But even more important is he adds a physical element to Barca's midfield. He competes for a lot of balls. He's very important off the ball because he runs constantly, like Xavi did in the past. People often didn't realise that Xavi always covered more ground than anyone else, and now De Jong is bringing that quality back into the team, which is what they desperately needed. Dynamic Valverde's breakthrough season Athleticism, versatility and quality on the ball.
Solihull Moors will host Harrogate Town for this fixture of the league. Both sides are one of the ambitious teams in this campaign. Of course, both teams have the motivation to make a positive result. True, Harrogate have a more offensive team. They have an effective attack. Also, Harrogate are undefeated in their last 5 matches. However, this will not be an easy task. On the other hand Solihull Moors have less potential in attack. True, Solihull Moors is really better team at home. In any case, the hosts will try to capitalize advantage on their pitch. After all, this will be a tense match for both sides.
Phillips is in high demand and Chris Wilder's side face a battle against the likes of Wolves and Burnley for the 24-year-old's signature. The Blades boss is hoping that European qualification could tempt the Leeds midfielder to moving to Bramall Lane and Sheffield United are currently just four points behind Chelsea, who occupy fourth spot in the Premier League.
We thank the Belarusian Premier League, and FK Slutsk for keeping football going for football fans everywhere. What is the secret of such huge popularity?"FC Slutsk has seen hype due to its name," explains the popular Belarusian sports website Pressball. Slutsk sounds similar to the rude colloquial English word 'slut', which means a 'woman who has a lot of sexual partners' or 'women who have a lot of sexual partners' in plural.
For some clubs it would not be a problem to suspend and reschedule, for some others it would. Last Sunday's Inter against Sampdoria game was suspended and if Antonio Conte's men are to go all the way to the Coppa Italia and Europa League finals, it can only be made up for on 20 May, four days before the final Serie A game of the season. The alternative of postponing their Coppa Italia semi-final second leg against Napoli would lead to the final being rescheduled too.
Now that the verdict has been handed out and CAS becomes the arena for an appeal, City may well return to these procedural matters as part of their strategy. At the CAS hearing, City were represented by Monckton Chambers as well as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and Kellerhals Carrard in Lugano, Switzerland.
Media playback is not supported on this device Commentary - Thierry Henry scores on Arsenal return"My best FA Cup memory was down to another one of my top Arsenal players, Aaron Ramsey, who scored the winner against Hull in the 2014 final when we came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2. I was heartbroken when Ramsey left - I had to un-follow him on Instagram, and then re-follow him again a bit later - but it has been painful to see a lot of our star players leave to be honest.
Tyrese Fornah replaces Alfa Semedo. Posted at 67' Offside, Nottingham Forest. João Carvalho tries a through ball, but Ryan Yates is caught offside. BookingPosted at 65' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 65' Foul by Reece James (Chelsea). Posted at 65' Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
I prefer the over bet in this one instead of the home win or any handicap bets on the hosts as they met last round in the league also here at this stadium and the game was really open between them and there were even 4 goals scored by half-time of the game as it was 2-2 at the ending of the first half while the hosts scored the winning goal in the second half as it finished in a 3-2 win for the hosts, but quite attacking minded Nea Salamis scored twice and this is a cup double leg affair and should be quite interested in attacking and scoring once more here.
Blau-Weiss Linz will host FC Juniors for this fixture of the league. I think, the hosts have a very difficult task. Linz is one of the worst teams in this campaign. Linz are in danger of getting relegated. Also, the hosts have fallen into a poor show. They have three consecutive losses. Also, we have FC Juniors who's is very average team in this season. In my opinion, the visitors are in solid shape. They are undefeated in their last 5 matches. In last game FC Juniors is won 1-0 against Grazer. I think, the visitors have the potential to pick up the victory.
