Martin Macdonald

All articles from Martin Macdonald on FootballCritic

 
Martin Macdonald • MartinMac1 Football Expert & Football Transfers Live Blog Editor
Follow:
twitter sharing button

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

Team of the Week

La Liga Team of the Week: Perfect 10 Lionel Messi destroys Alaves

The Barcelona superstar was in marvellous form at the weekend as he lit up the Camp Nou with his performance

  • 4 years
Team of the Week

Premier League Team of the Week: Best goalkeeping performance of the season?

Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez was sublime against Brighton, earning himself a perfect 10 FC Rating for his efforts

  • 4 years
Messi v Ronaldo

Who is fouled more - Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?

The two superstars regularly make such an impact on proceedings that they are targeted by the opposition team to stop by any means necessary

  • 4 years
Premier League

Who are the most fouled players in the Premier League?

Some stars within the Premier League, whether it be to their dribbling ability or the knack for getting into trouble, always seem to be fouled a lot

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

Neymar injured - How PSG could line up against Nice

The Brazilian superstar is set to miss up to four weeks of action after injuring himself against Caen in the cup

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

Bonucci rested - How Juventus could line up against Napoli

The Italian defender is currently suffering from muscle fatigue and it is believed he won't be risked in the Serie A clash

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

Lenglet to return - How Barcelona could line up against Alaves

The French defender was left out of the starting XI for the cup match against Sevilla but is expected to return

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

Rodri to make it? How Man City could line up against Tottenham

The Spaniard was forced off with an injury during the FA Cup match against Swansea, but is expected to be okay to feature

  • 4 years
Premier League

Who completes the most crosses per game in the Premier League?

Crosses can be some of the most potent weapons in a team's arsenal, but which players deliver the most per 90 minutes...

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

How Bayern could line up in the Club World Cup Final

The Bavarian side are still on the course to claim their sixth trophy in a year as they take part in the intercontinental tournament

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

Pulisic to return - How Chelsea could line up against Barnley in the FA Cup

The Unites States international missed the weekend win over Sheffield Utd but is available to feature in the cup

  • 4 years
Team of the Week

La Liga Team of the Week: Varane Madrid's unlikely saviour, Isak impresses

The World Cup winner emerged as the match winner for Los Blancos in a narrow victory away at Huesca at the weekend

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

Messi back in the starting XI - How Barcelona could line up against Sevilla

The first legs of the Copa del Rey semi final take place this week, and the Argentine superstar is set to return for the Blaugrana

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

How Man City could line up against Swansea in the FA Cup

Pep Guardiola's side are still on course for a quadruple, but face a tricky task to progress against the in-form Championship side

  • 4 years
Team of the Week

Premier League Team of the Week: Foden, Gundogan, and Sterling put Liverpool down

Man City were in fantastic form at the weekend as Jurgen Klopp's defending champions were humbled at Anfield

  • 4 years
La Liga

Real Madrid are Europe's quickest starters with early goals scored

Within the first 15 minutes of matches in the top five leagues, Los Blancos have scored the most goals so far this season

  • 4 years
Player Ratings

Man Utd 3-3 Everton Player Ratings: McTominay shines as Red Devils thwarted in last-minute

The Scotland international was the best player on the night as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men threw away two points

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

How Leeds United could line up against Crystal Palace

Marcelo Bielsa's side were defeated 2-1 at home by Everton during the week, but he could stick with the same personnel

  • 4 years
Team of the Week

Premier League Team of the Week: Brilliant Bruno the best of the round

The Portuguese attacking midfielder was in scintillating form for the Red Devils as Southampton were destroyed at Old Trafford

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

Hazard injured again - How Real Madrid could line up against Huesca

The Belgian will likely miss yet another game for Los Blancos after picking up a muscle injury earlier this week

  • 4 years
Cristiano Ronaldo

Happy Birthday, Cristiano Ronaldo! A selection of his greatest ever goals

FC's Great Goals project continues, where we rank every goal of the Portuguese superstar across a number of key areas

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

How Tottenham and Chelsea could line up in the Premier League

Jose Mourinho and Thomas Tuchel stand across each other in the dugouts for the first time in their careers in a potentially fiery London derby

  • 4 years
Predicted XI

No Kabak, but Davies could feature - How Liverpool could line up against Brighton

The reigning champions completed deals for two defenders on transfer deadline day, but only one can appear on Wednesday

  • 4 years
Team of the Week

La Liga Team of the Week: Majestic Messi inspires Barcelona

The Argentine scored a signature free-kick as the Blaugrana got revenge on Athletic Bilbao for the cup final loss a few weeks ago

  • 4 years
Premier League

Premier League Team of the Week: Brilliant Bamford the perfect team player

The Leeds striker was in magnificent form in the win away at Leicester, showing his unselfish side as well as an eye for goal

  • 4 years