Tag: Mario Mandzukic

  • Bayern Munich – Franck Ribery Provides the Necessary Magic

    Bayern Munich – Franck Ribery Provides the Necessary Magic

    While Arjen Robben got most of the attention after Bayern Munich finally won a Champions League final, it was Franck Ribery and two incredible passes that set up both of the goals for his team, showing that facing the hardest working right flank in the world isn’t that much of a hindrance when you’ve got the talent to overcome a mostly rough day.

  • Bayern Munich – The Cost of Building the Current Squad

    Bayern Munich – The Cost of Building the Current Squad

    Building a dominant side such as Bayern Munich have been in 2013 takes more than just an excellent youth system, which is apparent in this squad, but also making quite a few expensive signings over the years, unlike other Bundesliga sides, bringing players like Franck Ribery, Javi Martinez and Arjen Robben for huge sums, totaling at €235.3 million.

  • 4 Reasons Why Bayern Munich Will Win the Champions League

    4 Reasons Why Bayern Munich Will Win the Champions League

    After losing in two Champions League finals over the last three seasons, it looks like Bayern Munich are finally reaching the final stage of the season as the best team in Europe, and the one everyone should be afraid of, partially because they’re no longer a side reliant on the individual abilities of selfish players like Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben.

  • Bayern Munich – Thomas Müller Ready for the Big Double

    Bayern Munich – Thomas Müller Ready for the Big Double

    In a world of Barcelona’s, Bayern Munich will never be regarded as true favorites to win the Champions League, but it’s hard to argue with two finals in three seasons, while playing excellent football in both the Bundesliga and the UCL, having quite a few players having career-best seasons, with possibly no one better than Thomas Müller.

  • Euro 2012 – Day 7 Summary (Italy vs Croatia, Spain vs Ireland)

    Fernando Torres came out as the big star and winner of the day, scoring twice to lead Spain in their impressive 4-0 thrashing of Ireland, while Italy were probably filled with questions about how they let Croatia come back from behind to end their clash in a 1-1 draw, in another fantastic day of football in Euro 2012.

  • Euro 2012 – Day 3 Summary (Spain vs Italy, Ireland vs Croatia)

    Italy, as always, were too tough of a nugget for Spain to beat, displaying a strong defense that was good enough to draw with the usual elegant passing of the Spanish midfield (1-1). The later match provided a bit more goals due to the quality differences between Croatia and Ireland, as Mario Mandzukic became the second brace scorer in Euro 2012.