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Photo From: L'Equipe, April 21, 2019
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(Cristiano Ronaldo)
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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,
April 16, 2019:
-Barnsley
have formally lodged a complaint to the English Football League over the Joey
Barton alleged assault on Daniel Stendel . (Source BC Football online)
-Former
Manchester United player Paul Scholes has been charged for misconduct for
allegedly breaking FA’s betting rules. He has allegedly placed 140 bets between
August 2015 and January 2019. (Source BBC Football online)
-Andre
Gomes (Everton) has been suspended for three matches after accepting a violent
misconduc charge. (Source BBC Football online)
-Robert
Snodgrass (West Ham) was given a one-match ban for insulting an anti-doping
official. (Source Mail Online online)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) was named in Time
Magaizne’s 100 most influential people in the world list. (Source Sky Sports
online)
-Former Watford owner Laurence Bassini has agreed to buy
Bolton Wanderers pending League approval. (Source Reuters UK online)
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham) was initially unaware
that Manchester City’s last goal had been ruled out as he had departed in the
players’ tunnel dejected. A Staff member later informed him of the win. (Source
Sky Sports online)
-Fleetwood
Town Manager Joey Barton has “emphatically” denied assault allegations against
Barnsley Manager Daniel Stendel. (Source BBC Football online)
Liverpool unveiled their new kit for next season
with a design similar to their 1982/83 kit. This is to honor former Manager Bob
Paisley’s 100th birth date (Source Sky Sports online)
-Olivier Giroud has threatened to leave Chelsea unless he
is guaranteed more playing time. (Source The Guardian online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-Manchester
United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stated that some of his players need a
‘reality check’ following a run of poor results. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Chelsea
have triggered Olivier Giroud’s contract one-year extension. (Source Daily Mail
online)
-Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) was injured in the League
match vs. Tottenham. He may miss the rest of the season. (Source AS.com online)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-Former Arsenal Player Edu is set to become Arsenal’s
Technical Director. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Former
Manchester United Manager Louis Van Gaal has criticized the current boss Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer. He stated that Solskjaer is ‘parking the bus’ and his tactics
are more defensive than believed. (Source A Bola online)
- Manchester United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
apologized to the fans after the team’s heavy loss (0-4) to Everton. (Source
Maisfutebol online)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-Former
Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is set to become Manager of Brisbane Roar in
Australia. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) will be out injured for the
rest of the season. (Source L’Equipe online)
English
Premier League Matchday (April 16, 2019): (Postponed matches)
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
Brighton
0-Cardiff 2
(N.Mendez-Laing 22, Sean Morrison 50)
English
Premier League Matchday (April 20-April 22, 2019):
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Manchester
City 1-Tottenham 0 (Phil Foden 5)
Bournemouth
0-Fulham 1 (Aleksandar
Mitrovic 53 pen)
Huddersfield
1-Watford 2 (K.Ahearne-Grant
90 / Gerard Deulofeu 5, 80)
West
Ham 2-Leicester 2 (Michail Antonio 37, Lucas Perez 82 / Jamie Vardy 67, Harvey Barnes
90)
Wolves
0-Brighton 0
(-)
Newcastle
3-Southampton 1 (Ayoze Perez 27, 31, 86 / Mario Lemina 59)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
Everton
4-Manchester United 0 (Richarlison 13, Gylfi Sigurdsson 28, Lucas Digne 56, Theo Walcott 64)
Arsenal
2-Crystal Palace 3 (Mesut Ozil 47, Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 77 / Christian Benteke 17,
Wilfried Zaha 61, James McArthur 69)
Cardiff
0-Liverpool 2
(Georginio Wijnaldum 56, James Milner 81 pen)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
Chelsea
2-Burnley 2
(N’Golo Kante 12, Gonzalo Higuain 14 / Jeff Hendrick 8, Ashley Barnes 24)
Top
Goalscorer:
Sergio
Aguero (Manchester City) 19 goals
Pierre-Erick
Aubameyang (Arsenal) 19 goals
Mohamed
Salah (Liverpool) 19 goals
Sadio
Mane (Liverpool) 18 goals
Harry
Kane (Tottenham) 17 goals
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Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Liverpool
|
35
|
27
|
7
|
1
|
79
|
20
|
59
|
88
|
|
2
|
Manchester City
|
34
|
28
|
2
|
4
|
87
|
22
|
65
|
86
|
|
3
|
Tottenham
