Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 41 (Week of January 15-January 21, 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 15, 2019:

-Arsenal and former Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech announced that he will retire at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football online)

-The Police in Northern Ireland are investigating an alleged lewd act (public exposure) of Gavin Whyte (Oxford United) . (Source BBC Football online)

-Sam Allardyce has ruled himself out of the Huddersfield’s vacant Manager’s position. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Harry Kane (Tottenham) will be out injured until March. (Source Sky Sports online)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:

-Leeds Manager Marcelo Bielsa held a press conference where he stated that they watch the trainings of all their opponents. (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, January 17, 2019:

- In an Interview with Norwegian Television, Paul Scholes stated that Jose Mourinho was angling to get sacked and ‘engineered’ his own sacking with his negative press conferences, etc. (Source extra.ie online)

-Troy Deeney (Watford) has been fined over his comments about referee David Coote following their match vs. Bournemouth. (Source Sky Sports online)
Friday, January 18, 2019:

-Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) will be out injured for a  month. (Source BBC Football online)

-Alvaro Morata (Cheslea) has reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid. He is allowed to leave once Chelsea find a replacement. (Source BBC Football online)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:

-Eleven Championship teams have complained to the English Football league over the Leeds ‘Spygate’. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Harry Kane (Tottenham) was voted as England’s Men Player of the year and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) was voted as England’s men U-21 Player of the years. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-In their win over Crystal Palace, Liverpool’s James Milner was sent off by Referee Jon Moss, who was his PE Teacher at Primary school in Leeds (Source BBC Football online)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:

-


Monday, January 21, 2019:

-Former England defender Glen Johnson announced his retirement from the game. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Jan Siewert was named as the new manager of Huddersfield. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Wolves Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been charged by with misconduct for running into the pitch and celebrating after Wolves’ late winner vs. Leicester on Saturday. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Hector Bellerin (Arsenal) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source BBC Football online)


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 15, 2019 
Ryan Babel (Holland)
Striker
Besiktas
Fulham
Purchase
Sportbible
January 15, 2019 
Dion Pereira
Midfielder
Watford
Atlanta United
Purchase
Sky Sports
January 15, 2019 
Steven Caulker
Defender
Fre Agent
Alanyaspor
Purchase
Walfoot.be
January 15, 2019 
Will Randall
Winger
Wolves
Free Agent
Contract Rescnded
The Guardian
January 15, 2019 
Pual Gladon
Striker
Wolves
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
The Guardian
January 17, 2019 
Kiko Casilla (Spain)
Goalkeeper
Real Madrid
Leeds
Purchase
BBC Football
January 17, 2019 
Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina)
Striker
Juventus (on loan at AC Milan)
Chelsea
Loan
Sky Sports
January 17, 2019 
Moussa Denbele (Belgium)
Midfielder
Tottenham
Guangzhou R & F
Purchase
BBC Football
January 17, 2019 
Sead Haksabanovic
Midfielder
West Ham
Norkopping
Loan
The Guardain
January 18, 2019 
Oumar Niasse
Striker
Everton
Cardiff
Loan
BBC Football
January 18, 2019 
Yohan Benalouane (Tunisia)
Defender
Leiceste
Nottingham Forest
Purchase
BBC Football
January 18, 2019 
Toni Martinez
Striker
West Ham
Lugo
Loan
The Guardian
January 18, 2019 
Matt Worthington
Midfielder
Bournemouth
Yoevil Town
Purchase
The Guardian
January 18, 2019 
Regan Poole
Defender
Manchester United
Newport County
Loan
The Guardian
January 18, 2019 
Jaden Brown
Defender
Huddersfield
Exeter City
Loan
The Guardian
January 18, 2019 
Randell Williams
Winger
Watford
Exeter City
Loan
The Guardian
January 19, 2019 
Ashley Cole
Defender
Free Agent (formerly Los Angeles Galaxy)
Derby
Purchase
Daily Mail
January 19, 2019 
Emiliano Sala (Argentina)
Striker
Nantes
Cardiff
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 21, 2019 
Yannick Bolasie (Congo)
-
Aston Villa
Everton
Loan Return
Maisfutebol
January 21, 2019 
Jan Siewert (Germany)
Manager
Borussia Dortmund II (Germany)
Huddersfileld
New appointment
Sky Sports
January 21, 2019 
Joe Powell
Midfielder
West Ham
Northampton
Loan
The Guardian
January 21, 2019 
Elias Sorensen
Striker
Newcastle
Blackpool
Loan
The Guardian

