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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 57 (Week of May 7-May 13, 2019)


Photo From: L'Equipe, May 13, 2019
(Manchester City)



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, May 7, 2019:

-Eden Hazard (Chelsea)’s goal vs. West Ham was named as Goal of the month of April. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Jamie Vardy (Leicetser) was named as Player of the month of April. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) was named as Manager of the month of April. (Source Goal.com / vi.nl online)

-The Brazilian Edu, former Arsenal player, is to be named the club’s Technical Director this summer. (Source Daily Mail online)
Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-Chelsea have lost their appeal against FIFA’s transfer ban on the club for the next two transfer windows. They are set to appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (Source BBC Football / Maisfutebol online)

-Bolton is set to go into administration after Laurence Bassini’s takeover bid was rejected. (Source The Guardian online)

-Leicester announced they would not extend the contracts of Danny Simpson and Shinji Okazaki. (Source L’Equipe online)

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni is set to leave the club at the end of the season. (Source Sky Sports online)

-For the first time all four finalists in the European Competitions are English clubs. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Bournemouth Manager Eddie Howe has denied of any friction with goalkeeper Asmir Begovic after he was dropped last week. (Source Sky Sports online)


Friday, May 10, 2019:

-Mike Phelan was confirmed as Assistant Manager at Manchester United. (Source BBC Football online)

-Luke Shaw was named as Mamchester United’s player of the year. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Lucas Moura (Tottenham) was named as UCL’s player of the week. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Lucas Digne was named as Everton’s player of the year. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Scot Parker was named as full-time Fulham Manager. (Source Goal.com online)

-Bruno, Captain of Brighton, will retire from the game at the end of the season. (Source BBC Sport online)

-Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri expressed his displeasure that Chelsea are scheduled to play a friendly in USA vs. New England Revolution on May 15th, just couple of weeks before their Europa League Final match. (Source AS.com online)

-Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp described the decision to let Baku host the Europa League Final as ‘irresponsible’. (Source Corriere dello Sport online)

-Arsenal have demanded guarantees for the safety of their Armenian player Henrikh Mkhitaryan ahead of their Europa League Final vs. Chelsea at Baku, Azerbaijan (due to the political tension between the two nations). (Source Sky Sports online)

-Hamza Choudhury (Leicester) has been fined and ordered to attend an educational course for some of his old social media activity.  (Source Sky Sports online)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:

-Tottenham Manager Mauricio Pocchettino stated that he would be ‘stupid’ if he remained at the club with no change in the business plan. (Source Sky Sports online)    

-Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) is set to leave the club at the end of the season. (Source Reuters UK online)

-The Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry stated that Arsenal’s Armenian player Henrikh Mkhitaryan can play in the Europa League Final in Baku and that Sports and Politics are separate. (Source Fox Sports online)

-Eden Hazard has been named Chelsea’s player of the year, Players’ player of the year and scorer of the goal of the season. He becomes the first Chelsea player to win all three awards in one season. (Source Bleacher Report online)

-Former English professional Jon Gittens passed away aged just 55. He had spells at Swindon, Plymouth and Middlesbrough among others.  (Source Wikipedia online)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool) was named as Premier League Player of the season. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Manchester City repeated as Champions. They are the first team in over a decade to repeat as Champions in the English Premier League.

 - The Golden Boot was shared by the Liverpool pair of Mohamed Salah and  Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Erick Aubameyang. (Source BBC Football online)

-Yaya Toure denied the reports of his retirement made by his agent and claimed he was still ‘in contention to play for a few years more’. (Source BBC Football online)

-Pep Guardiola described this title win as the hardest one of his career. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Liverpool goalkeeper Alison Becker was awarded the Golden Glove as he recorded his 21st clean sheet of the season. (Source This is Anfield online)

- Cardiff Manager Neil Warnock stated that he would never manage in the Premier League again. (Source BBC Football online)


- Former Arsenal player Alan Skirton passed away aged 80. (Source Daily Mail online)

Monday, May 13, 2019:

- Chris Hughton has been dismissed as Brighton Manager. (Source BBC Football online)

-Southampton have made a shirt sponsorship deal with LD Sports. (Source Reuters UK online)

-A man named Peter Davies is suing Wolves for copyright infringement of their logo. He claims he drew the logo in a school competition nearly 60 years ago. However, Ian Jackson, the creator of the logo in 1979, claims that it was impossible for him to have seen it. (Source BBC Football online)


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
May 8, 2019 
Graeme Shinnie (Scotland)
Midfielder
Aberdeen
Derby
Next Season
Sky Sports
May 8, 2019 
Oscar Tarensi (Spain) (16 years old)
-
Espanyol
Manchester City
Next Season
Football espana


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
May 8, 2019
Christian Fuchs (Austria)
-
Leicester
2020
L’Equipe
May 10, 2019
David Luiz (Brazil)
Defender
Chelsea
2021
Chelsea FC
May 12, 2019
Stefan Johansen
-
Fulham
2020
Sky Sports
May 12, 2019
Floyd Ayite
-
Fulham
2020
Sky Sports
May 12, 2019
Neeskens Kebano
-
Fulham
2020
Sky Sports
May 12, 2019
Denis Odeoi
-
Fulham
2020
Sky Sports


English Premier League Matchday (May 12, 2019):

