Note:
The purpose of this section is to summarize the week in question, it is not meant to give a full statistical analysis of the matches.
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I. England
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-Arsenal and former Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech announced that he will retire at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football online)
-The Police in Northern Ireland are investigating an alleged lewd act (public exposure) of Gavin Whyte (Oxford United) . (Source BBC Football online)
-Sam Allardyce has ruled himself out of the Huddersfield’s vacant Manager’s position. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Harry Kane (Tottenham) will be out injured until March. (Source Sky Sports online)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
-Leeds Manager Marcelo Bielsa held a press conference where he stated that they watch the trainings of all their opponents. (Source BBC Football Online)
Thursday, January 17, 2019:
- In an Interview with Norwegian Television, Paul Scholes stated that Jose Mourinho was angling to get sacked and ‘engineered’ his own sacking with his negative press conferences, etc. (Source extra.ie online)
-Troy Deeney (Watford) has been fined over his comments about referee David Coote following their match vs. Bournemouth. (Source Sky Sports online)
Friday, January 18, 2019:
-Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) will be out injured for a month. (Source BBC Football online)
-Alvaro Morata (Cheslea) has reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid. He is allowed to leave once Chelsea find a replacement. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
-Eleven Championship teams have complained to the English Football league over the Leeds ‘Spygate’. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Harry Kane (Tottenham) was voted as England’s Men Player of the year and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) was voted as England’s men U-21 Player of the years. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-In their win over Crystal Palace, Liverpool’s James Milner was sent off by Referee Jon Moss, who was his PE Teacher at Primary school in Leeds (Source BBC Football online)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
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Monday, January 21, 2019:
-Former England defender Glen Johnson announced his retirement from the game. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Jan Siewert was named as the new manager of Huddersfield. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Wolves Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been charged by with misconduct for running into the pitch and celebrating after Wolves’ late winner vs. Leicester on Saturday. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Hector Bellerin (Arsenal) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source BBC Football online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Ryan Babel (Holland) | Striker | Besiktas | Fulham | Purchase | Sportbible |
January 15, 2019 | Dion Pereira | Midfielder | Watford | Atlanta United | Purchase | Sky Sports |
January 15, 2019 | Steven Caulker | Defender | Fre Agent | Alanyaspor | Purchase | Walfoot.be |
January 15, 2019 | Will Randall | Winger | Wolves | Free Agent | Contract Rescnded | The Guardian |
January 15, 2019 | Pual Gladon | Striker | Wolves | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | The Guardian |
January 17, 2019 | Kiko Casilla (Spain) | Goalkeeper | Real Madrid | Leeds | Purchase | BBC Football |
January 17, 2019 | Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina) | Striker | Juventus (on loan at AC Milan) | Chelsea | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 17, 2019 | Moussa Denbele (Belgium) | Midfielder | Tottenham | Guangzhou R & F | Purchase | BBC Football |
January 17, 2019 | Sead Haksabanovic | Midfielder | West Ham | Norkopping | Loan | The Guardain |
January 18, 2019 | Oumar Niasse | Striker | Everton | Cardiff | Loan | BBC Football |
January 18, 2019 | Yohan Benalouane (Tunisia) | Defender | Leiceste | Nottingham Forest | Purchase | BBC Football |
