Liverpool 2-1 Bordeaux Europa League 26-11-2015 Highlights

Liverpool vs Bordeaux
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Date: 26 November 2015
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool 

Liverpool team come from behind to beat Bordeaux and seal their place in the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League .

Goals:  

Liverpool – James Milner (pen) 38' // Christian Benteke 45'
Bordeaux – Henri Saivet 33' 

 

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Barcelona vs Roma Champions League - 24-11-2015

Barcelona vs AS Roma  - Competition: UEFA Champions League
 

Barcelona team come into this clash in high spirits after they dismantled bitter rivals Real Madrid 4-0 at Bernabeu last Saturday to go six points clear at the top of the La Liga table. It was a fourth straight victory in all competitions for the Catalans, who have scored 12 goals without conceding during that run. The Blaugrana can seal progress to the round of 16 with a draw as they are five points clear at the top of Group E.

Enrique will surely be tempted to stick with the side that won so convincingly on the weekend and Lionel Messi could be benced once again. Javier Mascherano will also miss out after suffering a thigh injury and Rafinha is also definitely out.Roma's Serie A title hopes suffered a setback as they recorded a 2-2 draw at Bologna at the weekend. The Giallorossi desperately need a positive outcome at the Camp Nou as they sit third in the standings with just a single point separating the Serie A side from Leverkusen in Group E. Garcia's men have conceded six goals to Leverkusen in two games, and 3 goals to BATE Borisov away from home. How can they stop Barcelona?
De Rossi is a doubt with a thigh problem and could be replaced by Seydou Keita. Florenzi and Iturbe could start in attack, where Edin Dzeko will play as central striker, as the likes Francesco Totti, Gervinho and Mohamed Salah are all sidelined.
AS Roma held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on matchday one, a match that saw Alessandro Florenzi scoring stunning equaliser. Barcelona have scored at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 9 matches in the Champions League.

 

Date: 24 November 2015
Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona 

 

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El Clasico: Real Madrid vs Barcelona La Liga - November 21, 2015

Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Competition: Spanish Primera Division
Date: 21 November 2015 - Time: 17:15 GMT
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Real Madrid team went into the international break on the back of a shock 3-2 defeat at the hands of Sevilla and they now trail Barça by three points. But Los Galacticos will go top of the table on goal difference should they beat Barcelona. They have been strong at home this season, picking up 13 points from a possible 15, and they have not lost at home since September 2014. Real Madrid also have the second-best defensive record in the league and have scored the most goals, too.

Benzema has recovered from a hamstring injury, but is lacking in match fitness. Hence, Gareth Bale is likely to start in the hole while Isco could be preferred to James Rodriguez. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas is expected to be back after missing the last couple of fixtures with a groin problem. As for the backline Raphael Varane is expected to partner Sergio Ramos at the heart of the defence.

Barcelona are in brilliant form having recorded boasting a seven-game unbeaten run and four straight La Liga wins, which have led them to the top of he table all without Messi. In fact, Neymar and Luis Suarez have netted each of Barça's last 17 league goals. Anyway, they have lost two of their last three away games in la Liga .
Lionel Messi has been out since late September but is set to make his comeback at the Bernabeu but Ivan Rakitic, who has injured his calf, is a doubt so Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets are expected to support the attack from midfield. Javier Mascherano returns from suspension and may be deployed in midfield. Douglas and Rafinha are still out.
The Blaugrana will be desperate to avoid a repeat of last year's match scoreline at the Bernabeu, when the Catalan were outclassed 3-1 by Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid. The last time these two clubs met was in March of this year in a battle won by Luis Enrique's side, 2-1. Each of the last 9 Clasicos in La Liga BBVA have seen both sides score.

Probable lineups:

Real Madrid: Navas – Danilo, Pepe, Varane (Ramos), Marcelo – T. Kroos, Modric – Bale, J. Rodriguez, C. Ronaldo – Benzema.

Barcelona: Bravo – Dani Alves, Mascherano, Pique, Jordi Alba – Busquets, S. Roberto, Iniesta – Munir, Suarez, Neymar.

