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Cristiano Ronaldo: Has a thigh problem
Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will not play any part in Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Wednesday.
The former Manchester United forward picked up a strain in his left thigh during Madrid's 5-0 win at Almeria on Saturday, forcing him to be substituted in the 54th minute.
The Madrid coach reiterated that the injury was nothing to be worried about and was hopeful he would only miss the match with Roberto Mancini's side and could be back in time to face Real Valladolid at the weekend.
"Cristiano can't play tomorrow, he's had a very small problem but tomorrow we're going to rest him and we're going to see if he can be available for Saturday," Ancelotti told a press conference.
"He has a small muscle strain but he is very confident he can play on Saturday, but if there's any risk of him getting injured, he won't play."
Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in his last seven matches for club and country and Madrid fans inside the Bernabeu will pay tribute to the forward by wearing 45,000 masks of his face to show their support for his bid to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Ronaldo was replaced by 20-year-old Jese Rodriguez against Almeria and Ancelotti said either the youngster or Angel di Maria would start on the left of attack in the Portuguese's place.
The coach also confirmed he would not change Gareth Bale's position on the right of Madrid's attack in Ronaldo's absence.
"Bale plays on the right to take advantage of his shooting ability, I prefer my players to play on a different side to their stronger foot," he said.
Ronaldo, Sami Khedira, Raphael Varane and Fabio Coentrao have all been ruled out through injury, while Luka Modric is suspended after picking three yellow cards in the first four Champions League games.
Varane has struggled to remain match fit after undergoing knee surgery last May, starting a total of just six games this season, and Ancelotti revealed he would be rested for up to a fortnight to prevent the knee from becoming inflamed.
Another player who could miss out is Xabi Alonso, who returned to action less than a month ago following a groin operation and then a fractured metatarsal.
"We have to be careful with Alonso because he's just come back from an important injury, playing two games in four days could be a problem, so there's a chance he will rest and Casemiro will play instead," explained Ancelotti.
Madrid romped to a 6-1 win over Galatasaray when the two teams met in September but Ancelotti believes the Turkish champions are a stronger side under Mancini, who succeeded Fatih Terim as coach a week after that match.
Madrid have taken 10 points from their four Champions League matches and just need a draw to mathematically ensure they qualify as group winners, but just a point separates second place Galatasaray from bottom side Juventus.
"It will be a different game to the one in Istanbul, Galatasaray have changed a lot since Mancini arrived," said Ancelotti.
"Now they have more balance and have quality in attack, with players like Didier Drogba. We expect a very difficult game because they are playing for qualification."
Un 4-3-3 avec Benzema en pointe contre l'Ukraine ? Par media365.fr ...
Un 4-3-3 avec Benzema en pointe contre l'Ukraine ?
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Didier Deschamps devrait aligner un 4-3-3 avec Karim Benzema en pointe de l'attaque, mardi soir au Stade de France contre l'Ukraine. Olivier Giroud ne devrait être que remplaçant.
Il fallait s’y attendre. Après la désillusion du match aller à Kiev (2-0), Didier Deschamps va considérablement chambouler son onze de départ pour le barrage retour de mardi soir au Stade de France face à l’Ukraine. Le premier changement concernerait le dispositif de jeu. Le sélectionneur des Bleus devrait en effet abandonner le 4-2-3-1 du match aller pour un 4-3-3 plus traditionnel. Mais pas avec Olivier Giroud en pointe. En attaque, Karim Benzema, remplaçant lors des cinq derniers matchs, devrait être préféré à l’avant-centre d’Arsenal. Pour approvisionner le Madrilène en ballons, Franck Ribéry, sur l’aile gauche, et Mathieu Valbuena, à droite, devraient bénéficier de la confiance du champion du Monde 1998. Yohan Cabaye, finalement remplaçant à l’aller face aux Ukrainiens, devrait lui aussi être cette fois titularisé. Le joueur de Newcastle devrait occuper le poste de sentinelle devant la défense aux côtés de Blaise Matuidi et de Paul Pogba. En défense, aucune surprise à attendre. En l’absence de Laurent Koscielny, suspendu après le carton rouge reçu à Kiev, et étant donné la baisse de régime du moment d’Eric Abidal, la charnière centrale devrait être composée de Raphaël Varane, qui ne souffre plus de son genou gauche, et de Mamadou Sakho. Les deux hommes avaient déjà été associés contre la Géorgie et en seconde mi-temps contre l’Australie en match amical. Comme à l’aller, Patrice Evra et Mathieu Debuchy seront chargés des couloirs.
