Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Second Acts and comebacks, Part Thirteen


1- Dion Dublin and Coventry City, 1994/1998
English striker Dion Dublin was signed by Alex Ferguson for Manchester United in the summer of 1992. However, an early season injury ended his season and despite recovering he was unable to break into the team in the following seasons. His transfer to Coventry in 1994 gave him a new lease on life and he rediscovered his scoring touch. The 1997/98 season would be his most successful. He would become joint top goalscorer in the English Premier League and would also earn his first caps for England. He would narrowly miss the Finals cut for the 1998 World Cup.


Photo From:  Calcio 2000, Issue 14, December 1998
(Dion Dublin)



2- Terry Venables and England 1994
Terry Venables had been tipped as a future England Manager for years. When Graham Taylor was appointed England Manager in 1990, it appeared that the opportunity might have passed him by for good. However, unexpectedly he got the call in 1994. He was tasked to rebuild an England side that had just been eliminated from the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, as well as preparing for the 1996 Euros that were to be hosted in England.

Photo From:  World Soccer, March 1994
(Terry Venables)


3- Ivan Zamorano and Real Madrid, 1994/95
When Jorge Valdano took over as Real Madrid Manager in 1994, he openly wanted to remove Chilean striker Ivan Zamorano after a poor season. In the end, Zamorano remained and gained Valdano’s trust. He regained his scoring form and led Real Madrid to the League title in 1994/95 season by finishing as the League’s Pichichi.

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 54, July 1993
(Ivan Zamorano)


4- Ivan De La Pena and Espanyol Barcelona 2004/05
Barcelona midfielder Ivan De La Pena was once tipped as one of Spain’s brightest future prospects and had shone at youth level. However, he stagnated after a transfer to Lazio in 1998 and his loan to Olympique Marseille the next season did not improve his prospects. He rarely played in the following seasons. In 2002, he was released by Lazio and joined Espanyol. He slowly regained his form as he started to get more first team action. The 2004/05 season would be a very good season for him as he led the club to a fifth place finish. He also finally achieved International recognition and gained all of his 5 caps in that calendar year of 2005.

Photo From: World Soccer, November 1995
(Ivan De La Pena)


5- Alain Giresse and Olympique Marseille 1986/88
Loyal Bordeaux Captain Alain Giresse was regarded on his way down in 1986 (aged 34). Bordeaux prepared to replace him by signing young midfielders Jean-Marc Ferreri and Phillipe Vercruysse. However, instead of winding his career quietly he was enticed away by Bernard Tapie’s new project at Olympqiue Marseille. Tapie, along with former France Manager Michel Hidalgo, were laying down the foundations to create an excellent team in Marseille and Giresse was seen as a much-needed experienced player in the project. Giresse would have two good seasons before retiring in 1988 aged 36.

Photo From:  Onze, Issue 133, January 1987
(Alain Giresse)



The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 29 (Week of October 23-October 29, 2018)

Note:
The purpose of this section is to summarize the week in question, it is not meant to give a full statistical analysis of the matches.
We live in a viral age and all that information can be accessed.
I welcome all contributions from anyone, even for the Leagues that I did not cover.

I.  England

Diary:
Tuesday, October 23, 2018:

-Prior to their UCL match, on Manchester United’s website there was a controversy as they referred to their opponents Juventus as ‘Rubentus’. This is a derogatory nickname used by Juventus rivals referencing their past with Calciopoli. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Jose Mourinho (along with his coaching staff) walked half a mile to Old Trafford prior to Manchester United’s match vs. Juventus as once again the Manchester United bus was stuck in traffic.  (Source mirror.uk.co Online)

-When Juventus supporters were jeering Jose Mourinho during their UCL match, he held up his three fingers as a reference to the treble he had won with Inter in 2010.  (Source Tuttosport Online)


Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-

Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-Manchester United will contest FA’s charge against Jose Mourinho for his comments in Portuguese to Televison that they deemed abusive  . (Source BBC Football online)
Friday, October 26, 2018:

-Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho has ruled out the possibility of re-signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho criticized National Teams for their treatment of Manchester United players during the International break, as most came back injured. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Chelsea have stated that Roman Abramovich does not intend to sell the club to Czech Billionaire Petr Kellner. (Source Daily Mail online)

-Tottenham will play their remainder of home matches of the calendar year at Wembley as their new stadium is sill not ready. (Source Sky Sports online)

-A number of Manchester United failed o show up at a sponsorship event. This was a sign of protest by them over a series of transportation issues on their travels. They are expected to be fined. (Source Daily Mail online)


Saturday, October 27, 2018:

- Eric Cantona stated that he ‘suffered’ watching Manchester United. He believes Manager Jose Mourinho is not a right for the club. He also hinted that Ryan Giggs might be a good choice as a future Manchester United Manager. (Source BBC Fotoball online)

-Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea still has not renewed his contract. He stated that he is concerned about the matches and results at the moment and not his contract. Many believe he has not signed as he is a potential target for Juventus. (Source vi.nl online)

-Former England Manager Glenn Hoddle collapsed at BT studios and was rushed to hospital. (Source Telegraph.co.uk online)

- The helicopter of Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed in the car park near the club’s stadium. (Source BBC Football online)


Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-Glenn Hoddle remains in serious condition after suffering a heart attack the day before and “responding well to treatment”. (Source BBC Football online)

-Paul Pogba has once again declared that he is forbidden to talk to the press about Jose Mourinho. (Source Sport Bild online)

- The death of  Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was confirmed in the Helicopter crash from the day before. (Source BBC Football online)

Monday, October 29, 2018:

