Levante vs Barcelona Preview Live Stream Sep 21, 2014

Posted by Unknown on Saturday, September 20, 2014

Levante manager Jose Luis Mendilibar believes Luis Enrique's Barcelona are playing a comparable game towards the one Pep Guardiola employed in his first season in control with the Nou Camp. Levante and Barcelona lock horns in Valencia in Primera Division action on Sunday and Les Granotes boss Mendilibar is able to see a great deal of similarities between Luis Enrique's and Guardiola's early tenures.


Luis Enrique succeeded Gerardo Martino as Barcelona head coach in May and Mendilibar was very complimentary about his immediate impact on the Catalan side prior to the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia showdown. Barcelona sit top of the La Liga table, having won their first three fixtures without conceding an ambition, and they launched a winning begin to this season's Champions League by beating Apoel Nicosia 1-0 on Wednesday.

Levante, on the other hand, prop the standings with only 1 point off their opening three fixtures without goals scored, but Mendilibar insists his players must play without fear on Sunday.

Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Levante from the league last season after winning the Nou Camp encounter 7-0 and triumphed 9-2 on aggregate during their two-leg Copa del Rey quarter-final. Furthermore, Barcelona have never lost at Levante considering that the 1964-65 season and clinched the 2004-05 and 2010-11 La Liga titles in the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia.

Unsurprisingly, the Barca team are brimming with confidence and full-back Adriano admits containing much about Luis Enrique's arrival four months ago.

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AS Roma vs Cagliari Preview Live Stream Sep 21, 2014

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Roma captain Francesco Totti just isn't getting carried away by his team's impressive start to the campaign. The Giallorossi have taken maximum points in the first two weeks from the season and go to Sunday's home match against Cagliari around the back of Wednesday's 5-1 mauling of Russian side CSKA Moscow of their Champions League group opener.


Roma, who finished runners-around Juventus last season, show few signs of weakness thus far. The Giallorossi lead the Serie A standings, level on six points with AC Milan and Juventus, who face the other person at the San Siro on Saturday.

Rudi Garcia's men followed their 2-0 overcome Fiorentina of their league opener with a 1-0 victory at Empoli last weekend. The hosts are waiting on the fitness of winger Juan Manuel Iturbe, that is doubtful which has a muscle injury sustained in midweek.

Roma defender Davide Astori also got hurt against CSKA which is sidelined with an ankle problem. Sunday's game at the Stadio Olimpico will see the return of Cagliari coach Zdenek Zeman on the Italian capital the very first time since he was sacked by Roma in February 2013.

Zeman, who was simply from a position from the time that, took within the Cagliari reins in June. The Sardinian outfit, who drew 1-1 at Sassuolo in their Serie A opener, are desirous to bounce back coming from a 2-1 defeat to Atalanta last periods. Zeman can have every one of his players readily available for the trip to Rome.

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Middlesbrough vs Brentford Preview Live Stream Sep 20, 2014

Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 19, 2014

Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka are going to be without defender Damia Abella for that Sky Bet Championship clash with Brentford. The Spaniard was carried through the field on the stretcher after suffering a knee injury during Tuesday night's 1-0 win at Cardiff, and scans have indicated he will be sidelined for months rather than weeks.


He's going to be joined on the sidelines by compatriot Daniel Ayala, who collected his fifth booking in the campaign with the Cardiff City Stadium, while goalkeeper Tomas Mejias will pass up with a back problem. However, Jonathan Woodgate may just be contained in the squad after going back to the bench last weekend following a hamstring injury.

Long-term absentees Rhys Williams (Achilles) and Muzzy Carayol (cruciate) carry on and work their made use of to fitness but remain a long time clear of returning.

Brentford have no new injury worries but they are still without Scott Hogan and Sam Saunders. Striker Hogan has undergone a surgical procedure to correct his cruciate ligament and it is now beginning the long road returning to fitness, while winger Saunders has yet to play this season due to a knee injury.

New signing Betinho, created on loan from Sporting Lisbon to change Hogan, made his debut to be a late substitute against Norwich in midweek after finally receiving international clearance and should be involved again.

Skipper Tony Craig is pushing for any recall at the back and can can be found in for James Tarkowski, whose error gifted Norwich their first goal in Brentford's 3-0 defeat.

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Watford vs AFC Bournemouth Preview Live Stream Sep 20, 2014

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Watford are going to be without their skipper Troy Deeney whenever they host Bournemouth within the lunchtime kick-off. Deeney, who have scored three goals this season, a break down hamstring injury at Blackpool on Tuesday night and faces a couple weeks on the sidelines.


He may be replaced by fellow striker Fernando Forestieri, who have made a timely recovery from the hamstring problem which has kept him out from the last two matches. Gianni Munari (hamstring) and Bernard Mensah (knee) are fit but Keith Andrews remains sidelined with a calf injury.

Bournemouth will assist Dan Gosling before naming their squad in order to manage the Hornets. The former Everton man turned his ankle in training on Monday and is particularly rated 50/50 to feature because the Cherries look to bounce back using their company 3-1 home defeat to Leeds on Tuesday night.