|
34
|
22
|
1
|
11
|
64
|
35
|
29
|
67
|
|
4
|
Chelsea
|
35
|
20
|
7
|
8
|
59
|
38
|
21
|
67
|
|
5
|
Arsenal
|
34
|
20
|
6
|
8
|
68
|
43
|
25
|
66
|
|
6
|
Manchester United
|
34
|
19
|
7
|
8
|
63
|
48
|
15
|
64
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-AC Milan have been fined 10,000 Euros after a fan spit on
Lazio Manager Simone Inzaghi. Kessie and Bakayoko have also been referred to
the Federal Prosecutor following the controversy of parading Francesco Acerbi’s
jersey. (Source Calciomercato online)
-Lucas Leivia (Lazio) has denied reports that he insulted a
disabled Milan employee over the weekend’s match. (Source Football Italia
online)
-The Italian Police have ejected over 50 Ajax hooligans from
the country ahead of the Juventus-Ajax match . (Source Football Italia online)
-Juventus’ elimination in the UCL meant that this was the
first season since 2009-10 that Cristiano Ronaldo had failed to reach at least
the semifinals of the competition. (Source BBC Football online)
-Juventus
Manager Massimiliano Allegri indicated that he would stay with the club for
next season. (Source Sky Sports online)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-Juventus goalkeeper Mattia Perin will be out injured for the
rest of the season as he is to have surgery. (Source Calciomercato online)
-Fabio Capello stated that he felt no malice was involved in
the ongoing Kessie-Bakayoko shirt controversy. (Source Calciomercato
online)
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
Antonio Conte has held preliminary talks with
Juventus in case Massimiliano Allegri departs. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Sami Khedira (Juventus) will be out injured for the rest
of the season. (Source Football Italia online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-Paulo Dybala (Juventus) is opposed to the idea of a swap
deal with Inter’s Mauro Icardi. (Source Football Italia online)
-Edin Dzeko (Roma) has reportedly rejected an offer to join
West Ham. (Source Football Italia online)
-AC Milan duo Kessie and Bakayoko have accepted the fine
imposed on them (33,000 Euros to each player and 20,000 Euros for the club) for
the shirt controversy regarding Lazio’s Acerbi. (Source Calciomercato online)
-Juventus Manager Massimiliano Allegri stated that Cristiano
Ronaldo is part of the future of the club to dispel rumors that he is leaving
the club. (Source walfoot.be online)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-The
Juventus-Torino match originally scheduled for May 4th has been
forward one day to avoid the 70th Anniversary of the Superga Air
Disaster. (Source Reuters UK online)
-Juventus became Scudetto winners for the eighth straight
season. They became the first team in the major Leagues to achieve this record.
Cristiano Ronaldo also became the first player to win League titles in England,
Spain and Italy.
-Cristiano Ronaldo stated
that he will stay with Juventus “1,000%”. (Source BBC Football online)
-Massimiliano Allegri
became the first Manager to win five straight Scudetti. This is his 6th
personal (AC Milan title in 2011). He is now only behind Trappatoni as the
Manager with most Scudetti (seven for Trappatoni). (Source BBC Football online)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-Sampdoria Technical Director Walter Sabatini confirmed he
had resigned following a dispute with Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero. The
pair were reportedly separated by players and staff following a heated exchange
following their loss vs. Bologna on Saturday. (Source Football Italia online)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-
Italian
Serie A Matchday (April 17, 2019): (Postponed)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
Lazio
2-Udinese 0
(Felipe Caicedo 21, Sandro (own goal) 24)
Italian
Serie A Matchday (April 20-22, 2019):
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Parma
1-AC Milan 1 (Bruno
Alves 87 / Samu Castillejo 69)
Bologna
3-Sampdoria 0
(Lorenzo Tonelli (own goal) 54, Erick Pulgar 69, Riccardo Orsolini 83)
Cagliari
1-Frosinone 0 (Joao
Pedro 27 pen)
Empoli
2-SPAL 4 (Francesco
Caputo 22, H.Junior Traore 47 / Andrea Petagna 38 pen, 61, Sergio Floccari 44,
Mirco Antenucci 88)
Genoa
0-Torino 1
(Cristian Ansaldi 58)
Lazio
1-Chievo 2
(Felipe Caicedo 67 / Emanuel Vignato 49, Perparim Hetemaj 51)
Udinese
1-Sassuolo 1
(Pol Lirola (own goal) 80 / Stefano Sensi 31)
Juventus
2-Fiorentina 1 (Alex Sandro 37, German Pezzella (own goal) 53 / Nikola Milenkovic 6)
Inter
1-Roma 1 (Ivan
Perisisc 61 / Stephan El Shaarway 14)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
Napoli
1-Atalanta 2 (Drie Mertens 28 / Duvan Zapata 69, Mario
Pasalic 80)
Top
Goalscorer:
Fabio
Quagliarella (Sampdoria) 22 goals
Krzysztof
Piatek (Genoa and AC Milan) 22 goals
Duvan
Zapata (Atalanta) 21 goals
Cristiano
Ronaldo (Juventus) 19 goals
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Table
