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,
December 11, 2018:
-American goalkeeper Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew) is set to
join Manchester City in the summer. (Source L’Équipe online)
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Raheem
Sterling (Manchetser City) has been named the Player of the month for
November. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Fernando
Llorente (Tottenham) expressed the desire to join Athletic Bilbao in the
January transfer window. (Source Football Espana Online)
-Former Arsenal Captain Tony Adams is to become the new
President of the Rugby Football League. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Joel Matip (Liverpool) has suffered a broken collarbone in
the UCL match vs. Napoli and will be out injured for a number of weeks. (Source
Sport Bild online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-Aston Villa have suspended youth coach Kevin MacDonald after
former Irish International Gareth Farrelly came forward and made claims of a
culture of bullying with MacDonald at the club . (Source The Guardian online)
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-Newcastle Manager Rafa Benitez was named the Premier
League Manager of the month for November. Heung-Min Son (Tottenham)’s goal vs.
Chelseas was named as the goal of the month. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Manchester
City’s Aymeric Laporte stated that he is not being selected for Fracne by
Manager Didider Descahmps for ‘personal reasons’. (Source Yardbarker online)
-Egypt’s Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) was named the BBC
African Player of the year. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-Eric
Dier (Tottenham) will be out until the end of the year as he had surgery to
remove his appendix. (Source BBC
Football Online)
-Southampton’s
win ended Arsenal’s 22 match unbeaten run.
(Source Reuters UK Online)
-Gary Neville and Roy Keane blasted Jesse Lingard’s decision
to launch his own clothing label in the week ahead of an important match vs.
Liverpool. They believed this was a sign of a weak dressing room. (Source Daily
Mail online)
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-Porto
goalkeeper Iker Casillas posted a tweet aimed subtlety at Jose Mourinho,
suggesting perhaps his time is up at Manchester United. (Source AS.com online)
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Photo From: L'Equipe, December 13, 2018
(Paul
Pogba, December 12, 2018, UCL, Valencia 2-Manchester United 1)
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Transfers
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Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
December 16, 2018
|
Ovie Ejaria
|
-
|
Rangers
|
Liverpool
|
Return from Loan
|
BBC Football
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
Ben Woodburn (Wales)
|
-
|
Sheffield United
|
Liverpool
|
Return from Loan to treat
an injury
|
Sky Sports
|
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Contract Extensions
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|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
December 12, 2018
|
Mark Noble
|
-
|
West Ham
|
2021
|
Sky Sports
|
|
December 15, 2018
|
Chris Smalling
|
Defender
|
Manchester United
|
2022
|
BBC Football
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
Anthony
Martial (France)
|
Striker
|
Manchester United
|
2020
|
L’Equipe
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
Ryan Bennett
|
Defender
|
Wolves
|
2021
|
L’Equipe
|
English
Premier League Matchday (December 15-December 17, 2018):
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Manchester
City 3-Everton 1 (Gabriel Jesus 22, 50, Raheem Sterlong 69 / D. Calvert-Lewin 65)
Crystal
Palace 1-Leicester 0 (Luka Milivojevic 39)
Huddersfield
0-Newcastle 1
(Salomon Rondon 55)
Tottenham
1-Burnley 0 (Christian
Eriksen 90)
Watford
3-Cardiff 2 (Gerard
Deulofeu 16, Jose Holebas 52, Quina 68 / Junior Hoilett 80, Bobby Reid 82)
Wolves
2-Bournemouth 0 (Raul Jimenez 12, Ivan Cavaleiro 90)
Fulham 0-West Ham 2 (Robert Snodgrass 17,
Michail Antonio 29)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
Brighton
1-Chelsea 2
(Solly March 66 / Pedro 17, Eden Hazzrd 33)
Southampton 3-Arsenal 2 (Danny Ings 20, 44, Charlie
Austin 85 / Henrikh Mkhitaryan 28, 53)
Liverpool 3-Manchester United 1 (Sadio Mane 24, Xherdan Shaqiri 73, 80 / Jesse
Lingard 33)
Top
Goalscorer:
Pierre-Erick
Aubameyang (Arsenal) 10 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Liverpool
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
37
|
7
|
30
|
45
|
|
2
|
Manchester City
|
17
|
14
|
2
|
1
|
48
|
10
|
38
|
44
|
|
3
|
Tottenham
|
17
|
13
|
0
|
4
|
31
|
16
|
15
|
39
|
|
4
|
Chelsea
|
17
|
11
|
4
|
2
|
35
|
14
|
21
|
37
|
|
5
|
Arsenal
|
17
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
37
|
23
|
14
|
34
|
|
6
|
Manchester United
|
17
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
29
|
29
|
0
|
26
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-Cagliari’s
Luca Ceppitelli and Darijo Srna have both been fined and suspended for two
matches following their sending-off vs. Roma over the weekend. (Source Football
Italia online)
-Fiorentina
Manager Stefano Pioli stated that the new investigation into Davide Astori’s
death will caue further suffering especially to Astori’s family. (Source
Corriere dello Sport online)
-After
