Revealed: Arsenal star tipped to top of best 2019/20 Europa League performances
by Josh Wright
at jeudi, août 20 2020 12:23
Ahead of Friday's Europa League final between Sevilla and Inter it's time to remember some of the standout moments of what has been an extremely long campaign in UEFA's secondary club competition. For the second straight Europa League campaign there have been six instances of perfect WhoScored 10 ra...
Man Utd and Arsenal youngsters among 2019/20 Europa League breakthrough stars
by Josh Wright
at jeudi, août 20 2020 12:00
Ahead of Friday's Europa League final between Sevilla and Inter, it's time to take stock of the competition so far. It's taken more than 12 months to whittle down to just two teams and there have been some memorable moments along the way. The Europa League in particular can act as the perfect spring...
Premier League 2020/21 opening schedule difficulty to inform Fantasy picks
by Josh Wright
at jeudi, août 20 2020 11:30
We are still waiting for the 2019/20 European club competitions to end but attentions are already turning to next season following this morning's announcement of the 2020/21 Premier League fixtures. Starting the season well is so important, for those with title aspirations and those desperate to avo...
PSG outnumber Bayern 7-4 in Champions League Team of the Semis
by Josh Wright
at jeudi, août 20 2020 10:04
Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich will face off in the 2019/20 Champions League final on Sunday after both recording emphatic 3-0 wins over RB Leipzig and Lyon, respectively. After such ruthless victories, it's no surprise our entire Champions League Team of the Round is made up of players from ...
Sought-after Lyon ace Aouar gatecrashes Bayern-dominant combined XI
by Josh Wright
at mercredi, août 19 2020 13:30
Bayern Munich are understandably clear favourites to win the 2019/20 Champions League after their 8-2 mauling of Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Next up is Lyon for a place in the final to face Paris Saint-Germain and Hansi Flick's side are expected to make light work of the French side after they ...
Champions League team news and prediction: Lyon vs Bayern Munich
by Josh Wright
at mercredi, août 19 2020 13:13
When the semi-finals were drawn back in July, people were very quick to notice Bayern Munich could encounter former manager Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City team in the semi-finals. It was a match everyone was looking forward to seeing. Then Lyon showed up and spoiled the party. After dumping J...
Champions League semi-finalist preview: Bayern rampant en route to last four
by Josh Wright
at mercredi, août 19 2020 12:07
Bayern Munich's transformation under Hansi Flick this season has been remarkable. Flick replaced Niko Kovac with Bayern fourth in the Bundesliga and four points adrift of first place but they finished the season with their eighth-straight league title, 13 points clear of the chasing pack. They have ...
Champions League semi-finalist preview: How seventh best team in France Lyon qualified
by Josh Wright
at mercredi, août 19 2020 09:23
Lyon finished seventh in Ligue 1 and 28 points behind champions Paris Saint-Germain when the French authorities opted to curtail the 2019/20 season. The 'quality' of Ligue 1 is often ridiculed and labelled as a 'farmers league' but both sides are still in Champions League, with PSG already through t...
Upamecano and Mbappe leading lights in RB Leipzig vs PSG combined XI
by Josh Wright
at mardi, août 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 mardi, août 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...