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Barcelona announce squad for Leonesa second leg

Barcelona will welcome Cultural Leonesa for the second leg of their Copa del Rey Round of 32 matchup, with Barça carrying a 1-0 lead from the first game.Ernesto Valverde has called up the following 19 players for the game, with one of them cut from the final matchday squad:Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 13. Jasper CillessenDefenders: 2. Nélson Semedo, 15. Clément Lenglet, 24. Thomas Vermaelen, 27. Juan Miranda, 36. ChumiMidfielders: 4. Ivan Rakitic, 6. Denis Suarez, 7. Philippe Coutinho, 21. Carles Alena, 22. Arturo Vidal, 28. Riqui Puig, 34. Alex Collado, 35. Oriol Busquets, 38. Guillem JaimeForwards: 11. Ousmane Dembele, 14. Malcom, 19. MunirSince this is a Cup game against a Third Division side, Valverde allows himself to rest his main players, so Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Sergi...
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Riyad Mahrez believes Manchester City will return stronger from Watford scare

Riyad Mahrez has revealed that Manchester City will return stronger from their scare at Watford, but insists any of the top-four teams can still beat them to the Premier League title.Manchester City, who face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, extended their unbeaten run after Leroy Sane and Mahrez struck either side of half-time at Vicarage Road.But the champions were given a fright in the concluding stages when Abdoulaye Doucoure bundled over from close range with just five minutes remaining.Despite facing a nervous end as Watford went in search of what, for most of the match seemed an unlikely point, Pep Guardiola’s side held firm to claim their seventh consecutive league victory.The City squad will now be given Thursday off ahead of their match against Chelsea this coming ...
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Maurizio Sarri claim Chelsea are ready with new contract for Eden Hazard

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has disclosed the club are ready with a new contract for Eden Hazard, but it remains up to the Belgian forward Hazard if he wants to commit his future with the Blues. Hazard, 27, has been a key player for Chelsea since arriving from French side Lille in 2012, and n recent years has emerged as one of the finest players in the Premier League. Hazard's current contract expires in 2020, which presents a problem for Chelsea if he does not agree to the new deal soon, the club will need to decide whether to sell their best player next summer while they can still command a substantial fee or risk losing him for nothing the following year.Hazard made his thoughts perfectly clear after helping Belgium to third place at the World Cup in Russia that he was torn between C...
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Eddie Howe hailed his players as Bournemouth end losing run

Eddie Howe praised his Bournemouth side’s as they ended a four-game losing run with a 2-1 win over Huddersfield. Bournemouth had lost to Newcastle, Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City in recent weeks but goals in the opening 22 minutes from Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser got them back on track.They did have to battle for the three points after that, though, as  Huddersfield came back strongly and made a game of it through Terence Kongolo’s header shortly before the break.Howe was relieved to end his side’s drought and was grateful to their fast start.Howe said:“It’s a big relief, it was a very, very tough game. “We anticipated it would be, we respect Huddersfield a lot, I think they play a really good brand of football, they press really well.“We kne...
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Newcastle owner plans to sell club before January transfer window

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley plans to sell the Premier League club before the January transfer window and told Sky News on Monday that talks on a deal had made promising progressAshley, who is also majority shareholder at sportswear retailer Sports Direct, said in October he had not received any acceptable offers for Newcastle a year after he officially put the club up for sale.Asked on Monday if it was realistic for Newcastle to be sold before the transfer window opened on Jan. 1, Ashley said:“Realistic? It’s possible. Realistic is maybe too strong a word. Hopefully we can carry on our recent good form and get the deal done.” Newcastle had a difficult start to the season under Rafa Benitez but three wins in a row moved them up the table before a 3-0 home defeat by West Ham United at...
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Luka Modric: the new winner of Ballon d'Or

Luka Modric saw off competition from a host of French World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the 2018 Ballon d'Or on Monday, ending the 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in a glitzy ceremony held in Paris. Ronaldo was second, with France and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann completing the podium.Paris Saint-Germain's teenage forward Kylian Mbappe came fourth, leaving Messi to settle for fifth position. Another Frenchman, Modric's Madrid teammate Raphael Varane, was seventh, just behind Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah.Modric said:"As a kid we all have dreams. My dream was to play for a big club and win important trophies."The Ballon d'Or was more ...
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Bournemouth are unhappy about Dan Gosling injury

