Tottenham vs Dnipro 3-1 Highlights 27.02.2014 Europa League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  

Competition: UEFA Europa League
Match date: 27 February 2014
Venue: White Hart Lane, England

Tottenham Hotspur eventually turned things around in that tie after grabbing an intense 3-1 victory over their opponent as Emmanuel Adebayor acted as hero with his two second half goals. It was not an easy task for the home side though as after a goalless first 45 minutes, they found themselves in deep trouble when Dnipro took a 1-0 lead through Roman Zozulya. Christian Eriksen leveled the score in that second leg tie with his free kick on 56 minutes, but the visitor are still leading 2-1 on aggregate.
Things suddenly turned into Spurs favor when Zozulyan got sent off on 62 minutes, taking full advantage over that situation, Spurs poured forward vigorously and got in front on 65 minutes from Adebayor's effort. Four minutes later, the home team completed their turned around in over the two leg as Adebayor completed his brace and carried his side into the next stage of Europa League.

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Dnipro
48' 0-1 Zozulja // 56' 1-1 Eriksen // 65' 2-1 Adebayor // 68' 3-1 Adebayor 

Continue reading →

Schalke 1-6 Real Madrid Highlights 26-02-2014 Champions League

Schalke 04 vs Real Madrid Highlights – UEFA Champions League
Match date: 26 February 2014

Schalke 04 1-6 Real Madrid (Round of 16)

Schalke – Klaas Jan Huntelaar 90'
Real Madrid – Karim Benzema 13' // Gareth Bale 21' // Cristiano Ronaldo 51' // Karim Benzema 57' // Gareth Bale 68' // Cristiano Ronaldo 89'

After the break, Madrid didn't stop their domination as they continue to pour forward and adding four more goals in that period with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring on 52 and 89 minutes, while the other two comes from Benzema's second on 57 along with Bale's brace in the 69th minute. Schalke themselves only managed to pull one back in stoppage time from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's effort, saving a little bit pride for them.

Continue reading →

Galatasaray vs Chelsea 26-02-2014 Champions League

Turk Telekom Arena, Istanbul will be hosting on 26 February 2014, an UEFA Champions League - 1st leg match between Galatasaray and Chelsea. The match referee will be Velasco (Spain).

Galatasaray got a narrow victory at home against Juventus and it made them reach to the last sixteen teams. In the league, they also defeated Besiktas with a single goal in the derby and chasing the league leaders. Coach Robert Mancini has no najor absent ahead of the first leg; but Aydin Yilmaz is missing because of his heavy injury. Some players are also unavailable as their names were not given to UEFA. The performances of Sneijder, Drogba and Burak Yilmaz are important for the Turkish side.

Chelsea   finished on the first place in their group, and sported only two losses (both against Basel). They come from a very important home win over Everton, because they remained at the leading position in the Premiership. They have been picking up steam with their performances despite being dumped out of the FA Cup by Manchester City.
Oscar is a slight doubt for the visitors after picking up a knock in the weekend win over Everton. David Luiz and Jon Obi Mikel are also major concerns after they were unavailable for that match. Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah are cup-tied.
Gala haven’t failed to score at home this season but along with Manchester United and Atletico Madrid, Chelsea conceded just three goals in the group stage and have been breached just once in their last five Premier League outings. Mancini was involved in a number of clashes with Chelsea during his time at Manchester City - winning six of nine meetings in all competitions .

Galatasaray vs Chelsea Team Form

Galatasaray:
Feb 22, 2014 Galatasaray 1 - Besiktas 0 TUR1
Feb 17, 2014 Antalyaspor A.S. 2 - Galatasaray 2 TUR1
Feb 12, 2014 Galatasaray 0 - Antalyaspor A.S. 0 TURZ
Feb 8, 2014 Galatasaray 3 - Eskişehirspor 0 TUR1
Feb 5, 2014 Tokatspor 0 - Galatasaray 3 TURZ

Chelsea:
Feb 22, 2014 Chelsea 1 - Everton 0 EPL
Feb 15, 2014 Manchester City FC 2 - Chelsea 0 FA
Feb 11, 2014 West Bromwich Albion 1 - Chelsea 1 EPL
Feb 8, 2014 Chelsea 3 - Newcastle 0 EPL
Feb 3, 2014 Manchester City FC 0 - Chelsea 1 EPL

Match Details and Timings:

Galatasaray vs Chelsea - Competition: UEFA Champions League
Match date: Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT - 8:45 PM.
Venue: Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Zenit vs Borussia Dortmund - Champions League February 25, 2014

Zenit St Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund 

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Zenit St Petersburg ended 2013 pretty bad, and ended with a 1-4-3 record counting from November. Spalletti’s men are level on points with Lokomotiv Moscow at the top of the Russian league but their league has winter break from December to March so Zenit St Petersburg are without competitive games. They have been inconsistent in recent friendlies. CSKA Moscow, Trans and Metalurh Donetsk all suffered defeats to Zenit, but the Russians were beaten by Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv.
In the Champions League so far Zenit drew all three home games. That group was dominated by Atletico Madrid, Zenit St Petersburg finished second. They were lucky that both Porto and Austria Wien could only gain five points from their fixtures. Their last match, in all competitions, was the final game in the UCL group stages in which they lost 4-1 away to Austria Wien.

• Probable lineups Zenit St Petersburg (4-4-2): Lodygin; Ansaldi, Lombaerts, Hubocan, Smolnikov; Danny, Arshavin, Witsel, Faizulin; Hulk, Kerzhakov.

The Russian club overbid BVB in the last minute of the transfer window for Salomon Rondon from Rubin Kazan. They also got Alexandr Ryanzantsev on a free transfer from Rubin Kazan. Spalletti will have a full squad to choose from barring any late fitness problems,.
Last season’s runners up are faltering in the Bundesliga this season, currently finding themselves 20 points behind leaders Bayern Munich. They defeated Werder Bremen 5-1 away before thrashing Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 at home but their weekend in the Bundesliga did not fare well with a 3-0 away loss to Hamburger. In the Champions League so far Borussia Dortmund has lost to Napoli, but beaten Arsenal and Marseille away from home.
Klopp will have to make do without the services of Sven Bender for up to 10 weeks after he picked up an injury in their 3-0 Bundesliga defeat against Hamburg. Their defense and midfield are very weakened for this match, since Subotic and Błaszczykowski are definetely out, whilst Gündogan is doubtful too. More recently they have also lost Mats Hummels, who is listed as day to day and may be okay to play as well as Marko Reus.

• Probable lineups Borussia Dortmund (4-1-3-1): Weidenfeller – Piszczek, Sokratis, M.Friedrich, Schmelzer – Sahin, Kehl – Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, Reus – Lewandowski.

Match date: Tuesday, 25 February 2014 - Kick Off Time: 17:00 GMT
Venue: Petrovsky Sports Centre, St Petersburg, Russia

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Sampdoria vs AC Milan 0-2 Highlights 23.02.2014 Italian Serie A

Sampdoria vs AC Milan - Competition: Italian Serie A
Match date: 23 February 2014
Venue: Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Italy

Rossoneri continue to dominate proceedings since that opener and should have add to their tally during that first 45 minutes as they created several excellent goal scoring chances that they failed to convert. Sampdoria tried to improve their performance after the break, but still having problems in containing Milan as the Red and Black squad doubling their lead on 58 minutes from Adil Rami's header. Things got harder for the host when they saw Maxi Lopez got sent of for his needless protests. The visitor hold on to their two goals lead and keeps on their positive run going.

Sampdoria 0-2 AC Milan:

12' 0-1 Taarabt A. // 58' 0-2 Rami A.

Continue reading →

Juvetus vs Torino FC 23.02.2014 Italian Serie A

Juventus vs Torino - Competition: Italy, Serie A, Game week 25th
Match date: Sunday, 23 February 2014
Kick Off Time: 17:30 GMT - 6:30 pm CET
Venue: Juventus Arena, Torino, Italy

 

Juventus team march at the head of Italian Serie A. With 63 points they are 1st. The second Roma lose to the Bianconeri 9 points. Juventus lost their last league match in October, when they had to acknowledge Fiorentina’s superiority. Since then, they have dropped points only twice – on 25th January when their shared points with Lazio Roma and during the last but one game week when they drew 2:2 with Verona. They are unquestionably the best Italian side at the moment. When it comes to the European cups, Juve won on Thursday night 2:0 against Trabzonspor. The scorers were Pablo Osvaldo and Paul Pogba at the very end of the game. Antonio Conte’s team has won so far every single league game that took place at Juventus Stadium scoring altogether 36 goals and losing only 8.