being linked to AC Milan for some weeks, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is to remain at LA
Galaxy. Cesc Fabregas is now a transfer target for AC Milan. (Source RTBF.be
online)
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Guiseppe
Marotta has officially joined Inter as CEO. (Source Football Italia online)
-Umar
Sadiq has been sent back from Ramgers Glasgow (where he was on loan) to Roma as
he failed to make an impact. (Source Football Italia online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-Roma
have rejected a bid from Arsenal for Cengiz Under. (Source Football Italia
online)
-Juventus’ appeal for the revocation of the 2005/06 title to
Inter (as part of Calciopoli) has been rejected by the Supreme Court of
Cassation in Rome. Former Inter Owner Massimo Moratti stated that Juventus fans
have to accept this final verdict. (Source Football Italia online)
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-UEFA has given AC Milan untilJuen 2021 to comply with
Financial Fair Play rules or risk a one-year ban from European Competitions.
(Source Reuters UK online)
-Cristiano Ronaldo is to plead guilty to four counts of tax
fraud in a Spanish Court and receive a two-year suspended prison sentence.
(Source Football Espana online)
-Juventus’ Joao Cancelo is to have surgery and will be out
for the rest of the year. (Source Corriere dello Sport online)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-Cristiano Ronaldo scored Juventus’ 5000th league
goal in the Serie A in their won over Torino. (Source Football Italia online)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
- Felipe Mose Pulici, Lazio’s
goalkeeper from their 1974 title winning side, passed away aged 72. (Source Calciomercato online)
-
Mario Balotelli criticized Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration vs. Torino,
where he appeared to shove Torino goalkeeper to get the ball after his penalty
kick. Balotelli wrote on Instagram, “If I had doen this, bye…”. (Source
Calciomercato online)
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-Atletico
Madrid Manager Diego Simeone has once again re-iterated that he will join Inter
one day. (Source Football Italia online)
Italian
Serie A Matchday (December 15-December 16, 2018):
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Inter
1-Udinese 0
(Mauro Icardi 76 pen)
Torino
0- Juventus 1 (Cristiano
Ronaldo 70 pen)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
SPAL
0-Chievo 0 (-)
Fiorentina
3-Empoli 1 (Kevin
Mirallas 40, Giovanni Simeone 59, Bryan Dabo 78 / Rade Krunic 24)
Frosinone
0-Sassuolo 2 (Lorenzo
Ariaudo (own goal) 44, Domenico Beradi 58)
Sampdoria
2-Parma 0
(Gianluca Caprari 66, Fabio Quagliarella 69)
Cagliari
0-Napoli 1 (Arek Milik 90)
Roma
3-Genoa 2
(Federico Fazio 31, Justin Kluivert 45, Bryan Cristante 59 / Krzysztof Piatek
17, Oscar Hiljemark 33)
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
Atalanta
1-Lazio 0
(Duvan Zapata 1)
Top
Goalscorer:
Krzysztof
Piatek (Genoa) 12 goals
Cristiano
Ronaldo (Juventus) 11 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Juventus
|
16
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
33
|
8
|
25
|
46
|
|
2
|
Napoli
|
16
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
33
|
14
|
19
|
38
|
|
3
|
Inter
|
16
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
28
|
13
|
15
|
32
|
|
4
|
AC Milan
|
15
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
24
|
18
|
6
|
26
|
|
5
|
Lazio
|
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
22
|
19
|
3
|
25
|
|
6
|
Atalanta
|
16
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
30
|
20
|
10
|
25
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-Real Madrid Manager responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s
subtle jab at Real that Juventus are more of a family. Solari stated that Real
has a fabtastic and humble squadand
that ‘humility is a virue that top players need’. (Source Football Italia
online)
-Barcelona have fined Ousmane Dembele 100,000 Euros for
his repeated tardiness. (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Barcelona’s Gerard Pique has reportedly purchased FC Andorra
through his Kosmos Holding company. (Source AS.com online)
-Real Madrid suffered their worst home defeat in Europe in
their (0-3) inconsequential loss to CSKA Moscow. During the match as he was
being substituted, Marcelo offered the captain’s armband to Isco, but he
refused and instead asked to give it to Dani Carvajal. Isco was roundly booed
dueing the match. (Source BBC Football/AS.com online)
-Dani
Carvajal labeled Isco as ‘brave’ and stated that he would not be impacted by
the whistles. (Source Football Espana online)
-Alvaro
Morata (Chelsea) has been linked with Barcelona. (Source Football Espana
online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-It was revealed that Barcelona backed out of the proposed
League match at Miami, after learning of possible UEFA sanctions that would
have barred them from European Competition and bans on players on Internatioanl
duty. (Source AS.com online)
-The
Brazilian Ronaldo, now at the board of Real Valladolid, stated that he wanted
to sign on loan Vinicius Jr from Real Madrid in January, but that it would be
‘difficult’. (Source AS.com online)
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-Sevilla
fans have protested the proposed sale of the club to American Robert Kraft.