-Leicester’s scheduled match in the League Cup vs. Southampton on Tuesday has been cancelled due to the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. (Source Daily Mail online)

-Many fans criticized Tottenham, as their match at Wembley vs. Manchester City was played on a pitch with visible NFL logo and yard markings (from a recent NFL match at the venue). (Source Daily Mail online)


Photo From: L’Equipe, October 28, 2018
(October 27, 2018, Leicester Helicopter crash)



Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
October 24, 2018
Marcos Alonso (Spain)
Defender
Chelsea
2023
BBC Football
October 25, 2018
Marcus Bettinelli
Goalkeeper
Fulham
2021
vi.nl


English Premier League Matchday (October 27-October 29, 2018):

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Brighton 1-Wolves 0 (Glenn Murray 48)
Fulham 0-Bournemouth 3 (Callum Wilson 14 pen, 85, David Brooks 71)
Liverpool 4-Cardiff 1 (Mohamed Salah 10, Sadio Mane 66, 87, Xherdan Shaqiri 84 / Callum Paterson 77)
Southampton 0-Newcastle 0 (-)
Watford 3-Huddersfield 0 (Roberto Pereyra 10, Gerard Deulofeu 19, Isaac Success 80)
Leicester 1-West Ham 1 (Wilfred Ndidid 89/ Fabian Balbuena 30)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Burnley 0-Chelsea 4 (Alvaro Morata 22, Ross Barkley 57, Willian 63, Ruben Loftus-Cheek 90)
Crystal Palace 2-Arsenal 2 (Luka Milivojevic 45 pen, 83 pen / Granit Xhaka 52, Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 56)
Manchester United 2-Everton 1 (Paul Pogba 27, Anthony Martial 49 / Gylfi Sigurdsson 77 pen)

Monday, October 29, 2018:
Tottenham 0-Manchester City 1 (Riyad Mahrez 6)

Top Goalscorer:
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 7 goals
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 7 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
10
8
2
0
27
3
24
26
2
Liverpool
10
8
2
0
20
4
16
26
3
Chelsea
10
7
3
0
24
7
17
24
4
Arsenal
10
7
2
2
24
13
11
22
5
Tottenham
10
7
0
3
16
8
8
21
6
Bournemouth
10
6
2
2
19
12
7
20

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

II.  Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
-An escalator in a subway station in Rome ran out of control, prior to Roma’s UCL match vs. CSKA Moscow. This led to many injuries and scenes of horror as the incident was captured virally. (Source Mirror.co.uk online)

-After their UCL encounter, Jose Mourinho praised Juventus central defensive pairing of Chiellini and Bonucci, by saying they could teach lessons at Harvard University about how to be a central defender. (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-AC Milan have denied reports linking Roberto Donadoni as the next AC Milan Manager.  (Source Football Italia online)

-During a free kick in the Barcelona-Inter match, Inter’s Marcelo Brozovic anticipated that Luis Suarez would take his kick on ground level as he expected the players on the defensive wall would have jumped. Brozovic immediately slid just behind the wall to defect his shot. (Source BBC Football online)

Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-Juventus President Andrea Agnelli denied that Juventus had any knowledge of offensive banners from its fans that mocked the Superga Air Disaster. This stemmed from a Television report and the allegation dates from 2014 . (Source Football Italia online)

-Giuseppe marotta and Aldo Mazzia will be replaced in the Juventus’ shareholders meeting today. (Source Football Italia online)

-Chievo’s three point penalty was confirmed following separate appeals. (Source Football Italia online)

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-Steven Zhang, 26, was named as Inter President (son of Inter owner Zhang Jindong). (Source L’Equipe online)

-Roberto Donadoni has denied meeting AC Milan officials as a possible Manager to replace Rino Gattuso. (Source Football Italia online)

-Sandro Mazzola commented on the controversy about Juventus supportesr displaying disrespectful banners about Superga. Mazzola believes that Andrea Agnelli should apologize for the actions of his supporters. (Source Calciomercato online)
Saturday, October 27, 2018:

-

Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-Juventus’ Paulo Dybala and Cristiano Ronaldo posed together and posted a photograph together in the locker room. However, the photograph revealed a sheet of paper on the wall in the background that showed the defensive roles of Juventus players in different phases of a match, (Source Calciomercato online)

Monday, October 29, 2018:

-Former Juventus Executive Beppe Marotta is set to join Inter in the new year. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Roberto Donadoni has denied meeting AC Milan officials as a possible Manager to replace Rino Gattuso. (Source Football Italia online)

-According to Jose Mourinho, Andrea Agnelli has told him that Juventus aim t win 10 straight Scudetti. (Source Football Italia online)

-Cristiano Ronaldo has become the most followed person on Instagram with 144, 309, 204 folowers. (Source Football Italia online)


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
October 26, 2018
Miranda (Brazil)
Defender
Inter
2020
L’Equipe
October 26, 2018
Antonio Candreva
Midfielder
Inter
2021
L’Equipe
October 26, 2018
Matias Vecino (Uruguay)
Midfielder
Inter
2022
L’Equipe
October 26, 2018
Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia)
Midfielder
Inter
2022
L’Equipe
October 26, 2018
Dalbert (Brazil)
Defender
Inter
2023
L’Equipe
October 26, 2018
Roberto Gagliardini
Midfielder
Inter
2023
L’Equipe



Italian Serie A Matchday (October 27-October 29, 2018):

