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European Team of the Season: DR - Dani Alves (Juventus)

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European Team of the Season: DR - Dani Alves (Juventus) It’s fair to say Barcelona’s loss has been Juventus’ gain as far as Dani Alves is concerned. While the blaugrana are still on the lookout for a right-back after a season without league or European glory, the Old Lady will aim to complete a historic treble at the weekend.Their Brazi...

Real Madrid and Juventus round up Champions League best XI

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Real Madrid and Juventus round up Champions League best XI The Champions League finalists unsurprsingly make up the team of the semi-finals as Real Madrid and Juventus dominate the XI. Juventus star Dani Alves earned the best rating across both games following another splendid set of showings from the experienced Brazilian. His rating of 8.55 was earned hav...

European semi-final top tips - Ronaldo, Manchester United & more

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European semi-final top tips - Ronaldo, Manchester United & more Juventus-Monaco - Under 2.5The previous game was billed as Europe’s best attack vs Europe’s best defence but that’s a disservice to the Old Lady’s enviable firepower, as the first leg proved. Gonzalo Higuain scored in each half to ensure Juventus have one foot in what would b...

Best XI: Juventus dominate Champions League team of the round

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Best XI: Juventus dominate Champions League team of the round Juventus dominate WhoScored.com's Champions League team of the round after their dispatching of Barcelona at the quarter-final stage, with Real Madrid quickly following suit.The Old Lady were hugely impressive in their meetings with Barcelona with a 3-0 aggregate score enough to secure their spot in...

WhoScored Tipster: The best value Champions League quarter-final tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The best value Champions League quarter-final tips Leicester vs Atletico MadridIt’s fair to say the game at the Calderon went as most would have expected, with the hosts keeping a clean sheet and taking a narrow advantage into the second leg at the King Power Stadium. Last week’s tip of an Atletico win with under 2.5 goals came in then, ...

Fantasy Football: Champions League tips for free Yahoo giveaway contest

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Fantasy Football: Champions League tips for free Yahoo giveaway contest Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy platform is offering new users the chance to enter a free contest ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals this week, with a prize pool of £500 up for grabs.With points awarded for a pass (0.05 points), a goal (8 points) and almost everything in between it takes ...

Bayern vs Real Madrid: Reborn 'Robbery' set to take centre stage

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Bayern vs Real Madrid: Reborn 'Robbery' set to take centre stage There was a nostalgic feel to Bayern Munich’s 4-1 trouncing of Borussia Dortmund at the weekend and it wasn’t just to do with the hosts’ dominance of their Bundesliga counterparts. Rather, that wide duo Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery were both on the scoresheet in the victory to he...

WhoScored Tipster: Champions League quarter-final top tips

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WhoScored Tipster: Champions League quarter-final top tips Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco - Dortmund & Over 3.5Thomas Tuchel will need to restore confidence quickly from defeat in Der Klassiker ahead of the visit of Leonardo Jardim’s free-scoring Monaco. A return to the Westfalenstadion is just what the doctor ordered then, with Dortmund winning 13 a...

Neymar silences critics to star in Barcelona's greatest win ever

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Neymar silences critics to star in Barcelona's greatest win ever It’s already been described as one of the greatest games of all time, as Barcelona came back from a 4-0 first leg deficit to stun PSG and the watching world. The match will without question go down in history, and with it so too will the undisputed star of the show.Neymar has faced his fair sh...

Bayern capitulations re-emphasise Koscielny's importance to Arsenal

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Bayern capitulations re-emphasise Koscielny's importance to Arsenal In the minutes following the full time whistle at the Emirates on Tuesday, Twitter was inundated with '10-2' jokes - here's looking at you, Bayern. In what is likely to be Arsene Wenger’s final Champions League game at the Arsenal helm, it was an embarrassing night for the Gunners, who emphati...