(Source Football Espana online)
-Real
Madrid will not release Brazilian Vinicius Jr for the South American U-20
qualifiers in January-February. (Source AS.com online)
-Chelsea
defender Andreas Christensen has been linked with Barcelona. (Source Walfoot.be
online)
Saturday, December 15, 2018:
-Luka
Modric has criticized Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone fro constantly
undermining Real Madrid. (Source AS.com online)
-Luka
Modric presented the Madrid crowd with the Ballon d’Or award of their match vs.
Vallecano. (Source AS.com online)
-Luka
Modric criticizwed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for missing out on the
Ballon d’Or awards. He stated that this behavior was disrespectful to players,
fans and the game and the voters who elected them 10 years in a row. (Source
AS.com online)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-Thibaut
Courtois stated that Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone criticizes Real
Madrid to boost his own popularity.
(Source AS.com Online)
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-Geoffrey
Kondogbia (Valencia) will be out injured for two months. (Source L’Équipe
online)
-Thomas
Vermaelen (Barcelona) will be out injured for a month. (Source L’Équipe online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
December 13, 2018
|
Samu Saiz
(Spain)
|
Midfielder
|
Leeds United
|
Getafe
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
December 14, 2018
|
Oscar de Marcos
|
Defender
|
Bilbao
|
2021
|
L’Equipe
|
Spanish
La Liga Matchday (December 14-December 17, 2018):
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
Celta
0-Leganes 0
(-)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Getafe
1-Sociedad 0
(Jorge Molina 3)
Valladolid
2-Atletico Madrid 3 (Fernando Calero 57, Saul Niguez (own goal) 63 / Nikola Kalinic 26,
Antoine Griezmann 45 pen, 80)
Real
Madrid 1-Vallecano 0 (Karim Benzema 13)
Eibar
1-Valencia 1
(Charles 56 pen / Rodrigo Moreno 29)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
Sevilla
2-Girona 0
(Ever Banega 55 pen, Pablo Sarabia 64)
Espanyol
1-Betis 3 (Sergio
Garcia 24 / Giovani Lo Celso 43, Cristian Tello 85, Oscar Duarte (own goal) 90)
Huesca
2-Villareal 2 (J.Camilo
Hernandez 44 pen, Samuele Longo 90 / Carlos Bacca 63 pen, Gerard Moreno 81)
Levante
0-Barcelona 5 (Luis
Suarez 35, Lionel Messi 43, 47,60, Gerard Pique 88)
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
Alaves
0-Bilbao 0 (-)
Top
Goalscorer:
Lionel
Messi (Barcelona) 14 goals
Cristhian
Stuani (Girona) 11 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
16
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
46
|
19
|
27
|
34
|
|
2
|
Sevilla
|
16
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
29
|
16
|
13
|
31
|
|
3
|
Atletico Madrid
|
16
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
24
|
12
|
12
|
31
|
|
4
|
Real Madrid
|
16
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
24
|
19
|
5
|
29
|
|
5
|
Betis
|
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
19
|
18
|
1
|
25
|
|
6
|
Alaves
|
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
18
|
17
|
1
|
25
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-Bayern
Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge advised Kingsley Coman to ‘not get carried
away’ talking about early retirement and return to competition with his morale
intact. (Source AFP online)
-Schalke
striker Guido Burgstaller will be out injured for the rest of the year. (Source
Bulinews online)
-Stuttgart’s
Benjamin Pavard has reportedly indicated that he would like to join Bayern
Munich in the January transfer window, however, Bayern coach Niko Kovac stated
that would be unlikely. (Source Bulinews / Sportskeda online)
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Marko
Grujic (Hertha Berlin) will be out injured for the rest of the year. (Source
Bulinews online)
-Schalke
have played Franco Di Santo, Johanees Geis, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Breel Embolo
and Omar Mascarell on a transfer list for the January transfer window. (Source
Bulinews online)
-Bayern
Munich’s Thomas Muller was sent off in the UCL after avery dangerous high kick
fouk on Ajax’s Nicolas Tagliafico. Muller has a apologized since. (Source
Walfoot.be online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-Arjen
Robben (Bayern Munich) will be out injured for the rest of the year. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Marco Reus (Dortmund) was named the player of the month of
November. (Source Bulinews online)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-Kingsley Coman has downplayed his recent comments regarding