Torino FC are 7th and with 36 points they level with 6th AC Parma and 8th Verona. The three teams are chasing the Internazionale since their 5th position is promoted with UEFA Europe League’s entrance. Internazionale are only 3 points clear of Torino. During the last game week Torino took a massive away victory against Hellas Verona. Being 1:0 down in the first half, Torino managed to strike three times in 13 minutes in the second half (goals by Cerci, El Kaddouri and Immobile). Torino have won three of their past five trips. While on the road, Torino failed to score a single goal only twice. 

  

Juvetus vs Torino Team Form: 

Juventus FC:
Feb 20, 2014 Juventus 2 - Trabzonspor 0 EL
Feb 16, 2014 Juventus 3 - Chievo 1 SR-A
Feb 9, 2014 Verona 2 - Juventus 2 SR-A
Feb 2, 2014 Juventus 3 - Inter Milan 1 SR-A
Jan 25, 2014 Lazio 1 - Juventus 1 SR-A

 

Torino FC:
Feb 17, 2014 Verona 1 - Torino 3 SR-A
Feb 9, 2014 Torino 1 - Bologna 2 SR-A
Feb 1, 2014 Milan 1 - Torino 1 SR-A
Jan 26, 2014 Torino 1 - Atalanta 0 SR-A
Jan 19, 2014 Sassuolo 0 - Torino 2 SR-A

 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores] 

Continue reading →

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona 22nd Feb, 2014 La Liga

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona - Competition: Spanish Primera Division, Game week 25th

Real Sociedad strengthened their European place by winning in the last league game 0:1 against Malaga on the road (goal scored by Carlos Vela). When it comes to the position in the table, Sociedad’s players are now sixth with 40 points – as many as fifth Villareal. To the fourth place and Athletic Bilbao they are losing now only 4 points. The Basque team may be calm for their 6th position because they are 8 points clear from the seventh Sevilla. A week ago, Real Sociedad hosted FC Barcelona in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. The Catalans booked their place in the final drawing in San Sebastian 1:1. In the league, Sociedad lost only once at home – back in September against Atlético Madrid. They have won so far 7 out of 11 home games. 

Probable lineups Real Sociedad: Bravo – C. Martinez, Ansotegi, I. Martinez, Jose Angel – Bergara, Ruben Pardo – Vela, Xabi Prieto, Griezmann – Agirretxe.

FC Barcelona team  are now atop of the La Liga table. Yet, the second and the third team, respectively, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid have got 60 points as well. During the last week FC Barcelona eliminated Real Sociedad from the Copa del Rey and got into the final. On Tuesday night the Blaugrana travelled to Manchester City for the first leg of the knock out round in Champions League. Barça claimed an impressive 0:2 victory. As far as the players’ availability is concerned, J. dos Santos remains sidelined and Jordi Alba is reported to have a hamstring strain in his right leg but his fitness will be checked before the Saturday game. The Blaugrana players are undefeated in their last nine games.

Probable lineups FC Barcelona: V. Valdes – Dani Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano – Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta – Neymar, Messi, Pedro.

Head to Head:

Last Meeting: 12/02/2014 Real Sociedad – FC Barcelona 1:1

Wins Soceidad: 5

Wins FC Barcelona: 23

Draws: 9

Match date: Saturday, 22 February 2014 - Kick Off Time: 19:00 GMT - 8 pm CET
Venue: Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain

Continue reading →

AC Milan vs Atletico Madrid 0-1 Highlights 2014 Champions League

AC Milan vs Atletico Madrid - Competition: UEFA Champions League
Match date: 19 February 2014
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Things continue to look interesting in the second period as Atletico Madrid tried their best in equalizing Rossoneri's dominance and Diego Simeone's men eventually earning more luck in that tie when a defensive error leads into that all important winning goal which was netted by Diego Costa seven minutes from time. Despite their relentless effort, Rossoneri were simply not having their day as that slender score line stood until the final whistle was blown.

AC Milan 0-1 Atletico Madrid (Round of 16)

83' 0-1 Diego Costa

Continue reading →

Arsenal vs Bayern Munich Champions League - February 19, 2014

 Arsenal sit second in the Premier League table and qualified for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday. They have been especially impressive at the back at home so far with the defensive partnership of Koscielny and Mertesacker being in a perfect working order so far.