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Brighton 1-Manchester City 4 (Glenn Murray 27 / Sergio Aguero 28, Aymeric laporte 38, Riyad Mahrez 63, Ilkay Gundogan 72)
Burnley 1-Arsenal 3 (Ashley Barnes 65 / Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 52, 63, Eddie Nketiah 90+4)
Crystal Palace 5-Bournemouth 3 (Michy Batshuayi 24, 32, Jack Simpson (own goal) 37, Patrick Van Aanholt 65, Andros Townsend 80 / Jefferson Lerma 45, Jordon Ibe 57, Joshua King 73)
Fulham 0-Newcastle 4 (Jonjo Shelvey 9, Ayoze Perez 11, Fabian Schar 61, Salomon Rondon 90)
Leicester 0-Chelsea 0 (-)
Liverpool 2-Wolves 0 (Sadio Mane 17, 81)
Manchester United 0-Cardiff 2 (N.Mendez-Laing 23 pen, 54)
Southampton 1-Huddersfield 1 (Nathan Redmond 41 / Alex Pritchard 55)
Tottenham 2-Everton 2 (Eric Dier 3, Christian Eriksen 75 / Theo Walcott 69, Cenk Tosun 72)
Watford 1-West Ham 4 (Gerard Deulefeu 46 / Mark Noble 15, 78 pen, Manuel Lanzini 39, Marko Armautovic 71)

Top Goalscorer:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 22 goals
Sadio Mane (Liverpool) 22 goals
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 22 goals
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 21 goals

Final Standings:
Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
38
32
2
4
95
23
72
98
2
Liverpool
38
30
7
1
89
22
67
97
3
Chelsea
38
21
9
8
63
39
24
72
4
Tottenham
38
23
2
13
67
39
28
71
5
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
73
51
22
70
6
Manchester United
38
19
9
10
  65
54
11
66

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

II.  Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
- Tieumoue Bakayoko (AC Milan) denied that he had refused to come on as a substitute in the previous day’s match vs. Bologna. He also appeared to be insulting the Manager afterwards and in his explanation he said the manager had been disrespectful to him. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Antonio Conte has reportedly refused an offer to manage Roma. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Napoli are to play their UCL matches next season at Bologna as their Stadium is not compliant for UEFA standards. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Lucas Paqueta (AC Milan) has been suspended for three matches for slapping match referee and therefore his season is over. Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) was suspended for two matches for his sending off in the same match. (Source Football Italia / vi.nl online)
Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

- Tieumoue Bakayoko and AC Milan Gennaro Gattuso have reportedly made peace, but Bakayoko is set to return to his parent club Chelsea at the end of the season. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Giovanni Trapattoni has hit back at Ecuador Referee Byron Moreno by stating, “Prison doesn’t seem to have given you an ounce of humility”.  (Source Football Italia online)

-The Italian Federation  has banned Agent Mino Raiola for three-month.  (Source Sky Sports online)

-Paolo Farago (Cagliari) will be out injured for 6 months after surgery for his hip. (Source Football Italia online)

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-Agent Mino Raiola (along with his cousin Vincenzo) is to appeal a three-month ban issued by the Italian Federation.  (Source Sky Sports online)

-Jordan Lukaku (Lazio) has lost his driving license for nine months after appealing his initial three-month sentence. (Source Footnews.be online)

Friday, May 10, 2019:

-Roma Manager Claudio Ranieri announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Chievo Captain Sergio Pellissier announced that he would retire at the end of the season. (Source Football Italia online)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:

-Agent Mino Raiola’s three-month ban has been extended globally by FIFA.  (Source Sky Sports online)

-According to reports, if selected as Inter Manager Antonio Conte, he intends to sign Romelu Lukaku.  (Source Daily Mail online)

-Lecce have been promoted to the Serie A. 

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-Inter Manager Luciano Spaletti made a reference to ‘Robert Redford reasons.’ , about rumors of his departure from the club and replacement y Antonio Conte. The Redford reference suggested a Deep-Throat type of a leaker. (Source Football Italia online)

-Juventus unveiled their new controversial 1919/20 season kit. The new kit is half black and half white and does not include the traditional black/white stripes. (Source Football Italia online)

Monday, May 13, 2019:

-The Italian Federation has been forcibly relegated Palermo to the third tier of the Italian League due to Administrative irregularities.  (Source Sport Bild online)


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
May 7, 2019
Andrea Belotti
Striker
Torino
2022
Football Italia



Italian Serie A Matchday (May 11-13, 2019):

Saturday, May 11, 2019:
Atalanta 2-Genoa 1 (Musa Barrow 46, Timothy Castagne 53 / Goran Pandev 89)
Cagliari 1-Lazio 2 (Leonardo Pavoletti 90 / Luis Alberto 31, Joaquin Correa 53)
Fiorentina 0-AC Milan 1 (Hakan Calhanoglu 35)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Torino 3-Sassuolo 2 (Andrea Belotti 56, 82, Simone Zaza 81 / Mehdi Bourabia 27, Pol Lirola 71)
Frosinone 1-Udinese 3 (Federico Dionisi 85 / Stefano Okaka 11, 44, Samir 41)
Sampdoria 1-Empoli 2 (Fabio Quagliarella 90 pen / Diego Farias 56, Giovanni Di Lorenzo 75)
SPAL 1-Napoli 2 (Andrea Petagna 84 pen / Allan 49, Mario Rui 88)
Roma 2-Juventus 0 (Alessandro Florenzi 79, Edin Dzeko 90)

Monday, May 13, 2019:
Bologna 4-Parma 1  (Riccardo Orsolini 52, Luigi Sepe (own goal) 59, Lyanco 72, Francisco Sierralta (own goal) 64 / Roberto Inglese 81)
Inter 2-Chievo 0  (Matteo Politano 39, Ivan Perisic 86)