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 17, 2019
Andy Robertson (Scotland)
Defender
Liverpool
2024
Sky Sports
January 18, 2019
Marc Albrighton
Winger
Leicester
2022
BBC Football
January 19, 2019
Trent-Alexander Arnold
Defender
Liverpool
2024
Sky Sports
January 21, 2019
Scott McTominay (Scotland)
Midfielder
Manchester United
2023
Sky Sports


English FA Cup-Third Round (January 15-January 16, 2019):

Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
Blackburn 2-Newcastle 4 (Adam Arsmtrong 33, Darragh Lenihan 45 / Sean Longstaff 1, Callum Roberts 22, Joselu 105, Ayoze Perez 106)
Luton 0-Sheffied Wednesday 1 (Atdhe Nuhiu 46)
Stoke 2-Shrewsbury 3 (Tyrese Campbell 20, 36 / James Bolton 71, Fejiri Okenabirhie 77 pen, Josh Laurent 81)

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Southampton 2-Derby County 2 (Stuart Armstrong 68, Nathan Redmond 70 / Harry Wilson 76, Martyn Waghorn 82) (Derby won 5-3 on a penalty kick shoot-out)


English Premier League Matchday (January 19-January 20, 2019):

Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Wolves 4-Leicester 3 (Diogo Jota 4, 64, 90, Ryan Benett 12 / Demarai Gray 47, Conor Coady (own goal) 51, Wes Morgan 87)
Bournemouth 2-West Ham 0 (Callum Wilson 54, Joshua King 90)
Liverpool 4-Crystal Palace 3 (Mohamed Salah 46, 75, Roberto Firmino 53, Sadio Mane 90 / Andros Townsend 34, James Tomkins 65, Max Meyer 90)
Manchetser United 2-Brighton 1  (Paul Pogba 27 pen, Marcus Rashford 42 / Pascal Gross 72)
Newcastle 3-Cardiff 0 (Fabian Schar 24, 63, Ayoze Perez 90)
Southampton 2-Everton 1 (James Ward Prowse 50, Lucas Digne (own goal) 64 / Gylfi Sigurdsson 90)
Watford 0-Burnley 0 (-)
Arsenal 2-Chelsea 0 (Alexandre Lacazette 14, Laurent Koscielny 39)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Huddersfield 0-Manchester City 3 (Danilo 18, Raheem Sterling 54, Leroy Sane 56)
Fulham 1-Tottenham 2 (Fernando Llorente (own goal) 17 / Dele Alli 51, Harry Winks 90)

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


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
23
19
3
1
54
13
41
60
2
Manchester City
23
18
2
3
62
17
45
56
3
Tottenham
23
17
0
6
48
23
25
51
4
Chelsea
23
14
5
4
40
19
21
47
5
Arsenal
23
13
5
5
48
32
16
44
6
Manchester United
23
13
5
5
  46
33
13
44

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

II.  Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-Mauro Icardi (Inter) has accused ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ of spreading lies. (Source Football Italia online)

-Zlatan Ibrahimovic stated that Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus is not a challenge as he is joining a seven time defending champion. (Source AS.com online)

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:

- Juventus defeated AC Milan (1-0) in Saudi Arabia to win the Italian Super Cup.

Thursday, January 17, 2019:

-AC Milan Manager Gennaro Gattuso was suspended for one match after his behavior with the referee in the Super Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)

Friday, January 18, 2019:

-Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)’s appeal to have his two-match ban lifted was rejected. (Source Football Italia online)

-Former Italy manager Giampiero Ventura stated that he would have resigned from his post even if Italy had defeated Sweden and qualified for the 2018 World Cup. He expressed regret for accepting the Italy post. (Source Football Italia online)

-The CONI have rejected Chievo Verona’s latest appeal and confirmed the three points penalty. (Source Football Italia online)

-Torino have rejected West Ham’s bid for Andrea Belotti. (Source Football Italia online)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:

-

Sunday, January 20, 2019:

-Duvan Zapata has become the first Atalanta player since 1952 to score four goals in a Serie A match. (Source Football Italia online)

Monday, January 21, 2019:

-Lazio’s Francesco Acerbi was sent off in their match vs. Napoli, after 149 consecutive Serie A appearances. He was nearing Javier Zanetti’s 162 consecutive appearance record. (Source BBC Football online)