Bournemouth midfielder Dan Gosling has been sent for a scan on his knee injury. Gosling picked up the injury against Arsenal last weekend and missed Saturday’s defeat at Manchester City after pulling out of the warm-up.He will get the injury checked out by specialists and is a doubt for Tuesday’s Premier League clash with Huddersfield.Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe said in his pre-match press conference:“Dan Gosling is a concern for us.“We’ve sent him away for a scan on his knee so we’ll see how he is. He didn’t feel comfortable during the warm up at the weekend.“We have a couple of niggles. You’re always going to have a few niggles at this time of the season, so we’ll see how those guys are.“We know we’re coming in to a busy period of fixtures. We need everyone in the squad to be r...
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Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa set to undergo foot surgery

Atletico Madrid have comfirmed Diego Costa will undergo surgery on a foot injury but have not put a timescale on his likely absence.The striker will return to Brazil to undertake his operation following an injury sustained last month, that has been troubling him in recent weeks.The 30-year-old has netted just four La Liga goals in the calendar year but recently ended a nine-month scoring drought in the league when he netted against Barcelona.Costa has previously undergone surgery on his left foot when he suffered an injury to his fifth metatarsal.Summer signing Nikola Kalinic or youngster Borja Garces are now likely to be afforded more game time for Los Rojiblancos.
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Southampton sack manager Mark Hughes

Southampton sack manager Mark Hughes after just winning one of their 14 matches so far this season. The Premier League club  announced on their official Twitter account:"Southampton Football Club can today confirm it  has parted company with first team manager Mark Hughes. "Assistant first team manager Mark Bowen and assistant first team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki have also left the club. "We would like to express our thanks to Mark Andy his staff for all their efforts during their time at St Mary’s."The search to find a new manager is already under way. First team assistant coach Kelvin Davis will lead the team for Wednesday’s Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley."
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Real Madrid power on to earn 2-0 win over Valencia

Real Madrid displayed good performance on Saturda to earn a 2-0 win at home to Valencia which allowed them to climb to fifth in the La Liga standings and reduce their recent troubles.The European champions, who were humbled 3-0 by tiny Eibar last week, took a fortuitous lead when Valencia midfielder Daniel Wass nodded a Dani Carvajal cross into his own net in the eighth minute after former Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista had failed to clear the danger.The visitors, knocked out of the Champions League in mid-week, let Madrid off the hook on three occasions in the second half when Santi Mina and Paulista failed to hit the target with glorious chances from inside the area.Valencia’s Michy Batshuayi was then denied by his fellow Belgian and former Chelsea team mate Thibaut Courtois in the Re...
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Europa League: Chelsea and Arsenal win to top their group with ease

Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage.Unai Emery selected a youthful Arsenal to play in the Ukraine and they romped past Vorskla Poltava 3-0, guaranteeing top spot in Group E in a match switched to freezing Kiev after security concerns in the east of the country.Teenagers Emile Smith Rowe and Joe Willock scored either side of an Aaron Ramsey penalty as the Gunners went in 3-0 at half-time.Arsenal will now avoid any of the Champions League drop outs in the draw for the next round as they have a better head-to-head record with second-placed Sporting Lisbon.Maurizio Sarri had demanded a reaction from his Chelsea side after they lost at Totte...
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Ernesto Valverde credits Messi and Dembele pairing after Barcelona victory over PSV

Ernesto Valverde praised Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele after the two players were massive in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over PSV in the Champions League on wednesday.Valverde said:“I’m not entirely sure how Messi scored that goal.“But he and Dembele combined really well down the right. Between them you could count on them producing a shot on goal from almost any situation.“We had problems in the first 20 minutes.“There are certain moments in which you have to know how to suffer. They were encouraged and it was a difficult match, but we secured first in the group. We’re happy.”
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Isaac Success pens new five-year contract with Watford

Isaac Success has penned a new five-year contract with Watford. The Nigerian moved to Watford on a permanent deal from Granada in 2016, and spent the second half of the 2017-18 season on loan at Malaga.Success has featured 15 times in all competitions for Watford this season, starting six times and scoring three goals.Watford chairman Scott Duxbury told the club's website: "This is a just reward for Isaac's continued hard work and application this season. We look forward to seeing him develop further over the coming years."Success has represented Nigeria four times since making his international debut last year.
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Javi Gracia signs four-year Watford extension

