Новости за 06.04.2019

Pep Guardiola insists it is almost impossible for Manchester City to win the quadruple despite keeping that dream alive by beating Brighton to reach the FA Cup final. City will return to Wembley on May 18 to face Wolves or Watford after Gabriel Jesus fourth-minute header sealed a 1-0 victory against Chris Hughtons well-organised side. FA Cup glory is now just a win away for Guardiolas men, who have already wrapped up the Carabao Cup and remain in the Premier League driving seat as they boast a game in hand on leaders Liverpool. Читать дальше...

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri claims Moise Kean can still improve mentally despite stepping off the bench to score in the 2-1 win against AC Milan.Kean was subjected to racist abuse by Cagliari fans on Tuesday but his 84th-minute effort on Saturday helped Juventus edge closer to their eighth successive Serie A title.Speaking on the clubs official website, Allegri said of the 19-year-old forward: He is doing very well, but lets leave him to be calm.He needed to stay at Juventus to grow technically... Читать дальше...

Moise Kean came off the bench to fire Juventus to the brink of defending their Serie A title in a 2-1 victory over AC Milan in Turin on Saturday.Kean was the target of racist abuse at Cagliari on Tuesday in an incident that was significant in bringing the issue of racism in football to the fore this week.The teenager netted Juves second goal in that match and he was on hand again against Milan with an 84th-minute winner, after a Paulo Dybala penalty cancelled out Krzysztof Piateks first-half opener.The... Читать дальше...

Two Championships clubs are investigating incidents of alleged racist abuse of players following Saturdays fixtures.Brentford said they utterly condemn discrimination after a season-ticket holder wasarrested following an allegation of abuse by Derby midfielder Duane Holmes, while Wigan have reported a sickening message sent to wing-back Nathan Byrne on social media to the police.Holmes, 24, was substituted in the 74th minute of the meeting with Derby, with the incident occurring nine minutes after... Читать дальше...

Derek McInnes praised striker Sam Cosgrove for defying the doubters as he made it 20 goals for the season with a double in Aberdeens 2-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win at Dundee.The 22-year-old opened the scoring with a 59th-minute penalty before wrapping up the points with his 20th strike of the season.The former Carlisle striker has come on leaps and bounds under McInnes, who was full of praise for his player.McInnes said: Im delighted for Sam to reach that milestone and prove his doubters wrong, although... Читать дальше...

Paul Cook heaped praise on Reece James after the Chelsea loanee helped Wigan to a battling point from a 2-2 Championship draw at Bristol City.The 19-year-old midfielder demonstrated why he was selected for the Championship team of the year byscoring a stunning strike, beating Max OLeary with a swerving 37th-minute shot from 30 yards.Matty Taylor then scored one goal and set up another as City stormed back after the break, only for substitute Anthony Pilkington to level in stoppage time and deny Lee... Читать дальше...

As Milan’s new CEO, Gazidis is responsible for deciding whether Gennaro Gattuso remains as manager. If he chooses to sack him, Pochettino is the top target, according to Corriere Dello Sport (Italian).Gazidis knows Pochettino well from his time in Arsenal’s directors' box, and has grown to admire his former adversary.Any deal to lure Pochettino away from Spurs would be extremely tricky and hugely expensive, but Milan’s new owners (the Elliot Group) have lofty ambitions and the financial power to... Читать дальше...

Collin Quaner scored twice in 11 first-half minutes as bottom-of-the-table Ipswich won 2-1 to cap a miserable week for fellow Sky Bet Championship strugglers Bolton.The German forward, previously with only one goal since arriving on loan at Portman Road from Huddersfield in January, struck in the 33rd and 44thminutes of a match that had been placed in doubt over recent days.Boltons players went on strike over the unpaid wages of non-playing staff, while the club survived another High Court winding-up... Читать дальше...