Striker Tokelo Rantie looks set to miss out having not featured since collecting an injury on international duty with South Africa while Eddie Howe carries a volume of players pushing to begin. Marc Pugh, Charlie Daniels and Eunan O'Kane will all desire to earn recalls.

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Gerard Pique header gives Barcelona 1-0 win over APOEL

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Barcelona managed a 1-0 win over APOEL in the first matchday of the Champions League Group F at the Nou Camp Stadium on Wednesday (09/17/2014). These three figures that make Barcelona the first position of the standings with three points, two points ahead of Ajax Amsterdam at the same time a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain.


Barcelona appear to dominate since the early minutes. Several times Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Munir El Haddadi get a golden opportunity in the penalty box for APOEL scored first. Their efforts finally paid off after Gerard Pique listed his name on the scoreboard in the 28th minute. Receive free kick Messi, Pique headed the ball into the top right corner of the goal APOEL.

Throughout the first half, Barcelona controlled the game. Meanwhile, APOEL who looks just rely on the counter-attack to attack the home side seemed difficult to develop the game. Five minutes before halftime, Barcelona again get a chance. However, Messi kicks the ball in the penalty box can still be ignored by APOEL goalkeeper, Urko Pardo, which look pretty good at this stage.

After halftime, Barcelona still dominated the game. However, in this part, APOEL tried out the pressure with several attacks through quick counter-attack. In the 64th minute, APOEL almost equalized when Barcelona defender Dani Alves, do not throw the ball swiftly when Nuno Morais cross from the left side of Barcelona's defense.

Barcelona continued to press until the final minutes, but some are not able to convert their chances into goals. Score 1-0 for the Blaugrana squad finally stand up to fight over. According to UEFA, throughout the game, Barcelona had the ball as much as 67 percent and created six golden opportunity from 17 businesses. As for the visitors fired a shot accurately from four experiments.

The composition of players:
Barcelona: 1-Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 3-Gerard Pique, 15-Marc Bartra, 21-Adriano, 22-Dani Alves, 6-Xavi (8-Andres Iniesta 61), 20-Sergi Roberto, 26-Sergi Samper, 10-Lionel Messi, 11-Neymar, 31-Munir El Haddadi (29-Sandro Ramirez 68)
Coach: Luis Enrique

APOEL: 78-Urko Pardo, 3-Joao Guilherme, 5-Carlao, 15-Marios Antoniades, 28-Mario Sergio, 8-Tiago Gomes (21-Gustavo Manduca 62), 16-Vinicius, 26-Nuno Morais, 46-Efstathios Aloneftis, 9-Cillian Sheridan, 30-Tomas De Vincenti
Coach: Giorgos Donis

Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
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Juventus Lend Mauricio Isla to Queens Park Rangers

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, August 7, 2014

Queens Park Rangers (QPR) confirms it has completed the transfer of Mauricio Isla from Juventus. Isla joined QPR on loan for a season. "QPR have completed the loan transfer process Juventus versatile player Mauricio Isla," the official statement QPR.


Isla is one of the mainstays of Chile in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Players who can plays as a wing defender and the midfielder also had a chance to get a number of offers from several big European clubs.

"He is a top player and we're happy to have it here. He showed his quality at the World Cup with Chile and he was a great recruit for us," said the QPR manager, Harry Redknapp.

"He is a versatile player and is very energetic. I am sure he will be a great asset for us this season," he added.

Meanwhile, Isla himself said he was happy with the deal. He also said he did not wait to play with QPR in the Premier League.

"Everyone knows that the Premier League is the greatest league in the world and a very interesting proposal from QPR and it became one that interested," said Isla.

"I hope that this coming season will be good for both the club and myself. I will give 100 percent in every game the ability to help QPR in the Premier League," he added.
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Juninho: Ronaldinho Better than Beckham

Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 25, 2013

Brazilian midfielder Juninho Pernambucano, assume Ronaldinho still has the quality to play at Paris Saint - Germain ( PSG ). Added Juninho, Ronaldinho could even be better than David Beckham is in the last year to move to PSG.


In recent weeks, the media in France made news when PSG interested in signing Ronaldinho, who currently plays for Atletico Miniero to move to Parc des Princes, PSG headquarters. Ronaldinho had previously been dressed in PSG in 2001-2003.

Bak tit for tat, Ronaldinho was apparently keen to spend a career in the PSG.

" I think Ronaldinho is better than Beckham. I saw him play in the Brazilian league and Copa Libertadores. At some matches, you will see the real Ronaldinho, " said Juninho told RMC.

" But, I do not know how to respond to this PSG. PSG have a great squad and a candidate champions in the Champions League, " added the former Lyon player.

Juninho also commented on the opportunities Ronaldinho 2014 World Cup with Brazil in the summer of next year. The last time Ronaldinho called up to the Brazil occurred in April.

" He was never again to show the level while still playing the game as Barcelona. However, he can still give a lot of things. He will soon be back. With his age now, he can still offer something. He scored a lot of goals, making the bait mature, and he is smart. Yeah, that's Ronaldinho, "said Juninho.
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