Bayer Leverkusen were crowned Bundesliga champions at the weekend and their success will attract interest from several clubs in their players with Man City target Florian Wirtz topping the list. The German star has been sensational this season for Xabi Alonso’s side across the 41 games he has featured in. Wirtz has contributed 17 goals and 18 assists throughout the …

Man City have prepared a special greeting for Real Madrid when they walk out of the tunnel on Wednesday night. Locked at 3-3 and with everything on the line in the quarter-final second-leg, the hosts have decided to up the ante by placing the Champions League trophy on the pitch directly in front of where the players emerge from the …

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With an hour left until Man City take on Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, the hosts team bus arrived in a sea of blue smoke. It’s a wonder that the driver could see his way through all of the supporters that had descended on that part of the Etihad Stadium. More Stories / Latest …

Arsenal travel to the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night needing to overcome Bayern Munich to secure a place in the Champions League semi-finals following their epic encounter last week. The German giants managed to come away from the Emirates Stadium with a 2-2 draw and that has leaned the tie in favour of the Bundesliga outfit given that the second …

Despite being historically regarded as the biggest club in Italy, Juventus is currently facing challenges in attracting crowds to their matches. Having dominated Italian football for several seasons prior to 2020, when they last won the league title, Juventus has struggled to consistently deliver value for their fans, both on and off the field. This decline in performance has had …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Charles Watts’ exclusive transfer columns via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service here: thedailybriefing.io. Sunday was a disaster for Arsenal, especially following on from the events at Anfield prior to kick-off. Liverpool’s home defeat to Crystal Palace gave Mikel …

Yankuba Minteh has been in superb form for Feyenoord, being involved in eight goals (six goals and two assists) in his last eight league appearances for the Dutch giants. The Newcastle United loanee is up to 10 goals for the season, he’s scored in the Champions League, was Feyenoord’s man of the match in a 6-0 win over Ajax earlier …

Pep Guardiola has the luxury of heading into the second leg of Man City’s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid with no injury concerns whatsoever. The current European champions are well placed to secure an unprecedented double treble, and if they dispatch serial Champions League winners Real, Guardiola and Co. will surely fancy their chances of doing just that. Kyle …

Former Premier League ace, Tim Sherwood, doesn’t mince his words when it comes to his punditry. Captain of the Blackburn side that won the Premier League title back in 1995, Sherwood clearly has a bit of backbone and if his demeanour now mirrors that from when he was a player, one can understand why he is a man to be …