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 15, 2019 
Hamed Junior Traore (Ivory Coast)
Midfielder
Empoli
Fiorentina
Next Season
L’Equipe
January 15, 2019 
Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland)
Defender
Pogon Szczecin (Poland)
Cagliari
Next Season
Football Italia
January 15, 2019 
Davide Bettella
Defender
Atalanta
Pescara
Permanent signing
Corriere dello sport
January 15, 2019 
Simone Scuffet
Goalkeeper
Udinese
Kasimpasa
Loan
L’Equipe
January 15, 2019 
Alessandro Piu
Winger
Empoli
Pistoiese
Loan
The Guardian
January 15, 2019 
Lorenzo Lollo
Midfielder
Empoli
Padova
Loan
The Guardian
 January 16, 2019 
Alessandro Rossi
Striker
Lazio
Venezia
Loan
The Guardian
January 16, 2019 
Joseph Marie Minala
Midfielder
Lazio
Salernitana
Loan
The Guardian
January 17, 2019 
Johann Djourou (Switzerland)
Defender
SPAL
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
L’Equipe
January 21, 2019 
Arnel Jakupovic (Austria)
Striker
Empoli
Sturm Graz
Loan
Kicker.de


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 17, 2019
Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus)
Midfielder
Juventus
2022
Agonasport
January 18, 2019
Fabio Pisacane
Defender
Cagliari
2020
Football Italia


Italian Super Cup (January 16, 2018):

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Juventus 1-AC Milan 0 (Cristiano Ronaldo 61)


Italian Serie A Matchday (January 19-20, 2019):

Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Roma 3-Torino 2 (Nicolo Zaniolo 15, Aleksandar Kolarov 34 pen, Stephan El Shaarawy 73 / Tomas Rincon 51, Cristian Ansaldi 67)
Udinese 1-Parma 2 (Stefano Okaka 50 / Roberto Inglese 11 pen, Gervinho 68)
Inter 0-Sassuolo 0 (-)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Frosinone 0-Atalanta 5 (Gianluca Mancini 11, Duvan Zapata 44, 47, 64, 73)
Fiorentina 3-Sampdoria 3 (Luis Muriel 34, 70, German Pezzella 90 / Gaston Ramirez 44, Fabio Quagliarella 81 pen, 85)
SPAL 1-Bologna 1 (Jasmin Kurtic 63 / Rodrigo Palacio 24)
Cagliari 2-Empoli 2 (Leonardo Pavoletti 36, Diego Farias 90 / Giovanni Di Lorenzo 70, Miha Zajc 81)
Napoli 2-Lazio 1 (Jose Callejon 34, Arek Milik 37 / Ciro Immobile 65)

Monday, January 21, 2019:
Genoa 0-AC Milan 2 (Fabio Borini 72, Suso 83)
Juventus 3-Chievo 0 (Douglas Costa 13, Emre Can 45, Daniele Rugani 84)

Top Goalscorer:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 14 goals
Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa) 13 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
20
18
2
0
41
11
30
56
2
Napoli
20
15
2
3
39
18
21
47
3
Inter
20
12
4
4
31
14
17
40
4
AC Milan
20
9
7
4
28
  20
8
34
5
Roma
20
9
6
5
37
  26
11
33
6
Lazio
20
9
5
6
29
23
6
32


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

III.  Spain

Diary:

Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:

-

Thursday, January 17, 2019:

-Levante are planning to lodge an appeal over Barcelona’s use of an ineligible player in their Copa del Rey match last week. Barcelona Defender Chumi was set to be suspended due to yellow card accumulation. (Source Sportskeeda online)


Friday, January 18, 2019:

-The Spanish Federation has rejected Levante’s appeal against Barcelona for fielding an inelligibel player. The reason given was that the complaint had been received after the established deadline. (Source AS.com online)

-Los Angeles FC has ruled out the proposed loan of Mexican Carlos Vela to Barcelona. (Source Football Espana online)
 Saturday, January 19, 2019:

-Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) played his 450th La Liga match in the match vs. Sevilla. (Source AS.com online)

-Levante are planning to lodge a further appeal (this time with the Spanish Federations’ Appeals committee) over Barcelona’s use of an ineligible player in their Copa del Rey match last week. (Source Marca.com online)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:

-

Monday, January 21, 2019:

