Many are wondering how Ronaldo will fit into what is expected to be a high-intensity pressing game when Rangnick arrives; one that does not suit the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's style, and there were even some - including Gary Neville - who pondered whether the decision to leave Ronaldo out might have been made by Rangnick himself.
The thing with Jesse and all my players, they all work really hard, I can't fault the attitude and they're ready when called upon.
Frankfurt won 2-1 on Friday in London to set up an advantage for their return leg in Germany after beating West Ham, and were perhaps distracted by their task in hand with glory on the horizon.
This effectiveness has helped cover up the fact that only Burnley average more shots conceded per game than Leicester.
So he gets frustrated, he wants to play football, get on the ball and make things happen and if he stays up front, he is not touching the ball.
His efforts were somewhat unfairly overshadowed by an incident involving Pablo Fornals which led to him receiving a yellow card for an unnecessary altercation on the touchline as tensions boiled over.
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Celtic arrived in Seville knowing they had failed to beat Spanish opposition away from home in European competition in their 18 previous attempts.
Alvarez scored 20 goals from 28 starts for River in the Argentinian top flight in 2021 while he was still 21 years old, and had caught the eye of a number of prominent European clubs prior to his move to the Etihad Stadium.
Perhaps the bigger problem for Howe and Newcastle is the fact these goalkeepers are playing in a team which has allowed more shots at their goal than any other Premier League side this season.
Senegal overcame Equatorial Guinea to set up an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Burkina Faso.
He has taken charge of eight Premier League games this season and is working at a gigantic average of 5.75 cards per 90 minutes, showing 22 yellow cards and a red in his last three games at the top level.
After battling with Patrick van Aanholt for the left-back spot last season, Mitchell has made it his own this time around.
Stationed high up the right flank, he constantly caused Gomezgani Chirwa problems and his game-changing free-kick was superbly taken.
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They have got some quality and skilful players. While other favourites for the tournament have faltered in the past few days, with France being held by Hungary on Saturday and England drawing 0-0 with Scotland on Friday, Italy have not put a foot wrong so far.
But in the end it's 2-0 and a great night. Klopp also admitted he hated having to substitute Mane at half-time as he feared the visitors' gamesmanship would get the player sent off.
The Brazil international has typically started on the left of a two-man midfield in a 4-2-3-1 system over the past three seasons, but has come under scrutiny during his time at the club.
His last goal involvement came during the 7-0 drubbing of Leeds in December. What the managers saidPep Guardiola said: We played really well.
“I don’t like the idea of an interim coach, especially for a team like Manchester United, who have big ambitions this year and really need to reach the Champions League.
The Orient youngster bagged goals in six of his team's eight games during the month of March, literally firing a team in a relegation battle to almost certain safety. League Two fixturesLeague Two tableManager: Joey Barton, Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has been named the Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month for March.
Personally, as someone who lives, loves and works the French game, I'd love to see him stay around for a bit longer.
The midfielder revealed his intentions prior to City's game at Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
The Wales players made their usual pre-match stand against racism by taking the knee and were roundly booed by home fans.
Underrated is the quality of his passing when in attacking positions in the last third. He showed this setting up Luka Modric for a shot against the bar and in his precise pass into Benzema's feet which he got back en route to Real Madrid's second.
Liverpool host Leicester City on Thursday night at Anfield as they seek to close a nine-point gap to Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.
Along with that, there was focus on a walkout to protest the Glazers’ ownership, but that 73rd-minute plan was somewhat scuppered by Raphael Varane’s goal a minute before and Mata’s substitution a minute after.
Defender Ricardo Pereira, who scored the winner against PSV Eindhoven in the last eight, said: It's the first semi-final for the club and we have the opportunity to arrive in a final in European competition, it's a big achievement.
We were told before the first game and all week that United will be high energy and high press. That did not exist today.
I always feel that if you go with a back four against these top teams it is really difficult because this seems to happen a lot. Will Tottenham become a top team under Conte?
We stayed quiet, put in a performance and now West Ham are in the semis... Whether it was a poor night from Barca, you've still got to score three against them.
It is such a bad decision, it is a joke decision. Redknapp was equally insistent Kane should have been dismissed for his foul on Robertson.
Michail Antonio and Declan Rice were on target as West Ham claimed a flawless 2-0 victory at Dinamo Zagreb in their Europa League opener.
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So, if a club has 14 or more players in their squad list available to play, they will not be granted a postponement.
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Chief among those is Barcelona, who have considerable interest in him too, despite doubts over their financial clout in the next market.
Watch this space on Aubameyang' It was weird against West Ham because Arteta brings him off, but they're losing the game and need a goal so they bring off their top scorer and their talisman.
Both also tend to press hardest within a concentrated area, at around 20-40m from the opposition goal.
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But this year he has impressed in Boro's FA Cup wins over Manchester United at Old Trafford and Tottenham on Teesside, while he now has a standout performance against Chelsea on his CV.
Speaking on Tuesday from Scotland's Spanish training camp in La Finca, near Alicante, assistant coach John Carver said: He looked great this morning, full of running.
With 11 goals this season, he became the first player to net more than 10 in a single Libertadores in the 21st century.
Plugging the division's leakiest defence - 37 goals conceded in 20 games - has to be a priority for the relegation-threatened Dark Blues.
It was a goal that will be played in highlight reels for years to come. From seemingly nothing, Mhango gave his country one of their greatest footballing moments.
Atletico Madrid made it through to the knockout stages and broke Porto's hearts with victory at Estadio do Dragao in a match full of incident in Group B.
