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Perfect Liverpool pair make Champions League best XI

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Perfect Liverpool pair make Champions League best XI There are not one, but two, perfect 10s that feature in our Champions League team of the week, with Liverpool pair Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino both receiving the score this week. The former is the player of the semi-final first leg meetings according to our unique rating system and it’s ...

Quiz: Missing Men - Bayern Munich 2-1 Real Madrid (2012)

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Quiz: Missing Men - Bayern Munich 2-1 Real Madrid (2012) With European powerhouses Bayern Munich and Real Madrid set to go head-to-head for the fourth time in the last six seasons in the Champions League knockout phase, can you name the missing players from the line-ups below the last time the Bavarians beat their La Liga counterparts back in 2012?...

Liverpool vs Roma - Liverpool's need to secure insurmountable first leg advantage

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Liverpool vs Roma - Liverpool's need to secure insurmountable first leg advantage When the Champions League draw for the semi-finals was made, Liverpool were lucky enough to avoid Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to instead set up a meeting with Serie A side Roma. That isn’t to say the Italian outfit will be a walkover at this stage of the competition, but the Reds’ path...

This week's impossible football quiz - 23/04/18

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This week's impossible football quiz - 23/04/18 (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));...

5-1 aggregate win sees Liverpool dominate Champions League best XI

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5-1 aggregate win sees Liverpool dominate Champions League best XI Having defeated Premier League champions elect Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate, it’s no shock to see Liverpool dominate the WhoScored.com Champions League team of the quarter-finals. The Reds were in electric form across 180 minutes of action at Anfield and the Etihad Stadium, as head coach J...

Manchester City vs Liverpool: Assessing the markets before Champions League showdown

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Manchester City vs Liverpool: Assessing the markets before Champions League showdown The Champions League is a competition not devoid of memorable comebacks. A year ago, Barcelona overcame all the odds to secure a spot in the next round of the tournament at PSG’s expense. A 4-0 loss to the French side in Paris didn’t deter the Blaugrana, who ultimately progressed 6-5 on ...

Ronaldo the star man in Liverpool dominated Champions League best XI

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Ronaldo the star man in Liverpool dominated Champions League best XI Liverpool enjoyed another memorable European night at Anfield as they landed an impressive 3-0 win over Manchester City and rightly dominate our Champions League team of the week. As far as individually brilliant performances go, though, there were none better than Cristiano Ronaldo’s stand ou...

Tottenham vs Juventus - Does Pochettino stick or twist with forward pair?

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Tottenham vs Juventus - Does Pochettino stick or twist with forward pair? Tottenham hold a slender advantage ahead of their welcome of Juventus on Wednesday night, but need to guard against complacency at Wembley. Yes, Spurs have two away goals, but Juventus are the masters of grinding out narrow victories, as exhibited in their last gasp win at Lazio to close the gap at ...

PSG vs Real Madrid - Can Di Maria haunt former employers?

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PSG vs Real Madrid - Can Di Maria haunt former employers? When it was revealed Neymar would miss the rest of the season following ankle surgery, PSG’s chances of progression to the next round of the Champions League were extinguished further. Having fallen to a 3-1 loss to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, the odds are stacked against the Ligue 1 side in ...

Liverpool star the Mané man in Champions League best XI

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Liverpool star the Mané man in Champions League best XI Two Liverpool players feature in WhoScored.com’s Champions League team of the first leg fixtures, with Sadio Mane the star man with a perfect 10. The Reds attacker bagged a hat-trick in the 5-0 thumping of FC Porto that effectively seals Liverpool’s place in the next round of the competi...