Real Madrid last 5 matches:

21/10/15 PSG 0 – 0 Real Madrid
24/10/15 Celta de Vigo 1 – 3 Real Madrid
31/10/15 Real Madrid 3 – 1 Las Palmas
03/11/15 Real Madrid 1 – 0 PSG
08/11/15 Sevilla 3 – 2 Real Madrid

Barcelona last 5 matches:

25/10/15 Barcelona 3 – 1 Eibar
28/10/15 Villanovense 0 – 0 Barcelona
31/10/15 Getafe 0 – 2 Barcelona
04/11/15 Barcelona 3 – 0 BATE
08/11/15 Barcelona 3 – 0 Villarreal

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

 

 

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Hungary vs Norway 2-1 Highlights 15-11-2015 Euro Qualifying

Hungary vs Norway  - Competition: UEFA Euro Qualifying

Goals:  

Hungary – Tamas Priskin 14' // Markus Henriksen (og) 83'
Norway – Markus Henriksen 87'

Hungary team qualify for their first European Championships since 1972 as they beat a Norway containing Martin Odegaard in Budapest (Groupama Arena) to clinch a 3-1 win on aggregate. Hungary vs Norway match ended with 2-1 scoreline in Euro Qualifying.

Match date: 15 November 2015
Venue: Groupama Arena, Budapest

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France vs Germany 2-0 Highlights 13-11-2015 Friendly

France vs Germany
Competition: International Friendly
Match date: 13 November 2015
Venue: Stade de France, Paris 

Giroud and Andre-Pierre Gignac score for France as they beat Germany at Stade de France (Paris). France vs Germany match ended with 2-0 scoreline in International Friendly.

France 2-0 Germany (Friendly):

45' Olivier Giroud 1-0 // 86' Andre-Pierre Gignac 2-0  

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Norway vs Hungary Euro Qualifiers - 12-11-2015

Norway vs Hungary - Competition: UEFA Euro Qualifying

Norway team only missed out on an automatic place by one point to Croatia. Barring a 2-1 defeat in Italy, which saw them miss out on the chance to qualify for France 2016 automatically, Norway showed to be in fine form, beating the likes of Bulgaria and Croatia. Prior to their game in Italy last time out, they kept five consecutive clean sheets.
Norway head coach Per-Mathias Högmo opted to leave forward Joshua King out of the squad, while Adama Diomande is still unavailable through injury. Haitam Aleesami is likely to fill in at left-back with Tom Høgli absent.

Hungary team failed to qualify automatically from a group which was won by Northern Ireland. They were never really in contentionfor the two automatic places, they ended their campaign with a 4-3 defeat away to a Greece side who had not previously won a qualifying match.
Coach Storck left players Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber out of the squad  last time out but has recalled the duo for the play-off matches. Roland Juhasz is banned, meaning Richard Guzmics could partner Tamas Kadar at the heart of their defence. Daniel Tozser has been surprisingly dropped from the squad, while midfielder Laszio Kleinheisler has earned a first call-up.
Norway have won their last 3 matches against Hungary in all competitions scoring at least 2 goals in that run and without conceding.

Probable lineups:

Norway: Nyland – Elabdellaoui, Hovland, Forren, Aleesami – Johansen, Tettey – Skjelbred, Henriksen, Berget – Soderlund.

Hungary: Kiraly – Fiola, Guzmics, Kadar, Leandro – Elek, Tozser – Lovrencsics, Gera, Dzsudzsak – Szalai.

Match date: 12 November 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  

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

 

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Arsenal vs Tottenham Premier League - November 8, 2015

Arsenal vs Tottenham - Competition: English Premier League

Arsenal team will be looking to bounce back quickly following their midweek's Champions League 5-1 defeat to Bundesliga giants Bayern. Domestically, Arsene the Gunners are in fine form. Since defeat at Stamford Bridge back in September, they have won five games on the bounce and Wnger's men now sit in 2nd place behind leaders Man City on goal difference alone. Condifence will be high as Arsenal have already defeated Tottenham in the Capital One Cup this season.
Hector Bellerin has been ruled out with a small groin problem and Debuchy is expected to deputise at right-back. Gabriel will again be expected to battle it out with Per Mertesacker for the centre-back spot alongside Laurent Koscielny. Joel Campbell looks set to retain his place as offensive midfielder as Theo Walcott, Welbeck, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tomas Rosicky, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere remain on the sidelines through injury.

