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A look ahead to Sunday’s Bundesliga double-header as defending champions Bayern Munich host an unpredictable Hertha Berlin from 5pm BST, after Wolfsburg look to put Thursday’s Europa League heartbreak behind them when hosting Augsburg in the day’s afternoon kick-off. Continue reading “Bundesliga double-header preview: Wolfsburg-Augsburg, Bayern-Hertha”
Lionel Messi scored two goals and created two more as Barcelona earned a 5-1 win against a plucky Lyon side at the Nou Camp, sealing their quarter-final berth and being the only Spanish side left among Europe’s elite at this stage of the competition for the first time since 2009/10. Continue reading “Barcelona 5-1 Lyon: Messi magic overwhelms visitors, sealing quarter-final berth”
Ligue 1 is a division regularly criticised for its lack of competitiveness at the top, given just how easily Paris Saint-Germain appear to dominate on a yearly basis. However, it’s one that produces a wide variety of talented youngsters across the world who shine for their respective clubs, countries and earn exposure to Europe’s top sides – where they’re regularly snapped up.
Thomas Lemar, Alban Lafont, Issa Diop, Joris Gnagnon and Odsonne Edouard are just a handful of talented youngsters who have left France’s top tier for European transfer moves this past summer, but who are the next batch of players coming through? Continue reading “5 Ligue 1 youngsters destined for big future transfers”
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