January 18, 2019 | Toni Martinez | Striker | West Ham | Lugo | Loan | The Guardian |
January 18, 2019 | Matt Worthington | Midfielder | Bournemouth | Yoevil Town | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 18, 2019 | Regan Poole | Defender | Manchester United | Newport County | Loan | The Guardian |
January 18, 2019 | Jaden Brown | Defender | Huddersfield | Exeter City | Loan | The Guardian |
January 18, 2019 | Randell Williams | Winger | Watford | Exeter City | Loan | The Guardian |
January 19, 2019 | Ashley Cole | Defender | Free Agent (formerly Los Angeles Galaxy) | Derby | Purchase | Daily Mail |
January 19, 2019 | Emiliano Sala (Argentina) | Striker | Nantes | Cardiff | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 21, 2019 | Yannick Bolasie (Congo) | - | Aston Villa | Everton | Loan Return | Maisfutebol |
January 21, 2019 | Jan Siewert (Germany) | Manager | Borussia Dortmund II (Germany) | Huddersfileld | New appointment | Sky Sports |
January 21, 2019 | Joe Powell | Midfielder | West Ham | Northampton | Loan | The Guardian |
January 21, 2019 | Elias Sorensen | Striker | Newcastle | Blackpool | Loan | The Guardian |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 17, 2019 | Andy Robertson (Scotland) | Defender | Liverpool | 2024 | Sky Sports |
January 18, 2019 | Marc Albrighton | Winger | Leicester | 2022 | BBC Football |
January 19, 2019 | Trent-Alexander Arnold | Defender | Liverpool | 2024 | Sky Sports |
January 21, 2019 | Scott McTominay (Scotland) | Midfielder | Manchester United | 2023 | Sky Sports |
English FA Cup-Third Round (January 15-January 16, 2019):
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
Blackburn 2-Newcastle 4(Adam Arsmtrong 33, Darragh Lenihan 45 / Sean Longstaff 1, Callum Roberts 22, Joselu 105, Ayoze Perez 106)
Luton 0-Sheffied Wednesday 1 (Atdhe Nuhiu 46)
Stoke 2-Shrewsbury 3(Tyrese Campbell 20, 36 / James Bolton 71, Fejiri Okenabirhie 77 pen, Josh Laurent 81)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Southampton 2-Derby County 2 (Stuart Armstrong 68, Nathan Redmond 70 / Harry Wilson 76, Martyn Waghorn 82) (Derby won 5-3 on a penalty kick shoot-out)
English Premier League Matchday (January 19-January 20, 2019):
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Wolves 4-Leicester 3(Diogo Jota 4, 64, 90, Ryan Benett 12 / Demarai Gray 47, Conor Coady (own goal) 51, Wes Morgan 87)
Bournemouth 2-West Ham 0(Callum Wilson 54, Joshua King 90)
Liverpool 4-Crystal Palace 3 (Mohamed Salah 46, 75, Roberto Firmino 53, Sadio Mane 90 / Andros Townsend 34, James Tomkins 65, Max Meyer 90)
Manchetser United 2-Brighton 1 (Paul Pogba 27 pen, Marcus Rashford 42 / Pascal Gross 72)
Newcastle 3-Cardiff 0(Fabian Schar 24, 63, Ayoze Perez 90)
Southampton 2-Everton 1(James Ward Prowse 50, Lucas Digne (own goal) 64 / Gylfi Sigurdsson 90)
Watford 0-Burnley 0(-)
Arsenal 2-Chelsea 0(Alexandre Lacazette 14, Laurent Koscielny 39)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Huddersfield 0-Manchester City 3 (Danilo 18, Raheem Sterling 54, Leroy Sane 56)
Fulham 1-Tottenham 2(Fernando Llorente (own goal) 17 / Dele Alli 51, Harry Winks 90)
Top Goalscorer:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 16 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham) 14 goals
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 14 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Liverpool | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 60 |
2 | Manchester City | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 17 | 45 | 56 |
3 | Tottenham | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 51 |
4 | Chelsea | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 47 |
5 | Arsenal | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 44 |
6 | Manchester United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 44 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-Mauro Icardi (Inter) has accused ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ of spreading lies. (Source Football Italia online)
-Zlatan Ibrahimovic stated that Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus is not a challenge as he is joining a seven time defending champion. (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
- Juventus defeated AC Milan (1-0) in Saudi Arabia to win the Italian Super Cup.
