“We need to strengthen the team, above all in attack, that’s evident,” said Xavi after joining, and the club obliged in the January window, signing Ferran Torres, Adama Traore and, after a dramatic deadline day, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as well as adding wing-back and creativity hub Dani Alves.
We didn't finish Pablo's chance, and in the second half late on, I thought if any team was going to get a goal it'd probably be us. Souness: 'Of course' Liverpool quadruple hopes are on After the previous weekend's Carabao Cup triumph over Chelsea, Klopp played down any hope of Liverpool winning four trophies this season - with the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League all still possibilities - but Souness, who managed the club from 1991 to 1994, said his former club had a chance of making history.
After putting pen to paper on his new contract, Silva told the club website: “To play here with Chelsea is a real pleasure. I never thought I would play for three years here in this great club so I’m very happy to stay for another season.
“I’m sure, if you ask Chelsea are his injuries an issue and are they worrying about it, I think – maybe not on the record but definitely off it – they would say ‘yes, it’s a concern’.”
CSKA - fourth in the Russian Premier League - resume their campaign on Saturday following an 11-week winter break.
Live football on Sky SportsPremier League fixtures | Table | ResultsBrentford boss Thomas Frank has no new injury problems ahead of the trip to Elland Road.
For the first time this millennium it is unquestionable that England has the two best clubs in the world. Now that is partly down to the downturn of some European giants but it is also down to the work done by the two managers as well as the players themselves.
Steinhaus-Webb: We never stop anybody from going out and sharing their experience. In the heat of the moment, it doesn't necessarily help.
Sands - who can play at centre-back or as a defensive midfielder - was a key member of former Celtic boss Ronny Deila's side that won the MLS Cup for the first time in the club's history last month.
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Clearly there was something that scouts and coaches were seeing in Van Dijk during his development that they did not like, even if they were being advised that the Dutchman truly was the real deal.
Salah and Mane both began Wednesday's home Champions League game against Benfica on the bench and only came on for the last half an hour or so, on a night where the Reds were always comfortably ahead on aggregate.
Harry Maguire has said Manchester United players are not thinking about Liverpool’s potential quadruple ahead of their meeting at Anfield.
Well boss Graham Alexander was far from pleased with the award of the free-kick, and in truth the timing just before the break had an impact on his team.
Roksolana Kravchuk slotted home in the first half to stun a noisy Hampden Park It means Scotland trail Group B leaders Spain - who they play on Tuesday - by two points.
Luton stay fourth after the Hatters' Welsh boss Nathan Jones enjoyed a happy return to south Wales. Sheffield United are sixth after drawing 1-1 against Bristol City.
I just thought it was the right time, really, coming towards the end of the season, there's not really a job you're going to get before then, he told Sky Sports.
Heffernan joins fellow Ireland youth internationals Kevin Zefi (Inter Milan) and James Abankwah (Udinese) in Italy.
Brands had reportedly been unhappy with the frequent managerial changes and seemed to voice his frustrations with the club’s hierarchy when he was confronted by an angry fan in the stands after the Liverpool loss.
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I wish Werder all the success in the world both for today's game against Schalke and for the future. Bundesliga news | Fixtures | TableLive Bundesliga on Sky SportsThe club said Werder assistant coach Danjiel Zenkovic will take charge of Saturday's fixture against Schalke, with the team sitting eighth in the table 13 games into the season.
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It looked like a colossal, infuriating missed opportunity for Celtic, and a tactical triumph for McGhee, until four minutes from the end.
We had enough possession of the ball in key areas to score more goals. Perhaps it was a result that was coming.
The game started quickly with Bayern breaking the deadlock after just seven minutes with Thomas Muller scoring on his 400th appearance for the hosts. Serge Gnabry's shot from the edge of the box was spilt by Koen Casteels into the path of Muller who had the simplest of tap-ins for eight yards out.
Maintaining momentum is key for Malky Mackay's side, who have risen out of the bottom two and lost to only the league's top three - Rangers, Celtic and Hearts - in 10 games.
Managerial appointments are always in part a reaction to the last guy, and you can see certain commonalities between those four, beyond their availability. A substance, a heft to their coaching reputations, precisely the sort of thing that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lacked, whatever his plus points. After the loss to Watford, David de Gea lamented that United didn't know what to do with the ball. Here are some coaches who can absolutely tell you.
“It was very impressive to see, and it is very important that you come through this kind of things. To get this far in a tournament, with so much pressure; they are the superstars of their country, so the pressure on their shoulders is massive, and I am really proud with how they deal with it. And now two of them are in the final and we will watch it definitely.”
Gary Neville feels Jesse Lingard does not have a god-given right to a send-off at Manchester United, stressing the point that legendary players like Bryan Robson did not get an Old Trafford farewell.
But, as Sanchez tried to recycle possession again, the Seagulls made another mistake that this time was punished.
Rodri has become key to City's success. Rodri is doing that and has done that now. The Spaniard has been imperious for City this season.
But those conversations continue on, whether the two sides respect each other or not. It won't necessarily be proven on Friday and it won't be proven at the Azteca next year. These games are just two steps out of the 14 on the road to Qatar, and it's there that the U.S. and Mexico can truly claim their bragging rights.
The switch in expectations is reflected in their squad. While many still wrongly consider Atletico to be a defence-first side, their player roster is top-heavy. They boast numerous attacking stars, from the bigger names like Suarez, Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann, to Angel Correa, Matheus Cunha, Thomas Lemar and Yannick Carrasco.
But nobody was expecting them to do what they've done today. In the short-term it's a big headache for UEFA.
Leagues A, B and C will have 16 teams, drawn into four groups of four. League D will comprise seven teams, split into two groups.
I have so many gay friends but I never thought about how it was when they had to say, 'by the way, mum, dad' - and to everyone else - 'I'm not exactly how you expected, maybe'.
It might be a game where Tuchel rests a few players and Arsenal may just get a bit lucky. Arsenal just haven't got a natural goal scorer.
We knew that they would come and try to give everything to win the game, so in our heads, we had to give 100 per cent.
