Napoli vs Juventus Italian Serie A - September 26, 2015

Napoli vs Juventus - Competition: Italian Serie A

SSC Napoli beat Lazio 5-0 last weekend, the second "manita" after the 5-0 win over Club Brugge in Europa League, but then the Azzurri were held 0-0 at newly-promoted Carpi in midweek. The Partenopei have drawn three of their last four matches and currently sit 12th in the league, 9 points from the summit.
Maurizio Sarri has a clean bill of health ahead of this match. Mertens and Insigne are likely to start with Gonzalo Higuain in attack. Jorginho is likely to replace Valdifiori in the middle of the park along with Allan and Hamsik.

Juventus team enter this match on the back of a Wednesday’s 1-1 disappointing home draw against rock-bottom Frosinone, a result that followed a surprising win against Man City in the Champions League and the first Serie A win over Genoa last weekend. They are 13th in the standings having clinched five points from their opening five games Juve, 10 points adrift of Inter Milan.

Buffon is expected to returning to action but Martin Caceres, Marchisio, Sami Khedira and Mario Mandzukic are all out injured. Patrice Evra and Alex Sandro are in contention to patrol the left flank. Coach Max Allegri could revert to the 3-5-2 with Juan Cuadrado in midfield and the likes of Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata up-front.
Napoli team have scored 12 goals in their three home matches so far this season. Juventus have only mustered five goals from 106 shots on goal this season. Juve and Napoli met three times last season, the former completing a league double but losing in the Super Cup on penalties. The Partenopei have won only one of their last nine Italian Serie A games against the Old Lady but the last 8 meetings at the San Paolo have seen the Juve winning only once, with five wins for Napoli.

Match date: 26 September 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio San Paolo, Napoli 

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Tottenham vs Arsenal Capital One Cup - 23-09-2015

Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal
Competition: Capital One Cup
Match date: 23 September 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: White Hart Lane, London 

After a slow start which brought a defeat and three draws in the first four games, Tottenham Hotspur are on a roll having won three times within a week as they have claimed back-to-back 1-0 EPL wins over Sunderland and Crystal Palace either side of a 3-1 triumph against Qarabag.
Nabil Bentaleb is expected to miss out because of an ankle injury while Heung-Min Son, who has started his career in England scoring three goals in two games, will retain his starting berth behind Harry Kane, who is continuing to struggle. Clinton N'Jie could make his full debut after coming off the bench in Spurs' last two games.

Arsenal team go into Wednesday night’s COC clash with Tottenham Hotspur on the back of a couple of disappointing defeats against Dinamo Zagreb in UCL and against Chelsea last weekend in Premier League. Arsene Wenger will be keen to arrest the early season slump and will be keen to get a much-needed morale-boosting win over their north London rivals.Cazorla is suspended after his red card at Chelsea, but Gabriel Paulista is available after having his three-match ban withdrawn on Tuesday. Francis Coquelin is a doubt with a knee injury while Tomas Rosicky, Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere remain long-term absentees for Arsenal. Per Mertesacker is fit to return after over a month out
Tottenham Hotspur have won three of the last four North London Derbies on home turf by the single goal. Two goals from Harry Kane gave Tottenham victory in last season's Premier League derby at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham last 5 matches:

22/08/15 Leicester City 1 – 1 Tottenham
29/08/15 Tottenham 0 – 0 Everton
13/09/15 Sunderland 0 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur
17/09/15 Tottenham 3 – 1 Qarabag
20/09/15 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Crystal Palace

Arsenal last 5 matches:

24/08/15 Arsenal 0 – 0 Liverpool
29/08/15 Newcastle 0 – 1 Arsenal
12/09/15 Arsenal 2 – 0 Stoke City
16/09/15 Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 1 Arsenal
19/09/15 Chelsea 2 – 0 Arsenal

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Barcelona vs Levante 4-1 Highlights 20-09-2015 Liga

Barcelona vs Levante
Competition: Spanish Primera Division
Match date: 20 September 2015
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona

Goals: 

Barcelona – 50' Marc Bartra 1-0 // 56' Neymar 2-0 // 61' Lionel Messi (pen.) 3-0 // 90' Lionel Messi 4-1
Levante – 66' Victor Casadesus 3-1 

All five goals in the second half as FC Barcelona team beat Levante 4-1. Barcelona vs Levante match ended with 4-1 scoreline in Spanish Primera Division 2015.

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Napoli vs Club Brugge 5-0 Highlights 17-09-2015 Europa League

Napoli vs Club Brugge
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Match date: 17 September 2015
Venue: Stadio San Paolo, Napoli

Callejon and Dries Mertens score two apiece as SSC Napoli hammer Club Bruges 5-0. SSC Napoli vs Brugge match ended with 5-0 scoreline in Europa League 2015.

SSC Napoli 5-0 Club Brugge (Group D):

5' Jose Maria Callejon 1-0 // 19' Dries Mertens 2-0 // 25' Dries Mertens 3-0 // 53' Marek Hamsik 4-0 // 77' Jose Maria Callejon 5-0  

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Manchester City vs Juventus Champions League - 15-09-2015

Manchester City v Juventus - Competition: Champions League

Match date: Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 7:45 PM.  