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Team
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P
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
|
|
1
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Juventus
|
33
|
28
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
23
|
44
|
87
|
|
2
|
Napoli
|
33
|
20
|
7
|
6
|
62
|
30
|
32
|
67
|
|
3
|
Inter
|
33
|
18
|
7
|
8
|
51
|
27
|
24
|
61
|
|
4
|
AC Milan
|
33
|
15
|
11
|
7
|
47
|
31
|
16
|
56
|
|
5
|
Atalanta
|
33
|
16
|
8
|
9
|
66
|
42
|
24
|
56
|
|
6
|
Roma
|
33
|
15
|
10
|
8
|
58
|
46
|
12
|
55
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu denied reports of
Neymar re-joining the side, saying Ousmane Dembele is “much better”. He also
stated that Phillipe Coutinho would remain at Barcelona for next season. He
also stated the club had no intentions to sign Antoine Griezmann. (Source
AS.com / Maisfutebol / vi.nl online)
-Former Celtic Great Billy McNeill has been awarded the ‘one
club man’ award by Athletic Bilbao. He spent his 19-year-career at Celtic
starting 1957. (Source BBC Football online)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-Rivaldo
has criticized Philippe Coutinho’s gesture towards Barcelona fans after scoring
against Manchester United yesterday. Coutinho had covered his ears in response
to the continuous criticism he has received for the fans. (Source Marca online)
-Spanish
Tax Authorities have filed a complaint against Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid),
accusing him of tax fraud.
(Source Marca online)
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
-Diego
Costa (Atletico Madrid) refused to train with the club, as he is furious that
he could face disciplinary action for his sending off and lengthy playing ban.
(Source AS.com online)
-Former
Real Madrid delegate Agustin Herrerin has passed away aged 86. (Source AS.com
online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-Alvaro Odriozola (Real Madrid) will be out injured for the
rest of the season. (Source AS.com online)
-Lionel
Messi (Barcelona) was named as UCL Player of the week. (Source A Bola
online)
Saturday, April 20, 2019:
-Real
Madrid have signed a new kit deal with Adidas and extended their partnership
until 2031. The deal is estimated to be 1.6 Billion Euros. (Source Marca
online)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-Rayo Vallecano are to ask Real Madrid to allow their on-loan
striker Raul De Tomas to play against his parent club next weekend. (Source
Football Espana online)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
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Transfers
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Date
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Player
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Position
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From
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To
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Type
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Online Source
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April 16, 2019
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Giovani Lo Celso
(Argentina)
|
Midfielder
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PSG
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Betis
|
Permanent signing
(previously on loan)
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Walfoot.be
|
|
Contract Extensions
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|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
April 17, 2019
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Jan Oblak (Slovenia)
|
Goalkeeper
|
Atletico Madrid
|
2023
|
BBC Football
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
Iago Aspas
|
Striker
|
Celta
|
2023
|
L;Equipe
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
David Zurutuza
|
Midfielder
|
Sociedad
|
2020
|
L;Equipe
|
Spanish
La Liga Matchday (April 19-April 21, 2019):
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
Alaves
2-Valladolid 2 (John Guidetti 4, Jony 24 / Joaquin Fernandez 38, Ernes Unal 76 pen)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Celta
2-Girona 1 (Iago
Aspas 34, Sofiane Boufal 69 / Portu 48)
Eibar
0-Atletico Madrid 1 (Thomas Lemar 85)
Vallecano
0-Huesca 0
(-)
Barcelona
2-Sociedad 1 (Clement
Lenglet 45, Jordi Alba 64 / Juanmi 62)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
Levante
2-Espanyol 2 (Ruben
Vezo 62, Ruben Rochina 72 / Borja Iglesias 16, Marc Roca 65)
Getafe
3-Sevilla 0 (Jaime
Mata 35 pen, Jorge Molina 45 pen, 53)
Real
Madrid 3-Bilbao 0 (Karim Benzema 47, 76, 90)
Villareal
2-Leganes 1 (Carlos
Bacca 64, Karl Toko Ekambi 80 / Nabil El Zhar 87 pen)
Betis
1-Valencia 2 (Giovani
Lo Celso 78 pen / Goncalo Guedes 45, 49)
Top
Goalscorer:
Lionel
Messi (Barcelona) 33 goals
Luis
Suarez (Barcelona) 20 goals
Cristhian
Stuani (Girona) 18 goals
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Table
