Real Madrid are the best club in the world currently which they have been for years as they reached the top of the mountain in European football. Getting to the top and staying there are two different levels of achievement, and they have done the latter thanks to their very clear transfer strategy in recent…
There are less than 48 hours till the end of another intriguing campaign of the biggest competition in club football. The Champions League final between record 14-time winners Real Madrid and German giants, Borrusia Dortmund is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 1 June 2024. The best of the best will be crowned on the…
The 2023/2024 season is in its final stages and most major leagues across Europe have crowned various teams Champions. Although the Spanish league has just one match week left, Real Madrid have already claimed their 36th League title. Players all over Europe have tried to be in their best form all season, some may have…
The first full season without Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in European football was always set to be poignant given we won’t have to summate extraordinary individual accolades and statistics to determine who has been the best player each year. After finally getting his hands on the FIFA World Cup trophy, Lionel Messi took his…
2023 was a glorious year for some football clubs (especially Manchester City) while more enjoyed major signs of improvement (Liverpool, Arsenal, Girona, Aston Villa, Bayer Leverkusen) as others plunged towards mediocrity (Chelsea). It was another calendar year full of thrills and the second half of the 2023-24 season promises even more twists. As 2024 begins,…
The evolution of modern football has seen the responsibility of full-backs increase in the attacking phase of the game. Indeed, the full-back is now tasked with maintaining the width of their team in order to stretch the game and get into dangerous areas to attack the opposition. The likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Achraf Hakimi, Alphonso…
Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the La Liga table to 11 points thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Villarreal in one of the toughest away grounds at the Estadio de la Cerámica. It makes it 16 games unbeaten in all competitions for the Blaugrana who have hit their best run of…
Real Madrid secured a fifth win against eternal rivals Barcelona from the last six meetings in La Liga as the Culers suffered another setback in the first El Clásico of the 2022-23 season. Once again, the result and performance showed Xavi Hernandez’s talented side still have some way to go after they were downed 3-1…
Real Madrid have never stopped winning and they added yet another trophy to the illustrious cabinet as the 2022 La Liga title was wrapped up with four games to spare. After the return of Carlo Ancelotti at the start of the season, Madrid rallied and ran virtually unopposed since going top of the table. For…
