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Former Goal editor, FootballCritic and Football Transfers founder with over a decade of experience covering domestic and international football, with particular focus on Barcelona.
Articles written by Paul Macdonald
Transfers
Donyell Malen tipped as potential Sancho successor at Dortmund
He has risen, got injured and is now back to his best for PSV - the former Arsenal youth player looks set for big things
- 3 years
Champions League
Chelsea 1-1 Krasnodar: Lampard's much-changed side frustrated at Bridge
The Blues' coach rung the changes and his team weren't able to finish their group stage campaign with victory
- 3 years
Player Ratings
Barcelona 0-3 Juventus, Player Ratings: Ronaldo double upstages Messi
The Portuguese smashed in twice from the spot as Ronald Koeman's were comprehensively outplayed at Camp Nou
- 3 years
Champions League
Barcelona 0-3 Juventus: Ronaldo runs riot to leave Messi in shade
Two penalties from the Portuguese forward amidst an all-round excellent display from the Italians sealed a comprehensive win
- 3 years
Team of the Week
Pogba bounces back and De Bruyne puts on clinic to reach Premier League Team of the Week
The Frenchman produced his best performance in some time while the Belgian utterly dominated proceedings against Fulham
- 3 years
Predicted XI
Messi and Ronaldo to face off? How Barcelona and Juventus could line up
Given it's a meaningless match at the end of the group stage, will both players be risked with many more matches to come?
- 3 years
Player Ratings
Liverpool 4-0 Wolves, Player Ratings: Salah and Gini put on a clinic
The Egyptian was one of the stars of the show as the Reds produced a real statement performance
- 3 years
Premier League
Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal: Son & Kane too good for Gunners
Spurs' dynamic duo assisted the other to score once again as Jose Mourinho's side remain top of the table
- 3 years
Player Ratings
Wilfried Zaha: Player Rating and Performance versus WBA
The winger produced a virtuoso display to dismantle the 10-man hosts and prove his undoubted quality
- 3 years
Primera Division
Why was Philippe Coutinho hooked at half-time against Cadiz?
The Brazilian's career at the Catalan giants is going nowhere fast and was compounded by another poor display
- 3 years
Primera Division
Brittle Barcelona have never been more fragile, and more beatable
Ronald Koeman's side lost away, again, to compound their worst league start for 33 years and the team has no answer to adversity
- 3 years
Russian Premier League
Henrik Larsson's son Jordan scores twice as Spartak thrash Tambov
The exciting forward, who has attracted the attention of Barcelona in the past, netted two excellent goals as his good season continues
- 3 years
La Liga
14 points from 10 games - Barcelona's worst league start in over 30 years
Just four wins from their opening 10 matches means the Catalan giants are well off the pace in La Liga
- 3 years
Lionel Messi
Messi missing matches is a sign that his Barcelona career is over
The Argentine wants to play every minute. But now it seems as if he is conserving his energy for what comes next, post-Camp Nou
- 3 years
Team of the Week
Champions League Team of the Week: Dembele, Giroud and Neymar on fire
The front three were in sensational form and effectively decided the matches for their respective teams
- 3 years
Transfers
Neymar: Next year, I want to play with Messi
The Brazilian dropped a bombshell after his performance against Manchester United for PSG - but where will he team with the Argentine?
- 3 years
Manchester Utd
Blind 'worried' about Donny van de Beek: Solskjaer is too conservative a coach
The Ajax and Netherlands legend is worried about the regression in the midfielder's minutes at Old Trafford
- 3 years
Champions League
Olivier Giroud: Performance as Chelsea forward nets FOUR v Sevilla
The veteran Frenchman scored with a series of cultured finishes to give Frank Lampard a selection headache in his attack
- 3 years
Player Ratings
Ferencvaros 0-3 Barcelona, Player Ratings: Dembele and Griezmann in thrilling form
With Lionel Messi left back in Spain, the two Frenchmen took the game to the Hungarians and won in convincing style
- 3 years
Reaction
'Real Madrid are Europa League meat' - the reaction to Shakhtar loss
Zinedine Zidane could be on the brink of an exit after yet another defeat that leaves their Champions League future in the balance
- 3 years
Analysis
Real Madrid are a broken team, and Zidane doesn't have the answers
The French coach now has one win in six and he doesn't seem to be able to get Los Blancos playing to any kind of standard
- 3 years
La Liga
Zidane to make changes - How Madrid could line up v Shakhtar
The French forward is set to return to the Blancos side after missing the last two outings, but it's too early for Sergio Ramos
- 3 years
Analysis
Barcelona need Martin Braithwaite to bring out the best in Messi and Griezmann
The Dane has been limited to so few minutes but he's shown in the past week that he can be a unique and valuable asset
- 3 years
Player Rating
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Player Rating and Performance v Wolves
The forward is in a dreadful run of form at the moment and his torment continued in another bad evening against Wolves
- 3 years
Stats
Ex-Liverpool forward Iago Aspas creates SIX big chances in Granada win
The forward produced a devastating display of creativity - but only registered a single assist in the process
- 3 years