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Team
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P
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
|
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
33
|
23
|
8
|
2
|
83
|
32
|
51
|
77
|
|
2
|
Atletico Madrid
|
33
|
20
|
8
|
5
|
48
|
21
|
27
|
68
|
|
3
|
Real Madrid
|
33
|
20
|
6
|
7
|
59
|
38
|
21
|
64
|
|
4
|
Getafe
|
33
|
14
|
12
|
7
|
43
|
29
|
14
|
54
|
|
5
|
Valencia
|
33
|
12
|
16
|
5
|
38
|
28
|
10
|
52
|
|
6
|
Sevilla
|
33
|
15
|
7
|
10
|
54
|
39
|
15
|
52
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-
Hertha Berlin Manager Pal Dardai is set to leave the club at the end of the
season. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Santiago
Ascacibar (Stuttgart) has been suspended for six matches for spitting on
Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz in their recent match. (Source Bulinews online)
-Thomas
Rottgermann is to be the new CEO of Fortuna Dusseldorf replacing Robert
Schafer. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Italian
Manager Antonio Conte has been linked as a possible Bayern Munich Manager for
next season. (Source Corriere dello Sport online)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
-Augsburg duo Sergio Cordova ad Felix Goetze Sami will be
out injured for the rest of the season. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Former East German and Dynamo Dresden defender from the
60s and 70s, Siegmar Watzlich passed away aged 71. (Source T-Online.de online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-Alfred Finnbogason (Augsburg) will be out injured for
the rest of the season. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Markus Weinzierl was
dismissed as Stuttgart Manager following their (0-6) loss at Augsburg. Nico
Willig (Stuttgart’s U-19 Manager) will act in the interim. (Source Bulinews
online)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-Jurgen Klinsmann stated that he has no interest to
manage in the Bundesliga. (Source Kicker.de online)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart) stated that Bayern Munich have
signed him because he is one of the best defenders in the Bundesliga.
(Source Bulinews online)
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Transfers
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Date
|
Player
|
Position
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From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
Luka Jovic (Croatia)
|
Striker
|
Benfica
|
Frankfurt
|
Permanent signing
(previously on loan)
|
Onefootball
|
|
April 23, 2019
|
Gio Reyna (USA) (16 years
old)
|
-
|
New York City FC
|
Dortmund
|
Next Season
|
AS.com
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
April 16, 2019
|
Jonas Hofmann
|
Midfielder
|
Moechengladbach
|
2023
|
Bulinews
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
Thomas Kraft
|
Goalkeeper
|
Hertha Berlin
|
2020
|
Sport Bild
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
Devante Parker
|
-
|
Mainz
|
2020
|
Kicker.de
|
|
Professional Contract
|
||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
|
April 16, 2019
|
Ilia Gruev (18 years old)
|
Midfielder
|
Werder Bremen
|
Kicker.de
|
German
Bundesliga Matchday (April 20-April 22, 2019):
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Mainz
3-Dusseldorf 1 (J.Philippe Mateta 1, 87, Karim Onisiwo 67 / Dodi Lukebakio 19)
Leverkusen
2-Nuremberg 0 (Lucas
Alario 61, Kevin Volland 86)
Augsburg
6-Stuttgart 0 (Rani
Khedira 11, Andre Hahn 18, Philipp Max 29, 58, Marco Richter 53, 68)
Bayern
Munich 1-Werder Bremen 0 (Niklas Sule 75)
Moenchengladbach
1-RB Leipzig 2 (Alassane Plea 61 / Marcel Halstenberg 17 pen, 53)
Schalke
2-Hoffenheim 5 (Daniel Caligiuri 60 pen, Guido Burgstaller 90 / Ishak Belfodil 25, 80,
Andrej Kramaric 45, Adam Szalai 65, Nadiem Amiri 73)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
Freiburg
0-Dortmund 4 (Jadon
Sancho 12, Marco Reus 54, Mario Goetze 79, Paco Alcacer 87 pen)
Hertha
Berlin 0-Hannover 0 (-)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
Wolfsburg
1-Frankfurt 1
(John Brooks 90 / J.De Guzman 78)
Top
Goalscorer:
Robert
Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 21 goals
Luka
Jovic (Frankfurt) 17 goals
Paco
Alcacer (Dortmund) 17 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Bayern Munich
|
30
|
22
|
4
|
4
|
79
|
29
|
50
|
70
|
|
2
|
Dortmund
|
30
|
21
|
6
|
3
|
72
|
36
|
36
|
69
|
|
3
|
RB Leipzig
|
30
|
18
|
7
|
5
|
57
|
23
|
34
|
61
|
|
4
|
Frankfurt
|
30
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
58
|
35
|
23
|
53
|
|
5
|
M’Gladbach
|
30
|
15
|
6
|
9
|
49
|
37
|
12
|
51
|
|
6
|
Hoffenheim
|
30
|
13
|
11
|
6
|
65
|
41
|
24
|
50
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-PSG
Manager Thomas Tuchel is set to drop Kylian Mbappe from PSG’s match vs. Nantes
after the player criticized his teammates after the recent loss to Lille.
