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Barcelona vs Celta Vigo betting preview - A familiar thorn in Barca’s side?

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Barcelona vs Celta Vigo betting preview - A familiar thorn in Barca’s side? It’s the final week of action in LaLiga ahead of the winter break will hope to end it with the three-point cushion they hold at the top at the very least. With Real Madrid out of action due to the World Club Championship it’s an opportunity for the blaugrana to get some more breathing sp...

West Ham star rising while Messi stretches huge lead atop player form rankings

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West Ham star rising while Messi stretches huge lead atop player form rankings After a midweek round of fixtures in the Bundesliga we delayed this week’s form rankings but the top 20 players in Europe’s top five leagues over their last six appearances can now be revealed.There is no change at the very top heading into the weekend, with Lionel Messi stretching out a...

Barcelona sensation lands individual Champions League accolade

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Barcelona sensation lands individual Champions League accolade We’re down from 32 to 16 teams in the Champions League following the culmination of Wednesday’s matches. Here, using our unique rating system, we run through the best-rated XI from the group stages.Goalkeeper - Samir Handanovic (Inter) 7.36 ratingInter may have crashed out of the Champio...

Revealed: The 14 players better at free-kicks than Lionel Messi

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Revealed: The 14 players better at free-kicks than Lionel Messi When Lionel Messi curled home two postage-stamp free-kicks in the Derbi Barceloni at the weekend, the Argentine’s prowess over a dead ball was in the spotlight once more. They were his 16th and 17th goals directly from such situations over the last five league seasons, which is close to double...

Messi back on top while Spain starlet soars up player form rankings

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Messi back on top while Spain starlet soars up player form rankings It’s all change atop the player form rankings this week, although a familiar face returns to reclaim pole position having missed out in recent weeks through injury.Lionel Messi lit up the Derbi Barceloni with Espanyol with trademark free-kicks in either half and qualifiers for our leaderboard ...

Player form rankings: Sibling rivalry as Thorgan Hazard joins Eden among Europe's elite

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Player form rankings: Sibling rivalry as Thorgan Hazard joins Eden among Europe's elite While Eden Hazard remains top of the form rankings, despite seeing his rating drop following a subdued display against Manchester United, he is joined in the leaderboard this week by younger brother Thorgan.With a goal and an assist at the weekend for high-flying Gladbach, the winger has now had a d...

Eden Hazard tops European form rankings amidst Ballon d'Or nomination

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Eden Hazard tops European form rankings amidst Ballon d'Or nomination As we prepare to look ahead to the upcoming internationals the latest break is a good time for reflection on the performances across Europe’s top five leagues thus far.Our third player form rankings of the season are up to date and there’s a new leader at the top of the pile, along with ...

European Team of the Month: Arsenal star leads line in September XI

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European Team of the Month: Arsenal star leads line in September XI Where did that month go? Two into the season already and September’s action saw the major leagues across Europe begin to take shape, with a number of players impressing to earn a place in the Best XI over the past thirty days.Goalkeeper - Joe Hart (Burnley)He’s had his share of criticism...

Player Form Rankings: Change at the top while three England stars climb the table

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Player Form Rankings: Change at the top while three England stars climb the table After another round of fixtures, all four of Europe’s top five leagues now qualify for our form rankings of players to have made six appearances this season.There’s a change at the top from last week too, with Neymar trading places with Lionel Messi after another brace at the weekend as ...

Chelsea-Liverpool draw among six predicted scores for £1m jackpot

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Chelsea-Liverpool draw among six predicted scores for £1m jackpot In partnership with Betfair, there is a new free-to-play score predictor exclusively to WhoScored.com, with huge cash prizes to be won. There’s £/€1,000,000 at stake for any player who correctly predicts all six scores from the selected matches, while there are consolation prizes fo...