There is nothing quite like a Champions League semi-final is there?And over the years the last four of Europe's elite club competition has certainly provided some absolute corkers. In a week that, before the suspension of football because of the coronavirus pandemic, would have seen the first legs of this season's semi-finals, BBC Sport takes a look back at some of the very best ties. We want to you to vote on our shortlist below before getting involved in a live text on Thursday, where we will reveal the results.
Heerenveen have scored in every game since the 0-0 draw against FC Twente in the league back in august last year. But they have also conceded at least 2 goals in 5 of the last 6 games. In the cup Heerenveen won the previous round after penalties after the match ended in 2-2 after regular time.
Nicolas Pepe and Sokratis Papastathopoulos were on target for Arsenal as first-half goals put Manchester United to the sword at the Emirates and gave Mikel Arteta his first win as manager. With fellow top-four chasers Chelsea and Tottenham dropping points earlier in the day, United were seeking a third consecutive win to close the gap on the Blues to two points.
Man Utd only showing half of what we can do' - RashfordFirst half was worst we have played this season, say SolskjaerThe England international completed the full 90 minutes at Molineux, having told his manager he was happy to continue, although he was not walking freely as he left the stadium. He missed Tuesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg defeat by Manchester City at Old Trafford, after which United face a home FA Cup replay against Wolves, two Premier League matches - at Liverpool and at home to Burnley - and the second leg of their tie against Pep Guardiola's side.
Bale held a fan's Welsh flag emblazoned with the message 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order' after victory over Hungary on Tuesday night which became the talk of the Spanish press in the following days. The forward was left on the bench by Zinedine Zidane and the crowd whistled when his name was announced before the game, then again when he entered the field of play in the 67th minute.
Seongnam comes from an away win against the recently promoted Gwangju FC for 0 x 2, Incheon from a zero goals at home against Daegu at home. Incheon's matches tend to have less goals than the average in South Korean K1, and to confirm that we can see last season's clash between these 2, we had one 0 x 0 and one 0 x 1 at Seongnam's home. Seongnam only scored 25 goals last season over the 33 matches and conceded 36, so one more indication for this safe under 2,5 goals. We will probably see a 1 x 0 here
Mourinho stalked the touchline throughout, often accompanied by his animated new assistant Joao Sacramento, who may be only 30 but is certainly not shy of offering his boss plenty of advice, even confident enough to offer up a bit of tic-tac behind his back. If Mourinho's confidence is clad in steel, Sacramento does not appear to be far behind. Mourinho really kicked into life once the second half started, coaxing, cajoling and eventually able to celebrate an important victory.
Only one of their last five league games have been won since that big victory over second placed Leeds United. Forest need to get their home form sorted out as the last two games have produced just one point with no goals scored. The win over Leeds is the only one they have had in their last four home league matches, all of which have had under 2.
Foxes goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel failed to be tested once by the home side, although Wilfred Ndidi made a brilliant block to deny Martin Montoya from hitting the target. Reaction from Saturday's Premier League gamesRelive the action at the Amex StadiumVardy too good for England to ignore?Is it time for the England manager to drop Vardy a line?The 32-year-old effectively called time on his international career after the World Cup in 2018, but Gareth Southgate said at the start of the month that he had been "monitoring" the striker's progress this season.
Here we have two eternal contenders for a promotion, last year they finished 3rd and 4th, they're playing at K2 at least since 2013 and have been improving since then. Maybe we will see one of them promoted this season. This both to score at 1,80 has value and therefore here it goes. Last two matches at Bucheon 1995's stadium finished 0 x 0 and the last one 2 x 2. Anyang is slightly stronger I think and they will be waiting to redeem their last result at home against a weaker side. Bucheon will be wanting to show their fans some goals too!
We put everything into that game so we are bitterly disappointed, especially with the goals we conceded," the 29-year-old England midfielder told BT Sport. All we can focus on is our performance level, and to have conceded those goals isn't like us. We're disappointed but we'll take it on the chin. For the rest of today and tomorrow it won't feel nice, but we have to use it to help us finish the season strong.
