Ligue 1

Arsenal took the lead in their Champions League clash through an own goal. (Pictures by Amazon Prime) Arsenal took the lead in their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in fortunate circumstances as Gabriel Martinelli’s shot went in off the back of the post and in via the Ukrainian’s goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk. Shakhtar frustrated the Premier League side to a …

Arsenal hosted Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League on Tuesday night and the home crowd were treated to a magical piece of skill from Leandro Trossard.  Mikel Arteta’s men were looking to make it back-to-back wins in Europe after overcoming Paris Saint-Germain last time out in the competition and would have been confident of achieving that …

Arne Slot provides an update on Federico Chiesa (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Arne Slot has admitted that it has been “difficult” for Federico Chiesa since joining Liverpool as the Italian continues to suffer due to missing an entire pre-season. The build-up to a new campaign is vital for modern players as it provides a base to improve on throughout …

Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus start for Arsenal (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Arsenal return to Champions League action on Tuesday night as the Premier League giants host Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta’s men have picked up four points on their Champions League adventure so far drawing with Atalanta on matchday 1 and achieving a big victory …

Unai Emery has big plans for the future of Aston Villa (Photo by Morgan Harlow/Getty Images) Unai Emery has been a revelation at Aston Villa since moving to Villa Park in 2022 and fans of the Birmingham club will be delighted to hear that the Spanish coach has even bigger plans for the Premier League outfit.  The former Arsenal boss …

Saturday was just an awful night for Arsenal. There haven’t been many of them in recent times, but that was certainly one of them. It was one of those games when everyone was just a bit off. There were so many sloppy errors and that’s something you just don’t really get from Arsenal any more, so it was strange to …

Pedro Porro celebrates a goal with Son Heung-min (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Tottenham have placed an £80m price tag on star defender Pedro Porro as the North London club try to fend off interest from Man City and Real Madrid in the Spanish star.  The right-back has been a big hit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since joining Spurs …

Enzo Maresca and Antonio Silva (Photo by Eddie Keogh, Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images) Chelsea are reportedly eyeing Benfica’s youthful defensive duo Antonio Silva and Tomas Araujo as targets to strengthen their back four. The Blues could do with bringing in new defensive players as Benoit Badiashile and Axel Disasi have proven slightly disappointing, with Simon Phillips reporting that both their futures …

Chelsea are reportedly exploring an ambitious potential transfer move for Ruben Dias amid some feeling that players are becoming a bit unsettled at Manchester City, according to Simon Phillips via Substack. Dias has been a crucial player for Man City for the last few years and it’s hard to imagine many at the club would want to let the Portugal …

Bologna defender Sam Beukema has revealed that he’d like to play in the Premier League one day, naming both Liverpool and West Ham United as two potentially tempting destinations. The 25-year-old has shone since joining Bologna AZ Alkmaar, and he’s really making a name for himself with some strong performances in Serie A. Bologna are also in the Champions League …