Karim Benzema struck twice as Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 against Eibar at the Bernabeu.Eibar took the lead in the first half through Marc Cardona, who struck with the first shot on target of the match in the 39th minute.Benzema had two efforts ruled offside before he headed home twice in the second half, in almost identical fashion, in the 59th and 81st minutes to give his side the lead. FT: @realmadrid 2-1 @SDEibarEN @Benzema 59, 81'; Cardona 39' #Emirates | #RMLiga pic.twitter.com/kCgwC91GDR... Читать дальше...

Anthony Pilkington grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to boost Wigans hopes of avoiding relegation and dent Bristol Citys play-off aspirations following a 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate.The Robins were moments away from a third successive win but the point leaves them in sixth spot, two points clear of seventh-placed Derby, while Wigan are now just two points above the drop zone.Matty Taylor had marked his return to Bristol Citys starting line-up with a goal and an assist but was denied a winning... Читать дальше...

Derbys play-off prospects suffered a setback as they squandered the lead three times in a dramatic 3-3 draw with Brentford at Griffin Park.During a frantic first half in which four goals were scored in the space of 18 minutes, Harry Wilson put the visitors ahead before Julien Jeanvier drew the Bees level when he reacted first to convert Said Benrahmas corner. Frank Lampards men then retook the lead almost immediately through Jayden Bogles first strike in professional football before Neal Maupay equalised again... Читать дальше...

Aston Villa put on a late show to take all three points with a 3-1 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.Gary Hooper gave the home side the lead in the first half before John McGinn equalised with a smart finish.Wednesdays Steven Fletcher missed a penalty in the second half and Villa left it late with two goals in stoppage time from substitute Albert Adomah and Tammy Abraham.Steve Bruce made one change to his Wednesday team from last weeks stalemate against Stoke as Fletcher returned from injury and went straight back into the starting line-up... Читать дальше...

Kilmarnock will enter the Ladbrokes Premiership split full of confidence after they recorded a deserved 2-0 victory over St Johnstone.The success, Killies third in five matches, keeps them in with a real chance of ending their 18-year wait for European football.Steve Clarkes men will go into the final five matches of the season in fine fettle after a Chris Kane own goal and a Kris Boyd penalty handed them another solid win.Saints manager Tommy Wright made all three of his changes at half-time on a dismal afternoon for the Perth side... Читать дальше...

David McGoldricks 13th league goal of the season took Sheffield United back into the automatic promotion spots with a 1-0 win at play-off chasing Preston. With the stakes high for both sides in Lancashire, McGoldricks first-half tap-in secured all three points for Chris Wilders side, as they leapfrogged rivals Leeds into second place.Alex Neils Lilywhites remain 10th in the table, five points outside of the play-off places, with six Championship games to play.Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances in a high-tempo start to the game... Читать дальше...

Former Barcelona utility man Adriano says Neymar told him he regrets his decision to leave the club in summer 2017. Neymar's €222m move to PSG remains a world record transfer, and came after the Brazilian had won two La Liga titles and the Champions League with Barça. Widespread reports at the time suggested that he had moved away from the Camp about to escape the shadow of team-mate Lionel Messi, but so far things haven't quite gone to plan. His time in Paris has been hampered by niggling injuries... Читать дальше...

Hibernian head coach Paul Heckingbottom watched his side leapfrog Hearts with a 2-1 victory at Tynecastle and immediately targeted a late charge for Europe. Daryl Horgan notched a clinical brace to cancel out Peter Harings opener and send Hibs two points clear of the Jambos, having been 11 adrift of their city rivals when Heckingbottom succeeded Neil Lennon in mid-February. With six wins and two draws from his eight Premiership matches in charge, the Englishman is setting lofty goals as his side... Читать дальше...

La Republica (via Sport Witness) say that Lukaku’s agent is already sounding out possible destinations across Europe and Inter Milan are one of them.Conte is widely expected to take over at Inter come the summer and could face losing star striker Mauro Icardi.The Italian manager’s preference for a replacement is thought to be Lukaku, who he previously tried to sign for Chelsea in 2017, only to be out-muscled by United.After struggling earlier in the season, Lukaku has found some form again under... Читать дальше...

