On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund will go head to head with Ligue 1 leaders Monaco in a battle of five-star prospects and high-paced attacking sides. A highly anticipated matchup for aficionados of the beautiful game, the draw promises to be a fascinating one, filled with goals, passion and clever combinations. Sheer electricity in the stadium, some…

After finishing my match preview of the Monaco-Manchester City fixture, I honestly did not think that I would have to write another article. But I was at both legs, I yelled my lungs out, and I saw my beloved Monaco defeat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. For us to experience such great football, it takes two…

A little more than 5 years ago AS Monaco found themselves at the bottom of Ligue 2, when they were bought by Russian businessman, Dimitri Rybolovlev. Now, they’re the favorites to win Ligue 1, and have a good chance at knocking out Manchester City of the Champions League. This season, Monaco topped Group E, pushing…

There is still an element of surrealism about the whole thing for us. I have grown up on second tier English football by and large, regularly visiting grounds such as Barnsley, Preston and QPR. It’s one thing getting used to the surroundings of Old Trafford, Anfield and the Emirates, but it’s another entirely seeing that starred…

After a trophyless season which saw 3 managers, a failure to challenge for the league title, and a group stage exit in the Champions League, Porto are back. Having played a game more, they sit two points ahead of Benfica in first, and are set to face the Italian champions on Wednesday. In Nuno Espírito…

Let’s not sugarcoat it: it has been a terrible season for Bayer Leverkusen so far. They currently sit in 9th place in the Bundesliga, having accrued a disappointing 27 points. Not only that, they also got knocked out in the 2nd Round of the DFB – Pokal by third tier side Sportfreunde Lotte. One of the problems Leverkusen…

With an almost perfect group stage run, having won 5 out of the 6 games played, and being the only team this season to have done so, Los Colchoneros couldn’t have asked for a better start in this season’s Champions League. Many people are asking, like Bayern Munich, is the third time the charm for Atleti in the Champions League…

This Wednesday, Juventus and Porto will meet in the Estádio do Dragão in the first leg of what promises to be one of the most thrilling encounters of the first knockout stage of this season’s Champions League. Without losing a game, the visitors topped a complicated group that included back-to-back Europa League champions Sevilla and…

It is finally that time again, Champions League football is back. The reigning European Champions, Real Madrid, host Napoli on Wednesday, February 15th 2017. However, as a Madridista, I’d be lying to say that there are no worries concerning this season’s performances. Despite Real Madrid topping La Liga this season, they haven’t quite hit top…