After a year out with a knee injury, Thiago Alcántara has returned with a bang, helping FC Bayern München to a second successive Bundesliga title and playing a key role in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final victory over FC Porto. With a semi-final
Even more surprisingly, after it had catenaccio-ed its way through their quarterfinals with Monaco on a 1-0 aggregate score, Juve didn't close up shop. The Italian champions kept on pressing and attempting shots from distance, keeping Real's defense
That's quite a sweeping statement isn't it? Well, I genuinely believe Carvajal isn't. Obviously he gave away a ridiculous penalty which may well come to haunt Real Madrid but furthermore his performances this season have been unspectacular. In terms of
After serving the remainder of a four-month ban for biting and overcoming a barren spell in front of goal early on, Suarez has now found the back of the net 16 times in La Liga and six times in the Champions League. And, with 14 assists in both
Is this Champions League semifinal over? Technically, it is not. Neymar's late goal completed Barcelona's 3-0 victory and gave it a mountainous lead in the two-game aggregate series, but Bayern has enough talent to hold on to at least a sliver of hope