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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 43 (Week of January 29-February 4, 2019)-part 1


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, January 29, 2019:

-Following the end of 18 month ban for anti-doping violations, Sami Nasri claimed that he was unaware that he had broken any rules. (Source AS.com online)

-A Croatian court stated that all perjury charges (from the trial of Zdravko Mamic) against Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) have been dropped. (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday, January 30, 2019:

-Chelsea suffered its worst defeat in 23 years in their (0-4) loss to Bournemouth. (Source Marca online)

Thursday, January 31, 2019:

- Peterborough Football Director, Barry Fry, was given a ban of four montsh from Football related activities (3 montsh are suspended) and fined, after he was charged with misconduct for betting dueing the 2017/18 season. (Source BBC Football online)

-Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) has been charged by the FA for misconduct following his sending off vs. Southampton. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Gary Cahill (Chelsea) has reportedly turned down offers from Juventus, Monaco and Fulham. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) has reportedly turned down a loan offer from PSG. (Source Corrire dello Sport online)
Friday, February 1, 2019:

-

Saturday, February 2, 2019:

-

Sunday, February 3, 2019:

-The wreckage of the plane carrying Emiliano Sala and the pilot has been found. (Source Sky Sports online)

- Former English Footballer from the 40s into the 60s, Daniel Williams passed away aged 94. He played and later managed Rotehrham United. He also managed Swindon during two separate spells as well in the 60s and 70s. (Source Wikipedia online)

Monday, February 4, 2019:

