sábado, 28 de abril de 2018

Previa Pachuca- Atlas: La despedida de 2 históricos y la búsqueda de la liguilla

Sábado 28 de abril, 19:00 hrs. // Estadio: Hidalgo. // Transmiten: Imagen, Fox Sports, // Árbitro: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre // Partido correspondiente a la jornada 17 del Clausura 2018.


Pachuca
Atlas | 19:00 hrs.
En duelo correspondiente a la fecha 17, los Tuzos reciben a los rojinegros en un duelo vital para los hidalguenses. En el último partido de torneo regular en el Hidalgo, los Tuzos tienen una sola misión: la obtención de los 3 puntos y la clasificación a la liguilla mexicana, lugar que se le ha negado a los blanquiazules desde hace 3 torneos. 
No obstante, los Tuzos no dependían de sí mismos, pero una combinación de resultados entre Morelia, Necaxa y Xolos se dio a favor de los hidalguenses y ahora los pupilos de Diego Alonso tienen en sus manos la calificación; sólo les basta el triunfo para entrar a la 'fiesta grande' y no cerrar el torneo con un fracaso más.
Por otro lado este partido tiene un toque especial, esto debido a ser el último partido del seleccionado mexicano en la Liga MX, Rafael Márquez, ya que en días pasados había anunciado su retiro profesional después del Mundial de Rusia, justa que espera sea llamado por Juan Carlos Osorio, siendo así el último partido en la liga mexicana, y curiosamente cerrará su carrera con el equipo de Atlas en el Estadio Hidalgo. Además de que en caso de que Pachuca sume una derrota, sería el posible retiro del portero de Pachuca, el histórico Óscar Pérez, siendo así el retiro de 2 históricos para la liga mexicana y selección nacional.

Último enfrentamiento

Tuzos y rojinegros se enfrentaron por última vez en el Estadio Hidalgo el día 29 de octubre de 2016, duelo del Apertura 2016 donde Pachuca se llevó la victoria 3-2 con doblete de Rubén Botta y uno más para Jonathan Urretavizcaya mientras que por los rojinegros los goles fueron anotados por Daniel Álvarez y Martín Barragán. Mientras que el torneo pasado se enfrentaron en el Estadio Jalisco con un empate de 1-1 con goles de José Antonio Madueña y Robert Herrera.

Jugadores a seguir

Sebastián Palacios

Jugador argentino que llegó a los Tuzos este torneo proveniente de Talleres de Córdoba, jugador rápido que demuestra sus condiciones por la banda y que ante el equipo de Puebla se destapó con 4 goles, jugador que puede aportar llegadas y goles que puedan obtener los 3 puntos para Pachuca.

Milton Caraglio

Delantero argentino que se caracteriza por su potencia física, juego aéreo e inteligencia al momento de una jugada ofensiva de los rojinegros, desde su llegada México se ha caracterizado por aportar goles demostrando su gran talento y potencia.

Por Libertadores, Cruzeiro terá desfalques contra o Internacional




O técnico Mano Menezes não terá seu time titular inteiro no duelo contra o Internacional, neste domingo, em Porto Alegre, duelo válido pela 3ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.
Isso porque seu elenco está desgastado. O duelo contra o Universidad de Chile, nessa quinta-feira, pela Copa Libertadores, embora tenha terminado com um largo placar de 7 a 0, exigiu muito dos cruzeirenses.
Além disso, Mano Menezes tem em mente o próximo encontro do Cruzeiro pela Libertadores. Já na quarta-feira, a Raposa enfrenta o Vasco, no Rio de Janeiro, e vencer será importante para ter mais tranquilidade dentro do grupo 5.
Por isso, o Cruzeiro não estará completo no jogo contra o Internacional, neste domingo, pelo Brasileirão. Mano Menezes, porém, acredita que quem for escalado precisa dar conta do recado, afinal, o time azul ainda não venceu na competição.
“Vamos a Porto Alegre todos juntos, sem exceção, e aumentaremos até um pouco o tamanho da nossa delegação que habitualmente levamos. Essa é uma hora importante, e todos os jogadores que temos são de muita qualidade. Quem eu escolher para iniciar o jogo contra o Internacional, independentemente do momento em que estamos atravessando, vai dar conta. Começamos o Campeonato Brasileiro com duas derrotas, e isso não é bom”, destacou o treinador que salientou ainda que é preciso poupar alguns atletas.
“Certamente, a maioria dos jogadores que jogou esse jogo não terá condições de jogar um jogo forte no domingo novamente e depois na quarta-feira. O que pedi a eles, eles fizeram com muita excelência, muita dedicação, então é o momento de a gente recompensá-los e entender que futebol sem força física é impossível de se jogar. Levaremos isso em consideração para Porto Alegre”, acrescentou.
gazeta esportiva

