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Ligue 1 round up: Neymar and Mbappe firing Paris Saint-Germain to another easy title win

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Ligue 1 round up: Neymar and Mbappe firing Paris Saint-Germain to another easy title win Paris Saint-Germain are cantering towards their sixth league title in seven years after a blistering start to the season that has seen Thomas Tuchel’s side win 15 of their 17 league matches. PSG are already 13 points clear of their nearest challenger and can begin to turn their focus towards t...

Bundesliga round-up: Dortmund, Frankfurt and Gladbach impress while Bayern flop

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Bundesliga round-up: Dortmund, Frankfurt and Gladbach impress while Bayern flop Borussia Dortmund are seriously threatening to end Bayern Munich’s hold of the Bundesliga after opening up a six-point lead at the top of the table at the midway stage. Lucien Favre’s side have been immense this season, losing only one of their 17 league matches. They are the league&rsqu...

La Liga round up: Lionel Messi growing from strength-to-strengh in another dazzling campaign

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La Liga round up: Lionel Messi growing from strength-to-strengh in another dazzling campaign Barcelona are three points clear of Atletico Madrid in second after finishing 2018 with four straight wins but La Liga in general has been ultra competitive this season. There are only 14 points splitting fourth to the relegation zone, the joint-smallest gap among any of Europe’s top five leag...

Championship roundup: Team, player, youngster and surprise package of the season so far

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Championship roundup: Team, player, youngster and surprise package of the season so far At the halfway point in the Championship campaign, we review the season so far as Leeds top the tree heading into the Boxing Day fixtures.When Marcelo Bielsa took the reins in the summer the consensus was that it could go terribly wrong or incredibly well, but entertainment was assured. Well, the la...

Man of the Match round-up: Arsenal, United and Palace stars shine in Saturday action

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Man of the Match round-up: Arsenal, United and Palace stars shine in Saturday action On a day that proved to be one full of red festive cheer for the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and indeed Liverpool, Manchester and Chelsea were left feeling blue. We round up the star performers from all eight matches in the Premier League on Saturday.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (8.35 rating): ...

Premier League round-up: The star men from Saturday’s action revealed

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Premier League round-up: The star men from Saturday’s action revealed Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool - Mohamed Salah - 10.0 rating Mohamed Salah netted his first hat-trick of the campaign and in doing so against Bournemouth, the Liverpool star scored as many league goals as his previous six matches combined. The Egypt international scored his three goals from four shots, r...

Premier League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action revealed

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Premier League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action revealed After another eventful night of Premier League action, we round up the WhoScored Man of the Match awards from six matches up and down the country. Burnley 1-3 Liverpool - Virgil van Dijk - 8.76 rating Virgil van Dijk has picked up successive WhoScored Man of the Match awards after inspiring Liverpoo...

Premier League round-up: The star men from Tuesday’s action revealed

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Premier League round-up: The star men from Tuesday’s action revealed Brighton 3-1 Crystal Palace - Yves Bissouma - 7.62 ratingBrighton came out on top in yet another pulsating encounter between the two sides that was effectively decided in the first half where Brighton raced into a 3-0 lead despite being reduced to 10 men. Finishing the match with only 31% possession...

Manchester United target among top U21 performer in Europe’s top five leagues

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Manchester United target among top U21 performer in Europe’s top five leagues We run through the best WhoScored rated U21 XI from Europe’s top five leagues across the weekend’s action Goalkeeper: Paul Bernardoni (Nimes) – 7.35 rating Paul Bernardoni retains his place in the U21 XI after helping Nimes keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win away to Strasbourg at the ...

Premier League round-up: The star men from Saturday’s action revealed

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Premier League round-up: The star men from Saturday’s action revealed Brighton 1-1 Leicester - Glenn Murray - 7.17 rating Brighton ended a two-game losing streak with a point at home to Leicester on Saturday but will perhaps rue not holding on to all three points after leading the Foxes for more than an hour. Glenn Murray gave Brighton the lead in the first half with ...