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Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 29, 2019 
Danny Batth
Defender
Middlesbrough
Wolves
Purchase
Sky Sports
January 29, 2019 
Denis Suarez (Spain)
Midfielder
Barcelona
Arsenal
Loan with option to buy
AS.com
January 29, 2019 
Ryan Seager
Striker
Southampton
Yeovil Town
Purchase
The Guardian
January 29, 2019 
Uriel Antuna
Midfielder
Manchester City
LA Galaxy
Loan
The Guardian
January 30, 2019 
Karlan Grant
Striker
Charlton
Huddersfield
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 30, 2019 
Miguel Almiron
Midfielder
Atlanta United (USA)
Newcastle
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 30, 2019 
Ben Stevenson
Midfielder
Wolves
Colchester
Purchase
The Guardian
January 30, 2019 
Mesaque Dju (Portugal)
-
Benfica
West Ham
Purchase
A Bola
January 30, 2019 
Conor Mitchell
Goalkeeper
Burnely
Linfield
Loan
The Guardian
January 30, 2019 
Ro-Shaun Williams
Defender
Manchester United
Shrewsbury
Purchase
The Guardian
January 30, 2019 
Rekeil Pyke
Striker
Huddersfield
Rochdale
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jonny Castro Otto (Spain)
Defender
Atletico Madrid
Wolves
Permannet signing
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Lewis Morgan
-
Celtic
Sunderlnd
Loan
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Pele
-
Monaco
Nottingham Forest
Loan
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Matty Willock
-
Manchester United
Crawley
Loan
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Marouane Fellaini (Belgium)
Midfielder
Manchester United
Shandong Luneng
Purchase
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Antonio Barreca
Defender
Monaco
Newcastle
Loan
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Ante Palaversa (Croatia)
Midfielder
Hajduk Split
Manchester City
Purchase
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Ante Palaversa (Croatia)
Midfielder
Manchester City
Hajduk Split
Loan
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Aboubakar Kamara
Striker
Fulham
Malatyaspor
Loan
BBC Football
January 31, 2019 
Cuco Martina (Holland)
-
Stoke
Everton
Loan Return to be transferred to feyenoord
Royal Blue Mersey
January 31, 2019 
Leo Bonatini
Striker
Wolves
Nottingham Forest
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Leandro Bacuna
Defender
Reading
Cardiff
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jerome Sinclair
Striker
Watford
Oxford
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jake Hesketh
Midfielder
Southampton
MK Dons
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Donovan Wilson
Striker
Wolves
Exeter
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Callum Roberts
Winger
Newcastle
Colchester
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Elijah Adebayo
Striker
Fulham
Stevenage
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Tyrone Mings
Defender
Bournemouth
Aston Villa
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Peter Crouch
Striker
Stoke
Burnley
Purchase
Kicker.de
January 31, 2019 
Sam Vokes
-
Burnley
Stoke
Purchase
Kicker.de
January 31, 2019 
Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
Midfielder
Monaco
Leicester
Loan
Voetbalzone.nl
January 31, 2019 
Aaron Connolly
Striker
Brighton
Luton
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Callum Connolly
Defender
Everton
Bolton
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Anthony Evans
Midfielder
Everton
Blackpool
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Michael Folivi
Striker
Watford
Wimbledon
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Josh Knight
Defender
Leicester
Peterborough
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Kazaiah Sterling
Striker
Tottenham
Sunderland
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Callum Whelan
Midfielder
Manchester United
Port Vale
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Tudor Baluta
Midfielder
Vitorul
Brighton
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Tudor Baluta
Midfielder
Brighton
Vitorul
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jan Mlakar
Striker
Maribor
Brighton
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jan Mlakar
Striker
Brighton
Maribor
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Oladapo Afolayan
Striker
West Ham
Oldham
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Zak Dearnley
Striker
Manchester United
Oldham
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Michy Batshuayi (Belgium)
Striker
Valencia
Chelsea
Loan Return
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Michy Batshuayi (Belgium)
Striker
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Loan
Sky Sports
January 31, 2019 
Havard Nordtveit (Norway)
Defender
Hoffenheim
Fulham
Loan
L’Equipe
January 31, 2019 
Conor Ronan
Midfielder
Wolves
Dunajska Streda
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jack Ruddy
Goalkeeper
Wolves
UD San Sebastian
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Joe Mason
Striker
Wolves
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Phil Ofosu-Ayeh
Defender
Wolves
Wurzburg
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Lazar Markovic
Winger
Liverpool
Fulham
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Rolando Aarons
Winger
Newcastle
Sheffield Wednesday
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Achraf Lazar
Defender
Newcastle
Sheffield Wednesday
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jacob Murphy
Winger
Newcastle
WBA
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Stefan Johansen
Midfielder
Fulham
WBA
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Andy King
Striker
Leicester
Derby
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Beni Baningime
Midfielder
Everton
Wigan
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Dominic Iorfa
Defender
Wolves
Sheffield Wednesday
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Molla Wague (Mali)
Defender
Udinese
Nottingham Forest
Loan
BBC Fotball
January 31, 2019 
Charlie Wakefield
Winger
Chelsea
Coventry
Purchase
The Guardian
February 1, 2019 
Shayon Harrison
Striker
Tottenham
Melbourne City
Loan
L’Equipe

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 31, 2019
Anthony Martial (France)
Striker
Manchester United
2024
BBC Football


English Premier League Matchday (January 29-January 30, 2019):

Tuesday, January 29, 2019:
Arsenal 2-Cardiff 1 (Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 66 pen, Alexandre Lacazette 83 / N.Mendez-Laing 90)
Fulham 4-Brighton 2 (Calum Chambers 47, Aleksandar Mitrovic 58, 74, Luciano Vietto 79 / Glenn Murray 3, 17)
Huddersfield 0-Everton 1 (Richarlison 3)
Wolves 3-West Ham 0  (Romain Saiss 66, Raul Jimenez 80, 86)
Manchester United 2-Burnley 2 (-Paul Pogba 88 pen, Victor Lindelof 90 / Ashley Barnes 51, Chris Wood 81)
Newcastle 2-Manchester City 1 (Salomon Rondon 66, Matt Ritchie 80 pen / Sergio Aguero 1)

Wednesday, January 30, 2019:
Bournemouth 4-Chelsea 0 (Joshua King 47, 74, David Brooks 63, Charlie Daniels 90)
Southampton 1-Crystal Palace 1 (James Ward Prowse 77 / Wilfried Zaha 41 )
Liverpool 1-Leicester 1 (Sadio Mane 3 / Harry Maguire 45)
Tottenham 2-Watford 1 (Son Heung-min 80, Fernando Llorente 87 / Craig Cathcart 38)

