Author Archives: James Grundy
San Paolo empty for Shakhtar?
San Paolo empty for Shakhtar?
It’s reported Napoli have sold just 15,000 tickets for their crucial Champions League match with Shakhtar Donetsk. The Partenopei take on the Ukrainian side tonight, in a match which could see them eliminated from the competition. Having lost the away leg 2-1, Maurizio Sarri’s side have to beat Shakhtar tonight to avoid elimination, and they […]
Two Champions League games to go: do you have enough points?
Two Champions League games to go: do you have enough points?
It’s not yet a done deal for Barcelona or Beşiktaş while Atlético Madrid, Napoli and Borussia Dortmund can still dream: we examine what points tallies after matchday four suggest a successful passage into next month’s round of 16 draw. There are 12 possible points totals teams can have with two matches to go: everything from zero to […]
Africans in UCL action tonight: Mane’s Liverpool look to seal progression
Africans in UCL action tonight: Mane’s Liverpool look…
by Graeme Jackson Tuesday Nov 21, 2017. 09:00 Sadio Mane will look to inspire Liverpool to a result which will seal their place in the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League when Matchday 5 begins this evening. The Senegalese returned from injury to face his former side Southampton this past weekend and is expected […]
Manchester City vs. Feyenoord, 2017 Champions League: Predicted Lineups
Manchester City vs. Feyenoord, 2017 Champions League: Predicted…
The Blues have already qualified and will face the weakest team in the group needing just one point to guarantee first place (if Shakhtar Donetsk don’t win at Napoli), so it’s entirely understandable that Pep Guardiola[1] is looking to make a lot of changes to his side tomorrow. Manchester City[2] will have an incredibly busy […]
Man City boss Pep Guardiola dismisses claims his side are Champions League favourites
Man City boss Pep Guardiola dismisses claims his side are…
GETTY Pep Guardiola has played down suggestions his side are favourites to win the Champions League The City boss claims his former clubs Barcelona and Bayern Munich should still be fancied above his current side to lift the trophy. That is despite free-scoring City boasting an 18-game unbeaten start to the season in all competitions […]
Insigne runs Napoli show on uplifting Serie A weekend laced with regret
Insigne runs Napoli show on uplifting Serie A weekend laced…
It was a weekend for gallows humour in Italy. “Goals from [Ciro] Immobile and [Lorenzo] Insigne yesterday,” tweeted the wags from Chiamarsi Bomber on Sunday. “So we qualified, right?” In truth, it will take a lot more than a week for a nation to digest its World Cup play-off defeat to Sweden. Gian Piero Ventura […]
PODCAST: Superba Samp, Eternal Roma and a touch of Tavecchio
PODCAST: Superba Samp, Eternal Roma and a touch of Tavecchio
Carlo Tavecchio has resigned and there was an action-packed round of Serie A action for Conor Clancy, Vito Doria and Nicholas Carroll to discuss. As always, this podcast was recorded live over on FIFTV[1]. Napoli beat AC Milan, Roma rule in the Eternal City after beating Lazio, while Sampdoria turned it on to smash Juventus […]
UEFA Champions League fixtures, TV times, how to watch: Manchester City, Liverpool team news
UEFA Champions League fixtures, TV times, how to watch:…
MANCHESTER City are on fire in the Premier League and in the Champions League, they’ve already qualified through Group F. That means Pep Guardiola is considering handing two young starlets, Phil Foden and Brahim Diaz, their first City senior appearance when they take on Feyenoord on Wednesday morning AEDT. There are eight games to be […]
Man City boss Pep Guardiola cautious over Vincent Kompany
Man City boss Pep Guardiola cautious over Vincent Kompany
GETTY Pep Guardiola believes it would be risky to play Vincent Kompany against Feyenoord City have already qualified from Group F but still face 12 games in the remaining six weeks of 2017. Kompany returned from a calf injury in the 2-0 victory over Leicester at the weekend but Guardiola lost John Stones to a […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 13
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 13
Napoli continued their march at the top of Serie A, as Juventus shockingly fell to Sampdoria, while Roma won the Derby della Capitale against Lazio. Victory also for Inter, moved them into second, with AC Milan losing again. Only draws for Torino and Fiorentina. At the bottom, Cagliari got another three crucial points, as Sassuolo […]