What was it like at the first closed-door matches? German football expert Constantin Eckner was at Eintracht Frankfurt's 3-1 defeat by Borussia Monchengladbach to find out. Disinfected balls, temperature checks and silence - football's new reality?Haaland scores as Dortmund win in style on Bundesliga return'Some people were fitted with tracking devices'Staging spectator-free matches and thus removing the league's biggest asset, its atmosphere, was a major talking point ahead of the restart on Saturday and will probably remain one, as public gatherings are prohibited in Germany at least until the end of August.
Ex-Reading, Stoke and Portsmouth striker Dave Kitson says he is "ready" to lead the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). Gordon Taylor is the current head of the PFA, which has been criticised for its coronavirus response. The fact that certain individual Premier League players and the captains of the Premier League clubs - under the banner of the ‘#PlayersTogether’ initiative - felt the need to act independently of the PFA.
Man of the match - Nathan PattersonThe 18-year-old is highly regarded at Ibrox and showed why with an assured debut. Comfortable and unfussy in possession, his eye for an accurate cross is a real asset. With first-choice right-back James Tavernier sidelined for at least a couple of weeks, Patterson could have a bigger role to play in the upcoming games and will take confidence from his first taste of action.
Posted at Second Half Extra Time begins Al Sadd 2, Hienghène Sport 1. Posted at 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Al Sadd 2, Hienghène Sport 1. Posted at 105' Attempt saved. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nam Tae-hee.
Odds are quite nice given the fact that in the last round of the Arabian Gulf Cup competition they met here at Shabab and even though till the 80 minute of the game the hosts had the lead just 2-1, they scored 3 late goals and made the game finish in a 5-1 win for them so no less than 6 goals scored in the end. And Al Wasl is quite weak in defense this season and it is more obvious when they play away from home but not that bad in attack and usually do score.
Benfica top the table by four points and look to keep or extend that league this weekend. Despite their Champions League exit, they are in good form at present and hard to score against, especially at home. Famalicao have surprised many this season and the newly promoted side are still third in the table but 12 points behind Benfica. Go for the league leaders to get the win here with their visitors not in such good form now. Benfica can win and be ahead at both half and full time.
They have the chance to go three points clear wihen traveling to Valencia who are in seventh posiition. Barcelona are undefeated in their last nine league games but three of their last five have ended level. Not the most recent one though as they defeated Granada 1-0 at home with a second half Lionel Messi earning them three points.
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Fredericia and Vendsyssel will face each other in the upcoming match in the Division 1 in Denmark. Fredericia this season have the following results: 13W, 6D and 6L. Meanwhile Vendsyssel have 9W, 7D and 9L. This season Fredericia are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Ultimately, we're expecting this to be an exciting watch between two teams that typically play in fairly open manners. Athletico are the stronger of the two and that's more than reflected in the table but Ceara are a strong home outfit and in desperate need of the points, they should be able to ensure it's a competitive game.
Posted at 89' Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma). Posted at 89' Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 88' Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Cristiano Biraghi. Posted at 82' Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. BookingPosted at 80' Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Melbourne City and Perth will face each other in the upcoming match in the A League. Melbourne City this season have the following results: 5W, 1D and 1L. Meanwhile Perth have 1W, 3D and 3L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Everything that could have gone right for the Magpies did in that game and it looked like that form was going to continue on Wednesday, as misfortune in the shape of Ritchie's injury immediately turned into a positive courtesy of Gayle's tidy finish - his first Premier League goal in 773 days. The assist for that goal also came from a man making a quick impact, with Andy Carroll's pass coming just four minutes and 51 seconds after he had been sent on by Steve Bruce.
Meanwhile, after dropping down from the Premier League, Huddersfield certainly were hoping to be part of the promotion picture but things simply haven't gone to plan for the Terriers. Currently 19th and just 4 points above safety, Town will be looking for a big improvement over the second half of the season.
For me no doubt at all. Lazio is playing the best football in Italy at moment. They are very good upfront, solid back in defense. Won twice against Juve and finally they have team who can fight for title. With defeat against Inter last round, Napoli is official out of race for Champions league place and this team with Gattuso can't reach any good spot on table. At all. So anything but home win tonight will be huge surprise for me. Lazio is class better team in this one and this should be easy home win. Odds are to good to miss.
SCO Angers v Nîmes Olympique predictions for this Ligue 1 match. The hosts have the opportunity to reclaim second spot in the league here but will Nîmes be able to spoil the party? Read on for our free betting tips and match preview.
Nottingham Forest have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight league encounters with Reading, while the hosts are building on a good run in this match. We see their scoring form following them into this latest clash with Forest, so we’re backing over 1.5 Reading goals as our tip for this one.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 0, Atalanta 3. Goal!Posted at 90'+4' Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 0, Atalanta 3. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Posted at 90'+3' Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk). Posted at 90'+2' Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
He is understood to have already spoken to the sixth-tier side, who are waiting to discover if there will be play-offs to end their season. Ellison, who signed a one-year deal last summer, is one of two 41-year-olds to have played in the EFL this season - but is 23 days younger than Crawley's Dannie Bulman. View more on twitterThe former Leicester City, Stockport County, Lincoln City, Chester City, Hull City, Tranmere Rovers, Rotherham United and Bradford City striker has made 658 league appearances, but has not played since New Year's Day.
It's that time of year. It's never nice to see your colleagues lose their jobs - now three in a very short space of time," added Solskjaer. It doesn't make me more concerned. We have had too many draws for my liking - defeats as well, but draws we should have turned into wins. Football is a results business and we're not happy and know we should do better. Solskjaer will face Mourinho - who succeeded Pochettino at Spurs - when United host the north London club on Wednesday (19:30 GMT kick-off), before a derby at Manchester City on Saturday (17:30).
Legia Warszawa is still on the road to recover the title of Polish champion, after a losing season to Piast Gliwice. Not having to play in the Europa League also makes this team more determined in the domestic league.
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Albert Adomah (2007-) Bristol City, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest. Promotion (2015-16, 2018-19)Winger Adomah has spent near-enough the entire decade giving Championship full-backs a difficult time. The Ghana international was an integral part of promotions at Middlesbrough and Aston Villa. Matt Phillips (2008-) Blackpool, QPR, West Brom. Promotion (2013-14), team of the season (2011-12)Scotland winger Phillips made the 2011-12 team of the season with Blackpool before moving to QPR, playing a part in them going up in 2013-14.
Rio Branco has an excellent record in this competition winning the title 47 times in their history. The last title was 2 years ago. Last year Rio Branco lost in the final after penalties to Atletico Acreano.
For the second week in a row, Leicester will feel hard done by as they saw Kelechi Iheanacho's excellent 20-yarder ruled out by VAR for handball. Brendan Rodgers saw his side have plenty of pressure without the injured Jamie Vardy but the Foxes have now gone five games without a win in all competitions. Leicester have looked locked in for a European place for months now and will remain in third place no matter what happens over the Premier League weekend - but they will now be starting to worry after a damaging slump in form.