retirement. He stated that he was misinterpreted. (Source Bulinews online)
-Father
of Stuttgart captain Christian Gentner pssed away in the stadium after their
match vs. Hertha Berlin. (Source BBC
Football Online)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-Sandro
Wagner (Bayern Munich) has reportedly turned down a move to Schalke. (Source
Bulinews online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
December 13, 2018
|
Seong-Hoon Cheon (South
Korea)
|
-
|
Incheon United
|
Augsburg
|
Purchase
|
Sport Bild
|
|
December 14, 2018
|
Uffe Bech (Denmark)
|
-
|
Brondby
|
Hannover
|
Back from loan
|
Kicker.de
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
December 16, 2018
|
Makoto Hasebe (Japan)
|
-
|
Frankfurt
|
2020
|
Kicker.de
|
|
December 16, 2018
|
Maro Russ
|
Defender
|
Frankfurt
|
2020
|
L’Equipe
|
German
Bundesliga Matchday (December 14-December 16, 2018):
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
Nuremberg
0-Wolfsburg 2 (Daniel
Ginczek 58, Josip Brekalo 90)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Augsburg
1-Schalke 1 (Michael
Gregoritsch 13 / Daniel Caligiuri 51)
Dusseldorf
2-Freiburg 0 (Kaan
Ayhan 54, 78)
Hannover
0-Bayern Munich 4 (Joshua Kimmich 1, David Alaba 29, Serge Gnabry 53, Robert Lewandowski
62)
Hoffenheim
0- Moenchengladbach 0 (-)
Stuttgart
2-Hertha Berlin 1 (Mario Gomez 63, 76 / M.Mittelstadt 37)
Dortmund
2-Werder Bremen 1 (Paco Alcacer 19, Marco Reus 27 / Max Kruse 35)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
RB
Leipzig 4-Mainz 1 (Yussuf Poulsen 14, 19, Timo Werner 74, 88 / Karim Onisiwo 38)
Frankfurt
2-Leverkusen 1 (Danny Da Costa 28, Filip Kostic 57 / Karim Bellarabi 65)
Top
Goalscorer:
Paco
Alcacer (Dortmund) 11 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Dortmund
|
15
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
41
|
15
|
26
|
39
|
|
2
|
M’Gladbach
|
15
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
33
|
16
|
17
|
30
|
|
3
|
Bayern Munich
|
15
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
32
|
18
|
14
|
30
|
|
4
|
RB Leipzig
|
15
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
28
|
14
|
14
|
28
|
|
5
|
Frankfurt
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
32
|
18
|
14
|
26
|
|
6
|
Hoffenheim
|
15
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
30
|
21
|
9
|
23
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-The Statue of Raymond Kopa will be unveiled in Reims on
Saturday near Stade Auguste-Delaune. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Brazilian player Ganso (on Loan from Sevilla) has been
given a few more days of reflection to decide whether he wants to stay at
Amiens. He has been troubled by his lack of playing time. (Source L’Équipe
online)
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Due
to political protests in France, upcoming weekend matches Nice-St Etienne and
Nantes-Montpellier are to be postponed. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Interim Rennes Manager Julien Stephan has signed on as full
time Manager until 2020. (Source L’Équipe online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-Due
to political protests in France, upcoming weekend matches Guingamp-Rennes and
OM-Bordeaux are be postponed. (Source L’Equipe / A Bola online)
-Brazilian
player Ganso (on Loan from Sevilla) has decided to leave Amiens due to his lack
of playing time. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Alain
Giresse was named as the new Manager of Tunisia. (Source L’Equipe online)
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-Video clip appared showing Mario Balotelli criticizing his
Nice teammates to manager Patrick Vieira. (Source Football Italia online)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-Nice Manager Patrick Vieira expressed that he is tempted
to slam Mario Balotelli against the wall but he can’t as he is no longer a
player. He stated that he wasnts to be constructive in his comments with
Balotelli. (Source Football Italia
online)
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-It was revealed that PSG nearly sold Jese to Nantes in
the summer before the move was blocked by PSG technical Director Antero
Henrique. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Jesé
is set to leave PSG and join Valladolid in the summer. (Source Football Espana
online)
-Adrien Rabiot has indicated that he will not extend his
contract with PSG to leave on a free at the end of the season. As a result the
club have indicated that he will not play for PSG until the end of the season.
