In the summer of 2021, Diego Martínez opted to leave Granada after experiencing three incredibly successful seasons in Andalusia.  Despite Granada’s best efforts to keep their prized asset, Martínez decided to depart, seemingly keen to take advantage of the fact that his stock had risen exponentially since arriving at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes in 2018. However, rather than joining a top seven La Liga club, the former Osasuna boss had to endure what was effectively a one-year enforced sabbatical from the game. Although he was linked with the Everton job following the departure of R ..read more

Olympique de Marseille vs Qarabag FK The first tie in the Europa Conference League Knockout Round Play-Offs pits Olympique de Marseille against Qarabag. Many were surprised to see Marseille finish 3rd in their Europa League group stage, when they were considered favourites at the start of the group stage to progress to the Europa League knockout rounds as one of the top two sides. However, only one win in their six matches, which included four draws only meant a third-place finish and a subsequent drop into the Conference League. Jorge Sampaoli looks domestically to have made a strong impact a ..read more

Sevilla FC vs Dinamo Zagreb An intriguing set of knockout round play-offs in the Europa League begins with the clash between Sevilla FC and Dinamo Zagreb. A competition so familiar to record six-times winners Sevilla FC. Rojiblancos finished third in their UEFA Champions League group behind both LOSC Lille and Red Bull Salzburg and thus dropped into the Europa League. If being the record winners of this competition was not incentive enough for Sevilla to try and make it seven victories come May, this year’s final being held at their home Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium should add an extra motiva ..read more

In most leagues across the World, 14 wins from 17 games would result in your club being firmly in the title picture. Unfortunately for Real Sociedad, they ply their trade in a division that features the best side on the planet. However, Barcelona’s overwhelming success should not diminish from the superb work that Natalia Arroyo is doing in San Sebastian. A victory 3-0 against Valencia in midweek ensured La Real’s gap over third-placed Atletico Madrid remained at nine points. Now, Atleti fans will be the first to point out that their club are in possession of two games in hand over Real Socied ..read more

Barcelona win again The defending champions travelled to the Basque country on Saturday, and they had the game wrapped up before half -time. Barcelona took the lead in the 20th minute, when Ana-Maria Crnogorčević headed home Lieke Martens’ lofted cross. The European champions doubled their advantage only four minutes later, with Asisat Oshoala tapping home from close range to score her 11th league goal of the season. Martens was once again the creator for Barcelona’s third, as you stood a ball up to be dispatched by Jennifer Hermoso, who has now scored in four consecutive games for her club. H ..read more

Wolfsburg’s incredbible comeback Both Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt played their part in what was a great advert for the Frauen-Bundesliga. Lara Prašnikar gave Frankfurt the lead inside four minutes, when she controlled Shekiera Martinez superb cross, before spinning on the ball, and firing it into the bottom corner. Despite going behind, Wolfsburg looked threatening and had numerous chances to level, most notably Jill Roord missed a gilt-edge opportunity from inside the area. The visitors made their hosts pay for spurning some wonderful chances, when Verena Aschauer’s inviting delivery wa ..read more

Juve win again Juventus continued their 100% start to the Serie A season, with a 1-0 victory away to Sampdoria. Although the defending champions dominated the encounter, they had to be patient, and the winner eventually came in the 75th minute. Valentina Cernoia played a quick one-two with Amanda Nildén, and the 30-year-old made no mistake in firing the ball low into the bottom corner to register her fourth goal of the season. Embed from Getty ImagesSassuolo get back on track After losing their first game of the season to Roma last week, Sassuolo bounced back with an impressive 4-2 victory ove ..read more

The series of articles that focuses on the most promising talents across Europe returns. As well as focusing on the best players from the men’s game, we will also look at the brightest up and coming talents in the women’s game. First up is Jule Brand. Name: Jule Brand Age: 19 Position: Midfielder Current Club: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Frauen-Bundesliga’s breakout star One of the rising stars of German football, if not European football is Hoffenheim’s Jule Brand. The German international has emerged as one of the star players for her club side. Last season, she contributed significan ..read more

LASK and Maccabi Tel Aviv strongly positioned in Group A Going into Matchday Three of the UEFA Europa Conference League, two teams look very well positioned to make the knockout rounds of the competition in Group A. Both LASK and Maccabi Tel Aviv were the group favourites at the time of the draw and both can take strong steps towards qualification this midweek. Alashkert take on LASK in the Armenian capital Yerevan in a clash between two sides in terrible form domestically. Alashkert currently sit 2nd bottom of the ten team Armenian Premier League and are currently on their 2nd manager of the ..read more

Peter’s Olympique Lyonnais could Bosz Group A come Thursday Evening On the back of a comprehensive 3-0 home victory over Brondby on Matchday Two, Olympique Lyonnais have put themselves in prime position to qualify from Group A of the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League. Les Gones, coached by Dutchman Peter Bosz struggled early doors in France’s top flight, however are currently riding the crest of a wave being unbeaten in the last four Ligue 1 matches. After a 2-0 home victory over AS Monaco last weekend, Lyon now face a trip to the Czech Republic taking on Sparta Prague at Generali Arena. A victory ov ..read more