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LALIGA

Lionel Messi back in Barcelona training after breaking arms

Lionel Messi has returned to Barcelona training on Wednesday after missing Barcelona victory over Inter Milan and Real Madrid in the last week. Messi did some fitness training at the club training ground and was able to do some ball work for the first time since breaking a bone in his arm.Messi is ready to return within the three weeks he was initially ruled out for. But, according to report, The Catalans won't take any risks with his recovery.Barcelona will play Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday before travelling to Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday. Messi will not be available for either game but his return to training led to hopes he could return for next Tuesday's game at Inter.
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TRANSFERS

Rafa Benitez hopes to complete deal with Sebastien Haller once the transfer window opens

Newcastle united boss Rafa Benitez is believed to have made Eintracht Frankfurt striker Sebastien Haller his top transfer target, who has netted six goals in nine appearances this season.Although, Benitez is unaware of what his January transfer budget will be, it is believed that he is growing ever-more optimistic that Mike Ashley will be prepare to break the club’s long-standing transfer record during the winter window.Benitez is thought to be keen on three new additions in January, with attacking reinforcements top of his list.But Haller is believed to be the number one target, although, Newcastle could face competition from Dortmund for his services.
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LALIGA

Real Madrid plans to appoint a new manager to put the team back on track

Real Madrid are looking for a new manager that can turn things around to save the season after sacking Julen Lopetegui on Monday due to a dissapointing loss to Barcelona and far from the top in the Spanish league standings. Real Madrid claimed the team deserved a better results with the quality of players it has. Under Lopetegui, Madrid won six matches, lost six and drew two. The team is ninth in the Spanish standings, seven points behind leader Barcelona after 10 matches.Former player Santiago Solari, coach of Real Madrid “B” team, was in charge of practice on Tuesday, but the club was in a hurry to find a replacement who could quickly put the team back on track. It wasn’t precisely clear what type of coach Madrid was looking for, whether it was a hardliner like Antonio ...
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SERIE A

Juventus Midfielder Emre Can undergoes surgery

Serie A champions Juventus have announced that Emre Can has underwent a successful surgery on a thyroid nodule, Juventus confirmed on Monday that following specialist medical examinations in Germany, Can has had an operation on the issue.According to Juventus website:"The operation was carried out today in Frankfurt by Professor Vorlaender, in the presence of Dr Claudio Rigo and was a complete success. "The prognosis for the resumption of physical activity will be better assessed in the coming days." Can has made eight Serie A appearances this season having joined on a four-year deal from Liverpool on a free transfer in June.
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BUNDESLIGA

Bayer Leverkusen deny Werder Bremen the chance to be second in Bundesliga after 6-2 win

Bayer Leverkusen grabbed 6-2 victory at Werder Bremen, Karim Bellarabi scored one and set up two more as Leverkusen claimed its third win from nine games to finish the weekend in 12th place. Bremen remained fourth, four points behind leader Borussia Dortmund.Kevin Volland gave Bayer Leverkusen an early lead but Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt was angry as his team failed to be awarded a throw-in before the goal. Instead, Leverkusen was awarded the ball, Julian Brandt sent Bellarabi through on the right and the winger crossed for Volland to score from close range.The host was amazed minutes before the break when Bellarabi set up Brandt and then scored himself on a counterattack. Bellarabi also struck the post before coming off early in the second half.Bremen was given hope of a...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United downed Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford

Manchester United return back from defeat to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League midweek by beating  Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.  Paul Pogba scored in the 27th minute to give the Reds  a lead as he perfectly side-footed home from eight yards after seeing his penalty saved by Jordan Pickford.Anthony Martial then doubled The Reds lead early in the second half as he scored a fine finish in the bottom corner before Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the penalty spot in the 77th minute to give the visitors a consolation goal. 
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LALIGA

Barcelona defeat Real Madrid 5-1 in El Clasico without Messi

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-1 in El Clasico clash on Sunday, Phillippe Coutinho 11 minutes goal gave Barcelona the lead in first half . With Lionel Messi looking on from the bench after being sidelined with an arm injury. Luis Suarez also scored from the penalty spot on the half-hour mark to double his team advantage.Real Madrid striked well into the second half and grabbed a goal back on 50 minutes through Marcelo. However, they hit the post and missed a handful of chances before Barcelona eventually regained their two-goal lead after a bullet header from Suarez in the 75th minute.Suarez completed his hat-trick in the 83rd minute before substitute Arturo Vidal scored four minutes later to give Barcelona a comfortable 5-1 victory.
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SERIE A

