Month: January 2020

Bayern Munich’s dominant streak in the German Bundesliga is going to end sooner or later. According to our research, it’ll end this year. A few weeks ago, I compared the Bundesliga to American college football’s Big 12 conference — one dominated by offense-friendly, super-fun systems. It was an apt comparison in another way, too: the
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Steve Nicol explains why Quique Setien needs to make some big tactical changes to find success at Barcelona. Craig Burley questions whether a “knee-jerk reaction” at Barcelona will lead to Real Madrid winning La Liga. Quique Setien talks about his admiration for Lionel Messi and wanting Barcelona to win “everything we can.” Xavi Hernandez has
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5:09 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain secured a convincing 4-1 victory at Monaco in a rescheduled game to open an eight-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 standings on Wednesday. Three days after the sides drew 3-3 at the Parc des Princes, Kylian Mbappe scored twice, Neymar netted a penalty and second-half substitute Pablo
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Ian Darke weighs in on how Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s three-match ban will affect Arsenal. Craig Burley is convinced the Premier League’s VAR would be quicker if referees used the pitchside monitors. Steve Nicol still doesn’t see Arsenal as a team that’s good enough to break back into the top four. Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has
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