-
Liverpool FC – Daniel Sturridge Helps Luis Suarez When it Comes to Football
Something isn’t working for Liverpool lately, and things could get worse if Luis Suarez does get hit with a meaningful suspension for biting Branislav Ivanovic, adding yet another black mark to his sketchy resume, making you often forget what a wonderful footballer he is, combining with Daniel Sturridge for a fantastic second half display.
-
Premier League – Liverpool vs Chelsea Predictions
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost three years since Chelsea last beat Liverpool, but despite the overwhelming difference in Premier League finishes and titles between the sides over the past few years, the reds are entering their home match against the exiting Champions League winners as favorites.
-
Bayern Munich Have a Better Goal Differential Than Goals Scoring Record By Any Other Team in the League
It’s really hard to put into words just how dominant Bayern Munich are in the Bundesliga this season, so numbers do the perfect job. It’s not enough that they’ve secured the title, leading by 20 points, with six weeks to go, but their goal differential exceeds the total scored goals of any other club in the league.
-
FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas Loves it Without Lionel Messi
I’m sure Cesc Fabregas is a better player with Lionel Messi on the pitch, but for yet another week, he manages to do things, mostly score a goal, while the biggest star on the Barcelona squad takes another day off heading into more important matches, while the Spanish La Liga is not proving to be too much of a challenge, even on one of the most unimpressive displays from the soon-to-be-champions this season.
-
Real Madrid – Mesut Ozil Covers For a Misfiring Cristiano Ronaldo
A win in a match like this is measured by other things than what it does for a team in a title race, which is non-existent anymore. Real Madrid are about building morale, creating consistency among certain players, with Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo not getting a rest despite more important matches left to play, while keeping healthy those in need of more rest didn’t’ work out perfectly.
-
Arsenal FC – Santi Cazrola Doing Just Fine On His Own
Benching Jack Wilshere was one of the best decisions Arsene Wenger has made in a long time, even with everyone for the hope of English football to be playing 90 minutes every time. At the moment, Arsenal are a better team without him in the lineup, allowing Santi Cazorla, a better player than the young Englishman, to be at his best, which means more wins for a side that is third at the moment, but needs teams to drop points in order to remain there.
-
FC Porto & Benfica are the Only Undefeated Teams in Europe
Out of the top 20 football leagues in Europe, only two teams, who happen to be from the same division, are still undefeated this late in the season. Benfica and Porto, battling for the title in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, having gone 25 matches up to this point with a league loss.
-
Chelsea FC – David Luiz & John Terry Take Over the Scoring
When your strikers, Fernando Torres in this case, can only score when there’s a full moon outside, you have to rely on other players to deliver the good. While Chelsea usually rely on Frank Lampard or the creativity of Juan Mata and Eden Hazard to provide goals, for once it was about the centre backs, as David Luiz and John Terry came through with the finishing touch.
-
Manchester United – Robin van Persie Enjoys Late Wake Up Call
When you don’t score goals, you take what you get, and as it happens, Manchester United usually get favors from referees and linesman, giving Robin van Persie a chance not only to score his second goal in so many matches, something we forgot he can do, but also salvage a draw to help keep the pressure off of them, while Shinji Kagawa enjoyed one of his better games for the Red Devils.
-
Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Still Wants the Pichichi
Individual awards mean something to Cristiano Ronaldo, especially when he keeps missing out on them. So while Real Madrid are still formally on the chase after the La Liga leaders, Cristiano Ronaldo himself remains in the hunt for the Pichichi, the scoring trophy for Spain’s top scorer, hoping that a late season surge while Lionel Messi remains benched and rested helps him narrow the gap.