The Fußball Chatter

With the football season across Europe all but wrapped up, we are looking forward to two major European finals this week. The UEFA Europa League Final in Baku, Azerbaijan and the UEFA Champions League Final in Madrid, Spain. The Europa League Final comes up first and is taking place on Wednesday May 29th between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Olympic Stadium in Baku. There has been controversy surrounding the final from the difficulty of fans getting to Baku, ticket allocation and safety concerns of Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who has decided not to travel with his teammates for the final. Nevertheless, the final is highly anticipated as both sides will want to end their season on a high. Both sides have experienced a transition under new managers with Chelsea finishing 3rd in the Premier League while Arsenal finished 5th, meaning they have to win the final to play in the Champions League next season. Both sides have had a different route in reaching the final showpiece, so

The football season is over with the Europa League and Champions League Final the only games left to see from the season that just concluded. The teams that won their leagues last season defended their titles. However, let's look at the teams that achieved more than what many expected. AFC Ajax It has been a remarkable season for Ajax Amsterdam but many forget how the Dutch side have struggled before now in Europe and at home. They haven't won the Eredivisie since 2014 seeing their rivals PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord win it since and haven't played in the knockout stages of the Champions League since 2005/06. Changes were made behind the scenes with former players Edwin van der Sar and Marc Overmars appointed as CEO and Technical Director. This season, the Dutch side rolled back the years with some fantastic football that the late Johan Cryuff will be proud of. Under the guidance of coach Erik Ten Hag, with a blend of youth in Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong and

So it is done. The 2018/19 Premier League season is officially over with Manchester City crowned champions with 98 points, beating Liverpool to a solitary point. Chelsea and Tottenham with play in the Champions League next season while Arsenal and Manchester United will play Thursday Night Football in the Europa League (Unless Arsenal wins the Europa League). Wolves was the best of the rest finishing seventh while Cardiff City, Fulham and Huddersfield Town were relegated and will play in the Championship next season. This is a review of the Premier League season, specifically on the top 6. Manchester United (My Prediction: 3rd, Final Position: 6th) Manchester United will be glad that the season is over and that Liverpool didn't win the league. However, they were very underwhelming this season finishing 6th with 66 points. Five points behind 4th placed Spurs, 21 points behind Liverpool and 22 points behind Manchester City. The signs of how bad the season would go was there