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Portugal lifted their fourth-ever trophy after beating Spain on penalties following an extra-time period that finished 2-2 in the 2024/2025 UEFA Nations League Final, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Portugal resisted Spain’s attacking threats, limiting their strengths and countering their attempts intelligently to bring the game to penalties....

Listen to this article free on the Total Football Analysis podcast.  Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or RSS. Chelsea defeated Real Betis 4-1 in the 2024/2025 UEFA Conference League Final to become the first club to win all three of Europe's major continental trophies. With this win, they also became the first...

Real Betis will face Chelsea on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, at the Wrocław Stadium in Poland in the UEFA Conference League Final. Although the UEFA Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan is obviously getting a lot more attention and debate this week, it is fair to say that...

Fiorentina met Real Betis for the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-finals second leg on Thursday. The game ended with a 2-2 draw, which meant Real Betis qualified for the Europa Conference League final with a final score of 3-4 on aggregate. Although this result is disappointing for ACF Fiorentina and...

After finally being freed from what could be best described as a ‘frustrating’ spell with Tottenham, summer mover Giovani Lo Celso has already boosted the quality of Real Betis’ attack with immediate effect. The permanent move to Los Verdiblancos marks Lo Celso's return to a club where he enjoyed one...

At the beginning of 2023, a bleak picture was painted for former Real Madrid star Isco Alarcón, with his footballing future in turmoil. After public disagreements with Sevilla's higher-ups, he was left without a club, and his contract was terminated only six months into his tenure in Sevilla. Despite many...

Martin Ødegaard is currently going through a real Cinderella story. Of course, he immediately started as a ‘superstar in the making’, and soon after European giants discovered his talents, he was snapped up by Real Madrid.  But things really did not go as planned. Shortly after joining Real Madrid Castilla,...