Van Gaal in trouble after setback of Man U to Bournemouth

On Saturday, the team with the most titles in the history of English football suffered another humiliation losing to the small Bournemouth, a club that six years ago was about to disappear professionalism.

The problems begin to pile up, and fast, to the United manager Louis van Gaal in his second season in charge of the largest in England team.

United, depleted by injuries to several owners, allowed an Olympic goal two minutes in the 2-1 loss to Bournemouth, which knocked his second giant in row after beating champions Chelsea 1-0 last week.

Before this meeting, Manchester City was about to leave on the table points to Swansea, but Yaya Toure scored in injury time to give the team a 2-1 win of Manuel Pellegrini. The City climbed to the top of the standings with the same points as Leicester, but with better goal difference.

Bournemouth's first season in the top flight start having dyes fairytale. The team, based in a small coastal town, come to accomplish the most important in its 116-year history to win Chelsea. Now he has another milestone to celebrate.

"It's about having confidence, whether or not believe in the coach," said Van Gaal, who said Friday that United have to get used to is no longer a giant of Europe after the elimination of Champions.

Against 11,500 fans in Vitality, the smallest stadium in the Premier League, Bournemouth went ahead with an Olympic goal of Junior Stanislas. Marouane Fellaini tied at 24, and Joshua King scored the final of the hosts in the 54th, after another move that started in a corner.

"We are a fantastic week," said the helmsman of Bournemouth, Eddie Howe. For this same date six years ago, Bournemouth Morecambe lost 5-0 in a duel in the fourth division, and was in danger of passing the semi categories.

Despite all its problems, United are just three points behind City, not yet finished foothold in the tip.

Toure firing came after departing arc in Kelechi Iheanacho, and granted the three units at a City that left many doubts in their stadium Etihad. Bafetimbi Gomis had equalized for Swansea at 90.

"Actually we did not play well," Pellegrini said.

Wilfried Bony opened the scoring for City in the 26th with a header against his former team.

In other matches, Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Southampton, Norwich drew 1-1 with Everton, Watford won 1-0 at Sunderland and West Ham's goalless draw with Stoke.

Manchester City is placed provisional leader after winning 2-1 at Swansea

Manchester City temporarily regained the top of the Premier League thanks to their 2-1 win Saturday against Swansea (15th) at the 16th day of the Premier League.

The group led by the Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini took the lead through Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony (26), who headed in a corner. However, the Frenchman of Congolese origin Bafétimbi Gomis seemed to take the final tie to scoring with a powerful header (90).

It was then that appeared already in stoppage time left leg of another African, fellow Ivorian Yaya Toure, who took a left-footed shot from inside the area that played enough in the young up front Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho, who had jumped the field 84 minutes into the game and took an impossible path for the visitors.

- "Three very important points" -

At times the Swansea cornered the Citizens forcing several interventions worthwhile international goalkeeper Joe Hart.

The whole of Manchester is showing irregular in the Premier League, and does not offer the flashy game that characterized the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini team in previous seasons, something the coach blamed the casualties, as the Argentine striker Sergio Aguero or the Belgian Vincent Kompany.

"The Swansea played very well, and is not the way we want to win. Now we have a week to recover, we played too many games with 13 or 14 players," said the coach.

"I knew it would be difficult, because we had three or four players who could not recover," he added stressing the lower of its staff.

"I think the three points are very important, but the way we played," the former Real Madrid coach consoled.

A victory for Manchester United, facing the Bournemouth Saturday or Arsenal three points on their visit to bottom club Aston Villa snatch back the first position to City, which for the moment equals 32 points with Leicester, which Chelsea receives on Monday.

In the 'Foxes' could serve a draw to stand again as leaders based on other results.

After an unexpected defeat in the last round against Stoke City after a poor game, the Citizens, who continue to be without the injured Sergio Aguero, seem to have regained the tone with Mönchengalbach victory against Borussia in Champions League and against Swansea in the English championship.

Swansea, whose coach Garry Monk was dismissed this week, and was led on an interim basis by Alan Curtis and Wales again with another defeat, which is the fifth in the last six games.

- Results of the 16th round of the English Premier League:

- Saturday:

Norwich City - Everton 1-1

Sunderland - Watford 0-1

Manchester City - Swansea City 2-1

West Ham - Stoke City 0-0

Crystal Palace - Southampton 1-0

AFC Bournemouth - Manchester United 2-1

- Sunday:

(13h30 GMT) Aston Villa - Arsenal

(16h00 GMT) Tottenham - Newcastle

Liverpool - West Bromwich

- Monday:

(20h00 GMT) Leicester - Chelsea

Alexis Sanchez: "I hope to do what I like"

Striker  Alexis Sanchez  was in Chile these days, recovering from his injured hamstring. Until Friday, little or nothing was known of the possible return to the national courts. However, the coach of Arsenal Arsene Wenger , said the tocopillano could play again, on 21 December in the match against Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini.

