The return to action of both Pedri and Ansu Fati, whose header forced extra-time, were further positives for Barcelona, along with Ferran Torres belatedly making his debut. How scintillating Spurs embarrassed EvertonAntonio Conte said afterwards: We've got 12 games to play and I have to be the first to take responsibility. I think it brought on board a new generation of Scotland supporters. There's a generation who had never seen Scotland at a major tournament. After six league defeats in seven games, Hibs need wins quickly and must take advantage of a more favourable, if very busy, run of games this month. Following that chaotic victory over Vitesse Arnhem here in the Europa Conference League, his side staged a brilliant comeback to ensure momentum remains intact under their new ebullient head coach. It is unacceptable that the person responsible for awarding such a prestigious prize could lie in this way, in absolute disrespect for someone who has always respected France Football and the Ballon d'Or. Men's Ballon d'Or final standings 2021 1) Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain & Barcelona)2) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich & Poland)3) Jorginho (Chelsea & Italy)4) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid & France)5) N'Golo Kante (Chelsea & France)6) Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United & Portugal)7) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)8) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)9) Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain & France)10) Gianluigi Donarumma (Paris Saint-Germain & Italy)11) Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund & Norway)12) Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea & Belgium)13) Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus & Italy)14) Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus & Italy)15 ) Raheem Sterling (Manchester City & England)16) Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain & Brazil)17) Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid & Uruguay)18) Simon Kjaer (AC Milan & Denmark)19) Mason Mount (Chelsea & England)20) Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City & Algeria)=21) Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United & Portugal)=21) Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan & Argentina)23) Harry Kane (Tottenham & England)24) Pedri (Barcelona & Spain)25) Phil Foden (Manchester City & England)=26) Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan & Italy)=26) Ruben Dias (Manchester City & Portugal)=26) Gerard Moreno (Villarreal & Spain)=29) Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea & Spain)=29) Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)Barca's Pedri claims Kopa prize Barcelona and Spain midfielder Pedri won the Kopa Trophy, the award presented to the best-performing player under the age of 21. The national team need to win two rounds of play-offs to qualify for Qatar after finishing second to Switzerland in qualifying, just months after winning Euro 2020. Taylor has had to be creative with the players at his disposal too. Taylor also named just four substitutes for the Hammers defeat, using three. After cutting inside from the left again, his finish was not as impressive and he rolled his effort into the hands of Bentley. Paper TalkAll January done dealsLive football on Sky SportsAntonio, who has scored eight Premier League goals this season, recently returned from a period of self-isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. Liverpool lead the race to sign Jude Bellingham next summer and hope to exploit their Premier League rivals' obsession with Borussia Dortmund team-mate Erling Haaland (Daily Mirror, December 8). Moore, Hurst and Peters all came through the famed West Ham Academy of Football and reached the very pinnacle of the sport, both with West Ham and England. Ver Deportivo Alavés - Real Oviedo Online en Directo Ver Deportivo Alavés - Real Oviedo online en directo y en diferido con DAZN ES. Disponible en alta definición, en cualquier dispositivo y sin permanencia. The obvious place to start is at Old Trafford where Harry Maguire, evidently one on the first names on Southgate’s teamsheet, has been in wretched form for Manchester United, with many questioning his selection for the latest Three Lions Squad, particularly with the fine start Ben White has had at Arsenal. We hope Thomas can travel as soon as possible, Low said. As I said before he'll follow government rules. He's in self isolation now and doing a Covid PCR test every day. The victory means Liverpool have 57 points after 25 games, six behind Manchester City ahead of their match against Tottenham on Saturday evening. Norwich drop to the bottom of the league after both Watford and Burnley recorded wins. Argentina beat Venezuela 2-0 in the Copa America quarter-finals on Friday and set up a mouthwatering last-four meeting with Brazil. Elsewhere, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford are crying out from some direction and both will enjoy breaking quickly under Rangnick. That mentality spreads through the rest of the group. Asked whether he would prefer Kane to wrap up the record long before this year's World Cup in Qatar in order to avoid it affecting England's preparations, Southgate replied: I would like him to break the record in the World Cup final! After Kelleher again leapt to deny Ryan Bertrand, Jota made no mistake in sudden death, sending Liverpool into the last four to face Arsenal and leaving Leicester to ponder how victory slipped from their grasp. When you're in a draw with teams of the same level, you're going to expect three difficult opponents. He scored twice against Bobby Moore's West Ham and was still going strong in 1972 when Santos embarked on yet another money-spinning tour, this time to Hong Kong. It's what United fans do. There's not many teams to have gone through what they've gone through in the last few years and still fill out their stadium. There will be changes. Should Xhaka not return in time for Thursday night’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool, then Arteta could be forced once again to go with a central midfield of Sambi Lokonga and teenager Charlie Patino against Liverpool. Meanwhile, for Hull, their winless run stretches to six games, with boss Shota Arveladze winning just one game since his arrival in January. We saw an incident years ago where Jamie Carragher was sent off for throwing a coin back into the fans at Arsenal once in the FA Cup. He eventually scored with a sensational finish - but needed VAR to intervene to prove that he was onside. Steve Kean The former Blackburn manager was hired as Hibs' academy director last month, so is viewed as a contender by virtue of already being on the payroll. Jose Mourinho's Roma head to face fellow Tottenham conquerors Vitesse in the Netherlands in the first leg of their last-16 tie while PSV Eindhoven will take on Copenhagen. The last team to score 3+ goals in three consecutive games against the Reds were Arsenal in the 2006-07 campaign.Leicester have lost their final league game in just two of the last 10 calendar years (W5 D3), with those defeats coming against Liverpool in 2017 and Cardiff City in 2018. Sinani raced on to an under-hit backpass from Mark McGuinness and outmuscled Curtis Nelson before slipping the ball under Alex Smithies and in off the post for his first goal for the club. The Bees had only conceded seven goals in their first eight games in the competition, and only conceded more than once on occasion.This will be Eddie Howe's first game in charge of Newcastle. Wolves 0-3 Brighton - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match stats The home crowd clearly agreed as they booed the team off at half-time, with the few that remaining inside Molineux by the time the final whistle sounded, booing the team back into the dressing-room. Barcelona finished the first half having enjoyed 74 per cent of possession and, just as Arsenal looked to be containing the visitors' threat in the second, the defending champions struck again. There were already reports earlier in the week regarding whether Erik ten Hag was going to be offered a contract and I suspect what we'll see after that performance today is a PR spike this week whereby the next manager might be named and it wouldn't surprise me. Before moving to Manchester United, O'Farrell had a spell at Leicester City, where he managed them to the 1969 FA Cup final, losing to Manchester City, and he could not prevent them from relegation from the First Division, but earned them promotion back to the top flight in 1971. We have to rotate, we will rotate, said Klopp. The medical department would smash me if I played the same side again, so I will make changes. The Frenchman is therefore well-placed to offer an opinion on the legendary forward, and went into bat for him in an interview with French channel TF1. Romelu Lukaku is not the only forward at Chelsea who is considering a move away from Stamford Bridge as the club struggles in the Premier League, according to reports. He added: It's a hard one to take. I think in general we were not at the level we needed to be at today. They sit six points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, but with three games in hand on their north London rivals.