Top Goalscorer:
Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) 25 goals
Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa and AC Milan) 22 goals
Duvan Zapata (Atalanta) 22 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 21 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
36
28
5
3
69
27
42
89
2
Napoli
36
23
7
6
68
32
36
76
3
Inter
36
19
9
8
54
28
26
66
4
Atalanta
36
19
8
9
73
44
29
65
5
AC Milan
36
17
11
8
50
  34
16
62
6
Roma
36
17
11
8
64
47
17
62

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

Diary:

Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
-Diego Godin announced that he would leave Atletico Madrid in the summer. (Source BBC Fotball online)

-Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source Football Espana online)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-Zinedine Zidane has reportedly indicated that he would like Brazilian defender Marcelo to remain with the club.  (Source A Bola online)

-Real Madrid have extended their deal with Adidas until 2028.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-Former Brazil star Ronaldo stated that it was unfair that whenever Barcelona win, Lionel Messi gets the praise, but after a loss the likes of Coutinho or Valverde are blamed. (Source AS.com online)


Friday, May 10, 2019:

-Luis Suarez (Barcelona) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source Sky Sports online)

-The proposed transfer of Ajax’s Mathijs De Ligt to Barcelona has been delayed due to the commission demands of De Ligt’s Agent, Mino Raiola. (Source AS.com online)

-Xabi Alonso is to leave his post at the Real Madrid academy at the end of the season for a similar post at Real Sociedad. (Source AS.com online)

 Saturday, May 11, 2019:

-Real Madrid Manager Zinedine Zidane defended the results of the under-fire Barcelona Manager Ernesto Valverde  (Source RTBF.be online)

-Ivan Rakitic has slammed reports of his departure from Barcelona.  (Source Football Espana online)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-Sevilla Manager Joaquin Caparros has asked Portugal not to call up Andre Silva for the Nations League for ‘football’s sake’. It is assumed that the player has been feigning an injury to stay fit and be ready for the National Team.  Caparros has asked UEFA to investigate Andre Silva’s medical reports. (Source Calciomercato online)

Monday, May 13, 2019:

-According to reports, Keylor Navas is set to leave Real Madrid in the summer. (Source AS.com online)

-According to reports, Real Madrid are to announce the signing of Eden Hazard after Chelsea’s Europa League Final match. (Source vi.nl online)


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
May 9, 2019
Mauricio Pellegrino (Argentina)
Manager
Leganes
2021
Maisfutebol


Spanish La Liga Matchday (May 12, 2019):

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Bilbao 3-Celta 1 (Raul Garcia 16 pen, 17, Inaki Williams 40 / Iago Aspas 89 pen)
Atletico Madrid 1-Sevilla 1 (Koke 30 / Pablo Sarabia 70)
Leganes 0-Espanyol 2 (Borja Iglesias 35, 71 pen)
Valencia 3-Alaves 1 (Carlos Soler 29, Santi Mina 34, Kevin Gameiro 68 / Ximo Navarro 12)
Villareal 1-Eibar 0 (Karl Toko Ekambi 59)
Barcelona 2-Getafe 0 (Arturo Vidal 76, Djene Dakonam (own goal) 89)
Girona 1-Levante 2 (Cristhian Stuani 60 / Jose Luis Morales 62, Enis Bardhi 86)
Vallecano 1-Valladolid 2 (Alvaro Medran 73 / Enes Unal 6 pen, Sergi Guardiola 80)
Betis 2-Huesca 1 (Joaquin 22, 90 / Juanpi Anor 55 pen)
Sociedad 3-Real Madrid 1 (Mikel Merino 26, Joseba Zaldua 57, Ander Barrenetxea 67 / Brahim Diaz 6)


Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 34 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 21 goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) 19 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
37
26
8
3
88
34
54
86
2
Atletico Madrid
37
 22
9
6
53
27
26
75
3
Real Madrid
37
21
7
9
63
43
19
68
4
Valencia
37
14
16
7
49
35
14
58
5
Getafe
37
15
13
9
46
33
13
58
6
Sevilla
37
16
8
12
60
44
16
56

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


Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
-Andreas Beck (Stuttgart) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source Sport Bild online)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-Julen Lopetegui has been linked to Bayern Munich as a potential Manager for next season. (Source AS.com online)

-Schalke will not lift the purchase option of Wolfsburg’s Jeffrey Bruma (on loan at the club). (Source Kicker.de online)

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-Dortmund Sporting Director confirmed that Achraf Hakimi (on loan from Real Madrid) would not leave the club before his loan expired in 2020. (Source Bulinews online)

-Bayern Munich are to play a friendly vs. Kaiserslautern on May 27th. The proceeds are to help Kaiserslautern to have enough funds to pay for their third-league license.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-David Wagner was officially named to be the next Schalke Manager.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Friday, May 10, 2019:

-

Saturday, May 11, 2019:

-Bayern Munich’s Uli Hoeness called the offside VAR decision that ruled out Leon Goretzka’s goal vs. RB Leipzig as the ‘joke of the year’.  (Source Kicker.de online)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-Hertha Berlin announced that Ante Covic will be their new Manager for next season. (Source onefootball online)
-Sebastian Rode (Frankfurt) will be out injured for an unspecified amount of time. (Source Kicker.de online)

Monday, May 13, 2019:
-Achim Beierlorzer was named as the new Koln Manager. (Source Kicker.de online)


