SPORTS NEWS
Borussia Dortmund threw away the chance to further extend their lead at the top of the table as 15th placed Augsburg stunned them with a 2-1 win. Borussia Dortmund remain top of the Bundesliga table but with 54 points just three points above Bayern Munich who can go level with them after the Allianz Arena side’s match against Borussia Mönchengladbach later today. Augsburg are however 15th with 21 points.
Results in full…
Serie A
Cagliari 2-1 Inter
LaLiga
Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Girona
Bundesliga
Augsburg 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Matches continue today and it’s a big one in England today because it’s time for another North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal. Tottenham are hoping to avoid three consecutive Premier League defeats and being dragged into the fight for top-four while Arsenal will hope to cement their place better in the fight for top-four as a defeat could take them away from fourth position to sixth..
It’s another big one in La Liga today with the fourth El Clasico of the season and Barcelona will be looking to complete a league double on Real Madrid which could take this season’s tally to three victories out of four over their biggest rivals after also thrashing the Bernabeu side 3-0 in the Copa del Rey in mid-week.
Fixtures in full..
Premier League
Tottenham Vs Arsenal 1:30pm
AFC Bournemouth Vs Manchester City 4:00pm
Brighton Vs Huddersfield Town 4:00pm
Burnley Vs Crystal Palace 4:00pm
Manchester United Vs Southampton 4:00pm
Wolverhampton Vs Cardiff City 4:00pm
West Ham Vs Newcastle 6:30pm
Serie A
Empoli Vs Parma 3:00pm
Milan Vs Sassuolo 6:00pm
Lazio Vs Roma 8:30pm
LaLiga
RCD Espanyol Vs Real Valladolid 1:00pm
Villarreal Vs Deportivo Alaves 4:15pm
SD Huesca Vs Sevilla 6:30pm
Real Madrid Vs Barcelona 8:45pm
Bundesliga
1. FC Nürnberg Vs RB Leipzig 3:30pm
Bayer Leverkusen Vs Freiburg 3:30pm
Eintracht Frankfurt Vs Hoffenheim 3:30pm
Schalke 04 Vs Fortuna Düsseldorf 3:30pm
Hertha BSC Vs Mainz 05 3:30pm
Borussia Mönchengladbach Vs Bayern München 6:30pm
Ligue 1
Caen Vs Paris Saint-Germain 5:00pm
Angers Vs Monaco 8:00pm
Reims Vs Amiens 8:00pm
All time is in GMT+1…
GISTS
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has casted a doubt over midfielder Ilkay Gundogan’s future who is certainly not ready to commit his future to the club despite his contract coming to an end at the end of next season.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has insisted he lacks the resources to win trophies for the club. He claimed before comparison can be done with the big rivals, he must possess the same resources as they do and has suggested maybe the Spurs need another magician if they insist on trophies.
Meanwhile following Pochettino’s comments on trophies in recent weeks, Tottenham players are of the fear that forward Harry Kane will consider leaving the club if they cannot win anything at the end of next season.
Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed goalkeeper David de Gea’s future is out of his hands and the club are doing all they can to secure the Spaniard’s future. He also revealed they are already planning for the Champions League next season and that he already told the club on the players that should stay.
Pep Guardiola has revealed he might be considering signing a new left-back for Manchester City against next season as Benjamin Mendy continues to be unreliable due to injuries. He also revealed they may be in need of three to four players this summer.
Leicester City new boss Brendan Rodgers has revealed it was a difficult decision for him to leave Celtic and make a Leicester move, he said he followed his head rather than his heart after seeing the opportunity he could not pass by to manage in the Premier League.
Manchester United have been linked to Benfica duo Joao Felix and Ruben Dias and they will most likely drop as much as £154m for the two stars.
According to reports, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba may be on the verge of becoming the club’s captain.
Real Madrid are ready to sell winger Gareth Bale after running out of patience with him.
Tottenham star Heung-min Son has revealed he was on the verge of quitting the club after his first season because he felt uncomfortable.
Paul Pogba is reportedly still open to a move to Juventus as his future lies in Manchester United’s qualification for the Champions League.
Chelsea are still in contract extension talks with winger Eden Hazard despite Real Madrid’s persistent interest.
Chelsea are ready to renew Willy Caballero’s contract but only if they can fill the quota of homegrown for next season.
Manchester United are leading the race to sign Juventus star Alex Sandro who could decide to leave the club in the summer.
Barcelona are targeting Arsenal left-back Nacho Monreal and Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno as they look to increase in depth.
Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell has revealed nobody wants to leave the foxes now that Brendan Rodgers has taken over, putting an end to the speculations linking him to Manchester City.
Inter Milan are reportedly interested in Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski.
Chelsea defender Ola Aina is ready to make an £8.7m permanent move to Torino in the summer.
Arsenal are still very much eyeing a move for Ajax left-back Nicolas Tagliafico.
That will be all for today, have a wonderful day ahead.