Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi, a four-times UEFA Champions League winner as well as a 2010 world champion with Spain, works daily with 23-year-old Afif after making the long-awaited start to his coaching career in the summer with Qatar's Al Sadd club. And Xavi, who led Al Sadd to the semi-finals of this year's Asian Champions League, believes Afif can build on his strong start to life in the professional ranks.
His side have been the best in the country by a million miles this season, and they will want to show that yet again, against their nearest rivals. With seven games to go, Liverpool can win a possible 107 Premier League points this season, which would beat the current best, the 100 points earned by City's 'Centurions' of 2017-18. City also hold the records for biggest winning margin (19 points, 2017-18) and most wins (32, 2017-18 & 2018-19).
Adam Reach has been directly involved in three goals in his last four games in all competitions for Sheffield Wednesday (1 goal, 2 assists), as many as he managed in his previous 17. Nahki Wells has scored six goals in his last four games for QPR in all competitions, after netting just three in the 17 before that.
Oakland have a slim chance of making it into the play-offs but should get a win this weekend. They have had a tough fixture list of late but now take on the Jaguars who have lost five matches in a row. Home form isn't too bad for the Raiders and with the Jaguars not so hot on the road, a home win is the tip here.
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Assisted by John Lundstram following a fast break. Posted at 79' Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Muhamed Besic following a fast break. Posted at 79' Hand ball by Callum Robinson (Sheffield United).
The hosts score an average of 1.71 goals per home game and concede an average of 1.29 goals while Benfica score an average of 2.29 goals per away game and concede an average of 0.43 goals, and we have backed the visitors to claim a 2-1 win. Sporting’s home games produce an average of 3.00 total goals while Benfica’s away games produce an average of 2.71 total goals, which is why we have backed three goals to be scored in Friday’s clash.
Sinclair said his wife had decided against coming to the game due to concerns about catching the virus but said he had practiced 'social distancing' at the match. I’ve read the government advice so I have tried to put myself with empty seats around me and I moved once," he said. BEER AND FOOD OUTLETS At one of the few matches to take place in London, Dulwich Hamlet took on Hemel Hempstead in the sixth-tier National League South.
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He cuts it back to Batshuayi in the centre, who screws his shot wide from eight yards out. GOAL! Chelsea 0 Manchester United 1 (Martial 45) From nowhere United are in front! Wan-Bissaka runs Willian down the right, and after a couple of Cruyff turns he fires a beautiful cross into the penalty area. Martial rises above his marker in the middle and glances a perfect header into the far corner past Caballero.
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross. Goal!Posted at 75' Goal! FC Bayern München 5, SV Werder Bremen 1. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Conceded by Douglas Luiz. BookingPosted at 68' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration. Goal!Posted at 68' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Watford 1. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Posted at 68' Attempt saved.
The league could restart after a pause to take control of the outbreak, but there is no certainty when that coud be. This could happen most easily if Euro 2020 is rescheduled for a later date, to allow domestic and continental competitions to be completed. Call it off entirely However, some clubs are calling for the league to be annulled completely.
Santa Clara vs Boavista predictions for Friday's match in the Primeira Liga. Boavista have made a good start to the season and make the trip to fellow mid-table side Santa Clara on Friday night where we are expecting a close and competitive ninety minutes. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
When you consider the best young players in world football right now, two of the names right at the top of the list both come from Norway: Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard. The former has taken the world by storm this season, first for RB Salzburg and then for Borussia Dortmund, while the latter has really found his feet at Real Sociedad on loan from Real Madrid.
Alex Scott will join Liam Loftus for Saturday's 'Quarantine Quiz', as part of another packed weekend of sporting content across the BBC. The former Arsenal and England defender will be on hand to help quizmaster Loftus test your sporting knowledge over three rounds on the BBC Sport website and YouTube channel at 19:00 BST on Saturday. We want you to get involved via #bbcsportsquiz, letting us know your team name and how you are getting on.
