After a disappointing week for all but one of the UK’s teams in European football, and a mixed domestic weekend, Kate’s eighth Offside Rule Euro Bites blog asks: is it all worth it?
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European Football: The Europa Has Bite
Kate champions the second-tier tournament in her seventh Offside Rule Euro Bites blog, after a mixed opening week in European football’s knock-out stages
The Ins and the Outs: European Football Week Six
The draw for the knock-out stage is the focus after Week Six in Europe. Six Brits are in the pots along with Europe’s grandees and new stars but without some headline casualties, as Kate discusses in the Offside Rule Euro Review Show
The Blues are the New Reds in European Football
After a crunch Week Six in Europe, six British teams are into the knock-out stages, but not five-time champions Liverpool. Kate suggests there’s been a continental shift in the nation’s best in her sixth Offside Rule Euro Bite Review
The Pre-Christmas Crackers of European Football
Seasonal joy for Britain’s best, a surprise gift for some less heralded angels, and a potential new star in the East – Kate highlights the key results in European Match Week Five for the Offside Rule Euro Review Show
European Football Week Five: The Last Chance Saloon
Five British teams are now through to the knock-out stages in Europe, with the other two in with a fighting chance in Week Six. But, as Kate reveals in her fifth Offside Rule Euro Bite Review, these results don’t tell the seasonal story
The Golden Boots of European Match Week Four
Ten qualifiers for the knock-out stage, a Brazilian with a toe in the Golden Boot, and the race to break Raul’s record – Kate highlights the pivotal results in European Match Week Four for the Offside Rule Euro Review Show
Match Week Four: A British Crisis of Confidence?
Ten teams have gone through to the knock-out stage after European Match Week Four – but none of them are British. Kate asks if a lack of confidence is a factor in their results in her Offside Rule Euro Bite Review No.4
Ecstatic Stattos: A Record-Breaking European Match Week Three
Record scorelines, goals galore and shock upsets – European Match Week Three had it all, as Kate reveals in the Offside Rule Euro Review Show
European Match Week Three: Getting All Defensive
The Champions League group stage has reached its halfway point, with Chelsea leading the English charge in Europe. But what does it take to make a champion? Kate goes on the defensive in her Offside Rule Euro Bite Review No.3