(Source Daily Mail online)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-PSG Manager Thomas Tuchel stated that he could not defend
his players after their performance and loss vs. Nantes. (Source Maisfutebol
online)
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
-Christophe Dugarry stated that Dimitri Payet had made a
mistake when he re-joined OM in 2017. He believed his decision to re-join was
based on family reasons and not a sporting choice. (Source Inside Futbol
online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-Xeka (Lille) will be out injured for the rest of the season.
(Source L’Equipe online)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-Kylian Mbappe (PSG) denied reports linking him to Real
Madrid and that he would watch Real Madrid matches as a spectator. (Source
Kicker.de online)
-PSG became Champions without taking the field as Lille drew
scoreless with Toulouse to make their gap unreachable. Neymar returned to
action after a three-months injury lay-off. (Source Maisfutebol / Reuters UK
online)
-Kylian Mbappe (PSG) became the first under-21 player to
score 30 goals in a League season since Ronaldo in 1996/97. (Source Bleacher
Report online)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-
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Transfers
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Date
|
Player
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Position
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From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
Jayson Papeau
|
Midfielder
|
Saint Genevieve
|
Amiens
|
Next Season
|
L’Equipe
|
French
Ligue 1 Matchday (April 17, 2019): (Postponed Matches)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
Nantes
3-PSG 2
(Diego carlos 22, Majeed Waris 44, Dani Alves (own goal) 52 / Dani Alves 19,
Metehan Guclu 89)
Top
Goalscorer:
Kylian
Mbappe (PSG) 27 goals
Edinson
Cavani (PSG) 17 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
PSG
|
32
|
26
|
3
|
3
|
92
|
26
|
66
|
81
|
|
2
|
Lille
|
32
|
19
|
7
|
6
|
54
|
28
|
26
|
64
|
|
3
|
Lyon
|
32
|
16
|
8
|
9
|
53
|
40
|
13
|
56
|
|
4
|
St Etienne
|
32
|
15
|
8
|
9
|
49
|
38
|
11
|
53
|
|
5
|
OM
|
32
|
15
|
6
|
11
|
50
|
43
|
7
|
51
|
|
6
|
Montpellier
|
32
|
12
|
12
|
8
|
44
|
36
|
8
|
48
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
French
Ligue 1 Matchday (April 19-April 21, 2019):
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
Dijon
3-Rennes 2 (Nayef
Aguerd 20, Benjamin Jeannot 55, Wesley Said 83 / Adrien Hunou 52, Mbaye Niang
61)
Lyon
2-Angers 1 (Memphis
Depay 14, Martin Terrier 39 / Lucas Tousart (own goal) 89)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Guingamp
1-OM 3
(Yeni N’Gbakoto 56 / Luiz Gustavo 4, Lucas Ocampos 40, Valere Germain 90)
Nice
0-Caen 1
(Alexander Dijku 74)
Nimes
2-Bordeaux 1
(Teji Savanier 16 pen, Renaud Ripart 63 / Josh Maja 13)
Strabourg
1-Montpellier 3 (Pablo Martinez 34 / Andy Delort 22, 86, Glorent Mollet 28)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
Nantes
3-Amiens 2 (Kalifa
Coulibaly 49, 56, Valentin Rongier 59 / Juan Otero 62, Cheick Timite 77)
Toulouse
0-Lille 0 (-)
Reims
0-St Etienne 2 (Remy Cabella 24, Bjorn Engels (own goal) 51)
PSG
3-Monaco 1 (Kylian
Mbappe 15, 38, 55 / Aleksandr Golovin 80)
Top
Goalscorer:
Kylian
Mbappe (PSG) 30 goals
Edinson
Cavani (PSG) 17 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
PSG
|
33
