Tottenham’s Champions League hopes were dashed in a 39 second spell on Tuesday night and bet365 are 14/1 about Mauricio Pochettino’s side winning the Europa League this season.
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McNair adds to Black Cats woes
Sunderland have suffered another major blow to their hopes of Premier League survival, with Paddy McNair set to miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury. The 21-year-old Northern Ireland international, who can play in either defence or midfield, only joined the Black Cats from Manchester United in August and made 12 appearances before being struck down by injury.
Schubert plans to be cautious
Borussia Monchengladbach boss Andre Schubert admits that he will set his side up to contain Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. City are on a high after beating Barcelona 3-1 in their last European encounter and head into the match at Borussia-Park in second spot in Group C, three points better off than their Bundesliga opponents.
Stoke city: Bowen ‘s Afellay Hope
Assistant boss says midfielder’s New Year return will be a huge bonus… MARK BOWEN has revealed that Ibrahim Afellay is closing in on a first-team retun but refused to put a concrete date on his first-team comeback.
The talented Dutchman has been sidelined for the past seven months after sustaining a serious knee injury in training ahead of the fixture with Manchester City last season.
However, after undergoing rehabilitation outside of the UK, the 30-year-old is now back at Clayton Wood working towards a potential return in the New Year.
Speaking to BBC Radio Stoke, the Potters assistant boss said: “He’s been training with the group but in situations when there’s been no contact.
“If we’ve had games then he’s been playing on both sides so he doesn’t get any tackles.
“Tuesday was a step forward because he was training with the group and we could see all his attributes that delighted us last year.
Mkhitaryan set to face Feyenoord
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Henrikh Mkhitaryan will play in Thursday’s Europa League clash against Feyenoord. The Armenia international has only made six appearances for United since moving to Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund in July.
Punished For Not Taking Chances – Johnson
Returning full back reacts to Bournemouth defeat . GLEN JOHNSON believes Stoke City created more than enough chances to beat Bournemouth and on another day could have easily collected all three points.
Poch desperate for Monaco win
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has urged his side to be “clever” when they take on Monaco in a must-win clash on Tuesday. Tottenham could be eliminated from the Champions League at the Stade Louis II if they fail to take all three points and Bayer Leverkusen beat CSKA Moscow.
Gundogan: Further progress needed
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says his side still have a way to go before they become genuine contenders to win the Champions League. The Citizens go into the game away to Borussia Monchengladbach knowing that a win or a draw would put them well on the way to the knockout stages of the competition, with Gundogan urging his colleagues to utilise the confidence gained from a superb 3-1 win over Barcelona last time out.
Wenger eyes top spot
Arsene Wenger has urged his Arsenal side to see off Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday to ensure they finish at the top of their Champions League group. The Gunners and the French champions are both on 10 points at the top of Group A and the winner of Wednesday’s meeting at the Emirates Stadium will almost certainly end up at the top of the pile, and earn a favourable draw for the first knockout round as a result.
Rodgers calls for brave Bhoys
Head coach Brendan Rodgers has told his Celtic players to try and play on the front foot when they take on Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Bhoys suffered a 7-0 rout at the hands of Barca in the Camp Nou in their opening Group C game just over two months ago.