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لنادي الصفاقسي : التشكيلة المحتملة في مواجهة مازمبي
يواجه النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي غدا السبت 23 نوفمبر 2013 في ملعب رادس تي بي مازمبي الكونغولي في إطار ذهاب الدور النهائي لكأس الكنفدرالية .
وقدّم مدرّب فريق عاصمة الجنوب آخر التوصيات قبل المباراة وبعض الخطط التكتيكيّة، وحسب مصادرنا فإن التشكيلة المحتملة للصفاقسي ستكون كالتالي :
رامي الجريدي، مامان يوسوفو، علي معلول، بسام بولعابة، محمود بن صالح، ابراهيم ندونغ، فرجاني ساسي، ماهر حناشي، غازي شلّوف، فخر الدين بن يوسف، ادريسا كويوتي.
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BayArena - Leverkusen 27/11/2013 - 20:45CET (20:45 local time) Group stage - Group A Five goals, a clean sh...
Leverkusen 0-5Man. United
BayArena - Leverkusen 27/11/2013 - 20:45CET (20:45 local time)
Group stage - Group A
Five goals, a clean sheet AND a place in the last 16 of the Champions League
Leverkusen - Man. United
0-5Man. United
- Valencia 22
- Spahić 30 (og)
- J. Evans 66
- Smalling 77
- Nani 88
FA CUP SECOND-ROUND DRAW Bury or Cambridge v Sheffield Utd Wycombe Wanderers or Crewe v Preston N...
FA CUP SECOND-ROUND DRAW
Bury or Cambridge v Sheffield Utd
Wycombe Wanderers or Crewe v Preston North End
Port Vale v Salisbury City
Bristol Rovers or York v Crawley
MK Dons v Dover Athletic
Boreham Wood or Carlisle United v Brentford
Macclesfield Town v Gillingham or Brackley
Chesterfield v Southend United
Oldham Athletic or Wolverhampton Wanderers v Mansfield Town
Rotherham United v Rochdale
Peterborough United v Tranmere Rovers
Hartlepool United v Coventry City
Kidderminster Harriers v Braintree Town or Newport
Lincoln City or Plymouth Argyle v Welling United
Wrexham v Oxford United or Gateshead
Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion
Grimsby or Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
Leyton Orient v Walsall
Tamworth v Bristol City
Stevenage v Stourbridge
Ties to be played on the weekend of 7 and 8 December
BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was presented with a record third Golden Boot on Wednesday for scoring the most goal...
Messi receives Golden Boot as Europe's top scorer Read more: Messi receives Golden B
The 26-year-old Messi helped Barcelona win the 2012-13 Spanish league by scoring 46 goals despite missing several games with a right hamstring pull near the end of the season.
Messi also won the award for 34 goals in 2009-10, and a Spanish record 50 in 2011-12.
The first player to receive the award three times, Messi dedicated his latest trophy to his family and his teammates, calling it a team award.
“This is a beautiful award that goes to the entire squad for what it has done,” Messi said. “It is a group award more than an individual one because those are a lot of goals. I wouldn’t have won it without them, this one or the previous ones.”
Messi is recovering from a left hamstring tear that will probably keep him sidelined for the rest of 2013. It was his third leg injury of the season. Before his latest injury, he had eight goals in 11 league appearances.
After receiving the trophy from former Barcelona star Hristo Stoichkov, Messi said his leg was feeling better while remaining cautious about rushing back.
Several teammates, including Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez and Carles Puyol, along with club president Sandro Rosell were in attendance.
Messi has won the world player of the year award an unprecedented four years in a row. He is again nominated this year, but he has tough competition from Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery.
Messi has played a major part in Barcelona’s impressive run of titles over the past decade. He has won three Champions Leagues, six Spanish leagues, two Copas del Rey, two Club World Cups, six Spanish Super Cups and two European Super Cups.
Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer, Messi’s 65 goals in the Champions League is second to former Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez’s 71. AP
Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses after receiving his Golden Boot 2013 award, presented to Europe’s best goal scorer of the 2012-2013 season on November 20, 2013 in Barcelona. AFP PHOTO/ LLUIS GENE nst