|
27
|
3
|
3
|
95
|
27
|
68
|
84
|
|
2
|
Lille
|
33
|
19
|
8
|
6
|
54
|
28
|
26
|
65
|
|
3
|
Lyon
|
33
|
17
|
8
|
9
|
55
|
41
|
14
|
59
|
|
4
|
St Etienne
|
33
|
16
|
8
|
9
|
51
|
38
|
13
|
56
|
|
5
|
OM
|
33
|
16
|
6
|
11
|
53
|
44
|
9
|
54
|
|
6
|
Montpellier
|
33
|
13
|
12
|
8
|
47
|
37
|
10
|
51
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-Thomas
Lam (PEC Zwolle) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source vi.nl
online)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-Stijn Schaars (Heerenveen) announced that he would retire at
the end of the season. (Source voetbalzone.nl online)
- Rafael van der Vaart is set to make his debut in dart
championships in BDO Denmark Open in Esbjerg. (Source BBC Football online)
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
-
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
- The Dutch Federation are to cancel Dutch League
fixtures scheduled for April 26-28, to give Ajax extra time to prepare for
their UCL match vs. Tottenham. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was sent off just minutes after scoring
the winner for Ajax in their match vs. Groningen. (Source BBC Football online)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-Twente Enschede were promoted back to the Eredivisie.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-17 year old Maxim Gullit, son of Ruud Gullit and nephew of
Johann Cruyff, made his debut for AZ reserves in their vs. Twente. (Source Daily
Mail online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
Kik Pierie
|
Defender
|
Heerenveen
|
Ajax
|
Next Season
|
Football-Oranje
|
|
Professional Contract
|
||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
|
April 18, 2019
|
Christopher Mamegi (18
years old)
|
Defender
|
Utrecht
|
vi.nl
|
Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (April 19-April 21, 2019):
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
Heracles
2-Heerenveen 1 (Brabdley Kuwas 27 pen, Adrian Dalmau 73 / Sam Lammers 41 pen)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Emmen
2-Utrecht 0 (Michael
De Leeuw 30, Keziah Veendrp 40)
Groningen
0-Ajax 1 (Klaas
Jan Huntelaar 78)
Vitesse
4-PEC 1
(Bryan Linssen 9, 47, 77, Dauda Mohammed 73 / Lennart Thy 23)
Feyenoord
2-AZ 1 (Tyrell
Malacia 51, Robin Van Persie 68 / Mats Seuntjens 36)
VVV
4-De Graafschap 1 (Ralf Seuntjens 38, Peniel Mlapa 55, Jay-Roy Jornell Grot 58, Moreno
Rutten 85 / Furdjel Narsingh 2)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
Excelsior
1-Willem II 1
(Mounir El Hamdaoui 90 / Renato Tapia 16)
Fortuna
Sittard 2-NAC 1 (Mark Diemers 39 pen, 80 / Mitchell Te Vrede 90)
PSV
3-Den Haag 1
(Denzel Dumfries 20, Luuk De Jong 83, Donyell Malen 90 / Tomas Necid 88)
Top
Goalscorer:
Luuk
De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 27 goals
Dusan
Tadic (Ajax) 22 goals
Hirving
Lozano (PSV Eindhoven) 17 goals
Hakim
Ziyech (Ajax) 15 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Ajax
|
31
|
25
|
3
|
4
|
108
|
29
|
79
|
77
|
|
2
|
PSV Eindhoven
|
31
|
24
|
5
|
2
|
92
|
24
|
68
|
77
|
|
3
|
Feyenoord
|
31
|
18
|
5
|
8
|
67
|
38
|
29
|
59
|
|
4
|
AZ
|
31
|
15
|
7
|
9
|
59
|
38
|
21
|
52
|
|
5
|
Heracles
|
31
|
15
|
3
|
13
|
55
|
58
|
-3
|
48
|
|
6
|
Vitesse
|
31
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
59
|
45
|
14
|
47
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
-Alex McLeisch was dismissed as Scotland Manager.
