Craig Burley joins Mark Donaldson to count down his current top five finishers in European football.
There are different paths to beating your opponent in a football match. You can outrun them, and you can outmuscle them. You can out-will them, and you can outwit them. All of the above are probably more satisfying to a coach whose job is to prepare, condition and motivate his players. After all, it shows they’ve done their job well.
From a neutral’s perspective, the most pleasing is when the margin between defeat and victory is down to technique (maybe with a smattering of smarts and a dollop…
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson and Alexis Nunes discussed what Robert Lewandowski needs to do to in order to remain a top class striker for years to come.
Another topsy-turvy weekend of European football, and another weekend of scarcely believable numbers. Some results were expected. Some, not so much.
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Crystal Palace have beaten Manchester United in the Premier League for the first time in the competition’s history. In fact, before Jordan Ayew and Patrick van Aanholt got their goals, the last time Palace even took the lead against United in league competition at Old Trafford was in 1979, when David Swindlehurst scored in an…
International Champions Cup: Robert Lewandowski (67′) Bayern Munich 2-0 Real Madrid
German Cup final: Robert Lewandowski (85′) RB Leipzig 0-3 Bayern Munich
German Cup final: Robert Lewandowski (29′) RB Leipzig 0-1 Bayern Munich
Juventus created history with an eighth successive Serie A title, clinched by a 2-1 win against Fiorentina. Along the way, Cristiano Ronaldo carved himself a little slice of history. In France, a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick helped PSG seal their eighth Ligue 1 title with a 3-1 stroll against Monaco.
In Spain, Barcelona continued their relentless march to a 26th La Liga title with a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad, maintaining their nine-point lead over Atletico Madrid. Below those two, Zinedine Zidane’s…
The race for the 2018-19 Premier League crown promises to go down to the proverbial wire. A Raheem Sterling brace set up Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, Liverpool responded with a thrilling 2-0 defeat of Chelsea at Anfield. Brilliant stuff. Lower down in the table, Manchester United eked out a 2-1 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford to stay in contention for a top four spot.
Meanwhile, across continental Europe, two giants of the game squandered chances to seal their respective…
Bayern Munich supporters were out in full force in Houston during their emphatic 5-0 Der Klassiker win over Borussia Dortmund. Via Bayern.
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Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno unleash on Borussia Dortmund after a 5-0 loss at Bayern Munich that sent their rivals top in the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac has played down a training ground bust-up between Robert Lewandowski and Kingsley Coman.
Kovac said there had been “a scuffle” between winger Coman and striker Lewandowski on Thursday but no further action would be taken.
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“There was an incident during training yesterday. There was a scuffle between two players, and I discussed it with them after the session,” he said at a news conference ahead of Sunday’s match against Fortuna Dusseldorf.
“Both apologised for their…