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
May 7, 2019 
Paul Seguin
Midfielder
Wolfsburg
Greuther Furth
Permanent signing (previously on loan)
Kicker.de
May 9, 2019 
Kerem Demirbay
Midfielder
Hoffenheim
Leverkusen
Next Season
L’Equipe
May 9, 2019 
Mateo Klimowicz (Argentina)
-
Instituto Cordoba (Argentina)
Stuttgart
Next Season
Bulinews
May 10, 2019 
Joao Victor (Brazil)
Striker
LASK Linz
Wolfsburg
Next Season
Miami Herald
May 12, 2019 
Ante Covic
Manager
Free Agent
Hertha Berlin
Next Season
onefootball
May 13, 2019 
Florian Kastenmeier
Goalkeeper
Stuttgart
Dusseldorf
Next Season
Kicker.de

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
May 7, 2019
Alexander Rosen
Sporting Director
Hoffenheim
2023
Sport Bild
May 10, 2019
Finn Dahmen
Goalkeeper
Mainz
2023
Kicker.de


German Bundesliga Matchday (May 11-May 12, 2019):

Saturday, May 11, 2019:
Nuremberg 0- Moenchengladbach 4 (Josip Drmic 56, Lukas Muhl (own goal) 63, Thorgan Hazard 65, Denis Zakaria 80)
Leverkusen 1-Schalke 1 (J.Baumgartlinger 34 / Guido Burgstaller 47)
Dortmund 3-Dusseldorf 2 (Christian Pulisic 41, Thomas Delaney 53, Mario Goetze 90 / Oliver Fink 47, Dawid Kownacki 90+)
Augsburg 3-Hertha Berlin 4 (Andre Hahn 10, Micharl Gregoritsch 50 pen, 70 / Marvin Plattenhardt 47, Marko Grujic 66, Salomon Kalou 75, 90)
Hannover 3-Freiburg 0 (Waldemar Anton 39, Ihlas Bebou 51, Walace 81)
RB Leipzig 0-Bayern Munich 0 (-)
Hoffenheim 0-Werder Bremen 1 (Johannes Eggestein 39)
Stuttgart 3-Wolfsburg 0 (Gonzalo Castro 45, Anastasios Donis 55, Daniel Didavi 83)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Frankfurt 0-Mainz 2 (Anthony Ujah 53, 57)

Top Goalscorer:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 22 goals
Paco Alcacer (Dortmund) 18 goals
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 17 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Bayern Munich
33
23
6
4
83
31
52
75
2
Dortmund
33
22
7
4
79
44
35
73
3
RB Leipzig
33
19
9
5
62
26
36
66
4
M’Gladbach
33
16
7
10
55
40
15
55
5
Leverkusen
33
17
4
12
64
51
13
55
6
Frankfurt
33
15
9
9
59
43
16
54

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


V.  France
Diary:
Tuesday, May 7, 2019:

-
Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-PSG have hit back at reports from ‘Le Parisien’ claiming that Neymar had conflicts with Presnel Kimpembe and Julian Draxler. (Source Voetbalzone.nl online)

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-Neymar (PSG) has appealed his three-match ban by UEFA issued for insulting match officials after PSG-Manchester United UCL match. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Daniel Subasic (Monaco) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source Maisfutebol online)

- PSG will reportedly not renew Gianluigi Buffon’s contract. (Source Onefootball online)
Friday, May 10, 2019:

- Neymar (PSG) has been suspended for three matches for punching a fan following the French Cup Final. PSG will appeal this decision. (Source Sky Sports / L’Equipe online)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:

-PSG scored their 100th goal of the season in the League in their win over Angers (2-1).

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-Guingamp have been relegated after their tie (1-1) at Rennes. (Source L’Equipe online)
Monday, May 13, 2019:

-Jonathan Bamba (Lille) was named as Player of the month of April. (Source L’Equipe online)


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
May 8, 2019 
Ander Herrera (Spain)
Midfielder
Manchester United
PSG
Next Season
AS.com
May 9, 2019 
Mexer
Defender
Rennes
Bordeaux
Next Season
L’Equipe

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
May 10, 2019
Nicolas Pallois
Defender
Nantes
2022
L’Equipe

Professional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
 May 7, 2019
Herman Moussaki (20 years old)
Striker
Caen
L’Equipe


French Ligue 1 Matchday (May 10-May 12, 2019):

Friday, May 10, 2019:
St Etienne 0-Montpellier 1 (Gaetan Laborde 64)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:
Angers 1-PSG 2 (Glavian Tait 88 / Neymar 20, Angel Di Maria 58)
Dijon 2-Strasbourg 1 (Julio Tavares 40 pen, Kwo Chang-Hoon 90 / Ludovic Ajorque 68)
Nice 1-Nantes 1 (Malang Sarr 55 / S. Moutoussamy 29)
Nimes 1-Monaco 0 (Renaud Ripart 9)
Amiens 0-Toulouse 0 (-)
Caen 3-Reims 2 (Casimir Ninga 14, Faycal Fajr 40, Frederic Guilbert 45 / Moussa Doumbia 37, Arber Zeneli 82 pen)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Rennes 1-Guingamp 1 (Ismaila Sarr 15 / Alexandre Mendy 87)
Lille 1-Bordeaux 0 (Loic Remy 27)
OM 0-Lyon 3 (Maxwell Cornet 24, 86, Moussa Dembele 84)

Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 30 goals
Edinson Cavani (PSG) 17 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSG
36
28
4
4
100
32
68
88
2
Lille
36
21
9
6
62
30
32
72
3
Lyon
36
19
9
9
63
45
18
66
4
St Etienne
36
18
8
10
56
41
15
62
5
Montpellier
36
15
13
8
52
40
12
58
6
OM
36
16
7
13
55
50
5
55


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



VI.  Holland
Diary:


Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
-Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax) has reportedly refused an offer from Manchester United. (Source A Bola online)

-Telstar player Jordie Van der Laan was sacked by his club after it was discovered that he had attended the Tottenham-Ajax match after calling in sick. (Source Daily Mail online)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-Heracles will not extend the contract of Bart van Hintum, as well as Tim van de Berg and Zeki Erkilinc (Source vi.nl online)
Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-
Friday, May 10, 2019:

-Holland Manager Ronald Koeman named his preliminary squad ahead of the Nations League in June. (Source vi.nl online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers : Marco Bizot (AZ), Jasper Cillessen (Barcelona), Kenneth Vermeer (Feyenoord), Jeroen Zoet (PSV).
Defenders : Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Nathan Aké (AFC Bournemouth), Daley Blind (Ajax), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (PSV), Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town), Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax), Kenny Tete (Olympique Lyon), Stefan de Vrij (Internazionale).
Midfielders : Donny van de Beek (Ajax), Frenkie de Jong (Ajax), Davy Pröpper (Brighton & Hove Albion), Marten de Roon (Atalanta Bergamo), Pablo Rosario (PSV), Kevin Strootman (Olympique Marseille), Tonny Vilhena ( Feyenoord), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
Strikers: Ryan Babel (Fulham), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord), Steven Bergwijn (PSV), Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyon), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Quincy Promes (Seville), Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).

Saturday, May 11, 2019:
-

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-

Monday, May 13, 2019:
-Fortuna Sittard Manager Rene Eijer is set to leave the club at the end of the season. (Source vi.nl online)

Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
May 13, 2019 
Brandley Kuwas
-
Hearcles
Al-Nasr
Next Season
vi.nl


Professional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
 May 8, 2019
Kilian Nikiema (16 years old)
Goalkeeper
Den Haag
vi.nl
 May 9, 2019
Yassin Oukili
-
Vitesse
vi.nl
 May 9, 2019
Roy Kuijpers
-
Vitesse
vi.nl
 May 10, 2019
Maxim Gullit (17 years old)
Defender
AZ
vi.nl


Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (May 12, 2019):

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
AZ 1-PSV 0 (Guus Til 49)
Ajax 4-Utrecht 1 (Klaas Jan Huntelaar 15, Donny Van de Beek 45, Dusan Tadic 75, 80 pen / Othman Boussaid 1)
Groningen 3-Fortuna Sittard 0 (Paul Gladon 39, Ritsu Doan 53, Samir Memisevic 90 pen)
Feyenoord 0-Den Haag 2 (Erik Falkenburg 42, Sheraldo Becker 58)
Heracles 4-Excelsior 5 (Adrian Dalmau 23, 51, 59, Lerin Duarte 62 / Elias Mar Omarsson 4, 45, 90, Jurgen Mattheij, Dennis Eckert 89)
PEC 2-VVV 4 (Lennart Thy 43, Stanley Elbers 85 / Peniel Mlapa 54, 57, 74, Peter Van Ooijen 65)
Heerenveen 2-NAC 1 (Sam Lammers 69, Mitchell Van Bergen 90 / Menno Koch 81)
Vitesse 6-De Graafschap 1 (Bart Straalman (own goal) 26, Thomas Buitink 37, 70, Martin Odegaard 73 pen, Oussama Darfalou 80, Richie Musaba 88 / Youssef El Jebli 86)
Willem II 2-Emmen 3 (Vangelis Pavlidis 35, Alexander Isak 39 / Luciano Slagveer 42, Hilal Ben Moussa 71, Michael De Leeuw 79)

Top Goalscorer:
Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 27 goals
Dusan Tadic (Ajax) 26 goals
Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven) 17 goals
Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) 16 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Ajax
33
27
2
4
116
32
84
83
2
PSV Eindhoven
33
25
5
3
95
25
70
80
3
Feyenoord
33
19
5
9
71
40
31
62
4
AZ
33
17
7
9
62
39
23
58
5
Vitesse
33
13
11
9
67
50
17
50
6
Utrecht
33
14
8
11
57
50
7
50

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





VII.  Scotland
Diary:

Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
-Rangers are to refuse to give Celtic (the new champions) the guard of honour for their upcoming match. (Source Daily Mail online)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-Darrn O’Dea (Dundee) announced his retirement from playing to become a coach. (Source BBC Football online)

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-

Friday, May 10, 2019:

-Timothy Weah’s loan at Celtic has ended as he is set to join the USA U-20 squad. (Source Sky Sports online)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:
-

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-Jim McIntyre has left his post as Dundee Manager following their relegation. (Source BBC Football online)
  
Monday, May 13, 2019:
-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
May 10, 2019 
Timothy Weah (USA)
Striker
Celtic
PSG
End of loan
Sky Sports


Scottish Premier League Matchday (May 10-May 12, 2019):
Friday, May 10, 2019:
Aberdeen 2-Hearts 1 (Lewis Ferguson 54, Greg Stewart 77 / Bobby Burns 65)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:
Kilmarnock 1-Hibernian 0 (Eamonn Brophy 32 pen)
Livingston 0-Dundee 1 (Kenny Miller 11)
St Johnstone 2-Motherwell 0 (Scott Tanser 34 pen, Murray Davidson 47)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Ramgers 2-Celtic 0 (James Tavernier 2 pen, Scott Arfield 63)

