Tag: 2016-2017 season

  • Teams & Groups of the 2016-2017 Champions League

    Teams & Groups of the 2016-2017 Champions League

    In the group stage of the 2016-2017 Champions League, there will be 4 teams from England (Arsenal, Man City, Tottenham, Leicester), Spain (Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Sevilla) Germany (Bayern, Leverkusen, Dortmund, Monchengladbach), 3 teams from France (PSG, Monaco, Lyon), Portugal (Benfica, Sporting, Porto), 2 from Italy (Juventus, Napoli), Russia (Rostov, CSKA) and 1 from Switzerland (Basel), Bulgaria (Ludogorets), Ukraine (Dynamo Kyiv), Turkey (Besiktas), Scotland (Celtic), Netherlands (PSV), Poland (Legia Warsaw), Belgium (Club Brugge), Denmark (FC Copenhagen) and Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb).

  • Lionel Messi & Luis Suarez Make Barcelona Shine; Gonzalo Higuain Saves Juventus

    Lionel Messi & Luis Suarez Make Barcelona Shine; Gonzalo Higuain Saves Juventus

    Much has been made of Gonzalo Higuain looking massively overweight after signing for Juventus, but a winning goal on the first match of the season and everyone forgets. And Barcelona? Words no longer mean anything when trying to describe their ability (6-2 win over Bets), the excellence of Lionel Messi, or the scoring ability of Luis Suarez.

  • Manchester United & Manchester City Cruise, Chelsea Push Through, Liverpool & Arsenal Stagnate

    Manchester United & Manchester City Cruise, Chelsea Push Through, Liverpool & Arsenal Stagnate

    The second weekend of Premier League football taught us that Manchester United are exactly who we thought they’d be under Jose Mourinho, Manchester City are even better than initially presented, Chelsea remain a team on the build relying on luck and referee decisions, Arsenal are having one those early season crisis they’re used, and Liverpool […]

  • Premier League: Week 2 Results & Table

    Premier League: Week 2 Results & Table

    The three favorites to win the league title, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea all won, each with its own degree of difficulty. Liverpool showed nothing has changed with an away loss at Burnley, Arsenal bored everyone with a draw at champions Leicester, while Tottenham squeaked with a late goal against Crystal Palace.

  • Arsenal, Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, Philippe Coutinho & the End for Arsene Wenger?

    Arsenal, Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, Philippe Coutinho & the End for Arsene Wenger?

    There’s nothing new about key Arsenal players being injured. There’s nothing new about Arsene Wenger seeing his players lose on the first day of a new Premier League season. Liverpool have beaten the strong teams with Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines last season, but the main question regarding both sides is whether or not their opening encounter is any indication of the changes we’re about to see this season.

  • Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic & a Fantastic Beginning

    Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic & a Fantastic Beginning

    The Jose Mourinho debut as manager of Manchester United in a Premier League match went as expected: A win. Not an exciting one, but a powerful one, if that’s even a way to describe. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata did too. Eric Bailly looked very good in defense, and overall it was an interesting change compared to the depressing performances of last season.

  • Premier League Results & Table

    Premier League Results & Table

    A great start to the new Premier League season, as champions Leicester City were beaten by Hull City, Manchester City barely won as Pep Guardiola made his debut, Jose Mourinho had a much better start to his Manchester United tenure with Zlatan Ibrahimovic making his mark quickly, while Liverpool survived a thriller in London against Arsenal, Philippe Coutinho leading them with a brace, including the best goal of the weekend.

  • Manchester United, Manchester City, Guardiola, Mourinho & the Premier League Arms Race

    Manchester United, Manchester City, Guardiola, Mourinho & the Premier League Arms Race

    It’s been three years since Manchester United last won the Premier League title. It’s been two for Manchester City. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are the new managers of the city rivals, and per tradition from their previous working places, are getting plenty of money to spend in order to end these short droughts.

  • Manchester United, Leicester, Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic & No More Paul Pogba Rumors

    Manchester United, Leicester, Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic & No More Paul Pogba Rumors

    It’s hard to decide what made Manchester United fans and especially Jose Mourinho happier: The team winning the Community Shield with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic winner, or the Paul Pogba transfer saga finally coming to an end.

  • Liverpool FC: Jurgen Klopp Football Impressive, But it’s Only Preseason

    Liverpool FC: Jurgen Klopp Football Impressive, But it’s Only Preseason

    In their third and final match as part of the International Champions Cup, Liverpool smashed Barcelona 4-0 in Wembley. A week before the Premier League begins, it’s a terrific way to build up some confidence.