The Champions League is back — and the time has come for some tantalising two-legged knockout action. Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain host Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in what promises to be an incredible match-up full of world-class quality. AC Milan, meanwhile, will play host to Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur at the San Siro —…
Bundesliga football is back with a bang following the mid-season break to accommodate the Qatar World Cup. Bayern Munich are, as ever, leading the way, continuing their hunt for an 11th consecutive title. Surprise packages Freiburg are four points behind as the next closest challengers, while RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt are close behind. Ahead…
It wasn’t too long ago that most teams across Europe had at least one box-to-box midfielder in their team. The sort of player to make a crunching tackle on the edge of their own area before arriving late to finish off a team move just moments later. However, football is perpetually evolving and the demands…
Liverpool are reigning champions of the Premier League, Europe and the world. Jurgen Klopp, with the help of Michael Edwards and the recruitment team, has put the Reds back on their perch and it’s happened without the club spending eye-watering fees on a regular basis. Yes, the club did part with close to £130million to…
It’s ironic that Thomas Müller, a man who made a position famous, is now thriving in a role usually associated with Kevin De Bruyne. The Bayern Munich academy graduate is, and always has been, a Raumdeuter. In English, it roughly translates as an interpreter of space. Teams didn’t know how to handle the German or…