France legend Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to talk the ramifications for PSG should they fail to progress in the Champions League for yet another season. Bayern Munich great Bastian Schweinsteiger throws his support behind Niko Kovac and tells ESPN FC they can get back to the Champions League final this season. Which eight clubs
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was ready for the question. It comes most weeks, in some shape or form, but this time, with Paris Saint-Germain’s visit to Old Trafford starting a run of three huge games for the Manchester United caretaker manager, it seemed pertinent. “Do you think the games against the likes of PSG and Liverpool
Serge Gnabry scored twice for Bayern Munich and Kingsley Coman provided the winner in extra time as Bayern defeated Hertha Berlin 3-2. German Cup: Kingsley Coman (98′) Hertha Berlin 2-3 Bayern Munich German Cup: Davie Selke (67′) Hertha Berlin 2-2 Bayern Munich German Cup: Serge Gnabry (49′) Hertha Berlin 1-2 Bayern Munich Bayern Munich goalkeeper
Manchester United eased past a woeful Fulham side to move up to 4th place in the Premier League. Following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 10th win in 11 games as caretaker manager at Man United, Paul Mariner thinks the job he’s done should not be understated. ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner recaps Man United’s dominant display against Fulham,
The FC panel answer your tweets on Timothy Weah’s role for Celtic, if they’d prefer Christian Pulisic or Callum Hudson-Odoi in their squad and more. Marco Reus faces a race against time to be fit for Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League trip to Tottenham on Wednesday. after being ruled out of the weekend’s match against Hoffenheim
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains why he believes Neymar may come to regret not maximizing his talent for both club and country. During his 27th birthday celebration, an emotional Neymar spoke about his desire to return to the pitch. Julien Laurens predicts how Thomas Tuchel will set up his starting XI against Manchester United, with
Paris Saint-Germain put on a show at the Parc des Princes with a Neymar brace alongside hat tricks from Kylian Mbappé and Edinson Cavani marking a 9-0 win. Members of the PSG side took some time out of their Doha training camp to enjoy a camel race, with their own personalised racers. Paris Saint-Germain duo
Former Premier League referee Peter Walton joins Stewart Robson to discuss the big refereeing decisions in Liverpool’s win over Crystal Palace. UEFA is predicting Liverpool will become the first football club to post pre-tax profits exceeding €100 million in their 2017-18 financial accounts. European football’s governing body has produced its club licensing benchmarking report and stated that
Gab Marcotti delves into ESPN FC’s top 50 most influential people in football, pinpointing No. 16’s “John” from Football Leaks. A Portuguese man arrested in Hungary on suspicion of extortion and secrecy violations hacked football bodies’ documents — which later appeared on the Football Leaks website — because he was “outraged” by criminality in the
Raf Honigstein reveals his probable starting XI for Bayern against Liverpool and explains why the English side are a big matchup problem for the Germans. Steve Nicol says Liverpool’s complete team should be favoured against Bayern Munich’s experienced individuals in the Champions League round of 16. Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho has revealed he has spoken
The final matchday of the UEFA Champions League group stage was a very good one for teams who saw little of the ball, as several sides who had 40 percent or less possession claimed some notable victories. The most striking of those wins came at the Santiago Bernabeu, where CSKA Moscow, who had just 31
Enrique Cerezo’s comments on Tuesday were minimised by a female reporter. A female reporter for a Spanish television station has downplayed a sexist remark made by Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo during a news conference ahead of Atleti’s 0-0 Champions League draw with Brugge on Tuesday. Atletico president Enrique Cerezo appeared to let slip a
5:08 PM ET BRUGES, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid were denied top place in Group A of the Champions League on Tuesday after a goalless draw away at Club Bruges in Belgium meant they finished second behind Borussia Dortmund. The Germans started the final match day two points behind Atletico, but by beating Monaco
Despite qualifying for the UCL round of 16, the FC crew focus in on Man United’s ‘deep-rooted’ issues that resurfaced in their defeat at Valencia. The FC panel assess if Manchester City deserve to be ahead of Barcelona and Juventus as the oddsmakers’ favourites to win the Champions League. The ESPN FC crew weigh up
Neymar was subbed off during PSG’s 2-2 draw with Bordeaux, but is looking ready for the UCL match with Red Star. Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel said that superstar Neymar will start Tuesday’s crucial Champions League Group C clash away at Red Star Belgrade if he comes through Monday’s final training session at Rajko Mitic
The two Premier League sides advanced from the group stage after late drama against Napoli and Barcelona. The FC guys discuss Steve Nicol’s reaction to Alisson’s late save for Liverpool against Napoli, compare Koulibaly and Van Djik and much more. Gabriele Marcotti breaks down how a distracted Inter side failed to qualify for the group
Belgrade, SERBIA — Paris Saint-Germain are into the Champions League knockout round after a 4-1 win away at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday ensured top spot in Group C for Thomas Tuchel’s men. Kylian Mbappe was superb with one goal and two assists, while Neymar also got one of each and Marquinhos got in on
5:02 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain reached the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday as superb first-half goals from Edinson Cavani and Neymar helped them to a 4-1 win at Red Star Belgrade. The result lifted the French champions to the top of Group C on 11 points from six games, two ahead of
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel is pleased with his side after they beat Red Star and top their group ahead of Liverpool and Napoli to reach the Champions League knockout stages. On the flight back from Belgrade to Paris on Tuesday night, Thomas Tuchel allowed his PSG players to have a bit of fun. There was
5:05 PM ET BERN, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Two goals from striker Guillaume Hoarau led Young Boys to a shock 2-1 Champions League win over already-qualified Juventus on Wednesday after Ronaldo missed several chances for the Serie A side and Paulo Dybala had a stoppage-time goal disallowed. Dybala, who had pulled Juventus back into the