Thursday, January 17, 2019:
-AC Milan Manager Gennaro Gattuso was suspended for one match after his behavior with the referee in the Super Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)
Friday, January 18, 2019:
-Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)’s appeal to have his two-match ban lifted was rejected. (Source Football Italia online)
-Former Italy manager Giampiero Ventura stated that he would have resigned from his post even if Italy had defeated Sweden and qualified for the 2018 World Cup. He expressed regret for accepting the Italy post. (Source Football Italia online)
-The CONI have rejected Chievo Verona’s latest appeal and confirmed the three points penalty. (Source Football Italia online)
-Torino have rejected West Ham’s bid for Andrea Belotti. (Source Football Italia online)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
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Sunday, January 20, 2019:
-Duvan Zapata has become the first Atalanta player since 1952 to score four goals in a Serie A match. (Source Football Italia online)
Monday, January 21, 2019:
-Lazio’s Francesco Acerbi was sent off in their match vs. Napoli, after 149 consecutive Serie A appearances. He was nearing Javier Zanetti’s 162 consecutive appearance record. (Source BBC Football online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Hamed Junior Traore (Ivory Coast) | Midfielder | Empoli | Fiorentina | Next Season | L’Equipe |
January 15, 2019 | Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland) | Defender | Pogon Szczecin (Poland) | Cagliari | Next Season | Football Italia |
January 15, 2019 | Davide Bettella | Defender | Atalanta | Pescara | Permanent signing | Corriere dello sport |
January 15, 2019 | Simone Scuffet | Goalkeeper | Udinese | Kasimpasa | Loan | L’Equipe |
January 15, 2019 | Alessandro Piu | Winger | Empoli | Pistoiese | Loan | The Guardian |
January 15, 2019 | Lorenzo Lollo | Midfielder | Empoli | Padova | Loan | The Guardian |
January 16, 2019 | Alessandro Rossi | Striker | Lazio | Venezia | Loan | The Guardian |
January 16, 2019 | Joseph Marie Minala | Midfielder | Lazio | Salernitana | Loan | The Guardian |
January 17, 2019 | Johann Djourou (Switzerland) | Defender | SPAL | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | L’Equipe |
January 21, 2019 | Arnel Jakupovic (Austria) | Striker | Empoli | Sturm Graz | Loan | Kicker.de |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 17, 2019 | Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) | Midfielder | Juventus | 2022 | Agonasport |
January 18, 2019 | Fabio Pisacane | Defender | Cagliari | 2020 | Football Italia |
Italian Super Cup (January 16, 2018):
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Juventus 1-AC Milan 0 (Cristiano Ronaldo 61)
Italian Serie A Matchday (January 19-20, 2019):
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Roma 3-Torino 2(Nicolo Zaniolo 15, Aleksandar Kolarov 34 pen, Stephan El Shaarawy 73 / Tomas Rincon 51, Cristian Ansaldi 67)
Udinese 1-Parma 2(Stefano Okaka 50 / Roberto Inglese 11 pen, Gervinho 68)
Inter 0-Sassuolo 0(-)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Frosinone 0-Atalanta 5(Gianluca Mancini 11, Duvan Zapata 44, 47, 64, 73)
Fiorentina 3-Sampdoria 3(Luis Muriel 34, 70, German Pezzella 90 / Gaston Ramirez 44, Fabio Quagliarella 81 pen, 85)
SPAL 1-Bologna 1(Jasmin Kurtic 63 / Rodrigo Palacio 24)
Cagliari 2-Empoli 2 (Leonardo Pavoletti 36, Diego Farias 90 / Giovanni Di Lorenzo 70, Miha Zajc 81)
Napoli 2-Lazio 1(Jose Callejon 34, Arek Milik 37 / Ciro Immobile 65)
Monday, January 21, 2019:
Genoa 0-AC Milan 2(Fabio Borini 72, Suso 83)
Juventus 3-Chievo 0(Douglas Costa 13, Emre Can 45, Daniele Rugani 84)
Top Goalscorer:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 14 goals
Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa) 13 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Juventus | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 56 |
2 | Napoli | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 47 |
3 | Inter | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 40 |
4 | AC Milan | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 34 |
5 | Roma | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 33 |
6 | Lazio | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 32 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
-
Thursday, January 17, 2019:
