MATCHDAY: Virus-hit Man City at Chelsea; Barça plays Huesca
By The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2021 GMT
Manchester City s head coach Pep Guardiola gives instructions during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec., 26, 2020. (Clive Brunskill/ Pool via AP)
Manchester City s head coach Pep Guardiola gives instructions during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec., 26, 2020. (Clive Brunskill/ Pool via AP)
A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Sunday:
ENGLAND
Manchester City is without five players at Chelsea due to coronavirus infections, with only goalkeeper Ederson, striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker identified as among the five. City is unusually low in eighth place in the Premier League, behind Chelsea in sixth on goal difference. After onl
Hinrunde (first half)
Rueckrunde (second half), with a
Winterpause (winter break) lasting several weeks, helping us look forward to it all again. In this pandemic year, of course, everything is different.
The later start and absence of a fully fledged winter break, allowing coaches and players at least a week of warm weather training, have hammered home the message that these are not normal times. Whereas the leaders at the end of the
Hinrunde have the informal title of
Herbstmeister (winter champions) bestowed on them, this year, with only 13 rounds completed, we ve had to be a bit more creative with our terminology.