Bielefeld is heading for the German Bundesliga 2 championship title in the 2019/20 season and this means a direct promotion ticket to play in the 2020/21 Bundesliga. Up to the present time, Bielefeld is firmly holding the top position when there are 51 points after 25 matches. Note, Neuhaus's team is 6 points ahead of Stuttgart and ahead of third place Hamburger SV (promoted playoff position) by 7 points. Meanwhile, the more Osnabruck plays, the more the decline. As evidence, Osnabruck lost 5 and only had 3 draws in the last 8 rounds. The climax of disappointment, the team of coach D. Thioune just lost 2-6 at home to Wehen Wiesbaden
Paris St-Germain forward Neymar must pay 6. Barcelona, a Spanish court has ruled. The Brazil international claimed he was owed 43. Barcelona, who he left in August 2017. A judge ruled in favour of the La Liga side but 28-year-old Neymar, who filed the lawsuit shortly after the transfer, can appeal against the decision. Barcelona said they "welcomed" the judgement and would "continue to firmly defend its legitimate interests".
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Not only have Montpellier found it tough to win of late in general, but their overall away record this season is abysmal. We're half-way through December and Michel Der Zakarian's men are without an away win in any competition. They've played nine away matches this term, losing four and drawing five.
Gary Holt's side seems to totally change on their travels too, with their usual defensive solidity disappearing in these games. Livingston is yet to keep a clean sheet away from home but have scored at least once in eight of their last nine away matches. However, the Tony Macaroni Arena outfit has let in an average of 2.11 goals on their travels and have conceded at least twice in six of their last seven.
Five-a-side football with your mates. The chance to escape the rules and regulations of work, school, college, life. Not so much at one club, who have a 14-page handbook with strict rules players must adhere to, including no WhatsApp "chit-chat" and bans for late replies. We've all stumbled across bizarre rules and processes when it comes to organised fun but, if Twitter is to be believed, this club have taken it to the extreme.
Diriangen FC entered this season with a relaxed mind. They finished fifth in last season with 25 points. That is quite an impressive position of this team as they have many years of playing football in the highest tournament of Nicaragua football. Certainly Diriangen FC will be determined to achieve higher results this season. Diriangen FC came out determined and had impressive victories. Currently after 12 rounds Diriangen FC has 7 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses. With a stable performance, they are ranked in 3rd place. In the last 5 rounds, the team has got 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Diriangen FC only conceded 6 goals, this is a very impressive number when they are the team with the lowest number of goals lost in Nicaragua. This will be a certain confidence of Diriangen FC when they return home to host this weekend's rival, Deportivo Walter Ferretti.
Relive Saturday's EFL action as it happenedOnce again it was the Championship's joint top scorer Mitrovic who made the difference in a game which looked like it might end goalless. The 25-year-old's strike was all about instinct inside the box. It took him to 20 league goals for the first time in his career and up to 28 in 33 games for club and country this season. Fulham have now only lost one of their past nine Championship matches to give themselves a real chance of returning to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
Benfica are on top of the league winning 14 of the 15 games so far this season. With 38 goals scored and only 5 conceded they have both the best offence and defense in the league so far. At home Benfica have won 3 of the last 4 league games with 4-0.
The task now is to build on this, and not return to their drawing ways, but with Arsenal's attacking players starting to find their form again, and Dani Ceballos back in the team pulling the strings, a late push for the top four is not out of the question. Arsenal's English striker Bukayo Saka (C) vies with Newcastle United's Paraguayan midfielder Miguel Almiron (R) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates StadiumGetty Images MAN OF THE MATCH Bukayo Saka.
Juventus are unbeaten in five Champions League matches. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last six matches. Bayer Leverkusen have two straight wins in the Champions League. Juventus have one win in five away Champions League matches. Bayer Leverkusen have one loss in eight home matches. Bayer Leverkusen will host Italian giants Juventus in the final round of matches in Group D of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.
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To be ahead of City at this stage of the season shows how well we've done. We were better second half and for us it's about that continual growth as a squad. Build a statue!' - what you made of De Bruyne's masterclassBad Energy: What a player De Bruyne is, sometimes I think we don't deserve him. Emma: Imagine thinking De Bruyne isn't the best midfielder in the Premier League!Miguel: I think one of De Bruyne's most underrated attributes is his ability to accelerate and glide past players like they're not even there.
