Новости за 29.10.2017

Star midfielder Isco believes Real Madrid's proven strength in adversity means they remain alive in the Liga title race. The champions are eight points shy of league-leaders Barcelona following a 2-1 upset at promoted Girona on Sunday. Isco opened the scoring with his third goal of the season, but the 12th-minute strike was not enough to prevent the end of a record run of 13 straight away league wins. Despite the setback, the 25-year-old insists Los Blancos are not a spent force. "Nobody should... Читать дальше...

Everton caretaker David Unsworth said his side's first-half performance against Leicester City "wasn't acceptable" and called for the club's next permanent manager to be given time to address the team's problems. Goals from Jamie Vardy and Demarai Gray inside the first half hour at King Power Stadium put paid to Everton's hopes of avoiding a seventh consecutive game without a win in all competitions, but Unsworth was pleased with the improvement he saw in the second half. The interim boss said... Читать дальше...

Jamie Vardy said newly installed Leicester City manager Claude Puel did not make any drastic changes before his side ran out 2-0 winners over Everton in the Premier League in his first game in charge. Vardy scored the opening goal after 18 minutes at the King Power Stadium, lashing Riyad Mahrez's cross high into the net from close range in a move reminiscent of Leicester's title-winning season. Demarai Gray grabbed the second 11 minutes later, his shot deflecting off the outside of Jonjoe Kenny's... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich have been drawn against Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal to set up a repeat of last season's dramatic semi-final. Ousmane Dembele's 74th-minute winner clinched a 3-2 victory over Bayern for eventual Pokal champions Dortmund back in April and Jupp Heynckes' side will be out for revenge when the two teams meet at Signal Iduna Park in December. The draw means that Bayern will travel to Dortmund twice in the space of six weeks, given the Bundesliga fixture scheduled for November 4... Читать дальше...

Gianluigi Buffon sent a message to Italy fans on the 20th anniversary of his debut for the national team, saying his international career "hasn't yet finished". The Juventus star first played for the Azzurri on 29 October 1997, when he came on as a first-half substitute in the first leg of a World Cup qualifier against Russia. An injury to first-choice goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca prompted the introduction of a 19-year-old Buffon, then playing his club football at Parma, after half an hour in driving snow... Читать дальше...

Zinedine Zidane insists Real Madrid can still win LaLiga despite falling eight points behind leaders Barcelona with Sunday's shock loss at Girona. The champions slipped to a second league defeat of their title defence as the home side became the first promoted team to beat Los Blancos in 27 years. Isco put Madrid ahead inside 12 minutes, but two goals in the space of four second-half minutes brought the visitors undone and left Zidane's side languishing in third. The French coach defended the... Читать дальше...

Inter head coach Luciano Spalletti believes he has a squad capable of winning Serie A if they can avoid any notable departures during the January transfer window. The Nerazzurri travel to Verona on Monday and know a win will move them above Lazio and Juventus into second place, just two points behind leaders Napoli. Inter have yet to taste defeat in the league this season and Spalletti thinks they have what it takes to win their first Scudetto since the 2009-10 season, if he can keep his squad together. Читать дальше...

Real Madrid's shock 2-1 defeat to Girona on Sunday ended their record-breaking run of 13 consecutive LaLiga away wins and left two of their biggest stars frustrated. Karim Benzema lined up against the top-flight newcomers hoping to add them to the long list of Spanish clubs he has scored against. However, his failure to find the net at Municipal de Montilivi means Girona are the only LaLiga side of the 32 Benzema has faced that he has not scored against. Benzema's team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo has... Читать дальше...

The recalled Demarai Gray was hugely influential as Leicester City won 2-0 in Claude Puel's first game as manager to leave Everton in the Premier League's relegation zone. Former Birmingham City man Gray has not always been trusted by Puel's predecessors - starting just 11 league games for Claudio Ranieri and Craig Shakespeare combined - but grasped his chance with two hands on Sunday in an outstanding display. Although Jamie Vardy struck the first goal of Puel's reign, just as he had for both Ranieri and Shakespeare... Читать дальше...

Premier League novices Brighton and Hove Albion "feel like a mid-table side" according to manager Chris Hughton, who reflected positively on recent results after Sunday's 1-1 draw at home to Southampton. Glenn Murray's header pulled Brighton level after they went behind to Steven Davis' early opener and Hughton praised his players' performance in the second half of a tight game at Amex Stadium. The draw followed a 3-0 win at West Ham and Brighton have lost just one of their last five Premier League games ... Читать дальше...

Germany coach Joachim Low is expecting an "unbelievably difficult" World Cup for the reigning champions. Having claimed glory in 2014, Germany sailed through qualification for the 2018 finals, while a youthful squad gave evidence of the nation's strength in depth with victory in the Confederations Cup in July. But Low is under no illusions as to how tough it will be for Die Mannschaft to repeat their triumph in Russia next year, insisting there will be no room for error in their performances. "In 2014... Читать дальше...

Napoli moved three points clear at the Serie A summit with a comfortable 3-1 win over struggling Sassuolo at Stadio San Paolo on Sunday. Brazilian midfielder Allan opened the scoring midway through the first half for Maurizio Sarri's side before Diego Falcinelli scored an undeserved equaliser in the 41st minute. Napoli's advantage was restored on the stroke of half-time as goalkeeper Andrea Consigli parried a corner into his own net to concede a goal that was attributed to Jose Callejon, before... Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc was left speechless after a performance he labelled as "smug and pompous" from Peter Bosz's side in their defeat to Hannover. Bayern Munich moved into top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with Dortmund going down to 10 men in their 4-2 loss at HDI-Arena. Dortmund twice came from behind in a hectic clash, only for Dan-Axel Zagadou's straight red card to hand the initiative back to Hannover. It is now just one win in five games across all competitions for Dortmund... Читать дальше...

Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann has apologised for throwing a bottle into a section of his own team's supporters and hitting a fan, saying "it was not my intention". The incident occurred during Hoffenheim's 3-1 home defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday. Kerem Demirbay had given the hosts the lead after 25 minutes, but a poor second half saw Hoffenheim slip to their second defeat in a week, after losing 1-0 to Werder Bremen in the DFB Pokal on Wednesday. Nagelsmann told Bild: "This was a stupid action from me. Читать дальше...

Aston Villa remain sixth in the Championship table after a 0-0 derby draw with Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Sunday. Jota missed a clear chance for the home side while Keinan Davis rattled the underside of the crossbar, but there was ultimately nothing to choose between the West Midlands foes as Steve Bruce's side made it a club-record 11 consecutive matches against their cross-city rivals without defeat. There was little between the sides in an uneventful first half but Birmingham should have... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho has used Manchester United's in-house television channel to criticise fans for their treatment of Romelu Lukaku. The Belgium international set up Anthony Martial to score the only goal in Saturday's 1-0 win over Tottenham, not long after having hit the post with a firm header. Mourinho, however, felt the Old Trafford crowd did not recognise the overall effort Lukaku put into the match, as he failed to score for the third Premier League game in a row. Speaking to MUTV, he said: "I... Читать дальше...

Robert Lewandowski has revealed he is feeling the strain of being Bayern Munich's main goal-scorer and suggested that club needs to sign new players to cover his position. The 29-year-old scored the second goal in Bayern's 2-0 win over RB Leipzig on Saturday – his 10th strike in as many Bundesliga starts this season – and he has also played four games for Poland in September and October. While team-mates Thomas Muller and Kingsley Coman have scored a goal each in the league this season, Lewandowski... Читать дальше...

Lyon striker Bertrand Traore harbours ambitions of returning to the Premier League and claims he could even move back to former club Chelsea in the future. The 22-year-old ended a four-year spell at Stamford Bridge when he joined Lyon for £9 million in June after spending the 2016-17 season on loan at Ajax. Traore said a lack of first-team opportunities at Chelsea, where he made just four Premier League starts, left him with no choice but to seek a transfer. "Going from Chelsea was the best decision for me," Traore told the Daily Mail. Читать дальше...

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe believes he is still a long way off winning the Ballon d'Or. The 18-year-old earned a place on the 30-man shortlist for France Football's prize following his exceptional season for Monaco in 2016-17, in which he helped them to win Ligue 1 and reach the Champions League semi-finals. Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to win the award for the second year in a row, although Barcelona star Lionel Messi and PSG's world-record signing Neymar are expected to challenge closely... Читать дальше...

Melbourne Victory extended their unbeaten run against Central Coast Mariners to 13 matches following Sunday's 1-1 A-League draw. Leroy George cancelled out Connor Pain's opener and Victory survived some sustained second-half pressure to leave Central Coast Stadium with a share of the spoils. Paul Okon's side deservedly took the lead when Pain collected Andrew Hoole's pass to the left of the area, cut inside past two challenges and fired high into the corner of the net. But the Mariners' lead lasted only seven minutes... Читать дальше...

Germany boss Joachim Low insists he is not planning to leave after the World Cup to take over at Bayern Munich. The 57-year-old has been heavily tipped to become the Bundesliga champions' permanent head coach when Jupp Heynckes leaves at the end of the season. National team general manager Oliver Bierhoff admitted earlier this month the move was possible, although he later stressed he would rebuff any attempt by Bayern to bring Low to the Allianz Arena. And Low has distanced himself from the prospect of a return to club coaching next year... Читать дальше...

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure claims he must win the Champions League again if he is to be happy with his career. The 34-year-old lifted the trophy with Barcelona in 2009 after a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the final, but he has only gone as far as the last four on one occasion during his eight-year spell with City. Toure has won two Premier Leagues, two EFL Cups and the FA Cup in England and will go down as one of the finest players in the club's history, while he also claimed the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast in 2015.

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde praised the "incredible" Lionel Messi after the star forward helped his side to a hard-fought win at Athletic Bilbao. Messi struck in the 36th minute before Paulinho sealed a tough 2-0 win for Barca, who were tested at San Mames on Saturday. The Argentina international had released Jordi Alba down the left before getting on the end of a return pass to net his 12th LaLiga goal of the campaign. Valverde was again full of praise for the 30-year-old, who has 16 goals... Читать дальше...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri lauded the "extraordinary" Gonzalo Higuain, but challenged the forward to continue improving. A brace from Higuain led Juve to a 2-0 win over AC Milan on Saturday, taking the Argentina international's tally to 101 Serie A goals. Allegri was full of praise for the 29-year-old forward, but he wants to see even more from Higuain. "Higuain is currently fit because he has worked a lot during the international break and he normally works with a lot of intensity during those sessions," he told a news conference. Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich head coach Jupp Heynckes praised James Rodriguez for his creativity in his side's 2-0 win over RB Leipzig. James, on loan from Real Madrid, opened the scoring at Allianz Arena on Saturday for what was just his second goal for Bayern. The Colombia international has two goals and an assist in five Bundesliga games and Heynckes liked what he saw as his side moved top of the table. "He had a great game. He had a lot of touches and showed he has a lot of creativity when it comes to playing football," he told a news conference. Читать дальше...