Why Tottenham Will Be A Different Animal In Europe This Season For the second year in a row, Tottenham Hotspur will be taking part in the group stages of the Champions League this season. A feat that not many people in England might have seen coming given the club’s lack of progress in previous editions … Read more
Champions League Team Of The Week – Matchday 1 The Champions League is finally upon us and it could not have kicked off in a better manner. A lot of goals were scored, and all of the usual suspects had their names on the score sheet. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both netted a brace, … Read more
Why Chelsea Are The Darkhorses In The Champions League This Season Antonio Conte’s Champions elect Chelsea managed to start their Champions League campaign with a thumping victory over an unknown Qarabag FK side, a top tier club in Azerbaijan. They have also fought back well after the opening day loss to Burnley in the Premier … Read more
Why Timo Werner Will Be An Epic Signing For Liverpool In January After suffering a 5-0 hammering against league counterparts Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool had to settle for a 2-2 draw with midweek opponent Sevilla. Their defensive frailty is still under scrutiny, particularly after failing to bring in Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton, their … Read more
Real Madrid began the defence of their UEFA Champions League trophy with a dominating 3-0 win over Cypriot side APOEL Nicosia, at the Santiago Bernabeu. It did not take long for Cristiano Ronaldo to show what Madrid were missing during his absence, as he buried home a Gareth Bale cross in the 12th minute to give the … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur began their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 3-1 triumph over German side Borussia Dortmund, at the Wembley. It was the start that Spurs would have hoped for as Son Heung-Min continued his brilliant form against Dortmund, opening the scoring with a stunning effort just four minutes into the game. The lead did … Read more
Liverpool did not have the best of the returns to the UEFA Champions League, as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Sevilla, at Anfield, on Wednesday night. The Reds were pegged back early in the game, as Wissam Ben Yedder slotted home from point-blank range in the 5th minute. Roberto Firmino got the Reds back on level terms halfway … Read more
Manchester City kicked off their UEFA Champions League campaign in style, thrashing Dutch side Feyenoord 4-0 away at the Stadion Feijenoord. It took only two minutes for Pep Guardiola’s side to get off the mark, as John Stones headed in David Silva’s cross to hand them the lead. Soon after, they were two goals ahead, as Sergio … Read more
Full Time: Celtic 0-5 Paris Saint-Germain Celtic were brought crashing down by Paris Saint-Germain, in their first group game of the UEFA Champions League, as they were handed a 5-0 drubbing at the Celtic Park, on Tuesday. The goal was very much coming for the visitors and after they had a strike from Edinson Cavani ruled out … Read more
Full Time: Barcelona 3-0 Juventus Barcelona trounced Italian Champions Juventus 3-0 in their opening group stage game of the UEFA Champions League, at the Camp Nou, thanks to a Leo Messi masterclass. Barcelona finally managed to break the deadlock, through that man, Messi, on the verge of half-time, with a low strike, following a mazy run and … Read more