Anyway, following a 5-1 demolition by Liverpool the previous week and a nervy performance against Manchester United, Arsenal’s season appeared to be teetering on the edge of sliding to further disappointment.

Wilshere, Rosicky, Cazorla will be expected to come back into the starting line-up. Arteta is suspended for the clash, while new signing Kim Kallstrom, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott and Thomas Vermalen are all sidelined. Giroud is expected to start up front despite some personal problems.

The Bavarians come form a 4-0 win over Freiburg on Saturday. That win extended their advantage over the second-placed Bayer Leverkusen to 16 points. They have won each of their six games after the winter break, conceding just one goal in the process

Against Arsenal, Guardiola could go to a 4-1-4-1 system that he has deployed often this season and make the central midfield even beefier.Franck Ribery misses out as expected, along with Shaqiri and Badstuber.  Robben is the man to watch as he has scored six goals and has carded four assists in his last seven Champions League matches.
Arsenal have lost just three of their 18 Champions League knockout games at home but they have lost their last three home games against German sides.

Head  to Head:

Last Meeting: 13.03.2013, Bayern Munich - Arsenal 0:2
Wins Arsenal: 2 - Wins Bayern Munich: 3 - Draws: 1

Match Details and Timings:
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
Football: 2013/2014 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Match date: Wednesday, 19 February 2014 19:45 GMT - 20:45 CET
Stadium: Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Referee: Antonio Miguel Matéu Lahoz, 36 Years, Spain

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Manchester City vs Barcelona Champions League 18 February 2014

Tuesday, 18 February 2014 19:45 GMT - 20:45 CET

Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United Kingdom

Man City team enter the biggest match of their season thus far in a titanic clash with Spanish giants Barcelona. The Citizens have been prolific in attack this season, particularly at the Etihad Stadium where they've scored 42 goals and conceded just 9 in Premier League play. On Saturday, they sent a statement of their intent with a convincing 2-0 win over Chelsea in the English F.A. Cup. Assumed starters Yaya Toure, David Silva, Jesus Navas, and Negredo (including manager Manuel Pelligrini) all possess substantial experience with Barcelona, whether as friend or foe. However, first-choice striker Sergio Aguero is out as Pelligrini hopes to have his star man back for the 2nd leg at Camp Nou. The hosts will look to capitalize on Barcelona's defensive frailties, while remaining wise to the fact that they overstretched themselves (and were punished) against Bayern Munich at home in the group round.

• Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy; Toure, Garcia; Nasri, Silva, J.Navas; Negredo.

FC Barcelona sent a statement of their own Saturday with a 6-0 thrashing of Rayo Vallecano in league play. Lionel Messi scored two goals in that one and appears to be returning to his best just in time for Tuesday's monumental clash. They've now lost just once in their last 18 games in all competitions, a run of good form that has propelled them to the top of La Liga. Furthermore, in Saturday's win Andres Iniesta enjoyed a good game, and while the competition will be far greater here on Tuesday, it's an encouraging sign for Barca supporters after the midfielder had hit a poor patch of form. Saturday also saw the return of Neymar from injury and he made an immediate impact with a delightful goal in the dying minutes. The Brazilian was purchased for games just like this, so that the opposing defence can't just key in on Messi. Nonetheless, he may start from the bench Tuesday night from a lack of match fitness, but watch for him in the 2nd half. 

• Barcelona (4-3-3): Valdes; Dani Alves, Puyol, Pique, Alba; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta; Pedro, Messi, Sanchez.

Head to Head:

Last Meeting: 19.08.2009, Barcelona - Manchester City 0:1
Wins Manchester City: 1 - Wins Barcelona: 0 - Draws: 0.

Manchester City vs FC Barcelona
2013/2014 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Arsenal vs Liverpool 2-1 Highlights 16-02-2014 FA Cup

Arsenal vs Liverpool - Competition: English FA Cup
Match date: 16 February 2014
Venue: Emirates Stadium, England 

Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool:

16' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1-0 // 47' Lukas Podolski 2-0 // 59' 2-1 (pen.) Steven Gerrard

The host didn't stop their pressure as they kept on pouring forward and eventually doubling their lead on 47 minutes with a goal from Lukas Podolski. Liverpool tried hard to get themselves back into that tie, but they were only able to pull one goal back from Steven Gerrard's spot kick on 60 minutes. No more goals were scored after that as Arsenal holding on to their slender lead and booked a place into the next stage of that competition.
Arsenal starting lineup vs LFC FA Cup 2014:- Fabianski, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Podolski, Sanogo.
Liverpool starting XI vs Arsenal FA Cup:- Brad Jones, Flanagan, Agger, Skrtel, Cissokho, Coutinho, Gerrard, Allen, Sterling, Suarez, Sturridge.