Inter Milan appoint Steven Zhang as new President

Inter Milan have named 27-year-old Steven Zhang as their new president replacing Erick Thohir. Zhang is the president of Suning International, the overseas division of the group that owns Inter, and serves as a member of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee.Thohir purchased Massimo Moratti's stake in the club in 2013 and was thanked for his service as a member of the board following the club's annual shareholders' meeting in Milan.Zhang said: "I am extremely proud to lead this club into a new era. I feel the responsibility to satisfy the passion of the millions of fans all over the world and, I am more than ready to accept the challenge of president in this, the 110th year of this prestigious club. "We will continue to make the sports performance the number o...
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SERIE A

Gattuso admitted his focus is to change Milan setback

AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso has revealed he was not concerned about his job, saying his focus was  to change his team setback.The Serie A team suffered  a 2-1 loss at home to Real Betis in the Europa League on Thursday, further increasing the pressure on Gattuso.Ac Milan are second in Group F, but they have struggled in the league, winning just three of eight games to be 12th in the table.Gattuso, who became Milan coach in November last year, lash out suggestions he was focused on surviving as coach.Gattuso told news conference :"Do you think in this moment I am thinking about saving my job? I am not worried about my job."I'm only focused on how to sort the problems of my team, if the club will give me the chance to continue here."As I already said after the performance, ...
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NEWS

Arsenal thrashed Sporting CP 1-0 to top their Europa League group

Danny Welbeck strike gave Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Sporting CP in 77th-minute to make it Arsenal 11 wins in a row and move three points clear at the top of their Europa League group.The first half featured little in the way of attacking action, Nani coming close with a long range effort while Sokratis Papastathopoulos was lucky to stay on the pitch after dragging down Fredy Montero as he moved through on goal.Arsenal appeared to be strong after the break as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missing good chance before Welbeck eventually broke the deadlock.
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NEWS

Former Arsenal Player Robin Van Persie disclose plans to retire at the end of the season

Robin Van Persie has returned to Feyenoord, the club which he started his youth career before moving to Arsenal in 2004.Van Persie won the FA Cup with Arsenal before exiting to join Manchester United. He then assisted  Sir Alex Ferguson team to the 2012-13 Premier League title.Van Persie moved from Manchester United to Fenerbahce in Turkey in July 2015 before returning to his homeland in January and helping Feyenoord win the KNVB Cup.In an interview with Dutch media outlet AD, Van Persie confirmed his plans to make the current campaign his last as a player.Van Persie said:“When do I have to stop? That is normally at the end of this season, I will be 36 years old, i have been a professional for 18 years and from the age of five, I have only been involved in football.”Van ...
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UCL

Jadon Sancho scores his first ever Champions League goal as Borussia Dortmund grab a 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid

Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho scored his first Champions League goal as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Signal Iduna Park.The Winger came off the bench late in the match to give home Dortmund’s third of the night and seal all three points against a surprisingly fallible Diego Simeone team. It was Atletico Madrid biggest defeat under the Argentine, after Raphael Guerreiro added another late goal to give Dortmund a deserving 4-0 win.
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Lopetegui: I'm optimistic Marcelo could recover in time ahead of El Clasico

Real Madrid defender Marcelo was forced out in Madrid match against Viktoria Plzen with what look like an ankle injury. The left-back was visibly in pain and his feature for Sunday’s El Clasico against Barcelona was uncertain.Although, Madrid madrid Julen Lopetegui stated during the press conference that he might have time to recover and play in that crucial match.Lopettegui said:“He has a strong knock and we will see how he goes from there, I am optimistic and he could recover in time for El Clasico if it all goes well,”
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Marcos Alonso penned New contract with Chelsea till 2023

Chelsea left back Marcos Alonso has penned a new contract with Chelsea till 2023, the Premier League club announced Wednesday.The spain  defender joined Chelsea in August 2016, assisted them to win the Premier League in 2016-17 and claim the FA Cup last season.Alonso stated on the club website:"I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one of the best teams in the world, It is been a very good two seasons and I am looking forward to more."Alonso has made 92 appearances and scored 15 goals for Chelsea since being signed from Fiorentina.Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said: "We are delighted to be extending Marcos contract, In the past two seasons he has developed into an important player for the club, demonstrating his outstanding ability and a fantas...
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NEWS

