THE SOCCER REPORT
Soccer Recap: USA, Netherlands winners during international break; Pochettino, Maradona sacked
Nov 20, 2019, 8:06 am
THE SOCCER REPORT
Darwin Quintero
Twenty European countries have booked their place for next year's EURO 2020, the inaugural Concacaf Nations League is in the books and Brazil won the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Among the other top stories in soccer this week:
Countries qualified to EURO 2020
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Friday, November 22
1:30 p.m. - [Bundesliga] Borussia Dortmund vs. SC Paderborn 07 (FS2, FOX Deportes)
1:45 p.m. - [Ligue 1] PSG vs. Lille (beIN Sports)
2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Levante vs. Mallorca (beIN SPORTS en Español)
7:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Puebla vs. Necaxa (TUDN)
Saturday, November 23
6:00 a.m. - [La Liga] Leganes vs. FC Barcelona (beIN SPORTS)
6:30 a.m. - [Premier League] West Ham vs. Tottenham (NBC Sports)
8:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Atalanta vs. Juventus (ESPNews, ESPN Deportes)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. FC Bayern Munich (FS1, Univision, TUDN)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Wolfsburg (FS2, FOX Deportes)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Arsenal vs. Southampton (NBC Sports)
9:00 a.m. - [La Liga] Real Betis vs. Valencia (beIN SPORTS)
11:00 a.m. - [Serie A] A.C. Milan vs. Napoli (ESPN+)
11:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Manchester City vs. Chelsea (NBC)
11:30 a.m. - [La Liga] Granada vs. Atletico Madrid (beIN SPORTS)
1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] Torino vs. Inter Milan (ESPN+)
2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad (beIN SPORTS)
2:00 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores Final] Flamengo vs. River Plate (beIN SPORTS)
5:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Queretaro vs. Morelia (UniMas)
7:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Cruz Azul vs. Atletico de San Luis (Univision, TUDN)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Pachuca vs. Pumas UNAM (Univision, TUDN)
Sunday, November 24
8:00 a.m. - [Ligue 1] Bordeaux vs. Monaco (beIN Sports)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Augsburg vs. Hertha Berlin (FS1, TUDN)
10:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Sheffield United vs. Man United (NBC Sports)
11:00 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Hoffenheim vs. Mainz (FS1)
11:00 a.m. - [Liga MX] Toluca vs. Santos Laguna (Univision, TUDN)
6:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Juarez vs. Tigres UANL (TUDN)
Monday, November 25
1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] SPAL vs. Genoa (ESPN+)
2:00 p.m. - [Premier League] Aston Villa vs. Newcastle (NBC Sports)
Yainer Diaz homered, Josh Hader got the last four outs for his major league-leading 25th save, and the Houston Astros spoiled Shohei Ohtani's 31st birthday, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Saturday.
Ohtani made his fourth mound start of the season, pitching two scoreless innings as he continues to work his way back from elbow surgery. He struck out the side in the second.
Justin Wrobleski (4-3) relieved Ohtani to start the third, and that's when the Dodgers' problems started. Zack Short hit a two-run double as Houston scored four times in the inning. Diaz went deep leading off the fourth, his 11th of the season.
Mookie Betts hit his 11th homer for the Dodgers in the first, and Miguel Rojas' two-run shot in the fourth pulled LA within 5-4.
Jose Altuve led off the seventh with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly.
Hader entered with two on and two out in the eighth and struck out pinch-hitter Esteury Ruiz. In the ninth, he allowed a leadoff single to Ohtani but retired Betts, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman to end it.
Framber Valdez (10-4) struck out seven and allowed four runs in six innings.
The Dodgers sent Michael Conforto to the plate to pinch-hit with two out in the eighth, and the Astros brought in Hader. Manager Dave Roberts replaced Conforto with Ruiz, who fanned on Hader's slider.
The Astros have scored 24 runs in the first two games of the series. On Friday night, they handed the Dodgers their worst loss in the history of Dodger Stadium, 18-1.
Astros RHP Ryan Gusto (5-3, 4.90 ERA) will face the Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan (0-0, 2.25) for Sunday’s series finale.