway point closer to the relegation zone than the top four and have now dropped 24 points from the last 11 top-flight games, with home matches against Chelsea on Sunday and Manchester United on 1 January coming up. As the Arsenal players went to applaud the away fans at the end of an entertaining game, there was a special cheer for Arteta.
This is definitely him. His third goal in three Premier League games - he only scored three in his last 17 under Pochettino - was extraordinary. Fred thought he had the situation under control as the ball looped up on the edge of the six-yard box. But Alli leaned into the Brazilian, then rolled round him after a beautiful piece of control before turning a shot past De Gea into the far corner. It was as breathtaking as the Cristiano Ronaldo-esque 35-yard shot Rashford rattled the bar with - and Mourinho loved it.
Watford match-winner Danny Welbeck to Sky Sports: "It was a very important goal and one that means a lot to me and the whole club. We've got four games left and we will give it our all. I've done that [an overhead kick] a lot of times in training and it paid off - I kept my eye on the ball and it went into top bins so it was perfect.
Separately, the organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have strongly denied allegations from the U. S. Department of Justice that bribes were paid to secure votes for the hosting rights to the tournament. Suspicion and rumours have long surrounded both the 2010 vote by FIFA's executive to hand the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar.
Going to the game, hosts Schalke have managed 36 points and are in sixth place while Leipzig are second with 45 points. Schalke march to this game unbeaten in their last four matches but have won just one of those. The last time they face a side above them in the standings, they were whacked 5-0, by Bayern Munich, and they will be hoping to avoid another embarrassing outcome.
Granada have to be content overall with their top half position going into the Christmas period, but recent form is definitely a concern for Nazaries, who travel to Ipurua on the back of five La Liga defeats in seven.
