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Top Match Preview: Could Aguero level the playing field against Barcelona?

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Oct 31 2016 17:30
Top Match Preview: Could Aguero level the playing field against Barcelona? Pep Guardiola and Manchester City welcome Barcelona to The Eithad on Tuesday night, attempting to avenge their 4-0 defeat from a fortnight ago having ended a recent slump with a victory by the same scoreline at the weekend. Depending on who you believe, both results were as a consequence of one man ...
Categories: Top Match Preview

Barcelona must be wary of increasingly adaptable Atletico

by Simon Harrison at Tuesday, Sep 20 2016 11:15
Barcelona must be wary of increasingly adaptable Atletico When a team is at the height of their powers, as Luis Enrique’s squad was when they won an unprecedented treble in recent years, it becomes incredibly hard to improve upon the quality on a player-by-player basis. Barcelona’s transfer policy over the summer is indicative of this very fact...
Categories: Match Focus

Messi and Hazard Star in WhoScored.com's European Team of the Month

by Josh Wright at Wednesday, Aug 31 2016 16:20
Messi and Hazard Star in WhoScored.com's European Team of the Month With the first batch of international fixtures upon us, WhoScored.com take a look at the highest rated players from the first month of the new campaign. Players that have started at least two matches come into consideration from Europe’s big five leagues, so Bundesliga players aren’t inc...
Categories: League Focus

In-depth Analysis - Europe's Top Scorers Compared

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Mar 31 2016 18:09
In-depth Analysis - Europe's Top Scorers Compared Given the popularity of last week’s in-depth analysis of the Premier League’s top tackling midfielders, we’ve been plotting away again to build a comparison of Europe’s leading goalscorers this season.With just over six weeks until the domestic season’s end in most case...
Categories: Player Focus

Champions League Last-16 Round-up

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Mar 17 2016 16:55
Champions League Last-16 Round-up The Champions League last-16 stage came to an end with all almighty bang in Munich as Bayern overcame a huge scare to eventually brush aside Juventus in the most emphatic fashion. 2-0 down with 20 minutes to go and staring elimination in the face, Pep Guardiola’s side came from behind to force...
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Player Focus: Are Football Fans Now Witnessing Lionel Messi at his Peak?

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jan 13 2016 13:45
Player Focus: Are Football Fans Now Witnessing Lionel Messi at his Peak? For a man surrounded by so many frantic people on Monday night in the Zurich Kongresshaus mixed zone, Leo Messi was conspicuously serene. He looked every bit like an athlete content with his latest conquest, even if he immediately insisted he still wanted more.The last year was perhaps the perfect d...
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Player Focus: Messi & Ronaldo Can't Compete Among Best Free-Kick Takers

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Nov 16 2015 15:30
Player Focus: Messi & Ronaldo Can't Compete Among Best Free-Kick Takers It took a wonderful first half save from Kasper Schmeichel to deny Zlatan Ibrahimovic from opening the scoring when Sweden hosted Denmark on Saturday evening. The hosts eventually ran out 2-1 victors, with Ibrahimovic netting the decisive goal from the spot, but had Schmeichel not been on his toes, ...
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Player Focus: The Longest Player Scoring Streaks Revealed

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Oct 7 2015 15:58
Player Focus: The Longest Player Scoring Streaks Revealed As far as remarkable starts to the season are concerned, from an individual perspective at least, one need look no further than the Bundesliga and indeed the weekend's showdown between big hitters Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. Pep Guardiola's side may have secured what is becoming an increasingly fa...
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Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 6 2015 12:40
Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up It just wasn’t to be for Lionel Messi and co as they came agonizingly close to securing international glory, only to fall at the final hurdle. 12 months ago, a Mario Götze volley saw Argentina miss out on the World Cup, while Saturday night’s defeat to Chile was all the more heartbr...
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Match Focus: Chile & Argentina Battle to End Trophy Drought in Copa America Final

by Jonathan Wilson at Thursday, Jul 2 2015 12:14
Match Focus: Chile & Argentina Battle to End Trophy Drought in Copa America Final The Copa America probably has the final it deserves. Chile were the team of the group stage, while Argentina, having promised so much without delivering once again, finally caught light in the semi-final with their 6-1 evisceration of Paraguay. These are the two top scorers in the competition, the o...
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