Thomas Meunier est en colère contre certains supporters du PSG

Thomas Meunier a voulu s'expliquer auprès des supporters du PSG. (B. Cremel/L'Equipe)

Pris pour cible par des supporters parisiens pour avoir aimé un tifo de l'OM sur les réseaux sociaux, le latéral belge a dénoncé leur «irrespect et la médiocrité de leurs propos».
Pour avoir «liké» la photo d'un tifo lors du match de Ligue Europa entre Marseille et Salzbourg au Vélodrome, Thomas Meunier sa été pris à partie par des supporters du PSG. Le défenseur pouvait ensuite se sentir visé par un communiqué du Collectif Ultras Paris appelant les joueurs à «plus de respect».
À la veille de la réception de Guingamp au Parc des Princes, le latéral belge a posté un long message sur ses comptes Instagram et Twitter en guise de réponse : «L'irrespect et la médiocrité des propos tenus à mon égard ces derniers jours me montrent clairement les limites de certains supporters à ne faire qu'UN dans un club où beaucoup de choses ont changé à vitesse grand V ces dernières années. Étant étranger, fan de football dans sa globalité et surtout joueur du Paris Saint-Germain, sachez que mon implication et ma passion vous sont dévouées à 1000% et le fait d'aimer ce qui se fait ailleurs en France ne doit en AUCUN cas remettre en question le respect et l'envie que j'ai de me battre pour les rouges et bleus. Sur ce...»

Torcida protesta e provoca tumulto no embarque do Flamengo

Como tem acontecido nos últimos dias, os jogadores do Flamengo voltaram a ser hostilizados por um grupo de torcedores na noite desta sexta-feira, durante o embarque da delegação para Fortaleza. Neste domingo, o time rubro-negro enfrenta o Ceará, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro.
Quando o ônibus do clube chegou ao aeroporto do Galeão, ainda no Rio de Janeiro, vários torcedores cercaram o veículo e dificultaram a saída dos jogadores e integrantes da comissão técnica.
O meia Diego chegou a ser cercado e precisou ser protegido por seguranças para não ser agredido. Outros torcedores atiraram pipocas nos atletas. O goleiro Diego Alves e o volante Willian Arão foram outros alvos. Diego, aliás, chegou a atirar café nos torcedores.
Alguns jogadores discutiram com os membros da torcida organizada e a policia precisou intervir para evitar consequências piores. Durante a confusão, vidros do aeroporto chegaram a ser quebrados. Também ficou nítido que o clube não tinha seguranças suficientes para a situação que se criou.

LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls | 2018 MLS Match Preview



LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls
2018 MLS Regular Season - Week 9
StubHub Center - Carson
April 28 - 10:30 pm ET
WATCH: ESPN+, MLS LIVE on DAZN (in Canada)
Two teams looking to bounce back from disappointing Week 8 home defeats meet at the StubHub Center when the LA Galaxy host fellow MLS original the New York Red Bulls Saturday night.
The Galaxy dropped their second straight game in Carson last Saturday, falling to surging Atlanta United2-0, while the Red Bulls suffered defeat for the first tine at Red Bull Arena this year, losing to the Chicago Fire, 2-1.
The Galaxy have earned a result in four consecutive games against the Red Bulls (2W-2D). The franchise best against RBNY is five straight games (March 28, 1998-April 29, 2000), per Opta.