(Source RTBF.be online)
-Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) has been named as the player of
the month of November. (Source L’Équipe online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
Alexandre Mendy
|
Striker
|
Bordeaux
|
Guingamp
|
Six-month loan
|
L’Equipe
|
|
Profesional Contract
|
||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
|
December 14, 2018
|
Eduardo Camavinga
|
-
|
Rennes
|
L’Equipe
|
French
Ligue 1 Matchday (December 15-December 16, 2018):
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Dijon
–PSG (Postponed)
Nantes
-Montpellier (Postponed)
Amiens-Angers (Postponed)
Caen-Toulouse (Postponed)
Reims
2-Strasbourg 1 (Mossa Doumbia 6, Mathieu Cafaro 66 / Adrien Thomasson 47)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
Nimes
2-Lille 3
(Rachid Alioui 68, Clement Depres 90 / Rafael Leao 4, Jonathan Bamba 41,
Nicolas Pepe 66)
Guingamp
–Rennes (Postponed)
Nice
1-St Etienne 1 (Wylan Cyprien 81 pen / Lois Diony 53)
Lyon
3-Monaco 0 (Houssem
Aouar 6, Nabil Fekir 34, Ferland Mendy 59)
OM-Bordeaux
(Postponed)
Top
Goalscorer:
Kylian
Mbappe (PSG) 12 goals
Emiliano
Sala (Nantes) 12 goals
Nicolas
Pepe (Lille) 12 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
PSG
|
16
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
49
|
10
|
39
|
44
|
|
2
|
Lille
|
18
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
27
|
17
|
10
|
34
|
|
3
|
Lyon
|
17
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
29
|
20
|
9
|
31
|
|
4
|
Montpellier
|
16
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
24
|
12
|
12
|
29
|
|
5
|
St Etienne
|
17
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
25
|
22
|
3
|
27
|
|
6
|
Marseille
|
16
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
29
|
25
|
4
|
26
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-Dutch
Manager Phillip Cocu, sacked earlier in the season by Fenerbahce, has reached
an agreement with the club and his contarct has been dissolved. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Feyenoord’s
Crysencio Summerville is to join Dordrecht in the new year. (Source vi.nl
online)
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-PSV
Manager Mark van Bommel has indicated that he would like Arjen Robben to return
to the club. (Source Calciomercato online)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-Matthis
de Ligt (Ajax) has been named as the ‘Golden Boy’ of the year by Tuttosport.
(Source RTBF.be online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
Laros Duarte
|
-
|
PSV Eindhoven
|
Sparta
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
December 12, 2018
|
Wouter Burger
|
-
|
Feyenoord
|
2023
|
vi.nl
|
Dutch
Eredivisie Matchday (December 14-December 16, 2018):
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
Willem
II 0-Den Haag 3 (Erik Falkenburg 9, Lex Immers 61, 77)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
PEC
0-NAC 0 (-
)
AZ
2-Excelsior 1 (Guus Til 40, Bjorn Johnsen 90 / Denis
Mahmudov 30)
Heracles
0-PSV Eindhoven 4 (Steven Bergwijn 12, Daniel Schwaab 33, Denzel Dumfries 79, Gaston Pereiro
90)
Vitesse
2-VVV 1
(Martin Odegaard 32, Oussamam Darfalou 80 / Peniel Mlapa 76)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
Heerenveen
2-Utrecht 3 (Michel
Vlap 69, P. van Amersfoort 75 / Emil Bergstrom 14, Gyrano Kerk 26, Oussama
Tannane 45)
Ajax
8-De Graafschap 0 (Dusan Tadic 18, Noussair Mazraoui 25, Hakim Ziyech 32, 62, 69, Daley
Blind 65 74, 90)
Groningen
1-Emmen 2 (Mimoun
Mahi 87 / Nicklas Pedersen 88, 90)
Feyenoord
0-Fortuna Sittard 2 (Lars Hutten 51, Ahmed El Messaoudi 90)
Top
Goalscorer:
Luuk
De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 14 goals
Fran
Sol (Willem II) 13 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
PSV Eindhoven
|
16
|
15
|
0
|
1
|
57
|
7
|
50
|
45
|
|
2
|
Ajax
|
16
|
14
|
1
|
1
|
58
|
8
|
50
|
43
|
|
3
|
Feyenoord
|
16
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
33
|
18
|
15
|
35
|
|
4
|
Utrecht
|
16
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
29
|
20
|
9
|
28
|
|
5
|
AZ
|
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
29
|
23
|
6
|
25
|
|
6
|
Vitesse
|
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
25
|
19
|
6
|
25