-Levante are planning to lodge an appeal over Barcelona’s use of an ineligible player in their Copa del Rey match last week. Barcelona Defender Chumi was set to be suspended due to yellow card accumulation. (Source Sportskeeda online)
Friday, January 18, 2019:
-The Spanish Federation has rejected Levante’s appeal against Barcelona for fielding an inelligibel player. The reason given was that the complaint had been received after the established deadline. (Source AS.com online)
-Los Angeles FC has ruled out the proposed loan of Mexican Carlos Vela to Barcelona. (Source Football Espana online)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
-Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) played his 450th La Liga match in the match vs. Sevilla. (Source AS.com online)
-Levante are planning to lodge a further appeal (this time with the Spanish Federations’ Appeals committee) over Barcelona’s use of an ineligible player in their Copa del Rey match last week. (Source Marca.com online)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
-
Monday, January 21, 2019:
-
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Riza Durmisi (Denmark) | Defender | Lazio | Celta | Loan | Maisfutebol |
January 15, 2019 | Armando Sadiku | Striker | Levante | Lugano | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 16, 2019 | Raul Garcia | - | Leganes | Gitona | Purchase | A Bola |
January 16, 2019 | Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) | Midfielder | Manchester City | Huesca | Loan | Maisfutebol |
January 16, 2019 | Enric Gallego | Striker | Extremadura | Huesc | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 16, 2019 | Munas Dabbur (Israel) | Striker | Red Bull Salzburg | Sevilla | Next Season | L’equipe |
January 17, 2019 | Emdin Demirovic | Striker | Alaves | Almeria | Loan | The Guardian |
January 18, 2019 | Nando | Winger | Alaves | Extremadura | Loan | The Guardian |
January 21, 2019 | Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana) | Midfielder | Sassuolo | Barceona | Loan | AS.com |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Borja Garces | Striker | Atletico Madrid | 2022 | Maisfutebol |
January 21, 2019 | Diego Simeone (Argentina) | Manager | Atletico Madrid | 2021 | AS.com |
Copa Del Rey (January 15-January 17, 2019):
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
Valladolid 1- Getafe 1 (Daniele Verde 50 / Angel Rodriguez 29 pen)
Valencia 3-Sporting Gijon 0 (Santi Mina 65, 76, Ferran Torres 90)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Atletico Madrid 3- Girona 3 (Nikola Kalinic 12, Angel Correa 66, Antoine Griezmann 84 / Valery Fernnadez 37, Cristhian Stuani 59, Seydou Doumbia 88)
Sevilla 0-Bilbao 1 (Gorka Guruzeta 77)
Leganes 1-Real Madrid 0 (Martin Braithwaite 30)
Thursday, January 17, 2019:
Sociedad 2 -Betis 2 (Igor Zubeldia 40, Mikel Merino 62 / Sergio Canales 37, Loren Moron 70)
Espanyol 3- Villareal 1 (Pablo Piatti 34 pen, Borja Iglesias 37 pen, 74 / Samuel Chukwueze 42)
Barcelona 3- Levante 0 (Ousmane Dembele 30, 31, Lionel Messi 54)
Spanish La Liga Matchday (January 18-January 20, 2019):
Friday, January 18, 2019:
Getafe 4-Alaves 0 (Jaime Mata 33 pen, 88, Jorge Molina 46, 55)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Real Madrid 2-Sevilla 0 (Casemiro 78, Luka Modric 90)
Huesca 0-Atletico Madrid 3 (Lucas Hernandez 31, Santiago Arias 52, Koke 71)
Celta 1-Valencia 2 (Nestor Araujo 40 / Ferran Torres 71, Rodrigo Montero 84)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Betis 3-Girona 2(Cristian Tello 12, Loren Moron 54, Sergio Canales 90 pen / Aleix Garcia 36, Seydou Doumbia 44)
Villareal 1-Bilbao 1 (Karl Toko Ekambi 71 / Jaume Costa (own goal) 18)
Vallecano 2-Sociedad 2 (Santi Comesana 22, Adri Embarba 28 / Hector Moreno 39, William Jose 82)
Levante 2-Valladolid 0 (Coke 42, Roger Marti 90)
Barcelona 3-Leganes 1 (Ousmane Dembele 32, Luis Suarez 71, Lionel Messi 90 / Martin Braithwaite 57)
Monday, January 21, 2019:
Eibar 2-Espanyol 0 (Sergi Enrich 24, Pablo De Blasis 52, Charles 84)
Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 18 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 15 goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Barcelona | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 35 | 46 |
2 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 41 |
3 | Real Madrid | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 36 |
