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Lionel Messi & Barcelona Face Impossible Expectations
How many is it now? Barcelona, without the need to play, clinched their fourth league title in five seasons. Yes, the streets in Catalonia were alive with the sound of music, but there seems to be a sense of slight disappointment, just like last year. When you’re Lionel Messi, nothing less than spectacular, every match, every season, is expected of you. Same goes for Barcelona, who always seem like they’ve disappointed someone when they don’t win all the possible titles.
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Real Madrid Are Terrible Without Cristiano Ronaldo
A futile chase that has been going on for months ended three matches before the end of the season, as Cristiano Ronaldo came on a little bit too late to give Real Madrid enough of a boost and make a comeback from deficit to victory, but proved once again that without him on the pitch, despite all the money spent on making this the most impressive squad in Europe, there isn’t that much to be impressed about.
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Manchester United – Paul Scholes Retiring And No One Cares
It’s hard to say Paul Scholes had a lot to do with his 11th Premier League title. He hasn’t started in a league match since December, but a medal is a medal. Retiring for the second time in 24 months shouldn’t raise too many eyebrows, with Manchester United having a more meaningful departure to handle. One of the greatest midfielders in England’s history is calling it quits, this time for good, but without anyone really paying attention.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Makes Frank Lampard Look Like a Legend
Standing on the shoulders of giants, or something of the sort, is always a good way to get ahead in life. Frank Lampard is often a tactical vulnerability on the pitch over the last couple of seasons, but it’s hard to take away his scoring ability which derives from his intelligence and off the ball movement. But yet again, the-now top scoring player in the history of Chelsea football club, needed someone, in this case Eden Hazard, to get him to the top.
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The Better Team Didn’t Win (Porto vs Benfica)
This is what the ‘match of the season’ should be about. All in or you’re out. Porto needed to win to reclaim the top spot in the Portuguese league, while Benfica needed a win to clinch only their third league title in 11 years. The visitors approach of playing to draw seemed to be working, until the 91st minute, when Kelvin scored the winning goal in one of his only touches during his cameo appearance.
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Kelvin Scores the Goal That Probably Decides the Championship (Porto vs Benfica)
It was destined to be; the match between Porto and Benfica, a week before the end of the season in Portugal, deciding the fate of the championship. Kelvin, a 19-year old Brazilian talent, came off the bench and 12 minutes later, a bit into injury time, scored a stunning winner that gives Porto the lead heading into the final week of the season in one of the more dramatic turn of events anyone could have imagined.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Interested in Aymen Abdennour
It’s pretty much official: The season is over for Liverpool, which means the preparations for 2013-2014 are in full steam, which means bringing up all the names Brendan Rodgers might be interested in signing. A surprising one that has recently come up is Aymen Abdennour, the left back of Toulouse and the Tunisian national team.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal Still Chasing Stevan Jovetic
It seems that Arseanl aren’t giving up on the best young player in the Italian Serie A, hoping that by securing a spot in the top 4 which leads to the Champions League next season they’ll finally be able to land Stevan Jovetic of Fiorentina, who they’ve been chasing after for over a season.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Will Try to Sign Gareth Bale
There will be some serious cash splashing out of the Manchester United piggy bank in order to help the transition of David Moyes from small club to huge one, and one of the players he might be acquiring next season will be none other than player of the season, Gareth Bale, from Tottenham.
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Primeira Liga – Porto vs Benfica Predictions
It had to come down to this – an O Classico match, a week before the end of the season, with a chance for Porto to sneak back up to the top spot in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, or for Benfica to finally get rid of their Dragao demons and possibly clinch the title a week early.