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Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has defended under-fire manager Thomas Tuchel after his side’s shocking defeat to Mainz on Saturday.
The Bavarians suffered their third defeat under Tuchel at the weekend, as his team were beaten 3-1 by Mainz.
The result means that Bayern have gone four games without a win in all competitions, while they have recorded just two wins in seven games under Tuchel.
However, despite the poor results, Kahn has backed the former Chelsea boss. According to the German legend, the coach’s job is safe, and the players should take the blame for the loss at Mainz.
“Thomas Tuchel is the last person we need to talk about now,” Khan said.
“He is doing everything he can to help the boys progress.
“There are 11 men on the pitch who have to work hard to achieve the goals of this club. What the team showed on the pitch is not enough.”
The Bayern chief was particularly critical of Bayern’s second-half showing, with the Bavarian giants conceding three goals in 14 minutes as Mainz came from 1-0 down to secure all three points.
“We played a catastrophic second half,” he added. “Who was the team that wants to become champions? It will be very difficult to become champions with such performances.”
Bayern’s recent defeat means Borussia Dortmund has the upper hand in the title race. Edin Terzic’s side moved to the top of the table, one point ahead of Bayern, thanks to a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 in their weekend game. Both sides now have just five games left to play.
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is reportedly attracting interest from several top Italian clubs amid uncertainty over his future at Old Trafford.
The Englishman has endured a nightmare season and was at fault for Sevilla’s first goal in their 3-0 win over Man United on Thursday. That loss confirmed the Red Devils’ elimination from the Europa League at the quarter-final stage.
Although he is back in the starting team in recent matches, it is only due to injuries sustained by first-choice centre-back pairing Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez.
According to reports by 90min, United want to sanction a permanent exit for Maguire but understands it could be difficult to recoup a substantial fee from the defender’s sale. The 30-year-old earns £190,000 a week at Old Trafford, and few clubs are willing to offer him that amount. So that leaves sanctioning a loan move also difficult.
Few Premier League clubs have indicated interest, but Juventus, Milan and Inter have also indicated an interest in potential loan deals with options to buy.
While such a deal wouldn’t be perfect for United in the circumstances, they may need to be flexible to create room to manoeuvre around FFP limitations and to ensure they purchase quality players in key positions.
CF Montreal VS New York Red Bulls is one of the 13 thrilling matches happening today in the MLS. It will be a clash of two Eastern Conference teams who need points to rise from the bottom of the standings and step out of the two wins they’ve managed this season.
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After three successive losses, CF Montreal is not at the bottom of the Eastern table, with only three points to the clubs’ name, and is also the team that has given up the most goals in the whole MLS, allowing 17 points against and registering the worst goal difference with a -14.
They’ve gone back to their home field after a loss by the minimum score against D.C. United. However, note that Montreal scored just three goals, which is the only win they have this season. In other matches, they lost all the time and couldn’t score.
Possible Lineup (3-4-3): Jonathan Sirois; Rudy Camacho, Joel Waterman, Aaron Herrera; Ilias Iladis, Victor Wanyama, Zachary Brault-Guillard, Mathieu Choiniére, Ahmed Hamdi, Bryce Duke, Chinonso Offor.
Betting On The New York Red Bulls
1XBet Spread: -1.5
1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5
1XBet Moneyline: 2.24
The New York Red Bulls enter today’s matchup fresh off a fifth draw in 8 games. In their last game, they tied 1-1 at home against the Houston Dynamo, leaving them with just 8 points and 12 positions in the East.
New York’s sole win was secured on March 18th when they won the Columbus Crew at home and on the road. The Red Bulls don’t score many goals, but they don’t also allow many goals. They scored 6 goals and forfeited seven.
Possible Lineup (3-5-2): Carlos Coronel; Andres Reyes, Sean Nealis, John Tolkin, Daniel Edelman, Cristian Cásseres Jr, Kyle Duncan, Omir Fernández, Cameron Harper, Cory Burke, Tom Barlow.
