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LA LIGA RUN IN : AN AFTERMATH OF THE CLASICO

One of the biggest rivalries in world football took centre stage this weekend with the Blaugrana humbled 2-1 at the hands of their fiercest rivals at the Alfredo Di Stefano, thus putting an end to their 19 game unbeaten streak. First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos managed to seal the win for the Los Blancos, even though Barcelona managed to pull one back through Oscar Mingueza in the second half. The repercussions of this win however reach far and wide beyond this fixture alone, and it blew open the La Liga title race to the closest degree than it has been in recent years. The title is wide open with the top 3 teams in Spain, Atletico Madrid Real Madrid, and FC Barcelona, all in a vying distance of the La Liga trophy. Nerve-wracking for the supporting fans but mouth-watering for the neutrals. # Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts 1 Atletico Madrid 30 ...

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MISFORTUNE IN POLAND, BAVARIAN ARTILLERY COMPROMISED?

The international break always brings some bitter news and this time it is an injury blow to the prolific Pole, Robert Lewandowski. This is a huge blow for Bayern especially with key fixtures lurking around towards the final weeks of the season. If there was a worst possible timing for Bayern Munich to lose their best goal threat, this was the one. In a space of a week, they play title contenders RB Leipzig (4 points behind) and Union Berlin in the Bundesliga and PSG in the quarter finals of the Champions League. He is set to be out for 4 weeks which could see him miss a lot of key fixtures in the league like Wolfsburg (A) and Leverkusen (H). The Prolific Pole Robert Lewandowski has undoubtedly been the best player on the planet since the start of last season. He was robbed off the Ballon d'or by France Football to which he responded by simply being unstoppable in front of goal. He has already scored 47 goals in 41 games for club and country this season. He is chasing Gerd Müller...