City have played 12 games in that period and lost three – all of them coming away from home. At the Etihad though, they have been on a scoring streak. They are on a winning run of seven games at home and have scored 26 goals in those games while conceding only once. Five of those seven matches, City have won by a minimum margin of three goals.
Getafe finished eighth in the La Liga 2019-20 points table after running for a European place throughout the season. Their last win the Spanish league, after it resumed in June, came against Real Sociedad and since then they have lost four of their last six league matches with four defeats and two draws.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was clear in his side’s aspirations when the team returned to action after a three-month break in June for the Premier League – qualify for next season’s Champions League and win some silverware. United have already achieved the first by finishing third in Premier League, which was sealed with a 2-0 win over Leicester City.
Tennis finally resumed on Monday after a wait of five months with the WTA Palermo Open getting underway on Monday (August 3) ahead of the US Open. A limited number of fans were also allowed in the clay-court tournament with fans needing to observe social distancing and quarantine rules while attending a match at the 1,500 seat stadium.
Every sport helps teammates, rivals forge friendships that in many cases lasts a lifetime. Cricket is among such sports. As the number of games keeps increasing and teams travel continents playing different oppositions, as players travel around the world taking their craft to every corner friendship has become the quintessence of the games.
Victoria Azarenka made her Grand Slam debut in 2006 and has played four finals each in singles, doubled and mixed-doubles. Azarenka has won two Grand Slam title each in singles and mixed-doubles while she is yet to taste success in the doubles category. Azarenka has also won two Olympic medals for Belarus.
Juventus beat Cagliari 4-0 when they met in January in the reverse league fixture with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick to seal a comfortable win. They will hope for a similar result in their final away match in the league this season. Juventus end their Serie A 2019-20 season at home against AS Roma on Sunday.
Leicester City can only qualify for the Champions League with a win or if Chelsea lose to Wolves and hold United to a draw. Incidentally, Leicester have beaten United only once in their last 13 Premier League matches at home against the Red Devils. They were beaten 0-1 by United in the reverse fixture early in the season.
Juventus will be confident of a win against Udinese, who have won just two and lost four of their last 10 games. Despite their recent dismal run Luca Gotti’s side are still four points clear of the relegation zone and with four games remaining, Udinese will need some results in their favour to keep themselves in Italian top-flight next season.
The Hammers, coached by former Manchester United manager David Moyes, will be eyeing their first league double over United having already beaten them 2-0 in the reverse fixture in September. West Ham have also won two of their last three Premier League games against United although both of those wins have come at home.
Ronaldo reached 30 league goals in Serie A this season with his twin strike against Lazio making it for the time first time in three seasons that he has breached 30-goal mark in a league. It was also the first time, in two seasons in Italy, that the Portuguese has netted 30 goals in the Serie A after scoring only 21 times in his debut season.
Mandhana, born in 1996, took up cricket after watching her brother play for Maharashtra in U19 state tournaments. Her father also played district level cricket for Sangli, where the family moved when she was a toddler. She came through the Maharashtra age-group cricket and was seen as a talented batswoman right from her young age.
Espanyol have lost their last five league games and are winless in their last six. They also haven’t won any of their last seven league games, sit at the bottom and are nine points adrift off the safety zone with only four games remaining. Barcelona, on the other, have won just two games in their last five but are unbeaten in eight matches.
A win at St Mary’s will assure Manchester City a second-place finish in the points table. They are currently on 66 points from 32 matches and are eight points clear of Leicester at third with a game in hand. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side are 14th in the standings with 40 points from the same number of matches as City.
Barcelona find themselves in a must-win situation against Villarreal to keep their slim chances of lifting a third-straight league title alive. Villarreal though will not be an easy opposition to beat. The Yellow Submarines have been one of the most in-form team post the season resumption and have won five of the six games they have played.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala’s form have come handy for Juventus and manager Maurizio Sarri. Both have scored in each of their last three league games and will be key as the Turin club chases their ninth straight scudetto. Torino, on the other, have lost eight of their last 10 league games with their only win coming against Udinese.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hinted at resting some of his key players after going almost with the same XI in the opening three league matches since the season resumption. United thrashed Brighton 3-0 in their last league fixture and beat Sheffield United by the same margin in their last home game, where they have not conceded a goal in their last five.
Cristiano Ronaldo and co have played two games and have recovered lost form with wins in both of those games. Juventus beat Bologna 2-0 and followed it with a comfortable 4-0 win against Lecce. The wins have taken them four points clear at the top and they will hope for things to remain the same heading into the final 10 matches of the season.
A defeat will not only end Barcelona’s hope for a third straight league title but will also put coach Setien’s job in danger. The former Real Betis boss was reportedly involved in a heated dressing room confrontation with players after the Celta Vigo game and anything other than a win against Atletico could end his managerial charge at Barcelona.
Brighton shocked Arsenal with a comeback 2-1 win and held the third-placed Leicester City to a goalless draw. They are currently placed 15th in the points table with 33 points after 31 matches. Manchester United, from the same number of games, have 49 and are sixth. Solskjaer’s side drew 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur and beat Sheffield United 3-0.
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