The Gunners beat champions Liverpool 2-1 on Wednesday but still have work to do if they are secure a top-six finish. Arsenal are ninth, three points behind sixth-placed Wolves. Asked if he would have funds to strengthen Arsenal for next season, Arteta told Sky Sports: "I don't know. It's a big concern. He added: "You need it to build a squad. It's not magic. You need to improve with quality, quality players in the squad and you need bigger squads to compete in this competition.
For the hosts, the season is a wrap; they can’t go any higher than seventh, where they are, with 50 points, while Rizespor need at least a point from this game to be sure of survival. The past two seasons have not been the best for Fenerbahce and they are set for another low finish here, having failed to win any of their last three matches, the most recent two ending in losses.
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Yes I'd understand it in the circumstances," Solskjaer told reporters ahead of Thursday's Europa League last 16 first leg at Austria's LASK, which is being played without fans. Of course it's up to the experts to decide and the main concern must be the health of the general public. And the decision that will be made we will back.
They will begin their playoff campaign with a trip to Yongin on March 6 before returning to Sydney's Campbelltown Stadium for the second leg on March 11. The playoff winners will secure a place in the Tokyo Olympics soccer tournament, alongside hosts Japan and the winners of the other playoff match between Australia and Vietnam.
Despite the awful defensive stats under Kombouaré, les Violets actually created the ninth most chances in Ligue 1 during the New Caledonian's tenure and we think this could do some damage against Brest. The visitors have just one clean sheet on the road this season with 24 goals conceded in their 12 games so we're backing this one to finish 2-1 to the hosts.
In terms of being involved, in looking at new players, talking about whether to extend players' contracts. Chelsea are currently unable to add any new players to their squad after being hit with a transfer ban by soccer's governing body FIFA. Manager Frank Lampard has guided an inexperienced team to fourth in the league after 13 games.
That would be the much talked about 14-team Premiership with three other divisions of 10, a structure that would see Hearts staying in the top flight and Partick Thistle staying in the Championship. The reality of that passing? In terms of the vote the threshold is high. It would need 11 of the 12 Premiership clubs to vote for it, eight of the 10 in the Championship and 15 of the 20 in the other two divisions.
Juergen Klopp was furious and celebrated like a man possessed when his side were gifted a 25th-minute equaliser when Jack Simpson lost possession just outside his penalty area and Mane played in Salah to finish lethally for his 70th goal in his 100th Premier League start. Mane then fired Liverpool ahead after racing on to Virgil van Dijk's through ball.
Football match from the Romanian league and we have Chindia Targoviste playing host to Voluntari. I think for this match the host team stands the better chance to win, they are having a far much better season and it's important they keep far away from the relegating position. This season they have won 6 matches and 3 had been at home, they play much better at home and I think they will win this match.
The 34-year-old striker could not have dreamed after his summer tweet, stating he would "get 40 a season" playing against Stones, that they would face off in the FA Cup six months later. After heading the equaliser in a third-round tie Vale eventually lost 4-1, Pope wondered if he was given the cold shoulder from Stones' team-mates as he looked to swap shirts with a City star after the game. I managed to get Zinchenko's - the rest of them pied me off," he told BBC Sport.
If Rangers win their game in hand and match Celtic result for result then they're champions. They'd need to show all kinds of steel and nerve to get over the line, but they haven't been lacking in those departments this season. Rangers were emphatically the better side on Sunday and not even a goal awarded to Celtic in error and another red card for Morelos could stop them. Last month they lost the League Cup final to their great rivals in the most painful circumstances but they looked like the team that had taken more from that day at Hampden.
today Havant and Waterlooville and Wealdstone meet in the lower ranks of men's football in England. My advice here for this game is that it ends in a win for the home team. It sounds like a close match between two strong teams, but I see the home team as the home favorite. The home team is currently 3rd in the championship with 45 pts in 22 games played. The score of the first leg is to his advantage for a 4-1. The away team is 1st in the championship after 25 games played and has 53 pts. Here I can see the home team pocketing the 3 pts at home.
Six of the last eight Tottenham away games have seen both teams score. Totttenham have scored in nine of their last 11 away games but have conceded in eight of the last 12. Southampton have scored in each of their last eight games. Southampton have only kept one home clean sheet this season, though that was against Tottenham.