Continue reading →

Fiorentina vs Inter Milan Italian Serie A February 15, 2014

Italian Serie A: Fiorentina vs Inter Milan

Saturday, 15 February 2014 20:45 GMT - 20:45 pm CET 

Stadium: Stadio Franchi, Florence, Italy

AC Fiorentina is celebrating their promotion to the Coppa Italia final. Doing that they managed to achieve first of their goals for this season. The second one is the Champions League. Because of the fact that the Coppa Italia Final will take place on Mai 3, Fiorentina can focus on the Seria A now and try to reach CL spot. To do that they will have to fight for it with SSC Napoli, which have 3 point more than they have right now. The place in Europa League is almost secure and the victory against Inter should even more ensure it and leave the direct opponent in the table even more behind. Very enthusiastic the fans and the experts received the information about Mario Gomez coming back into play. For Fiorentina it is great news especially for the future games and the struggle to win the Champions League spot.       

Because of the last Serie A win against Sassuolo Inter Milan managed to jump on the 5 position in the league table, which guarantees play in the Europa League next season. However they are not secure yet. Hellas Verona - with the same amount of points but with the weaker goal balance - Parma and Torino (both with only 3 points behind) wait for Inter to slip up. Mazzari’s boys, besides win against Sassuolo, in four previous games managed to collect only 2 points, losing two matches - last against table leader, Juventus. In the upcoming game against AC Fiorentina - which is already 8 point ahead in the league table - will be tough for Inter Milan.

Possible line-ups: 

Fiorentina: Neto – Diakite, Rodriguez, Savic – Cuadrado, Aquillani, Pizarro, Fernandez, Vargas – Ilicic – Matri.

Inter Milan: Handanovic – Rolando, Samuel, Juan – Jonathan, Guarin, Kuzmanovic, Hernanes, Nagatomo – Palacio, Milito.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Newcastle 0-4 Tottenham Highlights 12-02-2014 Premier League

Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Competition: Premier League
Match date: 12 February 2014

Venue: St James’ Park

Newcastle United 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur:

Tottenham: 19' 0-1 Adebayor E. // 53' 0-2 53' Paulinho //82' 0-3 Adebayor E. // 88' 0-4 Chadli N.

Tottenham Hotspur are started the game against Newcastle United at St James’ Park , full of confidnece and going forward, newcastle were not a match to attacking Tottenham who scored their first goal of the night through in form striker Emmanuel Adebayor who scored in 19th mintue of the game. Newcastle United held on to just 1-0 at the break but another goal this time from Paulinho made it 2-0 and match was done and dusted. Spurs now have 50 points on the table which are just 1 behind Liverpool from 4th place in the league and if the continue their recent great run of form the will be fighting for the top 4 spot easily come the end of the season.

Continue reading →

Arsenal vs Manchester United EPL Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Arsenal vs Manchester United - Competition: 2013/2014 English Premier League, Round 26
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom

Arsenal team enter their midweek clash with Man Utd in a state of uncertainty after what had looked like an opportunity to expand their league lead on Sunday against Liverpool, instead quickly turned into a nightmare. After just 20 minutes of play, they had conceded 4 goals to the ever-flowing Red attack, which was odd and unexpected considering their great defensive record this year. With Mesut Ozil in uncharacteristic poor form and injuries to two of the Gunners' top scoring options-Walcott and Ramsey-perhaps this letdown was inevitable. But the North London club will get an immediate opportunity to reverse their fortunes on Wednesday when non-local rivals Man United visit the Emirates Stadium. Good news comes in the form of young sensation Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who has returned from injury in inspiring form and may be handed the center midfield spot alongside Mikel Arteta. Tomas Rosicky is also expected to start and word around the Gunner faithful is he should be starting every game anyway. Furthermore, at home Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions, including 9 wins in that stretch, as well as going unbeaten in 11 league games following their opening day loss to Aston Villa. They've also recorded 10 shutouts in their last 11 matches at home (all competitions).
Probable lineups Arsenal: Szczesny – Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs – Wilshere, Arteta – Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Cazorla – Giroud.

