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Four perfect Manchester City 10s make European team of the week

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Four perfect Manchester City 10s make European team of the week Goalkeeper: Ruben Blanco (Celta Vigo) – 8.21 ratingCelta Vigo secured a creditable draw with Atletico Madrid at the weekend and much of that was down to the performance of shotstopper Ruben Blanco. The 24-year-old came away from the Wanda Metrpolitano with the man of the match award having lan...

Young Chelsea trio shine in European best XI

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Young Chelsea trio shine in European best XI Goalkeeper: Yann Sommer (Gladbach) - 8.47 ratingFootball INDEX Buy Price - £0.40Gladbach responded to their 3-1 home loss to RB Leipzig prior to the international break with a 1-0 win at FC Koeln on Saturday, but they had to work hard for the three points. It took a man of the match display fr...

Chelsea wing-wizard makes European team of the week

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Chelsea wing-wizard makes European team of the week Goalkeeper: Bartlomiej Dragowski (Empoli) - 9.46 ratingKicking things off in the European team of the week is Empoli’s Bartlomiej Dragowski. Three weeks after his heroic display in a 0-0 draw at Atalanta, the Polish youngster was impressive again as Empoli secured a 1-0 win over Fiorentina. Th...

Former Manchester United winger the star man in La Liga best XI

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Former Manchester United winger the star man in La Liga best XI Real Sociedad were one of three teams, along with Girona and Sevilla, to go through November unbeaten in La Liga. The Basque giants have begun to steady the ship following a rocky patch of form and now sit 11th after winning two and drawing one of three matches last month.It coincided with Adnan Jan...

Europa League round-up: Chelsea star lands first perfect 10

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Europa League round-up: Chelsea star lands first perfect 10 There was the first perfect 10 awarded in the Europa League this season on Thursday night as Chelsea secured a 3-1 win over BATE Borisov. Ruben Loftus-Cheek has struggled for regular game time under Maurizio Sarri this season, in part due to injury, but he made the most of his chance to impress the ...

Barcelona star one of five new La Liga arrivals to watch this season

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Barcelona star one of five new La Liga arrivals to watch this season The 2018/19 La Liga season kicks off on Friday night and fans are eagerly anticipating how the campaign will shape up following Cristiano Ronaldo’s move away from Real Madrid. Here, we run through five new faces in Spain looking to make a quick impact following their summer arrival. Santiago A...

Transfer recap: Top La Liga signings you may have missed this summer

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Transfer recap: Top La Liga signings you may have missed this summer Continuing our series of transfers that might have slipped under your radar in the current window, we switch from Italy to Spain and look at three newcomers to La Liga to have arrived from overseas.William Carvalho (Real Betis)That’s right, William Carvalho has finally left Sporting, but not f...

World Cup One to Watch: Rodri - The heir to Busquets' Spain throne

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World Cup One to Watch: Rodri - The heir to Busquets' Spain throne Have Spain found a long-term successor to Sergio Busquets' throne for the national side? Villarreal midfielder Rodri could certainly be the closest yet....

The best action across Europe this weekend - talking points, kick-off times and odds

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The best action across Europe this weekend - talking points, kick-off times and odds Wondering what matches to watch across Europe's top five leagues this weekend? Well wonder no more as we highlight the pick of the bunch from each, along with a brief summary of events set to take place elsewhere.PREMIER LEAGUETop Match - Huddersfield vs Crystal PalaceToday’s Premier League fi...

Messi the main man in WhoScored’s La Liga best XI

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Messi the main man in WhoScored’s La Liga best XI Barcelona appear unstoppable at the moment having dropped just two points in La Liga this season, that coming in a 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid. The Blaugrana picked up 10 points of a possible 12 available, in part due to the excellent form of Lionel Messi. The Argentine has earned the WhoScored man ...