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Champions League round-up: Assessing Wednesday's star men

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Champions League round-up: Assessing Wednesday's star men Atletico Madrid 2-0 Monaco: Antoine Griezmann (8.19 rating)Despite the absence of key players Diego Godin and Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid ran out comfortable 2-0 victors at the Wanda Metropolitano, despite playing the final 10 minutes with 10 men. Antoine Griezmann (8.19) was the star man for the L...

Tottenham 1-0 Inter Ratings Explained: Late Eriksen strike seals all three points

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Tottenham 1-0 Inter Ratings Explained: Late Eriksen strike seals all three points Tottenham kept their slim Champions League hopes alive with a late 1-0 win over Inter Milan at Wembley.TOTTENHAMHugo Lloris - 7.18 - Almost gifted Inter a chance after playing the ball to Ivan Perisic, though he wasn’t helped by Harry Winks’ lofted back pass, but you’d expect bette...

Champions League round-up: The star men from Tuesday's action

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Champions League round-up: The star men from Tuesday's action AEK Athens 0-2 Ajax - Dusan Tadic - 8.52 rating Ajax secured their name in the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time in 13 years after overcoming AEK Athens 2-0 in a game tainted by the behaviour of supporters before and during the game. Dusan Tadic scored both of Ajax’s go...

Should Lloris fear Gazzaniga for his Tottenham starting spot?

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Should Lloris fear Gazzaniga for his Tottenham starting spot? A little over a year ago, Paulo Gazzaniga made his Tottenham debut. The Argentine’s arrival was met with little fanfare compared to his fellow summer captures and rumours were about that Spurs even delayed the announcement as, late last August, they geared up to confirm their first new signing...

Champions League round-up: Manchester City duo among the best rated

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Champions League round-up: Manchester City duo among the best rated No team is yet to guarantee their place in the next round of the Champions League after gameweek four, but a host of teams are close to doing so. Real Madrid are one of those after their 5-0 win over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday night. Los Blancos were impressive in the resounding victory as interim ...

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

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Champions League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action Valencia 3-1 Young Boys - Carlos Soler - 8.78 rating Valencia eventually dispatched of Swiss minnows Young Boys to secure their first victory in the Champions League since October 2015, ending a six-game run without a win. Carlos Soler was heavily involved in the victory, scoring one and assisting a...

Tottenham 2-1 Ratings Explained: Hosts leave it late to land three points at Wembley

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Tottenham 2-1 Ratings Explained: Hosts leave it late to land three points at Wembley Tottenham left it late to keep their Champions League hopes alive as a Harry Kane brace secured a 2-1 win over PSV at Wembley.TOTTENHAM - 7.25Paulo Gazzaniga - 7.34 - Could do little to stop Luuk de Jong from heading PSV ahead and made a huge save to deny Donyell Malen when the scores were level. Ke...

Champions League round-up: The star men from Tuesday's action

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Champions League round-up: The star men from Tuesday's action Monaco 0-4 Club Bruges - Hans Vanaken - 8.66 rating Club Bruges heaped more misery on Thierry Henry as the Belgian outfit inflicted Monaco’s heaviest ever Champions League defeat on home soil. Hans Vanaken tucked home two of the goals to finish as the WhoScored man of the match. The 26-year-ol...

Champions League round-up: Tottenham goalkeeper endures nightmare showing in PSV stalemate

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Champions League round-up: Tottenham goalkeeper endures nightmare showing in PSV stalemate After an opening week defeat at Real Madrid, Roma quickly bounced back from the disappointing loss at the Bernabeu and secured back-to-back victories against Viktoria Plzen and CSKA Moscow. The Serie A side were impressive in midweek as they defeated the latter with ruthless efficiency to keep pace ...

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

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Champions League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Tottenham - Luuk de Jong - 8.72 rating Luuk de Jong set a record for aerial duels won in a Champions League match this season (14) and scored a late equaliser to grant PSV a huge point at home to Tottenham in one of Wednesday’s two early kick offs. The 28-year-old former Newc...