It should be remembered that the national team was injured last November 29 at Norwich City, lighting alarms in the London box and Saturday after trying their muscle problems in the Juan Pinto Duran Complex, under the watchful eye of physiotherapist José Amador, he wrote a message through social networking thanking all those who were with him in his recovery.

"I want to thank these people who looked after me during my stay in Chile ... Chefs ... props and Physiotherapists Thanks .. I hope to do what I like," he said on his Instagram account.

Quiero agradecer a estas personas que me cuidaron durante mi estadía en Chile ... Cocineros ... Útileros y Fisioterapeutas ⚽️ Muchas gracias .. Espero volver a hacer lo que más me gusta ⚽️😀

A photo posted by Alexis Sanchez (@alexis_officia1) on Dec 12, 2015 at 3:29pm PST

Argentina and New Zealand define the Women's World League hockey

Argentina and New Zealand on Saturday advanced to the final of the Women's World League hockey played in the World Cup Stadium Rosario (300 km northwest), after beating China and Germany respectively.

In the match that completed the day, Argentina revenge of the fall suffered claimed against China in the group stage and surpassed the red selected with an early goal from Pilar Campoy 7 minutes, in a close duel with few arrivals but dominated by the South American Leonas.

In the first semifinal, New Zealand beat Germany 2-1, with goals from Kirsten Liz Pearce and Thompson, while Eileen Hoffmann scored for the German side, who finished playing field with eleven players, but had no precision in achieving equality.

The final between Argentina and New Zealand will be held on Sunday from 19H00 local (22H00 GMT), preceded by the cross between Germany and China for the third place.

Earlier, the Netherlands, the number 1 ranking of the International Federation (FIH) remained in fifth place with little flavor to their aspirations, and Lidewij Welten goal to beat Australia 1-0 (2nd).

Dutch, past champions of the World League, were left out of the podium in international tournaments for the first time in 21 years, from a distant 6th place in the 1994 World Dublin.

In the seventh since the crash, Britain completed its participation with a resounding 5-1 win over South Korea, with goals from Nicola White (2), Ellie Watton, Hannah MacLeod and Helen Richardson-Walsh, while Han Hye pulled Lyoung for Asian.

-Semifinales Of the last stage of the World Women's Hockey League:

New Zealand-Germany 2-1

Argentina-China 1-0

-party For fifth place:

Australia-Netherlands 0-1

-party For seventh place:

Britain and South Korea 5-1

Without Neymar, Barcelona gives third consecutive draw

Lionel Messi scored his fifth goal in six games since returning from injury and Ivan Rakitic scored his first championship, but Barcelona Neymar accused downward Saturday and gave their third successive draw in all competitions the 2-2 draw with visiting Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league.

Barca, who weekday leveled 1-1 at Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League seven days ago the points 1-1 is also divided, with Valencia in the domestic championship, still leads the tournament with 35 points for the 15th date, but it could be achieved in qualifying for Atletico Madrid when the team led the Argentine Diego Simeone, now with 32 points, winning on Sunday against Athletic Bilbao.

Real Madrid, third with 30, closed Sunday Villarreal programming court.

Deportivo, with 23 units surprise classified sixth, benefited from the absence of injured Neymar, who watched the game from the stands, hoping to contest the World Club Barca begin play Thursday in Japan.

Messi put Barca ahead in the team with a direct free kick goal in the 39th minute and Rakitic expanded to 62, but Luis Enrique not able to maintain their perfect record in their stadium and, like last season by the last date, the reaction was allowed to Deportivo, who leveled with goals from Lucas Perez (77) and Alex Bergantinos (86).

"It was inexplicable, especially at the end, when we escaped and gave control facilities," lamented midfielder Andres Iniesta. "We are going points in two weeks that make them tighten around a bit more. Now it change the chip, because we play a title."

Luis Enrique, meanwhile, considered misleading results.

Chicharito hattrick for Leverkusen against Monchengladbach

A hat-trick from Mexican striker Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez facilitated the win achieved Bayer Leverkusen against Borussia Monchengladbach (5-0), at the meeting of the sixteenth round of the League from Germany.

The attacker, former player of Manchester United and Real Madrid, reaffirmed its status scorer in the match played at the BayArena.

Primer gol @AmadorErnesto de su primer Hat trick del @CH14_ @golfuentes @elamigo50 @Jobiefreak pic.twitter.com/OsCbTibhyw

— Jose Luis Martin (@luigiovando) December 12, 2015

Mexican international Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez accumulate 15 goals in the last twelve games he has played for Bayer Leverkusen, who achieved victory against Borussia Monchengladbach is placed sixth in the table, doors European places.

It was the encounter with the victory in the League set Roger Schmidt, who on Wednesday drew with Barcelona in the last round of the group stage of the Champions League.

However, it was Stefan Kiessling which paved the way for the win on the half hour. No he extended his lead until the second half, the home side.

Chicharito scored the second and three after 63 minutes, Kiessling made it 3-0 on the scoreboard. The Mexican-inspired stressed his scoring two goals in a minute. In the absence of a quarter hour remaining, he scored their two goals.

Then Roger Schmidt withdrew him from the pitch. He was replaced by Admir Mehmedi.