In 2011, Chelsea sent shockwaves through the football world by paying £50m to prise striker Fernando Torres from Anfield. The Spaniard compounded Liverpool's agony by declaring he was joining "one of the biggest teams in Europe" who are "always fighting for everything". Torres scored 81 goals in in 142 matches during his three-and-a-half years at Liverpool but the Reds arguably had the last laugh as he failed to replicate that scoring prowess at Chelsea.
Follow it here! We'll be back bright and early tomorrow for more glorious updates from the world of football. Can't wait? Get the below anthem in your ears. It's almost back in your lives. Feyenoord fans banned from Porto trip Feyenoord have been banned from selling tickets to their fans for next month's Europa League game at Porto following crowd trouble in their match at Young Boys in Basel, UEFA said on Monday.
Ineos rider Rowe replaces NHS medic's stolen bike Time for a heartwarming tale (in the end. Team Ineos rider Luke Rowe has stepped in and replaced an NHS medic's stolen bike after reading about the theft on social media. Anaesthetic registrar Dr Tom Roberts tweeted about the theft of his bike while he was on a shift at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, and Rowe responded with the bike to be delivered today.
Conceded by Thiago Mendes. Posted at 82' Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain). Posted at 82' Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Goal!Posted at 79' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Lyon 2. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María. Posted at 78' Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
It is possible that some teams may have to give up home advantage in their Champions League and Europa League last-16 second-leg ties. That could most affect games where there was a narrow first-leg result, such as Manchester City, who beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu Stadium in the first leg of their Champions League tie, and Wolves, who drew 1-1 at Olympiakos in the Europa League. There are four Champions League last-16 matches still to be completed, plus six Europa League ties.
It gradually got better," McCarthy said of the performances. I look back at the Gibraltar game, the first game in, an Astroturf pitch, blowing a gale and an airplane taking off at eight o'clock, when we just scraped through. But we did scrape through and I said at the time that the only thing that mattered was the result. We only lost one out of 10, and that was in Switzerland, and they're the best team in the group.
Real Esteli are chasing the league leaders hard and can secure another three points here. Their away form isn't that great but they take on a side that are in poor form. Walter Ferretti have lost four of their last five in the league and will do well to avoid defeat here. Go for an away win.
It looked like it might be a stroll for Leeds when Helder Costa and Jack Harrison scored inside the space of six first-half minutes. But 16-year-old Jude Bellingham scored with his first goal in over three months to reduce the arrears at half-time before Lukas Jutkiewicz levelled on 61 minutes. Luke Ayling put Leeds back in front eight minutes later, but Jeremie Bela equalised for a second time.
Paul Pogba stroked in a delightful third and Anthony Martial smashed against the crossbar, with the heavy defeat leaving Villa second bottom, four points adrift of safety with four games remaining. Relive Manchester United's win over Aston VillaFantastic Fernandes drives Man UtdUnited continue to move in the right direction and have not suffered defeat since a feeble home defeat at the hands of Burnley in January.
Newcastle have landed "a big coup" in signing Danny Rose until the end of the season, manager Steve Bruce says. Left-back Rose - brought in on loan from Tottenham - is Newcastle's third signing of the January transfer window after deals for Nabil Bentaleb and Valentino Lazaro. The 29-year-old arrives at a time where Newcastle have lost full-backs Paul Dummett and Jetro Willems to injury. It's a great honour for me to be here," said England international Rose.
It was Boca's third league title in four years and robbed River of their first league flag since 2014. Tevez scored the vital goal that clinched Boca the titleGetty Images The win was a revenge of sorts for Boca, who lost to River in the Copa Libertadores final in 2018 and semi-final last year. It was a terrible blow for coach Marcelo Gallardo, who was hoping to win his first league title.
What is a bad idea is making decisions now that may feel wrong three or four weeks down the line depending on where the pandemic goes from here. If we are fortunate, then in the next three or four weeks, the health service will be in a much better position and we will have more information about the situation, having worked through it. There are a variety of possibilities about what happens to the Premier League season but they are all completely and utterly dependent on timescale - if and when restrictions are lifted, and to what level.
