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As Manchester United enter the dreaded third season of Jose Mourinho’s reign, much remains up in the air as to how they will perform this season. Early losses to Brighton and Spurs had fans diagnosing third season syndrome with extreme immediacy. The rumors of an unsettled Pogba, the revival of Luke Shaw, and the impasse…

Zach Lowy interviews Swiss football expert Oliver Zesiger on what to expect from Young Boys’ this season. ZL: What do you expect from Young Boys going into the group stage? OZ: Their group is tough. But their style of play could be a good fit for playing against possession hungry teams. I’d expect them to at least…

Valencia CF are back in the UEFA Champions League after two seasons out. The last time Valencia played in the CL, it was a disaster. They had just come off a solid season in La Liga under Nuno Espirito Santo and were expected to build on it. Their squad at the time looked really good…

Shakhtar head into this season’s Champions League optimistic that they can improve on last year’s 2nd Round performance and repeat the feat of 2010/11 when the Miners reached the Quarter Finals, for the one and only time, so far. Having won the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) for 11th time last season, Shakhtar automatically qualified for…

The 2017-18 Champions League season was a memorable one for Liverpool, though it ended in an all too familiar tone. The club came within three goals of lifting the coveted European Champion Clubs’ Cup for the first time since 2005, marking the club’s fourth consecutive cup final defeat. Despite the loss, we saw the rise…

Lying on France’s Mediterranean coastline and close to the Italian border, we find Monaco, a city-state known for many things such as casinos, yachts, the famous Grand Prix and being a tax heaven. However, the Principality’s pride and joy must be the football team, AS Monaco. One of most historic and successful clubs in French…

Zach Lowy talks to Czech football expert Chris Boothroyd about Viktoria Plzeň’s chances in Group G.   ZL: What do you expect from Plzeň going into the group stage? CB: Truth be told, I’m not sure. A lot depends on how good CSKA are and I’m qualified to make an assumption on that. Third is a possibility; there’s…

The second year of Eusebio Di Francesco and Monchi’s reign at Roma has seen yet another major overturn in players. After a historic semifinal finish in the Champions League and a third-place finish in Serie A, the giallorossi quickly got to work to address major issues that proved troublesome throughout the season. Monchi quickly worked…

There was once a time when other clubs dreaded facing Lyon in the Champions League. Ten years ago, they were the French giants, a team to be feared and the perpetual dark horse of the competition. Those were the years of Juninho, Malouda, and Benzema, followed by Lloris, Toulalan, and Lisandro. It was an age…