Barcelona 4-2 Leicester: Certainties up, fear down

Barca second test and second relatively convincing victory. Led by a Messi ebullient platinum blonde in the penultimate pass and Suarez who weighs disconnection of summer, those of Luis Enrique thrashed easy in the first half with several fixed on the bench and Neymar in the Olympics. With a sufficiency full, very promising for amateur hurdle at this stage of the season.

True , the Leicester was overwhelmed from the start and lost face to meet soon, when Munir closed with a diagonal shot a distinctive assistance of Messi . The Argentine also participate in the 2-0 looking for a Suarez favored by rebounds and faith and starting the 3-0 relying on the charrúa, which would give the final pass to Munir in a lethal counterattacks solve the Spanish-Moroccan with Exterior. There forequarter. But above all, it is Leo .

The second half was quite another thing: he brought to Mascherano and Busquets , but especially Ahmed Musa . The Nigerian portrayed Sergi Roberto to race in the 3-1 and 66 minutes, just after leaving the field Messi and Arda -very outstanding as he gave the physico, network burst up the game for Leicester and without their main unit (Mahrez, Vardy and Morgan) in the field.

Once without Messi, the Barcelona lost football intention, circumstance that took advantage of the Leicester to hold the party. The display of changes regained the pace of summer football, which did not contribute more than the premiere of juvenile scorer Rafa Mújica , remembering that double culé face that also looked out over the past season: lethal up, vulnerable below.

Jamie Vardy confesses that it was easy to dismiss Arsenal

The striker Leicester , Jamie Vardy has made ​​stressed that rejecting the offer of Arsenal was an "easy" for him, insisting on the transfer decision was never fully at the table.

It was believed that the England international was close to joining Arsenal after his buyout clause triggered, but finally signed a new contract with Leicester .

The 29 - year-old is reflected in his decision to stay and is convinced that his stay with the champions of the Premier League was an easy decision to make at the end.

"[Reject Arsenal] was not so great when I think about it. It was quite easy and this is where I want to be," he told Sky Sports Vardy.

"I was out with England so [the signing with Arsenal was not close]. No [I did not talk to them.]

"There are a lot of outstanding issues here. I feel the club is only going in one direction and that is forward, it is why I want to be part of it".

Vardy also expects Riyad Mahrez , which has been strongly linked with a move this summer, follow his footsteps and stay in the stadium King Power.

"I think everyone on the team they want here, playing with us," said Vardy.

Leicester's history is about to see the light

The story of the incredible season Leicester City has already been written. Only lacks a final chapter

The book with the feat of Leicester 2015/2016 is almost written . Had as published on July 7 but now so crazy about the 'foxes', it has decided to be printed only 48 hours after the last league match.

The idea was that, although the second or third winding Leicester Premier League, the path of Claudio Ranieri this season and deserved to have his memory in book form for all fans of the club.

But Leicester has already become a global phenomenon and Rob Tanner, journalist 'Leicester Mercury' and author of the book, acknowledges that had the duty to make a very special work. "The book is almost done - but only almost , " said Tanner a few days of the match between Manchester United and Leicester that would pose the first title in its history for 'foxes' at Old Trafford .

The title of the book contains a significant number: the share it had in betting that the Leicester City won the Premier earlier this season: " 5000-1: The Leicester City Story ".

Tottenham 1-1 West Brom: The Leicester savors the title of Premier

Tottenham have drawn 1-1 with West Bromwich in London for the day 35 of the Premier League .

The team of Mauricio Pochettino took the lead after 33 minutes of the first half, when an attempted clearance by Craig Dawson ended up being the own goal with the Spurs would go to rest.

The London club, who needed the victory to follow the trail of leaders Leicester , end up losing two points in the capital 's night. Precisely Dawson would be responsible for heading the corner kick that ended up becoming the final 1-1.

So, the Premier League is closer than ever in the hands of Leicester . Claudio Ranieri , Jamie Vardy , Riyad Mahrez and company celebrate the prick of Tottenham , away seven units of the Foxes when only remaining three games remaining.

A victory of the 'blue' at Old Trafford next weekend would give the first title in its history in the league of England.

Leicester: Buddhist Blessings to win the Premier

The history of Leicester , surprise leaders of the Premier League, is one of the nicest remembered in the football world for his modesty, his competitiveness against large and peculiarities that define a unique personality.

Since receiving pizza for not fitting goal until the most unlikely bets - Lineker , former player of foxes, promised rose undressing if the title-, the last secret of success has been known in recent days: the blessing that usually makes team with a Thai Buddhist monk , who has visited the players on several occasions.