 

Man United team can't seem to catch a break. After coming from behind in typical fashion and taking the lead from Fulham on Sunday 2-1, they managed to concede a last minute header to drop more expected points. Their title race is all but over and focus in the league will be on earning a top 4 finish, which makes this game a must-result after seeing a 9-point gap made between them and Liverpool. The arrival of Juan Mata in the transfer window and the return of van Persie and Rooney from injury was supposed to mean a turning point for David Moyes and Co., but it's been anything but with a win, a draw, and a loss in their last 3 league games. Furthermore, the Red Devils had been playing well away from Old Trafford but have just lost their last 2 games on the road. The bright spot for the Manchester club coming in is that Robin van Persie has scored every game he has faced his old club in (3 goals in 3) plus the visitors are unbeaten in their last 5 contests with Arsenal while winning 4 of those matches. Fellaini, Nani, and Evans are out. 

Probable lineups Manchester United: De Gea – Rafael , Smalling , Vidic , Evra – Carrick , Cleverley – Mata , Rooney, Januzaj – van Persie.

 

Head to Head:

Last Meeting: 10/11/2013, Manchester United - Arsenal 1:0
Wins Arsenal: 60 - Wins Manchester United: 76 - Draws: 40

Match date: Wednesday, 12 February 2014 - Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT - 20:45 CET
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Barcelona vs Sevilla 4-1 Highlights 09.02.2014 Spanish La Liga

Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan - 9 February, 2014- Spanish Primera Division

Though they had to suffer and early blow when Sevilla scored the first goal in 15th minute through Moreno and it took 34th minute for barcelona to turn things around when inform striker Alexis Sanchesz scored in 34 minute. Lionel Messi is slowly getting back to his best and he scored either side of the halftime to put Barcelona head by 3-1 scoring a brace. Now Barcelona have 57 points in 23 games they have played, drawing 3 and losting two on the way which is similar record to Atletico and Real Madrid, they are top of the table only because of goal difference. Full match highlights of this game will be avialable shortly.

Sevilla 1-4 Barcelona:

15' Alberto Moreno 1-0 // 34' 1-1 Alexis Sanchez // 44' 1-2 Lionel Messi // 56' 1-3 Lionel Messi

Continue reading →

Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal Highlights 08-02-2014 Premier League

Liverpool vs Arsenal - Competition: Premier League
Match date: 8 February 2014
Venue: Anfield Road (Liverpool)  

Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal:

Liverpool – Martin Skrtel 1' // Martin Skrtel 10' // Raheem Sterling 16' // Daniel Sturridge 20' // Raheem Sterling 52
Arsenal – Mikel Arteta (pen) 69'

Arsenal were hammered in the opening 20 minutes of the game against Liverpool and their title challenge took a massive blow when Liverpool ran riot in first half against Arsenal. Martin Skrtel opened the scoring for the home side and he quickly doubled the lead with 10 minutes and Liverpool were up and running with a 2-0 lead in opening 10 minutes. They kept pressing arsenal who in result melted under pressure and Liverpool created chance after chance and it took them 17th minute when they scored another to make it 3-0 as Sterling tapped the ball in.
Daniel Sturridge was a constant pain in Arsenal’s back four and he latched onto a great through ball by Coutinho and made it 4-0, game set and 3 point for Liverpool who will move to within 5 points off the leaders. Brendan Rodgers was delighted with the performance and score was 4-0 for Liverpool at halftime and Arsenal never showed anything in the first half to expect any comeback.
2nd Half started where the first left, Liverpool scored again and this time through Rahim Sterling who failed to finish off in first attempt but a rebound fell nicely for him which he slotted home to make it 5-0 for Liverpool. Steven Gerrard lunged into Ox-Chamberlain and gave away a penalty which Arteta converted with ease. but it was too little too late for the gunners.

Continue reading →

SSC Napoli vs AC Milan Italian Serie A 08-02-2014

SSC Napoli vs AC Milan - Competition: Italian Serie A

SSC Napoli will look to overcome their last week’s defeat against Atlanta where they lost 3-0. Rafa Benitez's men have been having their ups and downs this season and, as a result, they are 15 points adrift of league leaders Juventus ahead of Saturday's clash against Milan. In midweek the team suffered a 3-2 defeat at Roma in Coppa Italia semi-finals, first leg.Mesto and Zuniga are long term injuries for Napoli and also Reveillere has muscles concerns so Ghoulam will likely be in the starting lineups. Behrami is fit but will sit on the bench. Mertens is expected to feature along with Callejon and Hamsik as support for the lone striker Higuain.

