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On Saturday, Lyon suffered a 2-1 loss to Montpellier. It would be the type of game where they are kicking themselves that they were not able to win. It was a game Lyon dominated in. They had 24 shots to Montpellier’s 12, but poorly only 8 were on target with a further 9 being blocked […]
Read More Are Lyon out of the title race?In the first of my weekly column series, I am going to look at what has actually gone right for Borussia Dortmund this season. On Saturday, Dortmund lost to Freiburg 2-1 in a very dire performance from Die Schwarzgelben. This meant Dortmund have only won one game in their previous five and this adds to […]
Read More What is actually going right at DortmundAs stated in the latest Athletic article, until recently Rennes were considered a club for losers as they had always been so close yet so far to achieving something. But there has been change in the water in Brittany. In 2019, after 2 final defeats to rivals Guingamp in 2009 and 2014, they won the […]
Read More Rennes: ‘Un club de losers’ turning into un club de gagnantsBorussia Monchengladbach have experienced a rollercoaster of a season. Up until the middle of December they topped the Bundesliga and pushing for their first title since 1977, but a period of decline just before the break in play put their Champions League hopes at risk with the rise of Bayer Leverkusen, led by Kai Havertz. […]
Read More Borussia Monchengladbach the suprise package in GermanyTuesday night, March 5th, 2019. Ajax’s eleven walked out into the bright white Bernabeu floodlights. A few weeks prior, the iconic dutch side had played their first match in the Champions League knockouts in 13 years, where they fell 2-1 at home to the current title holders, serial european winners Real Madrid. However, this match was different and the cool, confident spaniards found themselves conceding 4 goals from a scintillating side studded with young stars.
Read More Throwback Matchday – Ajax’s return to gloryThis season Erling Braut Haaland has burst onto the scene as one of the most prolific goalscorers in world football. For RB Salzburg this season he scored 16 goals in 14 games in the Austrian Bundesliga, while for Borussia Dortmund in his 3 games in the Bundeliga he has scored 8 goals in 5 games, […]
Read More Who is: Erling Braut HaalandWith the ending of the Champions League group stage there were 2 key stories from it. RB Leipzig finishing top of their group and securing a round of 16 tie against Tottenham, and RB Salzburg, who pushed Liverpool and Napoli all the way while playing fun attacking football. But, it can be argued that this […]
Read More The Red Bull Model: Why are RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig so successfulIn 1984, Napoli broke the transfer record for Diego Maradona by paying 12 million euros for his acquisition from Barcelona. This transfer changed the teams fortunes for the next 6 years. In 1986 they won the Italian double, in 1989 they won the UEFA Cup and once again in 1990 they won the Scudetto (Serie […]
Read More Napoli:The return to the Maradona era?In 2006 Oscar Tabarez returned to Uruguay to manage the national team, this was the beginning of his 2nd spell in charge of the national team, his aim was to re-establish Uruguay as a South American powerhouse after they failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, and to this day he has been able […]
Read More Oscar Tabarez: An underrated manager?This summer, Bruno Fernandes was one of the many hot topics when it came to transfers. He was linked to every club under the sun from Liverpool to Man United, Real Madrid and Tottenham, and he is yet to move from Sporting CP. So many people have been left wondering who is he and what […]
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