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PSG's welcome of Marseille among those to watch on Derby weekend

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PSG's welcome of Marseille among those to watch on Derby weekend El Clasico may have been postponed, but while Barcelona's welcome of Real Madrid has been pushed back to December, there are plenty of 'classic' encounters across Europe this weekend. Exeter vs Plymouth Argyle - League TwoNot the most glamourous of the derbies on the continent, but Exeter host Plymo...

Van de Beek vs Mount: Who will win out in free-scoring midfielder battle?

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Van de Beek vs Mount: Who will win out in free-scoring midfielder battle? There’s no doubt this evening’s clash between Ajax and Chelsea promises to be an entertaining affair between two attacking young teams, and no two players symbolise both traits more so than Donny van de Beek and Mason Mount.The former was heavily linked to Real Madrid over the summer hav...

Manchester United target Haaland makes Champions League best XI

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Manchester United target Haaland makes Champions League best XI Goalkeeper: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) - 8.23 ratingFootball INDEX Buy Price - £0.47In a match that promised goals, Barcelona held Borussia Dortmund to a 0-0 draw in Germany on Tuesday, and that was made possible by Bluagrana shotstopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The Barcelona number one m...

UCL Draw: Breaking down Chelsea’s group stage opponents

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UCL Draw: Breaking down Chelsea’s group stage opponents Chelsea qualified for the Champions League by finishing third in the Premier League last season but would have been assured of a place in the competition had they finished outside the top-four after winning the Europa League.The west London outfit have since changed manager, replacing Maurizio Sarri...

Champions League Team of the Semi-finals: Messi shines despite Barcelona exit

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Champions League Team of the Semi-finals: Messi shines despite Barcelona exit Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool) - 7.13 ratingThere was another miracle at Anfield as Liverpool overturned a 3-0 first leg defeat to progress to the Champions League with a 4-0 win on Merseyside, with Alisson key. The Brazilian earned a WhoScored rating of 7.13 across both legs as he made more saves ...

Champions League round-up: Hat-trick hero Lucas Moura earns perfect WhoScored 10 rating

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Champions League round-up: Hat-trick hero Lucas Moura earns perfect WhoScored 10 rating Here we run through the best rated XI from two nights of dramatic Champions League semi-final action in midweek, with additional information about their Football INDEX share prices. Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool) - 8.47 ratingFootball INDEX share price - £0.62Alisson bounced back from concedi...

Messi steals the show in Champions League team of the week

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Messi steals the show in Champions League team of the week Goalkeeper: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) - 7.83 ratingThe first of six Barcelona players in our Champions League team of the week, it wasn't plain sailing for the Blaugrana on Wednesday night, with the 3-0 scoreline perhaps flattering the La Liga champions. Indeed, Marc-Andre ter Stegen was cal...

The best bet in the underdog battle as Tottenham host Ajax

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The best bet in the underdog battle as Tottenham host Ajax Having both been underdogs to reach this stage of the Champions League, Tottenham and Ajax approach their semi-final clash in the same boat. The Dutch side enjoyed being written off against the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus but there’s a growing sense that they could now go the distance, w...

REVEALED: Ajax alumni feature in Tottenham-Ajax combined XI

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REVEALED: Ajax alumni feature in Tottenham-Ajax combined XI Tottenham are seriously hoping Moussa Sissoko is fit for tonight’s Champions League semi-final meeting with Ajax. That’s a sentence no Spurs fan would have imagined writing last summer, but these are crazy times. Sissoko is a key man in this Spurs side with the Frenchman the driving forc...

Meet Hakim Ziyech -- The Moroccan maestro on the Premier League radar

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Meet Hakim Ziyech -- The Moroccan maestro on the Premier League radar In the process of their 4-2 win over Vitesse on Tuesday night, Ajax made history. They are now the first Dutch team to score 160 goals across all competitions in a single season. As the campaign comes to a head, the Amsterdam powerhouse are in formidable form and it means they're top of the Eredivis...