Monday, May 13, 2019:
St Mirren 2-Hamilton 0  (Kyle McAllister 75, Kyle Magennis 90)

Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 17 goals
Sam Cosgrove (Aberdeen) 16 goals



Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Celtic
37
26
6
5
75
19
56
84
2
Rangers
37
23
9
5
81
25
56
78
3
Kilmarnock
37
18
10
9
48
30
18
64
4
Aberdeen
37
19
7
11
55
43
12
64
5
Hibernian
37
14
12
11
50
37
13
54
6
Hearts
37
15
6
16
41
48
-7
51
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point


VIII.  Portugal

Diary:


Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
-Disciplinary council of the Federation has opened proceedings against Porto President Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa for insulting referees. (Source A Bola online)

-Former Portuguese and Benfica player from the 60s, Jose Carlos da Silva Camolas passed away aged 71. (Source A Bola online)


Wednesday, May 8, 2019:
-

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) was named as plyer of the month of April and Charles (Maritimo) was named as the best goalkeeper of the month of April. (Source A Bola online)

Friday, May 10, 2019:

-Benfica’s Bruno Lage was named as Manager of the month of April . (Source A Bola online)

-Portugal U-20 Manager Helio Sousa named his squad for the U-20 WC in Poland. (Source A Bola online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers:  Diogo Costa (FC Porto), João Virgínia (Everton), Luís Maximiano (Sporting) and Ricardo Silva (FC Porto);
Defenders:  Diogo Leite (FC Porto), Diogo Queirós (FC Porto), Francisco Moura (SC Braga), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Romain Correia (V. Guimarães), Reuben Vinagre (Wolverhampton) and Thierry Correia (Sporting);
Midfielders:  Florentino (Benfica), Gedson Fernandes (Benfica), Miguel Luís (Sporting), Nuno Henrique (Chievo) and Nuno Santos (Benfica);
Forward:  Trilhao (SC Braga), Jota (Benfica), Mesaque Dju (West Ham), Pedro Martelo (SC Braga), Pedro Neto (Lazio) and Rafael Leão (Lille).


Saturday, May 11, 2019:
-

Sunday, May 12, 2019:

-

Monday, May 13, 2019:
-

Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
May 8, 2019 
Aziz
-
Vizela
Guimaraes
Permanent signing (previously on loan)
A Bola
May 8, 2019 
Jorge Vilela
Midfielder
Aves
Portimonense
Next Season
A Bola

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
May 7, 2019
Kikas
-
Belenenses
2023
Maisfutebol
May 8, 2019
Rafa
-
Benfica
2024
A Bola
May 13, 2019
Francisco Saldanha (18 years old)
Defender
Benfica
-
Maisfutebol


Professional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
 May 9, 2019
Manuel Campos (16 years old)
Striker
Benfica
Maisfutebol

Portugal Primeira Liga League Matchday (May 10-May 13, 2019):

Friday, May 10, 2019:
Aves 0-Moreirense 1 (Chiquinho 54)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:
Santa Clara 4-Feirense 4 (Mamadu Cande 10, Guilherme Schettine 43, 58, 81 / Tiago Silva 30 pen, Mateus Anderson 36, Flavio Ramos 41, Babanco 70)
Portimonense 3-Maritimo 2 (Henrique Gelain 30, Dener 62, Jackson Martinez 88 / Joel Taheu 26, 39 pen)
Boavista 4-Braga 2 (Nwankwo Obiora 22, Yusupha Njie 40, Mateus 43, Alberto Bueno 49 / Joao Palhinha 5, Wilson Eduardo 26 pen)
Sporting CP 1-Tondela 1 (Bruno Fernandes 6 pen / Tomane 67)

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Chaves 1-Setubal 2 (Bruno Gallo 64 pen / Allef Rodrigues 6, Frederic Mendy 15)
Guimaraes 5-Belenenses 1 (Toze 64 pen, Davidson 65, 80, Rochinha 86, Dodo 90 / Lica 72)
Nacional 0-Porto 4 (Alex Telles 14, Oliver Torres 28, Jesus Corona 59, Moussa Marega 88 pen)
Rio Ave 2-Benfica 3 (Tarantini 50, Ronan Jeronimo 84 / Rafa Silva 3, Joao Felix 45, Pizzi 56)

Top Goalscorer:
Haris Seferovic (Benfica) 21 goals
Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) 20 goals
Bas Dost (Sporting CP) 15 goals
Dyego Sousa (Braga) 14 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Benfica
33
27
3
3
99
30
69
84
2
Porto
33
26
4
3
72
19
53
82
3
Sporting CP
33
23
5
5
71
31
40
74
4
Braga
33
20
4
9
54
37
17
64
5
Moreirense
33
16
4
13
38
41
-3
52
6
Guimaraes
33
14
7
12
43
33
10
49

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

IX.  Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
-Orlando Sa (Standard Liege) will be out injured for five months following surgery. (Source Footnews.be online)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-Gent have denied reports that they have approached Hein Vanhezebrouck to manage for next season. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Belgian Federation President Gerard Linard stated that he had not personally given the cup winners Mechelen their trophy upon their victory as the club is still embroiled in match fixing scandal and he wanted to appear neutral and not be seen celebrating. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Mouscron announced that Manager Bern Storck will leave the club at the end of the season. (Source Footnews.be online)


