Real Madrid's all-time top scorers in all competitions1) Cristiano Ronaldo - 4504) Santillana - 2902) Raul - 3235) Karim Benzema - 2433) Alfredo Di Stefano - 3086) Ferenc Puskas - 242But Benzema's volley was a contender for goal of the season and confirmed his place among some of the greatest strikers in Real's history. There was plenty of positives for Hazard too - his partnership with Benzema is blossoming and his assist for the Frenchman's first set Real on their way.
It may seem strange to younger readers, but back in the early 2000s Chelsea were actually pretty likable. How far away that all seems now. HAT TIP Over on the Athletic (£), a deep dive into the state of things at Bournemouth, who are in deep trouble this season. The mysterious injury crisis is particularly intriguing.
The Iron have been improving of late and they are undefeated in their last five league matches. A closer look at this improvement highlights that it has been built on the back of an improvement at the back and they have conceded just three times in their last five matches in the league.
Posted at 64' Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 64' Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal). Posted at 63' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rodrigo. BookingPosted at 62' Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 62' Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City). Posted at 62' Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
It's good for them to talk to a different pair of ears, and I try to reassure them, to keep them positive and focused, and keep their mind active. And it's not just players. I've spoken to other fitness coaches who've said 'I've just set up my business and now I'm going to lose everything'. People forget footballers are human beings'A Fifpro survey, published on Monday, showed that 22% of female players and 13% of male players have reported symptoms consistent with depression.
The visitors have had a huge list of issues this season, from major restructuring to player indiscipline. On the pitch, Derby have problems in defence, issues up front and still days to wait on the debut of Wayne Rooney. The former England captain hasn’t inspired change in the coach part of his player/coach role.
It could also be argued that playing with players earning far, far less than him in the U. S. Few believed that Ibrahimovic's period in the MLS - a growing league, but still a relative backwater in global terms - would be the final chapter in a career that has featured goals, glory and no little controversy.
He said: "I had to manage this chess game without pieces. No bishops, no kings, no queens. Very, very hard with so many injuries and problems. I cannot speak about the progress I want to make because I don't have the players I want and the team needs players to progress collectively, tactically and dynamically. We need to have the players but we don't have them. One game we have players A, B and C out and then the next game we are without D, E and F.
The Pole converted a 53rd-minute penalty after Milos Degenek handled in the box and made it 3-0 on the hour from a fine assist by Tolisso. He headed in the fourth soon afterwards from a Benjamin Pavard cross and stunned Red Star again in the 68th minute. Tolisso completed the rout in the dying minutes with a simple finish.
Southgate said there have been "forward strides" in the global fight against racism but "huge steps" are still needed. I think this crosses over all professions really," he said. I have always been in a dressing room where a high percentage of the dressing room were black so I didn't know anything different until I stepped out of that environment. I wasn't as conscious of it as I have become over the last few years.
It was two defeats from two for Daniel Stendel during the week as Hearts lost yet another game- this time to league leaders Celtic- to make it ten defeats this season, with goal difference being the reason why the Jambos aren't currently bottom of the league.
It must be good timing for the hosts that they clash with a club who they met during their good spell earlier this term. A victory at Western United was part of City’s four-game winning run, so they are hoping to recapture that form with a victory in this clash. However, can they see off a club who are on the rise after a great season?
TALKING POINT Silva hanging by a thread. Leicester's bid to confirm the murmurs that they could sneak their way into becoming Liverpool's main title rivals were enhanced here, with the type of belief and togetherness that was reminiscent of the ingredients that saw them crowned shock champions back in 2016.
Al Jeel will host Al Najoom for this fixture of the league. Both teams are not very good teams in this league. Al Jeel is very average team. They are currently on the 13th place with 32 points. Hosts have highly variable results. True, they played against more strong rivals. Also, we have Al Najoom who's is one of the outsiders in this season. They are currently on the 19th place with 22 points. In any case, the visitors have a very difficult task on the road. Al Najoom are more vulnerable and for me they could lose. My pick - Al Jeel to win.
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Chelsea boosted their hopes of a top-four finish with a 2-1 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday while at the bottom Aston Villa and Bournemouth drifted deeper into trouble with damaging defeats. Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso returned to the Chelsea starting lineup and responded with a goal each in the derby against Spurs at Stamford Bridge.
Both sides look likely to end up in the play-offs. If they maintain their current positions, then this is a dress rehearsal for the semi-finals. Fulham had lost two league games in a row before getting two wins and boosting their outside chances of automatic promotion. They still have to play West Brom, so a win here and then against Albion could yet see them automatically promoted to the Premier League. Forest will be kicking thenselves after conceding that late goal on Saturday. If those two injury time goals hadn't been scored, Forest would go into this game two points clear of Fulham rather than two behind. Fulham aren't at their best on the road, go for a draw here.
