Richarlison's competitiveness was not reserved solely for the field. America's massage therapist Silvio Junio Nunes da Silva remembers having to take his young son to work one night before a match.
Benitez can justifiably point to key injuries that ruled England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin out for three months, as well as the loss of a vital spine of the team in Yerry Mina, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Richarlison for long periods.
And the Chelsea star has now responded, hitting back by accusing the coach of lying while agreeing that he will not return to play for his country.
Back to square one for Spurs and ConteThe warning signs were there, staring Tottenham right in the face, on Sunday.
Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze are two talents, but both are completely different types of players that like to cut inside and get into central positions.
You never know for sure, but when you talk about timing this is an interesting one. But it’s a little bit surprising for me he chooses to join Serie A because Onana has talked about racism a few times. He experienced this a few times in away matches in The Netherlands.
He will link up with the squad in June so he can play in New England's Concacaf Champions League campaign.
Arsenal were among a number of clubs interested in signing Guimaraes, who has also been watched closely by Manchester United and PSG, but the Magpies are now on the verge of clinching the 24-year-old's signature.
Crucial fixtures against Real Madrid and Dynamo Kyiv in La Liga and Champions League competition were prioritised, while Ronald Koeman was still calling the shots at that stage.
They had only lost once at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in the previous five months. But Pep Guardiola's side could hardly have made it look easier.
The seven-time African champions had suffered a setback as Mohamed El-Shennawy was forced off injured due to a hamstring injury.
They've only been here once before and the shock loss to Corinthians in the 2012 Club World Cup final remains one of the club's most disappointing defeats.
It's an alarming drop off which has led to honest meetings between coaches and players. Tuchel will be hoping the post-match meeting from the Arsenal defeat can have the same impact.
Jensen missed last week's 3-3 draw at Newcastle due to being quarantined after contracting Covid, while Wissa has spent over a month out with an ankle problem.
Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar claimed the Golden Boot for the competition with his eight goals for the Indomitable Lions, who made it all the way to the semi-final before being knocked out on penalties by the Pharaohs.
Aaron Ramsey is confident his fitness concerns are over and he can cope with the demands of tournament football for Wales at Euro 2020.
The tempo remained frantic after half-time, with Ben Johnson blocking from Bergwijn before Lloris rushed off his line to stop Bowen in the box.
Yesterday was the sixteenth anniversary of Nemanja Vidić joining Manchester United. To celebrate, the official Twitter account of the Champions League put out this lovely compilation of big tackles and delightful positional play. Interesting fact: the Twitter account is actually operated by the trophy itself. Does all the tweets with its handles. Amazing, really. The power of Gazprom.
But the Champions League is going to have a lot of influence. If he wins it, he's a serious candidate, though there are other names as well. At City, at Liverpool... there are players who can fight for it.
Robertson played all 38 of Liverpool’s Premier League matches last season, his presence vital as the Reds’ defence was decimated by injuries. Meanwhile Tsimikas, through a combination of illness, injury and circumstance, managed just six minutes of league action.
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Arsenal to consider Auba offersSaka tops Power RankingsGet Sky Sports - Latest offersSome might argue this is because he isn't getting enough service, and, certainly, Arsenal have had issues with creativity in recent years.
James Bree saw a free-kick awkwardly spilled out of play and the Hatters went 1-0 up from the resulting corner as Bradley headed home a rare goal.
West Ham had just 37 per cent of the ball on Saturday, the seventh time out of 20 games this season they've had possession in the 30s.
A rehearsal of March's League Cup final will take place this weekend when Chelsea host City in the WSL - Emma Hayes' side won 4-0 in the last encounter in November, which was City's last defeat in all competitions.
Around 6pm GMT (1pm ET) is the usual time for promotion drops, so it is a good idea to set a reminder or to check with EA Sports' various social media channels.
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Not about the tactics but what is happening in the team, what we need, what we are looking for. It helps me a lot, especially in the bad moments.
Real Sociedad and Villarreal are in hot pursuit of the Catalans and they will have to fight until the bitter end to hold on to their spot.
With the title on the line and only seven games remaining, the players and managers of both clubs could have been forgiven for letting their emotions spill over during and after
They don't have faith, they don't have belief in each other, they play as a load of individuals, said ex-Man Utd midfielder Paul Ince, who knows a thing or two about controlling games - and winning mentality.
As it turned out, neither of those scenarios became reality with Forest taking victory to all-but secure their spot in the top six and the hosts' inevitable drop back into League One coming on a losing note despite a late rally under current boss Grant McCann in a season when the damage was already done.
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Senegal face Cape Verde in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday with the Senegalese the clear favourites to progress to the last eight of the competition.
While the Ballon d’Or has always been revered as the greatest individual award in football, it merely became a weather vane to determine whether the wind at any given time was blowing towards Messi or Ronaldo. It came to define the intense rivalry between the pair in a way that actually diminished the true prestige of the prize.
Real went ahead when Alcoyano's Raul Gonzalez deflected a Marco Asensio shot into the net with his back, wrongfooting goalkeeper Jose Juan.
He's very fast, he scores goals, and makes a lot of assists for us. I hope he can continue in this way.
I mean, I'm here now for six weeks, he said All the things that needed to be said, I said after the press conference.
Prutton predicts: 1-2 (Sky Bet odds) Swansea vs Sheffield United, Saturday 8pm - Live on Sky Sports FootballIt was defeat for Swansea and Russell Martin on opening day, but he had so little time to prepare and I'm sure there will be plenty more to come from his side this season - although they could still do with a few reinforcements.
So although we are from north London, we could have been born near OId Trafford and we would still be Arsenal. It is the same for our whole family.
Some argued that the Belgium striker was once again left isolated up front but Tuchel, rather tellingly, did not share that view.
Ferran Torres remains on the casualty list with a broken foot. Marcal, who has been absent following a positive coronavirus test, can also be called upon again.
The former Rangers player made referee Bobby Madden aware of the problem during his team's 1-0 defeat but did not appear to be hurt and carried on playing.
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Against Brentford (1.04) and Arsenal (1.15) they posted their third and fourth lowest non-penalty expected goals figures of the season and were very fortunate to steal three points off the Gunners.
You would wonder ‘why are we doing this?’ But he would explain it and it made sense why he was doing things that way. He put a lot into it.
As initially reported by Catalunya Radio, Aguero may have to wait until February or March next year before being able to make a decision on his future, according to BBC Radio 5 Live's European football expert Guillem Balague.