I'd expect Watford to be better than they were against the Hammers, but even then will they be good enough to beat City? I'm going to say no. Lawro's prediction: 0-2Samuel's prediction: 2-2 Aston Villa v Arsenal (20:15 BST)I just don't see Villa getting the points they need to climb out of trouble, even if Watford lose earlier in the evening and keep their escape route open. Villa really need to try to win this game regardless of how Watford fare against City, and I don't think that will help them.
They need to secure seven points from the remaining matches to ensure survival. They were poor defensively against Liverpool, falling 2-0 down in the opening 10 minutes and though they managed to pull one before the break, they still suffered a 3-1 loss. It was the second time in three matches they have conceded thrice in a game and taking on a free scoring Manchester City is the least they’d have wished for at this point.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says finally being able to lift the Premier League trophy will be "like Christmas". The Reds will be presented with the long-awaited silverware following their league match with Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday. It's been a really long run-up to this. We have been champions for a month now," said Klopp. It's a bit like Christmas - you know you're getting a specific present but you are still excited.
We needed some closure so we flipped a toilet roll to see who would play each team. For the first game I played as Newcastle against Manchester City. They got a shock result against City!" said Alex. The pair have been living the magic of the cup - at homeJack added: "It was a Newcastle vs Arsenal final and the Gunners clinched it at the end. As you can imagine, being a Spurs fan, that pained me a little bit.
Posted at 84' Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 84' Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United). Posted at 82' Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City). Posted at 82' Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 81' Offside, Norwich City.
Match factsHead-to-headThis will be the second competitive meeting between Red Bull Salzburg and Liverpool, following their game at Anfield on matchday two in which the Reds won 4-3, despite leading 3-0 after 36 minutes. Red Bull SalzburgSalzburg have lost four of their five matches against English opposition in all European competition, conceding at least twice in every match (13 in total). At home, Salzburg drew 2-2 with Blackburn in September 2006 (Uefa Cup) and lost 0-2 to Man City in September 2010 (Europa League).
Record numbers of football players are expected to make claims for unpaid wages by the end of the 2020-21 season. On 15 June, world governing body Fifa said it had received 441 applications totalling millions of dollars for financial help from players after clubs had failed to honour their obligations. Within 24 hours, Fifa and world players' union Fifpro had received more than 100 more claims. No claims received so far relate to the coronavirus pandemic.
With 9 straight wins behind them, during which they've scored an average of 2.22 goals a game and kept 7 clean sheets, United have huge momentum behind them coming into Friday's derby. Having already defeated Dundee twice this campaign, via 6-2 and 2-0 margins, confidence will be sky high in home ranks and those taking to the pitch will be assured of their ability to secure victory.
Time in hours and minutes between kick-offs"We are going to the fridge after we have played Wolves to get ready for Sheffield United," said Guardiola. The one benefit from City's fixture programme is that Guardiola has been able to give his players Christmas Day morning off to spend with their families. By the time they go to Wolves, Guardiola hopes Leicester will have become the first side this season to beat Liverpool in the Premier League.
But Messi netted a stunning strike from distance, surrounded by no fewer than four opposition players, before Suarez was given the chance to score from the spot after a VAR review showed a handball from Ximo Navarro. In the end, it was an emphatic victory for Barca who are now clear at the top of the table until Real Madrid’s game against Athletic Club on Sunday.
They've been learning from me and I've been learning from them. I knew nobody [in the team] so I was the new kid at school. This is one of the best teams in England for sure and hopefully we can be one of the best teams in Europe going forward. Kerr has joined the English women's club with the highest average home attendance this season and a large crowd of delighted supporters waited long after full-time to meet their new favourite player.
With the competition being played outside the windows set aside for international competition, none of the nations involved have called up their Europe-based players but Bento has still been able to pick a squad packed with quality. The Portuguese coach's line-up leans heavily on the Jeonbuk Motors side that won the K-League title last weekend and is bolstered by leading talent from around the region.
MOURINHO'S MOANING DOES SPURS NO FAVOURS Solskjaer's upbeat approach contrasts starkly with the reign of his predecessor Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford and despite talk of a new approach from the Portuguese manager the same negativity seems to have followed him to Tottenham. After Spurs fought back to get a point at Burnley in Saturday's 1-1 draw, Mourinho not only singled out club record signing Tanguy Ndombele for criticism but he lamented the absence of injured striker Harry Kane.