Top Goalscorer:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 16 goals
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 15 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham) 14 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
24
19
4
1
55
14
41
61
2
Manchester City
24
18
2
4
63
19
44
56
3
Tottenham
24
18
0
6
50
24
26
54
4
Arsenal
24
14
5
5
50
33
17
47
5
Chelsea
24
14
5
5
40
23
17
47
6
Manchester United
24
13
6
5
  48
35
13
45

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


English Premier League Matchday (February 2-February 4, 2019):

Saturday, February 2, 2019:
Tottenham 1-Newcastle 0 (Son Heung-min 83)
Brighton 0-Watford 0 (-)
Burnley 1-Southampton 1 (Ashley Barnes 90 pen / Nathan Redmond 56)
Chelsea 5-Huddersfield 0  (Gonzalo Higuain 16, 69, Eden Hazard 45 pen, 66, David Luiz 86)
Crystal Palace 2-Fulham 0 (Luka Milivojevic 25 pen, Jeffrey Schlupp 87)
Everton 1-Wolves 3 (Andre Gomes 27 / Ruben Neves 7 pen, Raul Jimenez 45, Leander Dendoncker 66)
Cardiff 2-Bournemoth 0 (Bobby Reid 5 pen, 46)

Sunday, February 3, 2019:
Leicester 0-Manchester United 1 (Marcus Rashford 9)
Manchester City 3-Arsenal 1 (Sergio Aguero 1, 44, 61 / Laurent Koscielny 11)

Monday, February 4, 2019:
West Ham 1-Liverpool 1 (Michail Antonio 28 / Sadio Mane 22)

Top Goalscorer:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 16 goals
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 15 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham) 14 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
25
19
5
1
56
15
41
62
2
Manchester City
25
189
2
4
66
20
47
59
3
Tottenham
25
19
0
6
51
24
27
57
4
Chelsea
25
15
5
5
45
23
22
50
5
Manchester United
25
14
6
5
  49
35
14
48
6
Arsenal
25
14
5
6
51
36
15
47

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
II.  Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, January 29, 2019:
-Serie C Manager Giancarlo Favarin (Lucchese) was banned for five months for headbutting Alessandroa’s assistant coach Gaetano Mancino. (Source The Guardian online)

-Former Italian Midfielder from 49s into the 60s, Egisto Pandolfini passed away aged 92. (Source Wikipedia online)
Wednesday, January 30, 2019:

-Amin Younes (Napoli) has rejected an offer from Celta. (Source Football Italia online)

Thursday, January 31, 2019:

-Roma Manager Eusebio Di Francesco stated that he has no intention to resign following Roma’s (1-7) loss to Fiorentina in Coppa Italia. (Source AS.com online)

-Gianluca Vialli has been named as the Head of Delegation of the Italian National Team. (Source Corriere dello Sport online)

Friday, February 1, 2019:

-Italy Manager Roberto Mancini named his squad for a two-day training  camp ahead of next month;s Euro qualifiers. Veteran striker Fabio Quagliarealla is among the call –ups. (Source Football Italia online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Parma), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Andrea Conti (Milan), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Armando Izzo (Torino), Manuel Lazzari (SPAL), Alessio Romagnoli (Milan), Leonardo Spinazzola (Juventus)
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Cagliari), Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), Sandro Tonali (Brescia), Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma)

-Former Italian striker from the 50s into the 70s, Antonio ‘Mimmo’ Renna passed away aged 81. He also had a long career as a manager of lower level teams. (Source La Gazzett dello Sport online)

Saturday, February 2, 2019:

- Sime Vrsaljko (Inter) is not part of the club’s registered squad for Europa Leaghe and Serie A due to his injury. (Source Calciomercato online)

Sunday, February 3, 2019:

- Napoli’s Marek Hamsik is set to leave the club and join China’s Dalian Yifang. (Source Marca online)

Monday, February 4, 2019:

