when the draws for the 2016/17 uefa europa league was made, dutch side ajax amsterdam were drawn in group G, alongside panathinaikos of greece, belgium outfit standard liege and 2016/17 semi-finalist celta-vigo of spain. ajax opening encounter was against panathinaikos of greece, played at apostolos nikolaidis stadium home ground of pana as they are fondly called. ajax came out with an away victory (1-2) with 3 red cards in that tie to ivan ivanov, wakaso mubarak (both panathinaikos) and hakim ziyech (ajax). the goals coming from chelsea loanee bertrand traore and jairo riedewald for ajax. ajax topped group G with 14 points and qualified alongside celta vigo. round of 32 came calling and ajax were pitted against polish side legia warsaw. it was a tie that … [Read more...]
Where friends meet – Ajax vs Manchester United
The stage is set for the final of the 2016/17 uefa europa league final, second tier competition of european elite. venue for this one is the friends arena in stockholm, sweden. There will be nothing friendly about the encounter though, as alot is at stake as two european giants clash. it is holland in one corner and england on the other, as ajax amsterdam take of the red devils of manchester. The competition that kicked off on the 15th of september, 2016 reaches its climax on the 24th of may, 2017, kick-off time is 7:45pm GMT. The winner of the encounter gets a spot in the group stages of the uefa champions league. dutch side ajax amsterdam already through to the uefa champions league by virtue of finishing second on the dutch eredivise table, manchester … [Read more...]
Chelsea Title Triumph – The Journey
The story of the season movie that is the 2016/17 title triumph for Chelsea will be in -complete without talking about the drama that unfolded the previous season. Chelsea by their standard had a disastrous 2015/2016 season. in a title defence season, the blue boys of stamford bridge finished the season in 10th, with 50 points 31 points behind eventual winners leicester. It was a season of turmoil with the eventual sacking of the self acclaimed special one 'JOSE MOURINHO', after falling out first with the medical staff which led to the sacking of portugese Eva Caneiro, then with high profile players in the chelsea squad. Then came dutch coach guus hiddink who was brought in as care-taker for the second time to steady the ship, and slowly but surely the blues … [Read more...]
Southampton vs. Manchester United; Three (3) things to expect from the game.
Both sides will be coming into the game on the back of their two previous meetings in the season; one in the Premier League at Old Trafford and the other in the EFL Cup Finals at the Wembley Stadium. The host is guaranteed of a place in the League next season (no relegation worries) as three teams in as Hull City, Middlesbrough and David Moyes’s Sunderland have been relegated from the Premier League. United on their own have nothing to play for in the League as they cannot secure a top four finish with a win at St. Mary Stadium. The visitors will hope to rely on their Europa League alternative as the game might be a mere formality for them in the League as Jose Mourinho said recently in a press conference that “the last two games in the Premier League are games … [Read more...]
Chelsea vs. Watford; Surprise Three Things to Expect From the Game at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues will welcome the Hornets at Stamford Bridge as the Premier League gradually comes to amend in an eventful campaign that saw them claim the League title against West Brom at the weekend. It promises to be a grand finale at Stamford Bridge as Antonio Conte’s ward get set to take on the Watford side that have had their ups and down in the season despite the signing of top class players like Roberto Pereyra, Isaac Success and Mbaye to name Niang (from AC Milan) but a few. Going into the game the Blues are favourite from all stands as home advantage is expected to count in their favour. Walter Mazzari would be aiming to get a positive result as the home side will want to give their fans some thing to cheer. With the League title already decided and … [Read more...]
Epl Fixture: Possible Line-up, Injury News, Prediction (CRY VS BUR)
CRYSTAL PALACE VS BURNLEY Both teams will be heading into this fixture at selhurst park home ground of crystal palace with two very important first team players missing the tie. For the home team its Mamadou Sakho the big strong center back on-loan from parent club Liverpool FC that misses out due to a knee injury he sustained against Totteham. An injury that made crystal palace manager suggest it might lead to the end of Sakho's loan spell at crystal palace. Crystal palace have possible replacements in martin kelly. Fellow center backs James Tomkins out with (leg) injury and Scot Dann knee injury are doubts for the fixture. Joey Barton 35 begins the first match of his 18 months ban due to gambling related issues bringing the beautiful game into … [Read more...]
Epl Fixture: Prediction, Possible Line-up, Injury News (SOU VS HULL)
This fixture to be hosted at st Mary's stadium home ground of Southampton has two teams with contrasting fortunes. The home team who lie in 9th position on the table with no fear of the drop or hopes of European football and their opponent hull city languishing in relegation waters and just a place and two points above above the final relegation spot The referee handling this fixture is experienced Mike Dean Hull city battling relegation have a huge confidence boost with striker Oumar Niasse's red card he received in the fixture against Watford over-turned after appealing the decision which makes him available for this one. Marco Silva head coach of hull city will be looking for ways to motivate his squad to further gallop away from the relegation zone to … [Read more...]
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