Ronaldo ever higher, Lyon and Manchester United KO: lessons from the 1st round

Cristiano Ronaldo is a hit, Gent surprises, Manchester United and Lyon disappoint. Such is the situation after the phase of the Champions League. 

Ronaldo to top: Ronaldo, always higher. The Portuguese scored a quadrupled during the demonstration of Real Madrid face Malmö (8-0) and took over as the record of goals in the group stage (11). 

If it has not managed to shake the nets of PSG, CR7 scored a hat-trick against Shakhtar, then doubled against the Ukrainian club, and another brace against Malmö, Sweden, before Tuesday night festival. The triple Ballon d'Or and scored more goals than twelve teams in the group stage of the Champions League!

The quiet PSG, Lyon almost irrelevant: Without trembling, PSG very overhauled, dominated Donetsk (2-0). The triple champion of France title finished second in their pool behind Real Madrid and qualified for the final eight for the fourth consecutive year. In regular. 

In 200 years, Lyon also validated his ticket every year without much problem. Times change. OL version 2015 was not the level. Winner Wednesday night in Valencia (0-2), Hubert Fournier's men have yet experienced a burst of pride. Too little, too late. With a point before the final day, OL signed a performance of rare mediocrity and no longer play any European competition this season. A failure in a cooking group yet within reach. In six days, the club Rhone underperformed

Van Gaal fails in the attempt to make United a European power

Just a season and a half after his arrival at the club, the project of the Dutch Louis van Gaal on the bench for Manchester United suffered a considerable bump on Tuesday to say goodbye to the League of Champions first exchange.

 The third richest team in the world, who last summer spent almost 110 million pounds (about 150 million) in remodelling its workforce, has failed to overcome a group stage with rivals at affordable priori as Wolfsburg, PSV Eindhoven and CSKA Moscow.

The 'Red Devils', who returned to the Champions hand of Louis van Gaal after a season away from European competitions after the farewell of Alex Ferguson , trust rejuvenate old laurels won the tournament three times, the last in 2008.

Thus, supported by substantial new television rights agreement of the Premier League and a checkbook envy most European football clubs, the north of England were launched in search of players who can put them back in first line of continental football.

The contract for television rights to the premier class of English football will move from the current 3.018 million pounds (4,300 million euros) to 5.136 million pounds (6.946 million euros) over the next three years, which gives clubs Premier a significant advantage over their European counterparts.

The champion of the English Premier League win over 150 million pounds (213 million euros), while the last place will receive 99 million (140.7 million euros).

However, the United invested over 110 million pounds in six players: Anthony Martial ( Monaco , £ 36 million), Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton, £ 26 million), Memphis Depay (PSV, £ 25 million), Matteo Darmian ( Torino , £ 13 million), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich, £ 6.6 million) and Sergio Romero ( Sampdoria , free).

A -suplente- goalkeeper, side two midfielders and two attackers was the balance of a busy summer that fans Reds dreamed of Cristiano Ronaldo , Sergio Ramos , Paul Pogba and Neymar and had to settle Depay, Darmian , Schneiderlin and Martial.

The fans, though praised Van Gaal firmness in negotiations with Real Madrid by the goalkeeper David de Gea , criticized its unwillingness to reinforce the defense -at as did David Moyes-, the weak point of the team after the departure of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic .

Tuesday in Germany, at the meeting in which the club played its future in the Champions League, the Dutchman had chosen a defense of four with young Uruguayan Guillermo Valera -disputó his second game since joining the club 30 months ago , Chris Smalling , Daley Blind -a midfielder converted to zaguero- and Matteo Darmian leg changed.

The second half, for the injury the Italian side, the very young Cameron finished playing Borthwich-Jackson, 18, that before the Wolfsburg played his second game with the first team of United.

These controversial decisions of Van Gaal, opting for Borthwick-Jackson or replace Juan Mata for the young Nick Powell , whose last encounter with the 'Red Devils' 4-0 defeat was at the hands of MK Dons last season League Cup, have not been well regarded by fans, analysts and former players, who call for the immediate dismissal of the Dutch.

"As a Manchester United player I am ashamed of having fallen into the Champions League and having to play the Europa League. I expected more from us, "Ferdinand grumbled in his Twitter account.

Denmark's Peter Schmeichel , United's goalkeeper between 1991 and 1999, he also aired his displeasure on the popular social network ". That was a very lackluster performance was not at all good, a lot to improve," he wrote.

The poor offensive play of the team, in the last 11 games has seen only goal nine times (with belt draws 0-0), is a slab despite starting three forwards in the template, which does not seem to find the way of goal.

