Manchester United look likely to be in the market for a central defender this summer and one man widely linked with a move to Old Trafford is Valencia’s Shkodran Mustafi. The German has made great strides since his last spell in England and could be the ideal option to bolster United’s defence. The Red Devils
While his ego and occasional outburst at team-mates may frustrate followers of Real Madrid, their continued reliance on Cristiano Ronaldo to dig them out of holes and lead their bids for silverware has been strikingly apparent for several years now, almost to the point where you felt any prolonged absence for the Portuguese winger could
It has been a fine season for Filipe Luis back at the Vicente Calderon after a tough campaign in England. He has once again demonstrated why he is up there with the best left-backs in the world game and certainly this season you’d struggle to find a more consistent performer in that position. Having helped
Since the rise to dominance of Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, the club has not endured a fortnight as torrid as the one they have just gone through. Dreams of a repeat of last season’s treble have gone up in smoke courtesy of a Champions League exit to Atletico Madrid while three straight league defeats have blown
Real Madrid claimed victory in El Clasico at Camp Nou last weekend to give themselves a much needed boost and at least salvage some pride following their humiliation in the first meeting of the season in the Spanish capital. Perhaps the man who gained most from the win was Zinedine Zidane who is still trying
It has been a breakthrough season in La Liga for Borja Baston at Eibar. He has done exactly what he did in the Segunda Division last season, which is score plenty of goals and now surely will earn his chance with parent club Atletico Madrid next season. Diego Simeone has made few mistakes since taking
Were it not for injuries, we might just be celebrating the best of Gareth Bale’s three seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu. When he has played he has performed for the most part to the very highest level and has at least matched Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of his influence on the side. Statistically speaking the
In the build up to Arsenal’s Champions League second round game with Barcelona, Arsene Wenger spoke of the importance of his team avoiding the concession of an away goal, calling it a “knife to the heart”. In the end he saw his team slashed twice by the imperious Lionel Messi who put the Catalans in
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Barcelona took a 0-2 first leg win away from the Emirates on Tuesday evening and although Arsene Wenger believes the tie is 95% finished, Luis Suarez warned against complacency. “We are very happy as we got really nice score but we know that it is still not done,” he said, “there are another 90 minutes
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After a 7-0 thumping at the hands of Barcelona in the cup, is it time for Valencia head coach Gary Neville to walk away from his post at the Mestalla Stadium? Questions were asked when the former Manchester United hero left his cushy job as a Sky Sports pundit to take the reigns of a
The Real Madrid youth system hasn’t exactly been busy churning out the talent in recent years and very few academy graduates have gone on to cement themselves as valued members of the senior set-up. One exception though is Dani Carvajal, who has made 84 starts for the club since getting his break at the start
It has been a tough first season for Danilo at the Santiago Bernabeu following his summer switch from Porto. He was a player that clearly divided opinion when he signed for the club and over half-way into his first season that is still very much the case. Danilo was always likely to face a battle
Barcelona were rather fortunate to come away from La Rosaleda on Saturday with a 1-2 win over a spirited Malaga and it was no surprise, given the week he had, that Javier Mascherano was heavily involved. The Argentine made two crucial first-half interventions after errors from Thomas Vermaelen and Claudio Bravo, but that first period
This week, Manchester United have been linked with a sensational £18m move for Atletico Madrid’s talented youngster Saul Niguez. Who is Niguez, and could he be just what United need to start climbing up the Premier League table? Lets face it, Man Utd have massively underachieved yet again this season. Van Gaal’s side were knocked
The sacking of Rafa Benitez a little over a week ago came as little surprise. The fans and players alike seemed to have lost faith with the former Liverpool and Valencia coach in the weeks leading up his dismissal. With the swift appointment of former great Zinedine Zidane, the theatre that Real Madrid has become
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It has been a difficult start to the season for Real Sociedad and the returning Asier Illarramendi has received some criticism given he was the club’s main summer signing. However there have been signs in recent weeks that the 25 year old is re-adjusting to life back at the Anoeta and he is going to
Athletic Bilbao have had an excellent season so far ending their long wait for a trophy with the Spanish Super Cup and are also riding high in La Liga. Integral to their success has been the talented 21 year old Iñaki Williams, the latest in a long line of successful academy graduates at the Basque
It has been a dream season so far for Deportivo La Coruna and their red hot striker Lucas Perez. The Galician club find themselves in sixth place as we approach the half-way point in the season and Perez has already netted 12 goals in La Liga. Only Barcelona duo Neymar and Luis Suarez have scored
Valencia splashed the cash in the summer spending well over €100 million on a host of players. However so far this term, few have delivered the goods and the club have sacked their manager, exited the Champions League and find themselves in mid-table in La Liga. Right Back Joao Cancelo though has been one of
Barcelona youngster Sergi Roberto has enjoyed something of a breakthrough season at the Camp Nou, just months after nearly being deemed surplus to requirements. However with the midfielder set to turn 24 in February, the remainder of the season could determine whether he has a long-term future at the club. Since joining the club as
Nolito, Augusto Fernandez, Cabral, Pablo Hernandez, Iago Aspas; Celta Vigo Eduardo Berizzo’s Celta Vigo are known for their ferocious team-ethic and unity but they have plenty of individuals able to lay a claim to the title of stand-out player behind the Galician’s excellent season so far. Celta had enjoyed a barnstorming start to the last