Thursday,  May 9, 2019:

-

Friday, May 10, 2019:
-

Saturday, May 11, 2019:

-

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
-

Monday, May 13, 2019:

-Dante Brogno is set to leave his post as FC Liege Manager. He will be freplaced by Marc Grosjean for next season. (Source Footnews.be / RTBF.be online)



Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
May 10, 2019 
Odilon Koussounou (Ivory Coast)
Defender
Hammarby
Club Brugge
Next Season
Jupiler League App
May 13, 2019 
Selim Amallah
-
Mouscron
Standard
Next Season
RTBF.be

Professional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
 May 8, 2019
Tomas Doore (19 years old)
-
St Truiden
Jupiler League App
 May 8, 2019
Rein Van Helden (17 years old)
-
St Truiden
Jupiler League App
 May 8, 2019
Abid Adnane (15 years old)
-
Genk
Jupiler League App
 May 8, 2019
Faissal Boujemaoui (Morocco) (16 years old)
-
Genk
Jupiler League App



First Division A- Championship Play-offs-League Matchday (May 10-May 12, 2019):
Friday, May 10, 2019:
Standard 2-Gent 3 (Samuel Bastien 30, Maxime Lestienne 80 / Brecht Dejaegere 13, Jonathan David 64, 90) 

Sunday, May 12, 2019:
Antwerp 1-Anderlecht 1 (Didier Lamkel Ze 48 / Ivan Santini 5)
Club Brugge 3-Genk 2 (Hans Vanaken 53, Lois Openda 63, Krepin Diatta 68 / Sebastien Dewaest 4, Zinho Gano 88)


Top Goalscorer:
Mbwana Samatta (Genk) 20 goals / 3 goal playoffs
Hamdi Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) 18 goals / 5 goals playoffs


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Genk
8
6
0
2
18
7
11
50
2
Club Brugge
8
6
1
1
16
7
9
47
3
Antwerp
8
4
2
2
9
11
-2
39
4
Standard Liege
7
2
0
5
10
16
-6
33
5
Anderlecht
7
1
2
4
6
11
-5
31
6
Gent
8
1
1
6
6
13
-7
29

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


Diary (extra):

Tuesday, May 7, 2019:

-Republic of Ireland Manager Mick McCarthy named his squad for a training camp in Portugal from May 21-28. (Source extra.ie online)
squad:
Goalkeepers: Randolph (Middlesbrough), O’Hara (Manchester United), Travers (Bournemouth); Defenders: Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Wolves), K Long (Burnley), Egan (Sheffield Utd), Keogh (Derby Co), Duffy (Brighton), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Cunningham (Cardiff C); Midfielders: Browne (Preston), Hendrick (Burnley), Hourihane (Aston Villa), Arter (Cardiff C), Cullen (Charlton Ath), Whelan (Aston Villa), Byrne (Shamrock Rov), McClean (Stoke C), Judge (Ipswich T), Curtis (Portsmouth), Brady (Burnley), O’Dowda (Bristol C); Forwards: McGoldrick (Sheffield Utd), S Long (Southampton), Maguire (Preston), Hogan (Sheffield Utd), Collins (Luton T), O’Brien (Millwall), Robinson (Preston).

-Brazilian player Tulio De Melo (formerly of Lille and Le Mans) announced his retirement from the game. (Source L’Equipe online)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019:

-Bulgarian club Vereya have been expelled from the top division after repeated warnings from UEFA over suspected match fixing. (Source Reuters UK online)

-Russia players Kokorin and Mamaev have been sentenced to 18 and 17 months in prison respectively. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Thursday, May 9, 2019:

-The UCL team of the week was announced as follows:
Goalkeeper: Alison Becker (Liverpool)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), Mathijs De Ligt (Ajax)
Midfielders: Lucas Moura (Tottenham), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Dele Alli (Tottenham), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax)
Strikers: Divock Origi (Liverpool), Dusan Tadic (Ajax). (Source RTBF.be online)

-Croatian Igor Stimac was appointed as the new Manager of the Indian National team. (Source Goal.com online)

-Javier Mascherano, Maxi Rodriguez and Fabricio Coloccini are joining Argentina’s technical staff for the upcoming Panamerican games. (Source mundoalbiceleste online)

Friday, May 10, 2019:

-Yaya Toure’s agent announced that the player has ended his playing career. (Source Sky Sports online)

-USA U-20 Manager Tab Ramos named his squad for the U-20 WC in Poland. (Source ussoccer online)
Squad:
GOALKEEPERS (3): CJ Dos Santos (Benfica/POR; Foxchase, Pa.; 2/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.; 4/0), Brady Scott (Köln/GER; Petaluma, Calif.; 9/0)
DEFENDERS (6): Sergino Dest (Ajax/NED; Almere-Stad, Netherlands; 8/1), Chris Gloster (Hannover 96/GER; Montclair, N.J.; 11/0), Aboubacar Keita (Richmond Kickers; Columbus, Ohio; 2/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; Bear, Del.; 10/3), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.; 10/0), Chris Richards (Bayern Munich/GER; Birmingham, Ala.; 8/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 0/0), Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.; 2/0), Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Phoenix, Ariz.; 4/0), Alex Mendez (Freiburg/GER; Los Angeles, Calif.; 15/8), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas; 9/3), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas; 8/2)
FORWARDS (6): Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC/CAN; Brampton, Ont.; 12/9), Konrad De La Fuente (Barcelona/ESP; Miami, Fla.; 2/1), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg/GER; Lynwood, Calif.; 11/7), Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution; South Hamilton, Mass.; 13/6), Sebastian Soto (Hannover 96/GER; San Diego, Calif.; 5/2), Tim Weah (Celtic FC/SCO; Rosedale, N.Y.; 0/0)

