In the summer, Basel had to make changes on top, as the chairman, the director of football and the whole board had to be replaced. New director of football Marco Streller decided to sack manager Urs Fischer and replace him with former Swiss international and Basel U21 manager Raphael Wicky. The team largely stayed intact…

It’s a tough cup tie coming up for Porto vs Liverpool, but is it mission impossible? I certainly don’t think so. This 2 leg playoff between both these clubs is difficult for one just as it is for the other. FC Porto have been a whole new club under Sergio Conceicao and have been the…

Manchester United’s Round of 16 draw dodged a few bullets. They could’ve faced La Liga champions Real Madrid, Germany’s finest in Bayern Munich, or Italy’s historic Juventus. They had the chance of facing fellow English side Chelsea, who beat them 1-0 at Stamford Bridge back in November. Instead, the Red Devils got Sevilla, a promising…

Two top competitors Juventus and Tottenham Spurs will face off in the round of 16. Juventus are eyeing to make it back to the finals and complete the end to their heroic tale, while the Spurs are aiming to win their first Champions League title. Both teams have progressed tremendously well over the season, with…

If attacks were all that was needed to win major tournaments, PSG would arguably be on their 2nd champions league trophy and I would also say this side has met all the requirements to be taken seriously and be referred to as serious contenders for this champions league campaign. However, that’s only if we were…

It’s almost been five years since FC Bayern last won the Champions League. They were close to making it into the final in 2016 under Pep Guardiola after dominating Atletico Madrid in both legs and last season the Bavarians bowed out in the quarter-finals against the eventual winners Real Madrid. A lot has changed at…

Founded on November 8th 1926, APOEL (in Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ) stands for “Athletic Football Club of the Greeks of Nicosia”. The name alone indicates that APOEL is – at least for APOEL fans – a lot more than just a football club. It represents our Greek heritage and ideology that to this day we carry with…

Spartak Moscow are back in the Champions League for the first time in 5 years, as they take on Maribor, Liverpool and Sevilla in Group E. Can they pull off the upset of making it into the knockout round? Spartak automatically qualified for the group stage after winning their first title in 16 years, last…

It’s time for Champions League football again! The Champions of the Champions League are back once again to defend their title, the last time the club has been knocked out was in 2015 against familiar opponents Juventus. Real Madrid are the clear favorites to win the title, behind them comes Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG and…

Feyenoord, Manchester City, and Napoli. Shakhtar Donetsk have had easier groups to deal with before, let’s just say that. I don’t expect us to outplay Guardiola’s City, or Sarri’s Napoli, or van Bronckhorst’s Feyenoord, but we can give them hell and try to win some points. This Shakhtar team is in hot form right now,…