Opinion

Real Madrid have been in great form recently and at the time of writing they are in contention to win both La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.

After a ropey start to the campaign, Manchester City look like a team that could win every trophy on offer this season.

On Tuesday morning, Eintracht Frankfurt announced that current coach Adi Hutter will leave to club in the summer of 2021 for Borussia Monchengladbach.

There are so many players built up as top players, only for them to fail their team when it needs them. However, truly top players step up in big games and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has established himself as one of those players.

The Championship has been home to some incredible goalscorers over the years, but Brentford’s Ivan Toney is arguably the most prolific.

On Monday night, Crystal Palace left Everton with a 1-1 draw after a late Michy Batshuayi goal secured a point. The home side squandered a host of clear-cut chances to put the game to bed.

Borussia Dortmund had a massive game on the weekend as they faced Eintracht Frankfurt at home in the Bundesliga. A victory for the hosts would have moved them within one point of the visitors and a place in the top four.

At the beginning of the 2020/21 English Premier League season, there was great optimism surrounding Arsenal Football Club.

On Saturday evening, the top two teams in the Bundesliga reigning champions Bayern Munich and second-place RB Leipzig met in what was as close to a title-decider as you can get at this point of the campaign.

Love it or hate it – the international break never fails to dish up drama. With some of Europe’s strongest teams coming up against the continent’s minnows, there are always plenty of talking points following an international break.

For all of the overpowering brilliance of Bayern Munich this season, there has been one unstated fear that has left the club’s executives awake at night.

It has been confirmed that Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero will leave the Citizens this summer, with his contract set to expire. The former Atletico Madrid forward turns 33 this summer and it seems that both parties will be looking to the future.

On Sunday evening, England recorded a rather routine 2-0 win over Albania in their second Group I of qualifying for next years World Cup.

On Saturday, the Republic of Ireland suffered what captain Seamus Coleman described as ‘an embarrassing’ 1-0 home defeat against Luxembourg in Group A of European qualifying for World Cup 2022.

Despite plenty of time remaining in the current English Premier League season, rumours are already beginning to surface regarding the transfer of players in the summer. One of the names being linked with a move to the Premier League is Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland.

Paulo Dybala has been at Juventus since 2015, having made a move from Palermo. The Argentine forward joined the Old Lady on a five-year deal for a fee of €32 million, with €8 million in add-ons.

Earlier this week, Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen dispensed with the services of head coach Peter Bosz. The decision may have not have come as a massive surprise because of Bayer recent poor run of form.

If there is one man Tottenham Hotspur can rely upon in most situations, it is Harry Kane. The England international could do nothing about his teams elimination from the Europa League at the hands of Dinamo Zagreb last week but he stepped up against Aston Villa in the Premier League.

As we enter the first international break of 2021, the four quarter-finals of the FA Cup were played out on the weekend.

Last season was an incredible one for Bayern Munich and star striker Robert Lewandowski. The Bavarians become European champions and the Polish international’s goals were at the heart of their success.