4 SATURDAY VISION, JANUARY 4, 2020 GOOAL! GOOAL! SATURDAY VISION, JANUARY 4, 2020 5 EUROPEAN FOOTBALL PREVIEWS EUROPEAN FOOTBALL PREVIEWS FRANCE SPAIN GERMANY Key lessons for Bayern’s Neuer rates boss Flick highly only for teenage super substitute minute respectively. ern in at the winter break within BERLIN with the players since he ball man. A Bayern coach needs a certain level of experience. He Joshua Zirkzee to score with his Serge Gnabry added the gloss touching distance of pacesetters PSG’s Neymar took charge of the team. fi rst touch in the 92nd and 85th in both games to help send Bay- Leipzig. ayern Munich goal- Flick, 54, was placed in tem- has to deal with the media, talk PARIS America. He has been spotted keeper Manuel Neuer porary charge on November 3 to the players and get them on B board. Hansi has done a great BUNDESLIGA TABLE in Brazil and in Uruguay where has talked about what he following the departure of Niko he joined up with several Kovac. job so far.” Pos Team P W D L F A Pts he new decade is MADRID Real have only lost one of their described as a cordial re- former Barcelona teammates The record champions have As well as his personable 1 FC Bayern Munich 18 16 2 0 46 9 50 offi cially here and like AT EASE18 league matches during the lationship Hansi Flick has skills, Neuer also shed some T to celebrate Luis Suárez’s since won eight of their 10 21. Leipzig Bayerb Leverkusen 1817 12 11 41 25 34 48 19 20 3737 2019-20 campaign, although many, Neymar Jr. took 10-year-wedding-anniversary eal Madrid will play matches in all competitions, light on Flick’s tactical acumen. seven draws has cost them the 32. BorussiaBorussia Monchengladbach Dortmund 18 17 10 11 23 45 40 33 22 18 3533 to Instagram to mark the with his wife. their fi rst match of January 18 climbing a place to third in the “We were defending higher up R chance to lead the division at the pitch, running more and we 43. BayernG MunichM’Gladbach 18 17 10 10 3 45 35 46 21 22 3333 end of 2019 but included It is unclear where Neymar 2020 on Saturday as they Bundesliga fi xtures Bundesliga-four points behind this stage of the season. have tighter links between the 5 H Schalke 04 18 9 4 5 35 28 31 was on New Year’s Eve from his Saturday, 5.30pm leaders RB Leipzig - while 4. Dortmund 17 8 6 3 41 24 30 a cryptic caption with his travel to Getafe in Spain’s At the same time, veteran Real G social media post but that id not qualifying for the UEFA Cham- lines,” explained the 33-year-old 65. Schalke VfL04 Wolfsburg 1817 89 63 36 29 29 22 21 3030 photo that hints at his forward Karim Benzema and Cologne v Wolfsburg important. What’s important is top fl ight. pions League last 16 with a 100 goalkeeper. 7 H Hertha Berlin 18 8 4 6 27 21 28 Zinedine Zidane’s side Zidane have both agreed that Saturday, 5.30pm 6. Leverkusen 17 8 4 5 23 21 28 future plans. the caption that reads: “2019, per cent winning record. “Twenty metres now feels 8 Mainz 05 18 8 3 7 27 32 27 Since PSG defeated Amiens entered the winter break in the striker should extend his Mainz v Freiburg like 10 or 15. The channels are 7. Hoffenheim 17 8 3 6 25 28 27 the year of learning blessed.” Bayern have already confi rmed 9 G FC Augsburg 18 7 4 7 23 27 25 on December 21, Neymar has Spain off the back of three stay at the Santiago Bernabeu. open and the communication Neymar could have gone with Saturday, 5.30pm their interim coach will remain 108. FreiburgH Hanover 96 1817 76 53 59 26 27 32 23 2621 been