Two big rivals were playing 0:0 in the first match of the Cup semi finals. This is one of the oldest Budapest derby, between two of top Hungarian clubs. MTK is in the second league, but this team has quality to make promotion back to the top level. Even in this squad, they are very tough rival for Honved, which does not show some outstanding performances, and which is placed in the mid of the first league.
The exchange came with Serie A, like football around the rest of the world, at a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic. Italy is Europe's worst-affected country with 10,779 deaths and a total of 97,689 confirmed cases. In an interview with the Rome-based newspaper La Repubblica on Sunday, Spadafora said that sport was not just about football and that he would propose spending 400 million euros ($443 million) to develop grass roots sport around the country.
In his first managerial job he led Rio Ave to two cup finals in Portugal, although they lost both - and into Europe for the first time. He has also managed Valencia - where he was replaced by Gary Neville after resigning - and Porto, although he is yet to win any major trophies. Fredrik LjungbergCurrent job: Arsenal interim head coachPrevious teams managed: NoneMajor trophies won: None Swede Ljungberg, 42, has the least managerial experience on this list - but the most Arsenal pedigree.
Posted at 81' Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio. SubstitutionPosted at 80' Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Gonzalo Higuaín. DismissalPosted at 79' Daniele Padelli (Inter Milan) is shown the red card. BookingPosted at 79' Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 79' Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester United have two losses in their last 20 Europa League matches. Manchester United have never lost to Club Brugge. Club Brugge have two wins in their last 12 Europa League matches. Manchester United are unbeaten in four matches. Club Brugge are unbeaten in 12 matches. Manchester United travel to Belgium to face Club Brugge in the first leg of their Europa League second round clash.
As we are one game into the return set of fixtures, some teams have faced tougher opponents twice already, with Leicester having played Liverpool twice, while Wolves have had two games against Manchester City (although they did impressively win both). However, there are some interesting strands to pick at from the above table. Most notable is Manchester City sitting top, four points above Liverpool.
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Both managers, Jose Mourinho from Tottenham and Jurgen Klopp from Liverpool, should be satisfied with one point from this match. The Special One is facing lot of problems - the actual form isn't at desired level, while the key player Harry Kane is out due to an injury. Mourinho is well aware of the fact that draw will be a good result for the Spurs. Klopp, meanwhile, will also be satisfied with one point as Liverpool have 13 points advantage to the second placed Leicester City and 14 points more than the actual champions Manchester City. Plus, Klopp has some injury worries as Fabinho, Naby Keita, Lovren, Matip and Milner are struggling with various injuries.
Mourinho's return to the club where he won three league titles is always pure theatre. Returning with bitter rivals Spurs only adds to the sense of spectacle. So what are the big questions before Saturday's lunchtime meeting at Stamford Bridge?Is Lampard feeling the heat?Lampard is facing the first serious questions during his time as manager of Chelsea - not from the supporters but simply because his team has lost momentum badly.
He will be sorely missed, but it gives opportunities to others as well now. We wish him a speedy recovery. McGinn broke his ankle inside the first 10 minutesGetty Images 14:00 - Ozil dropping a question for Freddie - Arteta Mikel Arteta has had his say on Mesut Ozil's axing from the Arsenal side after the German reacted angrily to being substituted against Manchester City on December 15.
Why should I play in that case? I think everyone should do it (walk off the pitch)," Wijnaldum told CNN https://edition. I think that's the way you support another person, because why should you go on? If you play on, it will never stop," adding that he would leave the pitch even if it was the final of the Champions League or Euro 2020.
Horn and Wacker Innsbruck will face each other in the upcoming match in the 2. Liga in Austria. Horn this season have the following results: 4W, 3D and 7L. Meanwhile Wacker Innsbruck have 6W, 1D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
It's a time of crisis at Barcelona but what's new? There always seems to be something wrong at a super-club with impossible standards. Barca cope regardless of what supposed meltdown is happening behind the scenes. Expect another victory that pundits will say is only papering over the cracks. Back Barca to win and both teams to score.
Costa's effort when he found himself free on the edge of the area was their most glaring missed chance, but the Bees did well to limit Leeds in a game that keeps both sides' Premier League aspirations intact. Brentford boss Thomas Frank told BBC Radio London:"It was a fair result, a very even game with very few chances, unbelievably intense, in terms of the duels, the high pressure at both ends. I should have done the substitutions 10 minutes earlier, but it's always easier to think about that afterwards.