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Atalanta 3-Parma 0 (Riccardo Gagliolo (own goal) 55, Jose Luis Palomino 72, Gianluca Mancini 80)
Empoli 1-Juventus 2 (Francesco Caputo 28 / Cristiano Ronaldo 54 pen, 70)
Torino 1-Fiorentina 1 (Alban Lafont (own goal) 13 / Marco Benassi 2)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Sassuolo 2-Bologna 2 (Marlon 17, Kevin prince Boateng 85 pen / Rodrigo Palacio 2, Ibrahima Mbaye 56)
Cagliari 2-Chievo 1 (Leonardo Pavoletti 15, Lucas Castro 59 / Mariusz Stepinski 79)
Genoa 2-Udinese 2 (Romulo 32 pen, Cristian Romero 67 / Kevin Lasagna 65, Rodrigo De Paul 70)
SPAL 0-Frosinone 3 (Raman Chibsah 40, Camillo Ciano 53, Andrea Pinamonti 89)
AC Milan 3-Sampdoria 2 (Patrick Cutrone 17, Gonzalo Higuain 36, Suso 62 / Riccardo Saponara 21, Fabio Quagliarella 31)
Napoli 1-Roma 1 (Dries Mertens 90 / Stephan El Shaarawy 14)

Monday, October 29, 2018:
Lazio 0-Inter 3 (Mauro Icardi 28, 70, Marcelo Brozovic 41)

Top Goalscorer:
Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa) 9 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
10
9
1
0
21
7
14
28
2
Inter
10
7
1
2
16
6
10
22
3
Napoli
10
7
1
2
19
11
8
22
4
Lazio
10
6
0
4
13
12
1
18
5
Fiorentina
10
4
3
3
16
   8
8
15
6
Sampdoria
10
4
3
3
14
   7
7
15


P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


III.  Spain

Diary:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
-A statute will be built in Albacete in honor of Andres Iniesta. (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-Emilio Butragueno, Director of Institutional Relations, has confirmed that Julen Lopetegui will be Real Madrid’s Manager for the match vs. Barcleona. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Marcelo denied reports that he had asked to leave Real Madrid to Juventus in January, stating, “Nobody is more madridist than me”. He also attacked journalist for fueling the club’s current turmoil by blaming their envy because they do not how to play Football. (Source Corriere dello Sport online)

Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-Spanish tax Authorities have fined Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale owes 337,000 Euros for defrauding taxes over his image rights. (Source L’Equipe online)

-It was reported that Ousmane Dembele had been alte 25 minutes for a team meeting prior to Barcelona’s match vs. Inter yesterday. This was a reason why he did not play. (Source mirror.co.uk online)

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-FIFA president Gianni Infantino has ruled against La Liga’s Barcelona-Girona match that was proposed to take place in Miami, USA . (Source Daily Mail online)

-Thibaut Courtois has denied (and threatened legal action) over a report in ‘El Pais’ that quoted him that he was opposed to the arrival of potential new Real Madrid Managers: Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho. (Source RTBF.be online)
 Saturday, October 27, 2018:

-Adnan Januzaj (Sociedad) played for the first time sicne the World Cup in Sociedad’s defeat vs. Atletico Madrid. (Source RTBF.be online)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-During the Barcelona-Real Madrid match, many Barcelona fans were hurling abuse at Sergio Ramos. Barcelona’s Gerard Pique was seen making a gesture towards the fans to stop it . (Source AS.com online)

-For the first time VAR was used in a penalty decision in a Barcelona-Real Madrid match. (Source Daily Mail online)

-Real Madrid’s Casemiro balmed the players for his side’s heavy loss vs. Barcelona, however, Sergio Ramos responded that these were untimely statements and not a day to finger point. (Source A Bola online)


Monday, October 29, 2018:

-In an interview with ‘France Football’, Cristiano Ronaldo stated that his decision to leave Real Madrid was due to the fact that he was being under-appreciated by club President Florentino Perez. He also made the claim the he deserved the Ballon d’Or again. (Source Corrire dello Sport online)

-Former Barcelona player Marc Crosas stated that Florentino Perez has destroyed the National Team and Real Madrid in four months with the appointment of Lopetegui. (Source AS.com online)

-Antonio Conte hs reportedly ruled himself out of the Real Madrid Manager position,because he felt some players would not welcome his appointment. (Source AS.com online)

-Julen Lopetegui’s father Jose Antonio blamed the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid’s problems. He stated that they have ‘stolen 50 goals’ from his son. (Source Daily Mail online)

-As expected Julen Lopetegui was sacked as Real Madrid Manager and replaced on interim basis by Santiago Solari. (Source Fox Soccer / Bleacher Report online)


Spanish La Liga Matchday (October 27-October 29, 2018):

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:
Rayo Vallecano 1-Bilbao 1 (Jose Pozo 23 / Ilker Muniain 66)

Friday, October 26, 2018:
Valladolid 1-Espanyol 1 (Daniele Verde 90 / Borja Iglesias 20)

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Girona 2-Rayo Vallecano 1 (Portu 34 pen, 45 / Alejamdro Galvez 61)
Bilbao 0-Valencia 0 (-)
Celta 4-Eibar 0 (Iago Aspas 5, 36, 82, Brais Mendez 56)
Levante 2-Leganes 0 (Roger Marti 14, Ruben Rochina 90)
Atletico Madrid 2-Sociedad 0 (Diego Godin 45, Filipe Luis 60)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Getafe 2-Betis 0 (Jorge Molina 60, Dimitri Foulquier 62)
Barcelona 5-Real Madrid 1 (Phillipe Coutinho 11, Luis Suarez 30 pen, 75, 83, Arturo Vidal 87 / Marcelo 50)
Alaves 2-Villareal 1 (Jonathan Calleri 51, Borja Baston 90 / Gerard Moreno 10)
Sevilla 2-Huesca 1 (Pablo Sarabia 65, 78 / Jorge Pulido 90)