-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 15, 2019 
Riza Durmisi (Denmark)
Defender
Lazio
Celta
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 15, 2019 
Armando Sadiku
Striker
Levante
Lugano
Purchase
The Guardian
January 16, 2019 
Raul Garcia
-
Leganes
Gitona
Purchase
A Bola
January 16, 2019 
Yangel Herrera (Venezuela)
Midfielder
Manchester City
Huesca
Loan
Maisfutebol
January 16, 2019 
Enric Gallego
Striker
Extremadura
Huesc
Purchase
The Guardian
January 16, 2019 
Munas Dabbur (Israel)
Striker
Red Bull Salzburg
Sevilla
Next Season
L’equipe
January 17, 2019 
Emdin Demirovic
Striker
Alaves
Almeria
Loan
The Guardian
January 18, 2019 
Nando
Winger
Alaves
Extremadura
Loan
The Guardian
January 21, 2019 
Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana)
Midfielder
Sassuolo
Barceona
Loan
AS.com


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 15, 2019
Borja Garces
Striker
Atletico Madrid
2022
Maisfutebol
January 21, 2019
Diego Simeone (Argentina)
Manager
Atletico Madrid
2021
AS.com


Copa Del Rey (January 15-January 17, 2019):

Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
Valladolid 1- Getafe 1 (Daniele Verde 50 / Angel Rodriguez 29 pen)
Valencia 3- Sporting Gijon 0 (Santi Mina 65, 76, Ferran Torres 90)

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Atletico Madrid 3- Girona 3 (Nikola Kalinic 12, Angel Correa 66, Antoine Griezmann 84 / Valery Fernnadez 37, Cristhian Stuani 59, Seydou Doumbia 88)
Sevilla 0-Bilbao 1 (Gorka Guruzeta 77)
Leganes 1-Real Madrid 0 (Martin Braithwaite 30)

Thursday, January 17, 2019:
Sociedad 2 -Betis 2 (Igor Zubeldia 40, Mikel Merino 62 / Sergio Canales 37, Loren Moron 70)
Espanyol 3- Villareal 1 (Pablo Piatti 34 pen, Borja Iglesias 37 pen, 74 / Samuel Chukwueze 42)
Barcelona 3- Levante 0 (Ousmane Dembele 30, 31, Lionel Messi 54)

Spanish La Liga Matchday (January 18-January 20, 2019):

Friday, January 18, 2019:
Getafe 4-Alaves 0 (Jaime Mata 33 pen, 88, Jorge Molina 46, 55)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Real Madrid 2-Sevilla 0 (Casemiro 78, Luka Modric 90)
Huesca 0-Atletico Madrid 3 (Lucas Hernandez 31, Santiago Arias 52, Koke 71)
Celta 1-Valencia 2 (Nestor Araujo 40 / Ferran Torres 71, Rodrigo Montero 84)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Betis 3-Girona 2 (Cristian Tello 12, Loren Moron 54, Sergio Canales 90 pen / Aleix Garcia 36, Seydou Doumbia 44)
Villareal 1-Bilbao 1 (Karl Toko Ekambi 71 / Jaume Costa (own goal) 18)
Vallecano 2-Sociedad 2 (Santi Comesana 22, Adri Embarba 28 / Hector Moreno 39, William Jose 82)
Levante 2-Valladolid 0 (Coke 42, Roger Marti 90)
Barcelona 3-Leganes 1 (Ousmane Dembele 32, Luis Suarez 71, Lionel Messi 90 / Martin Braithwaite 57)

Monday, January 21, 2019:
Eibar 2-Espanyol 0  (Sergi Enrich 24, Pablo De Blasis 52, Charles 84)

Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 18 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 15 goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) 12 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
20
14
4
2
56
21
35
46
2
Atletico Madrid
20
 11
8
1
30
13
17
41
3
Real Madrid
20
11
5
4
30
24
6
36
4
Sevilla
20
9
6
5
31
22
9
33
5
Alaves
20
9
5
6
22
23
-1
32
6
Getafe
20
8
7
5
25
16
9
31

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

IV.  Germany
Diary:


Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:

-As a policy Dortmund will no longer sell players directly to Bayern Munich . (Source Sport Bild online)

-RB Leipzig have give up on their pursuit of Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan) as the price is too high. (Source Corrieredello Sport online)

Thursday, January 17, 2019:

-

Friday, January 18, 2019:

-Marco Reus (Dortmund) was named as the player of the month of December. His third monthly award this season. (Source Bleacher Report online)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:

