Champions League round-up: Wednesday's star men assessed
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Oct 3 2018 22:49
PSG 6-1 FK Crvena Zvezda - Neymar: 10.0 ratingWith a superb free-kick scored either side of half time, Neymar became the first player since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 to score two free-kicks in the same Champions League match. The Brazilian was in sensational form as the French powerhouse put a FK Cr...
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Tournament Focus
Tottenham 2-4 Barcelona Ratings Explained: Magical Messi downs Tottenham
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Oct 3 2018 22:29
Tottenham huffed and puffed in the second half, but came unstuck against a rampant Barcelona side as the Premier League outfit fell to a 4-2 loss at Wembley.TOTTENHAM - 6.15Hugo Lloris - 4.90 - Made the worst possible start upon his return to the starting XI as he rushed out to try and beat Jordi Al...
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Match Report
Team Form Rankings: No place for Real Madrid, Bayern as Man City lead top 10
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Oct 1 2018 16:39
With the Bundesliga now six games in and qualifying among our team form rankings, we reveal our first edition of the top ten this season, with a number of notable absentees.Madrid duo Real and Atletico miss out on the leaderboard at this early stage after playing out a goalless draw at the weekend, ...
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Form Guide
La Liga round-up: Fornals on fire as Barcelona and Real Madrid lose
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Sep 28 2018 12:11
Following a hugely significant round of midweek matches, in which both Barcelona and Real Madrid were defeated, we run through the best and worst performers in La Liga from gameweek 6.It was Atletico that most profited from the shock results of the top two on Wednesday, closing the gap to the pair t...
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League Focus
Champions League round-up: Contrasting fortunes for football's two best players
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Sep 20 2018 10:45
It was a week of contrasting fortunes for football’s two best players. Lionel Messi played a vital role in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over PSV on Tuesday night, while Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off on his Champions League debut for Juventus, his first ever dismissal in Europe’s elite club...
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Best and Worst
Champions League round-up: Messi lands perfect 10 as Barcelona triumph
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Sep 19 2018 08:30
There were goals galore scored on the opening night of the 2018/19 Champions League group stages. Here, we run through the top rated players from the eight matches.Barcelona 4-0 PSV: Lionel Messi - 10.0 ratingWell that was some start to the Champions League season by Lionel Messi. Barcelona romped t...
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Tournament Focus
La Liga round-up: Dembele starting to find his feet at Barcelona
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Sep 18 2018 12:00
Barcelona are now two points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga after watching their closest rivals drop points against Athletic Club this weekend. The reigning Spanish champions suffered a scare themselves, going 1-0 down away to Real Sociedad before rescuing all three points. Ernesto Valve...
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Best and Worst
La Liga round-up: Barcelona trio top gameweek 3 ratings
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Sep 3 2018 11:20
Barcelona absolutely battered Huesca on Sunday, smashing the La Liga debutants 8-2 at Camp Nou. Huesca may have taken an early lead through Juan Camilo Hernandez, but that did little more than spark the defending La Liga champions into life, with the top three best rated performers of gameweek 3 ply...
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Best and Worst
La Liga round-up: Messi starts league season with perfect WhoScored rating
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Aug 21 2018 10:49
Reigning champions Barcelona kicked off the new La Liga campaign with a routine 3-0 victory over Alaves, while Julen Lopetegui relieved some early pressure at Real Madrid with a win against Getafe. Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw with rivals Valencia on Monday night, but Levante and newly-pr...
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League Focus
Barcelona star one of five new La Liga arrivals to watch this season
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Aug 16 2018 12:20
The 2018/19 La Liga season kicks off on Friday night and fans are eagerly anticipating how the campaign will shape up following Cristiano Ronaldo’s move away from Real Madrid. Here, we run through five new faces in Spain looking to make a quick impact following their summer arrival. Santiago A...
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League Focus