on holiday break in South straight La Liga draws, which Benzema has been with the between the players is a lot anything but he chose to refl ect Augsburg v Dortmund in the job until at least the end 9. WolfsburgH 17 6 6 5 18 18 24 left them second in the table, club for over a decade now, and 11 Werder Bremen 18 5 5 8 22 37 20 on 2019 instead of looking Saturday, 5.30pm of the 2019/20 season. closer and easier. We give our- two points off leaders Barcelona. the expectation was that he 1210. AugsburgH Stuttgart 1817 65 54 69 31 28 35 31 2319 Ligue 1 fi xtures ahead. For club captain and number selves orders. It helps our game, may look elsewhere in search D’sseldorf v Bremen 13 Hoffenheim 18 4 6 8 36 42 18 January 11 Also, there should not be a 1 goalkeeper Neuer, Flick has and puts the opposition under 11. UnionG Berlin 17 6 2 9 20 24 20 of a new challenge as his career Saturday, 5.30pm H Saturday, 7.30pm thinking for one second he does La Liga A fi xtures more than earned the right to pressure.” 1412. Hertha FrabkfurtBSC 1817 54 46 88 21 22 29 29 1918 continues to wind down. H’enheim v Frankfurt Bayern’s last two matches Bordeaux v Lyon not carefully choose his words Saturday, 3pm, SS7 continue in the hot seat. 1513. FrankfurtH SC Freiburg 1817 54 35 99 19 27 33 29 1817 It no longer seems like that is Saturday, 8.30pm substantiate Neuer’s praise of Saturday, 10pm on social media. Valencia v Eibar “He has a fantastic connection 16 G Hamburg SV 18 4 4 10 33 41 16 going to happen–and instead, Leipzig v U. Berlin Germany coach Joachim Low’s 14. Mainz 05 17 6 0 11 25 39 18 Amiens v M’tpellier When you have 130 mil- Saturday, 6pm, SS7 with the players, he explains 17 H FC Nurnmburg 18 1 11 6 21 33 14 he is going to carry on his 2014 FIFA World Cup-winning 15. Cologne 17 5 2 10 19 32 17 Saturday, 10pm lion Instagram followers, Getafe v Real Sunday, 5.30pm things very clearly and deserves great run of form as of late former assistant. 18 Braunschweig 18 3 3 12 10 32 12 Angers v Nice you know anything you Saturday, 8.30pm, SS7 Hertha v Bayern to be in charge,” Neuer told 16. Dusseldorf 17 4 3 10 18 36 15 say will make headlines. by committing to stay at Real, Germany’s leading sports spe- The defending champions ap- Saturday, 10pm Atletico v Levante potentially for the remainder of Sunday, 8pm 17. Bremen 17 3 5 9 23 41 14 So, what happened to cialist magazine kicker. peared to be heading for draws Bayern’s Manuel Neuer hails Metz v S’asbourg Saturday, 11pm, SS7 P’derborn v L’erkusen 18. Paderborn 17 3 3 11 20 36 12 Neymar in 2019 that he would his career. “He is a very experienced foot- against Freiburg and Wolfsburg, team boss Hansi Flick (top) Saturday, 10pm have learned from? Espanyol v Barca He is always been something Nimes v Reims He spent a lot of the year Sunday, 2pm, SS7 of a polarising fi gure for one Saturday, 10pm injured. Granada v Mallorca reason or another, but his ITALY Toulouse v Brest Neymar could be referring to Sunday, 4pm, SS7 goalscoring consistency is one Sunday, 5pm his legal issues where a woman Sociedad v Villarreal thing that seemingly cannot be called into question. St-Eienne v Nantes accused him of sexual assault. Sunday, 6pm, SS7 The Frenchman’s run as one of Sunday, 7pm The 27-year-old was eventually Alaves v Betis world football’s great forwards Ronaldo still a central fi gure at giants Juve cleared of any wrongdoing but Dijon v Lille Sunday, 8.30pm, SS7 ROME will have a better idea of what helped