THE SOCCER REPORT
Dynamo lose 0-4 away at Sporting KC, Coronavirus halts Italian Serie A
Mar 9, 2020, 9:07 pm
The Houston Dynamo fell in their first road test of the season. Photo: Houston Dynamo
Coronavirus concern has seeped into the soccer world, especially in the Italian Serie A where matches have gone from being played in empty stadiums to the league being postponed altogether. Major League Soccer had a few matches on the West coast that could potentially have been played behind closed doors - all where played with spectators. As of Monday, MLS has joined other U.S. sports leagues in closing access to locker rooms for media members.
https://t.co/RHUutfl1OS— MLS Communications (@MLS Communications) 1583793931.0
Here is the week that was in the beautiful game:
English Premier League
Top six: 1. Liverpool (82), 2. Man City (57), 3. Leicester City (53), 4. Chelsea (48), 5. Manchester United (45), 6. Wolves (43)
Bottom three (relegation): 18. Bournemouth (27), 19. Aston Villa (25), 20. Norwich City (21)
Scoring leader: 19 - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
Assists leader: 16 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Spanish La Liga
Top six: 1. FC Barcelona (58), 2. Real Madrid (56), 3. Sevilla (47), 4. Getafe (46), 5. Atletico Madrid (45), 6. Real Sociedad (43)
Bottom three: 18. Mallorca (25), 19. Leganes (23), 20. Espanyol (20)
Scoring leader: 19 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Assists leader: 12 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
German Bundesliga
Top six: 1. Bayern Munich (55), 2. Dortmund (51), 3. RB Leipzig (50), 4. Bayer Leverkusen (47), 5. Monchengladbach (46), 6. Schalke 04 (37)
Bottom three: 16. Fortuna (22), 17. Werder Bremen (18), 18. Paderborn (16)
Scoring leader: 25 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Assists leader: 16 - Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Italian Serie A
Top six: 1. Juventus (63), 2. Lazio (62), 3. Inter Milan (54), 4. Atalanta (48), 5. Roma (45), 6. Napoli (39)
Bottom three: 18. Lecce (25), 19. SPAL (18), 20. Brescia (16)
Scoring leader: 27 - Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
Assists leader: 12 - Luis Alberto (Lazio)
French Ligue 1
Top four: 1. PSG (68), 2. Marseille (56), 3. Rennes (50), 4. Lille (49)
Bottom three: 18. Nimes (27), 19. Amiens (23), 20. Toulouse (13)
Scoring leader: 18 - Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
Assists leader: 14 - Angel Di Maria (PSG)
Major League Soccer
The Houston Dynamo continue winless in their first two matches under new Head Coach Tab Ramos after a 0-4 loss at Sporting Kansas City over the weekend. Offseason signing Darwin Quintero made his debut with the club as a second half substitution while star forward Alberth Elis continues to be out injured.
The Dynamo host Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday at BBVA Stadium.
Liga MX
Clausura 2020
Top eight: 1. Cruz Azul (19), 2. Leon (18), 3. Club America (17), 4. Pumas UNAM (15), 5. CD Guadalajara (15), 6. Juarez (14), 7. Queretaro (14), 8. Pachuca (14)
Scoring leader: 8 - Jonathan Rodriguez (Cruz Azul)
Superliga Argentina
Felicitaciones a @BocaJrsOficial por la obtención de la #Superliga 2019/20, presentada por Quilmes Clásica 🏆 ¡Salu… https://t.co/aSe2svjWQh— Superliga Argentina (@Superliga Argentina) 1583633727.0
Boca Juniors crowned themselves champions of Argentina in dramatic fashion by winning 1-0 over Gimnasia, the team led by BOCA Legend Diego Maradona, and finishing top of the league by one point over archrivals River Plate.
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Tuesday, March 10
3:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] RB Leipzig vs. Tottenham (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
3:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Valencia vs. Atalanta (Galavision)
7:00 p.m. - [Concacaf Champions League] Montreal Impact vs. Olimpia (FS1)
7:30 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Boca Juniors vs. Medellin (beIN Sports en Español)
7:30 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Palmeiras vs. Guarani (beIN Sports)
Wednesday, March 11
2:30 p.m. - [Premier League] Manchester City vs. Arsenal (NBC Sports)
3:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
3:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] PSG vs. Dortmund (Galavision)
5:15 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] River Plate vs. Binacional (beIN Sports en Español)
5:15 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Colo-Colo vs. Atletico-PR (beIN Sports)
6:00 p.m. - [SheBelieves Cup] USWNT vs. Japan (ESPNEWS, TUDNxtra)
7:00 p.m. - [Concacaf Champions League] NYCFC vs. Tigres (FS2)
9:30 p.m. - [Concacaf Champions League] Club America vs. Atlanta United (FS2)
Thursday, March 12
1:00 p.m. - [UEFA Europa League] LASK vs. Manchester United (UniMas)
3:00 p.m. - [UEFA Europa League] Olympiacos vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (UniMas)
9:30 p.m. - [Concacaf Champions League] LAFC vs. Cruz Azul (FS2)
Friday, March 13
3:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Real Madrid vs. Eibar (beIN SPORTS)
Saturday, March 14
7:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Watford vs. Leicester City (NBC Sports)
10:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Manchester City vs. Burnley (NBC Sports)
12:30 p.m. - [Premier League] Aston Villa vs. Chelsea (NBC Sports)
12:30 p.m. - [Bundesliga] Union Berlin vs. Bayern Munich (UniMas, TUDN)
7:30 p.m. - [MLS] Houston Dynamo vs. Seattle Sounders FC (KUBE57)
Sunday, March 15
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] West Ham vs. Wolves (NBC Sports)
11:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Tottenham vs. Man United (NBC Sports)
Monday, March 16
3:00 p.m. - [Premier League] Everton vs. Liverpool (NBC Sports)
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