Upamecano and Mbappe leading lights in RB Leipzig vs PSG combined XI
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Aug 18 2020 11:54
The gulf in financial resources during Paris Saint-Germain's quarter-final tie with Atalanta was well documented. It was reported Neymar's annual salary was more than Atalanta's entire wage bill for the year. In truth, there will be a gulf in resources, to some extent, no matter who PSG play. If a t...
Champions League team news and prediction: RB Leipzig vs PSG
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Aug 18 2020 10:49
Semi-final one of the 2019/20 Champions League will be contested between Bundesliga side RB Leizpig and Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain. Leipzig have reached this stage of the competition for the first time, while PSG are into the last four for the first time in 15 years. It's been long overdu...
Champions League semi-finalist preview: Remarkable rise of 11-year-old RB Leipzig
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Aug 18 2020 10:21
In only their second ever Champions League campaign, crashing out in the group stages of their first back in 2017, RB Leipzig's qualification for the final four is mightily impressive, irregardless of any feeling towards how the club have gone about securing their rise. Indeed, to say that the club ...
Champions League semi-finalist preview: PSG defying doubters to make final four
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Aug 18 2020 09:40
Even with such an affordable run-in to the Champions League final on paper, Paris Saint-Germain have done their very best to live up to low expectation in Europe's elite competition this season. Nevertheless, they are one of just four teams left and just one match away from the final. After a run of...
WhoScored Top 50 - Part I: Grealish and Muller scrape onto leaderboard
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Mar 30 2020 17:25
With football very much out of action and a return date anybody's guess, we're taking the opportunity to run through our highest rated players in a ten-part series.Counting down in fives, the following quintet have all either climbed the rankings substantially from last season's scores or are new en...
Ligue 1 midway roundup: Mbappe steals show while Lyon plummet
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Dec 23 2019 11:36
At the midway point in Ligue 1, with a 20-day break before the second half of the campaign gets underway next year, we take a look back at some of the standout performers to have made more than ten appearances this season so far.Best player: Kylian Mbappe (PSG) - 8.07 ratingHe may have missed a mont...
Ligue 1 Team of the Month: Di Maria shines in absence of Neymar and Mbappe
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Dec 3 2019 11:23
Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI for the month of November in Ligue 1. Goalkeeper: Gautier Larsonneur (Brest) - 7.21 rating Brest failed to win a single match in November but pushed their opponents all the way in every game courtesy of their goalkeeper, Gautier Larsonneur. Brest lost ...
REVEALED: Bayern Munich duo among top performing summer signings in Europe
by Josh Wright
at Friday, Oct 11 2019 15:53
Now we have reached the second international break of the season, we have ample time to take stock of the season so far. At this point league standings across Europe are taking shape and there are some indications which teams will either struggle for the rest of the campaign or challenge for top hon...
UCL matters - Felix vs Ronaldo, Hazard and City’s defensive dilemma
by Martin Laurence
at Wednesday, Sep 18 2019 11:45