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United Kingdom

Man City head into Tuesday's game buoyed by their imperious early-season form. They have recorded five straight English Premier League wins, a sequence made even more impressive by the fact that they are yet to concede a goal. The Citizens enter this match on the back of a tough 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, courtesy of a goal scored by the Nigerian youngster Iheanacho.
Sergio Aguero was forced off during City's last-gasp victory at Crystal Palace and has been ruled out. Anyway, Pellegrini will have both Raheem Sterling and David Silva available. Wilfried Bony is expected to deputise for the injured Aguero given that Iheanacho is ineligible. Pablo Zabaleta and Fabian Delph, meanwhile, will definitely be unavailable for the hosts.

Juventus are struggling in the Italian Serie A having earned just a single point from the first three fixtures. The Bianconeri lost They their opening two matches against Udinese and Roma and only a Paulo Dybala's late penalty eventually salvaged them a point at home against Chievo last Saturday.
Midfielder Claudio Marchisio has been ruled out of action for a month. Sami Khedira remains sidelined, so Juventus' midfield is in emergency. New signing Hernanes could start as playmaker in a 3-5-2 system with Dybala and Manzukic paired up front. After an impressive performance against Chievo, Juan Cuadrado should be in the starting XI.
The Citizens team have a poor record in UCL and they have only won two of their last 10 games in this competition (D2 L6) and just three of their 11 home Champions League games to date. City are taking part in their 5th Champions League campaign but they have never made it past the last 16.

Probable lineups:

Manchester City: Hart – Sagna, Kompany, Mangala, Kolarov – Fernandinho, Yaya Toure – de Bruyne, Silva, Sterling – Bony.

Juventus: Buffon – Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini – Lichtsteiner, Pogba, Sturaro, Hernanes, Evra – Morata, Mandzukic.

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Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona 1-2 Highlights 12-09-2015 La Liga

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Competition: Spanish Primera Division
Match date: 12 September 2015
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid 

Goals:  

Atletico Madrid – Fernando Torres 51'
Barcelona – Neymar 55' // Lionel Andres Messi 78'

Fernando Torres gives Atletico Madrid the lead against FC Barcelona, but the visitors come from behind to win thanks to goals from Neymar and Lionel Andres Messi.

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USA 1-4 Brazil 09-09-2015 Highlights Friendly

United States vs Brazil
Competition: International Friendly
Match date: 09 September 2015
Venue: Gillette Stadium

Neymar scores twice as Brazil beat the USA 4-1 in a friendly at the Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Goals:  

United States – Daniel Williams 90'
Brazil – Hulk 10' // Neymar (pen) 51' // Rafinha 64' // Neymar 67'

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Germany vs Poland Euro 2016 qualifiers - September 04, 2015

Germany vs Poland - Competition: UEFA Euro Qualifying
 

In their 10 matches since lifting the World Cup trophy,Germany team have been far from completely convincing having won only five of those games, losing three and also dropping qualification points in a 1-1 home draw with the Republic of Ireland. Anyway, Die Mannschaft can leapfrog Poland to the top of the group table by winning this fixture.
Joachim Low is expected to make wholesale changes from the side that thrashed Gibraltar 7-0 in their last outing back in June. Max Kruse was on the scoresheet twice in that game and the Wolfsburg frontman could well lead the attack again. Marco Reus has suffered a fractured toe which has ruled him out of the game. Ozil is also out thorugh injury.
Poland head to Frankfurt leading Group D and aware that another win this Friday would take them to the brink of qualifying for Euro 2016. They are the only team in Group D yet to taste defeat but have drawn four of their last six fixtures.
The main selection issue for Poland head coach Adam Nawalka is whether to partner Arkadiusz Milik with Lewandowski, or just play with the Bayern striker as a lone forward. Szukala and Glik are likely to retain their berth as central back while Szczesny will likely start between the posts depsite Fabianski is in great form.
Die Mannschaft suffered a 2-0 defeat when the sides met in Warsaw last October, and it was Poland’s first ever over their neighbours in 19 attempts. Germany’s record at home is incredibly strong. Joachim Low’s side have not been beaten in their last 20 home qualifying games and their last three games in this campaign have been won without even conceding a goal.

Probable lineups:

Germany: Neuer – Ginter, Boateng, Mustafi, Hector – Schweinsteiger, T. Kroos – Reus, Ozil, T. Muller – Volland.

Poland: Szczesny – Olkowski, Glik, Szukala, Rybus – Krychowiak, Maczynski – Grosicki, Zielinski – Milik, Lewandowski.

Match date: 4 September 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion 

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Belgium 3-1 Bosnia Highlights 03-09-2016 Euro Qualifying

Belgium vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Competition: UEFA Euro Qualifying
Match date: 3 September 2015
Venue: Stade Roi Baudouin

Kevin de Bruyne and Fellaini score for Belgium as they come from behind to beat Bosnia 3-1. Belgium vs Bosnia-Herzegovina match ended with 3-1 scoreline in EURO Qualification 2016.

Belgium 3-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B):

15' 0-1 Edin Dzeko // 23' Marouane Fellaini 1-1 // 44' Kevin de Bruyne 2-1 // 78' Eden Hazard (pen.) 3-1

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