-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 29, 2019 
Assane Diousse
Midfielder
St Etienne
Chievo
Purchase
Corriere dello Sport
January 29, 2019 
Roberto Ibanez
Defender
Fluminense
Atalanta
Purchase
The Guardian
January 29, 2019 
Alessandro Murgia
Midfielder
Lazio
SPAL
Loan
The Guardian
January 29, 2019 
Joel Untersee
Defende
Empoli
FC Zurich
Loan
The Guardian
January 29, 2019 
Lukas Lerager (Denmark)
Midfielder
Bordeaux
Genoa
Loan
L’Equipe
January 29, 2019 
Toni Fruk (Croatia)
Midfielder
Mouscron
Fiorentina
Purchase
Walfoot.be
January 30, 2019 
Kiril Despodov
Winger
CSKA Sofia
Cagliari
Purchase
The Guardian
January 30, 2019 
Merih Demiral
-
Alanyaspor
Sassuolo
Loan
The Guardian
 January 30, 2019 
Samuel Mraz
Striker
Empoli
Crotone
Loan
The Guardian
January 30, 2019 
Lucas Caldirola
Defender
Werder Bremen
Benevento
Purchase
Kicker.de
January 30, 2019 
Lucas Piazon (Brazil)
Winger
Cheslea
Chievo
Loan
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Samuele
Longo
-
Huesca
Inter
Loan Return
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Luca Pellegrini
Defender
Roma
Cagliari
Purchase
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Romulo (Brazil)
Winger
Genoa
Lazio
Loan with option to buy
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Marco Sau
Striker
Cagliari
Sampdoria
Purchase
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Maxime Leverbe
-
Sampdoria
Cagliari
Loan
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Simone Edera
Winger
Torino
Bologna
Loan
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Lyanco
Defender
Torino
Bologna
Loan
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Marcos
-
Barcelona
Torino
Purchase
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Kevin Diks (Holland)
Defender
Fiorentina
Empoli
18 month loan
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Marko Pajac
Defender
Cagliari
Empoli
Loan with option to buy
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Diego Farias
Winger
Cagliari
Empoli
Loan with option to buy
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Vasco Regini
Defender
Sampdoria
SPAL
Loan with option to buy
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Michal Marcjanik
Midfielder
Empoli
Carpi
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Luca Rizzo
Midfielder
Bologna
Carpi
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Malick Mbaye
Defender
Chievo
Cremonese
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Fabio Eguelfi
Defender
Atalanta
Livorno
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jacob Rasmussen
Defender
Empoli
Fiorentina
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jacob Rasmussen
Defender
Fiorentina
Empoli
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Andrea Fulignati
Goalkeeper
Ascoli
SPAL
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Daniel Torres
Midfielder
Alaves
Albacete
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Tiago Djalo (Portugal)
Defender
Sporting CP
AC Milan
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 31, 2019 
Edoardo Soleri
-
Roma
Braga
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 31, 2019 
Tiago Casaola
Defender
Salernitana
Lazio
Purchase
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Tiago Casaola
Defender
Lazio
Salernitana
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Ben Wilmot
Defender
Watford
Udinese
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Sandro (Brazil)
Midfielder
Genoa
Udinese
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Marko Jankovic
Striker
Partizan Belgrade
SPAL
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Cyril Thereau
Striker
Fiorentina
Cagliari
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Jose Machin
Midfielder
Pescara
Parma
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Nicolas Schiappacasse
Winger
Atletico Madrid
Parma
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Cristian Dell’Orco
Defender
Sassuolo
Enpoli
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Andrea Zaccagno
Gaolkeeper
Torino
Vibonese
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Dimitri Oberlin
Striker
Basel
Empoli
Loan with option to buy
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Miha Zajc (Slovenia)
Midfielder
Empoli
Fenerbahce
Permanent Purchase
Transfer market web
January 31, 2019 
Ivan Radovanovic
Midfielder
Chievo
Genoa
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Mattia Sprocati
-
Lazio
Parma
Purchase
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Fabrizio Cacciatore
Defender
Chievo
Cagliari
Loan with obligation to buy
Football Italia