Today’s game between Montreal and New York features two low-performing teams who must improve and come up with methods to improve their goal-scoring for better results. The Red Bulls are better off, mostly because they don’t allow many goals, even with one win.
Montreal on the other hand has defensive challenges which could influence this match, despite being the hosts. Due to this, sportsbooks predict that New York will emerge winner but by a very thin thread.
MLS continues with matchday 9 which features FC Cincinnati VS Portland Timbers, happening live this Saturday.
Cincinnati and Portland had a different season, and their results so far tell on their positions in the conference standings. This is why both sides must win to go a step further towards achieving their objectives.
MatchPlug as always has all the details you need for wagering on this highly competitive game between Cincinnati and Portland. You’ll get a full analysis of each club’s current form and how they’ve performed in their different leagues. We also have the MLS Picks and odds for the game.
FC Cincinnati has had a promising season, as they have shown impressive performance in all the matches they’ve played. They are presently in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with 5 wins, two draws, and one loss.
Following their defeat, Cincinnati got their first loss in the previous game. They got passed by St. Louis FC. But, before that, they had achieved three 1-0 wins in a row; proving that defensive solidarity was sufficient to earn points. Regardless, it is clear that Cincinnati cannot depend on its backline’s performance all the time.
Now that they will play on their home field a gain, a place that brought them comfort. To the point where they remain unbeaten, winning all four matches they played in front of their fans. Cincinnati has tried scoring five goals and forfeited just one.
Possible Lineup: (3-4-1-2): Roman Celentano, Nick Hagglund, Mathew Miazaga, Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Arias, Marco Angulo, Júnior Moreno, Álvaro Barreal, Luciano Acosta, Brandon Vazquez, Brenner.
Betting On The Portland Timbers
1XBet Spread: +1.5
1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5
1XBet Moneyline: 5.35
Unlike FC Cincinnati, the Portland Timbers have not had the season they expected in the MLS’ Western Conference. They only gathered two wins, two draws, and four losses so far this season.
The club hasn’t given a good performance and it is clear that it gave up 13 goals, making them the second team in the West with the highest number of goals. Additionally, the Timbers scored just 10 goals, giving them a goal difference of -3.
Possible Lineup (4-3-4): Aljaz Ivacic, Eric Miller, Dario Zuparic, Zac McGraw, Claudio Bravo, Eryk Williamson, Diego Chará, Santiago Moreno, Juan Mosquera, Nathan Fogaça, Diego Gutiérrez.
There is no argument that Cincinnati is in better form than Portland in this game, not just because of their consistency throughout the season, but because of their undefeated home record.
The Timbers on their own part mustered a victory in this last match, they haven’t shown enough skills to deem them worthy to play against Cincinnati. This is why sportsbooks expect the hosts to win.
New England Revolution VS Sporting Kansas City is another exciting matchup happening for MLS matchday 9. New England is largely favoured to win this matchup.
The Revolution leads the Eastern Conference with 17 points, while Sporting is at the bottom of the Western Conference with just 3 points. This proves how unevenly placed the game can be.
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The New England Revolution in their last 5 games has three wins and two draws. The club hasn’t lost a single match since a 4-0 defeat against LAFC on March 12th, which is their only loss in the season thus far.
Thomas McNamara, Ryan Spaulding, Nacho Gil, and Jacob Jackson succumbed to injury, while Dylan Borrero is on suspension and won’t play. For home matches, the Revolution has three wins and one draw, with a remarkable goal difference of nine favour and just one against.
Possible Lineup (4-4-2): Djordje Petrovic; Brandon Bye, Henry Kessler, Dave Romney, DeJuan Jones, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Noel Buck, Matt Polster, Jack Panayotou, Gustavo Bou, Bobby Wood.
Betting On Sporting Kansas City
1XBet Spread: +1.5
1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5
1XBet Moneyline: 4.2
Sporting Kansas City’s season remains a huge heartbreak for the team, losing four out of their last 5 games and conceding 10 goals in this regard.