Seems there's too much power in Buddhism. @LCFC monk strong Af pic.twitter.com/q5hcwdTEcA

— Pheel from online™ (@PHEELSAM) February 6, 2016

Thai hand club owner of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the monk Phra Prommangkalachan has traveled a dozen times with the team, and players have come to the temple and have been blessed several times.

"I'm not sure I have understood everything explained to them, but they know it will bring them good luck , " adds this Buddhist monk 64, shown optimistic about the triumph of Leicester: "They will be champions of the Premier League, I'm sure . "

Harry Kane or Vardy? Comparison between the Gunners Premier League shows incredible balance

Leicester and Tottenham fight for the English title, and much of the hopes of both teams are placed in their gunners: Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane, respectively. Individual dispute between centroavantes the England squad is far fiercer in relation to their teams by the Premier League trophy.

On Monday (18), Tottenham closed the distance in relation to Leicester. Now, five points divide the teams. And victory over Stoke City had another excellent display Kane, who scored two goals and surpassed Vardy in the artillery of the event. Until this 34th round were 24 goals from 10 shirt of Spurs against 22 paragraph 9 of the Foxes.

Impossible not want to analyze which of the two is the best, the most decisive.

But the comparison is hard, the most balanced between players fighting for artillery a national tournament, considering the major European leagues. This season, both played the same number of matches (34). Kane takes advantage in number of goals scored (24-22) and balance more networks in less time (a goal every 125 minutes against 134 Vardy).

Important for a striker: the ace of Tottenham is also the more hits the target in its final touches. The ball takes the direction of the goal in 63.3% of their attempts, while Jamie succeeds "only" 58.1% of occasions. It is also worth noting that while Jamie Vardy started the current season with no expectation, Harry Kane took over the number 10 shirt and would have to prove their role.

All the spotlight would be on top of the young man who just had not scored more goals than Sergio Aguero in the 2014-15 edition. And the response has been spectacular, even higher than expected. Considering since last season, Kane only did more goals than Aguero (47-45), which is a player much more experienced and which acts in a stronger team.

English has more goals than the entire team demoted Aston Villa. Regardless of the reserved Tottenham target this year, Harry Kane proved here to stay. It is not a promise that did not work: in the last 25 games in which swelled the networks, your club did not know the taste of defeat. Kane is decisive and unbalances, that's a fact.

On the other hand, Jamie Vardy may be at a disadvantage in the race for artillery. However, participating in more goals bids. While Kane has just one assist in the competition, 9 Leicester shirt counts six. No other player played both, and directly, the goal moves.

Vardy manages to escape more impediment (three less compared to Kane), but the big difference is that it produces more chances of goals for his teammates. Harry Kane can have a better use in the finishing touches, but Jamie Vardy contributes more to the team (47 opportunities created against 41). Despite the balance, is the player who more times opened the scoring, ie scored the first goal in this edition of the Premier League.

In 11 games, 9 shirt of the team coached by Italian Claudio Ranieri left his team the lead.

Balance is amazing, and the task of pointing out who is the best is not easy. The funny thing is that the analysis of both coincide quite with Tottenham and Leicester. Kane played with more responsibility back with the largest display, and is decisive. In the opinion of most of the English chroniclers, it is a more complete striker.

Already Vardy surprised, shocked everyone and has made history by beating the record of Ruud van Nistelrooy, scoring 11 goals in consecutive Premier League games. Not to mention the letter goal record in the friendly match between England and Germany. He delights not only for their goals, the main there is his story, the player who until recently played in the lower divisions and seemed to be more a mediocre among so many.

Harry Kane is a reflection of Tottenham, the most balanced team event (have the best defense and best attack in the competition). Vardy is excellent, accurate and has a lovely story ... just like Leicester City. In the battle to decide who is the best, who does well in all this is Roy Hodgson, coach of the England squad, and the general football fans.

The Burns Leagues, Juve flies, and Leicester ties "in extremis"

The home defeat of Barcelona against Valencia has put the League "red hot" in a European weekend which saw Juve flies in the Calcio, the Leicester save " in extremis "a point in the Premier League, Bayern Munich and increasingly close alirón in the Bundesliga .

The day in the Old Continent also had names of scorers: Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain), Poland 's Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), and Argentine Sergio "Kun" Aguero ( Manchester City ) and Leo Messi ( Barcelona).

