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Five contenders for Chelsea’s defensive changing of the guard
With a number of players out of contract in the next two summers, Mark O’Connor looks at some players Chelsea should be considering to revamp their defensive line.
Tag: Bayern München
50+1: Is a major structure change en-route at Bayern Munich?
Mark O’Connor takes a look at Bayern Munich, which could be angling to restructure the club and move away from the 50+1 rule.
1997–2000: Louis van Gaal and the ‘Dutchification’ of Barcelona
Daniel Law takes an in depth look at Spanish giants Barcelona and how their style of play evolved by following the successful Dutch model.
Borussia Dortmund: Back in black…and yellow
Albinko Hasic discusses the comings and goings at Borussia Dortmund as they look to close the gap to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Pep’s flawed plan unable to break semi-final jinx
Gareth Bland offers his thoughts on Pep Guardiola as Bayern Munich again bow out of the Champions League at the semi final stage.
Bundesliga: Worth the hype?
James Rodgers discusses German top flight football as one team continues to dominate.
Bayern continue to blast their way through knife fight with Dortmund win
Alex Richards reflects on the latest meeting of the two German giants.
Champions League – Week in Review
Back Page Football’s UEFA Champions League correspondent Ger McCarthy looks back at the another week of last-sixteen first leg fixtures and makes some bold predictions about how each of the return games will go as we reach the business end of the competition.
Champions League – Wednesday Preview
Ger McCarthy is back with another Champions League preview looking ahead to Wednesday night’s round of sixteen fixtures between FC Basel and Bayern Munich as well as the glamour tie pitting Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille up against Serie A’s Inter Milan.
Preview: Bayern München vs Borussia Dortmund
Jonathan Lines looks ahead to the biggest game of the weekend in Germany.