Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic came to Serie A for two very different clubs and with two very different goals in mind. On Thursday, two of the most prolific goal scorers of their generation will meet for the ninth time in their respective careers. AC Milan host Juventus in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals
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If there were a film to describe the course of the current Bundesliga season, it could well be “The Empire Strikes Back.” Bayern Munich were meant to be in crisis, having sacked manager Niko Kovac in November after a series of disappointing results. Meanwhile, a trio of challengers waited to take advantage: RB Leipzig, catalysed
MILAN, Italy — It will come as scant consolation to Milan, a quantum of solace to help them as they prepare for Thursday’s Coppa Italia semifinal against Juventus. (Stream in U.S.: 2:45 p.m. ET, ESPN+) “We were in great difficulty in the first half,” Inter coach Antonio Conte said in reflection following Sunday’s Derby della
Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Milan derby a classic | Bayern vs. Leipzig lessons | Barca back to winning | What’s wrong with Juve? | Praise for Everton
Crash! By the end of what might just have been the most dramatic night the Copa del Rey has ever experienced, life flowing through its veins, two giants were down. They had fallen, defeated, at the feet of the men from the north, that place where football is something else, something good. Two days earlier,
In Germany, it was arguably the Decade of Robert Lewandowski. After arriving at Borussia Dortmund from Poland’s Lech Poznan in the summer of 2010 for $5.2 million, he has done nothing but score goals and win trophies. In his first season with Dortmund, he only made 15 league starts and only scored eight goals, but
Steve Nicol says Liverpool being able to say they’re the best club in the world is as good as it gets. DOHA, Qatar — The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is less than three years away and the tiny Gulf state has now staged its first-ever major football tournament, having hosted the 2019 FIFA Club
Today is Neymar‘s birthday, and he’s injured. You’re tempted to say “plus ca change” — after all, he was sidelined this time last year too. And the year before that, although the injury came later this month. But it still robbed Paris Saint-Germain of their most influential player (and the most expensive player in the
On Nov. 2, 2019, a new world began in the Bundesliga. Eintracht Frankfurt ran rampant over a cranky, short-handed Bayern Munich, scoring three second-half goals to win 5-1. After seven consecutive league titles — only one of which featured any sort of title race — it appeared that some combination of age, injury and poor
After all the fun in England on Jan. 31 and the variety of winners and losers around the Premier League this winter, it’s time to rate the teams that met their needs around Europe and those who fell far short of expectations. WINNERS Borussia Dortmund Seven goals, 133 minutes… and just £17 million (€22.5m). Dortmund
Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Crossroads for Man City? | Fiorentina fury at Juve | Zidane wins Madrid derby | Liverpool keep coasting | Plea’s costly error vs.
Ansu Fati was on the mark with two goals as Barcelona looked better than they have to date under Quique Setien. BARCELONA — Teenager Ansu Fati scored twice in two first-half minutes as Barcelona beat Levante 2-1 on Sunday to move back within three points of leaders Real Madrid. Ansu opened the scoring at Camp
If you’re looking for a soundtrack to go with Barcelona’s search for a striker, maybe the Benny Hill theme is your best bet. In the final, quiet moments before last week’s 2-0 defeat at Valencia, Quique Setién was sitting on the bench watching his players warm up. He was watching a player that most people
It’s hard to imagine it now, but not everyone loved Liverpool’s signing of Virgil van Dijk when it was confirmed on Jan. 1, 2018. Although the fee was in keeping with the percentage of revenue big clubs typically spend on big signings, the raw total seemed shocking. It was €85 million, which shattered the previous
Havertz is only 20 and appears set to star for Germany at this summer’s Euros as well as secure the next big move in an already-impressive career. COLOGNE — It’s winter along the Rhine, nearly the shortest day of the year. Morning light fills the living room of a spacious apartment in the Sudstadt, Cologne’s
The panel weighs in on Jurgen Klopp’s commitment to let his first team take the winter break off. While a currently invincible Liverpool await what seems a certain Premier League coronation, the “who makes the Top 4?” plot thickens by the week. Only a fool would dare make a prediction about how this everyday story
It has reached the stage where frankly nobody, not even the most hard-line Cules, could complain if Lionel Messi was preparing to walk away from Barcelona without a transfer fee this summer. It’s in his contract that he’s allowed to do so. I guess that clause was negotiated for a situation just like the current
Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Setien’s Barca a mess so far | Kobe the soccer fan | Why Juve lost at Napoli | Klopp entitled to play LFC
Michy Batshuayi and Fikayo Tomori send Chelsea through with goals at Hull City. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+. Following Chelsea’s 2-1 win vs. Hull City, Steve Nicol breaks down their issues in the attacking third. Chelsea reached the FA Cup fifth round with a hard-fought 2-1 win at the KCOM stadium. Frank Lampard’s side
Steve Nicol says an experienced centre forward could have helped Chelsea avoid their 2-2 draw vs. Arsenal. Frank Lampard gives an update on Tammy Abraham’s injury as he’s set to miss Chelsea’s clash with Hull City. Pretend for a moment that there’s a continuum in football. At one end, there’s the physical: the stuff you
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