The Fußball Chatter

The 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season has finally begun with Group A, B, C and D kicking things off on Tuesday. Barcelona got their campaign off to a perfect start with an easy 4-0 win against PSV Eindhoven at the Camp Nou. Liverpool beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at Anfield continuing their perfect start to the season while Spurs fell short losing to Inter Milan 2-1 at the San Siro. Galatasaray, Dortmund and Atletico got their campaign started with three points while Napoli and Porto dropped points. Here are the three things from yesterday’s action. Messi Is On a Mission Lionel Messi before the season started stated that Barcelona have unfinished business in the Champions League and will try their hardest to win the Champions League this season. So basically, Messi is on a quest this season starting with a magical display against PSV Eindhoven. The Argentine was at his best as usually scoring a hat-trick in Barcelona’s comprehensive 4-0 win against ...

The UEFA Champions League makes its return next week with all 32 teams starting their quest to become Kings of Europe. This season will see new players trying to make their mark among Europe's best. Here are the 5 players to watch in the UCL this season. Naby Këita Naby Këita has started life well on Merseyside following his £52 million to Liverpool from RB Leipzig. The Guinean was one of the most sort after midfielders during his time in Germany being an important cog in Leipzig's midfield as they finished second in their first ever season in the Bundesliga. Last season, Këita scored 5 and made 7 assists in the Bundesliga and made 3.6 tackles and interceptions in last season 's UCL including 4.8 dribbles per game. A midfielder with strong defensive and attacking instincts, Këita would bring dynamism and creativity to Liverpool's midfield this season. Hirving Lozano Lozano was one of the breakouts stars at the World Cup last summer making 2 goal contributi...

Serie A makes its return this weekend as to see who will reign supreme in Italy. Serie A has seen a resurgence in recent years following financial instability, match-fixing scandals, fading superstars and failing to match the standards of other leagues in Europe like the Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga. Now, Italian clubs are becoming more competitive in the Champions League and the Europa League and breaking the traditional stereotype of being a defensive league as teams are now playing in a more expansive way. So this is a preview of the 2018/2019 Serie A season specifically these teams in their chances this season for the Scudetto and what we should look out for. Juventus, AS Roma, Napoli, Lazio, Inter Milan and AC Milan. AC Milan AC Milan since the turn of the 2010s have fallen into obscurity. They haven’t won the Scudetto since 2011 and haven’t played in the Champions League since 2014. They have also struggled financially over the years as they were recently ...