Top Goalscorer:
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) 8 goals
Iago Aspas (Celta) 8 goals
Andre Silva (Sevilla) 7 goals
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 7 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 7 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
10
6
3
1
28
12
16
21
2
Alaves
10
6
2
2
14
9
5
20
3
Sevilla
10
6
1
3
22
13
9
19
4
Atletico Madrid
10
5
4
1
12
5
7
19
5
Espanyol
10
5
3
2
14
8
6
18
6
Valladolid
10
4
4
2
9
7
2
16

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


IV.  Germany
Diary:


Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
-Christian Titz was dismissed as SV Hamburg Manager. He was replaced by Hannes Wolf. (Source Sport Bild online)

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-

Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-Jurgen Klinnsman indicated that he would like to return to the Football business. (Source kicker.de online)

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-

Saturday, October 27, 2018:

-


Sunday, October 28, 2018:
-Werder Bremen’s Claudio Pizzaro became the second 40-year-old to ever score in the Bundesliga in his side’s loss to Leverkusen (2-6). He has also scored in each calendar in the Bundesliga since 1999 (18 seasons). (Source BBC Football online)

Monday, October 29, 2018:
-


Profesional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
October 25, 2018 
Benjamin Leneis
Goalkeeper
Augsburg
Kicker.de 


German Bundesliga Matchday (October 26-October 28, 2018):

Friday, October 26, 2018:
Freiburg 3- Moenchengladbach 1 (Nils Petersen 1 pen, Luca Waldschmidt 57, Lucas Holer 90 / Thorgan Hazard 20 pen)

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Mainz 1-Bayern Munich 2 (Jean-Paul Boetius 48 / Leon Goretzka 39, Thiago Alcantara 62)
Dortmund 2-Hertha Berlin 2 (Jadon Sancho 27, 61 / Salomon Kalou 41, 90 pen)
Dusseldorf 0-Wolfsburg 3 (Wout Weghorst 41 pen, Josip Brekalo 73, Daniel Ginczek 80)
Hannover 1-Augsburg 2  (Ihlas Bebou 72 / Rani Khedira 8, Alfred Finnbogasson 63 pen)
Hoffenheim 4-Stuttgart 0 (Joshua Brenet 48, Joelinton 51, Ishak Belfodil 57, 60)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Nuremberg 1-Frankfurt 1 (Adam Zrelak 78 / Sebastian Haller 90)
RB Leipzig 0-Schalke 0 (-)
Werder Bremen 2-Leverkusen 6 (Claudio Pizarro 60, Yuya Osako 62 / Kevin Volland 8, Julian Brandt 38, Karim Bellarabi 45, Kai Havertz 67, Sebastian Langkamp (own gola) 72, Sebastian Langkamp (own gola) 77)

Top Goalscorer:
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 7 goals
Paco Alcacer (Dortmund) 7 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Dortmund
9
6
3
0
29
10
19
21
2
Bayern Munich
9
6
1
2
17
10
7
19
3
M’Gladbach
9
5
2
2
20
12
8
17
4
Werder Bremen
9
5
2
2
17
14
3
17
5
RB Leipzig
9
4
4
1
16
9
7
16
6
Hertha Berlin
9
4
4
1
15
10
5
16

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

V.  France
Diary:
Tuesday, October 23, 2018:

-

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:


Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-
Friday, October 26, 2018:

-

Saturday, October 27, 2018:

- Lyon defender Jeremy Morel has committed his International future for Madagascar. (Source L’Equipe online)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-Frederic Longuepee has been named as the new Bordeaux President . (Source L’Equipe online)

-PSG Manager Thomas Tuchel left Kylian Mbappe and Adrein Rabiot out of the starting lineup in their match vs. OM, as the pair had arrived late at the warm-up traning before the match. (Source Calciomercato online)

Monday, October 29, 2018:

-Olympique Lyonnais and Adidas announced that they will continue their partnership until 2025 as kit suppliers for the club. (Source L’Equipe online)

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
October 26, 2018
Pedro Mendes (Portugal)
Defender
Montpellier
Not disclosed
L’Equipe
October 27, 2018
Rudi Garcia
Manager
Olympique Marseille
2021
L’Equipe


French Ligue 1 Matchday (October 26-October 28, 2018):

Friday, October 26, 2018:
Nimes 1-St Etienne 1 (Rachid Alioui 74 / Remy Cabella 1)

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Angers 1-Lyon 2 (Cristian Lopez 88 / Houssem Aouar 63, Memphis Depay 87)
Monaco 2-Dijon 2 (Benjamin Heinrichs 29, Kamil Glik 78 / Mickael Alphonse 34, Mehdi Abeid 57)
Guingamp 1-Strasbourg 1 (Nicolas Benezet 6 / Lucien Kevin Zohi 88)
Lille 1-Caen 0 (Rafael Leao 56)
Amiens 1-Nantes 2 (Mathieu Bodmer 81 / Gabriel Boschilla 15, Emiliano Sala 71)
Toulouse 0-Montpellier 3 (Gaetan Laborde 21, Andy Delort 24, Baptiste Reynet (own goal) 90)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Rennes 0-Reims 2 (Remi Oudin 16, 53)
Bordeaux 0-Nice 1 (Wylan Cyprien 54)
OM 0-PSG 2  (Kylian Mbappe 65, Julian Draxler 90)

Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 10 goals
Neymar (PSG) 8 goals
Emiliano Sala (Nantes) 8 goals



Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSG
11
11
0
0
39
6
33
33
2
Lille
11
7
2
2
19
8
11
25
3
Montpellier
11
6
4
1
17
7
10
22
4
Lyon
11
6
2
3
18
13
5
20
5
Marseille
11
6
1
4
22
18
4
19
6
St Etienne
11
4
5
2
13
14
-1
17



P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


 VI.  Holland
Diary:


Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
-

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-
Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-Robin van Persie (Feyenoord) has announced that he will retire from the game at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football online)

-De Klok Logistics are the new sponsors of NEC following the bankruptcy of EnergieFlex. (Source vi.nl online)

-National Team Manager Ronald Koeman is now also the chairman of the Coaches Betaald Voetbal (CBV), the union of Managers. He replaced Han Berger in the position. (Source voetbalzone.nl online)

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
-

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
-Football Reporter Ron de Rijk has passed away aged 66. (Source voetbalzone.nl online)

-Phillip Cocu was sacked as Manager of Turkish club Fenerbahce. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Monday, October 29, 2018:
-Former Feyenoord star Wim van Hanegem has criticized Bjorn Kuippers, the referee of the Ajax-Feyenoord match. He sarcastically referred to him as ‘King Kuipers’ and wuestioned some of his decisions. (Source voetbalzone online)


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
October 29, 2018 
Oliver Zelenika (Croatia)
Goalkeeper
Free agent (formerly of Dinamo Zagreb)
NEC
-
vi.nl


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
October 25, 2018
Justin Bijlow
Goalkeeper
Feyenoord
2023
vi.nl



Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (October 26-October 28, 2018):

Friday, October 26, 2018:
Emmen 1-VVV 1 (Stef Gronsveld 65 / Peniel Mlapa 15)

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Den Haag 1-NAC 1 (Nasser El Khayati 17 / Luka Ilic 12)
De Graafschap 4-Excelsior 1  (Daryl Van Mighem 25, Furdjel Narsingh 49, Yousef El Jebli 55, Fabian Serrarens 70 / Elias Mar Omarsson 38)
Groningen 1-PSV Eindhoven 2 (Samir Memisevic 42 pen / Donyell Malen 45, Denzel Dumfries 86)
PEC 1-Heracles 1  (Mike Van Duinen 73 / Adrian Dalmau 17)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Vitesse 2-Fortuna Sittard 1 (Maikel van der Werff 12, Matus Bero 66 / Andre Vidigal 45)
Ajax 3-Feyenoord 0 (Justin Bijlow (own goal) 22, Hakim Ziyech 41, Dusan Tadic 80)
Willem II 0-Utrecht 1 (Willem Janssen 87)
AZ 2-Heerenveen 3 (Thonas Ouwejan 16, A. Gudmundsson 80 / Michel Vlap 30, 56, Sam Lammers 84)

Top Goalscorer:
Kristofefer Petersen (Heracles) 8 goals
Fran Sol (Willem II) 8 goals
Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 8 goals
Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven) 8 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSV Eindhoven
10
10
0
0
38
4
34
30
2
Ajax
10
8
1
1
29
5
24
25
3
Feyenoord
10
6
2
2
20
13
7
20
4
Heracles
10
6
2
2
24
20
4
20
5
Vitesse
10
4
3
3
16
12
4
15
6
VVV
10
4
3
3
11
10
1
15

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


VII.  Scotland
Diary:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
-


Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-
Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-Kilmarnock Manager Steve Clarke has received a two-match touchline ban fr his comments following Gary Dicker’s red card (vs. Hearts) from back in August. (Source Sky Sports online)

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
-

Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-

Monday, October 29, 2018:
-James McArthur (Crystal Palace) has retired from the Scottish National Team. (Source BBC Football online)

-Hearts’ Steven MacLean could fac e a two-match ban for grabbing Celtic’s Eboue Kousassi’s groin area during yesterday’s League Cup semifinal. (Source BBC Football online)

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
October 24, 2018
Ryan Porteous
-
Hibernian
2023
Sky Sports
October 24, 2018
Fraser Murray
-
Hibernian
2023
Sky Sports
October 27, 2018
Glenn Middleton
Winger
Rangers
2023
BBC Football


Scottish Premier League Matchday (October 26-October 27, 2018):
Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
Dundee 0-Hearts 3 (Olivier Bozanic 2, Steven Naismith 14, Steven MacLean 46)
Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Kilmarnock 1-Hamilton 1  (Rory McKenzie 4 / Dougue Imrie 34)
St Johnstone 2-St Mirren 0  (David Wotherspoon 60, Matthew Kennedy 84)
Top Goalscorer:
Steven Naismith (Hearts) 7 goals

Scottish League Cup-Semifinals (October 28, 2018):
Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Hearts 0-Celtic 3 (Scott Sinclair 53 pen, James Forrest 66, Ryan Christie 72)
Aberdeen 1-Rangers 0 (Lewis Ferguson 79)



Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Hearts
10
8
1
1
19
7
12
25
2
Kilmarnock
10
6
2
2
16
9
7
20
3
Celtic
9
6
1
2
17
6
11
19
4
Livingston
9
5
3
1
12
5
7
18
5
Rangers
9
5
2
2
22
9
13
17
6
Hibernian
9
5
2
2
21
10
11
17
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

VIII.  Portugal

Diary:


Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
-

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:
-

Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande have sigend on permanent basis Brazilian striker Talisca from Bemfica. (Source L’Equipe online)


Saturday, October 27, 2018:
-

Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-

Monday, October 29, 2018:
-

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
October 24, 2018
Marcos Acuna (Argentina)
Defender
Sporting CP
2023
L’Equipe


