History, prestige and stardust weren’t enough for Real Madrid as they were comprehensively beaten by Manchester City on Wednesday night. Manchester City progressed to the Champions League final with an emphatic 4- 0 victory over the storied Spanish giants. In truth, the only jeopardy in this entire tie came from the notion that Real Madrid
The finalists of the Champions League will be determined this week when City, Real Madrid, Inter and A.C Milan play out their second legs. On Tuesday night, the Milan clubs clash with Inter holding a 2 – 0 advantage from the first leg. The Milan derby is something of a throwback. Twenty years ago, Italian
Arsenal’s hopes of pushing Manchester City all the way faded away on Sunday with a 3 – 0 loss to Brighton. City enjoyed a routine 3 – 0 win over Everton earlier in the day, and the result appeared to affect Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s team had two good wins over Newcastle and Chelsea in their
It’s all to play for in Manchester next week after Real Madrid and Manchester City drew 1 – 1 in the Champions League semi final first leg. Manchester City began the game imperiously, and probably should have scored the first goal. However, Real Madrid, under Ancelotti in particular, aren’t wedded to a particular style of
After a particularly pulsating Premier League bank holiday, the outlook is bleak for both Leicester and Southampton. The entertainment factor will be of no comfort to either team, who look likely to be relegated to the Championship. Due to King Charles’ coronation there were three games on Monday, and the novelty schedule did not disappoint.
With both Newcastle and Manchester United losing over the weekend, the race for Champions League qualification is now wide open. Newcastle missed an opportunity to position themselves strongly with a statement win over Arsenal at home on Sunday. They started at 100mph, but after Arsenal survived it, they ran out of ideas and lost 2
Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg says the instability at the club this season has been a challenge for the players. He was speaking in the wake of Saturday’s last minute 4-3 defeat at Liverpool, which he calls ‘embarrassing’. The Tottenham players have received a lot of public criticism this year, warranted or not. Interestingly, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Arsenal exorcized the ghosts of their four game winless run with a restorative 3 – 1 win over Chelsea on Tuesday. Two first half goals from Odegaard and one from Jesus gut-punched a bedraggled Chelsea and ended the game before halftime. Chelsea injected about five minutes of intrigue with a Noni Madueke goal on 65
The situation at Leeds is dire and you can tell it’s dire because they’re being linked to Sam Allerdyce. Sam Allerdyce has come to embody the stereotypical post-prime manager who comes in and saves teams from relegation. With four games remaining, saving Leeds now is a big ask, even for Big Sam. If current manager
Manchester City took control of the Premier League title race with a comprehensive 4 – 1 win over Arsenal on Wednesday. They’re two points behind Arsenal and look set to turn their two games in hand into a four point lead. In truth, Arsenal were never in the game at the Etihad. Kevin de Bruyne