younger players such as Serie A title campaign after the maybe he learned how to make does not look likely to end–at  Roma sporting director to offl oad a player to make room Sunday, 11pm C. Vigo v Osasuna trophies could still be won this Adrien Rabiot and Matthijs de break with a game against sixth- sure something like this does least not for a few more years Gianluca Petrachi has asked to sign him according reports PSG v Monaco season. Ligt settle at the club. placed Cagliari on Monday. not happen again in future. at least. uventus plan to Inter winger Matteo Politano to in Rome. Petrachi wants to sell Juventus chairman Andrea The Italian champions are Juventus are second on the extend Cristiano be patient with him as he tries Cengiz Ünder and sign Politano. J Agnelli is hopeful of reaching also set to welcome 19-year-old table with 42 points from 17 LA LIGA TABLE Ronaldo’s contract to LIGUE 1 TABLE Pos Team P W D L F A Pts a fast agreement with Ronaldo, Dejan Kulusevski from Parma in games. SERIE A TABLE Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 2023, which would keep who he sees as a vital presence a £24m deal, another player for Maurizio Sarri’s Juve have Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 FC Barcelona 21 17 3 1 57 13 54 the Portuguese star at the in the dressing room. the future which could benefi t the same number of points like 1 FC Barcelona 21 17 3 1 57 13 54 1. Barcelona 18 12 3 3 47 21 39 1 Juventus 21 18 2 1 51 15 56 Atlético Madrid 21 17 3 1 52 14 54 The 34-year-old has already from being around Ronaldo. leaders Inter Milan. 1. Paris Saint-Germain 18 15 0 3 43 10 45 club until he is 38. 2 Atlético Madrid 21 17 3 1 52 14 54 2. Real Madrid 18 10 7 1 33 12 37 1.2 Inter AS Roma 1721 1315 5 3 1 1 45 36 1411 50 42 2. Marseille 19 11 5 3 29 21 38 3 Real Madrid 21 17 2 2 60 21 53 Reports in Rome indicate that Ronaldo could still play a key But Inter are on top of the ta- 3 Real Madrid 21 17 2 2 60 21 53 2. Juventus 17 13 3 1 31 17 42 3.4 Sevilla Athletic Club Bilbao 2118 1013 43 45 41 23 1727 3442 Ronaldo wanted to sign a new Serie A fi xtures role as Juventus resume their ble with a better goal difference. 3 Napoli 21 13 5 3 44 23 44 4 3. Rennes Athletic Club Bilbao 2118 1013 33 5 41 24 1727 3342 Inter will also be back on the 4.5 Atlético MadridVillarreal 21 18 811 84 26 39 20 1122 3237 deal days after Juventus’ Super Sunday, 2.30pm, SS9 3.4 Lazio Fiorentina 1621 1112 5 3 4 2 40 38 1623 41 36 5 4. Lille Villarreal 2119 911 44 6 39 24 2122 3137 Cup defeat against Lazio. pitch on Monday with a game 5.6 Real SociedadReal Sociedad 2118 910 46 55 42 32 2330 3136 Brescia v Lazio 4.5 Roma Inter Milan 17 21 10 8 9 5 4 2 38 33 1724 33 35 6 Real Sociedad 21 10 6 5 42 30 36 against Napoli in eighth position 5. Nantes 19 9 2 8 17 18 29 According to the reports, 6 Torino 21 8 8 5 34 27 32 7 Sevilla 21 8 7 6 39 34 31 Sunday, 5pm, SS9 5. Atalanta 17 9 4 4 43 25 31 7 Sevilla 21 8 7 6 39 34 31 6. Getafe 18 8 6 4 26 17 30 Ronaldo believes he has got with 24 pints from 17 games. 