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La Liga – Week 1 Results & Table
Nothing new on the first week of the Spanish La Liga, as Barcelona and Lionel Messi comfortably beat Elche, Real Madrid struggled but won with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring against Cordoba and Atletico Madrid found life difficult without Diego Simeone, drawing without any goals against Rayo Vallecano.
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Match Highlights – Manchester City vs Liverpool
Not a great performance, but a fantastic result, as Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-1 by simply maximizing the opportunities they reached, as Stevan Jovetic had his best Premier League match with a brace and Sergio Aguero scored seconds after coming on as a substitute.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Cordoba
A bad start for Real Madrid in terms of ability, but no one is going to complain about beating Cordoba 2-0, thanks to goals from Karim Benzema and a finisher from Cristiano Ronaldo, who continues to look like he’s either injured or simply still tired from the World Cup. Cordoba haven’t been to the La […]
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13 Best Memes of Angel di Maria Coming to Help Manchester United & Louis van Gaal
It used to be a sense of pride for Manchester United fans to be different than the big spenders in Europe. Now? Even Louis van Gaal can’t stop the change, as the teams signs Angel di Maria for an incredible sum, hoping that it’ll be the move to take them out of their year-long slump.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Now Has Munir El Haddadi to Help Him
At the basis of the Barcelona theory of improvement is one basic principle: Finding out how to help Lionel Messi. That’s why Neymar and Luis Suarez were signed when world class centre backs would have been more helpful, and that’s why the emergence of Munir El Haddadi might be a very big thing in a very interesting season for Barcelona.
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Manchester United – Louis Van Gaal Already Making Excuses
When Louis van Gaal became the manager of Manchester United, he knew that the team had problems with a squad that lacked balance and quality in certain areas. Two matches into the season, and his attempts to make up for that with tactics that don’t seem to fit with the players he has makes it once again a team that completely relies on Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie, while a talented youngster like Adnan Januzaj gets wasted in a position that has nothing to do with him.
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River Plate: Carlos Sanchez & Teofilo Gutierrez With Special Team-Play Goals
These are good time for Club Atlético River Plate and its fans. Not just defending champions, but off to a great start in the Torneo de Transición, beating Godoy Cruz in their most recent match 4-0, including two spectacular goals by Carlos Sánchez and Teófilo Gutiérrez, coming from brilliant build plays and passing.
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Premier League – Manchester City vs Liverpool Predictions
Last season, running neck and neck towards the Premier League title, the two matches between Manchester City and Liverpool produced some excellent football and quite a lot of drama. Matches this early in the season are sometimes hard to gauge because things are still coming together, but both teams showed in the first week that scoring shouldn’t be a problem.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Elche
A new season, but a familiar feeling at the Nou Camp, as Barcelona come away with a 3-0 win over Elche. Lionel Messi scored twice and Munir El Haddadi might be something of a new star with a goal on his debut, as a red card to Javier Mascherano didn’t really bother the team from giving Luis Enrique his first win as the head coach of the club.
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Match Highlights – Sunderland vs Manchester United
The first match wasn’t a glitch. Manchester United, picking up their first point of the season after a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, look like a side deep into its rebuild, with tactics that don’t fit the current squad of players. That didn’t stop them from taking a lead through Juan Mata, but the hosts deserves the equalizer from Jack Rodwell and more.