LA Galaxy

After that thrilling 4-3 win over LAFC on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s memorable debut, the LA Galaxy (3-3-1) have dropped back-to-back games at StubHub Center, failing to score in defeats to Sporting Kansas City and Atlanta.
Sigi Schmid made one change to his starting XI from the squad that defeated the Fire, 1-0, the previous week in Bridgeview, with Baggio Husidic replacing Jonathan dos Santos.
Jona was slated to start his second consecutive match after returning from a hamstring injury, but pulled up with a knock to his calf midway through warmups Saturday night.
“You’ve got to talk to Jonathan [Dos Santos]," Schmid told reporters after the match. "He felt something in warm-ups and didn’t feel that he could go. It looked like he almost thought he could go. He consulted with our trainers, consulted with his brother and others, and felt he couldn’t go.”
  • Suspended: None
  • Suspended after next caution: None
  • International duty: None
  • Injury Report: OUT: F - Bradford Jamieson IV (concussion); QUESTIONABLE: F - Giovani dos Santos (hamstring), M - Jonathan dos Santos (calf)
Projected Starting XI
(4-4-2, right to left)

GK: David Bingham — Rolf Feltscher, Daniel Steres, Jorgen Skjelvik, Ashley Cole — Romain Alessandrini, Perry Kitchen, Baggio Husidic, Sebastian Lletget — Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ola Kamara
  • NotesDavid Bingham already has three games with 5+ saves this season for the Galaxy. No Galaxy keeper in 2017 had more than five such games. … Los Angeles has conceded multiple goals in three consecutive home matches and have not scored in their last two games at StubHub Center. It is the second time since 2011 they’ve conceded 2+ goals in at least straight home games.

New York Red Bulls

For the first time in all competitions this season, the Red Bulls (3-3-0) suffered a home defeat, dropping a 2-1 result despite outshooting the Fire, 22-4. The devil, of course, is in the details for New York, which weren't good enough on the day, according to Jesse Marsch.
“What I saw was a team that wasn’t fully engaged in the way that we need them to be,” he said. “I felt if we would have been on top of our tactical details more, if our mentality would have been stronger, if we had more urgency in our play, the game would have never had a chance of slipping away from us.”
Marsch made one change to his starting XI from a 3-1 win over the Montreal Impact the previous week, bringing on Marc Rzatkowski for Sean Davis in central midfield. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored the lone Red Bulls goal, his fifth of the season, nine minutes from full time.
  • Suspended: None
  • Suspended after next caution: None
  • International duty: None
  • Injury Report: OUT: D - Kyle Duncan (ACL surgery), D - Connor Lade (ankle sprain)
Projected Starting XI
(4-2-3-1, right to left)
GK - Luis Robles — Michael Murillo, Aaron Long, Tim Parker, Kemar Lawrence — Tyler Adams, Sean Davis — Florian Valot, Kaku, Danny Royer — Bradley Wright-Phillips
  • Notes: Three of Wright-Phillips’ five goals this season have come in the final 15 minutes of matches, tied for the most of any MLS player. However, he has never scored in four career appearances versus the Galaxy. … The Red Bulls have conceded a goal in nine consecutive league road games (1W-6L-2D). They’ve allowed 2.3 goals per game in this stretch.

All-Time Series

  • Overall: LA Galaxy 17 wins, 63 goals … New York Red Bulls 18 wins, 60 goals … 8 ties
  • At LA: Galaxy 9 wins, 32 goals … Red Bulls 6 wins, 24 goals … 5 ties
  • Last meeting at LALA Galaxy 2, New York Red Bulls 2 (Aug. 7, 2016)

Officials

Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant Referees: Andrew Bigelow, Ian Anderson
4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
VAR: Tim Ford

Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo | 2018 MLS Match Preview


Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo
2018 MLS Regular Season - Week 9
TCF Bank Stadium - Minneapolis
April 28 - 8 pm ET
WATCH: ESPN+, MLS LIVE on DAZN (in Canada)
Having conceded 10 goals in four consecutive losses, Minnesota United is reeling and in desperate need of a result against a Houston Dynamo team full of confidence after routing a reserve-heavy Toronto FC side.
History is on Houston’s side with the Dynamo earning a result in each of their first three games against the Loons (1W-2D).

