Martin Macdonald

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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.

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Champions League

Kingsley Coman: Player Rating and Performance v Atletico

The Bayern winger was in unstoppable form in the Champions League as Diego Simeone's side were comfortably defeated

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Champions League

Zidane: Blame me for Shakhtar defeat

The Real Madrid boss has taken full responsibility for his side's shock loss in the Champions League

  • 5 years
Europa League

No Kane, no Bale? How Tottenham could line-up against LASK

Spurs' talismanic striker may be given a rest for Europa League duty, while Bale's fitness probably wont be chanced

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Premier League

Woodward defends Man Utd transfer activity: 'We've spent more than anyone'

The Red Devils signed Donny van de Beek and Alex Telles for fees during the summer, but other key targets were not recruited

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Champions League

Still no De Bruyne - How Man City could line-up versus Porto

Pep Guardiola successfully switched formation in the weekend win over Arsenal and he could stick to the new set up in Europe

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Champions League

How Inter could line-up versus Gladbach

The Nerazzurri squad has been impacted by coronavirus quarantines over the past week or so, but a few players could return

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Champions League

Tuchel on PSG loss to United: We simply weren't on the pitch

The German head coach had to watch as his side succumbed to a late defeat against Manchester United

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Champions League

Title defence begins - How Bayern could line-up against Atletico

The German side won the Champions League in Lisbon at the conclusion of the 2019/20 season and will be hoping to make it two in a row

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Premier League

Wijnaldum: Everton take things 'way too far' in Merseyside derbies

The Dutchman has slammed the behaviour of some of the Toffees players during the match at the weekend

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Champions League

Life without Van Dijk - How Liverpool could line-up against Ajax

The Premier League champions will be without their talismanic centre-back for the majority of the season after he suffered a serious injury

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Champions League

Ferdinand highlights what Rashford must do to reach Mbappe's level

The England striker was the match winner on Tuesday evening as Man Utd defeated PSG in the Champions League

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Champions League

Ramos to play through pain? How Real Madrid could line-up against Shakhtar

The Blancos captain picked up a knock against Cadiz, but trained without problems on Monday and should be fine to start

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Reform

Man Utd and Liverpool spearheading European Super League from 2022

The new proposals, backed by FIFA, would see the creation of a new European competition as soon as the end of next season

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Champions League

Still no Ronaldo - How Juventus could line-up against Dynamo Kyiv

The former Real Madrid superstar is still in quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus while with Portugal

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Champions League

Formation change? How Dortmund could line-up versus Lazio

The German side are missing a number of defensive players which could lead to Lucien Favre switching things up

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Champions League

Mbappe praises Rashford for fight against child poverty

The Man Utd striker recently received an MBE for his charity work away from the football pitch

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Champions League

No Maguire - How Man Utd and PSG could line-up in Champions League opener

The French side reached the final of the competition for the first time last season, and will be hoping to start the new campaign on a positive note

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Premier League

Premier League Team of the Week, Round 5: Kane outstanding but Spurs fail to win

The Tottenham striker was involved in the most dramatic game of the weekend as Spurs drew despite being 3-0 up

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Champions League

Ziyech's first start? How Chelsea could line-up versus Sevilla

The Moroccan finally featured for the Blues off the bench at the weekend against Southampton, and could make the starting XI in the Champions League

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Champions League

Barcelona could look to rotate line-up versus Ferencvaros

The Blaugrana kick off their European campaign on Tuesday evening, but have could have one eye on the weekend clash against Real Madrid

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Team of the Week

Parejo comes back to haunt Valencia and earn La Liga star man

The former captain of Los Che is now in the yellow of Villarreal, and scored the winner against his old employers this weekend

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Serie A

Serie A Team of the Week, Round 4: Ibrahimovic wins the Milan derby

The big Swede continues to defy his advancing years as he was the difference maker for the Rossoneri

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Premier League

Wenger and Mourinho in war of words over new book

The Frenchman's new autobiography details his life as manager of Arsenal, with the Tottenham boss not mentioned once

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Premier League

Bale second debut? How Tottenham could line-up versus West Ham

The Welshman is yet to feature for Spurs since making his loan move from Real Madrid

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Real Madrid

Real Madrid to decide between Mbappe or Haaland next summer

The World Cup winner has long been tipped to make the move to Santiago Bernabeu, but the Norwegian is another strong option

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