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Fede Valverde, 3 Real Madrid stars who embarrassed Man City the most in the Champions League
11Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Fede Valverde, 3 Real Madrid stars who embarrassed Man City the most in the Champions League

Real Madrid dominated their new European Clasico rivals 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, and these three stars were shining the brightest on the big stage. CM Fede Valverde Fede Valverde scored one of the greatest hat tricks you will see in the Champions League knockouts, especially from a midfielder. He had a beautiful first touch and blew by the keeper on the break with a great finish off balance to match. His second goal featured a brilliant first touch and finish to the far post with his left that Erling Haaland would be proud of. And to top it off, he juggled and stayed composed with a technical finish that had Jamie Carragher comparing the man to Dennis freaking Bergkamp. Take a bow. GK Thibaut Courtois Thibaut Courtois channel...
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Erling Haaland, 3 Manchester City stars who flopped in blowout loss to Real Madrid
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Erling Haaland, 3 Manchester City stars who flopped in blowout loss to Real Madrid

Manchester City were humbled badly by Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, falling victims to the magic at the venue yet again in a 3-0 loss in the Champions League Round of 16. Here are three stars who flopped in the big moment. ST Erling Haaland Erling Haaland definitely got screwed over by his teammates, because he had no help. People just were not creating chances for him, and the midfield did not produce even when they had the ball. Still, you have to create your own luck, and Haaland simply did not do that. The Norwegian sensation looked completely out of the game and lethargic, and when he did have the ball, he gave it up to the opposition way, way too cheaply. RW Savinho Savinho got hooked off at the half, and he continues to prove why he is Man City's most disappointing pl...
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Filip Jorgensen, 3 players to blame the most for Chelsea’s 5-2 implosion vs. PSG in the Champions League
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Filip Jorgensen, 3 players to blame the most for Chelsea’s 5-2 implosion vs. PSG in the Champions League

Chelsea were neck and neck with defending Champions League winners PSG at one point, but they imploded late in the second half, falling 5-2 in the first leg of the Round of 16 at the Parc des Princes. These three players cost Chelsea the most. GK Filip Jorgensen There is no single player more to blame than Filip Jorgensen, who was culpable on at least two of the goals PSG scored. Look, PSG would have won this game even if Robert Sanchez started, but you can't just chalk it up as a team loss when your goalkeeper plays this badly. Liam Rosenior made the controversial decision to start Jorgensen despite Robert Sanchez having a much better season, and instead of making the new coach look like a genius, he made him look like a fool. Jorgensen was putting his teammates in bad spots all game...
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Bukayo Saka, 3 Arsenal stars to blame for failing to beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League
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Bukayo Saka, 3 Arsenal stars to blame for failing to beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League

Arsenal drew Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 thanks to a late penalty converted by former Leverkusen star Kai Havertz and won controversially by Noni Madueke. A mere draw is not what the Gunners expected to get out of this game, even on the road, as they are the Premier League leaders. Here are three players most to blame for the result. RW Bukayo Saka This is the worst Bukayo Saka has looked. In a big Champions League game, Saka could not produce anything other than pass the ball backwards, and he genuinely looked slow and concerning, totally lacking in quality. Injuries are catching up to the talented and efficient winger, who was anything but efficient on this day. The worst player on the pitch, Saka got hooked at the hour mark, and Arsenal were visibly much, much better and more dangerous wi...
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s biggest disappointment of the 2025/26 season
10Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s biggest disappointment of the 2025/26 season

The pressure of playing for one of the big boys can get to anyone, or it could simply be down to injuries or a poor fit causing a star to underperform at a top club. Here is the most disappointing player at every Premier League Big Six club this season. Arsenal: Martin Odegaard The Arsenal captain is one of the best midfielders and playmakers in world football, and when he is healthy and at his best, he can really elevate this team. Problematically, Odegaard has not been healthy since the start of the 2024/25 season, and he has not been at his best in the biggest games. Viktor Gyokeres has been worse in terms of overall performance on the pitch, but his tactical impact on the team as a true No. 9 has been massive. Meanwhile, it is legitimately debatable if Odegaard has been any better...
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Mohamed Salah, 3 Liverpool players to blame for the 1-0 loss to Galatasaray
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Mohamed Salah, 3 Liverpool players to blame for the 1-0 loss to Galatasaray

