To start the weekend, third-place Nottingham Forest hosted mid-table Brighton & Hove Albion. Both teams entered the match off losses — Forest was coming off a 5-0 thrashing from AFC Bournemouth, while Brighton lost 1-0 on a penalty to Everton.
With the new Champions League format in full swing, the season has sparked much conversation around the number of matches players are expected to play. Now, 36 teams are competing instead of 32. In a league system where each team plays eight games, the old group stage is replaced with eight groups of four teams.
A new season has arrived and so have many changes in the footballing world. The summer is a chaotic time, with transfers, managers being sacked and fans having renewed hope, no matter how bad or good their last season was.
Columnist Benjamin Lee covers Cristiano Ronaldo's shocking interview this past weekend and discusses if his return to Manchester United was the right choice in this week's edition of The Mezzala.
In this week's edition of the Mezzala, Benjamin Lee highlights a thriller in Der Klassiker, a controversy in the Arsenal-Liverpool match and Ronaldo's 700th club goal.
Having been an Arsenal fan since the age of nine, I have grown up on a staple diet of quiet apprehension, guarded hope and regular doses of disappointment. Additionally, a dislike for Manchester United...
