Opinion

The legend has spent five months in charge of Liverpool's Under-18s - a period in which he has learnt plenty and only lost once competitively

As we approach the midway point of the 2017-18 campaign, Goal selects the leading lights from the most brilliantly competitive league in Europe

The Catalan's men will enjoy a very merry Christmas after claiming 55 of a maximum 57 points, playing some of the best football England has ever seen

Real Madrid and Ronaldo may have swept before them in 2017 but come the New Year Messi and Barcelona will be in charge

Since losing back-to-back games against Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa, the Blaugrana boss has seen his side go unbeaten in the rest of 2017

A dismal 3-0 loss at home to Liga's runaway leaders Barcelona underlined that the home side must rejuvenate their squad

Several Barcelona players have been given an ovation by Real Madrid's fans in a Clasico, but the Argentine attacker is unlikely to ever receive one

Spanish, European and world champions they may be but Real Madrid are nonetheless far off the pace set by Barcelona after a poor start to the season

Jurgen Klopp's men were in command and 2-0 up at the Emirates before thrice conceding in five minutes to squander another maximum-point haul

It may have been strewn with errors but the action-packed 3-3 draw at the Emirates summed up everything that is so attractive about English football

There is still plenty of mystery surrounding the most one-sided Clasico clash in history, so Goal spoke to a football historian to find out more...

The 27-year-old has been defended by his manager following a number of unimpressive performances, but the Reds need to move on to be contenders

The Barcelona shot-stopper leads the Champions League in both save percentage and clean sheets, and has quietly become one of the world's greatest

The Argentine's dip in form has been attributed to an unprofessional attitude and there is now talk of the Bianconeri offloading him next summer

The Portuguese picked up his fifth Ballon d'Or award recently and claimed he is the finest footballer to have lived. But it's simply not the case...

Mourinho claimed that his side had been unfortunate to lose their quarter-final tie but even he then conceded that his players had lacked "intensity"

The Spanish striker netted the late winner against Bournemouth but the Blues' teenage sensation turned in another hugely encouraging display

The key attributes he had to filter at the Emirates - taking players on, opening up opponents, shooting - are the ones encouraged by Jurgen Klopp

With the potential of an all-MLS vs. Liga MX quarterfinals just around the corner, the tournament is giving fans what they want

Jurgen Klopp's side are in fourth spot — 18 points off the league leaders — but their strides forward should not be ignored on that account

The Catalans stormed to a 4-0 win over Deportivo to move provisionally 11 points clear of Los Blancos prior to next weekend's big match in La Liga

The German midfielder has been using sparingly so far this season but he has now stepped in for David Silva in two of City's biggest games

It's been a record-breaking year for Zidane and his players but it's not over yet with arguably their biggest league clash of the season coming up

The Gunners secured an all-important 1-0 win over Newcastle at the Emirates but the wonder is why they can't produce the same results on the road

The Blues striker was a surprise omission from the squad against the Saints but his place should be safe in the coming weeks

Five-time Ballon d-Or winner has been questioned from all sides with even Saturday's opposition manager having a pop along with a certain Argentine

The 24-year-old attacking midfielder starred in November's Copa Libertadores final and is now hoping to shine on the global stage against Ronaldo &am…

The Brazilian has suffered a dramatic dip in form since seeing his proposed summer switch to Stamford Bridge blocked - are the two connected?