January 31, 2019 
Marco Andreoli
Defender
Cagliari
Chievo
Purchase
Football Italia

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
February 1, 2019
Bruno Alves (Portugal)
Defender
Parma
2020
L’Equipe


Coppa Italia (January 29-January 31, 2019)-Quarterfinals, First Leg:

Tuesday, January 29, 2019:
AC Milan 2-Napoli 0 (Krzysztof Piatek 11, 27)

Wednesday, January 30, 2019:
Fiorentina 7-Roma 1 (Federico Chiesa 7, 18, 74, Luis Muriel 33, Marco Benassi 66, Giovanni Simeone 79, 89 / Aleksandar Kolarov 28)
Atalanta 3-Juventus 0 (Timothy Castagne 37, Duvan Zapata 39, 86)

Thursday, January 31, 2019:
Inter 1-Lazio 1 (Mauro Icardi 120 pen / Ciro Immobile 108) (Lazio won 4-3 on penalty kick shoot-out)


Italian Serie A Matchday (February 2-February 4, 2019):

Saturday, February 2, 2019:
Empoli 2-Chievo 2 (Francesco Caputo 45, 52 / E.Giacherini 31, Mariusz Stepinski 45)
Napoli 3-Sampdoria 0 (Arek Milik 25, Lorenzo Insigne 26, Simone Verdi 89 pen)
Juventus 3-Parma 3 (Cristiano Ronaldo 36, 66, Daniele Rugani 62 / Antonio Barilla 64, Gervinho 74, 90)

Sunday, February 3, 2019:
SPAL 0-Torino 0 (-)
Genoa 1-Sassuolo 1 (Antonio Sanabria 41 / Filip Djuricic 28)
Udinese 1-Fiorentina 1 (Jens Stryger Larsen 56 / Edimilson Fernandes 65)
Inter 0-Bologna 1 (Federico Santander 32)
Roma 1-AC Milan 1 (Nicolo Zaniolo 46 / Krzysztof Piatek 26)

Monday, February 4, 2019:
Frosinone 0-Lazio 1 (Felipe Caicedo 36)
Cagliari 0-Atalanta 1 (Hans Hateboer 50)

Top Goalscorer:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 17 goals
Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) 16 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
22
19
3
0
46
15
31
60
2
Napoli
22
16
3
3
42
18
24
51
3
Inter
22
12
4
6
31
16
15
40
4
AC Milan
22
9
9
4
29
  21
8
36
5
Roma
22
9
8
5
41
  30
11
35
6
Atalanta
22
10
5
7
48
30
18
35


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

III.  Spain

Diary:

Tuesday, January 29, 2019:
-Appointed on December 10th, Luis Garcia Plaza was dismissed as Villareal Manager. (Source L’Equipe online)


Wednesday, January 30, 2019:

-Villareal have re-appinted Javi Calleja as manager 50 days after firing him. (Source Football Espana online)

Thursday, January 31, 2019:

-After scoring twice vs. Girona, Karim Benzema has now bypassed Hugo Sanchez and become Real Madrid’s 6th all-time leading goalscorer with 209 goals. (Source L’Equipe online)


Friday, February 1, 2019:

-Barcelona and Real Madrid have been drawn against one another in the Semifinals of the Copa Del Rey. (Source AS.com online)
 Saturday, February 2, 2019:

-Barcelona goalkeeper Jesper Cilesen will be out injured for a minimum of six weeks. (Source Football Espana online)

Sunday, February 3, 2019:

-Isco (Real Madrid) appared to snub Chendo (former Real Madrid Captain 80s-90s and current Real Madrid match delegate) as he was coming off the field after their match vs. Alaves. (Source AS.com online)

Monday, February 4, 2019:

-Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois claims he has been misquoted in a series of disparaging remarks about Atletico Madrid fans. (Source Football Espana online)

-Former Spain and Atletico Madrid defender from the 50s into the 70s, Isacio Calleja Garcia passed away aged 82. (Source Wikipedia online)


