Match Reviews

Celtic have got their names in the Champions League draw, although they made life particularly difficult for themselves after losing 4-3 to Kazakh champions FC Astana yesterday. That saw them eventually qualify by an aggregate scoreline of 8-4. But what about the other four fixtures that took place last night …

Brendan Rodgers probably cannot get out of Kazhakstan soon enough after that performance by Celtic last night, I think by now we have learned the mantra “never assume anything in football” and yesterday afternoon it was nearly proved to be true as they lost to FC Astana Celtic went into …

Honours even at The Etihad as both Manchester City and Everton ended the game with just 10 men. Gareth Southgate would have been pleased though as the England manager in attendance saw two internationals get the goals last night Wayne Rooney made it 2 from 2 in this second Everton …

The first win at Wembley in the Premier League will have to wait until at least Sunday as Tottenham were felled by Chelsea Going into the game much was made of a depleted Chelsea who were missing key men due to a combination of injury and suspension But once again …

Real Madrid got their defence of the La Liga crown off to a perfect start last night with a routine 3-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor. Zinedine Zidane’s men may be without Cristiano Ronaldo for the first five games of the season but it needn’t have mattered …

Ernesto Valverde picked up his first win as Barcelona manager last night as the 2017/18 La Liga campaign got underway for the Catalan giants. In what was undoubtedly an emotional evening after the events at Las Ramblas, the club paid tribute by having special shirts with just Barcelona on the …

Celtic have all but assured their presence in the Champions League group stages this season after an emphatic 5-0 win over FC Astana last night at Celtic Park. Although nothing is a given in this competition, Brendan Rodgers will no doubt be delighted that next week’s trip to Kazhakstan has …

Real Madrid have already picked up their second trophy of the season and with that Spanish bragging rights once again as they secured the Spanish Supercup last night with a 2-0 win over Barcelona, a result that saw the tie in a 5-1 aggregate scoreline to Los Blancos. Barcelona came …

Liverpool edged past Hoffenheim in the Champions League Play-Off 1st leg last night but there were four other matches that took place as 20 teams look to make the final step to the promised land of the group stages. Across the course of both Tuesday and Wednesday there will be …

Jurgen Klopp’s return to Germany was a happy one last night as Liverpool earned a hard fought win against Hoffenheim in the Champions League Play-Off Round 1st leg. Two away goals are in the bag after victory last night but it was a win that they were certainly made to …