What an epic, historic duel: River Plate and Boca Juniors have to travel for the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final to Madrid. The two Argentine giants played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores final that took place a day later than scheduled due to heavy rain in Boca’s “Bombonera”. The fans in Buenos Aires don’t call it not only “El Superclasico” but “The Game of the Century”. Not surprisingly, Boca and River are the two most successful football clubs in the country and it is estimated that up to 70 percent of all … Continue Reading

The match Monaco vs PSG is always one of the highlights of each Ligue 1 season. While PSG is undoubtedly the strongest French club team at the moment (winning five of the last six Ligue 1 titles), Monaco is the only club that managed to break Paris’ title streak in 2017.  But the lustre of the Monaco team of 2017 is vanished. Manager Leonardo Jardim got fired after this year’s bad start (only 1 win in the first 13 competitive matches) and Monacos then top players either followed the calls of bigger clubs (Fabinho, Bernardo Silva, Thomas Lemar, Benjamin Mendy) … Continue Reading

On November 11, the first Manchester derby of the season will happen at the City of Manchester Stadium. The derby between both teams may not be the best rivalry in world football, but it always offered great stories: Rooney’s bicycle kick in 2011. The clash in 1973/74, when Denis Law thought he had relegated his beloved Manchester United with a classy backheel. United’s worst home defeat (1:6 in 2011). Meanwhile the Manchester derby is one of the most expensive Premier League games and one of the most watched football games in the world: There are only four countries where the … Continue Reading

Goals, goals, goals or the recent record of Arsenal vs Liverpool Arsenal vs Liverpool – there are few fixtures that stand for spectacle like this Premier League classic does. The last five duels between the Gunners and the Reds featured incredible 27 goals with every single match delivering at least four goals! And that is hardly surprising if you take a look at both attacking lines. Arsenal fields the top strikers Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, which are supported by a creative midfield featuring Mesut Özil, Aaron Ramsey and Henrik Mkhitaryan. But Liverpool’s offensive packs a punch, too. The front … Continue Reading

Real Madrid – Barça : 2 Clasicos within a week Kick-off for the 2nd leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final is on Wednesday 27th February at 8pm (GMT) / 9pm (CET) Broadcaster for the Copa del Rey semi-final: Eleven Sports 2 (UK), DAZN (Germany), (Germany), beIN Sports (France) Kick-off for the LaLiga Clásico is on Saturday 2nd March at 7.45pm (GMT) / 8.45pm (CET) Broadcaster for the LaLiga match: Premier Sports 1 (UK), DAZN (Germany), (Germany), beIN Sports (France) Real Madrid and FC Barcelona face two Clasicos in four days: one in the second leg of the Copa del … Continue Reading