Van Gaal, however, has the fourth team in the Premiership, he insisted that the club has improved since coming to the bench 16 months ago.

"Right now I can not defend because we are out of the Champions League. But if you look at the facts we see that we have advanced in the Champions League and we have reached the group stage of the Champions", will He defended the Dutchman.

"The facts say that we are better than last year. That's my answer to the critics," Van Gaal boasted that since his arrival the club has invested more than 200 million pounds (300 million euros) in signings. 

Manchester Nightmare of Valdes

What seemed like a new life of opportunity has become a nightmare for Victor Valdes at Manchester United. Louis van Gaal humiliates Victor Valdes!

Substitution first, then slights their coach Louis van Gaal and now the claim of his wife Yolanda Cardona the club for not having invited her husband to the traditional annual dinner in honour of UNICEF.

Without hesitation twice, the wife of Valdes published in Instagram: "They not invite my husband @ vicvaldes1 to be part of # united4unicef ​​is the last thing you expect from one of the biggest clubs as manchester united. A charity event is always a charity event. "

No invitar a mi marido @vicvaldes1 a la gala #united4unicef , es lo ultimo que esperaba de un club tan grande como el @manchesterunited "Un Acto Benefico, siempre es un acto Benefico" Do not invite to my husband @vicvaldes1 to be part of the #united4unicef , its the last thing you don't expect from one of the biggest club as @manchesterunited "A Charity event, its always a Charity event"

A photo posted by Yolanda Cardona (@yolandacardona1) on Nov 29, 2015 at 3:17pm PST

Victor Valdes' Manchester United career has taken what end appears to be one ugly turn after the player's wife ... It is not the first time when the former goalkeeper of Barcelona is outraged with his new club. Since coming to the Red Devils in January 2015 after his successful spell at FC Barcelona, ​​where he won six leagues, two Spanish Cups, six Super Cups in Spain, three Champions League , two UEFA Super Cup and two World Club. It has been ignored - humiliated might say - by his current coach.

With only two official matches played in his 11 months with the Old Trafford (only one start), where he came on as a substitute of its compatriot David de Gea, van Gaal has condemned the goal ostracized, to the point align the team U21 United. That was on January 26 against Liverpool, and although all surprised that determination, at that time thought it was only to give tempo to the experienced goalkeeper.

But it was not like that. The few opportunities talk of the British press, which began to externalise and rumours that the Dutch coach had a null relationship with fellow world champion and Europe with the Spanish team turned.

After the season, in July this year van Gaal announced that the goal had been put on the transfer list after he allegedly refused to play with the reserve team. Even a number assigned to him for viniente season.

And it would not stop there. In a controversial decision that touched and humiliation, van Gaal ordered Valdes is not the first team will train together in Carrington, the main clubhouse. If the first team practiced in the morning, playing Spanish to do so in the afternoon, and vice versa. Always alone. Ultimately asked for the treatment of a world champion, van Gaal cited the denial of Valdés to play with the U21 team as the reason for his intemperate decisions.

The goalkeeper has left a message on social networks in relation to the complicated situation in the Manchester ... Valdes, 33, had arrived at United after failing to renew with Barcelona after suffering a serious knee injury in March 2014, which left him out of the World. In October of that year, the United offered to the goalkeeper the opportunity to continue his rehabilitation in the clubhouse, and three months would offer a contract year and a half to wear red.

However, it seems that if there will be light at the end of the tunnel.

As reported espnfc.com Valdes and United are close to cancel the contract to allow the goalkeeper to seek new directions. It is said that several British teams have shown interest in the player, but the club does not want to go to a rival of the League Premier, preferring him go to another league.

And as several teams from Spain (referred to Espanyol and Valencia ) have sounded the phones in Carrington awaiting a winner as goalkeeper Valdes as it has been the number 1 of its clubs sets.

Leicester 1-1 Manchester United: bittersweet Party for Vardy

Jamie Vardy has gone down in history of the Premier League . England striker managed to score yesterday in the match Leicester City and was the eleventh consecutive day in which managed to score.

This record earned the attacker of foxes to break the record that until November 28 held Ruud Van Nistelrooy , who in his time at Manchester United by a goal chained ten games in a row.

Manchester United has not been able to win at the King Power Stadium before the great revelation of the Premier League as the Leicester City and had to settle for draw a point on the day Vardy made ​​history of English football.

The 'Red Devils' best left to duel eager to have the ball but the foxes were closed with expertise in your field waiting for an opportunity that eventually found in 24 with a pass into space Fuchs striker first nail into the net by David De Gea .

