Opinion

Giroud's decision to stay at Arsenal can work in both his and the club's favour even if Lacazette will be the main man upfront this season

Mauricio Pochettino's men have the ability to defeat the Blues, and show that coaching trumps spending in the transfer market

Following the departure of Neymar and the injury to Luis Suarez, the Argentine is left searching for players to link up with an ordinary Blaugrana XI

The Reds rejected the 25-year-old’s transfer request as well as three bids from the Catalan club and even if it gets ugly, they must remain unmoved

The Bundesliga side put a sluggish pre-season behind them as they walked away with a routine 3-1 league victory against Bayer Leverkusen

Spurs' ambitions in the transfer market have been questioned, but they jumped ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid to sign a special talent

The Italian top flight kicks off this weekend with two striking stars looking for great campaigns to help push their case for World Cup inclusion

Carlo Ancelotti's side are expected to easily win the Bundesliga, meaning that the priority this season will be to challenge for the Champions League

Hope has returned to San Siro after an influx of new players, including the former Juventus centre-half, who has already been named as club captain

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is the only good thing about Barcelona currently and he would do well to consider the prospect of winning elsewhere

The prolific striker being pursued by both the Blaugrana and Atletico Madrid is just one member of an exciting crop of Primera Division starlets

Rocked by the departure of Neymar and with no replacement brought in, the Catalans' squad lacks depth and is inferior to that of rivals Real Madrid

The Blues' transfer plans have changed considerably since the end of May and the Northern Irishman is now the only centre-back who ticks all the boxes

Outplayed by Real Madrid in the Supercopa second leg, the Catalans are a pale version of their brilliant best. What must the Argentine be thinking?

Winners of La Liga and the Champions League in 2016-17, Los Blancos will be the favourites both at home and in Europe as the new season gets underway

The teenager grew up idolising the former Reds captain and produced a moment straight out of the club legend's playbook at Hoffenheim on Tuesday

Jesse Marsch's side is the highest scoring team in MLS since switching to a 3-4-3 formation after the Gold Cup break

The two nations have history, passion and some of the best fans in the world — but taking on hosting duties in 2030 would need much more than that

Only one Brazilian matters for the Reds on Tuesday night — the one who will face his former club for the first time since moving to Anfield

The Portuguese has received a five-match suspension after pushing the referee in the Clasico - but that is not necessarily bad news for his team

The Catalan has been accused of putting performances above results but he showed once again on Saturday that he can and will adapt to English football

The Blaugrana have signed the Brazilian from Guangzhou Evergrande for €40m, but it is difficult to see what he will bring to the Catalan club

The Serbia international impressed on his debut at Old Trafford as his old club suffered a humiliating opening-day defeat at home to Burnley

The Portuguese could be set for a long suspension after shoving the referee, while the Catalans clearly missed their recently departed Brazilian

It was not the statement from the owners that forced the 25-year-old to submit a transfer request to the Reds, but endless external pressure

Madrid have been much more alert in the transfer market in recent times, bringing in footballers who would have been ideal for their Clasico rivals

Consumed by their desire to be the best, the home of the five-time world champions are desperate to end Messi and Ronaldo's dominance over the gong

The Blues went down to 10 men early on but they can't lay the blame solely at the referee, they were awful as they start the season

The Reds conceded at the death at Vicarage Road in a showing that once again highlighted the need to iron out their defensive frailties