Off the post! A let off for de Gea, whose clearance is played straight to the feet of Pepe. He cuts inside and his curling effort cannons off the post. GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United (Sokratis): Arsenal are battering United and now it's reflected on the score-line as Sokratis doubles their advantage from a corner, finishing on the rebound after de Gea had made an excellent save to deny Maitland-Niles' header at the near post.
This fixture features No. 4 vs no. 11 in the league, Viitorul Constanta vs Sepsi OSK. The hosts coming from a 1 - 1 draw with Hermannstadt ( no. 13 in The league) and their last home game a 3 - 0 win over Chindia Targoviste. The visitors coming from a 0 - 1 home loss to Gaz metan medias ( no. 5 in the league) and their last away game a 2 - 1 loss to FC FCSB. The hosts should win this game but come from a draw to a team below the visitors where they scored and conceded just one goal but won their last home game with multiple goals facing a team coming from 2 losses to teams above themselves so an over 2.5 is best to tip here.
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He did have to make a late alteration, bringing James Milner in for the man he originally drafted in to the side, Naby Keita, who injured himself in the warm-up, but it made little discernable difference. In fact, Milner was superb as one third of a brilliant midfield unit, along with Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum. Their work-rate, movement and accuracy of passing provided the platform, with Virgil van Dijk alert and efficient on the rare occasions Sheffield United were allowed a kick in the Liverpool half.
Leamington have have managed to win 2 of the last 5 league game were they scored 6 goals and conceded 4 goals in the 5 games but at home they have managed 2 wins in which they have scored 8 goals and conceded 3 goals.
Dynamo Kyiv are holding the second place and the last ticket for the Champions League but they cannot afford to drop points today with 3th placed Zorya Luhansk having the same amount of points but playing 1 more game.
Sunday's super sub and goal scoring hero Mason Greenwood is also expected to start, while Ashley Young, Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata could all be handed vital minutes to keep their match fitness topped up.
In attempting to deny Rogic of a chance to shoot, James Penrice merely cleared to Griffiths, standing free close to goal. The striker coolly side-footed past Scott Fox to put the champions ahead. They'll argue - with justification - that they should have been given a chance to make it two not long before the break when Jeremie Frimpong went down in the box after a shove in the back from Penrice. To Frimpong's astonishment, referee Alan Muir ignored the appeal.
Real Esteli is one of the favorites in the league, but their current playing form is not at the top, and they are under expected level of the performances for one of the title challenger. They will host bottom placed Deportivo, which made draw with another favorite in the competition in the previous round. They manage to keep under goal match and put down their rival on under 2.5 result in the game there.
Thursday's visitors are in a reasonable position just a point behind both Roma and Gladbach, but they've got there thanks to two wins against the weakest team in the group. Against the Italians, Basaksehir struggled, losing 4-0 on the road and 0-3 at home. In contrast, Gladbach beat Roma at home (2-1) and drew in Italy (1-1). Such results are telling.
The board added that all non-essential expenditure at the BT Murrayfield Stadium and other ongoing projects would be put on hold until further notice. Questions at the ready. German clubs ratify play suspension until at least April 30-DFL German clubs from the top two divisions on Tuesday ratified a proposal to extend the suspension of matches until at least April 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak, the German Football League (DFL) said.
Posted at 69' Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 69' Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion). Posted at 67' Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick. Posted at 66' Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Paper Round's view: Aubameyang is unlikely to commit to a new deal if Arsenal fail to secure European football and the club probably wouldn't be able to match his wage demands if they miss out on qualifying for the lucrative competitions. A summer sale would be the only sensible option as they wouldn't want to risk losing him on a free transfer when his current deal expires in 2021.
Eden Hazard limps off after suffering a fractured ankle in Real's 1-0 defeat against Levante on Saturday. The Belgian was playing only his third game since returning to action on 16 February after almost three months out with a similar injuryI don't think Hazard's absence is as big a blow to Real as it might first appear, either. The Belgium playmaker had only just returned to action after a long lay-off before he broke his ankle again at the weekend, and he was not in the sort of form we were used to seeing when he was playing in the Premier League.
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