In both, the England striker became the English player who more consecutive days in England has linked marking surpassing a record of Ruud van Nistelrooy , a circumstance that became the surprise team tier at a party. After managing to get ahead, Ranieri's charges were grown and handcuffed completely about 'Red Devils' surprised by the punch of the foxes and did not generate almost no chance out in the first half.

REVIEWING THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE

However, Van Gaal's men allied with fortune and Schweinsteiger equalized with a controversial goal to head off a corner where he could make a previous lack his marker on the play.

With the 1-1, the United regained the lead in the second act but its disturbing lack of depth deprived of generating clear chances although Van Gaal added to his offensive potential substitute today Depay Memphis .

The domain was visiting but the clearest was the Leicester boots Ulloa but De Gea made a saving stop while Depay missed the clearest of United in the final and the score ended up reflecting a tie for the day Vardy - He entered history.

Manchester United players wife and girlfriend

Here is the Manchester United WAGs list 

1. David de Gea girlfriend Edurne Garcia

2. Rafael Pereira da Silva wife Carla da Silva

3. Phil Jones girlfriend kaya hall

4. Marcos Rojo wife Eugenia Lusardo

5. Jonny Evans wife Helen McConnell

6. Angel Di Maria wife Jorgelina Cardoso

7. Juan Mata girlfriend Lorena Martinez

8. Radamel Falcao wife Lorelei Taron

9. Wayne Rooney wife Coleen Rooney

10. Chris Smalling girlfriend Sam Cooke

11. Anders Lindegaard wife Misse Beqiri

12. Michael Carrick wife Lisa Roughead

13. Daley Blind girlfriend Candy Rae

14. Ashley Young wife Nicky Pike

15. Robin van Persie wife Bouchra van Persie

16. Nick Powell girlfriend emmelia davidson

17. Darren Fletcher wife Hayley Grice

18. Antonio Valencia wife Zoila Valencia

19. Marouane Fellaini girlfriend Lara Binet

20. Victor Valdes wife Yolanda Cardona

21. Jesse Lingard girlfriend Emma Hyde

22. Tyler Blackett girlfriend Naomi Thomas

23. Andreas Pereira girlfriend

Andreas Pereira girlfriend

Tyler Blackett girlfriend Naomi Thomas

Jesse Lingard girlfriend Emma Hyde

Victor Valdes wife Yolanda Cardona

Marouane Fellaini girlfriend Lara Binet

Antonio Valencia wife Zoila Valencia

Darren Fletcher wife Hayley Grice

Nick Powell girlfriend emmelia davidson

Robin van Persie wife Bouchra van Persie

Ashley Young wife Nicky Pike

Daley Blind girlfriend Candy Rae

Michael Carrick wife Lisa Roughead

Anders Lindegaard wife Misse Beqiri

Chris Smalling girlfriend Sam Cooke

Radamel Falcao wife Lorelei Taron

Juan Mata girlfriend Lorena Martinez

Angel Di Maria wife Jorgelina Cardoso

Jonny Evans wife Helen McConnell

Marcos Rojo wife Eugenia Lusardo

Phil Jones girlfriend kaya hall

Rafael Pereira da Silva wife Carla da Silva

David de Gea girlfriend Edurne Garcia

Thanks to www.MrSport.ro

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PSV - Manchester United

English teams naturally are stronger than Dutch teams. Depay was the best player for PSV last season, now he is just one of many top players in this Man Utd team.

It would be easy to plump for an away win and I think that is the most likely outcome.

But in terms of motivation, both sides will certainly be up for this having been out of the competition for some time.

Rooney is out, but that is not a big miss, since he was playing like **** anyway. Hopefully it will be Martial as a striker and not Fellaini again.

LVG said a draw would be fine but I still feel United will create a few chances, it's just a matter of taking them.

The defence has been really solid, Schneiderlin didn't play at the weekend so he'll play today, and he makes the whole team much more solid. De Gea is back which is huge. I doubt United are going to concede.

There is value in a United win, that's for sure. This team is only going to get better.

I'm biased, but United to win is a decent bet. Well I am pretty sure Manchester United will win this match. The Red Devils are much stronger than PSV and even they haven't played really well against Liverpool I think the odd of 2.20 contains value. PSV isn't very strong atm and I think we will see the same difference in quality as against Club Brugge. Maybe not a 0-4, but at least a 1-2 / 1-3.

