Mbappe is the star, but Paredes is the man with the keys for Poch’s PSG

If last season’s 8-2 humbling at the hands of Bayern Munich was a knife to the heart of the Barcelona-Lionel Messi era of dominance then Tuesday night’s 4-1 reverse at the Camp Nou to PSG was its death rattle. Barca have come back from the same scoreline in a two-legged European tie against PSG before – the Remontada in […]

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Kabak hails ‘special’ first win at ‘impressive’ Liverpool

Ozan Kabak spoke of the “special” feeling of winning in a Liverpool shirt for the first time as the Reds took a massive stride towards the Champions League quarter-finals. The defensive crisis on Merseyside led to Kabak being signed on-loan from Schalke on deadline day and the Turkish centre-back made his debut at Leicester as […]

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Liverpool are back with ‘omens’ that even Mbappe can’t handle

Liverpool won an important Champions League game but the main story for the Reds was Kylian Mbappe and those very specific ‘omens’.   In for the Kyl What to do when by far the biggest development from Tuesday evening’s Champions League games was neither linked to the Premier League nor a transfer story? The Daily […]

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Januzaj admits to ‘weird feeling’ ahead of Man Utd clash

Real Sociedad winger Adnan Januzaj is relishing the chance to show the club he loves what they are missing when lining up against Man Utd in the Europa League. The world appeared to be at his feet when he broke into the Red Devils’ first team as teenager, marking his full debut with a match-winning […]

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Nagelsmann: Leipzig were ‘definitely not worse’ than Liverpool

Julian Nagelsmann says RB Leipzig were “certainly not two goals worse” than Liverpool as they lost 2-0 to Jurgen Klopp’s side on Tuesday night. The Reds won the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against the Bundesliga outfit thanks to goals from Mo Salah and Sadio Mane in Budapest. The result means Leipzig […]

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Ole told he must win FA Cup to have ‘chance of surviving’ at Man Utd

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must win the FA Cup as a minimum if he wants to keep his job at Man Utd, according to former defender Paul Parker. The Red Devils have dipped in the Premier League in recent weeks after only taking six points from the last 15 on offer, That has allowed Man City, […]

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Chelsea defender could hold key to €40m ‘dream’ Tuchel signing

Fikayo Tomori could hold the key to Chelsea signing AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie this summer, according to reports in Italy. Centre-back Tomori broke into Chelsea’s first team in style last season, blasting a fine long-range strike in a 5-2 win at Wolves to announce his Premier League arrival. The 23-year-old even went on to […]

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Thiago as Alonso and enjoying Barcelona’s struggles

Send your thoughts on Barcelona schadenfreude and more to theeditor@football365.com.   Xabi Thiago The high line RB Leipzig played was suicidal. Liverpool looked good because they beat the press and could always play it high and long and our attackers were all over it. Alisson looked good with his feet again which was encouraging as he […]

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Leeds ‘keen to keep’ winger as Man Utd rival Liverpool

Man Utd have joined arch-rivals Liverpool in the race to sign Leeds United winger Raphinha, according to an Italian journalist. Raphinha is proving to be one of the Premier League’s bargain buys this season after arriving from Rennes for £17million plus add-ons in October. The 24-year-old Brazilian winger has scored four goals and five assists […]

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Queudrue: Boro success & making Sullivan eat his words at Brum

For a club so long deprived of material success, the 2004 League Cup final changed everything for Middlesbrough. After more than a century of trying, a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers earned Boro the first major trophy in their history. Middlesbrough made a ruthless start at the Millennium Stadium, scoring twice inside the opening seven minutes […]

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