- Marco Reus (Dortmund) stated that he would not be joining Bayern Munich like some former Dortmund stars. (Source Marca.com online)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
-


Monday, January 21, 2019:
-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 15, 2019 
Souleyman Doumbia (Ivory Coast)
Defender
Grasshoppers
Rennes
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 15, 2019 
Florian Kainz
Winger
Werder Bremen
Koln
Purchase (pending medical)
Bulinews
January 16, 2019 
Jonathas (Brazil)
-
Corinthians
Hannover
Loan return
A Bola
January 16, 2019 
Ozan Kabak (Turkey)
Defender
Galatasaray
Stuttgart
Purchase
Sport Bild
January 17, 2019 
Markus Suttner
Defender
Brighton
Dusseldorf
Loan
The Guardian
January 17, 2019 
Paul Seguin
Midfielder
Wolfsburg
Greuther Furth
Loan
The Guardian
January 17, 2019 
Mark Grosse
Striker
Hannover
Greuther Furth
Loan
Kicker.de
January 21, 2019 
Carlos Salcedo (Mexico)
Defender 
Frankfurt
Monterrey Tigres UANL
Purchase
L’Equipe


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 15, 2019
Friedhelm Funkel
Manager
Fortuna Dussldorf
2020
Kicker.de
January 17, 2019
Ibrahima Konate
Defender
RB Leipzig
2023
Sport Bild
January 17, 2019
Daniel Baier
-
Augsburg
2020
Kicker.de
January 17, 2019
Kevin Danso
-
Augsburg
2024
Kicker.de
January 17, 2019
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (Holland)
-
Augsburg
2024
Kicker.de


Profesional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
January 16, 2019 
Nils Stendera (18 year old)
-
Frankfurt
Kicker.de

German Bundesliga Matchday (January 18-January 20, 2019):

Friday, January 18, 2019:
Hoffenheim 1-Bayern Munich 3 (Nico Schulz 59 / Leon Goretzka 34, 45, Robert Lewandowski 87)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Leverkusen 0-Moenchengladbach 1 (Alassane Plea 37)
Frankfurt 3-Freiburg 1 (Sebastian Haller 36, Ante Rebic 40, Luka Jovic 45 / Nils Petersen 69)
Augsburg 1-Dusseldorf 2 (Jonathan Schmid 64 / Marvin Ducksch 45, Benito Raman 89)
Hannover 0-Werder Bremen 1 (Milot Rashica 32)
Stuttgart 2-Mainz 3 (Nicolas Gonzalez 83, Marc Kempf 85 / Jean-Paul Boetius 22, J.Philippe Mateta 28, Alexander Hack 72)
RB Leipzig 0-Dortmund 1 (Axel Witsel 19)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Nuremberg 1-Hertha Berlin 3 (Hanno Behrens 42 / Vedad Ibisevic 15, Ondrej Duda 50, 70)
Schalke 2-Wolfsburg 1 (Daniel Caligiuri 8 pen, 78 / Elvis Rexhbecaj 20)

Top Goalscorer:
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 13 goals
Paco Alcacer (Dortmund) 12 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Dortmund
18
14
3
1
45
18
27
45
2
Bayern Munich
18
12
3
3
39
19
20
39
3
M’Gladbach
18
11
3
4
37
18
19
36
4
RB Leipzig
18
9
4
5
31
18
13
31
5
Frankfurt
18
9
3
6
37
24
13
30
6
Wolfsburg
18
8
4
6
28
24
4
28

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
V.  France
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:

-Pele stated that Kylian Mbappe could become the next Pele. (Source AS.com online)

-Former French Midfielder from the 70s and 80s, Jose Souto has passed away aged 59. (Source L’Équipe online)

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:

-Former French defender from the 50s and 60s, Guy Senac passed away aged 85. His son Didier Senac was also an International defender for France . (Source L’Equipe online)

Thursday, January 17, 2019:

-
Friday, January 18, 2019:

-Adrien Rabiot (PSG) has been banished to the reserves due to his ongoing transfer dispute. (Source L’Équipe online)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:

-

Sunday, January 20, 2019:

-Monaco Manager Thierry Henry apologized sor insulting Strasbourg’s Kenny Lala during their match yesterday. (Source L’Équipe online)

Monday, January 21, 2019:

-Kenny Lala (Strasbourg) was named Player of the month of December. (Source L’Équipe online)






Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 16, 2019 
Stephane Mbia (Cameroon)
Midfielder
Toulouse
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
L’Equipe
January 17, 2019 
Romain Metanire
Defender
Reims
Minnesota United
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 18, 2019 
Pape Djibril Diaw (Senegal)
Defender
Korona Kielce
Angers
Purchase
L’Equipe
January 20, 2019 
Santy Ngom
Striker
Nantes
Nancy
Loan
L’Equipe
January 20, 2019 
Lumor Agbenyenu (Ghana)
Defender
Sporting CP
Amiens
Loan
L’Equipe
January 20, 2019 
Samuel Grandsir
Striker
Monaco
Strasbourg
Loan
L’Equipe

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 17, 2019
Jessy Moulin
Goalkeeper
St Etienne
2022
L’Equipe
January 17, 2019
Gabriel Silva (Brazil)
Defender
St Etienne
2023
L’Equipe
January 18, 2019
Jules Kounde
Defender
Bordeaux
2023
L’Equipe
January 21, 2019
Kenny Lala
Defender
Strasbourg
2021
L’Equipe


Coupe de France (January 16, 2018):

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Grenoble 0-Strasbourg 1 (Kevin Zohi 98)


French Ligue 1 Matchday (Postponed matches) (January 15-16, 2018):

Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
Angers 1-Bordeaux 2 (Mateo Pavlovic 64 / Samuel Kalu 31, Yann Karamoh 90)
PSG -Montpellier (-) (Postponed)

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Monaco 1-Nice 1 (Benoit Badiashile 50 / Allan Saint-Maximin 30)
Guingamp 2-Rennes 1 (Felix Eboa Eboa 40, Lucas Deaux 59 / Mbaye Niang 86 )
Toulouse 2-Lyon 2 (Jimmy Durmaz 12, 74 pen / Moussa Dembele 75, Nabil fekir 87)
Nimes 1-Nantes 0 (Sofiane Alakouch 64)
St Etienne 2-OM 1 (Wahbi Khazri 59 pen, 88 / Kevin Strootman 1)

Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 14 goals
Emiliano Sala (Nantes) 12 goals
Nicolas Pepe (Lille) 12 goals
Florian Thauvin (OM) 12 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSG
18
16
2
0
53
10
43
50
2
Lille
20
10
5
5
31
29
11
37
3
St Etienne
20
10
6
4
31
23
8
36
4
Lyon
20
9
7
4
33
24
9
34
5
Montpellier
19
8
7
4
26
16
10
31
6
Nice
20
8
6
6
15
18
-3
30


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



French Ligue 1 Matchday (January 18-20, 2019):

Friday, January 18, 2019:
Lille 2-Amiens 1 (Rafael Leao 45, Xeka 85 / Juan Otero 5)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:
PSG 9-Guingamp 0 (Neymar 11, 68, Kylian Mbappe 37, 45, 80, Edinson Cavani 59, 66, 75, Thomas Meunier 83)
Monaco 1-Strasbourg 5 (Radamel Falcao 22 / Ludovic Ajorque 12, 68, Adrien Thomasson 17, Ibrahima Sissoko 63, Youssouf Fofana 90)
Nimes 0-Toulouse 1  (Yaya Sanogo 42)
Reims 1-Nice 1  (Remi Oudin 12 / Remi Walter 90 pen)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Rennes 0-Montpellier 0 (-)
Angers 1-Nantes 0 (Angelo Fulgini 90)
Caen 0-OM 1  (Morgan Sanson 47)
Bordeaux 1-Dijon 0  (Andreas Cornelius 77)
St Etienne 1-Lyon 2  (Romain Hamouma 21 / Nabil Fekir 65 pen, Moussa Dembele 90)

Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 17 goals
Edinson Cavani (PSG) 14 goals
Neymar (PSG) 13 goals
Emiliano Sala (Nantes) 12 goals
Nicolas Pepe (Lille) 12 goals
Florian Thauvin (OM) 12 goals
Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) 12 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSG
19
17
2
0
62
10
52
53
2
Lille
21
11
5
5
33
30
12
40
4
Lyon
21
10
7
4
35
25
10
37
3
St Etienne
21
10
6
5
32
25
7
36
6
Strasbourg
21
8
8
5
37
25
12
32
5
Montpellier
20
8
8
4
26
16
10
32


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


VI.  Holland
Diary:


Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-Mexico’s Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven) was named as the Concacaf player of the year. (Source Football-oranje online)

Wednesday, January 16, 2019:

