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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Scores More Than Entire Teams
The scoring machine that is Lionel Messi never ceases to amaze when new numbers and recognition as to how great his achievements are keep coming out. The Barcelona star has scored 21 goals so far this season in 14 matches; that puts him above 44 teams in the top 4 leagues of Europe up to this point. The list will probably be longer at the end of the season.
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Dinamo Zagreb – Still Not the Worst in Champions League History
While winning championships in Croatia haven’t been a problem for Dinamo Zagreb over the last 7 years, finding success in the Champions League is. They’ve been terrible over the last two years, but not bad enough to find themselves being part of two very humiliating records: The 0 points, 0 goals club and losing 12 consecutive group stage matches.
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Manchester City – The Worst English Team in the Champions League
This season, and ever: Manchester City, with only 3 points from six matches in the “group of death” delivered the worst performance by an English team in the history of the group stage in the Champions League.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Should be Having Fun
In a match like this, with Real Madrid not moving up or down no matter the result, it’s a chance for players to either prove they’re worth a starting spot, like Luka Modric and Kaka, or to simply have some fun and improve their scoring record, like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Can Only Attack Referees
When the losses keep piling up, all that’s left to do is find others to blame. Arsene Wenger has two modes: Ignoring the problems by saying everything is OK, or actually taking out his frustration on someone else. After another match without a win (fourth in a row in all competitions), it was the referee, according to the manager, that ruined Arsenal’s chances of winning three points.
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Arsenal FC – The Delusions of Arsene Wenger
When Arsenal take the pitch this evening in the final Champions League group stage match, the only thing on the line will be the position from which they qualify. Arsene Wenger has 90 minutes to think about his excuses for next weekend, with another Premier League disaster result on the horizon.
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Chelsea FC – The Managers Circus of Roman Abramovich
Once every few years, Roman Abramovich loves to throw his team into a tailspin. A few matches without really getting the required results were enough to get Roberto Di Matteo fired. Rafa Benitez, barely two weeks on his new job, is already at the risk of losing the position of Chelsea manager.
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December’s Top Scorers in Europe’s Top Leagues
The list of the top scorers around the best leagues of Europe, as we approach the midway point of the season, consists of some expected names, along with a few surprising ones. While seeing Lionel Messi chased by Cristiano Ronaldo in Spain, Robin van Persie battling with Luis Suarez in England and Zlatan Ibrahimovic leading the charts in France, there are also Michu and Stephan El Shaarawy breaking through.
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Bayern Munich vs Dortmund – The Best Match in Europe
One 1-1 draw doesn’t say all there is to be said about what is growing to be the best rivalry in Europe. The power of the Bundesliga is on the rise, mostly because it now has two clubs to place among the continent’s elite: Bayern Munich, who’ve always been there, more or less; and Borussia […]
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo & Perfect Defending
The league table doesn’t mean a thing when it comes to the Madrid derby. Real Madrid are a much better team than their city rivals, showing that with a perfectly executed game plan that denied any kind of effort at Iker Casillas, while Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t need too many touches to put the game beyond reach.