Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensational five goals and
became Real Madrid's record goalscorer as his side
thrashed Espanyol 6-0 on Saturday.
The Portuguese scored a hat-trick inside 20 minutes before
Karim Benzema added a fourth, and Ronaldo then grabbed
two more in the second half to complete the rout.
The fourth goal moved Ronaldo past Raul in the scoring
stakes, with the former Manchester United man now having
scored 230 goals for the club.
Saturday, 12 September 2015
look at seven new premiership signings who could make their debuts…
A host of exciting new signings will be hoping to make their debuts when the Premier League returns this weekend
1) ANTHONY MARTIAL(Man utd)
Manchester United's new signing Anthony Martial is determined to justify his price tag.
Will the world's most expensive teenager make his debut against United's biggest rivals? Louis van Gaal said this week that Martial was signed "for the next manager" of the club, but United supporters will be eager to catch their first glimpse of the 19-year-old. Martial, who joined for an initial £36m, has only scored 11 senior goals in his career despite the huge transfer fee, but with United struggling in front of goal, he could be called on sooner rather than later.
2)Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Manchester City will be aiming to continue their perfect start to the season at Selhurst Park, and their line-up could be strengthened by the inclusion of record signing Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian trained with his new team-mates for the first time this week following his £54.5m switch from Wolfsburg. He arrives in good form, too. De Bruyne scored in Belgium's 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina and produced another eye-catching display as they defeated Cyprus 1-0.
3)Baba Rahman (Chelsea)
Could Branislav Ivanovic's recent struggles persuade Jose Mourinho to call on new signing Baba Rahman? Chelsea paid just under £18m to sign the Ghana international from Augsburg. Rahman was an unused substitute for Chelsea's 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace, but Mourinho was far from happy with his side's defending against the Eagles, and Rahman could get the nod at left-back if he decides to mix it up. That would also allow Cesar Azpilicueta to move to his natural right-back role.
4)Nicolas Otamendi (Man City)
Another City new boy who could feature today against Crystal Palace is defender Nicolas Otamendi. Vincent Kompany and Eliaquim Mangala's solid partnership this season is unlikely to be broken up just yet by Manuel Pellegrini, but an injury to Bacary Sagna during the international break could open the door to the Argentina international at right-back. With Pablo Zabaleta already injured, City could be left with little choice.
5)Virgil van Dijk (Southampton)
Central defender Virgil van Dijk £11.5m signing from Celtic,could be set for his debut today as Southampton travels to Westbrom. The Dutch defender was linked with a host of Premier League sides before Southampton won the race for his signature. Van Dijk will be hoping to get the nod in central defence, but back-to-back clean sheets could persuade Ronald Koeman to keep his back four together for now. At the very least, the 24-year-old will take a place on the bench.
6)Heung-Min Son (Tottenham)
Tottenham are another side with poor start to the campaign and have struggled for goals so far this season, so South Korea international Heung-Min Son could join the attack for their trip to Sunderland. Son received international clearance this week, meaning he is eligible to make his debut. Sunderland have conceded more goals than anyone else this season, so he might fancy his chances of making a scoring start.
7)Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton)
Everton's £9.5m signing from River Plate could be thrown straight in for his debut against Chelsea on Saturday, according to Roberto Martinez. The Argentina international is a natural centre-back, but Martinez has revealed he could be used at left-back due to injury doubts over Brendan Galloway and Bryan Oviedo. I just dey imagine hot afternoon for this guy against Pedro LOL
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney could miss Liverpool
Wayne Rooney could miss Manchester United's game against Liverpool on Saturday, which could lead to a debut for Anthony Martial.
According to a report in the Manchester Evening News, Rooney has suffered a hamstring injury and will be unavailable for the game at Old Trafford.
The report states that Rooney hurt his hamstring in the final day of preparations at United's Carrington training ground, and was not with the squad at their team hotel and is a doubt for the Champions League tie at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night.
If Rooney is not available, it would leave a space available in the United forward line for Martial, for whom the Red Devils paid Monaco an initial fee of £36m on transfer deadline day.
Marouane Fellaini, who has been used as a striker on several previous occasions by Louis van Gaal, would also be an option to start in attack, while James Wilson - who is being pursued by several clubs as a loan signing - would also be in the frame.
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FIXTURE:Everton vs Chelsea
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SPAIN-LALIGA
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GERMANY-BUNDESLIGA
FIXTURE:Hannover 96 vs Dortmund
TIP:Dortmund to win
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ITALY-SERIA A
FIXTURE: Juventus vs Chievo Verona
TIP:Juventus to win
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MAN UTD V LIVERPOOL (MATCH PREVIEW 2)
This match seems to be the match of the day thats why i'm bringing you a second preview(e go help forecasting for this match)
MATCH FACTS
*Manchester United have registered just one win in their last four top-flight games at Old Trafford (D2 L1), having won six in a row prior to that.
*Liverpool have won just one of their last seven Premier League away games (D3 L3) after winning five of the previous six (D1).
*Manchester United have won five of their last seven Premier League meetings with Liverpool (L2).
*Christian Benteke has scored in his last two Premier League appearances against Manchester United (both for Aston Villa).
*This will be the 47th Premier League meeting between these two sides. No two teams have met more often in the competition.
*This Premier League fixture has produced 16 red cards. Only Everton v Liverpool (20) has seen more sending-offs.
*Juan Mata netted three goals in his two Premier League games against Liverpool last season.
Friday, 11 September 2015
MATCH PREVIEW : ATLETICO MADRID V BARCELONA
Atletico Madrid host Barcelona today in a game between two of the three leading La Liga sides.
Atletico Madrid have won on 22 occasions in the league in the Calderón out of a total of 78 visits in the league. Barça have won on three of their last four visits in la liga. Luis Enrique’s side won twice last season at Atlético: a 3-2 win the Copa del Rey gave them a 4-2 win on aggregate and a 1-0 win in May in the league handed them the league title.
Barcelona won the treble in the 2014/2015 season and it was at the Estadio Vicente Calderon that the European champions claimed the La Liga title with a 1-0 win.
The game kicks off at 7.30pm Nigerian time.
The Catalans have not been at their free-flowing best during the first two league games, although 1-0 victories against Athletic Bilbao and Malaga have given them a platform on which to build their title defence.
Diego Simeone’s men, meanwhile, followed up a hard-fought 1-0 win against Las Palmas with a 3-0 dismantling of fellow UEFA Champions League side Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
One of the biggest surprises of the early season is that Messi – who scored 43 Liga goals last term – failed to find the net in the opening two games.
However, the Argentina superstar scored three times in four matches against Atleti last term – including that winner in the decisive league-deciding fixture in May – and he will be expected to fire on all cylinders after hitting three goals in two games against Bolivia and Mexico for his country during the international break.
Gerard Pique will miss out on the fixture. The defender was banned for four matches last month after being sent off in the second leg of the Supercopa Espana against Bilbao for insulting a linesman.
What are your predictions for this match?
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