6. Reims 18 7 7 4 16 10 28 SPAL v Verona 7 Parma 21 8 8 5 32 27 32 8 Levante 21 7 6 8 22 30 27 The fi rst lot of games after the 6. Cagliari 17 8 5 4 33 23 29 8 Levante 21 7 6 8 22 30 27 7. Athletic Bilbao 18 7 7 4 19 12 28 plenty left to offer and is inter- 7. Monaco 18 8 4 6 31 26 28 Sunday, 8pm, SS9 8 G Verona 21 10 2 9 35 34 32 9 Espanyol 21 7 5 9 25 27 26 ested in extending his contract break will be held on Sunday 7. Parma 17 7 4 6 24 20 25 9 Espanyol 21 7 5 9 25 27 26 8. Valencia 18 7 7 4 28 25 28 even beyond 2023 after holding Genoa v Sassuolo with the fi rst one involv- 9 AC Milan 21 7 7 7 34 31 28 10 8. Angers Valencia 2119 87 44 10 7 28 22 2433 2825 10 Valencia 21 7 4 10 28 33 25 8. Napoli 17 6 6 5 27 22 24 9. Levante 18 8 2 8 25 27 26 talks about his future with his Sunday, 10.45pm, SS9 ing Brescia, who are at home 10 H Lazio 21 7 7 7 27 29 28 11 9. MontpellierGranada 2119 77 63 11 6 19 26 1927 2724 11 Granada 21 7 3 11 19 27 24 9. Bologna 17 6 4 7 27 29 22 10. Villarreal 18 7 4 7 31 25 25 agent Jorge Mendes. Roma v Torino against Lazio. 11 H Genoa 21 7 6 8 23 27 27 1210. Nice Getafe 2119 87 33 11 8 22 28 2734 2724 12 Getafe 21 7 3 11 22 34 24 The game presents a new 10. Torino 17 6 3 8 22 26 21 11. Granada 18 7 3 8 24 25 24 Juventus sporting director Monday, 2.30pm, SS9 12 G Atalanta 21 7 3 11 21 30 24 1311 Strasbourg Celta de Vigo 2119 86 34 11 8 27 23 2434 2722 13 Celta de Vigo 21 6 4 11 27 34 22 Fabio Paratici is aware of Ron- Bologna v F’rentina opportunity for Brescia to move 11. Milan 17 6 3 8 16 24 21 12. Osasuna 18 5 8 5 25 24 23 13 H Sampdoria 21 5 7 9 25 32 22 14 Osasuna 21 6 4 11 18 34 22 14 Osasuna 21 6 4 11 18 34 22 aldo’s thoughts and is prepared out of the relegation zone. 12 Lyon 19 7 5 7 29 18 26 Monday, 5pm, SS8 12. VeronaG 16 5 4 7 17 20 19 13. Betis 18 6 5 7 25 31 23 to offer him a three-year deal At 14 points from 17 games, 14 Cagliari 21 4 9 8 20 31 21 1513 BordeauxAlmeria 2119 76 54 11 7 22 28 2240 2622 15 Almeria 21 6 4 11 22 40 22 Milan v S’mpdoria with the view of an additional Brescia need a win to get some 13.15 SassuoloH Udinese 17 21 56 2 4 13 8 20 29 2932 20 19 16 Malaga 21 5 6 10 19 27 21 14.16 ValladolidMalaga 2118 45 86 10 6 1519 2127 2021 Monday, 5pm, SS9 14 Saint-Étienne 19 7 4 8 22 29 25 12 months. relief. 14.16 UdineseG Chievo 17 21 54 6 3 11 9 16 13 2827 18 18 17 Elche 21 5 6 10 19 32 21 15.17 Alaves Elche 2118 55 46 10 9 19 2832 1921 Juventus v Cagliari 15 Brest 19 5 7 7 21 24 22 Ronaldo is confi dent that he They will have to work hard to 15.17 FiorentinaH Bologna 17 21 43 9 5 9 8 20 21 2836 18 17 18 Real Valladolid 21 4 7 10 24 37 19 16.18 Eibar Real Valladolid 2118 54 47 10 9 1824 2837 1919 can still be decisive for the club Monday, 5pm, SS11 dislodge the Lazio outfi t, in third 16 Dijon 19 4 6 9 14 22 18 16.18 LecceG Sassuolo 17 21 34 5 6 12 8 22 22 3546 17 15 19 Rayo Vallecano 21 5 1 15 21 51 16 19 Rayo Vallecano 21 5 1 15 21 51 16 and is waiting for confi rmation Atalanta v Parma position with 36 points from 16 17. Mallorca 18 4 3 11 18 32 15 19 H Livorno 21 4 4 13 19 37 16 2017 Metz Real Betis 2119 32 85 14 8 18 17 2847 1711 of an extension on his deal, Monday, 8pm, SS9 games. 17. Sampdoria 17 4 3 10 14 27 15 18.20 Celta VigoReal Betis 1821 32 55 14 10 1518 2847 1411 18 Amiens 18 4 5 9 21 36 17 which is understood to currently Lecce v Udinese Lazio have had a fairly decent 18.20 Brescia Catania 17 21 43 5 2 13 11 13 15 3729 14 14 19. Leganés 18 3 4 11 14 28 13 run in the new campaign and 19 Nimes 18 2 6 10 13 32 12 be worth £30million per season. Monday, 10.45pm, SS9 19. SPAL 17 3 3 11 12 26 12 The contract could be signed will certainly want to build on 20. Espanyol 18 2 4 12 12 34 10 Napoli v Inter 20. Genoa 17 2 5 10 17 35 11 20 Toulouse 19 3 3 13 19 39 12 Real’s Karim Benzema is expected to continue his good form in the spring, when Juventus Juve star Cristiano Ronaldo this form.