League, no doubt , is luxury, burns. Barcelona now seen as the Atletico Madrid will equal in the standings, although the Barcelona team is leading by "particularly between the two , " and as the Real Madrid is one point.

Something unthinkable only a month ago, when the Barcelona dominated widely, with up to 9 points ahead of Atletico and Real Madrid 13 over.

But Barcelona is dangerous "downhill". A spectacular fall in the league (a point in the last four games) has joined this week the elimination of Champions League Europe feet of Atletico Madrid. And the concern at the top.

Leicester City 2-2 West Ham United: Premier burns with controversy

Leicester City played at home against West Ham United with much controversy, something that puts the Premier League red hot, as the Tottenham Hotspur could put four points from those of Claudio Ranieri in the case of win tomorrow in their commitment.

Local ripped soon to route the match with a goal from striker Jamie Vardy , who with his left foot did not miss a great assistance Kanté to put the 1-0 on the scoreboard. Ranieri had the game where they wanted and can play better.

But the referee started the match truncarle local, starting with a more than controversial expulsion Vardy second yellow card, the second one by a simulation that did not like the referee. With one less, Leicester could barely hold a West Ham came up.
83 minutes in , the referee again become a player by pointing a controversial penalty for the Hammers , who became Andy Carroll to the inefficiency of Kasper Schmeichel , who returned to conceding a goal days later.

Thus, the West Ham did not hesitate to seize the headdress was finished Leicester and turn the scoring through a goal by Cresswell before which nothing could make the local goal.
But the Leicester pulled nails with one less and managed to salvage a point 'in extremis' fruit of a penalty other than discussed, executed by Leo Ulloa, placing his men eight points behind Tottenham Hotspur in the absence of that of Mauritius Pochettino play their game tomorrow.

The rugged welcome a fan to Rafa Benitez

A Mahrez goal gave victory Saturday at Leicester on his visit to Crystal Palace (0-1) and allowed to set Claudio Ranieri stay the course in his career to win the first English league history. A victory could be larger if the match referee, Mike Jones, had designated a penalt i cheeky committed on Robert Huth.

In this type of play, often it resorts to the hackneyed catchphrase of "controversial action , " but in this case the penalty is beyond question because the German Robert Huth was literally stripped of his shirt in a scuffle with Scott Dann, defense the Crystal Palace. An action which came 80 minutes into the match when defender top of the Premier tried to shoot a ball inside the area after a corner.

The premiere of Rafa Benitez on the bench Stadium St James' Park caused great excitement in the fans of Newcastle, a team that struggles to emerge from relegation to the Championship and Sunday was a momentous match against a direct rival, Sunderland . The group trained by Spanish coach, who in his debut a week ago lost during his visit to Leicester (1-0) could not get the equalizer (1-1). A meeting in which many fans rushed to the field with banners supporting extrenador Real Madrid, although one of them did not end well for the match. Television cameras captured the moment when a fan of the "magpies" fell down the stairs while trying to deploy a sheet with a message of encouragement to Benitez.

Tottenham fails and leaves leading to Leicester

A solitary goal from midfielder Michail Antonio started shortly after the match Wednesday gave West Ham victory over their neighbours Tottenham Hotspur, who see the Leicester, which on Tuesday drew 2-2 with West Brom, departs in highest classification.

Pupils Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who had put leaders of the Premier League of the three points Boleyn Ground have taken, they could face an organized West Ham, where he shone, as usual, the goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel.

At seven minutes of the first half, Antonio was ahead of its brand Chadli--being born in a corner and headed in to the net to beat Hugo Lloris and upload the score 1-0.

The Spurs never got into the game and were empty of East London before the momentous match next Saturday at White Hart Lane against Arsenal (12:45 GMT).

With this victory, the West Ham remains in sixth place in the table, but reaches 46 points and is just one of the Champions League places.

Ranieri already has his revenge: Leicester leader and 'Mou' with Drowning

Leicester confirmed their aspirations and closed the sixteenth day of the Premier League with victory over Chelsea flavored revenge, which climbs to the leadership of Claudio Ranieri and puts the team of Jose Mourinho just one point above the relegation zone.

Ranieri already has his revenge against the coach who succeeded him on the bench for Chelsea in 2004, and that, when they met in Italian football, joked about the age of the Roman coach and his difficulty learning English.

Now, coach Ranieri is currently in Leicester Premier and fashionable outfit, while Mourinho must respond every week to doubts about its continuity. As much as 'Mou' repeat that what is concerned is the distance to the top, you're forced to look down. The threat of relegation begins to fly over the "blues".

