Monthly Archives: May 2024

Bayern Munich player ratings: Vintage Neuer despite mistake

Bayern Munich player ratings: Vintage Neuer despite mistake

Manuel Neuer was the hero turned villain for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final second leg tie. However, the custodian did more than enough to keep his side in the game at crucial periods and that shouldn’t seen him crucified for spilling a late save to let Los Blancos back into the match. Of more concern …

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Juventus won’t budge: McKennie salary demands revealed

Juventus won’t budge: McKennie salary demands revealed

Weston McKennie may still play for Juventus for another year, but he is aiming for a new, richer contract. Following his unimpressive loan stint at Leeds United last season, McKennie has made an outstanding return in Turin. This season, the American midfielder has played over 2,800 minutes for Massimiliano Allegri’s side. He has thus appeared in 36 games and assisted …

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Joselu the hero for Los Blancos

Joselu the hero for Los Blancos

It’s a competition that Real Madrid love, and despite being just three minutes away from going out at the semi-final stage, a late Joselu double saw Los Blancos into another Champions League final. Bayern had silenced the Santiago Bernabeu thanks to Alphonso Davies’ rocket, but a strange set of substitutions by Thomas Tuchel upset the visitors equilibrium and Carlo Ancelotti’s …

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Glasner would prefer Guehi sale to Olise and Eze

Glasner would prefer Guehi sale to Olise and Eze

Oliver Glasner has started to show the rest of the Premier League just what he’s able to do with his current crop of Crystal Palace players. The Austrian was something of an unknown quantity when he replaced Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park, but he’s already coming into his own with a special brand of football being played by his side …

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Nacho denied an equaliser against Bayern Munich

Nacho denied an equaliser against Bayern Munich

Almost immediately after Alphonso Davies had fired Bayern Munich into a surprise lead against Real Madrid, Los Blancos thought that they had hit back. The Bavarians were at sixes and sevens and as the ball came into the box, Nacho appeared to stick out a foot and the ball nestled in the net. More Stories / Latest News …

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Slot over Amorim, Nunez future

Slot over Amorim, Nunez future

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Neil Jones’ exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service at thedailybriefing.io It is just a matter of time now before Arne Slot is confirmed as Liverpool’s next manager, with everything agreed between both the clubs and the …

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Alphonso Davies opens the scoring against Real

Alphonso Davies opens the scoring against Real

Alphonso Davies couldn’t have timed it any better to score his first-ever Champions League goal. The marauding wing-back skinned Real Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger after a brilliant pass from Harry Kane, and he didn’t need asking twice before unleashing a rocket that fizzed past Andriy Lunin. More Stories / Latest News It was a brilliant goal which …

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