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Listen is just an average team without any chances to do something more and most likely the will finish at the mid table. So far they are at 9th place with overall of 6 -7- 6 ; 33 - 31 and 25 points and with only one win at the last 6 games. Jihlava on the other hand have much more quality at their squad as same as experience and for sure they will fight for promotion. They are at the 4th spot with same number of points as 3rd place team of Hradec Kralove has and only 3 less than 2nd place team of Brno. They have 2 losses in a row so this is a perfect match for them to get out of that bad momentum.
For most 17-year-old footballers, signing for a big club in a new country could prove a daunting prospect. But for Jude Bellingham, the England youth midfielder who has joined Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham City, there is evidence the Stourbridge teenager will embrace the challenges thrown up by his move to Germany. Dortmund turned Jadon Sancho into a senior England international after his arrival from Manchester City in 2017, while winger Ademola Lookman secured a permanent move to RB Leipzig from Everton after scoring five times on loan at the Bundesliga club in 2018 as a 20-year-old.
Yet afterwards the modest Son said he only kept going because he failed to find Dele Alli to pass to. When I got the ball and tried to pass it to Dele but I couldn't find him so I just kept going. I am happy to score this goal," he said. Kane admitted Son deserved the attention after his stunning effort.
Match with friendly character between two teams from Sweden, Kungsaengens IF and IFK Lidingoe. Both teams compete in one of the lower divisions of Swedish football. There is no noticeable quality difference between these two teams, so I expect very balanced match. However at when this match was opened for betting, the bookmakers considered IFK Lidingoe favorites to get the victory. However now it is changed, Kungsaengens IF are considered as favorites for the win, In my opinion there is good value to bet on Kungsaengens IF to win this match, as you can double your stake, for that reason I decided to bet Kungsaengens IF to win.
However, Lennon was adamant that the Scotland international will be remaining at the club this month. At the minute we have Odsonne [Edouard] and obviously [Leigh] Griffiths, and he is looking good," said Lennon. He's had a good Dubai trip and he's trained well again this week. So maybe not. We'll see how things go over the next few weeks. I can't comment on speculation surrounding any player, really.
Premier League clubs are preparing for "a lot more injuries" as players return to full training, says Newcastle club doctor Paul Catterson. Players are back in full contact training with top-flight football set to return on 17 June. We are expecting more injuries at this time," Catterson told BBC Radio 5 Live. The players have been running on treadmills and working indoors for eight weeks so that transition is a different stimulus for the body.
Having faced and turned over one of the clubs they were promoted from the Championship with in the summer at Carrow Road, the Blades will be aiming to repeat the trick when they host play-off winners Aston Villa at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Under 2.5 goals were produced when these two sides last met in February and under 2.5 goals were also produced in each of Vitoria Guimaraes’ and three of Portimonense’s last six matches. The hosts have drawn four of their last six matches and each one has ended 1-1 while the visitors have drawn three of their last five matches and each one have ended 1-1, so you can see why we have backed both teams to score and a final scoreline of 1-1 this weekend.
Juventus are in a dogfight with Lazio for the Serie A title with a one-point lead. They can go four points clear with a win in this game as Lazio don't play until next Wednesday. The league leaders have won their last three games in Serie A, their last defeat being to Verona on 8 February. Their away form has produced eight league victories but two of the last three have been lost.
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Manchester United, Europa League winners in 2017, have been drawn to face Belgian side Club Bruges in the last 32 of this season's competition. Arsenal will play Greek club Olympiakos while Wolverhampton Wanderers will face La Liga side Espanyol. Celtic play Copenhagen while fellow Scottish Premiership side Rangers come up against Portuguese club Braga. The first legs will take place on Thursday, 20 February with the return matches a week later on 27 February.
And Chong almost scored himself but rattled the underside of the bar with a rasping effort from close range. United coasted to the finish line and managed to escape unscathed and with plenty of confidence after overcoming a real potential stumbling block. Talking point – Wing backs free up United attack Shaw and Dalot caused chaos on the flanks as Tranmere desperately struggled to deal with the wide threat while keeping tabs on the men in the middle.
West Brom have won their last three games against QPR scoring 12 goals including a 7-1 home win over them last season. It's going to be a nervous time for West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday evening. They are in second place and know a home win over QPR who are 14th, will see them promoted to the Premier League.
And it is undoubtedly the correct decision. Not just for Liverpool, who deserve an official title as well as the moral one they have already secured, but for the integrity of the English game as a whole. Even if it proceeds behind-closed-doors during a blur of matches between May and the end of June, as the current plan seems to dictate, the integrity of the game depends on the season everyone has invested so much in being played out to a conclusion.
Could be just a 1-0 win for Vejle so will keep it simple by taking just the -1 AH on the hosts who are league leaders with 44 points won so far this term, 6 points more than the rest of the pack and it is really important they keep their lead at the top as only 1st place will promote to the first league at the end of this season. Vejle has a home record of 8-0-2 so far this term and won plenty of those games by keeping a clean sheet and scoring 2 or more goals.