Norwich boss Daniel Farke admits he is unbelievably proud of his players after seeing them thrash QPR 4-0 to make it eight wins on the trot and move another step closer to promotion.Norwich were in command from the start against a poor QPR side and were 2-0 up inside 12 minutes thanks to goals from Emi Buendia and Marco Stiepermann.The Sky Bet Championship leaders continued to dominate and Teemu Pukki made it 3-0 just before half-time after Buendia had caught Luke Freeman in possession.Buendia saw... Читать дальше...

Paris St Germain boss Thomas Tuchel insists his side are calm despite a string of injured players as they prepare to face Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes.PSG are Ligue 1s runaway leaders, with a 20-point lead over nearest rivals Lille and could lift the title on Sunday if they record a 10th successive league win and Lille fail to win at Reims.We must not think too much, Tuchel told a press conference reported by psg.fr.We must concentrate on the match. I think that Lille can win, they play with... Читать дальше...

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has no concerns about Jake Hasties temperament as he prepares to face Rangers.The Ibrox club were understood to be one of a number of clubs to approach Hastie over a summer move, but reports this week claimed they had dropped their interest after being frustrated over the time the winger is taking to decide on his future.The 20-year-old has shown no sign of being affected by the speculation and netted his seventh goal in 15 Motherwell games this year during a 3-1... Читать дальше...

Teemu Pukki bagged a brace as 10-man Norwich cruised to a 4-0 win over managerless QPR at Carrow Road to take another giant step towards a return to the Premier League.The Canaries were in a different class to a ragged visiting side and could easily have won a one-sided encounter by a bigger margin, despite having Emi Buendia sent off midway through the second period for a badly-mistimed challenge.An eighth straight win consolidated top spot and with six games remaining, it is now surely a case of... Читать дальше...

Hibernian staged a come-from-behind 2-1 win over near-neighbours Hearts to claim their first victory at Tynecastle since 2013.An enthralling contest, however, was sadly marred by the sight of numerous pyrotechnics, while a coconut was also thrown on to the pitch.Republic of Ireland international Daryl Horgan emerged as Hibs hero with a brace either side of the break to cancel out Peter Harings seventh goal of the season.The result allowed the visitors to leapfrog Hearts into fifth in the Premiership standings... Читать дальше...

Maurizio Sarri believes Chelsea can afford to drop points and still secure a top-four Premier League finish.Chelseas head coach expects all their top-four rivals to slip up on the run-in, with the fifth-placed Blues starting the weekend just one point off Tottenham in third.Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has insisted Chelsea must win all their six remaining league matches for that top-four berth, but Sarri disagrees.Chelseas Italian boss called on his squad to ignore their rivals results and chase as many wins as possible... Читать дальше...

Steven Gerrard is well aware of Motherwells Fir Park fortitude as the Rangers boss braces his side for what he expects to be a testing trip to Lanarkshire on Sunday.The Light Blues responded to their 2-1 Ladbrokes Premiership defeat at leaders Celtic last weekend by beating Hearts 3-0 at Ibrox on Wednesday night.With six league fixtures remaining, Gerrard is looking for his second-placed Gers team to reach the same levels against the Steelmen.However, he noted that Stephen Robinsons side, while recently... Читать дальше...

England Women boss Phil Neville intends to continue using the immense Lucy Bronze in midfield as well as at full-back.Neville deployed the Lyon right-back, who was nominated for the inaugural Womens Ballon dOr award last year, as a midfielder for some of the time during the victorious SheBelieves Cup campaign last month.And Bronze started in midfield in Fridays 1-0 loss to Canada before moving into her more familiar role in the second half.When asked about his thoughts on where to play the 27-year-old in the future... Читать дальше...