IFFHS NEWS AND STATISTICS OF THE WEEK 28


 Picture : Today 12 July 2020, Stade Océane in Le Havre - Neymar and PSG with spectators



FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER CORONAVIRUS !


5000 spectators were present today at the Stade Océane in Le Havre to watch the preparation match of Paris SG against the local team ! It is the first time , today 12 July 2020, that a match is played in France with spectators again ! In Spain, England, Germany, Italy and many others, they wait also for this . Football comes back!

 

 

UEFA SCHEDULE FINALS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – EUROPA LEAGUE

 

The Champions League is being finished as a ‘Final Eight’ competition in Lisbon behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 crisis. The games will be one-legged ties, with those level after extra-time settled by a penalty shoot-out. Each team will be permitted to use five substitutes. 

The unplayed last-16 second legs will be played off on 7 and 8 August at home stadiums, with the quarter-finals slated for 12 to 15 August. The semi-finals are set for 18 and 19 August, ahead of the final on 23 August. 

Some of the games will take place at Sporting’s Estadio Jose Alvalade, while Benfica’s Estadio da Luz will host the decider.


 

Champions League draw

Dates: August 7-23
Location: Round of 16 at home venues; Quarterfinals onwards in Lisbon

Round of 16
Friday, August 7: Manchester City v. Real Madrid (2-1)
Friday, August 7: Juventus v. Lyon (0-1)
Saturday, August 8: Barcelona v. Napoli (1-1)
Saturday, August 8: Bayern Munich v. Chelsea (3-0)


Juventus


Quarterfinals (August 12-15)
1. Manchester City/Real Madrid v. Lyon/Juventus
2. RB Leipzig v. Atletico Madrid
3. Napoli/Barcelona v. Chelsea/Bayern Munich
4. Atalanta v. Paris Saint-Germain


Semifinals (August 18/19)
1. Winner quarterfinal 1 v. Winner quarterfinal 3
2. Winner quarterfinal 2 v. Winner quarterfinal 4


Final
Sunday, August 23: Winner semifinal 1 v. Winner semifinal 2

 

Europa League draw

Dates: August 5-21
Location: Round of 16 at home venues; Quarterfinals onwards in Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Schalke and Cologne in Germany.



FC Basel


Round of 16 (August 5-6)
Copenhagen v. Istanbul Basaksehir (0-1)
Wolves v. Olympiakos (1-1)
Bayer Leverkusen v. Rangers (3-1)
Shakhtar Donetsk v. Wolfsburg (2-1)
Basel v. Eintracht Frankfurt (0-3)
Manchester United v. LASK (5-0)
Inter Milan v. Getafe (first leg abandoned)
Sevilla v. Roma (first leg abandoned)



Inter Milan


Quarterfinals (August 10-11)
1. Wolfsburg/Shakhtar Donetsk v. Eintracht Frankfurt/Basel
2. LASK/Manchester United v. Istanbul Basaksehir/Copenhagen
3. Inter Milan/Getafe v. Rangers/Bayer Leverkusen
4. Olympiakos/Wolves v. Sevilla/Roma

Semifinals (August 16-17)
1. Winner of quarterfinal 4 v. Winner of quarterfinal 2
2. Winner of quarterfinal 3 v. Winner of quarterfinal 1

Final
Friday, August 21: Winner semifinal 1 v. Winner semifinal 2

 

 

 

 

 

STATISTICS - THE MOST MATCHES SINCE 2000


 

 

1 – Iker CASILLAS                                       1039 matches

2 – Cristiano RONALDO                              1005 matches

3 – XAVI                                                         950 matches

4 – Gianluigi BUFFON                                   923 matches

5 – Petr CECH                                                 879 matches

6 – Frank LAMPARD                                      874 matches

7 – Timmy SIMONS                                        869 matches

8 – Dani ALVES                                              869 matches

9 – Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC                             869 matches

10 – Wayne ROONEY                                     865 matches


 

Cristiano Ronaldo is  able to beat the Record of matches played by Iker Casillas since the beginning of the year 2000. A new World Record in view for CR7 !

 

 

FC DALLAS WITHDRAWN FROM MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT IN ORLANDO


FC Dallas


The Major League Soccer announced on Monday, June 6 that FC Dallas have been withdrawn from the MLS is Back Tournament due to ten of the clubs players and one member of their technical staff testing positive for COVID-19.

Each of these positive tests either occurred upon the club’s arrival or within a few days of arrival in Orlando. The decision was made in the best interest of the health of all players and staff participating in the tournament, and in line with the protocols created in conjunction with local and national health authorities and infectious disease experts, the league said. 

Dallas had been drawn into Group B of the MLS is Back Tournament, where they were due to face the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and Sn Jose Earthquakes. Their tournament opener against whitecaps on July 9 had previously been postponed.

Of the 557 players currently in Orlando, thirteen total players have confirmed positive for COVID-19, ten of those being FC Dallas players, two players from Atlanta United and one player from Inter Miami

 

 

 

HISTORICAL RECORD FOR MANCHESTER UNITED !


 

ManU offensive trio with Power : Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial.


Las week, Manchester United FC became the FIRST CLUB in the HISTORY of THE PREMIER LEAGUE to win 4 games in a row by three or more goals (Sheffield 3 – 0, in Brighton 3 – 0, Bournemouth 5 – 2, in Aston Villa 3 – 0) !!!

 

 

TRANSFER NEWS



Hwang HEE-CHAN went from RB Salzburg (Austria) to RB Leipzig  (Germany)



 

Alia GUAGNI joined Atlético de Madrid (Spain) from Fiorentina (Italy)