Portugal Cup (October 26, 2018):
 Portugal Primeira Liga League Matchday (October 26-October 28, 2018):
Friday, October 26, 2018:
Nacional 0-Portimonense 1 (Ewerton 28)
Guimaraes 1-Braga 1 (Alexandre Guedes 14 / Claudemir 18)
Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Aves 1-Santa Clara 2 (Derkey 79 / Bruno Lamas 16, Cesar 23)
Rio Aves 1-Chaves 0 (Wenderson Galeno 66)
Belenensses 2-Benfica 0 (Eduardo Henrique 36 pen, Alhassane Keita 42)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Tondela 1-Setubal 2 (Tomane 80 / Jose Semedo 37, Frederic Mendy 77)
Moreirense 1-Maritimo 0 (Arsenio 74)
Porto 2-Feirense 0 (Felipe 25, Moussa Marega 80)
Sporting CP 3-Boavista 0 (Nani 31, 66, Bruno Fernandes 64)

Top Goalscorer:
Dyego Sousa (Braga) 5 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Porto
8
6
0
2
18
6
12
18
2
Braga
8
5
3
0
17
8
9
18
3
Benfica
8
5
2
1
15
7
8
17
4
Rio Ave
8
5
2
1
13
8
5
17
5
Sporting CP
8
5
1
2
14
8
6
16
6
Santa Clara
8
4
2
2
16
12
4
14

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point



IX.  Belgium



Diary:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:

-Lokeren Manager Peter Mes was charged with money laundering and conspiracy with criminal intent. He has been conditionally released.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-Denis Ducarme, Minister of Middle Classes, has introduced a law requiring agents to be licensed. Former Belgian Football TV Presenter Stephane Pauwels consulted him. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-The accounts of the following ex-clients of Agent Dejan Veljkovic are to be examined, Predrag Filipovic, Aleksandar Jankovic, Milos Kosanovic, Tomislav Mikulic, Ivan Obradovic, Bojan Jorgacevic and Zvonko Milojevic . (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Former player Fabien Camus (now an agent apprentice under Mogi Bayat) has been placed under arrest as part of Footgate. He played for Mechelen in the second half of last season. He is under investigation for his part in the transfer of Anthony Limbombe (from Club Brugge to Nantes), where it is alleged that he recived under-the table payments. (Source sportmagazine.levif.be / Walfoot.be online)

-Michel Louwagie, Gent Manager has sent Tunisian International Dylan Bronn to train with the B squad for indiscipline. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-Thomas Meunier has opened a lawsuit against his former agent Didier Frenay over his transfer to Club Brugge (from Virton) in 2011. As part of the contract his re-sale was to be divided equally between the club and the agency and Meunier had not been aware of this. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Fabien Camus has been freed conditionally and a bail. (Source RTBF.be online)

Saturday, October 27, 2018:

-

Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-Peter Maes has been dismissed as Lokeren Manager. Arnar Vidarsson will be in interim charge. (Source RTBF.be online)

Monday, October 29, 2018:

-Lokeren announced that they have reached a verbal agreement with Norwegian Manager Trond Sollied to take over as Manager. (Source RTBF.be online)


Profesional Contract
Date Player Position Club Online Source
 October 26, 2018 Ken Nkuba Striker Chaleroi Walfoot.be

First Division A League Matchday (October 26-October 28, 2018):

Friday, October 26, 2018:
Gent 2-Charleroi 1 (Giorgi Chakvetadze 36, 48 / Victor Osimhen 42)

Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Zulte-Waregem 2-Mouscron 2 (Bruno Godeau (own goal) 13, Theo Bongonda 24 / Frantzdy Pierrot 29, 57)
Cercle Brugge 1-Kortrijk 1 (Xavier Mercier 58 / Jovan Stojanovic 35)
Lokeren 0-Ostend 0 (-)
St Truiden 2-Club Brugge 2 (Daichi Kamada 18, Mats Rits (own goal) 78 / Hans Vanaken 31 pen, Siebe Schrijvers 41)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:
Standard Liege 1-Genk 1 (Christian Luyindama 90 / Mbwana Samatta 84)
Eupen 2-Anderlecht 1 (Luis Garcai 26, Yuta Toyokawa 31 / Ivan Santini 78)
Waasland-Beveren 0-Antwerp 1 (Faris Haroun 58)

Top Goalscorer:
Ivan Santini (Anderlecht) 9 goals


Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Genk 12 9 3 0 34 12 22 30
2 Club Brugge 12 8 3 1 31 13 18 27
3 Antwerp 12 7 4 1 17 9 8 25
4 Anderlecht 12 7 2 3 24 14 10 23
5 Gent 12 6 2 4 25 22 3 20
6 Standard Liege 12 5 5 2 18 11 7 20

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point




Diary (extra):

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:

-1950s-60s Argentina Midfielder Jose Varacka passed away aged 86. (Source Wikipedia online)

-1950s Uruguay International Eladio Benitez passed away aged 79. (Source Wikipedia online)

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:

-The Australian Football Association is working with Central Coast Mariners to fund Usain Bolt’s signing. (Source BBC Football online)

Thursday, October 25, 2018:

-German Manager Michael Skibbe has left his post as Greece Manager. He is replaced by Angelos Anastasiades. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Uruguay Manager Oscar Washington Tabarez has named his squad for upcoming matches vs. Brazil and France. (Source Univision online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray-TUR), Martín Silva (Vasco Da Gama-BRA) y Martín Campaña (Independiente-ARG).
Defenders: Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid-ESP), Sebastián Coates (Sporting de Lisboa-POR), José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid-ESP), Gastón Silva (Independiente-ARG), Martín Cáceres (Lazio-ITA) y Marcelo Saracchi (Leipzig-GER).
Midfielders: Diego Laxalt (Milán-ITA), Nahitan Nández (Boca Juniors-ARG), Lucas Torreira (Arsenal-GBR), Matías Vecino (Inter-ITA), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus-ITA), Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders-USA), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid-ESP) Camilo Mayada (River Plate-ARG), Carlos Sánchez (Santos-BRA) y Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro-BRA).
Strikers: Jonathan Rodríguez (Santos Laguna-MEX), Gastón Preiro (PSV Eindhoven-NED), Cristhian Stuani (Girona-ESP), Maximiliano Gómez (Celta de Vigo-ESP), Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germen-FRA) y Luis Suárez (Barcelona-ESP).