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths will step away from the game
temporarily to resolve certain personal issues. (Source The Scotsman online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
- Damien Duff has accepted an offer to be Celtic Glasgow
reserve coach. (Source IFFTV online)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-
Scottish
Premier League Matchday (December 11, 2018):
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
Aberdeen
3-Livingston 2 (Niall McGinn 9, Sam Cosgrove 57, Lewis Ferguson 90 / Scott Pittman 12,
Jack McMillan 33)
Scottish
Premier League Matchday (December 14-December 15, 2018):
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
Livingston
5-Hearts 0
(Craig Halkett 72 pen, Dolly Menga 76, Ryan Hardie 77, 79, Shaune Byrne 86)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Kilmarnock
3-Dundee 1 (Kirk
Broadfoot 54, Genseric Kusunga (own goal) 66, Greg Stewart 79 / Kenny Miller
90)
St
Mirren 1-Aberdeen 2 (C.Mac Pherson 35 / Stevie May 30 pen, Sam Cosgrove 61)
St
Johnstone 1-Motherwell 2 (Jason Kerr 83 / Tom Aldred 2, Danny Johnson 17)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
Hibernian
2-Celtic 0 (Vykintas
Slivka 1, Florian Kamberi 59)
Rangers
1-Hamilton 0 (Daniel
Candeias 3)
Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo
Morelos (Rangers) 9 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Rangers
|
17
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
39
|
14
|
25
|
34
|
|
2
|
Kilmarnock
|
18
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
28
|
18
|
10
|
34
|
|
3
|
Celtic
|
16
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
36
|
10
|
26
|
33
|
|
4
|
Aberdeen
|
17
|
9
|
3
|
5
|
22
|
18
|
4
|
30
|
|
5
|
Hearts
|
18
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
23
|
24
|
-1
|
30
|
|
6
|
Livingston
|
18
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
24
|
16
|
8
|
28
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-Tiago
Fernandes has been appointed as the new Manager of Chaves. (Source Maisfutebol
online)
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Bas
Dost (Sporting CP) has been named player of the month for October and November.
(Source A Bola online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-Portuguese
defender Pepe has left Besiktas with mutual consent. (Source Kicker.de Online)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
December 12, 2018
|
Falaye Sacko (Mali)
|
-
|
Guimaraes
|
2022
|
Maisfutebol
|
Portugal
Primeira Liga League Matchday (December 14-December 16, 2018):
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
Portimonense
3-Serubal 1 (Jadson
10, Jackson Martinez 42, 58 / Mikel Agu 60)
Braga
4-Feirense 0 (Dyego
Sousa 27, 44, 68 pen, Wilson Eduardo 83 pen)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Boavista
2-Tondela 0 (Matheus
Indio 16, Rafael Lopes 34)
Chaves
1-Moreirense 2 (Nitinho 77 / Mamadou Loum 60, Joao Aurelio 75)
Aves
1-Guimaraes 1
(Mama Balde 34 / Alexandre Guedes 15)
Santa
Clara 1-Porto 2 (Ze Manuel 38 / Soares 45, Moussa Marega 56)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
Rio
Ave 2-Belenensses 2 (Goncalo Silva (own goal) 28, Gelson Dala 64 / Lica 60, Fredy (own
goal) 69)
Maritimo
0-Benfica 1 (Jonas
45 pen)
Sporting
CP 5-Nacional 2 (Bas Dost 35 pen, 87 pen, Bruno Fernandes 70, 90, Jeremy Mathieu 75 /
Joao Camacho 6, A. Palocevic 26)
Top
Goalscorer:
Dyego
Sousa (Braga) 10 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Porto
|
13
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
28
|
8
|
20
|
33
|
|
2
|
Sporting CP
|
13
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
30
|
14
|
16
|
31
|
|
3
|
Braga
|
13
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
26
|
10
|
16
|
30
|
|
4
|
Benfica
|
13
|
9
|
2
|
2
|
25
|
11
|
14
|
29
|
|
5
|
Guimaraes
|
13
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
22
|
|
6
|
Rio Ave
|
13
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
22
|
21
|
1
|
19
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-
Anderlecht have dismissed Manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck. (Source RTBF.be online)
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-