In the King Power, while the "foxes" were played to confirm that may be more than a surprise, Chelsea needed victory to show that we must not bury his title in a season that almost all fail.

But the current set of Mourinho's team a disoriented, with no clear pattern of play, with Cesc again in banquillo- and many problems with the goal.

True to its hierarchy, he dominated the entire first half but did not create more danger than a header from Nemanja Matic, the exit of a corner (M.36).

Nor he was lucky in the "exchange" of injury, because the output of Danny Drinkwater (m.16) was less traumatic for the opponent that Eden Hazard for the "blues", replaced by Pedro on the half hour of play.

Leicester had it clear, because it has a scorer in grace (Jamie Vardy) and a genius (the Algerian Riyad Mahrez). Between the two they have scored eight goals more than the entire Chelsea.

And between the two wins which has so far been the biggest haul of the season at the King Power Stadium. In 34, Mahrez took a cross to volley Vardy, ahead of the sleeping behind Chelsea. At the beginning of the second half, the Algerian franc advantage of the passivity of César Azpilicueta, down ball inside the area and sent away from Courtois.

Still lost, desperate, Mourinho ushered Cesc instead of John Terry and although Chelsea regained hope with a goal from Loic Remy head, a pass from Pedro (m.78), its overwhelming end harassment, with five extra minutes in injury time, did not help but to show the impotence of an assembly fails to set straight.

Ranieri secured a victory that will allow them to extend one of the questions that English football monopolize debates: Will it resist to the point of fighting for the title? The other Roman Abramovich to endure -how Mourinho- also gaining strength.

- Technical sheet:

2 - Leicester: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Mahrez (Inler, m.81), Drinkwater (King, m.16), Kanté, Albrighton; Ulloa, Vardy (Okazaki, m.87).

1 - Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry (Cesc, m.53), Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Willian, Oscar (Remy, m.64), Hazard (Pedro, m.30); Diego Costa.

Goals: 1-0: m.34: Vardy. 2-0: m.48: Mahrez. 2-1: m.78: Remy.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg. He admonished the local Huth and Vardy.

Incidents: Party of the sixteenth round of the Premier League match at the King Power Stadium before 32,054 spectators.

Leicester scream, Ranieri incredulous: "I do not want to wake up, I want to continue dreaming"

Continues the extraordinary story of Leicester of Claudio Ranieri , who beats the Chelsea of Mourinho and back at the top. A magical moment for the Italian coach, who has analyzed with great satisfaction the performance of his.

Christmas' fairytale. (#Ranieri Santa Claus) pic.twitter.com/ROZOBzZRNj

— Andrea Saronni (@Andysaro) December 14, 2015

Intervened in the mixed zone at the end of the ninety minutes, Ranieri is not in the skin: " We played a great match, suffering only in the last minute against the defending champions. intensity, play a few taps and coordinates movements, these are our weapons . There was electricity in the air, our fans are essential. "

Fundamental also the company rewarded Vardy-Mahrez , also decisive in the 'Magic Monday' against the 'Blues': " Everyone is working hard, but no two of them can not win. To my players I asked another five points for the salvation, the aim what remains. Then maybe we can change the target, but we can still improve. It 'a magical moment for the club, I want to keep dreaming with the fans, I do not want to wake up . "

Finally a comment on Chelsea, ever deeper into the abyss and overwhelmed by endless arguments: " I'm sorry because it is always one of my old team and it is normal to be sad for them. But now the train Leicester. "

The revelation, Leicester, beat champions Chelsea

The revelation of the Premier League won again. This time his victim was the defending champion , and climbed to the top of the league English.

Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez This are the names of each match Leicester City and now could not be otherwise . Both maintain his scoring pace. Vardy opened the scoring against Chelsea but not only starred for his goal, but for injuring Blue Star. Defeat those of Jose Mourinho that evidence, once again, the lack of attitude, skill and performance of the workforce as a whole.

The worst news for the London club is not defeat but the injury of Eden Hazard . Vardy input in the first half silenced all fans of Chelsea until the worst was confirmed. I had to leave the pitch injured by a sore hip that was only the harbinger of the fateful night that he would live this equipment.

Just three minutes later the change, Vardy opened the account . A cross between plants with adequate power and placement, so that the front fusile to Thibaut Courtois literally unopposed. With the match already on track, they left the break but the second part still give more excitement to shock.