To worsen things, Peter Vermens the coach will have many absent players for this match: Tim Leibold, Nemanja Radoja, Kortne Ford, Kayden Pierre, and Gadi Kinda are injured, while Robert Castellanos is on suspension.
On the road, Kansas City sports two draws and three losses, with only one goal scored and six forfeited.
Possible Lineup (4-3-3): Timothy Melia, Graham Zusi, Daniel Valencia, Andreu Fontas, Robert Voloder, Felipe Hernandez, Remi Walter, Erik Thommy, Johnny Russell, Alan Pulido, Daniel Salloi.
The last time New England and Kansas City played was on June 12, 2022, and then, New England won the match by a 2-1 victory.
Given the contrast in the forms and positions of these clubs, we believe that the team leading the Eastern Conference will easily win over the team at the bottom of the Western Conference, at New England Revolution VS Sporting Kansas City.
Final Prediction: New England Revolution Moneyline.
Two rivals from the NL Central fight for a win in Pittsburgh Pirates VS Cincinnati Reds. The Reds will be the guests in the second game of a four-game series against the Pirates today.
Last Thursday, Pittsburgh clinched a 4-3 victory. So, will Cincinnati return this favour or will the Pirates defeat them in front of their home audience?
The Pittsburgh Pirates won four consecutive matches when they defeated Cincinnati on Thursday night. They entered Friday 13-7 on the season and placed second in the NL Central, 1.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the top position in the Division.
Against the Reds, the Pirates started a 4-0 lead in the opening inning and maintained control despite being scoreless for the rest of the match. They ended the game with just 4 hits and no player scoring more than one. Connor Joe and Jack Suwinski homered in the victory for Pittsburgh. Roansy Contreras got a win when he threw 6.2 innings, allowing one run on five hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. David Bednar worked a 1-2-3 ninth, and struck out one, for his sixth save of the season.
Rich Hill starts for the Pirates for the 5th time this season. He comes in 1-2 with a 5.57 ERA, a 1.333 WHIP, six walks and 15 strikeouts over 21 innings. Hill allowed seven homers after allowing just 15 over 124.1 innings last year. He secured a win in his last start against the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Hill threw 6 innings and allowed one run on 6 hits with two walks and 7 strikeouts in a game Pittsburgh won 14-3. The last three times he started, Hill was 1-1 with a 5.62 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, four walks and 8 strikeouts over 16 innings of work. He will be making his 16th career appearance and 14th start against Cincinnati.
He is 5-4 with a 3.61 ERA, a 1.092 WHIP, 31 walks and 80 strikeouts over 72.1 innings of work this year. Hill is 1-3 with a 5.18 ERA, a 1.075 WHIP, 8 walks, and 26 strikeouts over 40 innings in 7 career starts at PNC Park.
Betting On The Cincinnati Reds
1XBet Spread: +1.5
1XBet Moneyline: 2.36
1XBet Over/Under: Under 9.5
BetMGM Spread: +1.5
BetMGM Moneyline: 2.35
BetMGM Over/Under: Over 9
The Cincinnati Reds lost for the third time in a row during the opening match of this series on Thursday. They dropped to 7-12 on the year and entered Friday at the bottom of the NL Central, 7 games behind Milwaukee for the top spot in the division.
Thursday night, the Reds ended the game with 8 hits with Jonathan Indian leading with three points in the contest. Luke Weaver lost on the mound, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits with two walks and 8 strikeouts over 6 innings of work.
Luis Cessa is picked to take the slab for Cincinnati as he starts for the 4th time this season. He has 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA, a 2.75 WHIP, 8 walks and 3 strikeouts over 12 innings of work this season. Cessa was beaten up as his last start yielded a loss against the Philadelphia Phillies at home on Sunday. He threw 3 innings and allowed 11 runs on 14 hits with 3 walks and no strikeouts in a 14-3 Cincinnati loss.
Cessa’s 10th appearance and third start against the Pirates will be in this matchup. He enters the game 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA, a 1.095 WHIP, 5 walks and 16 strikeouts over 21 innings of work. He has no record with a 3.38 ERA, a 1219 WHIP, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts over 10.2 innings in 4 career appearances, one start, at PNC Park.