Karim Belhocine and Jonas De Roeck are to be the interim Managers of
Anderlecht. (Source RTBF.be online)
First
Division A League Matchday (December 14-December 16, 2018):
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
Charleroi
2-Gent 0 (Victor
Osimhen 86, Massimo Bruno 90
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
Kortrijk
0-Club Brugge 0 (-)
Eupen
1-Mouscron 0
(Morteza Pouraliganji 59)
Lokeren
2-St Truiden 0 (Marko Miric 33, Mehdi Terki 84)
Antwerp
0-Waasland-Beveren 2 (Louis Verstraete 23, Apostolos Vellios 90)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
Cercle
Brugge 2-Anderlecht 1 (Kylian Hazard 9, Gianni Bruno 58 pen / Pieter Gerkens 22)
Genk
2-Ostend 0
(Ruslan Malinovskyi 33, Mbwana Samatta 74)
Standard
Liege 4-Zulte-Waregem 1 (M.Garcia Gonzalez 11, 36, Renaud Emond 57, 69 pen / Mikael Soisalo 89)
Top
Goalscorer:
Ivan
Santini (Anderlecht) 11 goals
Ally
Samatta (Genk) 11 goals
Nany
Dimata (Anderlecht) 10 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Genk
|
19
|
12
|
6
|
1
|
44
|
18
|
26
|
42
|
|
2
|
Club Brugge
|
19
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
42
|
21
|
21
|
35
|
|
3
|
Antwerp
|
19
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
27
|
18
|
9
|
35
|
|
4
|
Anderlecht
|
19
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
33
|
24
|
9
|
31
|
|
5
|
St Truiden
|
19
|
8
|
7
|
4
|
31
|
23
|
8
|
31
|
|
6
|
Charleroi
|
19
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
31
|
25
|
6
|
30
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
December 11, 2018:
-Yaya Toure has mutually ended his contract with
Olympiakos. (Source Kicker.de online)
Wednesday,
December 12, 2018:
-Kim Yong-jun has been named as the new Manager of North
Korea. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Japan Manager
hajime Moriyasu named his squad for the upcoming Asian Nations Cup in Jjanuary
2019 . (Source Jfa.jp online)
Squad:
GK
HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
GONDA Shuichi (Sagan Tosu)
SCHMIDT Daniel (Vegalta Sendai)
HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Gamba Osaka)
GONDA Shuichi (Sagan Tosu)
SCHMIDT Daniel (Vegalta Sendai)
DF
NAGATOMO Yuto (Galatasaray S.K./Turkey)
MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
SASAKI Sho (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
MUROYA Sei (F.C. Tokyo)
MIURA Genta (Gamba Osaka)
TOMIYASU Takehiro (Sint-Truidense V.V./Belgium)
NAGATOMO Yuto (Galatasaray S.K./Turkey)
MAKINO Tomoaki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
YOSHIDA Maya (Southampton FC/England)
SASAKI Sho (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/France)
MUROYA Sei (F.C. Tokyo)
MIURA Genta (Gamba Osaka)
TOMIYASU Takehiro (Sint-Truidense V.V./Belgium)
MF
AOYAMA Toshihiro (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
HARAGUCHI Genki (Hannover 96/Germany)
SHIBASAKI Gaku (Getafe C.F./Spain)
ENDO Wataru (Sint-Truidense V.V./Belgium)
ITO Junya (Kashiwa Reysol)
NAKAJIMA Shoya (Portimonense S.C./Portugal)
MINAMINO Takumi (FC Red Bull Salzburg/Austria)
MORITA Hidemasa (Kawasaki Frontale)
DOAN Ritsu (FC Groningen/Netherlands)
AOYAMA Toshihiro (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
HARAGUCHI Genki (Hannover 96/Germany)
SHIBASAKI Gaku (Getafe C.F./Spain)
ENDO Wataru (Sint-Truidense V.V./Belgium)
ITO Junya (Kashiwa Reysol)
NAKAJIMA Shoya (Portimonense S.C./Portugal)
MINAMINO Takumi (FC Red Bull Salzburg/Austria)
MORITA Hidemasa (Kawasaki Frontale)
DOAN Ritsu (FC Groningen/Netherlands)
FW
OSAKO Yuya (Werder Bremen/Germany)
ASANO Takuma (Hannover 96/Germany)
KITAGAWA Koya (Shimizu S-Pulse)
OSAKO Yuya (Werder Bremen/Germany)
ASANO Takuma (Hannover 96/Germany)
KITAGAWA Koya (Shimizu S-Pulse)
-Former Iran International Iraj Danaeifard passed awaya
aged 67. (Source Wikipedia online)
-Seydou Mbomba Njoya has been elected as the new President of
the Cameroon Federation. (Source L’Equine online)
-Morocco
opted out of possibly hosting the African Cup of Nations, following Cameroon’s
removal as host. (Source Walfoot.be online)
-Alphonso
Davies (Bayern Munich) was named Canada’s player of the year. (Source Reuters
UK online)
-Former
1950s Independiente and Argentina International José Carlos Cecconato passed away aged 88.
