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  • Champions League Quarterfinals Fan Preview: Liverpool

    Going into the Champions League round of 16, five Premier League clubs’ hopes of lifting the European Cup were still alive. Heading into the quarterfinals, only two remain. The dynamic matchup of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will take place for the third and fourth times this season after the two teams…

  • Champions League Quarterfinals Preview: Manchesteer City

    For this preview, Zach Lowy chats to City Watch writer Lewis Steele on City’s chances going into the game.   Your expectations for this tie? I go into the tie not really knowing what to expect – on the one hand I feel like we have the quality to progress over the two legs, however…

  • Champions League Quarterfinals Fan Preview: Sevilla

    Hit or Miss? This is the question you must think of when you think of Sevilla FC this season under the management of Vincenzo Montella. The former Italian international striker has Sevilla in 6 th place sandwiched 1 point behind Villareal and 2 points ahead of Girona, 16 points of 4 th placed Valencia. How…

  • Jupp Heynckes: The Master of Efficiency

    On the second anniversary of Robert Lewandowski’s record-breaking 5 goals in 9 minutes heroics against Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich entertained the same opponent in September 2017. The Wolves were already in relegation trouble and hence have parted company with manager Andreas Jonker and appointed former Mainz trainer Martin Schmidt in a hope to stay in the…

  • Champions League Quarterfinals Fan Preview: Bayern Munich

    For this preview, Zach Lowy interviews 1860 Munich fan and Bundesliga expert Manuel Veth. ZL: Your expectations for the tie? MV: Bayern will win by an aggregate score of 5-0 to 10-2, they will absolutely steam roll anyone in this competition. ZL: Strongest Bayern team you’ve seen since __? MV: 2013. ZL: What does this…

  • Champions League Quarterfinals Fan Preview: FC Barcelona

    It is difficult to conceive of a Barcelona team that might show up that is capable of losing to Roma, as the two face off in Champions League this week. Cries of “arrogance” are going to fly hither and yon, but there is a reason that Barcelona supporters were excited at the draw. Roma sits…

  • Scouting Report: Justin Kluivert

    Justin Kluivert is at the tender age of 18 years old and already has a lot of billing to live up to in his short career as a footballer. There is no doubt that his career won’t be the same as any other normal football player’s career. Not only was he born with a silver…

  • The Peculiar Case of Maksim Shatskikh

    September 17, 2002. It was one of those rare times in Malaysia where I would get to watch Dynamo Kiev in action. The opponent of the day was Newcastle United, managed by the late Sir Bobby Robson. A friend of mine was skeptical of my choice, noting that there were far more star-studded Champions League…

  • Why Mauricio Pochettino could be a mismatch for Real Madrid

    While it was only a single Harry Kane goal that separated Tottenham from Arsenal at Wembley, the gap should have been much more than how much it was. Despite that, Mauricio Pochettino seemed overjoyed with yet another North London derby win. He was relishing it just as much as he has relished the past ones.…

  • Antonio Conte: A Tactical Disasterclass

    Leaving the Etihad Stadium yesterday made me question what exactly was the point of the team travelling up. It was a gloomy Manchester afternoon, with rain pouring down, the perfect setting for the display which had just taken place. A lack of desire, ambition and direction from the man once loved by Chelsea’s fans, only…