MatchPlug Prediction
The Cincinnati Reds haven’t had an easy season and bringing in Cessa shows how they struggled with depth in terms of rotation. Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Graham Ashcraft are a decent trio, but the other members are a mess.
Furthermore, Cincinnati’s lineup didn’t deliver enough offensive production this year. Hill turned in a good outing last time the teams played at Coors Field, to secure a win and the Pirates have gotten some great performances from their bullpen this season.
After what the Reds have displayed this season which is not much, fans can overlook them and instead back the Pirates, led by Hill on the mound, as they earn the victory.
In Los Angeles Clippers VS Phoenix Suns, the Clippers will host the Suns in this epic clash happening at Cyrpto.com Arena this afternoon.
The Suns managed to secure a road victory on Thursday night to begin a 2-1 series lead, although the Clippers proved they won’t be an easy opponent this series.
However, road teams have won the games between these sides this season, and if this pattern continues, Los Angeles will be in deep waters for game 5.
Today’s matchup will be one of the better games on the Saturday fixtures and one that must not be missed. Look to MatchPlug for NBA Predictions Tonight and analysis of Clippers VS Suns.
Predictions and Betting Preview For Los Angeles Clippers VS Phoenix Suns NBA Playoffs Game 4 Round 1
The Los Angeles Clippers are in a challenging position as they play at home for the second time in three days. Between the two successive losses and injuries, they are again struggling, heading in the wrong direction. Los Angeles hasn’t made any notable marks at home this season, and to add to that they still haven’t defeated the Phoenix Suns on their home court.
Missing two key players would be hard for any team, but coupled with the Clippers’ lack of depth, they are hurt even more. Paul George who injured his knee will be out and won’t come back till early May. Kawhi Leonard also with an injured knee missed Thursday’s game. Being put as questionable, Los Angeles can’t perform without the NBA’s best two-way players.
Leornard’s absence may determine how this game may go, but Los Angeles has witnessed some scorers step forward in the last few games. Russell Westbrook arrived at Thursday’s game and was efficient. Norma Powell was off a 42-point performance. Besides these two, the Clippers don’t have much scoring power, especially with an offense ranked low in the NBA; they’ll have problems facing one of the best defenses in the league.
Betting on the Phoenix Suns
Season Record: 45-37
1XBet Spread: -7.5
1XBet Moneyline: 1.384
1XBet Over/Under: Under 226.5
BetMGM Spread: -7.5
BetMGM Moneyline: Over 226.5
BetMGM Over/Under: 1.30
The Phoenix Suns faced the Los Angeles Clippers which are missing some of their best players on Thursday but today, they won’t mind getting a win. Phoenix has a poor record, but this hasn’t stopped them from winning against Los Angeles in road games, with their win in Game 3 marking their 3rd win in three attempts in road games against the Clippers this campaign.
Securing another win and going 3 games to one as they make their way home, would give the Suns the confidence to make it to round 2 of game 4. With all their talented players intact, Phoenix has a high chance in today’s game, but after taking the Clippers for granted on Thursday, they need to do a complete 48 minutes.
The Suns had injury issues most of the season, but have gotten healthier recently. Kevin Durant’s recovery is an essential addition and the only player is injured in today’s game. Cam Payne with an injured back is questionable for playing this match, although his presence or absence shouldn’t alter the match.
Phoenix’s offensive members aren’t the best this season, but the injuries play a huge role in this. Now that all their players are complete, scoring hasn’t been a problem through the beginning of the season. Durant and Devin Booker have made the team unstoppable. This, plus Ayton’s strong balance and frontcourt presence, an experienced point guard in Paul, and Los Angeles have their work cut out for them.
Defensive-wise, the Suns have been one of the best units this season and playing the depthless Clippers, they just need to focus on stopping the Clippers from a three-point range.
MatchPlug Prediction
Los Angeles has too many questions for today’s game, especially about Leonard’s status, and the Phoenix may clinch another victory.
