Liverpool face a-must-win second leg overcome their first leg deficit against a Spanish opposition as they aim to book a place in the quarter-finals at the expense of Atletico Madrid while last season finalist, Tottenham Hotspur will not progress beyond this stage except they turnaround the 1-0 home loss in East Germany…..
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2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Mancunian derby edition)
The Manchester derby is about bragging rights in the city between the Red and Blue halves. It appears the so-called “noisy neighbors” are getting more vocal, dominating and painting the town with their Blue moon. Can Bruno Fernandes lead United back or will Bernardo Silva show his compatriot the way around Mancunian?
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (El CLasico edition)
With 13 games remaining and Barcelona leading Real Madrid by two points, El Clasico at the Bernabeu on Sunday could be pivotal in deciding the most compelling La Liga title race for years. Neither team has looked particularly convincing this season, both have been hit by significant injury blows……..
2019-20 UEFA Champions League Preview – (Round of 16 B)
A meeting between two giants is in store as Zinédine Zidane and Josep Guardiola lock horns. Can Juventus pass their French examination to make it into the last eight? Bayern Munich will hope to avoid a second successive Round of 16 exit to an English opposition as they face their 2012 conquerors Chelsea……
Messi and Ronaldo both hit millennial marks in same weekend
After another record-breaking day for both Ronaldo and Messi, we take a closer look at their magic number today: 1,000. When they call a day in the game, we would dearly miss watching these two monsters trying to defeat each other……
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (London derby edition)
Mourinho goes back to Stamford Bridge; the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur is a direct battle for fourth place in the Premier League. Real Madrid and Barcelona go neck-in-neck in Spain and Lazio has forced themselves into the title mix in Italy…….
2019-20 UEFA Champions League Preview – (Round of 16 A)
We are into the business the end of the Europe’s premier club competition. The journey to Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul begins, several household names will be on parade on the pitches and dug-outs at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, San Siro in Milan and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London……
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (St. Valentine’s edition)
Four days of action across the top five European football leagues in the lovers’ weekend starts on Friday evening in France (at Stade Louis II), Spain (Estadio Mestalla), England (Molineux) and ends on Monday with the big showdown at Stamford Bridge, London between Chelsea and Manchester United in the race for a Champions League spot…..
Toffees transformation under Don Carlo
“Nothing special; I am not a magician” Ancelotti said when asked to assess his work. Everton fans can only live in the present while being enthused about the future. Everton have moved from flirting with relegation to European contenders inside eight weeks since his arrival…..
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Derby della Madonina edition)
An estimated 75,000 spectators are expected to grace the first Derby della Madonina of 2020 at the Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro on Sunday evening. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always been a headline maker and he is sure to play a significant against one of his former sides for his beloved Rossoneri. Who do you think will conquer the city of Milan?
Is Pep Guardiola getting away lightly?
Manchester United finished second, 19 points behind City in the 2017-18 season and Jose Mourinho was thumped by the media. Let’s take a second to imagine it were Liverpool that had this massive deficit to cover up, would Klopp get away without problems? Does the media have a favorite manager?
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (El Derbi Madrileño edition)
It is unthinkable that Diego Simeone is under pressure midway in a season at Atletico Madrid but the Argentine heads into this weekend’s Madrid derby following a vote of confidence from his club president. Can he maintain his unbeaten league record at the Bernabeu?
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Derby della Capitale edition)
The eternal city of Rome will come to a standstill this weekend as cross-town rivals clash in the famous Derby della Capitale. Can AS Roma stop their city rivals in their tracks?
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (North West derby edition)
Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team produce one of those exceptional displays at Anfield to stop the rampaging Reds? Over in the Spain, newly crowned Supercopa España champions – Real Madrid welcome former coach Julen Lopetegui as a rival to the Santiago Bernabeu……
Gracias Valverde; bienvenido Setien!
After leading Barcelona to two successive La Liga titles and currently leading the competition this term on goal difference this season, the Catalan club felt there was a need to change course. With Barca obsession on returning to the tiki-taka style, it was only right to employ a devout disciple of Cruyffian football……