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Matheus Nunes scored in stoppage time to hand Manchester City a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa and give the hosts a major advantage in the top-five race
Despite a less than stellar season, it now looks like Manchester City is on track to qualify directly for next year's Champions League with a fifth place finish.
While I personally find it laughable that a supposed "Champions" League includes a full quarter of a top national league, this is only the next logical step towards a closed shop system for the megaclubs in my opinion.
Barcelona 1-0 Mallorca
Barcelona: Dani Olmo (46')
Mallorca:
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Kickoff: 19:30+UTC
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys - Barcelona Spain
Attendance: 45.602
Head referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Barcelona form [old → recent]: ➖️✅️✅️❌️✅️
Mallorca form [old → recent]: ✅️❌️❌️✅️➖️
Head to head [recent → old]: (BAR-MLL): 5-1, 1-0, 2-2, 3-0, 1-0
Barcelona 4-2-3-1:
Wojciech Szczesny(25) - Iñigo Martínez(5) - Ronald Araújo(4) - Hector Fort(32)Gerard Martín(35) - Eric García(24) - Dani Olmo(20)⚽️Fermín López(16) - Pedri (8) - Gavi (6) - Ferran Torres(7)Pau Víctor(18) - Ansu Fati(10)Raphinha (11) - Lamine Yamal(19)Frenkie de Jong(21)
Bench: Iñaki Peña - Diego Kochen - Andreas Christensen - Pau Cubarsí - Jules Koundé - Pablo Torre - Raphinha ~~ - ~~Fermín López - Pau Víctor - Frenkie de Jong - Gerard Martín
Scott Parker said promotion with Burnley ‘means everything’, while Daniel Farke, the Leeds manager, lauded his side for delivering ‘in great style’
Leeds and Burnley to return to top flight football. We'll see if either of them can buck the trend of going back down.
Millwall 3-1 Norwich City
Millwall: Mihailo Ivanovic (8', 69'), Femi Azeez (39')
Norwich City: Shane Duffy (45'+4')
Competition: English League Championship
Kickoff: 14:00+UTC
Venue: The Den - London England
Attendance: 16.426
Head referee: Elliot Bell
Millwall form [old → recent]: ❌️✅️✅️✅️❌️
Norwich City form [old → recent]: ✅️❌️➖️❌️❌️
Head to head [recent → old]: (MIL-NOR): 1-2, 1-0, 1-3, 2-3, 0-2
Millwall 4-2-3-1:
George Evans(41) - Jake Cooper(5) - Japhet Tanganga(6) - Zak Sturge(58)Ryan Leonard(18) - Tristan Crama(52) - Mihailo Ivanovic(26)⚽️⚽️Macaulay Langstaff(17) - George Saville(23) - Casper de Norre(24)Ryan Wintle(14) - Josh Coburn(21) - Femi Azeez(11)⚽️Aidomo Emakhu(22) - Luke Cundle(25)🟨Aaron Connolly(9)
Bench: Ajay Matthews - Wes Harding - Jakub Przewozny - Daniel Kelly - Aidomo Emakhu - Aaron Connolly - ~~Macaulay Langs
Cardiff have announced that Ramsey, 34, will oversee the club's final three league fixtures.
cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/24944520
Statistics can help assess a potential recruit’s emotional control and leadership, while highlighting red flags
A well researched article that sheds light on the direction that football is likely heading towards.
Thibaut Courtois: Real Madrid missed Joselu during Arsenal defeat
Real Madrid have had a disappointing season so far, and it continued on Wednesday as they were knocked out of the Champions League.
United vs Lyon 2nd leg
Holy shit that was the most exciting game I've watched in ages, and I missed the first 40 fucking minutes. Unbelievable Jeff.
Barcelona defender Mapi Leon is banned for two Liga F matches after allegedly touching an opponent's groin.
cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/24865498
Over the two legs, Real Madrid ran 22.2km less than Arsenal. They covered the least amount of distances among quarterfinalists.
Over the two legs, Real Madrid ran 22.2km less than Arsenal. They covered the least amount of distances among quarterfinalists.
Distance covered over the two legs
Barcelona(232.8km) - Dortmund(235.2km)
PSG(222.6km) - Aston Villa(228.1km)
Bayern(243.6km) - Inter(242.2km)
Arsenal(231.5km) - Real Madrid(209.3km)
Norwich City 3-5 Portsmouth
Norwich City: Josh Sargent (21'), Jack Stacey (64'), Emiliano Marcondes (90')
Portsmouth: Colby Bishop (15', 45'+4' Pen, 51'), Matt Ritchie (39'), Regan Poole (71')
Competition: English League Championship
Kickoff: 14:00+UTC
Venue: Carrow Road - Norwich England
Attendance: 26.838
Head referee: Thomas Kirk
Norwich City form [old → recent]: ❌️✅️❌️➖️❌️
Portsmouth form [old → recent]: ❌️✅️❌️❌️➖️
Head to head [recent → old]: (NOR-POR): 0-0, 0-1, 1-0, 0-2, 1-1
Norwich City 4-4-2:
George Long(12) - José Córdoba(33)Jacob Lungi Sörensen(19) - Shane Duffy(4) - Kenny McLean(23) - Kellen Fisher(35)Forson Amankwah(18) - Jacob Wright(16) - Marcelino Núñez(26)Jack Stacey(3)⚽️ - Oscar Schwartau(29)Callum Doyle(6) - Anis Ben Slimane(20) - Borja Sainz(7)🟨 - Josh Sargent(9)⚽️Emiliano Marcondes(11)⚽️
Bench: Onel Hernández - Liam Gibbs
Aston Villa 3-2 Paris Saint-Germain
Aston Villa: Youri Tielemans (34'), John McGinn (55'), Ezri Konsa (57')
Paris Saint-Germain: Achraf Hakimi (11'), Nuno Mendes (27')
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Kickoff: 19:00+UTC
Venue: Villa Park - Birmingham England
Head referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Aston Villa form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️✅️❌️✅️
Paris Saint-Germain form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️
Head to head [recent → old]: (AVL-PSG): 1-3
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1:
Emiliano Martínez(23) - Pau Torres(14) - Ezri Konsa(4)⚽️ - Lucas Digne(12)Ian Maatsen(22) - Matty Cash(2) - Youri Tielemans(8)⚽️Ross Barkley(6) - Amadou Onana(24)Jacob Ramsey(41) - Boubacar Kamara(44) - Marcus Rashford(9)Ollie Watkins(11) - John McGinn(7)🟨⚽️Marco Asensio(21) - Morgan Rogers(27)
Bench: Axel Disasi - Lamare Bogarde - Leon Bailey - Tyrone Mings - Robin Olsen - Sam Proctor - ~~Ian Maatsen