(Source BBC Football online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-Aberdeen Manager Derek McInnes along with his assistant Tony
Docherty have been charged with misconduct by the Scottish FA following their
sending off vs. Celtic last week. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-Former Celtic Glasgow legend Billy McNeill passed away
aged 79. (Source BBC Football online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
April 18, 2019
|
Liam Polworth
|
Midfielder
|
Inverness Caledonian
Thistle
|
Motherwell
|
Next Season
|
BBC Football
|
|
April 19, 2019
|
Markus Fjortoft (Norway)
|
Defender
|
Southern United (New
Zealand)
|
Hamilton
|
Next Season
|
BBC Football
|
|
April 22, 2019
|
Jake Hastie
|
-
|
Motherwell
|
Rangers
|
Next Season
|
Daily Record
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
April 22, 2019
|
David Gray
|
-
|
Hibernian
|
2023
|
BBC Football
|
|
April 22, 2019
|
Darren McGregor
|
Defender
|
Hibernian
|
2023
|
BBC Football
|
Scottish
Premier League Matchday (April 20-April 21, 2019):
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Hearts
1-Rangers 3 (Steven
MacLean 74 / Jermain Defoe 15, Ryan Jack 36, Nikola Katic 48)
Hamilton
1-Motherwell 1 (Marios Ogboe 84 / David Turnbull 30)
Kilmarnock
0-Aberdeen 1 (Scott
McKenna 66)
Livingston
1-St Mirren 3 (Scott
Robinson 20 / Paul McGinn 26, Daniel Mullen 78, Simeon Jackson 80)
St
Johnstone 2-Dundee 0 (Scott Tanser 54, Callum Hendry 68)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
Hibernian
0-Celtic 0
(-)
Top
Goalscorer:
Alfredo
Morelos (Rangers) 17 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Celtic
|
34
|
24
|
6
|
4
|
71
|
17
|
54
|
78
|
|
2
|
Rangers
|
34
|
20
|
9
|
5
|
76
|
25
|
51
|
69
|
|
3
|
Aberdeen
|
34
|
18
|
7
|
9
|
53
|
37
|
16
|
61
|
|
4
|
Kilmarnock
|
34
|
16
|
10
|
87
|
46
|
29
|
17
|
58
|
|
5
|
Hibernian
|
34
|
14
|
11
|
9
|
49
|
34
|
15
|
53
|
|
6
|
Hearts
|
34
|
15
|
5
|
14
|
39
|
44
|
-5
|
50
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-Carlos
Queiroz has filed a complaint with FIFA claiming that Iran Federation owes him
salary from his time as National Team Manager.
(Source Fox Sports online)
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
-Benfica Manager Bruno Lage was voted as the League’s Manager
of the month of March. (Source Maisfutebol online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
April 16, 2019
|
Jhonathan Siqueira
(Brazil)
|
Goalkeeper
|
Moreirense
|
Guimaraes
|
Next Season
|
Maisfutebol
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
April 18, 2019
|
Mor Ndiaye (Senegal)
|
Midfielder
|
Porto
|
2022
|
Maisfutebol
|
|
April 22, 2019
|
Wakaso (Ghana)
|
Midfielder
|
Guimaraes
|
2021
|
Maisfutebol
|
Portugal
Primeira Liga League Matchday (April 19-April 22, 2019):
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
Tondela
1-Boavista 0 (Stephane
Sparagna (own goal) 17)
Setubal
1-Portimonense 1 (Jose Semedo 63 / Ruster 87)
Nacional
0-Sporting CP 1 (Luiz Phellype 63)
Guimaraes
0-Aves 2 (Derley
9, Mama Balde 66)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
Belenenses
1-Rio Ave 3 (Vincent
Sasso 73 / Bruno Moreira 20, 35, Toni Borekovic 48)
Moreirense
0-Chaves 1 (Nikola
Maras 72)
Feirense
0-Braga 2 (Fransergio
46, Rocardo Horta 76)
Porto
1-Santa Clara 0 (Moussa Marega 18)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
Benfica
6-Maritimo 0 (Joao
Felix 3, 64, Pizzi 49, Fraco Cervi 71, 88, Eduardo Salvio 90)
Top
Goalscorer:
Haris
Seferovic (Benfica) 19 goals
Bruno
Fernnades (Sporting CP) 16 goals
Dyego
Sousa (Braga) 14 goals
Bas
Dost (Sporting CP) 14 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Benfica
|
30
|
24
|
3
|
3
|
87
|
26
|
61
|
75
|
|
2
|
Porto
|
30
|
24
|
3
|
3
|
62
|
17
|
45
|
75
|
|
3
|
Sporting CP
|
30
|
21
|
4
|
5
|
60
|
29
|
31
|
67
|
|
4
|
Braga
|
30
|
20
|
4
|
6
|
51
|
28
|
23
|
64
|
|
5
|
Moreirense
|
30
|
15
|
4
|
11
|
35
|
36
|
-1
|
49
|
|
6
|
Guimaraes
|
30
|
13
|
6
|
11
|
36
|
28
|
8
|
45
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-Fred
Rutten has left his post as Anderlecht Manager. Karim Belhocine will act in the
interim. (Source Sky Sports / Walfoot.be online)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-