Minnesota United FC

Another poor start and another devastating injury in what has become a recurring nightmare for Loons fans, who watched their side fall into a two-goal hole in the opening 25 minutes before losing 3-1 to Seattle Sounders FC Sunday at CenturyLink Field.
Adrian Heath made three changes to a team that lost to the Portland Timbers the previous week, bringing on goalkeeper Bobby ShuttleworthCarter Manley at outside back and Abu Danladi up top.
Christian Ramirez came off the substitute’s bench to score the Loons’ lone goal in the 66th minute.
Then came news on Tuesday that Ethan Finlay is likely done for the season after tearing his right ACL in the defeat. The midfielder started all seven matches for a Loons team ravished by injuries this season. Minnesota United FC (2-5-0) are already without Kevin Molino, who is also out for the year with the same injury, and Sam Cronin (cervicogenic dysfunction) has yet to play in 2018.
“For Ethan, it's a devastating blow, but the one thing I know here now is that if ever there was a kid that would come back stronger and probably in better shape, it would be him," Heath said. "He's a great professional, trains every day 100 percent. And I have no doubt he'll take that into his rehabilitation."
  • Suspended: None
  • Suspended after next caution: None
  • International duty: None
  • Injury Report: OUT: M - Sam Cronin (cervicogenic dysfunction), M - Kevin Molino (torn left ACL), D - Tyrone Mears (right leg), M - Ethan Finlay (torn right ACL)
Projected Starting XI
(4-2-3-1, right to left)
GK: Matt Lampson — Carter Manley, Michael Boxall, Francisco Calvo, Jerome Thiesson — Rasmus Schuller, Ibson — Sam Nicholson, Darwin Quintero, Miguel Ibarra — Christian Ramirez
  • NotesDarwin Quintero has averaged 7.5 touches in the pox per game through his first two games for Minnesota. No other Loons player averages more than 4.2 touches in the box this season. … Minnesota has conceded 40 goals over their last 19 games, an average of 2.1 goals per game over that span. The 19 straight games with at least one goal conceded is the longest active streak in MLS.

Houston Dynamo

For the first time since a stunning 4-0 opening day rout of Atlanta United, the Dynamo (2-2-2) are coming into a game following a win after feasting their -51 win over a reserve-exclusive Toronto FC squad.
Wilmer Cabrera made two changes from the side that tied San Jose by a 2-2 score the previous week, with DaMarcus Beasley returning to his left back spot and Joe Willis replacing Chris Seitzin net.
Houston raced out to a two-goal lead on goals by Mauro Manotas and Leonardo inside the first seven minutes. Eric Alexander and Alberth Elis added second-half goals and the rout was capped by a 77th minute by Romell Quioto, who had a hand in all five goals and was named to the MLS Team of the Week presented by Audi for Week 8.
On Monday, the Dynamo announced they acquired midfielder Luis Gil on a loan from Queretaro FC after obtaining his MLS rights from Real Salt Lake.
  • Suspended: None
  • Suspended after next caution: None
  • International duty: None
  • Injury Report: OUT: D - A.J. DeLaGarza (torn left ACL), M - Juan David Cabezas (left quad), D - Philippe Senderos (right hamstring), D - George Malki (left knee sprain), D - Dylan Remick (concussion); QUESTIONABLE: D - Kevin Garcia (left hamstring)
Projected Starting XI
(4-2-3-1, right to left)
GK: Joe Willis — Andrew Wenger, Adolfo Machado, Leonardo, DaMarcus Beasley— Eric Alexander, Darwin Ceren — Alberth Elis, Tomas Martinez, Romell Quioto — Mauro Manotas
  • Notes: Quioto finished with a goal and two assists in last weekend’s 5-1 win, the fourth Dynamo player since 2010 to record 1+ goal and 2+ assists in a league game. … Houston’s 5-1 win over Toronto last weekend snapped a four-game winless run in which they had scored a total of five goals and conceded multiple goals in each game.

All-Time Series

  • Overall: Minnesota United FC 0 wins, 3 goals … Houston Dynamo 1 win, 4 goals … 2 ties
  • At Minnesota: Minnesota United FC 0 wins, 0 goals … Dynamo 0 wins, 0 goals … 1 tie
  • Last meeting at MinnesotaMinnesota United FC 0, Houston Dynamo 0 (July 19, 2017)

Officials

Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski, Kevin Klinger
4th Official: Rubiel Vazquez
VAR: Yursi Rudolf

New England Revolution vs. Sporting Kansas City | 2018 MLS Match Preview


New England Revolution vs. Sporting Kansas City
2018 MLS Regular Season - Week 9
Gillette Stadium - Foxborough
April 28 - 7:30 pm ET
WATCH: ESPN+, MLS LIVE on DAZN (in Canada)
The New England Revolution are looking to start a new unbeaten streak at Gillette Stadium But to do so, they will have to halt one of Major League Soccer’s hottest teams, as Sporting Kansas City come to Foxborough on a stretch of seven straight games without defeat.
The Revs bounced back from a rare home loss to FC Dallas to rally for a tie with Columbus Crew SC2-2, last week, while Sporting demolished nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps FC6-0, at home.
The home team has won each of the last three meetings between the two clubs. Sporting have not earned a result in New England since a 0-0 draw on March 23, 2013, per Opta.

