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Finger pointing Barcelona need look at themselves rather than elsewhere

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Finger pointing Barcelona need look at themselves rather than elsewhere After a late Lionel Messi free-kick managed to get Barcelona out of jail against Villarreal, as La Liga action returned in 2017, Luis Enrique’s squad were left feeling as though they had been cheated out of the opportunity to win. Normally, an equaliser at the end of a tight contest can hold a...

The best tips across Europe this weekend

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The best tips across Europe this weekend The Germans may still be enjoying their winter break but there is no such rest for the Spanish and Italians. League action resumes for two of the big five leagues in Europe this weekend, while English and French teams turn attentions to cup action.NAPOLI vs SAMPDORIA - Napoli to win HT-FT @1.80There...

Hot Streak: Masterful Messi has Barcelona breathing down Real Madrid's neck

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Hot Streak: Masterful Messi has Barcelona breathing down Real Madrid's neck In a week that saw Cristiano Ronaldo crowned both club world champion and Ballon d’Or winner, it was Lionel Messi who was left to make the headlines in La Liga almost single-handedly. Real Madrid’s fixture against Valencia was postponed, owing to their merry and successful jaunt to Japan...

The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th

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The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th It wasn’t a great weekend to be Joe Hart. Despite Torino scoring 3 of their own, he found himself on the wrong side of a 5-3 loss in Naples. Hart handed Dries Mertens his second hat-trick in as many games - and then another goal after that. The last player to put four past Hart was Zlatan Ibra...

The smart money on this weekend's biggest games in Europe

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The smart money on this weekend's biggest games in Europe Serie A have their faith in the hands of Roma this weekend as Juventus could realistically wrap up the title race before Christmas with a win over Luciano Spalletti's side. Chelsea could also move a step closer to securing the Premier League crown, but they could do this without kicking a ball as Ma...

Messi leads the way in best Champions League group stage XI

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Messi leads the way in best Champions League group stage XI And thus, the Champions League group stage came to an end as Wednesday night’s games confirmed those progressing to the next round and the teams dropping into the Europa League. Here, we analyse the team of the group stage using our unique rating system of players to start at least three of th...

The Weekend In Pictures: December 2nd-4th

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The Weekend In Pictures: December 2nd-4th Francesco Totti watched on as his side beat Lazio in the Derby della Captiale this weekend. It was the fifth time this season that Wojciech Szczesny managed to keep a clean sheet, the joint most in Serie A.In hindsight, it wasn’t the worst thing in the world that the first Clasico of the seaso...

Top Match Tips: The smart money on the weekend's biggest games

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Top Match Tips: The smart money on the weekend's biggest games This weekend will surely be remembered at the end of the season in England and Spain as there is a real chance that a win for either side in the big games in the Premier League and La Liga will be decisive in May. It will also be remembered in Rome, at least until the next derby…BARCELONA VS ...

Top Match Tips: Ronaldo to profit from Barcelona's poor home form in Saturday's Clasico

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Top Match Tips: Ronaldo to profit from Barcelona's poor home form in Saturday's Clasico One of the most hotly anticipated fixtures of the footballing calendar is El Clàsico. These two giants of world football clash on Saturday afternoon - but no matter the outcome, Real Madrid will remain top of the table. Despite sitting in second, Barcelona are 6 points adrift of top spot and ...

Indifferent displays leave El Clasico Ronaldo's for the taking

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Indifferent displays leave El Clasico Ronaldo's for the taking El Clásico can often be billed as a clash of the titans on an individual level, with it easy to draw the contest up as a battle between two of the world’s best players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but this time around such a label feels a bit more genuine than sensationalist.Whi...