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Manchester City did their heavy lifting during the week by qualifying for the knockout round of the Champions League.Now they try to string together consecutive Premier League victories for the first time in nearly two months Saturday against Burnley at Turf Moor.The Citizens (8-3-1) ensured they would be in the round of 16 in Europes most prestigious club tournament for the fourth straight year with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday. David Silvas goal in first-half stoppage time canceled out a marker by Raffael and ensured City would finish second to Barcelona in Group C with one match to spare.I am so happy to be there (in the knockout phase), manager Pep Guardiola told Citys official website. The first part of the season is so important, to qualify for the next round. We did it -- and now we can focus on the Premier League.I am so satisfied for all the games. I was a trainer here in Germany and I know how difficult Gladbach are. But we did it, which is why it is big congratulations to the team.About the only downside to their qualification is that City will face one of the eight group winners in the first knockout round. But after reaching the semifinals last year -- their deepest penetration in club history -- Guardiola thinks his team can cause problems of their own.We know that in Europe every team you play can cause you problems, he told The Mirror. But were improving. We have to improve in Europe and I believe we can do that. … In the finals, all the teams will be really tough.Manchester City would like to resume being tough domestically.After starting the season with six wins on the trot, they have claimed just two in their last six league matches (2-3-1) and are in third place, one point behind Chelsea and trailing Liverpool on goals scored.But they are coming off a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace in which Yaya Toure made his long-awaited return. Reportedly banished because his agent got into a row with Guardiola, the Ivorian international bagged a brace in his first playing time of any sort since Aug. 24, and he could wind up being a key player for Citys Premier League title hopes since he was left off the Champions League roster by Guardiola.The last two months he was amazing in the training sessions. His behaviour was absolutely perfect, Guardiola said of Toure, whose style doesnt make him a perfect fit for Guardiolas fast-paced ball movement.His teammates love him. Hes another guy who will help us with the rotation in the team.Burnley (4-2-6) slipped to 12th in the table after absorbing their heaviest loss of the season, 4-0 at West Bromwich Albion on Monday. The Clarets continued their struggles on the road, having taken just one point from five matches while being outscored a staggering 13-1 in those contests.They were fully deserving of everything and we simply werent, manager Sean Dyche told Burnleys official website. Me as a manager, because I know my own team, I thought it just doesnt look like us. There was not enough energy, enough fight actually. We were outgunned on every level, more or less.The lack of offence continues to be a concern for the Clarets. Their 11 goals are better than only new boys Middlesbrough and Hull City, and the team seems to be overly reliant on Welsh forward Sam Vokes, who has four of them. But if there is a positive to be had, returning to Turf Moor -- where Burnley have claimed all but one of their 14 points with a 4-1-2 mark -- could signal a fightback.We need to pick ourselves up. Its a massive game and hopefully we can get some points from that, winger and Iceland international Johann Gudmundsson said. (City) are a fantastic team. But we have shown against good teams we can play really well, so we will do that next weekend, definitely.The Clarets got the better of City in their last season in the top flight in 2014-15, taking four points off the Citizens. Their 1-0 victory at Turf Moor on George Boyds goal March 14, 2015, is Burnleys lone win in four Premier League matches between the teams (1-2-1). Kanken Mini Soldes . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov. Fjallraven Kanken Pas Cher . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. http://www.sackankenpascher.fr/kanken-mini.html .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Sac Fjallraven Kanken Pas Cher . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Fjallraven Kanken Mini Soldes . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. HOUSTON -- Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez ended a tough stretch in emphatic fashion Wednesday.Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss hit home runs and St. Louis beat the Houston Astros 8-2.Martinez (11-7) pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing a run while striking out seven. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters before giving up a leadoff double to Teoscar Hernandez in the sixth.Martinez had allowed 14 runs over his previous three starts.Hes been impressive, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. I enjoy watching guys improve. When you see him pitch like that and maintain like that, thats improvement.Martinez leads St. Louis pitchers with 11 starts of seven or more innings.Every day I go out on the hill focused on my work and ready to go through nine innings hopefully, Martinez said. Some days theres bad days, some days theres good days like today. I stayed focused and I felt really good. I feel like its just part of the game and I went out and did the best I could.The Cardinals have won four straight and have a slim lead for the second NL wild-card spot over the Pirates and Marlins.St. Louis is averaging 7.5 runs per game during this winning streak and began its offensive frenzy Wednesday in the third inning against starter Doug Fister.Eight Cardinals batted in the three-run third, highlighted by Stephen Piscottys two-run single and Yadier Molinas RBI double.Hazelbaker bashed a 3-2 pitch from Fister in the fourth for his first home run since July 29. Moss blew it open in the seventh with a three-run homer off Tony Sipp.Moss has four home runs in the last six games and leads the Cardinals with 22 homers in just 281 at-bats. Its a nice resurgence for the 32-year-old, who hit .250 with four homers in 51 games last season after being acquired from Cleveland in July.Seems like everybody discounted everything he did before he got to us, Matheny said. That was a bunch of homers. Then he comes over smoking the ball and not getting anyything for it.dddddddddddd You could just see where he was trending and where he continues to trend. This guys got legitimate big power.St. Louis has 49 home runs since the All-Star break to lead the National League.Its good were just having good approaches and obviously were having success at the plate, Hazelbaker said. It comes from preparation and just knowing what were capable of and just being prepared every at-bat.Fister (11-8) gave up four runs, seven hits and a walk while striking three in four innings.It was a disappointing day, Fister said. Any loss is a tough loss to swallow. I felt good today. I felt strong, I felt in control, but they put a few good swings on balls, and the ball bounced their way today.Fister has allowed four or more runs five times in his past 10 starts after reaching that mark once in his first 14 outings this season.Alex Bregman drove in Hernandez with a single in the sixth. The rookie has seven RBI in the last 11 games and is batting .312 in that time.Houston has been outscored 29-11 during a four-game losing streak and surrendered eight or more runs in three straight games for the first time this season.The rollercoaster ride that weve been on is no fun when were in this portion of it, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. This game will test your character, itll test your resolve, itll test your ability to come back from adversity and this is another test for us. Weve got the better part of six weeks left in the regular season, and we need to compile some wins.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (9-7, 4.72 ERA) starts against Philadelphia on Friday. Wainwright is looking for his eighth season with 10 or more wins and needs four to tie Dizzy Dean (134) on the Cardinals career list.Astros: RHP Joe Musgrove (1-0, 1.47 ERA) starts against Baltimore on Thursday after getting his first major league win against Toronto on Friday. ' ' '