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WhoScored Tipster: La Liga and Bundesliga Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: La Liga and Bundesliga Tips The underdogs are ready for a title challenge once again. Atlético Madrid and Borussia Dortmund begin their quests to show the world that they can win without the overpowering force of financial superiority. The Bundesliga and La Liga start this weekend and Klopp and Simeone's teams are the b...

Player Focus: Can Ancelotti Maintain Midfield Balance With Kroos' Arrival?

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Player Focus: Can Ancelotti Maintain Midfield Balance With Kroos' Arrival? Last January, after a routine 2-0 home win over Granada sent Real Madrid top of La Liga while keeping a club record seventh consecutive clean sheet, coach Carlo Ancelotti was beaming.“The most important thing is the balance we have at the moment,” Ancelotti said. “That is the key. ...

Team Focus: Would the Signing of Falcao Render Madrid's Attack the Strongest?

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Team Focus: Would the Signing of Falcao Render Madrid's Attack the Strongest? After finishing 3rd in La Liga last season, Real Madrid are hell bent on reclaiming what they feel is rightfully theirs. Fierce rivals Atlético Madrid pipped Madrid and Barcelona to top spot on the final day of the campaign, forcing Los Blancos into action this summer. At the time of writing,...

Team Focus: Madrid's Midfield Yet Stronger for Signing Kroos and Rodríguez

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Team Focus: Madrid's Midfield Yet Stronger for Signing Kroos and Rodríguez Now the World Cup has drawn to a close and round up articles have been filed away, transfer gossip columns have again taken centre stage. There have already been a number of big-money moves made - Luis Suarez signing for Barcelona, Alexis Sanchez joining Arsenal and Adam Lallana moving to Liverpool ...

Player Focus: Wanted Man Morata Finally Coupled with The Old Lady

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Player Focus: Wanted Man Morata Finally Coupled with The Old Lady Tuttosport like a pun. Back in May, the Turin-based paper declared the Old Lady to be innaMORATA. She was ‘in love’ with Real Madrid striker Álvaro Morata. The courtship has been long. At least six months. “Morata is a champion and, like all champions, he interests us,&rdquo...

Player Focus: Keylor Navas Ready to Step Up to Europe's Elite

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Player Focus: Keylor Navas Ready to Step Up to Europe's Elite In the largely unchartered world of football statistics, Keylor Navas was well-known before the World Cup this summer. An impressive season at Levante saw him win WhoScored's goalkeeper of the year award last season, and before the tournament we tipped him to shine in a difficult group where he was ...

Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues

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Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues The Champions League final this weekend, the first ever between two teams from the same city, presents Atlético with the chance to complete a truly astounding season against their Madrid rivals by adding a European trophy to the league crown they won against the odds last week. Despite coming...

Match Focus: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid - Four Key Battles

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Match Focus: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid - Four Key Battles The upcoming installment of El Derbi madrileño is undoubtedly the biggest in recent memory. Real Madrid are out to secure La Décima, while Atlético Madrid are looking to cap off a sensational season on the back of their title win last weekend, in turn becoming the first team to ...

Player Focus: Ramos' Real Performances Show He's Matching Ancelotti's Needs

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Player Focus: Ramos' Real Performances Show He's Matching Ancelotti's Needs Prior to Real Madrid’s 4-0 thumping of Osasuna last month, Sergio Ramos had netted just 1 goal in 43 appearances in all competitions this season. Fast-forward to the present day and the defender has 5 in his last 6, including a brace against Bayern to cement Los Blancos’ place in the Cha...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The last act of Europe's top 5 leagues is often where the best odds are to be had. There is sure to be some surprise results and in addition, of course, there is La Liga's final showdown to look forward to…LIKELY BETSParma vs Livorno: HOME WIN FIRST HALF-SECOND HALF @1.61This match was a diff...