At their best, Robert Moreno's side are a well-organised unit with two excellent strikers in Luis Suarez and Jorge Molina, and they will feel that, if they can frustrate Madrid, then they will surely be able to cause them some problems on the break.
Wijnaldum, selfless and consistent, looked the ideal player to help balance Pochettino’s side, providing nous and reliability, as well as top-level experience.
My first target is to get back to full fitness, be able to play a Premier League game, and play as many minutes as possible to show and prove I can still play football in a good way. Then I want to help Brentford stay in the league.
You don't really have that written in your script when you are going to school. Speaking from his home in Vancouver, looking out over the border with the United States, Herdman admits it was frustrated ambition that drove him to leave English football behind.
Cash and Digne - who joined Villa from Everton two weeks ago - stayed on the floor momentarily before being able to continue the game, which ended 1-0 to the visitors.
Lukaku was due to talk with Tuchel on Monday, with the results of that conversation not yet known. It hasn't been blown up, he said he is unhappy at Chelsea and that can only cause unrest.
Pecini is now hoping to replicate that success at Spezia, but it won't be easy. Motta definitely fits with Spezia's youthful profile.
It was a deserved goal for a player who has truly made the left back position his over the last few months with his play for both club and country.
Luan was penalised for blocking a shot with his hand after another VAR review and Havertz kept his cool to fire home in style.
Is there even grounds for a formation switch to find a formula which would serve this England side better in the knockouts?
Patrick Vieira criticised the performance of the referees in Crystal Palace's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, pointing to two goals he felt should have been chalked off.
An early opener and it's Felix who has found the back of the net! What a strike from the Portuguese attacker! He surged to the edge of the box and then finished with a low effort!
It will have done Russell Martin the world of good in what is surely a season of consolidation for them, but I think Fulham will have too much at Craven Cottage.
If someone has to think of the welfare of the players you have to play less games and especially you have to play games not [every] two days, three days. Otherwise do you speak about the welfare of the players? It is only an excuse or to tell something stupid in my opinion because you protect the players by giving them rest, to play and rest.
The Premier League, it's such fine lines between challenging or being top four or being sixth, seventh or eighth.
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There is no doubt they could go and get a manager with a better CV than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, none of us can deny that.
Bournemouth are keen on Huddersfield midfielder Lewis O'Brien and mulling over a possible £10m bid.
“I want to congratulate Villarreal, because Villarreal did something huge. I want to congratulate Unai (Emery).
Shortly after the summer transfer deadline, Lopetegui confirmed Sevilla's valuation of Kounde had not been met.
Kicking-off in FebruaryThe following month saw the launch of Sky Sports' first-of-its-kind South Asians in Football index page, aimed at directly tackling the community's lack of representation in top-level football by shining a light on those making strides in the game.
Finally, I know Chris Sutton won't like me saying this, but Joshua King or Emmanuel Dennis could be worth a differential dabble at home to his beloved Norwich. The choice is yours.
Then, Dele looked destined for greatness, a hard-running attacking midfielder with desire and class, a nasty streak and an ability to both create and score goals.
Rooney remains England's record goalscorer with 53 goals in 120 appearances, having surpassed Bobby Charlton's record of 49 goals.
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Following two 1-0 victories - courtesy of a 90th-minute winner against Wolves and a debated penalty against Aston Villa - Liverpool's 2,000th top-flight win was a more confident affair, even though they were affected by coronavirus prior to kick-off.
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Newcastle and Chelsea have reportedly been alerted to the possibility of signing Eden Hazard in January, with the Belgian attacker struggling for game time at the Bernabeu.
The lively Willock did superbly on the right flank and Amos, on as a substitute, was in front of 'keeper Lee Nicholls to finish from close range.
Alves, who won 23 major honours over an eight-year spell at the Nou Camp with Xavi, will join up with his new team-mates after the international break but will not be able to play until January.
There is no greater honour than representing your country. The coverage is completely tinged with racism.
Against the run of play, with their only shot at goal in the match, Salernitana levelled through Federico Bonazzoli in the 33rd minute.
Webster, who captained the Graham Potter's team, was named man of the match and was delighted with his side, saying, “we were the better team. Stuck in there as we have all season. We’ve gone behind a lot this season, but showed character to come back.”
Bowen's tough climb to the top of English football would not have happened had he gone through with his intention to quit the game aged 16.
Group E: Early Moore goal earns Wales crucial win Kieffer Moore's early strike was enough to earn Wales a vital 1-0 victory in Estonia on Monday to keep a playoff spot in World Cup Qualification Group E in their sights.
Up against perhaps the most formidable team in Europe, they were one Angel Correa shot away from taking the game into extra-time in front of their own fans after more than three hours of football.
But it's this lack of clinical edge that means they are always chasing the game which has a huge effect on their need to get shots away at goal.
Having broken through at New York Red Bulls, a 2008 move to Villarreal as a teenager failed to yield a serious breakthrough in La Liga, with loan spells at Xerez, Hull City and Bursaspor delivering minimal results.
Watford were gifted a chance to equalise in the 30th minute when Wilfred Ndidi clumsily chopped down Emmanuel Dennis and Joshua King fired his penalty into the top corner.