Tranmere have only kept clean sheets in 12% of their home games and both teams scored in 62% of their home games, and the opponent has scored first in 88% of Tranmere’s home games this season. Sunday’s hosts conceded at least 1 goal in 88% of their home matches and 81% of Tranmere’s goals have been scored in the second half, with 38% being scored after the 75th minute so we can expect a strong finish from the home side.
Albion rattled the net two or more times in five of their last seven league fixtures on home turf, and with their possession-heavy style continuing to develop under Graham Potter, the slick-passing seagulls should find some joy against a lacklustre Chelsea rearguard.
Posted at 63' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City). A rampant Hibernian demolished Inverness Caledonian Thistle to storm into the Scottish Cup semi-finals. Adam Jackson, Scott Allan and Greg Docherty put the hosts 3-0 up at Easter Road after Paul Hanlon had been denied from the spot by Mark Ridgers. The Championship side pulled one back through Carl Tremarco, only for Brad Mckay to be sent off a minute later.
But it hurts when you are not involved and I was sitting there in the stands thinking about it the whole time. You almost switch off from what is happening in the game. If you look at the celebrations afterwards, a lot of people are on all the different photos but I am nowhere to be seen. I couldn't bring myself to stand there, it just did not feel right - you feel like you have been let down. The worst thing was the flight home, though.
Aalborg and Lyngby will face to face on 8th March. The risk of corona virus spread in the country high and many concerts cancelled or postponed, the situation is similar in the guests. Their 3 players are quarantine after they met ex national player the previous game vs. Brondby. Lyngby are trained, but many players miss the practices. Aalborg are focus only the game. They play at home, and show their quality difference too. Every key factor predict the home team victory, I expect too, the difference is bigger than average matchday. My tip: Aalborg will win by 3+ goals.
Four of those games were away from home though and that’s not their strong point with seven away league defeats this season. That’s compared with a home record that is yet to see them taste defeat. Seven games have been won and six drawn. Their most recent home league match was a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid ending a run of three straight home league clean sheets.
Doxa has bigger fish to fry, I mean they are just bottom in the first league in Cyprus really poor season for them winning just one league game so far and there are 20 rounds played by them in the league so far, made it with luck in the previous round of the cup but lost at 2nd placed in the league Omonia with 4-1 the first leg, and the guests even without trying too much will win this one once more by a couple of goals difference I feel.
The side have failed to score in three of their last six matches and look to be struggling across the pitch with 11 goals conceded in that time. Pressure is mounting on head coach, Markus Babbel, and another loss here could spell the end of his tenure at the club.
Scottish Premiership clubs will meet later on Friday to discuss the issues around resuming playing matches as well as league reconstruction. All 12 teams - plus Championship winners Dundee United - will take part in the video call, which has been arranged after Hibernian and Aberdeen began talks with various clubs. However, Rangers' attempts to have an independent investigation into the SPFL ballot to end the lower-league season is not on the agenda for the meeting and is not likely to be discussed.
I like the performances put on by Atletico Madrid lately being 3rd in the league with 35 points just 5 points behind the top two teams, they played in the Super Cup winning in the semis with Barcelona 3-2 in normal time and losing just in extra-time 1-0 to Real Madrid in the final of the competition held in Saudi Arabia, this while in the league they won 2-1 away at decent Betis or 2-1 with decent Levante recent games.
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My players have demonstrated an incredible sense of unity and togetherness and I'm proud of their actions," Leeds' director of football Victor Orta said in a statement. To Marcelo and his staff and all of the players, we thank them for putting our wider team first and taking care of family. Globally, more than 470,800 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and over 21,200 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Ried and BW Linz will face each other in the upcoming match in the 2. Liga in Austria. Ried this season have the following results: 16W, 3D and 5L. Meanwhile BW Linz have 7W, 6D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
They will hope for a better turn when they host struggling Fiorentina. Lazio heads to this clash still placed second with 62 points and Fiorentina are 13th with 31 points. A place in the Champions League seems assured for Lazio but they will wish for better – dethroning Juventus, who are four points ahead.
