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Rodri needs a rest. The Man City midfielder confessed as much in the aftermath of his side’s 3-3 draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League Quarter-Final last week. But is he really the only one who does in an action-packed Premier League season?
We’re halfway through the final group stage before the new Champions League format is introduced next season. This seems a good a time to look ahead to that new format.
Manchester City have done it. They have secured a historic Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League trophies. They completed this memorable feat with a 1-0 win over Internazionale at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night. As we previewed a few weeks ago, the Treble looked possible once City […]
Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic sealed the club’s 53rd league title on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Hearts. This was a second successive league win for the club since appointing the Australian as manager. It was also the 11th time in the past 12 years that Celtic have won the league title. Rangers of course secured […]
We have reached the business end of another football season and talk turns to who will win the major honours. With Manchester City again in imperious form, fans and pundits alike are starting to ask an inevitable question: are they on the brink of the Treble? What is a Treble? The term ‘Treble’ refers to […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has made a call for “way more football” to be played following his recent re-election. This will have been music to the ears of some of the federations that voted for him. However, many others were letting out an exhausted sigh when hearing this refrain from the boss of global football. […]
Whether or not Glasgow Celtic can sustain a decent run in the Champions League remains to be seen. But for the time being they have every chance of progressing to the next stage at least thanks to a creditable 3-1 first round of qualifying victory over FK Sarajevo in Bosnia. Goals from Mikey Johnston, Odsonne […]
Let’s take a look at some of the main causes of discussion from yesterday evening’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 second-leg tie between Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur and Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus at Wembley Stadium, as the underdogs surprised many to reach the last eight. Quick-Fire Juve Blow Away Favourites Favourites ahead of last night’s […]
Let’s take a look at some of the main causes of discussion from yesterday evening’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg clash between Unai Emery’s Paris Saint-Germain and Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes, as the visitors eased into the quarter-finals. Ronaldo Continues Remarkable UCL Scoring Record Portugal International Cristiano […]
Let’s take a look at some of the main causes of discussion from yesterday evening’s UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg clash between Paulo Fonseca’s Shakhtar Donetsk and Eusebio Di Francesco Roma at the Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, as the hosts pulled off a shock against their Italian visitors. Fred Magic Puts Shakhtar […]
There is no special emphasis on ‘No. 6’ found in the lexicon of Liverpool FC fans. Certainly not in the same manner as la decima, Real Madrid’s quest for 10th Champions League, a feat that was finally achieved in 2014. In fact, the number ‘19’ might be more significant for Liverpool fans, in reference to […]
Let’s take a look at some of the main causes of discussion from yesterday evening’s UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg clash between Jupp Heynckes’ Bayern Munich and Senol Gunes’ Besiktas at the Allianz Arena, as the hosts left the visitors with an improbable task to try to get back into this one […]
Let’s take a look at some of the main causes of discussion from the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg clash between Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid and Unai Emery’s Paris Saint-German at the Bernabeu Stadium yesterday evening, as the hosts took the initiative in Madrid. Late Flurry Puts Real in Driving Seat Two […]
Paulo Fonseca’s Shakhtar Donetsk became the first team to defeat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in any Competition this season in the last of the Champions League Group F ties last night. The hosts took the lead early in the first-half with Bernard getting on the scoresheet and Ismaily doubling the advantage just six minutes later, […]
Jupp Heynckes’ Bayern Munich capped off their Champions League Group Stage campaign with victory over a hapless Paris Saint-Germain under Unai Emery at The Allianz Arena yesterday evening. The home side went ahead early through prolific Polish forward Robert Lewandowski and that advantage was doubled by Corentin Tolisso just before the break. Young French sensation […]
Let’s take a look at the primary areas of discussion from Manchester City’s Champions League besting of Dutch side Feyenoord at The Etihad Stadium last night as Pep Guardiola’s men extended their lead at the top of Group F to six points. Unstoppable City Train Thunders On In the wake of the home triumph, The […]
Monaco 1 – 4 Leipzig Falcao (43′) – Jemerson (OG ‘6), Werner (9′, pen. 31′), Keita (45’) Timo Werner and RB Leipzig earned a first – and much needed – away win in European competition, knocking out past season’s semi-finalists and French champions Monaco in the process. The visitors got off to a perfect start […]
Three goals for Bayern Munich were enough to seal all three points for Jupp Heynckes in his first European game back at The Allianz Arena against a lifeless Celtic side. The home side struck twice in the first period through Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich, before Mats Hummels headed a third in the second half […]
A remarkable 94th-minute winner from the unlikely source of fringe forward Michy Batshuayi was enough for Chelsea to claim a vital three points in Spain last night at the mercy of an unsuspecting Atletico Madrid. Batshuayi’s strike reaffirmed Antonio Conte’s men’s place at the summit of Group C, but for Diego Simeone’s men, their fate […]
Following his world-record £198 million move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, there is only one place in the UK where you can watch Neymar in action. That place is BT Sport, the exclusive home of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League as well as Ligue 1 football. The Brazilian has been the talk […]