Watford have awarded boss Javi Gracia a new four-and-a-half-year deal with the option of a further years added on, it has been confirmed.Gracia replaced Marco Silva at Vicarage Road in January and has won 11 of his 30 matches at the helm to date, with the Hornets ninth in the Premier League standings.Gracia told club media:“I am very happy to extend my contract.“I am very proud in this moment to be part of this club and to belong here for more seasons.”
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Manchester City progress to Champions League last-16 after a comeback 2-2 draw against Lyon

Manchester City have secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage after coming from behind twice to grab a 2-2 draw.After missing two great chances in first-half,  Lyon finally took the lead in the 55th minute through Maxwell Cornet goal. But their lead didn't last long at all. Aymeric Laporte equalize for City, who headed home past Anthony Lopes in the Lyon goal just seven minutes after going behind.  Cornet then got on the scoresheet again nine minutes from time, slotting home past Ederson in the penalty area. But Sergio Aguero scored to make it 2-2 draw.
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Viktoria Plzen beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 to send Real Madrid and Roma to Champions League knockout stage

Viktoria Plzen defender Lukas Hejda's late goal gave his side 2-1 victory to send CSKA Moscow out of the Champions League and sending Real Madrid and Roma to knockout stage.CSKA had to beat Plzen at a snowy Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday to have any chance of finishing in Group G's top two spots, but their loss ensured reigning champions Madrid and Roma advanced.The home side took an early lead from the penalty spot, Nikola Vlasic converting to put Viktor Goncharenko's men on track for the win they needed.But after Igor Akinfeev's penalty save from Roman Prochazka, the Plzen midfielder made amends with an equaliser and Hejda headed home with nine minutes left to complete a fine comeback.CSKA opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Vlasic on target from...
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Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari insist his side must bounce back against Roma

Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari said his side must get back up against Roma following a shocking 3-0 loss against Eibar on Saturday.The new Madrid Coach saw the heavy defeat in the spain and they now face a tough Champions League assignment in the Italian capital.Solari stated in his pre-match Press conference:“We need to do what this squad has always done in this tournament, prove that we’re up to it.“It’s easy, but at the same time difficult. It was a heavy and hard defeat on Saturday, but it belongs in the past now.“We’ve analysed the game and are looking forward, we’re in Italy, in Rome, and in another tournament so we’re focused on this match.“Every game is a baptism of fire here, but whenever Real Madrid fall we always get back up. That’s why this is the most successful club in...
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Niko Kovac is eager to get Bayern Munich on track with win in Champions League as his players train in wet condition

Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac has experienced a tough start to life at the club as the         defending champions struggle to find their feet in the Bundesliga league.The German league leaders Borussia Dortmund are nine points ahead of Kovac's side after they were dealt a last-minute blow when they gave up a two-goal cushion in their stunning 3-3 draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.As the Bayern boss faces more pressure, he has turned his attentions to Benfica's visit in the Champions League on Tuesday with a win needed to help turn his side's fortunes around as they head towards the Christmas break.After his side trained in wet condition on Sunday evening, Kovac knew the importance of what all three points would do for his side...
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes his sides will be seen failures if they do not win the Champions League

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes some critics will write his Manchester City side off as a failure if they do not win the Champions League. Manchester City have spent more than £500million on players since Guardiola took charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016.They won the Premier League in some style last season and are again top of the table this season, but Guardiola knows expectations are high.Guardiola said:“For the people who don’t love us too much, who use money as an argument, then we have failed if we don’t win the Champions League.“For the others, especially our fans who say they enjoy watching our games and enjoy what we are doing, I’m pretty sure they won’t have regrets about what these guys have been doing every three days for the last 15 months.“T...
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Predicted Line-up: PSG vs Liverpool

Liverpool will travel to Parc des Princes on wednesday with the hope to secure a place in the knock-out stages of the Champions League, as Jurgen Klopp’s side look to replicate their impressive run to the final during the competition last season. Group C’s sides only have two points between them, meaning that any winner from the round of fixtures this week have got a huge chance of moving into the last 16. Liverpool will need their forward players to be in good shape, as their opponents are known for targeting success in European competition.Joe Gomez could be fit to return to the starting line-up in the French capital. Jordan Henderson picked up a red card last time out, ruling him out of Premier League action next week, which could see Klopp decide to get further minutes ...
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