Новости за 21.02.2019

Liverpool fans would no doubt had preferred it if Manchester United hadn't rediscovered the confidence that briefly escaped them against Paris Saint-Germain.Chelsea may be troubled, but Monday's 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge demonstrated again how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been able to stamp an identity back onto a club which has largely been absent since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement nearly six years ago.Even beyond Ferguson’s consistent success, and United's transformationinto one of the world's leading clubs... Читать дальше...

Claudio Ranieri insists his relegation-threatened Fulham players are responding to the idea thattheir fate could be settled in the coming weeks.The Cottagers face West Ham on Friday, where victory would give their survival hopes a boost ahead of important matches against fellow strugglers Southampton and local rivals Chelsea.Ranieri believes Fulham are ready to give their unlikely bid for survival one final push, after almost two weeks out of action. They sit eight points from safety in 19th place... Читать дальше...

Can Bosz take revenge at Dortmund?Peter Bosz couldn't have wished for a better time to return to the Westfalenstadion. The Dutchman's reputation suffered a blow during his short spell at Borussia Dortmund marredby defensive difficulties at the beginning of last season,and was fired in December 2017.He is now at Bayer Leverkusen, and appears undeterred by his managerial blip. "German fans haven't seen the real Bosz yet," he claimed upon replacing Heiko Herrlich during the winter break.His start has been promising. Читать дальше...

Watford manager Javi Gracia has challenged his players to be as hungry for points as relegation-battlers Cardiff in their Premier League clash on Friday night.The Hornets are sitting comfortably in eighth place, just two points behind Wolves, and have secured a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.Cardiff, meanwhile, are scrapping to drag themselves clear of the relegation dogfight, with successive victories having moved them up to 17th.Neil Warnock’s men, though, are just a point above the... Читать дальше...

Five to six! An actual game of football being played in London at 17:55 pm. Arsenal fans in attendance might bear the capital’s rush-hour traffic through gritted teeth, but at least they’ll be back in time for Death In Paradise.But paradise is not where the Gunners find themselves right now. Europe’s secondary competition is taking them to glorious climes where it’s too cold to let Mesut Ozil out of his box, and Alexandre Lacazette does dastardly things with his elbows.Nonetheless, the Europa League... Читать дальше...

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is relishing the challenge of making history against Valencia on Thursday night.The Hoops are in Spain for the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tiewith a 2-0 defeat to overturn from the first game in Glasgow.The Scottish champions have not won in Spain in 15 attempts, while their hostshave won every previous last-32 tie.Celtic go into the game on the back of a last-gasp 1-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Sunday, which took them eight... Читать дальше...

What the papers sayParis St Germain are joining the race for Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, The Sun reports. The French giants are said to be preparing a summer bid for the 18-year-old rising star, who is reported to have been the subject of a £35million failed approach by Bayern Munich last month. The ambitious England Under-19 player isunsettled at Stamford Bridge after missing out on first-team football.Hudson-Odoi, whose contract expires in 2020, has only had 13 minutes of Premier League... Читать дальше...

On January 15, 2017, Manchester City lost 4-0 at Goodison Park, marking the lowest moment of Pep Guardiola’s reign in charge. City conceded their second goal in the 47th minute, and briefly rallied before two late goals condemned them to shambolic defeat. It pushed City out of the top four, and was the club’s fifth league defeat of the season.Just as telling as City’s on-pitch struggles was the media reaction it provoked. Guardiola’s pursuit of success was questioned, but so too was the ability of... Читать дальше...