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League Focus: Five Observations From the First Half of Ligue 1 2015/16

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League Focus: Five Observations From the First Half of Ligue 1 2015/16 PSG's history boysThough the neutral might regret that the Ligue 1 title race is effectively over at the halfway stage, there is no getting around Paris Saint-Germain’s excellence. Laurent Blanc’s team are so much better than last season, in which they gave their rivals a proper sniff of...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Across Europe

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Across Europe Serie A’s evening fixtures forbids you from going out for Christmas shopping. Two of the fiercest Italian rivalries will take centre stage and this time, it won't solely focus on the history of the fixtures, as all four teams are involved in the battle for maximum points this season. Napoli vs...

Match Focus: Lyon Finally Step Up On Historic Night

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Match Focus: Lyon Finally Step Up On Historic Night His 150th appearance in Ligue 1. The final derby between Olympique Lyonnais and Saint Etienne at Stade de Gerland. Never let it be said that Alexandre Lacazette has anything less than a perfect sense of timing. “I lived out a dream,” the Lyon striker said after hitting the hat-trick whic...

Player Focus: Returning Playmakers Can Light Up Ligue 1

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Player Focus: Returning Playmakers Can Light Up Ligue 1 If there is a sense of a talent drain from Ligue 1 - at least from middle-ranking clubs like Nantes and Lorient - in the face of the Premier League’s riches, then the return of some familiar faces is providing a welcome counterbalance to that. This week, Mathieu Valbuena completed his return t...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips In the final accumulators of the season, the odds favour the punter. Motivation is waning for some teams, lowering the attention to detail, which could result in a high number of goals.LIKELY BETSAthletic vs Villarreal: HOME WIN @ 1.66One win would secure the last available Europa League spot for At...

Match Focus: Fekir’s Magic Not Enough to Seal Electric Rhone-Alpes Derby

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Match Focus: Fekir’s Magic Not Enough to Seal Electric Rhone-Alpes Derby “I’ve nothing to reproach my players for,” said Saint Etienne coach Christophe Galtier after Sunday night’s draw at Lyon. “It’s me that should feel bad, because the strategy (I) adopted allowed Lyon to create lots of (dangerous) situations.”A year in the Rho...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips European fixtures heavily influence the weekend odds. However, don't for a second think clubs will take their domestic duties for granted ahead of their Champions League or Europa League ties. Results in Europe are important to gauge the mood of a team in question, whether it is motivation or frustr...

Player Focus: Fekir Opts for France but What Next for His Club Career?

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Player Focus: Fekir Opts for France but What Next for His Club Career? “No one is affecting my son except me, and God willing he’ll be joining the Algeria national team soon, the decision has already been taken in a family meeting. Those were the words of Nabil Fekir's father Mohamed at the end of last year, so it's fair to say that fans of Algerian footbal...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips This is one of those weekends where the Europe's biggest sides have to make the most of winnable fixtures just before a return to European action that will be a drain on their energy.LIKELY BETSCesena vs Juventus: JUVE HT/JUVE FT @ 1.61There is simply no questioning Juventus' superiority here; they ...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips A cracking weekend of football lies ahead. La Liga and Ligue 1 have games that could shape the title race, Serie A with a classic encounter that once decided the Champions League and the Premier League with two of the most heated derbies in England’s top tier.LIKELY BETSAtletico Madrid vs Real...