Photo From: L'Equipe, February 3, 2019
(Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi)





Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 29, 2019 
Luis Garcia Plaza
Manager
Villareal
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
L’Equipe
January 29, 2019 
Darwin Machis
Winger
Udinese
Cadiz
Loan
The Guardian
January 29, 2019 
Robert Ibanez
Winger
Getafe
Osasuna
Loan
The Guardian
January 29, 2019 
Jese
Striker
PSG
Betis
Loan
L’Equipe
January 30, 2019 
Modibo Sagnan
Defender
Lens
Sociedad
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 30, 2019 
Ruben Vezo (Portugal)
Defender
Valencia
Levante
Loan
L’Equipe
January 30, 2019 
Marco Borriello (Italy)
Striker
Ibiza
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
Football Italia
January 30, 2019 
Jonathan Toro (Honduras)
-
Varzim
Huesca
Purchase
A Bola
January 30, 2019 
Miguel Layun
Defender
Villareal
Monterrey
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Kenn Kodro
Winger
FC Copenhagen
Bilbao
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Ryad Bouderbouz (Algeria)
Midfielder
Betis
Celta
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Ruben Sobrino
Striker
Alaves
Valencia
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Lucas Olaza
Defender
Boca Juniors
Celta
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Dennis Eckert
Striker
Celta
Excelsior
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Emerson (Brazil)
Defender
Atletico Mineiro
Barcelona
Purchase
AS.com
January 31, 2019 
Emerson (Brazil)
Defender
Barcelona
Betis
Loan
AS.com
January 31, 2019 
Pablo Ramon
Defender
Mallorca
Real Madrid
Next Season
AS.com
January 31, 2019 
Xavi Sintes
Defender
Mallorca
Real Madrid
Next Season
AS.com
January 31, 2019 
Jean-Clair Todibo (France)
Defender
Toulouse
Barcelona
Purchase
Marca.com
January 31, 2019 
Leo Baptistao (Brazil)
Striker
Espanyol
Wuhan Zall (China)
Purchase
Maisfutebol
January 31, 2019 
Alfa Semedo (Portugal)
Midfielder
Benfica
Espanyol
Loan
A Bola
January 31, 2019 
Anthony Georgiou
Midfielder
Tottenham
Levante
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Facundo Roncaglia (Argentina)
Defender
Celta
Valencia
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Paulo Henrique Ganso (Brazil)
Midfielder
Sevilla
Fluminense
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 31, 2019 
Mario Suarez
Midfielder
GZ HengFeng (China)
Vallecano
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 31, 2019 
Facundo Ferreyra (Argentina)
Striker
Benfica
Espanyol
18 month Loan
L’Equipe
January 31, 2019 
Ivan Alejo
Winger
Getafe
Malaga
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Rajko Brezancic
Defender
Huesca
Malaga
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Juanpi Anor
Winger
Malaga
Huesca
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Axel Werner
Goalkeeper
Atletico Madrid
Malaga
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Alex Alegria
Striker
Betis
Gijon
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Stole Dimitrievski
Goalkeeper
Gimnastic
Vallecano
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Diego Reyes
Defender
Fenerbahce
Leganes
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Franco Di Santo
Striker
Schalke
Vallecano
Purchase
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Pedro Chirivella
Midfielder
Liverpool
Extremadura
Loan
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Diego Rolan (Uruguay)
Striker
Deportivo La Coruna
Alaves
Loan
L’Equipe
January 31, 2019 
Uche Agbo
Midfielder
Standard Liege
Vallecano
Loan
RTBF.be
January 31, 2019 
Alejandro Catena
Defender
Reus
Vallecano
Purchase
Football Espana

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 30, 2019
Jordi Alba
Defender
Barcelona
2024
AS.com
February 1, 2019
Cristhian Stuani (Uruguay)
Striker
Girona
2022
L’Equipe
February 1, 2019
Dani Parejo
Midfielder
Valencia
2022
L’Equipe

Profesional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
February 2, 2019 
David de La Vibora (186 years old) 
-
Real Madrid
AS.com

