Opinion

The Champions League has seen some amazing comebacks in its history, but Real Madrid’s comeback against Manchester City on Wednesday night at the Bernabeu may just be the best one yet.

When Donny van de Beek moved from Ajax to Manchester United for £35 million in August 2020, he was widely regarded as one of the hottest prospects in European football.

It seems almost certain that the irreplaceable figures of Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema and Mohamed Salah will claim the top three places in the Ballon d’Or this year as they once again lead the goalscoring charts in their respective leagues. If this is the case, who else deserves to get into the top five?

The fight for survival in the Premier League may well turn out to be the most compelling unresolved issue left in the Premier League in the dying embers of the English top-flight campaign.

We are fast approaching the end of the topflight European season and are set for some exciting finishes in some of the competitions. Both the Italian Serie A and English Premier League could go down to the final day and we have the Champions League final to look forward to plus some domestic cup competitions.

Manchester City have a thrilling end to the season to negotiate, with the Premier League title and Champions League on the line. However, the club is not only focusing on the immediate targets and they are working behind the scenes to bring in new players for next season.

The name Gleison Bremer may not mean much to many football fans outside of Italy. In fact, it may not mean much to football fans inside the peninsula that are not Torino supporters.

On Tuesday night, Karim Benzema reminded everyone of his phenomenal quality with yet another standout performance in the UEFA Champions League.

As we approach the end of the 2021-22 Premier League season, there is still plenty of uncertainty. Can Liverpool overtake Manchester City? Who will get relegated? And who will finish in the top four?

With Manchester City and Liverpool set to dominate the Premier League Team of the Season, we’ve put together the XI of the names who probably won’t get talked about.

On Tuesday night, two of the best teams in European football clashed at the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League semi-final first leg, as Manchester City hosted Real Madrid. The result was a pulsating 4-3 victory for the Citizens, in what was just an excellent advertisement for the Champions League.

The fight for survival in the Premier League has taken several twists and turns in recent months. After the weekend’s results, Everton finds themselves in 18th place in the table, a point behind 17th place Burnley, although with a game in hand.

Back in the summer of 2021, it became apparent both Antonio Rüdiger and Andreas Christensen could be leaving Chelsea for free the following year. There was little advancement on their contract talks despite the fact they only had one year remaining on their current deal.

The big match of the weekend in the German Bundesliga took place at the Allianz Arena as Bayern Munich met Borussia Dortmund. The hosts won the game 3-1, with goals from Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski, and Jamal Musiala.

Across the 21 editions of the FIFA Men’s World Cup, eight teams have lifted the famous trophy. Can a different country secure the silverware in Qatar this year?

It would be hard to find a better illustration of the gap between north west rivals Liverpool and Manchester United than Tuesday night’s game at Anfield.

As we approach the end of the 2021/22 English Premier League season, it’s time to start thinking about who will win the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

Whenever a new manager arrives at a football club, it can give the players a massive boost. This is especially true for the players who have been left out of the first team picture by the previous manager.

Porto are the clear favourites to win the Portuguese Primeira Liga this season. At the time of writing, they are 6 points clear of Sporting Club and 15 points clear of Benfica with 5 matches remaining.

Ciro Immobile and Dusan Vlahovic have received a lot of press this season in Serie A for their goalscoring exploits. While the two strikers are first and second in the Serie A goalscoring charts, the most exciting forward in Serie A this season is arguably Hellas Verona hitman Giovanni Simeone.