Manchester City had to do it the hard way, falling behind to Jamie Vardy's superbly taken breakaway goal, but inspired by a magnificent performance by Kevin de Bruyne, they roared back to take the points. Vardy silenced Etihad Stadium when he raced on to Harvey Barnes' pass, out-paced Fernandinho and chipped Ederson to score with Leicester's first effort at goal. Reaction and analysis from Etihad StadiumThe home side had dominated the early exchanges but, for the fourth home league game in a row, they found themselves behind and, just as in their defeat here by Manchester United, looking vulnerable to fast counter-attacks.
Avon and Somerset Police says it is investigating after Bristol City forward Famara Diedhiou was racially abused on social media. The Senegal striker, 27, posted a screenshot of a message containing three banana emojis on Twitter after City's 1-0 loss at Swansea on Saturday. Diedhiou missed a penalty in the game. We're aware of a racist social media message directed at a Bristol City FC player and a formal report has been made to us," said a police statement.
BookingPosted at 61' Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 61' Foul by Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women). Posted at 61' Rinsola Babajide (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 59' Daniëlle van de Donk (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Odds are best at this bookie for this very high over 5.5 goals bet and they really should not be so high given the fact that I can say that the hosts have a very poor defense which is easily broken game after game while in attack they have scored in all their games played so far in the league but serious problems in defense as even Redlands paid them a visit here a week ago and won 6-2 the game, really high scoring one, and they also have a 4-1 loss to 10 men Brisbane U21 who kept on missing scoring chances even in 10 men.
Bale danced with a flag reading 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order' after Wales sealed qualification for their second consecutive European Championships earlier this week. The forward has struggled to win over critics since arriving in Spain in 2013, despite contributing to four Champions League trophies in that time.
Wimbledon remain in a reasonably unflattering league position, but they've been on the up of late. The departure of Wally Downes could've had a negative impact, though under the stewardship of Glyn Hodges, The Dons have steadied themselves, winning three of their last five. Such a run of form has seen them put some distance between themselves and the drop-zone, of which they're now five points clear.
Well there is still no way to compare this two teams. Bologna are so far at the 10th place and I got to say they were among the top candidates for relegation but they are showing some very good performances and now are standing firm at the mid table with chance to even get to that European league spot but for me that is not realistic and I don't think that is gonna happen , so they did their primary task to avoid relegation so can play without burden. On the other hand it looks like Juve is going to have a very difficult job to take the title this year. They are so far at the 1st place but Lazio are right behind them with only 1 point less so they have to focus more on the league and will focus because Champions League is going to continue at August, so their full attention will be here. Bologna will be without Skov Olsen (muscle injury) , Bani (yellow cards - suspension) , Schouten (yellow cards - suspension) , Santander also is suspended while Juve will be without Khedira, Ramsey , Alex Sandro and Higuain but they can be replaced easily.
Monday should have marked one of the final stages as the fencing work was due to be completed. It never happened. The company doing the work had effectively gone into lockdown. Hours later, Boris Johnson delivered similar news to everyone else. The FA’s decisionWhen the FA called time on their season, South Liverpool were unbeaten and eight points clear of Mossley Hill Athletic, who had two games in hand.
The summer tournament is likely to be pushed back a year in order to allow this year's domestic leagues to finish and to secure the safety of fans as they plan to travel to multiple locations across Europe, due to the Euros being hosted by multiple cities on the continent. UEFA are set to confirm their decision after a meeting next Tuesday (March 17).
Manchester City haven't quite assured themselves of qualification from Group C but a point here will be enough for them to book their place in the knockout stages. They were enjoying a perfect campaign until their last European fixture, when they had a bit of a meltdown, drawing 1-1 against Atalanta and finishing the game with defender, Kyle Walker, in goal after a red card for Claudio Bravo.
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Despite conceding thrice against Nice, Angers have been very good defensively so far, with four consecutive clean sheets in the matches before the defeat to Patrick Vieira's side. Les SCO need to improve at the top end of the pitch, though, as the goals that were so common at the start of the campaign have begun to dry up. They have just three in their last seven games in Ligue 1.
Morecambe have lost six of their twelve home games in League Two so far this season while Colchester have won four times on the road and have only been beaten three times. Morecambe earn an average of 0.83 points per home game while Colchester average 1.38 points per away game which is above the league average of 1.20 points. The hosts concede an average of 1.50 goals per home game and their guests score an average of 1.31 goals per away game which is why we have backed Colchester to win 1-0 on Saturday.
I am lost for words a little bit. It's hard to take. I am sure 100% that results will come. Bellerin also said Freddie Ljungberg, who was placed in temporary charge after coach Unai Emery's dismissal last week, had lifted spirits in the dressing room. Football is like life sometimes, you go through ups and downs," he added.
Valencia has been excellent at home so far this season in the league with a 4-4-0 record and including the matches in the Champions League they have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of the last 6 games at home. However, in 8 of the last 9 games at home they also conceded at least once.