(Source Wikipedia online)
Thursday,
December 13, 2018:
-Former
Argentina Manager Jorge Sampaoli has been appointed as Manager of Brazil’s
Santos. (Source vi.nl online)
-Ivory Coast will appeal
to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the decision made the African
Confederation to remove them as hosts of the 2021 African Nations Cup. (Source
L’Équipe online)
Friday,
December 14, 2018:
-The
ten candidates for the BBC African Player of the year were announced. The
nominees are: (Source Bulinews online)
1.
Alex Iwobi (Nigeria & Arsenal)
2. André Onana (Cameroun & Ajax)
3. Anis Badri (Tunisie & Esperance)
4. Denis Onyango (Ouganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
5. Mehdi Benatia (Maroc & Juventus)
6. Mohamed Salah (Egypte & Liverpool)
7. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)
8. Riyad Mahrez (Algérie & Manchester City)
9. Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
10. Walid Soliman (Egypte & Ahly)
2. André Onana (Cameroun & Ajax)
3. Anis Badri (Tunisie & Esperance)
4. Denis Onyango (Ouganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
5. Mehdi Benatia (Maroc & Juventus)
6. Mohamed Salah (Egypte & Liverpool)
7. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)
8. Riyad Mahrez (Algérie & Manchester City)
9. Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
10. Walid Soliman (Egypte & Ahly)
Saturday,
December 15, 2018:
-
Guillermo Barros Schelotto has resigned as Boca Juniors Manager. (Source BBC
Football Online)
-Hernan
Crespo was named as the new Banfield Manager.
(Source Football Italia Online)
Sunday,
December 16, 2018:
-
Monday,
December 17, 2018:
-The Draws for the last 16 of the UCL were made, the
matchups are:
Schalke
v Manchester City
Atletico
Madrid v Juventus
Manchester United v Paris St-Germain
Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund
Lyon
v Barcelona
Roma
v Porto
Ajax
v Real Madrid
Liverpool v Bayern Munich
.
(Source BBC Football online)
-Karsten
Johannessen, former Manager of Norwegian club IK Start in 50s and 60s passed
away aged 93. (Source Wikipedia online)
-The Draws for the last 32 of the Europa League were
made, the matchups are:
Viktoria
Plzen - Dimano Zagreb
FC Bruges - Salzbourg
Rapid Vienne - Inter
Slavia Prague - Genk
Krasnodar - Leverkusen
Zürich - Naples
Malmö - Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk - Eintrach Francfort
Celtic - Valence
Rennes - Betis Séville
Olympiakos - Dynamo Kiev
Lazio Rome - FC Séville
Fenerbahçe - Zenit Saint Pétersbourg
Sporting Portugal - Villarreal
Bate - Arsenal
Galatasaray - Benfica
FC Bruges - Salzbourg
Rapid Vienne - Inter
Slavia Prague - Genk
Krasnodar - Leverkusen
Zürich - Naples
Malmö - Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk - Eintrach Francfort
Celtic - Valence
Rennes - Betis Séville
Olympiakos - Dynamo Kiev
Lazio Rome - FC Séville
Fenerbahçe - Zenit Saint Pétersbourg
Sporting Portugal - Villarreal
Bate - Arsenal
Galatasaray - Benfica
.
(Source RTBF.be online)
-Former 70s and 80s Republic of Ireland player Michael
Robinson disclosed that he is suffering from an incurable cancer. (Source
Independent.ie online)
-Tomas Rosicky was named as the Technical Director of Sparta
Prague. (Source L’ Equipe online)
-Nicolas Burdisso was named as Technical Director of Boca
Juniors. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Aleksandar
Mitrovic was named as Serbia’s player of the year. (Source L’Équipe online)
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