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It was 1:0 for Real in the first game, and away side won the second in the playoff with the same result. They beat favorite from Managua, Walter 1:0, in the quarter finals, and get to the duel with another rival from the same town. Real has good youth school and they could be light underestimated in the country. Team know how to lower the match on the small result, waiting for the rival mistake, especially when face favorite like this one.
Reading have easily handled the exit of Jose Gomes, the man who was supposed to turn things around for them. Mark Bowen has the hosts flying, with this run marking a real departure from their early-season record. The hosts have won their last four games in the Championship, while they are unbeaten in their last six.
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Juventus have scored 12 goals in the last five matches. Internazionale have two wins in nine away matches in Coppa Italia. Internazionale have two clean sheets in the last five away matches. Juventus have six straight wins ahead of this game. Juventus have lost just once in the last eight Coppa Italia games.
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Cologne haven't fared as well as Union Berlin on their return to the Bundesliga. They are currently sitting in 17th place, just three points off the bottom of the table. Furthermore, Cologne have been struggling to get points on the board in recent weeks. They have failed to win each of their last five games, losing four.
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However, the new Tottenham boss said he did not need a large transfer kitty since he already had a good squad. I don't need transfers. That's the basic thing. During the process we are going to need ticks (tweaks). You lose a player, you get a player, but this is readjustments to your squad. But the more you like a squad the less money you need.
The main problem is that Nurnberg except for a 2-2 draw away from home at Regensburg some rounds ago have not really played high scoring games in the league since the restart, but they have no other option but to win this game after losing last round with 1-0 at home to Sandhausen, but on the road they even could have won away from home at league leaders from Arminia Bielefeld as they drew the game 1-1, and also dominated St. Pauli but lost because they had a player sent-off.
The Mail quotes Cosmin Olariou, boss of Jiangsu Suning, with the following: 'First they said they would release him and we would have to pay his salary, then suddenly they said: "No, you have to pay for the transfer". And paying the transfer and his salary was a little bit over the budget and so we looked for another player.
Despite being a man down the Brazilians doubled their lead 17 minutes into the second half through Gerson. Independiente's Alejandro Cabeza was sent off four minutes from time before Gerson scored Flamengo's third with just seconds left to seal the win for the Rio de Janeiro side. Flamengo also won the Copa Libertadores and Brazilian league in November in what has been their most successful season for decades.
In the Premier League, the defending would be a lot better than what he currently has to deal with in Ligue 1. MBAPPE AND SALAH A 'BATTLE OF EGOS' Personally, I think it would make more sense for Liverpool if Mbappe replaced Mo Salah rather than Mane but if the latter wants to go to Spain then it is difficult for them to stand in his way.
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Meanwhile, Charlton are aiming to end a five-game winless run here. Their recent trips have taken them to the likes of West Brom and Fulham, but this visit to a fellow Championship newcomer seems like an opportunity for the visitors.
In Germany, Nuremberg and Stuttgart are expected to face one another in a Bundesliga 2 match which will be held at Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nuremberg city. In the table, Stuttgart takes position 2 with 55 points after playing 32 matches while Nurnberg takes position 15 with 36 points after playing 32 matches.
It was always going to be an uphill battle for Olympiacos, who at times have performed credibly. The Greek outfit will be disappointed not to have done slightly better, but by winning this home match they can still secure a place in the Europa League knockout rounds, so they've still got something to play for.
There are some big financial commitments there. The club spent heavily during Pellegrini's 18 months in charge, paying out £143. Last season, salaries were £135. The current figure is thought to be higher. Their wages to turnover ratio is 71%. West Ham's faith in Pellegrini extended to an £8m-a-year contract. His backroom staff included Mario Husillos, who was appointed as the club's first director of football.
Dinamo Breast will be in the field with the away team Minsk and this game we can say that this two teams will not score in this game as the home team looking at their last games they are very defensive when it comes to home games and this being a home game we can say they will continue the same way
If Silva is still in place to take charge at Anfield, he'll need something special to realistically keep his job going forward. MAN OF THE MATCH Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester). Made a stunning impact from the bench with a goal and an assist. His introduction sparked the whole of the home side into life and completely changed the complexion of the contest.