Saturday, May 11, 2019:

-Cameroon Manager Clarence Seedorf named his preliminary squad for next month’s African Cup of Nations. (Source extra.ie online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Andre Onana (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands),Fabrice Ondoa (Oostende, Belgium),Carlos Kameni (Fenerbahçe, Turkey), Simon Omossola (CotonSport, Cameroon)
Defenders: Collins Fai (Standard Liege, Belgium), Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic), Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo (Montpellier, France), Banana Yaya (Panionios, Greece), Jerome Onguene (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria), Gaetan Bong (Brighton, England), Jean Armel Kana-Biyik (Kayserispor, Turkey), Dawa Tchakonte (Mariupol), Jeando Fuchs (Sochaux, France)
Midfielders: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham, England), Georges Mandjeck (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Pierre Kunde Malong (Mainz, Germany), Edgar Salli (Nuremberg, Germany), Arnaud Djoum (Hearts Fc, Scotland), Wilfrid Kaptoum (Betis Sevilla, Spain), Petrus Boumal (Fc Ural, Russia), Ramses Akono (Eding Sport, Cameroon)
Forwards: Fabrice Olinga (Mouscron, Belgium), Vincent Aboubakar (Porto, Portugal), Stephane Bahoken (Angers, France), Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting (PSG, France), Karl Toko Ekambi (Villareal, Spain), Paul-Georges Ntep (Wolfsburg, Germany), Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys, Switzerland), Jacques Zoua (Astra, Romania), Clinton Njie (Marseille, France), Christian Bassogog (Henan, China), Joel Tagueu (Maritimo, Portugal), Olivier Boumal (Panionos, Greece), Jean Pierre Nsame (Young Boys, Switzerland), Edgar Salli (Nuremberg, Germany)


Sunday, May 12, 2019:
-A second Grasshoppers Zurich match in two months was abandoned due to fan protests as the club is nearing relegation . (Source Reuters UK online)

Monday, May 13, 2019:

-Paraguay Manager Eduardo Berizzo named his preliminary squad for next month’s Copa America. (Source delhonoradio.com online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers
Gatito Fernández - (Botafogo, Brazil) 
Antony Silva (Huracán, Argentina). 
Alfredo Aguilar (Olimpia, Paraguay). 
Juan Espínola (National, Paraguay).
Defenders
Juan Escobar (Cerro Porteño, Paraguay). 
Iván Piris (Libertad, Paraguay). 
Jorge Moreira (Portland Timbers, United States). 
Fabián Balbuena (West Ham United, England). 
Bruno Valdez (America, Mexico). 
Robert Rojas (River Plate, Argentina). 
Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras, Brazil). 
Junior Alonso (Boca Juniors, Argentina). 
Saúl Salcedo (Huracán, Argentina). 
Santiago Arzamendia (Cerro Porteño, Paraguay). 
Iván Torres (Olympia, Paraguay).
Midfield
Rodrigo Rojas (Olimpia, Paraguay). 
Richard Sánchez (Olympia, Paraguay). 
Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers, United States). 
Robert Piris Da Motta (Flamengo, Brazil). 
Richard Ortiz (Olympia, Paraguay). 
Celso Ortiz (Monterrey FC, Mexico). 
Matías Rojas (Defense and Justice, Argentina). 
Diego Valdez (Sportivo San Lorenzo, Paraguay). 
Miguel Almirón (Newcastle, England). 
Oscar Romero (Shenhua Shenhua, China). 
Alejandro Romero Gamarra (New York Red Bulls, United States).
Attackers
Derlis González (Santos, Brazil). 
Hernán Pérez (Espanyol, Spain). 
Héctor Villalba (Atlanta United, United States). 
Antonio Sanabria (Genoa CFC, Italy). 
Federico Santander (Bologna FC, Italy). 
Roque Santa Cruz (Olympia, Paraguay). 
Carlos González (Pumas UNAM, Mexico). 
Óscar Cardozo (Libertad, Paraguay). 
Sebastián Ferreira (Monarcas Morelia, Mexico). 
Cecilio Domínguez (Independiente, Argentina). 
Braian Samudio (Rizespor, Turkey). 
Lorenzo Melgarejo (FC Spartak of Moscow, Russia). 
Ángel Romero (Corinthians, Brazil). 
Juan Iturbe (Pumas UNAM, Mexico).


I. UEFA Champions League:


UEFA Champions League-Semifinals, Second Leg:

Tuesday, May 7, 2019:
Liverpool 4-Barcelona 0 (Divock Origi 7, 79, Georginio Wijnaldum 54, 56)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019:
Ajax 2-Tottenham 3 (Matthijs De Ligt 5, Hakim Ziyech 35 / Lucas Mours 55, 59, 90)

II. Europa League:


Europa League- Quarterfinals, Second Leg:

Thursday, May 9, 2019:
Cheslea 1-Frankfurt 1 (Ruben Loftus-Cheek 28 / Luka Jovic 49) (Chelsea won 4-3 on penalty kick shoot-out)
Valencia 2-Arsenal 4 (Kevin Gameiro 11, 58 / Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 17, 69, 88, Alexandre Lacazette 50)

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