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Champions League Top Tips & In-play Offer from Bet365

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Champions League Top Tips & In-play Offer from Bet365 And then there were four. The semi finals of the Champions League kick off this week as Manchester City, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich thrash it out for European glory.The Bet365 offer is back, once again available for this week’s big clash between Manchester City and Real Mad...

Mahrez a Worthy Winner of Player of the Year Accolade

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Mahrez a Worthy Winner of Player of the Year Accolade As Sunday’s PFA Player of the Year was announced, there was an expected name read out - Riyad Mahrez. The Algerian was the strong favourite to secure the gong having thrived for the title-chasing Foxes and it so came to pass as the Leicester star picked up his award at the end of the weekend, ...

Testing Times for Martinez as Everton Continue to Flounder

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Testing Times for Martinez as Everton Continue to Flounder “I will get you into the Champions League,” Roberto Martinez promised Everton chairman Bill Kenwright following his appointment in 2013. In his debut season in charge of the Toffees, progression was clearly made. They secured nine more points than the previous campaign as Everton finishe...

Long Lacks Star Quality But Remains Key Saints Regular

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Long Lacks Star Quality But Remains Key Saints Regular Back in January, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was regularly forced to bat away speculation linking Shane Long with a move away from St. Mary’s. “Nobody will go out, maybe I have to repeat it 80 times more,” the Dutch boss said. Liverpool were credited with an interest at the t...

Can Ulloa Ease Vardy's Absence in Leicester's Title Run-in?

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Can Ulloa Ease Vardy's Absence in Leicester's Title Run-in? When Leonardo Ulloa stepped up to take Leicester’s last minute penalty on Sunday afternoon, the hopes of the Foxes fans rested firmly on his shoulders. Any pressure thrust upon the one-time club record signing, though, swiftly evaporated as Ulloa blasted past Adrian to snatch a draw from the j...

Clinical Rashford Spearheading United's Attack With Aplomb

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Clinical Rashford Spearheading United's Attack With Aplomb It didn’t take long for Marcus Rashford to announce himself to the Manchester United faithful. Having been thrown into the starting XI against Danish side FC Midtjylland as a result of Anthony Martial’s injury in the warm up for the Europa League fixture back in February, Rashford netted...

Reinvigorated City Benefitting From De Bruyne's Return

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Reinvigorated City Benefitting From De Bruyne's Return Ahead of Chelsea’s welcome of Manchester City on Saturday evening, much of the focus was on Kevin De Bruyne’s return to Stamford Bridge. The Belgian was sold by former manager Jose Mourinho to Wolfsburg in January 2014 having failed to convince the Portuguese boss he warranted regular ga...

Aduriz Form Crucial as Athletic Look to Upset Sevilla

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Aduriz Form Crucial as Athletic Look to Upset Sevilla Last week in the Europa League, an awful run of form was finally snapped. After 21 attempts in both the league and Europe, Sevilla finally won a game away from home. Unai Emery’s side have routinely impressed in cup competitions, yet were one of the worst performers in Europe on their travels....

Origi Seizing the Chance to Establish Himself for Liverpool

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Origi Seizing the Chance to Establish Himself for Liverpool When Liverpool underwent their spending splurge last summer, bringing in Christian Benteke, Roberto Firmino and Danny Ings, the return of Divock Origi flew under the radar. The Belgian signed for Liverpool following the 2014 World Cup after a notable showing for Belgium, but was immediately loaned b...

Livewire Lamela Now a Key Man For Pochettino's Spurs

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Livewire Lamela Now a Key Man For Pochettino's Spurs A major turning point in Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday came when Louis van Gaal bafflingly brought Timothy Fosu-Mensah off for Italian Matteo Darmian. The teenage defender, granted, had sustained a knock prior to his 68th minute withdrawal, but Van Gaal’s decision ...