Arsenal’s Champions League hopes are on the verge of becoming a reality and whole lot of real. After holding Atletico Madrid to the wire and then beating them (2-1 on aggregate), it would seem that Arsenal’s Champions League dreams are alive and kicking. Bukayo Saka provided the unforgettable moment that brought the two teams to a point which pushed the Gunners towards the side of history on an...
The Manchester United qualifies to the official stage of the Man Utd Champions League but officially finalizes the process in dramatic fashion as Manchester United triumphs over Liverpool in a high stakes confrontation that delivers both on field and off field drama. On a day, when the club announced its return to the elite competition in Europe, during a day with the news that legendary former manager, Sir...
The PSG vs Bayern Thriller provided one of the best nights of the Champions League in recent times, with Paris Saint-Germain emerging triumphant 5-4 in a spectacular semi-final first leg held in Paris. At a time when control, organisation and a conservative approach figure so prominently at the world’s premier level of club football, this clash was a reminder of why football is the world’s most popular sport....
As Manchester United inch closer to a return to Europe’s elite competition, the euphoria at Old Trafford is tempered by thoughts of the future. A tough 2-1 win over Brentford brings them closer to European glory but behind the sprawling billboards, eyes and ears are fixed on the next summer, and the next stage of the rebuilding project. The Brentford victory filled the air with excitement. The crowd...
Pep Guardiola has put Manchester City at a place where they are most comfortable, which is the first place in the premier league table. A narrow 1 0 at Turf Moor over Burnley had left City again on top of Arsenal and rejuvenated the feeling that this time once more the champions just managed to run in time. It was not glitzy or their roughest performance yet in...
Tottenham Hotspur went out of wild celebrations to a state of its death as Brighton scored just in the dying seconds of a half to score a dramatic draw leaving Spurs survival hopes in a thread. What promised to be an epic fight in the race to relegation areas turned out to be yet another sad episode in a dismal season of failure. It is now time to...
There can be no better response to critics than Michael Carrick gave as Manchester United will gain an invaluable 1-0 win at Chelsea regaining its faith in its quest to win the Champions League and showing that being calm can still bring success in the face of adversity. Following the shock defeat at home to Leeds earlier in the week, there were increasing calls of questioning the interim...
Real Madrid Trophyless Season is not only a looming reality but it is rapidly turning out to be a bitter one that may not only typify the club season but may even chart the future of the club in terms of its managers. Following the disastrous Champions League quarter-final loss to Bayern Munich, Los Blancos now has the actual possibility of going the entire season without any trophies,...
With the club entering the most decisive weeks of its history in recent times, and seemingly the ball of European supremacy and the lead in the Premier League at stake Mikel Arteta mood is now characterizing the Arsenal season. It has been an unmistakable message with a massive impact on it no fear, pure fire which Arteta has sent out over a Champions League semi-final berth and a...
Rodri is currently the focus of the transfer attention and the most recent statements by Pep Guardiola have further complicated the case at Manchester City. Although the manager of the City club has clarified that he desires the Spanish midfielder to remain, he has also repeated a solid club ideology, that no individual is greater than the organization. When a player is dissatisfied, he or she is at...