New England Revolution

Twice New England (3-2-2) dug themselves out of a deficit and responded with immediate equalizers to tie Crew SC last Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium.
Teal Bunbury netted his third goal of the year five minutes after Crew SC took the lead on an own goal by Andrew Farrell, and Cristian Penilla struck in first-half stoppage time three minutes after Gyasi Zardes put the hosts back in front.
“It showed a lot of character, and really from our first game against New York Red Bulls [in the preseason] we’ve shown resilience in the games. And all the players have shown it in training, no one ever wants to lose a game,” Brad Friedel said after the match. “The boys do have that in abundance and that’s character.”
Friedel made one change to his starting XI in a 1-0 home loss to FC Dallas the previous week, inserting Juan Agudelo for Scott Caldwell and slotting Luis Caicedo centrally in the midfield.
Claude Dielna was named to the MLS Team of the Week presented by Audi for Week 8.
  • Suspended: None
  • Suspended after next caution: None
  • International duty: None
  • Injury Report: OUT: M - Isaac Angking (illness), M - Kelyn Rowe (knee)
Projected Starting XI
(4-1-4-1, right to left)
GK: Matt Turner — Andrew Farrell, Jalil Anibaba, Claude Dielna, Gabriel Somi — Wilfried Zahibo — Cristian Penilla, Luis Caicedo, Diego Fagundez, Juan Agudelo  — Teal Bunbury
  • NotesMatt Turner has saved 75.8 percent of shots this season, the third-highest save percentage in MLS (min. two appearances). Additionally, he has saved 11 shots from outside the box, tied for the second most in the league. … The Revolutions’ 1-0 loss to FC Dallas on April 14 snapped an 11-game home unbeaten run in league play. They’ve lost back-to-back league matches just twice since the start of 2015.

Sporting Kansas City

There were plenty of fireworks Friday night at Children’s Mercy Park as, led by a Johnny Russellhat trick, Sporting Kansas City (5-1-2) trounced Vancouver, 6-0.
The Scottish forward netted a brace inside of 20 minutes and added a third three minutes into the second half. Jimmy MedrandaCristian Lobato and Yohan Croizet each added a goal for SKC, which punished a Whitecaps FC team that was reduced to nine men after Yordy Reynaand Efrain Juarez were sent off for their part in a 40th-minute skirmish.
Peter Vermes made just one change to his starting XI from a 2-2 draw with Seattle Sounders FCthe previous week, with Emiliano Amor making his debut for Ike Opara (illness) in the center of the SKC defense.
“I think that he was very aggressive in his movements going forward,” Vermes said of Russell. “He’s starting to like this place and that’s a good thing. He’s getting his rhythm so it’s good. He was excellent tonight.”
Russell was voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR), and he and Croizet were named to the MLS Team of the Week presented by Audi for Week 8.
  • Suspended: None
  • Suspended after next caution: None
  • International duty: None
  • Injury Report: QUESTIONABLE: M - Felipe Gutierrez (hip), D - Ike Opara (illness)
Projected Starting XI
(4-3–3, right to left)
GK: Tim Melia — Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda — Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Yohan Croizet — Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi
  • Notes: Sporting Kansas City had 34 shots and 14 shots on target last weekend, both tied for the most in a MLS game since the start of the 2010 season. Their 4.77 xG in that game is the third-highest for a team in a match (including playoffs) since 2015. … Kansas City are in the midst of a seven-game unbeaten run (5W-2D) in which they have scored 20 goals, as many as they had scored in their last 20 MLS games.

All-Time Series

  • Overall: New England Revolution 17 wins, 68 goals … Sporting Kansas City 25 wins, 85 goals .. 11 ties
  • At New England: Revolution 10 wins, 39 goals … Sporting 11 wins, 41 goals … 6 ties
  • Last meeting at New EnglandNew England Revolution 3, Sporting Kansas City 1 (Oct. 1, 2016)

Officials

Referee: Dave Gantar
Assistant Referees: Philippe Briere, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
4th Official: Drew Fischer
VAR: Geoff Gamble