Former Norwich City striker Iwan Roberts, 51, is already involved. I want to see whether there is anything I should be concerned about in the foreseeable future," he said. The Football Association (FA) and Professional Footballers Association (PFA) jointly funded Glasgow University's FIELD study and has set up its own taskforce into links to dementia.
Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Marcus Rashford have been named among the top five most valuable players in Europe by analysts. The England quartet are joined on the list by Paris St-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, who was named number one with a value of £230. The list has been compiled by the CIES Football Observatory and focuses on players in Europe's top five leagues. Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, 35, is 70th in the list.
Deportivo Ocotal have scored 7 goals in the last 2 league games at home and of the last 6 matches in the league 5 had a total of 3 or more goals. They have kept a clean sheet in only 2 of the 8 home games so far this season.
BATE Borisov is the most successful football team in Belarus football history with 15 national championships. However, in this year's tournament, the Borisov team is no longer themselves. In particular, they lost both the first two matches of the Belarus Belarusian league 2020, lost 1-3 on the pitch of Energetyk-BGU and lost 1-2 on the pitch of Salvia.
So, this is to show that we're against that [racism]. I don't want to go and make interviews but just I know that it will make people talk. The team-mates, we done it. Fred, Andreas (Pereira), I mean everyone, we are against that. We are just for football, enjoying football. We do what we love. We give joy to the fans, to everyone, to all the spectators and that's all we want to see in the stadium.
They are 18th but will escape the bottom three if beating 16th placed West Ham at home. Neither of these sides know a great deal about consistency but they are knowledgeable when it comes to conceding goals. Between them this season they have conceded 63 goals and there should be a few more added to that total in this game.
He had been working at Everton's Finch Farm training headquarters after manager Carlo Ancelotti's squad returned to prepare for the proposed resumption of the Premier League in June. Gbamin had been doing ball work with his team-mates and was hoping to join in full sessions soon, saying: "We are taking it slowly because it was a big injury. It was not easy but if I think if the games start to be played in the Premier League then I think I can play.
Bournemouth have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the match with striker Joshua King, who missed Saturday's 3-2 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, still nursing a hamstring problem. We're going through a spell where we've missed some key players," Howe added. We want to be winning regularly. We are in good shape, but have to be more consistent.
Michail Antonio: This was a fabulous performance. What this lad loses in finesse he more than makes up for in effort and desire. What a shame the striker had his well-deserved goal overruled by VAR. Very soon players like Antonio will no longer feature in the professional game due to VAR on account of the player's lack of sophistication as the technology seeks to root out the slightest indiscretion.
Ever the hatchet man, Harris would attempt to do the same to Gray’s left-wing colleague Terry Cooper in the second half but succeeded only in tearing right through his shorts. Years later, Gray was enjoying himself at a black-tie dinner when Harris tapped him on the shoulder, put his hand out and, with a grin, asked: "Can I have my studs back?"‘Bites Yer Legs’ and ‘The Cat’ Leeds recently renamed their South Stand after Norman HunterIf Harris’ reputation preceded him, so too did the man at the heart of the Leeds defence, Norman Hunter.
Energetik top the table by three points and look to make it four with this trip to Zhodino. They have had some narrow wins this season and two of their games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Their opponents have won twice but scored and conceded just twice in their three matches. A tight battle looks likely and a bet on under 2.5 goals in this match is the bet to make.
There's still a lot of uncertainty and these three or four months, every businessman in the world is still unsure what the effect will be. When Todd Cantwell stepped up to take a penalty in the FA Cup last-16 tie at Tottenham, he wasn't going to miss. With the pressure of a packed crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium watching on, Cantwell nonchalantly approached the penalty spot by doing kick-ups, plonked the ball down and smashed it into the top corner.
Eintracht Frankfurt is favorite in this game after the performance against Salzburg. They won at home with 4-1 in an almost perfect match where the score could be even higher. They have a lot of good players up front that can score but their defense does not looking to good. Basel has more experience in European competitions than Eintracht and could produce a surprise here. They played well against bigger teams and I expect a more tight game than the odds suggest. I think that Basel can score here maybe even more than one goal. Eintracht should score also so I`m going for the overs.
