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Stefan Bienkowski

 
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Sports journalist and football writer. Editor and creator of TheTwoPointOne podcast network. Online content producer at BBC Scotland.

Articles written by Stefan Bienkowski

Player Ratings

Luxembourg 1-3 Portugal Player Ratings: Jota and Ronaldo score to spare Portugal's blushes

Portugal continued their unbeaten start to their World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Luxembourg

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Serbia 2-2 Portugal Player Ratings: Jota outshines Ronaldo as Serbia fight back for a point

Cristiano Ronaldo was notably quiet as Portugal threw away a two-goal lead against Serbia in their second match of World Cup 2022 qualifying

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Norway 0-3 Turkey Player Ratings: Haaland and Odegaard struggle in World Cup qualifier

Norwegian stars Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard were both helpless as their side were well beaten by an impressive Turkish side

  • 3 years
Premier League

Tierney v Robertson: Who is the best Scottish left-back in the Premier League?

The pair are rivals for the Scotland national team and for the title of best left-back in the Premier League

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Bayern Munich 4-0 Stuttgart, Player Ratings: Hat-trick hero Lewandowski spurs 10-man Bayern to victory

Hansi Flick's Bayern Munich side ended up being comfortable winners against Stuttgart in Saturday's Bundesliga clash despite an early red card

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Pogba to retain spot? How Manchester United could line up against Leicester City

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be forced to shake up his Manchester United forward line when his side travel to Leicester City in the FA Cup

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Pulisic to start? How Chelsea could line up against Sheffield United

Thomas Tuchel will look to shuffle his Chelsea squad for Sunday's English FA Cup test against Sheffield United

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Saka still out? How Arsenal could line up against West Ham

Mikel Arteta's side will be without some considerable firepower as William and Bukayo Saka are set to miss Arsenal's clash with West Ham

  • 3 years
Bundesliga

The Bundesliga round-up: How good is Tottenham transfer target and Wolfsburg talisman Wout Weghorst?

Wolfsburg striker Wout Weghorst was once again at his very best when he helped his side demolish Schalke by five goals to nil.

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Musiala to start? How Bayern Munich could line up against Lazio

Hansi Flick is likely to rest a number of his star players after Bayern Munich's comprehensive win over Lazio in the first leg

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Who will replace Mount? How Chelsea could line up against Atletico

Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side take a one-goal advantage into their clash with Atletico Madrid in the Last 16 of the Champions League.

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Hazard to start? How Real Madrid could line up against Atalanta

Zinedine Zidane's injury-ravaged team will have to be at their very best to get by a tricky Champions League opponent in Atalanta

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Pique out again? How Barcelona could line up against Huesca

Ronald Koeman will be hoping to field a relatively full-strength side against Huesca as his Barcelona side continue their title challenge

  • 3 years
Primera Division

Getafe 0-0 Atletico Madrid Player Ratings: Suarez struggles as Simeone's side drop more points in title race

Diego Simeone's side were forced to accept a point after his star-studded side struggled to break down a committed and defensive Getafe side.

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Fulham 0-3 Manchester City, Player Ratings: Aguero scores first Premier League goal in 14 months

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side continued their unrequenting march towards the Premier League title with a comfortable win over Fulham.

  • 3 years
Europa League

Europa League: Where can Dinamo Zagreb hurt Tottenham Hotspur?

Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur side will have to be at their very best if they hope to overcome an unbeaten Dinamo Zagreb side in the Europa League

  • 3 years
Bundesliga

The Bundesliga round-up: How RB Leipzig have replaced Chelsea striker Timo Werner

Julian Nagelsmann's RB Leipzig side are neck and neck with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title despite not having a clear goal scorer

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Benzema and Ramos to return? How Real Madrid could line up against Atletico

Zinedine Zidane's injury-ravaged Real Madrid side will have to be at their very best to take anything from Sunday's clash with Atletico

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Burnley 1-1 Arsenal, Player Ratings: Xhaka and Odegaard let Arteta's side down

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw against a stubborn Burnley side in the Premier League on Saturday

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Martial out injured? How Manchester City and Manchester United could line up in derby

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be missing a number of key players ahead of the crucial Premier League clash

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Sancho to miss Der Klassiker? How Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund could line up

The England international was forced to go off in Borussia Dortmund's midweek German Cup victory and may now miss Saturday's clash

  • 3 years
Bundesliga

The Bundesliga round-up: Leon Goretzka keeps getting better and better for Bayern Munich

Leon Goretzka was on form for Bayern Munich at the weekend with three assists and another tremendous performance in the 5-1 win over FC Köln.

  • 3 years
Bundesliga

Bayern Munich's key player: How Müller is outperforming Messi, Ronaldo and Mbappe this season

Thomas Müller has been one of Bayern Munich's most important players this season with 13 goals and 15 assists in all competitions.

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Cristiano Ronaldo: Player Rating and performance v Verona

Despite scoring his team's only goal, Cristiano Ronaldo was helpless in the face of Juventus dropping more points in the Serie A title race

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Bielefeld Player Ratings: Sancho continues incredible form with goal and assist

Jadon Sancho was once again on form for his Borussia Dortmund side as the Bundesliga giants continued their search for a top four finish

  • 3 years