Riyad Mahrez, the best player so far this season, made ​​it 2-0 after 48 minutes . He dribbled into the area under pressure from César Azpilicueta , and hole was dug where it was impossible to get to Courtois. Everything on track with Leicester in grace.

Mourinho tried to reverse the situation exhausting their changes in the second half and was one who pulled one back, but was insufficient. Loic Remy put the final 2-1 in the mail to make up the result . In vain the Blue effort facing no opposition from the staff throughout the 90 minutes. In fact, Diego Costa protested their peers in both Vardy his team was 'asleep'.

Drop shadow already beginning to glimpse at Stamford Bridge . Mourinho is not being able to lift the slump that dragged from earlier this season but coach insists on claiming that the results are due to bad luck. The reality is that Chelsea sum only 48 possible 15 points while going Leicester relieve road on the throne of the Premier League as the next champion.

Leicester City has regained the lead in the Premier League, who had temporarily snatched the Arsenal , after winning Monday to Chelsea (2-1) in the match that closed the sixteenth round of the English Championship, where the team 'blue' is just one point from relegation.

The surprising Leicester has returned to the top spot, two more than Arsenal and three points on Manchester City, backed by stellar couple who are shaping this season Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, authors of many that the home team ahead twice.

English, top scorer in the Premier with 15 goals, finished off the network in the first part of the Algerian center, who beat in the second half to Thibaut Courtois with a perfect thread to put the 2-0 on the scoreboard. With the entry of Pedro Rodriguez and Cesc Fabregas, both alternate boot, Chelsea improved, but did not help to claim the draw.

The Canaries striker left his marker and put a pinpoint cross to the head of Loic Remy , who scored at will and gave hope to his team in the absence of a quarter hours. However, the team coached by Jose Mourinho had no strength to more and gave his ninth league defeat.

City assails the lead pending the Leicester-Chelsea and falls on United

Manchester City , who on Saturday won with so much suffering to a combative Swansea (2-1) climbed to the top of the Premier League pending the meeting on Monday between Leicester and Chelsea (20:00 GMT), which closed the sixteenth day of the league English.

The City suffered more waiting before a Swansea where Alan Curtis made his debut as interim coach following the dismissal Thursday of Garry Monk.

The 'Citizens', thanks to a shot from Yaya Toure who played the young Kelechi Iheanacho 91 minutes, got the three points and regained the championship lead.

They had beaten local thanks to a goal from Wilfried Bony , who played a season and a half at Swansea, but the absence of 30 seconds to the end of the game Bafetimbi Gomis got the goal that seemed to give a point to the Welsh.

However, Touré, with the invaluable help of Iheanacho, beat with a shot from the right side of the area to Lukasz Fabianski to achieve the final 2-1.

In the match that closed the day Saturday, the United again lost, this time to a large Bournemouth (2-1), who with this victory escapes relegation.

The 'Cherries' and conclude a week of dream, with victories over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (0-1) and United.

The contrast between the two sets is clear: seven years ago the 'Cherries' competed in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, with a penalty of 17 points, while the 'red devils' were the champions of Europe.

In the whole of Manchester, stringing five straight games without a win (three draws and two defeats) and returns to stumble in their attempt to peer into the top of the Premier, growing doubts about the figure of his coach, Dutchman Louis van Gaal .

The hosts went ahead after just two minutes thanks to a goal Olympic Junior Stanislas , but the visitors equalized thanks to Marouane Fellani, who stumbled and after a series of rejections managed to slip the Polish Arthur Boruc.

Within ten minutes of the second half one of the United squad, Norwegian Joshua King , he decided the match for 'Cherries' by pushing the back of the net a lost ball after a deconcentration behind in a corner.

Only two victories were in the other matches on Saturday: the Crystal Palace won the crestfallen Southampton 1-0 (goal by Yohan Cabaye ) and Watford Quique Sanchez Flores had a big away win over Sunderland by 0- 1 (both former player of Granada Odion Ighalo).

In the other two games, Norwich and Everton the points for Carrow Road (1-1, goals from Wes Hoolahan and Romelu Lukaku ) and West Ham and Stoke drew 0-0 at Upton Park.

The sixteenth day of the Premier is completed with three games on Sunday and one on Monday. Sunday opens the soccer day the Aston Villa at home to Arsenal (12:00 GMT) before the duels between Liverpool and West Brom (16:00 GMT) and Tottenham and Newcastle (16:00 GMT).

Leicester City and Chelsea will meet on Monday at the King Power Stadium (20:00 GMT) in the match that closed the day 16 championship.