Possible starting lineups:

PSV: Zoet – Willems, Isimat-Mirin, Bruma, Arias – Guardado, Hendrix, Pröpper – Narsingh, Lestienne, de Jong. (4-3-3)

Manchester United: De Gea – Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Shaw – Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin – Mata, Herrera, Depay – Fellaini. (4-2-3-1)

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli from Italy.

September 14, 2015 - Peter Michalski

Manchester United - Liverpool 3-1 Highlights and All Goals

The stats you need to know

• Manchester United have lost just one of their previous 11 leagues games at Old Trafford.
• Liverpool have only won one of their last eight away games in the Premier League.
• De Gea has not kept a clean sheet in any of his last eight full 90-minute appearances in the Premier League.
• Mata has scored or assisted three of the four normal Premier League goals United have scored this season.
• Martial scored with his first ever shot in the Premier League.
• Benteke has scored in his last three Premier League appearances against Manchester United, but has lost two and drawn one of those three games.
• Liverpool and Manchester United are the only Premier League sides to play today and not to hit a shot on target in the first half.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has started making friends at Manchester United

31 was the number of midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger at Bayern Munich.

Transferred to Manchester United in this window, the German used the shirt 23 during the pre-season of the English club. In the first game of the Premier League, he officially took the shirt 31, her favorite.

The story does not seem to be very important, but for fans of Manchester United who bought the 23 German shirt has. One of them, identified as Florian texted Schweinsteiger on Facebook talking about the case.

And he was surprised by the response: "Too bad, Florian. I will send you a new autographed shirt to help you. Thank you for your great support! This goes for other fans to send me a picture wearing the shirt with my old number. I will give 31 more shirts Manchester United, "wrote the player.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has started making friends at Manchester United.

Roll the ball in the Premier League: Chelsea, Man U and the rest

Chelsea's defence of his crown in the Premier League started on Saturday with the expulsion of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and a 2-2 draw with Swansea. Jose Mourinho's team squandered the lead twice and paid dearly for the expulsion of Courtois shortly after the second half started, receiving a straight red card for bringing down Bafetimbi Gomis when the French came to the area in a counterattack.

Mourinho dodged criticizing the expulsion of Courtois, saying only that "after that, everything was different." "We played a very good first half, we had the game under control and we played with more and more confidence," said the Portuguese coach. "Playing 35 minutes outnumbered in the first game of the season when the physical condition is not optimal level is much more difficult."

Chelsea took the lead after 23 minutes thanks to a goal from free kick from Brazilian Oscar, but Andre Ayew leveled six minutes later when he pounced on a ball left adrift after Courtois clearance of a head of Gomis.

The champions restored the advantage immediately with a goal by Argentine defender Federico Fernandez. At 30, Fernandez stretched leg to deflect a center of Brazilian Willian from the left, but the ball is nestled rose at the far post.

Gomis rescued a draw for Swansea with a single maneuver that left hand side Courtois, who had no choice but to bring him down inside the area. Asmir Begovic replacing Courtois entered, but could not do before the auction Gomis, at 55.

Manchester United needed an own goal to beat Tottenham 1-0 in the first match of the season, while Leicester beat Sunderland 4-2 and Crystal Palace 3-1 in a controversial Norwich he said.

Bournemouth began its first season in the Premier League with a 1-0 setback against Aston Villa.

Watford, newly promoted to the first division with Bournemouth, took the lead on two occasions, including on 14 minutes thanks to a goal by Mexican Miguel Layún, but eventually drew 2-2 with Everton.

At Old Trafford, Spurs defender Kyle Walker gave United the three points to get the ball into his own net on 22 minutes, when he tried to mark the United captain Wayne Rooney.

It was one of the few occasions of danger in a match in which Louis van Gaal fielded four new signings for United.

Van Gaal used the Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero instead of David de Gea, who is the target of rumors of transfer to Real Madrid and, as the helmsman, had no mind on the game. They also played the central Matteo Darmain, and midfielders Morgan Schneirderlin and Memphis Depay. Another reinforcements United, Bastian Schweinsteiger, replaced Michael Carrick after an hour.

"It was a very difficult game because there were two teams who want to push, so each player with the ball had very little (time) to make a play," Van Gaal told BT Sport. "We had a lot of the ball but generate some opportunities."

Leicester had no trouble scoring on his debut coach Claudio Ranieri, who returned to the Premier League after 11 years.

Jamie Vardy opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a header and Riyad Mahrez increased at 18 and 25. Jermain Defoe and Steven Fletcher came to Sunderland in the second half and Marc Albrighton scored the fourth of Leicester.

