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Chelsea will be looking at leapfrogging Manchester United into second place when they entertain Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday. We preview the clash from Stamford Bridge.
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It is now five matches unbeaten for Chelsea and their 2-0 victory over Brighton Hove Albion on Boxing Day took them within a point of second-placed Manchester United in the league. Antonio Conte’s men have kept clean sheets in their past three games and – even though the title race looks to be over – they’ll have their sights firmly set on finishing at least runners up to leaders Manchester City. The Blues are currently enjoying a six game winning streak at home and there’s still chance of salvaging…
Ferran Torres became the third-youngest player in Champions League history to score in four consecutive appearances as he helped Manchester City to a third straight win in this season s competition, a 3-0 success over Olympiacos.
Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are the only players to have netted in four games in a row at a younger age than 20-year-old Spain international Torres, who scored in the 12th minute, adding to his strikes against Porto and Marseille for City this term and against Atalanta for Valencia last season.
City went into this game unbeaten in seven matches in all competitions and could have been out of sight by the time the Greek champions began to put them under pressure in the second half.
But substitutes Gabriel Jesus and Joao Cancelo score…
Giovanni Reyna was one of three United States players to score their maiden international goals in Monday s 6-2 friendly victory over Panama.
USA played out a goalless draw with Wales in their first game for nine months last Thursday but had no trouble converting their chances at Stadion Wiener Neustadt.
Fielding their second-youngest starting XI ever at 22 years and 154 days old on average, made up entirely of European-based players, Gregg Berhalter s charges got off to a slow start as Jose Fajardo glanced in the opener from Panama s only on-target attempt of the first half.
Reyna, making his second appearance just three days after his 18th birthday, levelled up with what was also his side s first direct free-kick goal since Jozy Altidore netted against Jamaica…
Antoine Griezmann s mooted move to Barcelona remains in doubt after Atletico Madrid s president claimed to have had no contact from the LaLiga champions.
France forward Griezmann seemed destined for Camp Nou when he declared the 2018-19 season would be his last with Atletico.
Barca reportedly came close to signing the World Cup winner 12 months ago and were expected to make a fresh approach following their Champions League failure.
The Catalan club are now rumoured to have cooled their interest and Atletico president Enrique Cerezo admitted to being entirely unclear on his star player s next destination.
Griezmann has been with for five years and done a splendid job, Cerezo told Spanish broadcaster Onda Cero.
We have a good relationship. Nice, t…