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Champions League kicks off but is there only one winner?
Can any team steal Barcelona's Champions League crown this term? The easy answer is no. They were so strong last season that even the final against a good Manchester United side was a stroll. This term...
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Real’s psychological barrier key to Barca’s 3-1 win
By Drazen Jorgic Annoyingly for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, the supposed plot line of El Clasico on Saturday did not follow the script. The much-anticipated power shift from Catalunya to Madrid...
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And Porto will play…..Europa League draw provides some stardust
There was the usual hushed silence and then sudden intake of breath heard in Nyon on Friday, though not for the Champions League Round of 16 draw but the first two ties of the Europa League Round of...
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Soccer team of the year?…APOEL Nicosia
Alright, alright I know most of you will be screaming “what about Barcelona?” right now but they get so many plaudits that I thought I could argue a contrarion position. Yes World, European and Spanish...
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Barca tired? Not on this evidence
Men tuning in for lots of action in Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 first leg ties would have rued the decision to stay in front of the TV on Valentines’ Night when Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen and...
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There may not be a Superclasico in Munich after all
A mouth-watering clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona in this season’s Champions League final in Munich appeared to be on the cards when the two Spanish giants were kept apart in the draw, but the...
View ArticleReal Madrid v Bayern Munich – Champions League semi-final live blog
So Chelsea pulled off an amazing coup to dethrone Barcelona and reach the final. Real Madrid meet Bayern Munich on Wednesday for the right to meet Jose Mourinho’s former club on May 19. Click on the...
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Barcelona and Real’s poetry lacked motion
By Phil O’Connor On two nights when every football cliché went out the window, one remained true – in the end the only statistic that matters is the scoreline. On Tuesday It didn’t matter that...
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Inspirational Guardiola leaves powerful legacy
The inspiration for a team widely considered one of the best to grace the game, a thorn in the side of bitter rivals Real Madrid and a symbol of Catalan nationalism, Pep Guardiola has been all these...
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Barca end a terrible week on a high as Pep tutors Tito
By Phil O’Connor Barcelona rounded off a rollercoaster week with a 7-0 drubbing of Rayo Vallecano – out of Europe and with the league already conceded by Pep Guardiola, the pressure lifted and...
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