Erling Haaland scored against Real Madrid for the first time in his career. And then scored another. But Manchester City still lost at home to the Champions League holders. It will have felt all too familiar for Pep Guardiola and his team as they threw away a 2-1 lead with four minutes of normal time … Read more
Celtic return to the Champions League knockouts for the first time in 12 years when they host German giants Bayern Munich tonight. The Hoops have been among the chief beneficiaries of UEFA’s revamped format following over a decade of European struggle. 5 Celtic are unbeaten at Parkhead in all competitionsCredit: Getty Celtic haven’t reached the … Read more
The transfer window might have closed on Monday night, but the question marks remain. As you sit here on Tuesday morning, you might be left wondering about the business your team did — or in a lot of cases, didn’t do. Why have they not brought in that extra player? Why did they let one … Read more
‘När Europeisk fotboll går mot ruinen brant, lever vi kvar i en tillvaro med Guldkant’ The message stretched across two vast banners, spanning the expanse of the Northern Stand of the Eleda Stadium. Malmo’s fans had something to say, and the visit of Rangers in September for the first game of the club’s Europa League … Read more
It was only six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when, on a balmy September evening in eastern Germany, I came across Mykhailo Mudryk shortly after midnight. This was September 2022 and Mudryk was by then an emerging talent for the Ukrainian champions, Shakhtar Donetsk. He scored and was the team’s major attacking threat in … Read more
A former Premier League player has taken up an unusual job path following a 16-year professional footballing career. The legendary goalscorer spent almost a decade in the English top flight and captained his national side, but now enjoys a low-key life running a coffee shop. 5 He memorably scored all four goals against Liverpool in … Read more
It’s no secret Man City’s recent run of poor form is taking its toll on the fans, players but most noticeably the manager himself. Pep Guardiola has truly been feeling the effects of the worst run of his managerial career, and has now revealed to a former teammate how it is affecting him off the … Read more
Weston McKennie fired a cheeky joke at Manchester City moments after scoring in Juventus’ 2-0 victory over Pep Guardiola’s side. Dusan Vlahovic’s effort and a stunning volley from USA international McKennie condemned City to an seventh defeat in their last ten games. 5 McKennie’s wonder strike killed off City’s hopes of salvaging a point in … Read more
Pep Guardiola cut a shocked figure when asked about Ilkay Gundogan’s remark that Manchester City are ‘over complicating’ parts of their game. City suffered a second successive away defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday, falling to a 2-0 defeat to Juventus in Turin. 4 Goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie sunk Man City … Read more
Arne Slot was not happy despite Liverpool beating Girona on Tuesday evening to make it six from six in the Champions League. Mohamed Salah’s penalty in the second half solidified Liverpool’s 100 per cent record in Europe, all but securing their ticket to the knockout stages. 3 It appears Slot is a hard man to … Read more