George Elek: I was sceptical at the start of the season about a player who has played Premier League minutes and got a Premier League goal.
Tuchel’s coaching staff face a difficult decision over which goalkeeper to select against Palmeiras, with Edouard Mendy back in contention having returned from a triumphant Africa Cup of Nations campaign with Senegal. Kepa Arrizabalaga has equipped himself well in Mendy’s absence, making a couple of crucial saves against Al Hilal as Chelsea held onto their narrow 1-0 lead.
But with just over a year until the World Cup kicks off, Amnesty has released a 48-page report claiming migrant workers are being exploited as they help to build stadiums and infrastructure for the winter tournament.
We will try to have conversations in the background and try to have some sort of influence going forward, but at the minute I don't feel the players get the respect they deserve in terms of having somebody being able to speak for them independently and having the power to say actually this isn't right for player welfare. Liverpool are among the affected clubs and were without a number of key players for their 2-2 draw at Tottenham at the weekend, including Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Thiago.
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Pep: Quality up front made the difference Pep Guardiola hailed the impact of his forward players - and is excited for the season run-in.
Warburton's Rangers did just that, collecting 13 points from a possible 15 and scoring in every game.
It was good that he stepped up today. He is our gamechanger and I am very happy with him and the team.
Just minutes into extra time and Real Madrid again sprung and managed to make their mounting counter-attacking show. Vinicius was again central, selling the dummy that floored two defenders and allowed Valverde to slot home.
Our tipster Jones Knows has a 15/2 Saturday treble to attack and wants to back goals and shots when Southampton meet Everton.
I took photos with him and we have videos and audio of everything that happened when Lucci was returned. On Christmas Day to have to relive the events of a robbery is shameful.
Dybala is, of course, beloved by Bianconeri fans, who even launched a social media campaign in a desperate bid to persuade their club to keep him when it appeared that the attacker was set to move to the Manchester United in 2019.
Bukayo Saka scored on his 20th birthday against Andorra last month and found the net against the same opponent on Saturday.
The 25-year-old Dutch international is out of contract in the summer meaning she is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with teams outside of England, and after five years with Arsenal she is considering a change in club.
The whole spirit, the effort, the determination - the whole thing from everyone involved showed the adaptability of the group.
You expect them surely to play with a bit of pride but that's a reflection of where the team is at the moment.
Peidro says the scar “is less than a millimetre which is why it sort of short-circuits and causes those arrhythmias” – which is an abnormality of the heart’s rhythm.
Lukaku, in contrast, appears to be Chelsea's weapon of last resort, not truly trusted by his manager and with confidence fragile.
Morin insists that Pogba’s “reputation on the market is still very high” meaning he remains an attractive proposition for the likes of Real Madrid, his former club Juventus, and Paris Saint Germain, who will no doubt be monitoring his situation.
Then, right at the end of injury-time, Edmund Tapsoba blocked Idrissa Gueye’s shot and again, the ref swayed the spot-kick, this time consulting with var to ascertain a block made with torso rather than arm.
There was no doubt in my mind, or Andre Marriner's mind for that matter, that Milner got to the ball first. It was a crisp tackle and perfectly judged by the referee. Keita has found himself sharing the defensive midfield role with Thiago who has also been playing particularly well lately. Both men it would appear can be relied upon to do what is needed to get a result when it matters.
Levante must somehow find a healthy points return in their last seven games to avoid the drop and they will wonder how they did not take something from a night where three penalties fell their way.
Bayern had already scored a record 68 goals this Bundesliga season before this game, putting them on course for an all-time best return, but it was Bochum who had the better day.
I think Mauricio Pochettino - although he'd never say it - would leave to come to Man Utd on a five-year deal tomorrow, predicted Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville.
The 24-team Africa Cup of Nations begins on 9 January and will feature a host of Premier League and Europe-based stars.
As a centre forward we asked him to run the channels, drop in, press more because we're at home, of course.
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The visitors started brightly but fell behind on 13 minutes when Harry Kane slotted home Tanguy NDombele’s lovely through ball to net only his second league goal of the season.
The Villans had won just three of their previous 29 top-flight visits to the capital before this (D4 L22).Tottenham have lost their last three Premier League games by an aggregate score of 9-1.
Liverpool lost ground in the Premier League title race in a pulsating draw at Tottenham that was packed with incident and saw Andrew Robertson sent off for the visitors.
It means Boreham Wood will feature in the tournament's fourth round for the first time in their history.
So it's disappointing and quite honestly I think it needs looking at. Victorious sides in the fourth round of this term's men's competition will receive £90,000 - the figure is £2,000 for the women's teams, with losing sides getting £500.
Left wing-back Henry would have his chance on 41 minutes: displaying great pace to leave Cesar Azpilicueta in his wake and force the save from the Spanish shot-stopper at his near post as the £72 million man got down well to stop with his feet.
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Our quality in the last third wasn't good enough and our crosses were too wide, or too long or the last passes were too short.
A Benfica spokesman said none of their players were in isolation ahead of their next league match on Friday.
However, with Manchester City presently 11 points clear at the top of the table midway through January, there is an increasing concern that English football could be going in the same direction.
