Europa League
Who will win the Ballon d’Or 2019?
The most coveted individual prize in football is up for grabs with Virgil van Dijk, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among the favourites to win the Ballon d’Or 2019. Luka Modric was the winner last year to become the first person in a decade other than Messi and Ronaldo to…
Read More »Europa League Match Day 4 | Premier League
The Matchday 3 was really a positive outing for all the Premier League clubs in the Europa League. However, in Matchday 4 it’s kind of a mixed bag for the Premier League sides. The good part is neither of the 4 sides were defeated and are well on course to…
Read More »SS Lazio vs Celtic F.C : Europa League Preview
The Europa League today is filled with some excitement. It’s match day 4 and the Aquilotti host the Hoops at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome in group E. Amidst all the tension from the previous leg two Celtic supporters were stabbed by masked men in the Italian capital, thus the fixture…
Read More »Europa League – Vitoria Vs Arsenal
Arsenal travel to Portugal where they will face Vitoria De Guimaraes today. Its a tale of two sides. On one side there is Arsenal, who have won 3 out of 3 in their Europa League campaign so far. On the other side, there is Vitoria who have lost 3 out…
Read More »Good Ebenin
“Good Ebenin“, a phrase that Unai Emery has been most associated with, is used both affectionately and mockingly against him. What then makes Emery’s ‘ebenin‘ good? Let’s look at his preferred formation across the teams he has managed, Pretty standard isn’t it? A prerogative of decent flowing football these days,…
Read More »Perfect Europa League outing for English clubs!
The English teams continued their fine form in Europe, this time in the Europa League. From the Champions League’s perspective, we had covered exclusively an article yesterday. Europa League | Group K Wolves faced Slovakian opposition for the first time ever in all European competitions last night and won the…
Read More »FOOTBALL PHILOSOPHY
“Football Philosophy“, What comes to your mind when you hear this phrase? For some of us, it would be pretentious nonsense that is needlessly attached to a game of kicking a ball in a net. Understandable though, the rationale behind such a thought, it is an unjust simplification of the…
Read More »The young guns keep marching!
September was really an interesting month for Arsenal FC. Not only we were undefeated but also won few games comprehensively in Europa League and finally kept a clean sheet in the premier league on Sunday. Individual brilliance from senior players like Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Bernd Leno and Calum Chambers along…
Read More »Lacklustre Man United held by Spirited AZ Alkmaar
On a night to forget, Manchester United were held to an entertaining 0-0 draw versus a youthful and Spirited AZ Alkmaar side in Europa League group L clash at The Kyocera Stadium, Hague. The Dutch side, who are off to their best ever start in the Eredivisie with 6 wins…
Read More »Chelsea Vs Lille 2-1 Match Report
Willian’s excellent volley later in the second half of the game earned the Blues a much-needed victory over French side Lille in their second Champions’ League group stage clash at the Stade Pierre Mauroy on Wednesday night. The 30-year-old Brazilian attacker smashed in Englishman Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross in the 77th…
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