Новости за 27.11.2018

Lukas Hejda's late goal in a 2-1 win kept Viktoria Plzen's Europa League hopes alive while dumping CSKA Moscow out of the Champions League and sending Real Madrid and Roma through. CSKA had to beat Plzen at a snowy Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday to have any chance of finishing in Group G's top two spots, but their loss ensured reigning champions Madrid and Roma advanced. The home side took an early lead from the penalty spot, Nikola Vlasic converting to put Viktor Goncharenko's men on track for the win they needed. Читать дальше...

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says Philippe Coutinho cannot count on being picked ahead of Ousmane Dembele for Wednesday's Champions League clash with PSV. Victory in Eindhoven would see Barca finish top of Group B and earn a last-16 tie with a runner-up from one of the other groups. Dembele came off the bench to score the equaliser for the Catalans in a 1-1 LaLiga draw with Atletico Madrid on Saturday. With Coutinho again available after missing the Atletico game and a shock defeat to Real Betis two weeks earlier... Читать дальше...

Ajax booked their place in the Champions League knockout rounds with a 2-0 win at 10-man AEK Athens in a match that was marred by violent clashes in the stands. Alarming images emerged before kick-off of individuals throwing flares and petrol bombs at the visiting Dutch fans, although no injuries have yet been reported. The Eredivisie side knew victory would secure their progression from Group E and they sealed the deal thanks to Dusan Tadic's second-half double, the first a spot-kick that saw... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho has reacted to Manchester United's Crystal Palace stalemate by dropping Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku to the bench and leaving Alexis Sanchez out entirely for the Champions League visit of Young Boys. United produced an insipid performance at home to Palace on Saturday as they stuttered to a goalless draw, leaving them trailing Premier League leaders Manchester City by 14 points. Mourinho threatened to make changes in response to that toothless showing and the Portuguese has delivered on that. Читать дальше...

Thierry Henry has described it as "an honour" to come up against Diego Simeone as he attempts to keep Monaco's Europa League hopes alive. The Ligue 1 side cannot progress to the Champions League last 16, having taken just one point from their opening four Group A games, and a win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday is needed to give them a realistic chance of finishing third. The trip to the Wanda Metropolitano represents one of Henry's toughest tests since taking charge in October and the former... Читать дальше...

Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Neymar and Kylian Mbappe will return to Paris Saint-Germain's starting line-up for the crucial Champions League clash with Liverpool on Wednesday. The world's two most expensive players sat out the victory over Toulouse on Saturday having picked up injuries during the international break, yet the duo both trained the day before Liverpool visit the Parc des Princes. Speaking at a news conference after that session on Tuesday, Tuchel insisted the pair are ready to feature... Читать дальше...

Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti says his team are "a*******" if they do not qualify for the Champions League knockout rounds. Ancelotti's side are top of Group C and host the section's bottom side Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday, the same day Paris Saint-Germain welcome Liverpool to the French capital. Napoli appear well-placed to reach the next round and will seal qualification with a win over Red Star if PSG do not beat Liverpool. And Ancelotti, a three-time Champions League winner, made his expectations clear at a pre-match news conference. Читать дальше...

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final will not take place in Argentina - providing it even goes ahead at all. CONMEBOL announced on Tuesday that it would not be "prudent" to allow River Plate to host the match against Boca Juniors, which was postponed after the visitors' team bus was attacked by home fans en route to the stadium on Saturday. Having a G20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday will not help the stretched police forces, either. A disciplinary tribunal is meeting to decide whether... Читать дальше...

Former Ajax midfielder Davy Klaassen believes Frenkie de Jong could be ready for Barcelona and has tipped the in-demand Matthijs de Ligt for the top too. Midfielder De Jong, 21, and teenage defender De Ligt are the most coveted youngsters emerging from Ajax's latest crop of talented prospects. Barcelona and Manchester City are both reportedly interested in the duo, who are already key members of the senior Netherlands squad. Werder Bremen's Klaassen played alongside the pair in Amsterdam and expects them to realise their potential. Читать дальше...

Mauricio Pochettino believes the support from Tottenham fans has helped Moussa Sissoko to find his feet in his team. Sissoko, 29, has been in good form and impressed in the 3-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday. The midfielder's re-emergence has earned him a recall to the France squad and has helped Spurs overcome the loss of Mousa Dembele to injury. Sissoko, a reported £30million signing from Newcastle United in 2016, has not always been a fan favourite but the opinion on him appears to have changed... Читать дальше...

Niko Kovac has a "mountain of problems piling up" at Bayern Munich, according to his predecessor Jupp Heynckes. Heynckes retired at the end of last season after a fourth stint in charge of the Bavarian giants, guiding them to a sixth successive Bundesliga crown. Former Bayern midfielder Kovac was chosen to replace him but has struggled to replicate Heynckes' success with the side lying fifth in the table, nine points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund. Heynckes has sympathy for the 47-year-old Croatian... Читать дальше...

Sol Campbell has been appointed as the new manager of League Two strugglers Macclesfield Town. The former Arsenal and England centre-back has taken charge at the Moss Rose on an 18-month contract, the club announced on Tuesday. It is Campbell's first management role since he retired from playing in 2011. The 44-year-old takes over from Mark Yates, who was sacked in October after failing to win any of his first 12 league matches in charge. Drink anyone???? pic.twitter.com/vBRnExpXu4 — Macclesfield Town (@thesilkmen) November 27... Читать дальше...