Europa League : Arsenal set for Sporting Lisbon clash

Arsenal will move to Estadio Jose Alvalade to face Sporting Lisbon to continue their Europa League campaign on Thursday, when Manchester city rivals Chelsea will host BATE Borisov of Belarus.Arsenal and Sporting sit on six points apiece after two games, with Azerbaijan's Qarabag and fellow strugglers Vorskla of Ukraine still pointless.Sporting are fifth in Portugal's top flight, four points off the top with former Manchester United star Nani having scored three goals from seven league outings.If Arsenal needed more reason to believe in their chances of going all the way, they need not look far. As coach of Sevilla in 2013-2016, Emery led the Spaniards to three consecutive Europa League titles.Emery stated after a 3-1 win over Leicester City on Monday in which Mesut Ozil scored and provided...
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UCL

2018 UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Inter milan, Predicted Lineup

Barcelona displayed a solid performance in spain by topping the La Liga table against Sevilla but the match was damaged by Lionel Messi injury, Barcelona now start a three week life without their best player, and the first two games will be real tests.There is El Clasico on Sunday, and it doesn’t matter how good or bad Real Madrid are playing. That will be a tough match, especially without Messi.Before that Barcelona will welcome Inter Milan at Camp Nou on wednesday in the Champions League, a matchup between the two perfect leaders of Group B.Barca and inter will face each other twice in a row, which will most likely determine the winner of the group. Inter are on fire, winning seven consecutive games in Italy and Europe and having just beaten their biggest rivals, AC Milan, with a la...
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UCL

Real madrid thrashed Viktoria Plzen 2-1 to earn their second win in 2018 champions League group game

Real Madrid grab their second win in Group G of the 2018 UEFA Champions League after thrashing Viktoria Plzen 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night.Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid the lead before Marcelo scored, but Plzen got a goal in  12 minutes remaining through Patrik Hrosovsky.Plzen midfielder Milan Petrzela missed  two excellent opportunity before Benzema opener, with the second a particularly glaring miss. On both occasions, Plzen had carved a hole in the right side of Real madrid back four where winger Lucas Vazquez was playing as an auxiliary full-back.Real Madrid held on to offer a temporary relief for their manager Julen Lopetegui before Sunday El Clasico against  rivals Barcelona.
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UCL

Thierry Henry believes Champions League is a dream as Monaco face Club Bruges on Wednesday

Monaco boss Thierry Henry admit the Champion League is dream for his club as Monaco travel to Jan Breydel Stadium to play Club Bruges on wednesday.Henry stated in press conference:“We are not in a situation that allows us to laugh but we work in humility, respect and joy. We produced a game in Strasbourg but that did not turn in our favor with the injury of Falcao, the red card of Grandsir, We seek a victory to seek more confidence. We are here to work.“Club Brugge is a team that fights from beginning to end. They defend together, they attack together. We will try to block them. After Strasbourg it’s good to play again quickly. The Champions League is a dream, we must take this competition as a chance to regain confidence.”
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UCL

Paul Pogba is set for Juventus emotional reunion at Old Trafford

Paul Pogba has revealed he is set for an emotional reunion with Juventus in the Champions League as Manchester United welcome the Serie A champions on Tuesday at Old Trafford, which means Pogba will play the club he left in a then world record deal in 2016.Pogba started his career at Manchester United but initially didn't achieve a breakthrough at Old Trafford before rejoining the club after winning four trophy for Juventus.The French international, who has been linked with a return to Juventus following rumours over his relationship with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, has revealed he is settled in Manchester. Pogba stataed in a UEFA interview:"I have spoken to my brother about it, And we said: 'Can you imagine what it will be like if we are drawn i...
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Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Old Trafford as Juventus face United in Champions league group game

Cristiano Ronaldo established himself in Manchester United, scoring 118 goals, winning three Premier League titles and the first of his five Champions Leagues before a then world record move to Real in 2009. On Saturday, he scored against Genoa in Serie A to become the first player to net 400 goals across Europe’s top five leagues.Tuesday is Ronaldo second trip back to Manchester United, the first being with Real in 2012-13, and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes it will be another special occasion for the Portugal star.Szczesny said :“We all know how important things he has done there, but he is now a Juventus player and we are also really appreciating what he is doing here, It will be a great Champions League night, United are strong, and like us they will...
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