Probable lineups SSC (4-2-3-1): Reina; Maggio, Albiol, Fernandez, Ghoulam; Dzemaili, Jorginho; Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens; Higuain.

 

AC Milan have struggled away from home winning just 2 of the their last 11 away games in the league but Clarence Seedorf has overseen something of a resurgence since taking over as Milan coach, with his side having taken seven points from the last nine available.

Balotelli returns from his suspension and could go straight into the starting XI, Kakà is doubtful, El Shaarawy is still unavailable as well as Birsa, Cristante and Zapata. Bonera is suspended and will be replaced by Mexes. Taarabt should debut in the 'trequartista' trio with Honda and Robinho.

AC Milan have scored at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 10 away matches in Serie A while the Partenopei are undefeated in 20 of their last 21 home matches in Serie A.

Probable lineups AC Milan: (4-2-3-1): Abbiati; Abate, Ramì, Mexes, De Sciglio; De Jong, Montolivo; Honda, Robinho, Taarabt; Balotelli.

Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy
Saturday, 08 February 2014 20:45 GMT

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid 3-0 Highlights 05.02.2014 Copa del Rey

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid - Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Match date: 5 February 2014
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Spain

Real Madrid 3-0 Atletico Madrid (Copa del Rey)

17' (o.g.) Emiliano Insua 1-0 // 57' Jesé Rodriguez 2-0 // 73' (o.g.) Miranda 3-0
 

That match become very feisty with both teams making tons of naughty fouls, creating dramatic scenes on the pitch which saw players getting into arguments against each others. In the second period, that tension boiled even more, but it seems that Madrid were much more prepared with that situation as they were able to extend their lead on 57 minutes with an attempt from Jese Rodriguez. Carlo Ancelotti's men eventually sealed their victory in that encounter through Angel Di Maria's deflected effort on 73 minutes.

Continue reading →

AS Roma vs SSC Napoli 04-02-2014 Coppa Italia

After starting 2014 with a demoralising 3-0 defeat against runaway leaders Juventus, the "Giallorossi" have been spurred into life with five consecutive victories. They have registered 11 home wins in 13 games this season and just two goals conceded. Roma did remarkably well to eliminate Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup and they are certainly brimming with confidence ahead of the Napoli game.

Daniele De Rossi and Kevin Strootman have both overcome from their respective injuries. As Dodò and Federico Balzaretti are injured, Vasilis Torosidis is expected to start at left-back, while Miralem Pjanic faces a late fitness test. Roma's last round of Serie A against Parma was postponed due to a bad weather so they will be fresher than opponents.

Third-placed Napoli suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat at Atalanta last Sunday and now they took just two points from last three league fixtures. Rafael Benitez put himself forward for much of the blame with a bit of the famed Rafa rotation, benching Marek Hamsik and Gonzalo Higuain with this Coppa fixture in mind.

The visitors are likely to be without long-term absentees Behrami, Zuniga and Mesto. New signings Henrique and Faouzi Ghoulam could play some part.

Napoli have only managed two victories in the last seven on the road, losing the two clashes against Roma held at the Stadio Olimpico in the past 12 months.

Possible line-ups: 

AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis – Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Torosidis – Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman – Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho.

SSC Napoli (4-2-3-1): Reina – Maggio, Britos, Albiol, Ghoulam – Inler, Jorginho – Insigne, Hamsik, Mertens – Higuain.

AS Roma vs SSC Napoli: Competition: Coppa Italia
Match date: 4 February 2014
Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Italy

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Manchester City vs Chelsea Premier League February 3, 2014

Manchester City vs Chelsea - Competition: 2013/2014 English Premier League, Round 24
Match date: Monday, 03 February 2014

Etihad Stadium - Mancheste will be hosting on 03 February 2014, an English Premier League, Round 24 match between Manchester City and Chelsea FC. The match referee will be Michael Dean.