Liverpool came, they saw, and they stunk, losing 1-0 in Istanbul to a Galatasaray side that suddenly looks like as big of a sleeper team in the 2025/26 Champions League season as Bodo Glimt. Here are three Liverpool players who cost their team the most in the defeat. RW Mohamed Salah It starts with Mohamed Salah, who produced such a disastrous outing that you would have been forgiving for failing to realize that he was subbed out at around the hour mark in a totally anonymous display. Salah's performance vs. Galatasaray is the latest embarrassment in a 2025/26 season to forget, and Salah genuinely looks past it, especially in these big games. He contributed more offsides than genuine progressive or creator play for Liverpool. LB Milos Kerkez Speaking of progressive play, Milos Kerke...
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2025/26 Premier League Team of the Season so far
10Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2025/26 Premier League Team of the Season so far

There have been 29 Premier League Matchdays played in the 2025/26 season, so now is a perfect time to reset everything and take another look at the Team of the Season thus far. GK Gianluigi Donnarumma, Manchester City To be honest, it has been a weaker year for Premier League goalkeepers, especially with Liverpool superstar Alisson Becker struggling, but newcomer Gianluigi Donnarumma has maintained his reputation as one of the world's best. His pure shot stopping has been a major upgrade for the Citizens, and he currently ranks third in save percentage while being among the league leaders in clean sheets and fewest goals allowed. LB Lewis Hall, Newcastle Lewis Hall had a tense battle with Manchester City's own phenom Nico O'Reilly, but ultimately Hall got the nod for his superior ball ...
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Ranking every Premier League Big 6 manager by their job security
9Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking every Premier League Big 6 manager by their job security

Which Premier League Big Six coaches are on the hot seat? Which ones have the safest job security? Let's rank each club's manager in order of their likelihood of losing their jobs in 2026. 6. Igor Tudor, Tottenham Hotspur Igor Tudor is as good as gone as Tottenham Hotspur interim manager. The problems obviously go well beyond him, but Spurs have yet to win a game with Tudor, who, quite frankly, looks totally out of his depth at a Premier League Big Six club. 5. Michael Carrick, Manchester United If it were up to the Manchester United fans, Michael Carrick would stay on as the permanent manager of the club, no questions asked. He has turned around Man United's fortunes and made them immediately into Champions League contenders, and while the Newcastle defeat showed his weaknesses tactic...
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2025/26 Champions League Team of the Season before Round of 16 begins
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2025/26 Champions League Team of the Season before Round of 16 begins

Before the first Champions League Round of 16 matches take place on Thursday night, let's hand out Team of the Season honors for the 2025/26 campaign so far to help preview the big stars that will be in action this week. GK David Raya, Arsenal David Raya is unquestionably the Goalkeeper of the Tournament thus far with an outrageous save percentage of 90 and a clean sheet in nearly three out of every four of his games. Arsenal have a tremendous back line, obviously, but Raya deserves a lot more praise internationally for his goalkeeping. LB Alejandro Grimaldo, Bayer Leverkusen Alex Grimaldo is 30 years old and still going strong, and you wonder if Real Madrid maybe regret not signing him along with Alvaro Carreras. What he offers offensively as a left back is so unique, as he has scored...
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A 2010s icon every Premier League Big 6 club would beg to have back the most right now
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A 2010s icon every Premier League Big 6 club would beg to have back the most right now

Even the teams fighting for the Premier League title have that one superstar of the past they would do anything to bring back to make their team even stronger. For each of the Big Six clubs, here is one star player of the 2010s decade they would want to bring back the most to either shore up a key weakness or become a much better version of themselves. Arsenal: Alexis Sanchez Viktor Gyokeres isn't a world class striker, but he is better than what Arsenal had last season. Plus, Arsenal didn't have a truly transcendental striker in the 2010s like they did in the 2000s when they had many of them; they just had a few really good guys. But their best player in the last decade was Alexis Sanchez, who was a world-class left winger and neck and neck with Chelsea's Eden Hazard as the best play...
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