Inter and Conte have followed the script so far as they maintain a close chase with Juventus in the Serie A. After 13 games so far, Conte’s side remain neck to neck with the Bianconeri as only a solitary point…
Champions League
Must back himself up: Ronaldo leaving Juventus would be a result of his own actions
In less than two years in Italy, there is already talk of Ronaldo leaving Juventus for “greener pastures”. The Portuguese captain has had a somewhat roller-coaster season so far. For Portugal, he’s been that guy we know as he went…
Conte’s comments against Dortmund could be start of problems for Inter
At this stage, it’s no longer news that Antonio Conte has transformed Inter to an exciting team to watch and they look like the only potential side capable of doing Juventus any real harm in the Serie A race. Since…
Two things Valverde must do to revive Barcelona from the current crisis
The clock is ticking for Ernesto Valverde at Barcelona. His team has just come off the back of two dismal results and now the pressure is really on. Regardless of the Catalan’s winless run in their past two games, they…
‘Too limited a squad’- Analysing where Inter went wrong at Dortmund
Against Borussia Dortmund, Inter ended the first-half in sheer perfection. It was as good a scoreline as Antonio Conte would have liked. But the second-half performance was just bad, yet for some Inter fans, it was barely a surprise. The…
‘Demand more’- Slavia draw shows Valverde is out of his depth
Barcelona’s performance at home to Slavia was sluggish and slow, and there was hardly a sign of promise or optimism. The game stood for one of the things that are wrong at the Nou Camp, as Ernesto Valverde struggled on…
This key thing could stop Barcelona from winning the Champions League
It was a Champions League night of positives for Barcelona. The headlines were dominated by Messi, of course, becoming the first man to score in 15 consecutive Champions League seasons and that was indeed worthy of all plaudits. The Spanish…
Lucky Lampard: 26-year-old could be Chelsea’s charmed secret weapon to win games
Seemingly set for another season of warming on the Chelsea bench, Michy Batshuayi proved he still has value at the club with a dramatic late winner against Ajax on the greatest night in Frank Lampard’s short reign in charge. A…
Watch out Vinicius Jr: Forward’s brilliant Madrid performance gives Zidane something to consider
Real Madrid phenom Rodrygo was named in the Los Blancos starting lineup in the 2-1 win over Galatasaray in the Champions League. He got a chance to show what he was made off with Zinedine Zidane watching from the sidelines…
Problem solved: Guardiola may have found the solution to winning the UCL without Messi
If the question for Guardiola is how to win the Champions League without Lionel Messi, then he may have finally found his answer and it looks like it could well be Raheem Sterling. With every passing week, the England international…