Friday, October 26, 2018:

-Brazil Manager Tite has named his squad for upcoming matches vs. Uruguay and Cameroon. (Source Futbol.uy online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool-GBR), Ederson (Manchester City-GBR) y Gabriel Brazao (Cruzeiro).
Defenders: Danielo (Manchester City-GBR), Fabinho (Liverpool-GBR), Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madri-/ESP), Marcelo (Real Madrid-ESP), Miranda (Inter-ITA), Marquinhos (PSG-FRA), Pablo (Bordeaux-FRA) y Dedé (Cruzeiro).
Midfielders: Allan (Nápoles-ITA), Arthur (Barcelona-ESP), Casemiro (Real Madrid-ESP), Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande-CHN), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona-ESP), Willian (Chelsea-GBR) y Walace (Hannover 96-GER)
Strikers: Richarlison (Everton-GBR), Douglas Costa (Juventus-ITA), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool-GBR), Gabriel Jesús (Manchester City-GBR), Neymar (PSG-FRA).

-Romania will have to play its next match at home with no fans after racist chants in its last match vs. Serbia during the Nations League. (Source L’Equipe online)

Saturday, October 27, 2018:

-Sven-Goran Eriksson has been named as the National Team Manager of Phillipines. (Source BBC Football online)

-Erick Cabaco (Levante) has been called up by Uruguay form their upcoming matches vs. France and Brazil. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Brazilian Footballer Daniel Correa Freitas (Sao Paulo) was shot to death. He was only aged 24. (Source A Bola online)

Sunday, October 28, 2018:

-South Korea’s Jang Hyun-soo has been suspended for one month for providing false community service records to get deferment from military service. The player apologized for his actions. (Source L’Equipe online)

Monday, October 29, 2018:

-German Aceros Buenos, former Colombian player from the 50s into the 70s passed away aged 80. He was a member of Colombia’s 1962 World cup squad.. (Source Wikipedia online)




I. UEFA Champions League:


UEFA Champions League-Group A:

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:
Club Brugge 1- Monaco 1  (Wesley 39 / Moussa Sylla31) 
Dortmund 4- Atletico Madrid 0 (Axel Witsel 38, Raphael Guerreiro 73, 89, Jadon Sancho 83)

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dortmund 3 3 0 0 8 0 8 9
2 Atletico Madrid 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1 6
3 Club Brugge 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
4 Monaco 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


UEFA Champions League-Group B:

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:
PSV Eindhoven 2- Tottenham 2 (Hirving Lozano 30, Luuk de Jong 87 / Lucas Moura 39, Harry Kane 55) 
Barcelona 2- Inter 0 (Rafinha 32, Jordi Alba 83) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barcelona 3 3 0 0 10 2 8 9
2 Inter 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 Tottenham 3 0 1 2 5 8 -3 1
4 PSV Eindhoven 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


UEFA Champions League-Group C:

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:
Liverpool 4 -Red Star Belgrade 0 (Roberto Firmino 20, Mohamed Salah 45, 51 pen, Sadio Mane 80) 
PSG 2-Napoli 2 (Mario Rui (own goal) 61, Angel Di Maria 90 / Lorenzo Insigne 29, Dries Mertens 77) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 6
2 Napoli 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 5
3 PSG 3 1 1 1 10 6 4 4
4 Red Star Belgrade 3 0 1 2 1 10 -9 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


UEFA Champions League-Group D:

Wednesday, October 24, 2018:
Galatasaray 0 - Schalke 0 (-) 
Lokomotiv Moscow 1-Porto 3 (Anton Miranchuk 38 / Moussa Marega 26 pen, Hector Herrera 35, Jesus Corona 47) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Porto 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 7
2 Schalke 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 5
4 Galatasaray 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 4
4 Lokomotiv Moscow 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


UEFA Champions League-Group E:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
AEK Athens 0- Bayern Munich 2 (Javier Martinez 61, Robert Lewandowski 64) 
Ajax 1- Benfica 0 (Noussair Mazraoui 90) 


Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ajax 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 7
2 Bayern Munich 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 7
3 Benfica 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
4 AEK Athens 3 0 0 3 2 8 -6 0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


UEFA Champions League-Group F:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
Hoffenheim 3-Lyon 3 (Andrej Kramaric 33, 47, Joelinton 90 / Bertrand Traore 27, T.Ndombele Alvaro 59, Memphis Depay 67)
Shakhtar Donestk 0- Manchester City 3 (David Silva 30, Aymeric Laporte 35, Bernardo Silva 71) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 6
2 Lyon 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 5
3 Hoffenheim 3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 2
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 0 2 1 4 7 -3 2

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


UEFA Champions League-Group G:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
Real Madrid 2- Viktoria Plzen 1 (Karim Benzema 11, Marcelo 55 / Patrik Hrosovsky 79)
Roma 3-CSKA Moscow 0 (Edin Dzeko 30, 43, Cengiz Under 50)