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Under 2.5 goals have been scored in four of Dijon’s and five of Metz’s last six matches and both teams have scored in three of Dijon’s and four of Metz’s last five matches, which is wy we have backed a final scoreline of 1-1 between the pair this Saturday. Dijon have drawn two of their last three matches and Metz have drawn four of their last six matches, suggesting a stalemate could well be on the cards this weekend.
But Department for Culture Media and Sport officials are known to be supportive of the decision football authorities have taken, given the need to protect employees and the mounting cases of players contracting the virus. The problem is that the outbreak is expected to be at its peak in May and June so if the suspension keeps on being extended, some clubs may start to push for the season to be declared void, a nightmare scenario for clubs like Liverpool and Leeds, who both stand on the brink of long-awaited glory.
Werder have seen five draws in their current seven-game winless run in the Bundesliga. Schalke have also seen plenty of draws in recent weeks. They have drawn three of their last six Bundesliga games. Furthermore, Werder Bremen have won just one of their five Bundesliga games this season. We feel that this game is likely to end in a draw.
There's also been no shortage of shooting action when MK Dons have been involved of late. In their last three matches, they've conceded a total of 40 shots, 15 of which hit the target, and have registered a total of 44, 22 of which have testing the opposing keeper. Such stats bode well for goals backers ahead of Tuesday's clash.
In the quarters, Reims beat Strasbourg on post match penalties after a 0-0 draw while PSG registered a 6-1 win over St. Etienne. In the Ligue 1, these two are far apart – Reims being eighth with 29 points and PSG further up at first with 49 points. Reims have two straight wins over PSG but they head to this game with a poor run, having drawn three and lost two of the last five matches.
Preston North End have confirmed striker Jayden Stockley was one of 10 positive Covid-19 tests across eight Championship clubs in the latest round of testing. There were also seven positive tests confirmed in League Two. A total of 1,058 tests were carried out in Championship clubs on Thursday and Friday; four clubs and 135 individuals took part from League Two. All of those who tested positive will begin a period of self-isolation.
Salford City come into this weekend’s clash not only looking for revenge at the pumping they got when the sides met earlier in the season, but also to put an end to their poor run of form of late. The Ammies have lost in each of their last three league matches and although they currently hold a comfortable mid-table place, the ambitious club will know that they had much greater expectations at the start of the season.
In the last five matches, Espanyol have led once at half time and drawn in four at the break, they have gone on to lose three of these and win only one. In their 15 home league games, they have conceded two or more in nine and have just two clean sheets. They have just one win and one clean sheet against Real Madrid in the last seven matches.
While it is true Aris does not have many wins on the road in the first league in Greece this season they are coming with great morale defeating the champions from PAOK even with 4-2 at home last round in the league and they do have some interesting foreign players at their disposal, shame for them they were defeated early in the Europa League this season by Molde from Norway, but they had an excellent last season and qualified for the Europa League something that they are aiming for this season as well either through the cup or the league.
In terms of a correct score tip, the fact that four of Cheltenham’s last five matches have finished in a 1-1 draw is a hard stat to ignore. This is backed up by the fact that they have drawn 11 times this term and, although their visitors average just 0.91 goals per game and have conceded an average of 1.73 goals per game on the road, so a 1-1 stalemate appears to represent the best opportunity for a decent return.
Preston have lost half of their away trips this term, winning only twice. Just 26% of their points and 19% of their goals scored have come on their travels this term. Their performances away from home simply haven’t been good enough, converting just 6% of their away chances, compared to 22% at home. This is a problem which dates back to last season. Preston have lost eight of their last 13 away trips, while we can see them losing another this week.
Sheffield United have lost each of their last four league meetings with Newcastle, their longest ever such losing run against them. Only Southampton (five) have lost more Premier League games on home soil this season than Sheffield United at Bramall Lane (four). Saint-Maximin's goal (14:58) was the earliest Sheffield United have conceded in a league game at Bramall Lane since March 2017, when Ricky Holmes scored in the third minute for Charlton.
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