CONMEBOL has confirmed the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final will not be hosted by River Plate after an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus. The second leg of the final was due to be played at El Monumental on Saturday but after windows of the Boca bus were smashed on approach to the stadium the kick-off was initially delayed and then postponed 24 hours. But the match was not played on Sunday either amid protests from Boca, whose players also suffered injuries after pepper spray got inside the bus during the attack. Читать дальше...

Steven Gerrard intends to stay at Rangers for a "very long time". The former Liverpool and England captain has Rangers sitting second in the Scottish Premiership, two points behind rivals Celtic, in his first season as a manager. Gerrard's side are third in their Europa League group but only a point behind leaders Villarreal.  And the 38-year-old is enjoying working with Gers managing director Stewart Robertson, as well as director of football Mark Allen and chairman Dave King. "I'd like to thank... Читать дальше...

Sergio Busquets plans to end his career at Barcelona. The Spain midfielder, a World Cup winner in 2010, came through Barcelona's academy and has racked up 500 appearances for the Catalan giants. Busquets has won seven LaLiga titles, three Champions Leagues and three Club World Cups in that time, with Barca in contention for more silverware this term. And the 30-year-old, who previously said he would leave Barca to play for Pep Guardiola at another club, is not considering following fellow midfielders... Читать дальше...

We'd all love to cram Messi, Ronaldo and Mbappé into ourFIFA 19Career Mode teams, but if we're being honest, there's more chance of everyone agreeing aboutBrexit thanFFTever realising such ambitions.Pah. Luckily for us, though, we needn't worry too much– for there are plenty of bargains to be had if you look in the right places. With transfer and wage budgets a factor in Career Mode (unlike coins as the currency in Ultimate Team), penny-pinching may be required.These seven strikers below, therefore... Читать дальше...

Sadio Mane has been included in Liverpool's squad for Wednesday's crucial Champions League game away to Paris Saint-Germain, for whom Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have trained. Senegal forward Mane was a doubt for the game due to illness, but he has been included in the Reds' 21-man squad. Mane signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool last week and started in Saturday's Premier League win at Watford that kept the Reds two points behind leaders Manchester City. Goalkeeper Kamil Grabara and forward... Читать дальше...

Mauricio Pochettino insists Jan Vertonghen is fit and ready to alleviate Tottenham's "mistake" of omitting Juan Foyth from their Champions League roster. Spurs must beat Inter at Wembley on Wednesday to have any hope of leapfrogging the Serie A side into second spot in Group B. Belgium defender Vertonghen has not played a minute since injuring his hamstring against Huddersfield Town two months ago, but was named among the substitutes for the Premier League win over Chelsea and is now likely to be thrust into the starting XI. Читать дальше...

11. Fernando Torres, Chelsea vs Man UnitedTorres has his fair share of happy memories from Old Trafford, not least a stonking performance in Liverpool’s 4-1 triumph in March 2009. Yet this agonising moment two-and-a-half years later epitomised his Chelsea struggles more than any other, as the forlorn Spaniard contrived to slice a shot into Row D with the goal gaping.Torres had done the hard part, rounding David de Gea with a neat stepover and shimmy, but his composure deserted him when he needed it most. Читать дальше...

Boca Juniors captain Pablo Perez says he would have been fearing for his life if the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final had been allowed to go ahead. The match - originally scheduled for Saturday - was pushed back to Sunday after the Boca bus was pelted with missiles as it arrived at the ground, with Perez among the players to sustain injuries in the attack. A further postponement means the destiny of the fixture is uncertain and officials from CONMEBOL, Boca and River are all due to meet in Asuncion... Читать дальше...

Woe betide the Manchester United manager who doesn’t keep the Reds’ famous run going.It seems unlikely – the last head honchonot to name an academy product in a first-team squad was Scott Duncan back in 1937, when United were relegated back to the Second Division and their beleaguered gaffer hot-footed it to Ipswich (where he stayed for 18 years, so fair enough really).But it wasn’t all bad: thereafter, the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club was born – a brainwave from chairman James Gibson and club secretary Walter Crickmer... Читать дальше...

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone believes annoying his players helps bring the best out of them. Simeone's men sit third in LaLiga after 13 matches, just two points adrift of leaders Sevilla. In an interview with France Football, the Argentine - who has been in the job since 2011, winning the top flight once, reaching two Champions League finals and claiming a pair of Europa League crowns - discussed the coaching methods that have enabled him to achieve such longevity. "I am convinced that... Читать дальше...

Yes, Manchester United are now closer to the bottom of the Premier League than they are the top. Just one more reason for Jose Mourinho to give his players a public lashing, tell them how worthless their lives are and lock them in a cupboard until Tuesday night's game against Young Boys. Woop!The Reds' feeble draw at home to Crystal Palace means they've won only three of their nine matches at Old Trafford this season, and are indeed more likely to bump intoFulham (current gap: 13 points) thanleaders Manchester City (14). Читать дальше...

Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City)There are three strong candidates for this list at Manchester City. David Silva is finally getting the amount of love his majesty merits, but is still underappreciated. Fernandinho continues to be the midfield rock around whom City’s attackers can all dance.But it’s Laporte whose form has gone under the radar most. He may not have the physical presence of Virgil van Dijk or have the patriotic goodwill of John Stones or Harry Maguire, but the 24-year-old has been the... Читать дальше...

CONMEBOL has opened disciplinary proceedings against River Plate after their fans' attack on Boca Juniors' team bus, which caused the postponement of the Copa Libertadores final second leg. Boca travelled across Buenos Aires on Saturday with the final all square at 2-2 after the opening game at La Bombonera, but their bus was showered with projectiles on the way to River's El Monumental stadium, with some smashing windows of the vehicle. Eventually the vehicle arrived at the ground, but Boca captain... Читать дальше...