The 2024-25 edition of Serie A is back in action with another round of matches this week as VfB Stuttgart take on Thiago Motta's Juventus .... Champions League: Ahead of Juve clash, past success They will feature the 10 qualifying group runners-up and two teams based on Nations League rankings. Defoe scored 19 goals in 31 appearances during a loan spell at Bournemouth, including netting in a record 10 consecutive league games. Prior to the game, Burkina Faso players were aiming to return home with some pride after losing 3-1 to Senegal in the semi-final. Jurgen Klopp praised goalscorer Harvey Elliott for his return from injury and new signing Luis Diaz. Speaking after the win, Klopp said he was relieved to see the player back in action. Kieran Tripper is expected to be out until May after breaking the same bone as David Beckham and Wayne Rooney. The subjects are varied as he regales the assembled journalists about the night he saw Prince at the O2, the impeccable casting of Peaky Blinders and how the book of the Da Vinci Code is better than the film. What can you learn from training with Cristiano Ronaldo everyday? But Dalot describes what it is like to train with Ronaldo on a more consistent basis. If I come across friends or people I care about in my life away from football and they tell me they haven’t had a jab yet, I do my best to encourage them to listen to experts. It’s never a case of 'listen to me' – it’s always 'listen to those who know'. Ignore those who pretend to know. Ignore lies and misinformation. Listen to people who know best. If you do that, you end up wanting the vaccine and the booster. Lukaku said he hoped to go back to Inter soon because he was unhappy with how Tuchel was utilising him. Preview: Juventus vs Stuttgart The Bianconeri have however won all their last five matches against German teams in major European competitions, including the last match: a 3-2 ... Jorge Grant whipped a 33rd-minute free-kick over the crossbar and curled another effort from 20 yards onto the roof of the net. Southampton fixtures | Premier League tableRasmus Ankersen, the former Brentford co-director of football, and Henrik Kraft, a London-based investor, are also involved in the Southampton takeover. “I am delighted to join Rangers until the end of the season, the Ivorian told the club's official website after his unveiling. Forward Ashley Barnes remains out due to a thigh injury and defender Phil Bardsley, who missed the Wolves game with an unspecified problem, is doubtful. Team newsArsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka is suspended for Thursday's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at home to Liverpool following his red card during last week's 0-0 draw between the teams at Anfield. The Bees came the closest of the two sides with three standout chances in the first half: the first coming off the head of Yoanne Wissa who really should have scored on 11 minutes after a peach of a cross from Rico Henry: the Chelsea 'keeper on hand to palm away. As things stand, it looks like these two could be fighting for one promotion spot along with Bournemouth! Cancelo had two more shots from a Grealish pass in the 4-1 win over Club Brugge in midweek, too. It's going to land very soon. To qualify for the Champions League was massive. We had moments where we thought, 'OK, hopefully we don't have to play Conference League'. He thought he could utilise his attacking play even more by playing a 3-4-3 keeping to his principles but getting his key players in even more advanced positions. It all sounds very Barcelona. Match Thread: Juventus Turin vs VfB Stuttgart Live Score Match Thread: Juventus Turin vs VfB Stuttgart Live Score | UEFA Champions League | Oct 22, 2024. Despite coming in with a late bid for Chelsea that is outside the formal takeover process led by merchant bankers Raine, it appears that many consider Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s £4.25bn offer will lead the running should Todd Boehly’s offer fall through, claims the Daily Mail. The American’s bid has an exclusivity agreement but there are concerns over a fresh demand from Roman Abramovich for the £1.6bn he lent the club to be repaid. His father wanted him to go into that company but from a young age Erik was such a brilliant footballer - he was a star for FC Twente as a defender - that he made it clear he had no interest in pursuing that line of work. It is a good lesson. When you are losing you have to continue. We knew a draw was a good result for us, but we won. Sky Sports' Nick Wright: A lot of Arsenal supporters would be happy to see Gabriel Martinelli given a chance through the middle after his performances in the last couple of games against Newcastle and Manchester United. That's something myself and some of the senior players in the team will look to try to achieve over the coming months. We saw in the first five, six or seven minutes how dangerous they were. The difference between the sides is not 5-0. With the Liverpool test up next, it's hard to make a case for any changes if the players recover well after the Leicester win. The play soon evened out, although Leicester were not creating too much - their best chance coming when Wilfred Ndidi poked a Maddison corner wide, only to be flagged for offside. They've been here before, leaving themselves needing a win against Sevilla and Lyon in the second leg to progress on their way to the semi-final stage. One move led to Watkins forcing a good stop from Joe Hart and the Dons got their penalty from the resulting corner when Liel Abada tripped Bates. But, as had happened six times previously this season, they failed to hold on to their lead as Nantes equalised in the 24th minute.