Barcelona 3 Bayern Munich 0: Five key observations

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ep Guardiola’s return to Camp Nou last night heralded a fantastic game of football but not a result the former Barcelona...

Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich legacy hinges on Champions League success

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ayern Munich have their biggest game of the season tonight as the Bavarian powerhouses face a brave Porto side in the...

Should this change be made to the rules on penalties?

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any pieces of football legislation have come under a lot of scrutiny, particularly in recent years since the introduction of slow-motion...

Bayern Munich’s change in focus threatens to negate stellar youth academy

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his Bundesliga campaign has been a continuation of the last for Germany’s dominant force Bayern Munich, with Pep Guardiola’s men strolling...

Mohamed Salah – Fiorentina’s on-loan Chelsea player the man who finally conquered Juventus Stadium

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s we are all aware, Bayern Munich were the last side to successfully defeat Juventus at home, en route to winning...

Emphasis on Bayer Leverkusen to avoid a winless Champions League round for the Bundesliga

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last two first-leg Champions League clashes of the round of 16 take place tonight, with Arsenal facing Monaco and Bayer...

Wolfsburg make quite the statement, but the Bundesliga is Bayern’s to lose

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a prolonged mid-season break the Bundesliga returned in style last night with the division’s top two sides meeting at the...

How long before we have a European Super League?

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]reeping up, not so surreptitiously, on football in Europe is the prospect of a European Super League. Remember the old days...

Xherdan Shaqiri: From the Bayern Munich shadows to Inter’s shining light

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hrongs of Internazionale fans turned up at Milan’s Malpensa airport yesterday, excited and eagerly hoping to catch a glance of an...

A case for Manuel Neuer, not Ronaldo or Messi, to win the Ballon d’Or

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a frantic year of football in 2014, the annual Ballon d’Or award is set to be decided in Zurich on...