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City Keep Steady to Reach New European Heights as PSG Falter

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Apr 13 2016 11:20
City Keep Steady to Reach New European Heights as PSG Falter For all that these two super-rich teams have long wanted to be super-clubs, Manchester City won this game - and finally got behind the velvet rope of the Champions League semi-finals - because they played like a team that anyone should want to be. They were impressively solid in defence and sufficie...
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Five Key Match-ups as Klopp Leads Liverpool to Dortmund

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Apr 7 2016 12:02
Five Key Match-ups as Klopp Leads Liverpool to Dortmund The Europa League returns to action this week and undoubtedly the stand out tie of the quarter-finals sees Liverpool face tournament favourites Dortmund. Though Villarreal will also be among those tipped for glory, many expect the winner of ‘Der Kloppiker’ to go on to lift the trophy.Ind...
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Contrast in Styles to Determine Victor in PSG's Welcome of City

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Apr 6 2016 10:45
Contrast in Styles to Determine Victor in PSG's Welcome of City It is a build-up that has been dominated by discussion of the similarities between the clubs off the pitch, especially in the context of the rise of oil-influenced football, but as regards how similar Paris Saint-Germain are on the pitch? That’s a lot harder to discern. It could yet lead to a ...
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Payet Shines as France Given a Timely Warning

by Andy Brassell at Jumanne, Mac 29 2016 12:33
Payet Shines as France Given a Timely Warning Didier Deschamps is nothing if not forgiving. The 1998 World Cup-winning captain has been involved in a number of personality clashes during his coaching career at Monaco, Marseille and now France. Yet if some of the grudges endure – former OM sporting director José Anigo is unlikely to...
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Proactive Pep Responds in Bayern's Champions League Hunt

by Miguel Delaney at Alhamisi, Mac 17 2016 10:30
Proactive Pep Responds in Bayern's Champions League Hunt After such a gloriously intense 210 minutes of football that so frequently and forcefully swung in different directions, there is now a deeper question than over whether can Pep Guardiola can finally win the Champions League before leaving Bayern Munich. It is a question directly related to that cha...
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Patience Pitted Against Pressing When Dortmund Host Spurs

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Mac 10 2016 15:35
Patience Pitted Against Pressing When Dortmund Host Spurs Ahead of the last-16 stage of the Europa League, arguably the tie of the round comes as Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund face off against Premier League counterparts Tottenham Hotspur. The duo currently occupy second spot in their respective leagues coming into the first leg meeting in Germany on T...
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Will Liverpool End Van Gaal's Dominance in Fierce United Rivalry?

by Miguel Delaney at Alhamisi, Mac 10 2016 12:50
Will Liverpool End Van Gaal's Dominance in Fierce United Rivalry? Jurgen Klopp says it’s “the mother of all games” but it’s impossible to escape the fact it comes in a little-brother competition. It says as much about the current seasons of Liverpool and Manchester United as it does the clubs as a whole. Thursday’s Europa League tie, ...
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Five Talking Points from Chelsea 1-2 PSG

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Mac 10 2016 11:30
Five Talking Points from Chelsea 1-2 PSG Can PSG go all the way in Europe?Bar a spell in the first half, it’s fair to say Chelsea were second best for much of the encounter at Stamford Bridge. PSG controlled proceedings with relative ease despite the soon-to-be-crowned French champions not playing at their best and with key players u...
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Match Focus: Arsenal Architects of Own Downfall Despite Troubling Barcelona

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Feb 24 2016 10:26
Match Focus: Arsenal Architects of Own Downfall Despite Troubling Barcelona For a final result as clear-cut and seemingly conclusive as at the Emirates on Tuesday night, there was still one question: was Barcelona’s 2-0 win primarily down to their brilliance, or Arsenal’s naivety and own errors.It is probably a mix of both but Arsene Wenger evidently didn’...
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Match Focus: Chelsea Prove Gap to PSG is Not Too Far to Bridge

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Feb 17 2016 10:59
Match Focus: Chelsea Prove Gap to PSG is Not Too Far to Bridge If a 2-1 home win is one of the most open-ended and unclear of first-leg final scores, this was a game that made clear precisely where these two sides are. Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are still quite close in quality, but the French side are enjoying a much better season, with their key stars on...
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