Meanwhile, Norwich players were furious that an apparent equalizer was disallowed in their loss to the Palace.

Cameron Jerome thought he had gone 2-2 when he stretched his leg to make an acrobatic shot that shook the nets in the 74th minute, but referee Simon Hooper annulled on the grounds that the move was no goal.

Norwich also called a penalty when Sebastien Bassong was pushed by Connor Wickham to 89. Yohan Cabaye Palace sealed the victory to put the third in a counterattack in injury.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester United play against Brugge in play-off round

Three-time European champions face the Belgian runners-up for a place in the group stages.

Manchester United have been drawn against Belgian club Brugge in the Champions League play-off round.

Scottish champions Celtic will face Malmo from Sweden.

The winners of the two-legged play-off matches will go into the group stages of the competition.

Brugge finished top of the Belgian league last season, but were second in the title play-offs while Malmo are sixth in the Swedish league.

The first legs of the play-off ties will take place on 18-19 August, with the second matches on 25-26 August.

Menwhile, in the Europa League play-off Southampton face Danes FC Midtjylland.

Ronald Koeman's side, who beat Vitesse Arnhem in the last round, are at home for the first leg on 20 August, before travelling to Denmark a week later.

Champions League draw in full:

Astana v APOEL,
Skenderbeu v Dinamo Zagreb,
Celtic v Malmo,
Basel v Maccabi Tel Aviv,
BATE Borisov v Partizan Belgrade,
Lazio v Bayer Leverkusen,
Manchester United v Club Brugge,
Sporting CP v CSKA Moscow,
Rapid Vienna v Shakhtar Donetsk,
Valencia v Monaco.

Manchester United sells Angel Di Maria to PSG in loss?

The transfer of Angel Di Maria from Manchester United to PSG is (finally) completed. 

The Argentine international continued in the French capital has signed a contract until 2019, so Thursday. Di Maria (27) moved last summer for 75 million euros from Real Madrid to Manchester United. 

With four goals in 32 games he made, partly by injuries, the high expectations at ManU not entirely true. 

Coach Louis van Gaal also did not veto a departure from Di Maria. PSG explains reportedly 63 million euros on the table for Di Maria. That gets at the French champion's jersey number 11.

E gata Manchester United de start? Cu Schweinsteiger cu tot?

S-au terminat aproape toate vacantele fotbalistilor care joaca in Europa! Poate au mai ramas cativa rataciti care joaca in Spania, al carei campionat incepe mai tarziu...

La Manchester United a fost o vara agitata! Mda, suntem la jumatatea calendaristica a verii si deja folosim "a fost", adica trecutul! 

Van Gaal nu mai poate livra aceleasi rezultate ca anul trecut. Conducerea, dar ales suporterii, nu mai au timp de mediocritate. Pentru ca orice altceva in afara de castigarea campionatului si a Ligii Campionilor inseamna mediocritate pentru United! Primul sezon a fost de acomodare, acum e nevoie de rezultate, de confirmare! Olandezul trebuie sa livreze rezultate, altfel va fi demis!

Bastian Schweinsteiger este marea surpriza oferita de Van Gaal. Sunt mai multe motive: Varsta lui, pretul platit, peste 50 de milioane de euro pentru un jucator cu aceasta varsta, cum de Bayern Munchen i-a dat drumul avand in vedere ca era unul din simbolurile echipei, si altele. Blondul a vrut sa fie alaturi de noua iubire, Ana Ivanovic, tenismena din Croatia, pentru care si-a parasit prietena nemtoaica.

Un lucru e clar, Manchester United, nu avea "batrani" in echipa, cu exceptia lui Carrick care are acum 33 de ani. Iar lui Van gaal exact asta ii lipsea: un jucator cu experienta care sa stie cand sa controleze jocul. In plus, pe langa experienta, a adus si personalitate si "rautate in joc". Matthias Sammer spunea despre Schweini ca e imposibil de inlocuit ca personalitate la Bayern. Cat despre "rautatea in joc" in sensul bun, a lui Bastian nu mai trebuie sa discutam.

Van Gaal a acoperit "gaurile" prin transferurile din aceasta vara! Manchester United va fi un adversalr dificil in aceasta editie de campionat, cel putin prin prisma transferurilor si al celui de-al doilea an al lui Van Gaal. Vom avea un Premier League pe cinste! ;)

Cat despre Schweinsteiger sa recunoastem ca nu mai intra in vederile lui Pep Guardiola la Bayern Munchen! Si pentru Pep este al doilea an la Bayern. Vom avea si un Champions league pe cinste! ;)