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Roma 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 6
2 Real Madrid 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
3 CSKA Moscow 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 4
4 Viktoria Plzen 3 0 1 2 3 9 -6 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


UEFA Champions League-Group H:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018:
Young Boys 1- Valencia 1 (Guillaume Hoarau 55 pen / Michy Batshuayi 26) 
Manchester United 0- Juventus 1 (Paulo Dybala 17) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Juventus 3 3 0 0 6 0 6 9
2 Manchester United 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 4
3 Valencia 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
4 Young Boys 3 0 10 2 1 7 -6 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point




II. Europa League:


Europa League-Group A:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
AEK Larnaca 1- Ludogorets 1  (Jorge Larena 25 pen / Jody Lukoki 7) 
FC Zurich 3- Leverkusen 2 (Antonio Marchesano 44, Toni Domgioni 59, Stephen Odey 78 / Karim Bellarabi 49, 53) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Zurich 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 9
2 Leverkusen 3 2 0 1 9 7 2 6
3 Ludogorets 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1
4 AEK Larnaca 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Europa League-Group B:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
RB Leipzig 2 -Celtic 0  (Matheus Cunha 31, Bruma 35) 
Salzburg 3- Rosenborg 0 (Munas Dabbur 34, 59 pen, Hannes Wolf 53)

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Salzburg 3 3 0 0 9 3 6 9
2 RB Leipzig 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 6
3 Celtic 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3
4 Rosenborg 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


Europa League-Group C:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
FC Copenhagen 0- Slavia Prague 1  (Jan Matousek 46) 
Zenit St Petersburg 2- Bordeaux 1 (Artem Dzyuba 40, Daler Kuzyaev 85 / Jimmy Briand 26) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zenit St Petersburg 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
2 FC Copenhagen 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
3 Slavia Prague 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 3
4 Bordeaux 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3 0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


Europa League-Group D:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Anderlecht 2- Fenerbahce 2 (Zakaria Bakkali 35, 50 / Michael frey 53, Hasan Ali Kaldirim 57) 
Spartak Trnava 1- Dinamo Zagreb 2 (Ali Ghorbani 32 / Mario Gavranovic 64, Mislav Orsic 77) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dinamo Zagreb 3 3 0 0 8 2 6 9
2 Fenerbahce 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
3 Spartak Trnava 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
4 Anderlecht 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Europa League-Group E:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Qarabag 0 - Vorskla 1 (Vladyslav Kulach 48)
Sporting CP 0- Arsenal 1  (Danny Welbeck 78) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 8 2 6 9
2 Sporting CP 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 6
3 Vorskla 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
4 Qarabag 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


Europa League-Group F:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
AC Milan 1- Betis 2 (Patrick Cutrone 83 / Antonio Sanabria 30, Giovani Lo Celso 54) 
Dudelange 0- Olympiakos 2 (Vasilios Torosidis 66, edisson Jordanov (own goal) 81) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Betis 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 7
2 AC Milan 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6
3 Olympiakos 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Dudelange 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Europa League-Group G:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Rangers 0-Spartak 0 (-) 
Villareal 5- Rapid Vienna 0 (Pablo Fornals 26, Karl Toko Ekambi 30, Mateo Barac (own goal) 45, Daniel Raba 63, Gerard Moreno 85) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Villareal 3 1 2 0 10 5 5 5
2 Rangers 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 5
3 Rapid Vienna 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5 3
4 Spartak 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 2

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Europa League-Group H:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Frankfurt 2-Apollon Limassol 0 (Filip Kostic 13, Sebastien Haller 32) 
Marseille 1- Lazio 3 (Dimitri Payet 86 / Wallace 10, Felipe Caicedo 59, Adam Marusic 90) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Frankfurt 3 3 0 0 8 2 6 9
2 Lazio 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 Marseille 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 1
4 Apollon Limassol 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


Europa League-Group I:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Besiktas 2-Genk 4 (Vagner Love 74, 86 / Mbawana samata 23, 70, Dieumerci Ndongala 81, Jakub Piotrowski 83) 
Sarpsborg 1- Malmo 1 (O.J. Halvorsen 87 / Andreas Vindheim 79) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Genk 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 6
2 Malmo 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Sarpsborg 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Besiktas 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


Europa League-Group J:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Sevilla 6- Akhisarspor 0 (Roque Mesa 7, Pablo Sanabria 9 pen, Milan Lukac (own goal) 35, Luis Muriel 50, Quincy Promes 60, Gabriel Mercado 67) 
Standard Liege 2 -Krasnodar 1 (Renaud Emond 47, Kosntantinos Laifis 90 / Ari 39)

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sevilla 3 2 0 1 12 3 9 6
2 Krasnodar 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 6
3 Standard Liege 3 2 0 1 5 7 -2 6
4 Akhisarspor 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Europa League-Group K:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Jablonec 1- Astana 1 (Jakub Povazanec 4 / Pedro Henrique 11) 
Rennes 1 -Dynamo Kiev 2 (Clement Grenier 40 / Tomasz Kedziora 21, Vitaly Buyalsky 89) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Astana 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 5
2 Dynamo Kiev 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 5
3 Rennes 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
4 Jablonec 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


Europa League-Group L:

Thursday, October 25, 2018:
Chelsea 3-BATE Borisov 1 (Ruben Loftus-Cheek 2, 8, 54 / Aleksey Rios 79) 
PAOK 0 -Vidi 2 (Szabolcs Huszti 12, Stopira 45) 

Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 9
2 PAOK 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
3 Vidi 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3
4 BATE Borisov 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point