-
Thursday, January 17, 2019:

-
Friday, January 18, 2019:

-Ajax have reportedly turned down a bid for Dusan Tadic from Chinese side Hebei China Fortuna. (Source Voetbalzone.nl online)

-Ajax unveiled two tributes to the late Johann Cruyff at the entrance of their stadium, the Johan Cruyff ArenA (A bust and a wall). (Source Football-oranje online)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:
-

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
-

Monday, January 21, 2019:
-


Photo From: L'Equipe, January 20, 2019
(Thierry Henry)



Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
January 16, 2019 
Mo El Hankouri
Midfielder
Feyenoord
Groningen
Purchase
vi.nl
January 16, 2019 
Paul Gladon
Striker
Free Agent (formerly Wolves)
Groningen
Purchase
vi.nl
January 16, 2019 
Ko Itakura  (Japan)
Midfielder
Manchester City
Groningen
Purchase
vi.nl
January 16, 2019 
Fran Sol
Striker
Willem II
Dinamo Kiev
Purchase
vi.nl
January 17, 2019 
Agil Etemandi
Goalkeeper
De Graafschap
Almere City
Purchase
vi.nl
January 17, 2019 
Thomas Verhaar
-
Sparta
Ajax Cape Town (South Africa)
Purchase
vi.nl
January 17, 2019 
Evangelos Pavlidis
Striker
Dortmund
Willem II
Purchase
Kicker.de
January 18, 2019 
Azbe Jug
Goalkeeper
-
Fortuna Sittard
Purchase
vi.nl
January 18, 2019 
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
-
PSV Eindhoven
NAC
Purchase
vi.nl
January 18, 2019 
Mats Knoester
-
Feyenoord
Hearcles
Purchase
vi.nl
January 21, 2019 
Ahmad Mendes Moreira
Striker
Groningen
Telstar
Loan
vi.nl
January 21, 2019 
Sullay Kaikai
-
Crystal Palace
NAC
Purchase
Football-oranje


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
January 15, 2019
Jordan Teze
-
PSV Eindhoven
2021 (oral agreement)
vi.nl
January 15, 2019
Robin Propper
-
Heracles
-
vi.nl

Profesional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
January 15, 2019 

Jethro Mashart (18 year old)
-
NAC
vi.nl
January 16, 2019 

Mark Pabai (18 year old)
Defender
Utrecht
vi.nl


Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (January 18-20, 2019):

Friday, January 18, 2019:
Vitesse 3-Excelsior 2 (Navarone Foor 6, Bryan Linssen 36, Maikel Van der Werff 67 / Marcus Edwards 51, Jerdy Schouten 69)

Saturday, January 19, 2019:
AZ 3-Utrecht 0 (Ricardo van Rhijn 37, Mats Seuntjens 42, Calvin Stengs 90)
Den Haag 2-VVV 4 (Sheraldo Becker 13, Erik Falkenburg 61 / Patrick Joosten 43, 51, Pmeile Mlapa 84 pen, Jay-Roy Jornell Grot 90)
PEC 3-Feyenoord 1  (Bram Van Polen 30, Vito van Crooij 56, Younes Namli 76 / Robin van Persie 34)
Groningen 3-Heracles 0  (Samir Memisevc 12 pen, Thomas Bruns 74, 78)

Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Willem II 2-NAC 0 (Pol Llonch 22, Marios Vrousai 90)
De Graafschap 5-Fortuna Sittard 1 (Fabian Serrarens 27, 30, 66, Youssef El Jebli 43, 73 / Ahmed El Messaoudi 55)
Emmen 2-PSV Eindhoven 2  (Nicklas Pedersen 80, 90 / Luuk De Jong 15, Angelino 71)
Ajax 4-Heerenveen 4  (Dusan tadic 13, 16, P.van Amersfoort (own goal) 28, Klaas jan Hunytelaar 83 / Sam Lammers 14, 51, Mitchell van Bergen 56, Kik Pieri 90)

Top Goalscorer:
Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 15 goals
Fran Sol (Willem II) 14 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSV Eindhoven
18
16
1
1
62
10
52
49
2
Ajax
18
15
3
1
65
13
52
47
3
Feyenoord
18
11
3
4
36
23
13
36
4
Vitesse
18
8
5
5
30
23
7
29
5
AZ
18
8
4
6
33
26
7
28
6
Utrecht
18
8
4
6
30
26
4
28

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



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