Man City can't lose at the moment. Currently enjoying a run of 20 unbeaten that includes 18 victories, the Citizens have leaped Arsenal for first place in the Premier League table. Furthermore, they've won every league game this year at the Etihad Stadium with an astonishing rate of 42 goals scored to just 8 conceded. They will face arguably their toughest test at home this Monday when Chelsea come to town, but it's an opportunity to put some distance between one of their main title contenders. However, the Blues have already managed a 2-1 victory this season over the Citizens at Stamford Bridge, and with Sergio Aguero out, the going won't be easy for Pellegrini's men. But over the duration of the full 90 minutes, Man City seem to possess too much firepower and quality to be denied all three points.

Probable lineups Manchester City: Hart – Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy –Navas, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Silva – Negredo, Dzeko.

Chelsea team enter Monday's massive clash in fine form themselves, going unbeaten in their last 9 games in all competitions, while only losing one of their last 13 league games. This form has seen them up to 3rd place, just 3 points adrift Man City, and Jose Mourinho will be desperate to avoid a loss and the consequential 6 point gap it would leave between the sides. The manager would love to come away with a draw here and is likely to play a more defensive game, while counterattacking with Hazard and Willian on the wings. This tactic has worked in their other away games against top competition, as seen in their draws with Arsenal, Man United, and Tottenham. But the Manchester City attack offers something more at the moment than any other club, and we suspect a bit of luck will be needed for Chelsea to grab a result here. You could justify going either way in this one, but in the end it seems that with the home field advantage, the Citizens will prove too much. 
Probable lineups Chelsea: Cech – Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta – Mikel, Ramires – Willian, Oscar, Hazard – Eto’o.

Kick Off Time: 20:00 GMT - 21:00 CET
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United Kingdom

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

Continue reading →

Juventus vs Inter Milan 02-02-2014 Italian Serie A

Juventus Stadium (Torino) will be hosting on 2nd February, 2014, an Italy, Serie A, Game week 22nd match between Juventus and Internazionale.

Juventus march at the head of Italian Serie A. With 56 points they are 1st. The second AS Roma lose to the Bianconeri 6 points. The gap between them and their derby d’Italia opponent, Inter Milan, is as many as 23 points. Juventus lost their last league match in October, when they had to acknowledge Fiorentina’s superiority. Since then, they have dropped points only once – last week when their Lazio game ended in a draw. Yet, a defeat at Coppa Italia happened to them on the last but one match – 1:0 against AS Roma. Looking at the statistics (particularly the home records) there is nothing to find fault with them; 10 wins in 10 games, no draws, no losses, 30 goals scored, only 6 conceded and 6 games with a clean sheet. The average goal scored record for home games is 3,00 per match.

Inter Milan sit now fifth in the table. They must be aware of the situation behind them – three sides, Torino, AC Parma and Verona are only one point behind them. It is extremely important since their fifth place is the last that guarantees the participation in UEFA Europa League. For Mazzarri’s side there seems to be little chances they will play the Champions League qualifiers – to Napoli, the third position, they are now losing 11 points. Inter did not start the year 2014 in a successful way. So far this month they have on their account 2 losses and 2 draws. When it comes to their away games record, they won only 3 out of ten. Against Juventus, the Nerazzurri will play without their vice-captain, Esteban Cambiasso, who got an injury during last Sunday’s game with Catania.

Possible line ups:
Juventus (3-5-2): Storari; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah; Tevez, Llorente
Inter Milan (3-5-1-1): Handanovic; Campagnaro, Rolando, J. Jesus; Jonathan, Kovacic, Kuzmanovic, Taider, Nagatomo; Alvarez; Palacio.

Juventus vs Internazionale

Competition: Italian Serie A, Game week 22nd

Juventus Stadium, Torino, Italy
Sunday, 02 February 2014 19:45 GMT - 8:45 pm CET

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

Continue reading →

Stoke vs Manchester United 2-1 Highlights 01-02-2014 EPL

Stoke City vs Manchester United - Competition: Premier League
Match date: 1 February 2014
Venue: Britannia Stadium, England

Man United should really prepare for the worse possibilities, as their slight chance in joining current title race continue to get tougher after suffering a disappointing away defeat against Stoke. The home side got in front on 38 minutes from Charlie Adam' effort, but that lead was canceled out early in the second period by Robin Van Persie, who scored on 47 minutes. However, Adam completed his brace in that encounter with a wonderful effort on 52 minutes.

Stoke City 2 – 1 Manchester United

Charlie Adam goal vs Manchester United (38').
Robin Van Persie goal vs Stoke City (47').
Charlie Adam second goal vs Manchester United (52'). 

Continue reading →