Tottenham are unbeaten in the Premier League since the EPL opening day and have started to score for fun in recent weeks with a 1-5 win at Bournemouth followed by a 3-1 triumph over Aston Villa. Furthermore, they recorded another win last Thursday in Europa League - 2-1 against Anderlecht. The Lilywhites have been playing with real intensity and pressure in recent weeks and it's a tactic that has been paying dividends.
The in-form Dele Alli should start alongside Eric Dier in the double-pivot midfield. Danny Rose and Clinton N'Jie should be both available. Summer arrival Heung-min Son is likely to sit on the bench following his return on Thursday night. Nabil Bentaleb he could be unavailable until after the international break while Alex Pritchard and Nacer Chadli both remain sidelined.
Harry Kane has been in scintillating form recently, scoring five goals in his last three games. Last year's English Premier League top scorer netted two goals to give Spurs a 2-1 victory against Arsenal in their last Premier League meeting.

Probable lineups:

Arsenal: Cech – Debuchy, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal – Coquelin, Cazorla – Campbell, Ozil, Sanchez – Giroud.

Tottenham: Lloris – Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose – Dier, Alli – Lamela, Dembele, Eriksen – Kane.

Match date: 8 November 2015
Kick Off Time: 16:00 BST
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

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Borussia Dortmund vs Qabala 4-0 Highlights 05-11-2015 Europa League

Borussia Dortmund vs Qabala
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Match date: 5 November 2015
Venue: Signal-Iduna-Park, Dortmund

Easy for Borussia Dortmund as they put four across Qabala team at home in UEFA Europa League.

Borussia Dortmund 4-0 FK Qabala (Group C):

28' Reus 1-0 // 45' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2-0 // 67' Sergei Zenjov (o.g.) 3-0 // 70' Henrik Mkhitaryan 4-0 

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Sevilla FC vs Manchester City 03-11-2015 - Champions League

Sevilla FC vs Manchester City
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Match date: Tuesday 03rd November 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST - 8:45pm
Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla

Sevilla team know that they really cannot afford another defeat as they have only three points after 3 rounds. The beat 3-0 Gladbach in the opening game, lose in Turin 2-0 against Juve and suffered an injury time defeat to Man City at the Etihad. That win saw City move ahead of Sevilla in the group standings. Since then Sevilla have had mixed fortunes domestically, thrashing Getafe 5-0 but slipping to a 2-1 defeat at Villarreal (their fourth defeat in 10 league games), to leave them 11th in the La Liga table.
Unai Emery will be without Gameiro as he picked up a hamstring injury in the defeat to Villarreal on Saturday. Fernando Llorente could well start in place of the Frenchman - while there are doubts about goalkeeper Beto and midfielder Ever Banega.

Manchester City have won two of their first three games, including a dramatic late victory over Sevilla in the reverse fixture. In addition to this last gasp winner aat Etihad, the Citizens also needed a very late goal to win 2-1 at Gladbach whilst in their opening group match at home to Juventus they suffered a 2-1 setback.
Sergio Aguero and David Silva are both still out for City meaning Wilfried Bony is set to continue up front. Zabaleta is injured while Fabian Delph and Gael Clichy are back in full training, but this fixture may come too soon for the pair. Raheem Sterling should return to the starting XI have been dropped to the bench last time out.
Man City have failed to keep a clean sheet in 17 of their last 18 UCL matches. Furthermore, they have lost on their last three trips to Spain in the Champions League, all by a single goal margin.

Probable lineups:

Sevilla FC: Rico – Coke, Rami, Kolodziejczak, Tremoulinas – N’Zonzi, Krychowiak – Vitolo, Banega, Krohn-Dehli – Gameiro.

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

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