Copa Del Rey (January 29-January 31, 2019)-Quarterfinals, Second Leg:

Tuesday, January 29, 2019:
Valencia 3 -Getafe 1 (Rodrigo 61, 90, 90+ / Jorge Molina 1)

Wednesday, January 30, 2019:
Betis 3- Espanyol 1 (Giovani Lo Celso 76, Sergio Leon  95, Aissa Mandi 99 / Leo Baptistao 33)
Barcelona 6 -Sevilla 1 (Philippe Coutinho 13 pen, 53, Ivan Rakitic 31, Sergi Roberto 54, Luis Suarez 89, Lionel Messi 90 / Guilherme Arana 67)

Thursday, January 31, 2019:
Girona 1- Real Madrid 3 (Pedro Porro 71 / Karim Benzema 27, 43, Marcos Llorente 76)

Spanish La Liga Matchday (February 1-February 4, 2019):

Friday, February 1, 2019:
Huesca 4-Valladolid 0 (Eric Gallego 19,  Jorge Pulido 50, Moi Gomez 53, Ezequiel Avila 77)

Saturday, February 2, 2019:
Levante 0-Getafe 0 (-)
Sociedad 2-Bilbao 1 (Mikel Oyarzabal 16, William Jose 45 / Raul Garcia 82)
Barcelona 2-Valencia 2 (Lionel Messi 39 pen, 64 / Kevin Gameiro 24, Dani Parejo 32 pen)
Celta 1-Sevilla 0 (Okay Yokuslu 73)

Sunday, February 3, 2019:
Villareal 2-Espanyol 2 (Vicente Iborra 37, Santi Cazorla 65 pen / Daniele Bonera (own goal) 75, Roberto Rosales 81)
Betis 1-Atletico Madrid 0 (Sergio Canales 65 pen)
Eibar 3-Girona 0 (Ruben Pena 37, Charles 46, 57 pen)
Real Madrid 3-Alaves 0 (Karim Benzema 30, Vinicius Junior 80, Mariano Diaz 90)

Monday, February 4, 2019:
Vallecano 1-Leagnes 2  (Alvaro Garcia 83 / Martin Braithwaite 36, Youssef En-Nesyri 85)

Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 21 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 15 goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) 12 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
22
15
5
2
60
23
37
50
2
Atletico Madrid
22
 12
8
2
32
14
18
44
3
Real Madrid
22
13
5
4
37
26
11
42
4
Sevilla
22
10
6
6
36
23
13
36
5
Getafe
22
8
8
6
25
18
7
32
6
Betis
22
9
5
8
26
26
0
32

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

IV.  Germany
Diary:


Tuesday, January 29, 2019:
-Augsburg have fined defender Martin Hinteregger and have restricted him to train individually due to his criticism of manager Manuel Baum. (Source Bulinews online)

- The proposed transfer of Omar mascarell from Schalke to Stuttgart has been called off. (Source Kicker.de online)


Wednesday, January 30, 2019:

-

Thursday, January 31, 2019:

-

Friday, February 1, 2019:

- Hannover have been fined 25,500 Euros for unsportsmanlike behavior of its fans. (Source Sport Bild online)

Saturday, February 2, 2019:

- The season is effectively over for Alessandro Schopf (Schlake), expected to be out injured for four months. (Source Sport Bild online)

Sunday, February 3, 2019:
-

Monday, February 4, 2019:
- UEFA have rejected Bayern Munich’s appeal againt Thomas Muller’s two-mmatch suspension in the UCL. He will therefore miss the matches against Liverpool. (Source Bulinews online)

-Guido Buchwald has resigned as a supervisory board member and Ambassador of Stuttgart. (Source Sport Bild online)

- Dortmund have been fined 62,000 Euros for the use of fireworks of its fans. (Source Sport Bild online)



Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 29, 2019 
Laszlo Benes (Slovakia)
Striker
Moenchengladbach
Kiel
Loan
L’Equipe
January 29, 2019 
Noel Knothe
Defender
Frankfurt
Pipinsried
Loan
Kicker.de
January 30, 2019 
Rabbi Matondo (Wales)
Striker
Manchester City
Schalke
Purchase
Sky Sports
January 30, 2019 
Sandro Wagner
Striker
Bayern Munich
Tianjin Teda
Free Transfer
Sky Sports
January 30, 2019 
Ivo Ilicevic
Winger
Free Agent
Nuremberg
Purchase
The Guardian
January 30, 2019 
Justin Hoogma
Defender
Hoffenheim
St Pauli
Loan
Kicker.de
January 30, 2019 
Jeffrey Bruma
Defender
Wolfsburg
Schalke
Loan
L’Equipe
January 31, 2019 
Lucas Silva Melo, Tuta (Brazil)
Defender
Sao Paulo
Frankfurt
Purchase
Walfoot.be
January 31, 2019 
Dzenis Burnic
Midfielder
Dortmund
Dresden
Loan
Walfoot.be
January 31, 2019 
Taylor Booth (17 years old)(USA)
Midfielder
Real Salt Lake
Bayern Munich
Purchase
Bavarian Football Works
January 31, 2019 
Dawid Kownacki
Striker
Sampdoria
Dusseldorf
Loan
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Almamy Toure
Defender
Monaco
Frankfurt
Purchase
Football Italia
January 31, 2019 
Reece Oxford
Defender
West Ham
Augsburg
Loan
Bulinews
January 31, 2019 
Shinji Kagawa (Japan)
Midfielder
Dortmund
Besiktas
Purchase
Bulinews
January 31, 2019 
Martin Hinteregger
Defender
Augsburg
Frankfurt
Loan
Bulinews
January 31, 2019 
Emile Smith-Rowe
Midfielder
Arsenal
RB Leipzig
Loan
Sport Bild
January 31, 2019 
Mete Kaan Demie
-
Hannover
Basaksehir
Purchase
Kicker.de
January 31, 2019 
Caiuby
Striker
Augsburg
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
The Guardian
January 31, 2019 
Felix Beiesdorf
Midfielder
RB Leipzig
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
The Guardian


Profesional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
January 31, 2019 
Ahmed Kutucu (18 years old) 
-
Schalke
Kicker.de
January 31, 2019 
Patrick Finger (18 years old) 
Midfielder
Frankfurt
Kicker.de

German Bundesliga Matchday (February 1-February 3, 2019):

Friday, February 1, 2019:
Hannover 0-RB Leipzig 3 (Marcel Halstenberg 45 pen, Willi Orban 64, 85)

Saturday, February 2, 2019:
Nuremberg 1-Werder Bremen 1 (Mikael Ishak 86 / Johannes Eggestein 64)
Leverkusen 3-Bayern Munich 1 (Leon Bailey 53, Kevin Volland 63, Lucas Alario 87 / Leon Goretzka 41)
Frankfurt 1-Dortmund 1 (Luka Jovic 36 / Marco Reus 22)
Hertha Berlin 0-Wolfsburg 1 (Wout Weghorst 65)
Hoffenheim 1-Dusseldorf 1 (Andrej Kramaric 16 pen / Rouwen Hennings 46)
Schalke 0-Moenchengladbach 2 (Christoph Kramer 85, Florian Neuhaus 90)

Sunday, February 3, 2019:
Augsburg 3-Mainz 0 (Alfred Finnbogasson 8 pen, 34 pen, 54)
Stuttgart 2-Freiburg 2 (Emiliano Inusa 75, Daniel Didavi 83 / Janik Haberer 4, F.Niederlechner 90)

Top Goalscorer:
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 14 goals
Marco Reus (Dortmund) 13 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Dortmund
20
15
4
1
51
20
31
49
2
M’Gladbach
20
13
3
4
41
18
23
42
3
Bayern Munich
20
13
3
4
44
23
21
42
4
RB Leipzig
20
11
4
5
38
18
20
37
5
Frankfurt
20
9
5
6
40
27
13
32
6
Wolfsburg
20
9
4
7
29
27
2
31

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



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