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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Ligue 1

Ligue 1 Team of the Week, Round 18: PSG lead the way after Saint-Etienne demolition

Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, and Leandro Paredes were all in superb form.

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Ligue 1

Ligue 1 Top Five, Round 18: Neymar and Mbappe dominate for PSG

The pair are joined by team-mate Leandro Paredes after the destruction of Saint-Etienne.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 15 Dec: Neymar (PSG)

The Brazilian continued his superb run of form as the French champions defeated Saint-Etienne.

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Bundesliga

Bundesliga Team of the Week, Round 15: Bayern and Dortmund enjoy big wins

Philippe Coutinho was the star of the weekend with a hat-trick and two assists.

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Bundesliga

Bundesliga Top Five, Round 15: Coutinho lights up the Allianz Arena

The Brazilian put in one of the performances of the season for Bayern, and is joined by Robert Lewandowski.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 14 Dec: Philippe Coutinho (Bayern)

The Brazilian played a part in no less than five goals as the Bavarians destroyed Werder Bremen.

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Goals of the Week

European Goals of the Week, Dec 13: Aouar with a beautiful, vital strike for Lyon

Our top five for this midweek features four goals from the Champions League.

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Europa League

Europa League Top Five, Matchday Six: 12-minute hat-trick for Jota

The Wolves star came off the bench to score three versus Besiktas.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 12 Dec: Diogo Jota (Wolves)

The Portuguese came off the bench to score a 12-minute hat-trick against Besiktas.

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Five Games to Watch

Five Games to Watch: Two crackers in the Eredivisie and Arsenal v Man City

Ajax, AZ, PSV, and Feyenoord are all in action in the Netherlands.

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Championship

Championship Team of the Week, Round 21: Stoke bounce back from poor run

Three players from the Potters make the cut, as well as two from Millwall.

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Championship

Championship Top Five, Round 21: Allen helps Stoke end poor run

He is joined by team-mate James McClean who also impressed versus Luton

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Champions League

Champions League Team of the Week, Matchday Six: PSG and Man City represented after big wins

Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were in devastating form for the Parisiens against Galatasaray.

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Champions League

Champions League Top Five, Matchday Six: Neymar and Jesus perfect 10s

The last remaining 16 teams have been confirmed for the next round.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 11 Dec: Gabriel Jesus (Man City)

Pep Guardiola's side ended their Champions League Group Stage campaign unbeaten.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 10 Dec: Joe Allen (Stoke City)

The Potters' talismanic midfielder got them back to winning ways against Luton.

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Europe

Best Of The Rest Top Five: Oussama Idrissi bags two for AZ

Plus two players from Servette after they beat FC Zurich 5-0.

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Goals of the Week

European Goals of the Week. 10 Dec: Sublime Suarez, Sensational Son

Plus another wonder goal from Lionel Messi, who scored a hat-trick against Mallorca.

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Football You Missed

Football You Missed: Messi embarrasses Barcelona team-mates in training

Plus a truly unique way of protesting from the Werder Bremen fans.

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Player of the Day

FC Player of the Day, 9 Dec: Artem Kravets (Kayserispor)

The Ukrainian scored his first goal of the season in a vital victory for his side.

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Premier League

Premier League Team of the Week, Round 16: Keita and Henderson boss the midfield

Liverpool were in superb form against Bournemouth, while Everton enjoyed a huge win over Chelsea.

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Premier League

Premier League Top Five, Round 16: Liverpool and Spurs lead the way

Naby Keïta in one of his best ever performances for the Reds.

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Team Performances

Best Team Performances, Dec 10: Dortmund destroy Dusseldorf

Plus outstanding outings from Barcelona, PSV, and Tottenham.

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Ligue 1

Ligue 1 Team of the Week, Round 17: Neymar joins pack of Lyon stars

The Brazilian scored a vital goal for PSG, while Memphis Depay was once again on-form in Ligue 1.

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La Liga

La Liga Team of the Week, Round 16: Marvellous Messi leads Barca trio

The Argentine celebrated his Ballon d'Or win with a hat-trick.

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