Martin Macdonald

 
Martin Macdonald • MartinMac1 Football Expert & Football Transfers Live Blog Editor
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Football Transfers Live Blog Editor with almost 10 years experience in producing up-to-the-minute live action around European football and beyond. Regular FootballCritic contributor.

Articles written by Martin Macdonald

Serie A

Serie A Top Five, Round Nine: Seventh Heaven for Atalanta!

La Dea have no less than four out of the top five players this week after destroying Udinese.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 27 Oct: Amahl Pellegrino (Kristiansund BK)

A hat-trick in the Eliteserien!

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 25 Oct: Ayoze Perez (Leicester City)

The Foxes demolish the Saints.

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Five Games to Watch

Five Games to Watch: Revierderby in Germany and Le Classique in France

Plus the Swedish Allsvenskan could be secured by Djurgaarden

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Goals of the Week

European Goals of the Week, Oct 24: Goal of the season candidates in the Champions League

Marcel Sabitzer pulls off a display of technique and the Ox is impudent

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Football You Missed

Football You Missed, Oct 25: Brazilian protest and Firmino with an incredible near-assist

Bahia and Ceara stars demonstrated against the government's slow response to an oil spill

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 24 Oct: Franco Vazquez (Sevilla)

The Sevilla forward was in scintillating form as the Spanish side dispatched of Dudelange.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, Oct 23: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham)

The Serbian got the Cottagers back to winning ways with a hat-trick against Luton in the Championship.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, Oct 22: Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

For a player who didn't even start the game, Mbappe was incredible as the French side defeated Club Brugge.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, Oct 21: Robin Yalcin (Yeni Malatyaspor)

The midfielder was key in his side's 2-0 away victory against Konyaspor on Monday.

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Ligue 1

Ligue 1 Top Five, Round Ten: Gomis keeps Lyon at bay with goalkeeping heroics

Plus Angel Di Maria continues his scintillating form.

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La Liga

La Liga Top Five, Round Nine: Heavenly performances from Angel and Jesus

The Getafe forward scored two against Leganes, while Navas impressed for Sevilla.

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Bundesliga

Bundesliga Top Five, Round Eight: An understudy shines for Eintracht Frankfurt

Frederik Ronnow steps in from the shadows to impress, while Serge Gnabry continues his rich vein of form.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 20 Oct: Henok Goitom (AIK Fotboll)

Four goals, one assist, no waiting!

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 19 Oct: Daniel Candeias (Genclerbirligi)

The Portuguese had a hand in no less than five goals in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday...in one half!

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 18 Oct: Frederik Ronnow (Eintracht Frankfurt)

A goalkeeping masterclass in the Bundesliga.

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Team Focus

Team Focus: Why are Atalanta so good?

La Dea have been one of the most exciting sides to watch in Europe over the past year, so how do they do it?

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Five Games to Watch

Five Games to Watch: England's greatest rivalry, and a cracker in Germany

Plus a top-of-the table clash in Sweden and Manchester City look to get back to winning ways.

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Goals of the Round

Euro Qualifying goals of the round, Oct 16: Wijnaldum bursts the net versus Belarus

Cristiano Ronaldo also scores in stylish fashion as Portugal defeated Luxembourg.

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Football You Missed

Football You Missed, Oct 16: Fifteen years of Messi, and do San Marino know the rules of the game?

Plus, Oleksandr Zinchenko calmly celebrates Ukraine win, and Football Manager hire their very own wonderkid.

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Euro Qualifying

Euro Qualifiers Top Five, Matchday Eight: 10s all round, including Harry Kane and John McGinn

Ross Barkley scored a double against Bulgaria, while Denis Cheryshev and Georginio Wijnaldum also impressed.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, Oct 15: Munas Dabbur (Israel)

In a relatively meaningless game between Israel and Latvia in Euro qualifying, the Seville striker netted a double.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, Oct 14: Ross Barkley (England)

In a match overshadowed by fan racism, the Chelsea midfielder starred for England versus Bulgaria.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, Oct 13: Denis Cheryshev (Russia)

The Valencia winger was a constant threat as Russia demolished Cyprus in Euro Qualifying.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, Oct 10: Robert Lewandowski (Poland)

The Bayern forward was dominant against Latvia, scoring a hat-trick for his nation in Euro 2020 qualifying.

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