4 | Sevilla | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 33 |
5 | Alaves | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 32 |
6 | Getafe | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 31 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
-As a policy Dortmund will no longer sell players directly to Bayern Munich . (Source Sport Bild online)
-RB Leipzig have give up on their pursuit of Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan) as the price is too high. (Source Corrieredello Sport online)
Thursday, January 17, 2019:
-
Friday, January 18, 2019:
-Marco Reus (Dortmund) was named as the player of the month of December. His third monthly award this season. (Source Bleacher Report online)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
- Marco Reus (Dortmund) stated that he would not be joining Bayern Munich like some former Dortmund stars. (Source Marca.com online)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
-
Monday, January 21, 2019:
-
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Souleyman Doumbia (Ivory Coast) | Defender | Grasshoppers | Rennes | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 15, 2019 | Florian Kainz | Winger | Werder Bremen | Koln | Purchase (pending medical) | Bulinews |
January 16, 2019 | Jonathas (Brazil) | - | Corinthians | Hannover | Loan return | A Bola |
January 16, 2019 | Ozan Kabak (Turkey) | Defender | Galatasaray | Stuttgart | Purchase | Sport Bild |
January 17, 2019 | Markus Suttner | Defender | Brighton | Dusseldorf | Loan | The Guardian |
January 17, 2019 | Paul Seguin | Midfielder | Wolfsburg | Greuther Furth | Loan | The Guardian |
January 17, 2019 | Mark Grosse | Striker | Hannover | Greuther Furth | Loan | Kicker.de |
January 21, 2019 | Carlos Salcedo (Mexico) | Defender | Frankfurt | Monterrey Tigres UANL | Purchase | L’Equipe |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Friedhelm Funkel | Manager | Fortuna Dussldorf | 2020 | Kicker.de |
January 17, 2019 | Ibrahima Konate | Defender | RB Leipzig | 2023 | Sport Bild |
January 17, 2019 | Daniel Baier | - | Augsburg | 2020 | Kicker.de |
January 17, 2019 | Kevin Danso | - | Augsburg | 2024 | Kicker.de |
January 17, 2019 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (Holland) | - | Augsburg | 2024 | Kicker.de |
Profesional Contract | ||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
January 16, 2019 | Nils Stendera (18 year old) | - | Frankfurt | Kicker.de |
German Bundesliga Matchday (January 18-January 20, 2019):
Friday, January 18, 2019:
Hoffenheim 1-Bayern Munich 3 (Nico Schulz 59 / Leon Goretzka 34, 45, Robert Lewandowski 87)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
Leverkusen 0-Moenchengladbach 1 (Alassane Plea 37)
Frankfurt 3-Freiburg 1 (Sebastian Haller 36, Ante Rebic 40, Luka Jovic 45 / Nils Petersen 69)
Augsburg 1-Dusseldorf 2(Jonathan Schmid 64 / Marvin Ducksch 45, Benito Raman 89)
Hannover 0-Werder Bremen 1 (Milot Rashica 32)
Stuttgart 2-Mainz 3 (Nicolas Gonzalez 83, Marc Kempf 85 / Jean-Paul Boetius 22, J.Philippe Mateta 28, Alexander Hack 72)
RB Leipzig 0-Dortmund 1 (Axel Witsel 19)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Nuremberg 1-Hertha Berlin 3 (Hanno Behrens 42 / Vedad Ibisevic 15, Ondrej Duda 50, 70)
Schalke 2-Wolfsburg 1 (Daniel Caligiuri 8 pen, 78 / Elvis Rexhbecaj 20)
Top Goalscorer:
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 13 goals
Paco Alcacer (Dortmund) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Dortmund | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 45 |
2 | Bayern Munich | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 39 |
3 | M’Gladbach | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 36 |
4 | RB Leipzig | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
5 | Frankfurt | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 30 |
6 | Wolfsburg | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-Pele stated that Kylian Mbappe could become the next Pele. (Source AS.com online)
-Former French Midfielder from the 70s and 80s, Jose Souto has passed away aged 59. (Source L’Équipe online)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
-Former French defender from the 50s and 60s, Guy Senac passed away aged 85. His son Didier Senac was also an International defender for France . (Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday, January 17, 2019:
-
Friday, January 18, 2019:
-Adrien Rabiot (PSG) has been banished to the reserves due to his ongoing transfer dispute. (Source L’Équipe online)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
-
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
-Monaco Manager Thierry Henry apologized sor insulting Strasbourg’s Kenny Lala during their match yesterday. (Source L’Équipe online)
Monday, January 21, 2019:
-Kenny Lala (Strasbourg) was named Player of the month of December. (Source L’Équipe online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 16, 2019 | Stephane Mbia (Cameroon) | Midfielder | Toulouse | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | L’Equipe |
January 17, 2019 | Romain Metanire | Defender | Reims | Minnesota United | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 18, 2019 | Pape Djibril Diaw (Senegal) | Defender | Korona Kielce | Angers | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 20, 2019 | Santy Ngom | Striker | Nantes | Nancy | Loan | L’Equipe |
January 20, 2019 | Lumor Agbenyenu (Ghana) | Defender | Sporting CP | Amiens | Loan | L’Equipe |
January 20, 2019 | Samuel Grandsir | Striker | Monaco | Strasbourg | Loan | L’Equipe |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 17, 2019 | Jessy Moulin | Goalkeeper | St Etienne | 2022 | L’Equipe |
January 17, 2019 | Gabriel Silva (Brazil) | Defender | St Etienne | 2023 | L’Equipe |
January 18, 2019 | Jules Kounde | Defender | Bordeaux | 2023 | L’Equipe |
January 21, 2019 | Kenny Lala | Defender | Strasbourg | 2021 | L’Equipe |
Coupe de France (January 16, 2018):
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Grenoble 0-Strasbourg 1 (Kevin Zohi 98)
French Ligue 1 Matchday (Postponed matches) (January 15-16, 2018):
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
Angers 1-Bordeaux 2 (Mateo Pavlovic 64 / Samuel Kalu 31, Yann Karamoh 90)
PSG -Montpellier (-) (Postponed)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
Monaco 1-Nice 1 (Benoit Badiashile 50 / Allan Saint-Maximin 30)
Guingamp 2-Rennes 1 (Felix Eboa Eboa 40, Lucas Deaux 59 / Mbaye Niang 86 )
Toulouse 2-Lyon 2 (Jimmy Durmaz 12, 74 pen / Moussa Dembele 75, Nabil fekir 87)
Nimes 1-Nantes 0 (Sofiane Alakouch 64)
St Etienne 2-OM 1 (Wahbi Khazri 59 pen, 88 / Kevin Strootman 1)
Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 14 goals
Emiliano Sala (Nantes) 12 goals
Nicolas Pepe (Lille) 12 goals
Florian Thauvin (OM) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | PSG | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 43 | 50 |
2 | Lille | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 37 |
3 | St Etienne | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 36 |
4 | Lyon | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 34 |
5 | Montpellier | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 31 |
6 | Nice | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 30 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
French Ligue 1 Matchday (January 18-20, 2019):
Friday, January 18, 2019:
Lille 2-Amiens 1 (Rafael Leao 45, Xeka 85 / Juan Otero 5)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
PSG 9-Guingamp 0(Neymar 11, 68, Kylian Mbappe 37, 45, 80, Edinson Cavani 59, 66, 75, Thomas Meunier 83)
Monaco 1-Strasbourg 5 (Radamel Falcao 22 / Ludovic Ajorque 12, 68, Adrien Thomasson 17, Ibrahima Sissoko 63, Youssouf Fofana 90)
Nimes 0-Toulouse 1 (Yaya Sanogo 42)
Reims 1-Nice 1 (Remi Oudin 12 / Remi Walter 90 pen)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Rennes 0-Montpellier 0 (-)
Angers 1-Nantes 0 (Angelo Fulgini 90)
Caen 0-OM 1 (Morgan Sanson 47)
Bordeaux 1-Dijon 0 (Andreas Cornelius 77)
St Etienne 1-Lyon 2 (Romain Hamouma 21 / Nabil Fekir 65 pen, Moussa Dembele 90)
Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 17 goals
Edinson Cavani (PSG) 14 goals
Neymar (PSG) 13 goals
Emiliano Sala (Nantes) 12 goals
Nicolas Pepe (Lille) 12 goals
Florian Thauvin (OM) 12 goals
Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | PSG | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 52 | 53 |
2 | Lille | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 40 |
4 | Lyon | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 37 |
3 | St Etienne | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 36 |
6 | Strasbourg | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 32 |
5 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 32 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019:
-Mexico’s Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven) was named as the Concacaf player of the year. (Source Football-oranje online)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019:
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Thursday, January 17, 2019:
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Friday, January 18, 2019:
-Ajax have reportedly turned down a bid for Dusan Tadic from Chinese side Hebei China Fortuna. (Source Voetbalzone.nl online)
-Ajax unveiled two tributes to the late Johann Cruyff at the entrance of their stadium, the Johan Cruyff ArenA (A bust and a wall). (Source Football-oranje online)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
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Sunday, January 20, 2019:
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Monday, January 21, 2019:
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Photo From: L'Equipe, January 20, 2019
(Thierry Henry) |
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 16, 2019 | Mo El Hankouri | Midfielder | Feyenoord | Groningen | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 16, 2019 | Paul Gladon | Striker | Free Agent (formerly Wolves) | Groningen | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 16, 2019 | Ko Itakura (Japan) | Midfielder | Manchester City | Groningen | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 16, 2019 | Fran Sol | Striker | Willem II | Dinamo Kiev | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 17, 2019 | Agil Etemandi | Goalkeeper | De Graafschap | Almere City | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 17, 2019 | Thomas Verhaar | - | Sparta | Ajax Cape Town (South Africa) | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 17, 2019 | Evangelos Pavlidis | Striker | Dortmund | Willem II | Purchase | Kicker.de |
January 18, 2019 | Azbe Jug | Goalkeeper | - | Fortuna Sittard | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 18, 2019 | Ramon Pascal Lundqvist | - | PSV Eindhoven | NAC | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 18, 2019 | Mats Knoester | - | Feyenoord | Hearcles | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 21, 2019 | Ahmad Mendes Moreira | Striker | Groningen | Telstar | Loan | vi.nl |
January 21, 2019 | Sullay Kaikai | - | Crystal Palace | NAC | Purchase | Football-oranje |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Jordan Teze | - | PSV Eindhoven | 2021 (oral agreement) | vi.nl |
January 15, 2019 | Robin Propper | - | Heracles | - | vi.nl |
Profesional Contract | ||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
January 15, 2019 | Jethro Mashart (18 year old) | - | NAC | vi.nl |
January 16, 2019 | Mark Pabai (18 year old) | Defender | Utrecht | vi.nl |
Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (January 18-20, 2019):
Friday, January 18, 2019:
Vitesse 3-Excelsior 2 (Navarone Foor 6, Bryan Linssen 36, Maikel Van der Werff 67 / Marcus Edwards 51, Jerdy Schouten 69)
Saturday, January 19, 2019:
AZ 3-Utrecht 0(Ricardo van Rhijn 37, Mats Seuntjens 42, Calvin Stengs 90)
Den Haag 2-VVV 4 (Sheraldo Becker 13, Erik Falkenburg 61 / Patrick Joosten 43, 51, Pmeile Mlapa 84 pen, Jay-Roy Jornell Grot 90)
PEC 3-Feyenoord 1 (Bram Van Polen 30, Vito van Crooij 56, Younes Namli 76 / Robin van Persie 34)
Groningen 3-Heracles 0 (Samir Memisevc 12 pen, Thomas Bruns 74, 78)
Sunday, January 20, 2019:
Willem II 2-NAC 0(Pol Llonch 22, Marios Vrousai 90)
De Graafschap 5-Fortuna Sittard 1 (Fabian Serrarens 27, 30, 66, Youssef El Jebli 43, 73 / Ahmed El Messaoudi 55)
Emmen 2-PSV Eindhoven 2 (Nicklas Pedersen 80, 90 / Luuk De Jong 15, Angelino 71)
Ajax 4-Heerenveen 4 (Dusan tadic 13, 16, P.van Amersfoort (own goal) 28, Klaas jan Hunytelaar 83 / Sam Lammers 14, 51, Mitchell van Bergen 56, Kik Pieri 90)
Top Goalscorer:
Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 15 goals
Fran Sol (Willem II) 14 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | PSV Eindhoven | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 52 | 49 |
2 | Ajax | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 13 | 52 | 47 |
3 | Feyenoord | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 36 |
4 | Vitesse | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 29 |
5 | AZ | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 28 |
6 | Utrecht | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 28 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point