t’s been a interesting year of soccer in 2015, with an extended list of major records tamed the Premier League and abroad.
2016 guarantees to be a cracker also, with one in every of the nighest title races in years sure as shooting on the cards, however it might still move to measure up to the high standards set within theyear simply gone.
Recent landmarks achieved by Wayne Rooney, Jamie Vardy and Mesut Ozil are going to be recentwithin the memory for several, however here’s a glance back at another landmarks and milestones reached during this calendar year…
Arsenal win record twelfth solfa syllable Cup
Arsenal’s long trophy drought virtually appears forgotten currently, with the Gunners retentive thesolfa syllable Cup and winning it for a record twelfth time, reordering Manchester United because themost flourishing team within the history of the competition.
Unlike the nervy comeback win against Hull the previous year, Arsenal were in total managementduring this game, beating Aston Villa 4-0 while not ever extremely breaking a sweat.
Theo Walcott scored the opener and Per Mertesacker and role player Giroud created positive of the win, however the choose of the bunch was doubtless this elegant long-range strike from Alexis Glen Gebhard.
Barcelona win a record second treble
Even during this era of the ‘super club’, once doubles appear to be won virtually each season,metropolis were another club to form history in 2015 as they won their second treble – the sole club to manage this effort.
11 superb records broken that prove 2015 was an excellent year for soccer
Barcelona celebrate their second treble. (Picture: Getty)
A persuade Juventus within the Champions League final confirmed a second treble in six years for Barca, with manager Luis Enrique following within the footsteps of peppiness Guardiola by winning all 3major trophies on supply in his initial season answerable.
Not bad!
‘MSN’ end season with 122 goals between them
Dubbed ‘MSN’, Barcelona’s front 3 of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar stony-broke a Spanishsoccer record by finishing the 2014/15 season with 122 goals between them.
11 superb records broken that prove 2015 was an excellent year for soccer
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar scored 122 goals between them. (Picture: Getty)
This trio create Barca’s previous front of Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o look average,and are available out on prime against their ‘BBC’ rivals at Real Madrid – Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo.
But it’s not simply the quantity of goals this heap score, it’s the standard of their strikes also, with this Messi solo stunner against Athletic Bilbao sure as shooting the choose of the bunch…