Villarreal vs Barcelona
Bet365Villarreal vs Barcelona
Spanish La Liga
Date: Sunday 8th January, 2017
Kick-off: 19:45 UK
Venue: Camp El Madrigal, Villarreal.
Sports
Pitarch walks as Valencia´s woes mount
Bet365Jesus Garcia Pitarch has resigned as sporting director of embattled LaLiga strugglers Valencia.
Club stalwart Voro began his fourth spell in caretaker charge with a humbling 4-1 defeat at home to Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday, Valencia’s first game since Cesare Prandelli called time on his brief tenure as coach during the mid-season break.
Hughes wants Bojan to stay at Stoke
Bet365Mark Hughes has stressed Bojan Krkic still has a role to play at Stoke City and is hopeful the Spanish attacker will stay put.
Bojan has been struggling for game time in the first half of the season and recent reports have suggested the 26-year-old could be on the move in the January transfer window.
Simeone: Continued growth is what counts
Bet365Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid must focus on recent positives as they look to reverse a poor run of form in LaLiga.
Atletico have just three wins from their last eight LaLiga games and currently sit sixth, five points off automatic Champions League qualification and nine behind leaders Real Madrid.
Karanka eyes more attacking additions at Boro
Bet365Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka will look towards potential further attacking reinforcements this month as the club seek to retain their Premier League status.
Boro sit 16th after 20 matches, four points above the bottom three and their 17 goals scored is the joint worst in the division alongside bottom club Hull City.
Guardiola: Manchester City must believe they can beat any team
Bet365Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s players and fans must believe they can beat any team after they thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Friday.
City have struggled for consistency since the arrival of Guardiola, but they were in fine form at London Stadium as they booked their ticket for the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Silva appointed as Hull City head coach
Bet365Marco Silva has been appointed as Hull City’s new head coach on a deal until the end of the season, the Premier League club have confirmed.
Mike Phelan was surprisingly dismissed on Tuesday, with a 3-1 defeat to West Brom a day earlier proving his last match in charge of the Tigers, who are bottom of the Premier League.
Ancelotti: Muller still a key figure at Bayern
Bet365Carlo Ancelotti is adamant Thomas Muller remains a key figure at Bayern Munich and says the Germany international will get plenty of playing time in the months to come.
Muller has endured a difficult 2016-17 campaign, scoring just once in 13 Bundesliga appearances.
Spurs loss won´t hit Chelsea mentally, says Cahill
Bet365Gary Cahill insists Chelsea’s title bid will not be blown off course by their 2-0 loss at London rivals Tottenham.
Dele Alli scored a header in each half as Spurs thwarted Chelsea’s ambitions of setting a league record of 14 consecutive wins in the same season.
Forsberg agent hints at RB Leipzig exit amid Liverpool links
Bet365Emil Forsberg’s agent Hasan Cetinkaya has suggested his client could leave RB Leipzig this month amid speculation Liverpool are looking to sign him.