Thursday, April 18, 2019:
-Eupen
Captain, the 38-year-old Spanish Luis Garcia, will play his last match for the
club this weekend. (Source Walfoot.be online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-
First
Division A- Championship Play-offs-League Matchday (April 19-April 22, 2019):
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
Standard
1-Genk 3 (Razvan
Marin 81 / Bryan Heymen 41, Mbwana Samatta 52, Leandro Trossard 79)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
Anderlecht
0-Gent 0 (-)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
Antwerp
0-Club Brugge 0 (-)
Top
Goalscorer:
Mbwana
Samatta (Genk) 20 goals / 1 goal playoffs
Hamdi
Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) 18 goals / 4 goals playoffs
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Genk
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
4
|
7
|
44
|
|
2
|
Club Brugge
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
38
|
|
3
|
Antwerp
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
35
|
|
4
|
Standard Liege
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
9
|
-3
|
33
|
|
5
|
Anderlecht
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
-6
|
27
|
|
6
|
Gent
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
-6
|
26
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
-Albania
have named Edoardo ‘Edy’ Reja as the new National Team manager. (Source Fox Sports online)
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
-Asif
Kapadia’s documentary on Diego Maradona will be presented at the Cannes Film
Festival. (Source L’Equipe online)
-UCL
Team of the week was announced: Ter Stegen (Barcelona), Jordi Alba (Barcelona),
Van Dijk (Liverpool), Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), De Bruyne (Manchester City),
Sterling (Manchester City), Mane (Liverpool), Son (Tottenham), Salah
(Liverpool), Aguero (Manchester City), Messi (Barcelona). (Source L’Equipe
online)
Friday,
April 19, 2019:
-Cameroon
National Team will have Le Coq Sportif as its new kit manufacturers. (Source
L’Equipe online)
Saturday,
April 20, 2019:
-The USA National Team players Association have opposed
playing Venezuela at Cincinatti’s Nippert Stadium on June 9th. The
players believe the surface of the stadium is dangerous. Temporary grass is to
be installed on the artificial turf and this could injure players. (Source
AS.com online)
-MLS announced that the
League is set to be expanded from 24 to 30 teams. (Source AS.com online)
-Former Czech Republic
star Karel Poborsky revealed that he was in a coma and nearly died in 2016 due
to an infection. (Source The Guardian online)
-Former Brazilian player Valdiram
Caetano de Morais (formerly of Belenenses and Vasco Da Gama) was found
dead in the streets of Sao Paulo after a suspected beating. (Source Maisfutebol
online)
Sunday,
April 21, 2019:
-PAOK have become Greece
Champions for the first time in 34 years. Their last title was in 1985. (Source
BBC Football online)
Monday,
April 22, 2019:
-Former
Argentinean midfielder and Manager Julio Cesar Toresani passed away aged
51. (Source Wikipedia online)
-Former
Bulgarian defender Krasimir Bezinski passed away aged 57. (Source
Wikipedia online)
I.
UEFA Champions League:
UEFA
Champions League-Quarterfinals, Second Leg:
Tuesday,
April 16, 2019:
Barcelona
3-Manchester United 0 (Lionel Messi 16, 20, Philippe Coutinho 61)
Juventus
1- Ajax 2 (Cristiano
Ronaldo 28 / Donny van de Beek 34, Matthijs de Ligt 67)
Wednesday,
April 17, 2019:
Porto
1-Liverpool 4 (Eder
Militao 69 / Sadio Mane 26, Mohamed Salah 65, Roberto Firmino 77, Virgil Van
Dijk 84)
Manchetser
City 4- Tottenham 3 (Raheem Sterling 4, 21, Bernardo Silva 11, Sergio Aguero 59 / Heung-Min
Son 7, 10, Fernnado Llorente 73)
II.
Europa League:
Europa
League- Quarterfinals, Second Leg:
Thursday,
April 18, 2019:
Chelsea
4- Slavia Prague 3 (Pedro 5, 27, Simon Deli (own goal) 9, Olivier Giroud 17 / Tomas Soucek
26, Petr Sevcik 51, 54)
Frankfurt
2- Benfica 0 (Filip
Kostic 36, Sebastian Rode 67)
Napoli
0- Arsenal 1 (Alexandre
Lacazette 36)
Valencia
2- Villareal 0 (Toni Lato 3, Daniel Parejo 54)
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