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Opinion
It has been over four decades since Borussia Monchengladbach last won the Bundesliga title. The 1976-77 season capped off a brilliant nine years of football in Gladbach in which the club won five titles and were the best team in Germany.
Arsenal travelled to Bramall Lane on Monday night to play Sheffield United in a match where they were the bookies favourites to win. However, whenever Arsenal travel to play away matches in the Premier League there is always the feeling they could come out second best and that's exactly what happened in this game.
Last night’s result in Group D of qualifying for Euro 2020 of Switzerland 2-0 Republic of Ireland was a massive one in the context of qualification.
Following this week’s fixtures, we have just one more international break for teams to clinch their place at the 2020 European Championship finals. There are still the Nations League playoffs for teams who fail via the standard qualifying procedure but some teams have already booked their place in next summer’s finals.
At the last European Championships, Wales were shock semi-finalists, only for a 2-0 defeat against Portugal in the last four to end their valiant run. One of the stars of that tournament for Wales was Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale.
One of the talking points over the international break has been the future of Everton boss Marco Silva. Many Evertonian’s believed that the Portuguese boss’ time had run out on Merseyside after four straight defeats saw the team slip into the relegation zone.
You must only go back four months to find Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final. They ultimately lost the game to Liverpool but it was a massive achievement by Mauricio Pochettino to take the club that far in European football’s premier club competition.
The October international break is often a dangerous time for Premier League bosses. The likes of Everton’s Marco Silva and Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino are under immense pressure, with speculation that Silva could be sacked before gameweek nine of the top-flight campaign.
At the beginning of the Bundesliga season, Dortmund looked like they were ready to once again challenge Bayern Munich for the title German top-flight title.
In the last decade, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated the European game, racking up unbelievable goalscoring numbers every season.
Manchester United is, without doubt, one of the biggest football clubs in the world game. The club recently posted record financial returns off the pitch. However, on the pitch, things are a mess.
Roberto Firmino has been Liverpool’s best player this season, hands down. That is a big claim with the ways in which Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are playing.
It seems that everything is coming up Timo Werner at the moment. The Germany international has started the season in sensational form.
Wolverhampton Wanderers enjoyed a tremendous return to the Premier League last season. Many pundits were tipping them to finish in the top half of the table but not many thought they would qualify for European football.
On Saturday evening, the Premier League saw one of the most improbable results of the season, as injury-stricken Norwich pulled off a 3-2 home win over reigning champions Manchester City.
Tottenham have become a regular in the Premier League top-four in recent years. Mauricio Pochettino’s team also made it to the Champions League final last season, where they, of course, lost to English top-flight rivals, Liverpool.
RB Leipzig entered a new era in the offseason. New manager Julian Nagelsmann took over at the Red Bull Arena after three seasons at Hoffenheim. At 32, Nagelsmann’s appointment as head coach of RB Leipzig was a major step up thanks to the finances and expectations at the club.
We are in the midst of qualification for the 2020 European Championship.
Raheem Sterling has become one of the most potent attacking players in world football under the guidance of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
We are already 10% of the way through the new Premier League season, and while the usual suspects are going about their business, there are also some fresh faces making an impact.
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