Powell’s team played well on Thursday, but the Suns will be more involved in today’s game, leaving Los Angeles looking for offensive options. Throw in Durant and Booker in the mix and Phoenix will extend their undefeated record.
Furthermore, the Suns are a 5-2 ATS the last 7 times these two teams met in Los Angeles.
Former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as the favourite to become Chelsea’s new permanent manager after holding positive talks with the club’s owners.
The Blues are still looking for a permanent manager to take over from Graham Potter, who was sacked last month. For now, ex-player and legend Frank Lampard is managing the team. But he has not had a successful return to the club and has lost all four matches he has overseen.
Chelsea had spoken to former RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann about taking the role. However, after speaking with the Chelsea owner, the German has pulled out of the running for the job.s
As such, the Stamford Bridge side turned their attention to Pochettino after further talks over the vacancy.
Chelsea do not want to make a hasty decision in who they hire, so they are doing their due diligence on several candidates.
They want to ensure the next appointment is not a misstep, as it turned out to be with Potter.
Pochettino, who has been out of work since quitting PSG last summer, has recently held talks with Chelsea.
The Argentine has always been in the frame to become Chelsea boss since new owner Todd Boehly took over the club. He was a candidate to succeed Thomas Tuchel in September and is now open to joining the Blues.
He is understood to be equally willing to discuss a return to Tottenham, who are also looking for a permanent manager after sacking Antonio Conte.
Meanwhile, former Barcelona and Spain boss Luis Enrique had previously discussed the vacancy at Chelsea but is not considered a candidate.
Burnley boss and Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany is on the shortlist for both Chelsea and Spurs but is not seen as a main contender at this stage.
Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino will reportedly join Barcelona when his contract at Anfield expires at the end of the season.
After eight successful years at the club, the Reds forward is out of contract at Anfield this summer.
Liverpool wanted to extend his deal, but Firmino decided it was time to end his association with the club. He has offers from several clubs worldwide, including clubs from the Middle East and America’s Major League Soccer.
However, according to the Daily Mail, the Brazilian has opted to switch to Barcelona when he calls it quits at Liverpool this summer.
The Catalan side are looking for an extra striker to reduce the burden on number 9 Robert Lewandowski and have identified Bobby as the perfect option.
The fact that the 31-year-old Brazilian will join for free makes it a low-risk option, especially as Barcelona is struggling financially.
The Catalan club are expected to sell some players to be able to sign new ones, so they are prioritizing players on the bossman list, with Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan and Paris Saint-Germain forward and legendary player Lionel Messi.
Firmino joined Liverpool in 2015 from Hoffenheim shortly before Jurgen Klopp became the club’s manager. After struggling early in his Liverpool career while playing as a winger under Brendan Rodgers, the Brazilian came alive when Klopp began playing him as a false nine. He was part of the famed front-three alongside Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah that led Liverpool to Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Club World Cup titles.
Juventus have successfully appealed their 15-point deduction in Serie A, as the penalty have not been revoked.
The Old Lady were slapped with a 15-point dediti9in February following allegations of financial rascality and mismanagement by the club over some seasons.
They were charged for false corporate communications, false communications to the stock market and obstruction of watchdog agencies. This led to the club’s offices being raided by CONSOB – the finance regulator responsible for monitoring club dealings on the stock exchange – in November 2021 to seize documents relating to the transfers under scrutiny.
An investigation was opened on the club, and the entire Juventus board – including Andrea Agnelli and Pavel Nedved – resigned late last year.
Early this year, they were handed a point deduction due to the charges, taking them out of the top four race.
But that has been revoked, meaning Massimiliano Allegri’s side now have a great chance of qualifying for the Champions League.
With 15 points added back, the Italian giants move up to third with 59 points.
Meanwhile. AC Milan and Inter drop down to fifth and sixth in the Serie A table.
Meanwhile, the number one spot is off the table, with Napoli expected to secure the title imminently. Still, the Bianconeri could steal the second spot from Lazio with a good run of form.
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