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Perhaps the most intriguing result of European football involved Roma’s 3-1 victory over Juventus, in a tightly contested Serie A where there is still plenty to play for. The home side moved to within just four points of Juventus in first, and with two games left to play, Roma have certainly heaped the pressure on […]
Chelsea finally have a strong grip on the title after another slip up for Spurs in London, but what happened throughout the other top leagues in European football? Barcelona went ahead in Spain after thrashing Villarreal 4-1 at the Camp Nou, where they scored their 158th goal this season, 100 of which have been by […]
Chelsea took another gigantic leap towards the Premier League title this weekend, but what went on in the rest of the top European leagues? There’s no better place to start than in Germany, where Bayern Munich won a record fifth straight Bundesliga title courtesy of a 6-0 thrashing of Wolfsburg. Lewandowski netted a brace in […]
FA Cup semi-final weekend stole all the headlines in England this week, but what went on in the top leagues across Europe? Only one place to start this week, where Barcelona grabbed a last-minute winner to overcome Madrid in arguably one the greatest El Clasico’s of all time. Messi’s double brought up his 500th goal […]
Spurs managed to close the gap on Chelsea to just four points in the English Premier League with six games remaining but, what other European leagues are just as competitive? Spanish football witnessed some truly remarkable games, with Barcelona and Real Madrid both winning in five-goal thrillers. Real Madrid went just three points clear but […]
Chelsea and Tottenham continued their head-to-head battle for the Premier League title, but who excelled in European football this weekend? La Liga provided us with some fantastic fixtures, with the Madrid derby taking precedence, although the feisty encounter ended in a 1-1 draw. Pepe’s opener means Real have now scored for the 52nd game in […]
Premier League leaders Chelsea slipped up, Liverpool boasted a fine derby win and Man City and Arsenal shared the spoils in England’s grudge match this weekend, but what happened throughout the rest of Europe? Real Madrid sits two points clear of Barcelona with a comfortable 3-0 win over Alaves, while their city rivals Atletico are […]
Northern Ireland took another huge step towards World Cup qualification with their latest 2-0 victory over Norway. The visitors arrived in Belfast sitting fifth in Group C, just three points ahead of minnows San Marino, who incidentally have provided them with their only victory of the campaign. With a new manager at the helm, Lars […]
The Scots last qualified for a major tournament back in 1998, and their current side is seemingly not up for the challenge as they sit second bottom of their 2018 World Cup Qualifying Group. Gordon Strachan’s team has picked up just one win in four matches in a poor start to the campaign, beating bottom […]
Away from the mania of English football, results in Italy and Germany ensured business as usual, while the Spanish and French leagues took another interesting turn. Juventus scraped past Sampdoria to keep them at the top of Serie A, while Roma and Napoli remain neck and neck after vital wins against lesser opposition. Dries Mertens […]
FA Cup weekend gave many Premier League sides a much-needed rest, but the European leagues carried on as normal, with some intriguing results at both ends of the Italian, German, Spanish and French top-tiers. Bayern all-but secured a fifth successive Bundesliga title as they picked up another three points, with Frankfurt the latest victims in […]
No better place to begin with than in Spain, where Barcelona manager Luis Enrique announced his decision to quit the club at the end of the season. The announcement came in stark contrast to his side’s 5-0 win over Celta Vigo. The Catalan club now sit top of the table, a point above Madrid, who […]
Costa? Benzema? Falcao? These imperious forwards aren’t even in the top ten for goals scored in the top five European leagues from 2014/15 onwards, so who really is the greatest goal scorer in the world at this moment in time? Looking at goals scored since the 2014/15 season, it is a very difficult task in […]
Zlatan’s heroics helped United towards a possible road to success, but what happened across the top European leagues this weekend? The Spanish League was threatened to be blown wide open when Sevilla went joint top with a win at Betis, however Real Madrid and Barcelona showed their determination to regain the top two spots with […]
As the English Premier League stepped aside to allow the magic of the FA Cup its rightful attention, the top European leagues didn’t hang around. Juventus took a seven point lead over nearest challengers Roma with a 4-1 victory as Higuain scored his 19th league goal, while Dybala banged in an unstoppable free kick before […]
The English Premier League reached an extremely interesting stage as several teams picked up vital wins, but how did their European counterparts fare? Barcelona now find themselves just a point off Real Madrid at the top after thumping Alaves 6-0, who they play in the Copa Del Ray final in a few weeks’ time. Suarez […]
Omar Bogle aims to be the new hero at Wigan Athletic after bagging a brace on his first start for the club. Times really are bad for the former Premier League side, especially as the most popular player in the world looks set for a spell on the bench for the near future. Fan favourite […]
Away from the crazy land of English football, several European teams picked up important victories as they push towards their respective league titles. Many top forwards were particularly on fire this weekend as they banged in goals left, right and centre. In Spain Fernando Torres, one of the most loved yet hated men in the […]
Of course every football follower around the world didn’t miss the fascinating extravaganza that was this season’s January Transfer Window, but there may have been some deals that you were too busy to see. We all know that in this rather boring window the bottom half of the Premier League grabbed the chance to shine. […]
It really wasn’t long ago that half the world was blaring out the Wigan striker’s name; but where has Will Grigg’s famous fire gone? The Northern Ireland man lit up League One last season with an unparalleled 25 goals, shooting Wigan Athletic back into the Championship, but things seem to have gone slightly downhill since […]
