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WhoScored's 2011 La Liga Player and Young Player of the Year

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Dec 21 2011 17:51
WhoScored's 2011 La Liga Player and Young Player of the Year Following on from yesterday's feature detailing the top rated players according to WhoScored in the Bundesliga for the calendar year of 2011, we analyse the best performers in the other league that is already taking a winter break.It is now 16 games through Spain's La Liga campaign and Real Madrid l...
Categories: League Focus | Player Focus

Europe's Best: Xavi Stands Tall as Long Ball Master

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Nov 23 2011 09:55
Europe's Best: Xavi Stands Tall as Long Ball Master WhoScored.com has taken the time to establish the players, per position, with the best range of passing based on the number of long balls completed per game, along with success rate. We have looked at the best 3 players from defence, midfield, attack and even in goal, to gauge who are Europe's great...
Categories: Player Focus

La Liga Top 10 Key Passers

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Jul 4 2011 08:39
La Liga Top 10 Key Passers Our round up of the top ten Key Passers for each of Europe’s main five leagues last season continues as we turn our attentions to La Liga. Despite finishing as top for assists in the division, there’s no place for Lionel Messi here, though Xavi make it with some outstanding passing displ...
Categories: League Focus | Player Focus

Europe All Star XI for Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Sunday, Jun 5 2011 10:34
Europe All Star XI for Season 2010/11 Our All Star Team of the 2010/11 Season for Europe features players from only two of the top five leagues, with Serie A supplying four and La Liga a staggering seven. There’s an all-Brazilian back-four in our 4-4-2 formation, while a Spanish-based midfield are joined by a front pair from Italy...
Categories: Player Focus

La Liga All Star XI for Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, May 31 2011 10:25
La Liga All Star XI for Season 2010/11 With Ligue 1 finishing up last weekend, we begin our round up of the Top 5 leagues with a look at the La Liga All Star Team for 2010/11. There’s little surprise to see the vast majority of the team filled with players from Barcelona and Real Madrid; second-place Madrid finished 21 points ahead...
Categories: Player Focus | League Focus

All Star Champions League XI, Season 2010-11

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, May 30 2011 10:13
All Star Champions League XI, Season 2010-11 As the dust now settles on Barcelona’s magnificent 3-1 triumph on Saturday evening, it’s time to look back on the tournament’s best XI for the season. Pep Guardiola’s side provide four of our eleven (double of any other team) but there’s no place for any players from be...
Categories: Player Focus

Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe

by Paul McKinnon at Sunday, May 29 2011 10:56
Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe Barcelona were fully deserved of their Champions League victory last night, with the 3-1 score line far from flattering. United had a bright first ten minutes, pressuring from the front and putting their opponents on the back foot, but the Spanish side soon found their stride and opened the scoring ...
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Barcelona v Manchester United: Analysing the Key Players

by Paul McKinnon at Saturday, May 28 2011 11:45
Our final pre-match article in the lead-up to tonight’s big match looks at some of the key performers likely to influence the outcome. It’s a certainty that Barcelona will take to the field in a 4-3-3 but Sir Alex Ferguson’s formation and line-up will undoubtedly shape the proceedi...
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Barcelona vs. Manchester United Combined All Star XI

by Cristiano Acconci at Thursday, May 26 2011 17:16
Barcelona vs. Manchester United Combined All Star XI If both teams were to merge together and form an All Star XI, there is no doubt that the final product would be a tremendously powerful force. From a subjective point of view, there could be numerous opinions on this particular topic. Is Puyol better than Vidic? Or is Villa a better finisher than He...
Categories: Team Focus

Manchester United - Barcelona: The influential figures and factors at Wembley

by Chris Davie at Thursday, May 26 2011 09:53
Manchester United - Barcelona: The influential figures and factors at Wembley Unlike in Rome two years ago, Sir Alex Ferguson has no Cristiano Ronaldo to call upon, no Carlos Tevez to spring off the bench but Manchester United still possess the personnel to upset the Champions League favourites.Having conceded just four goals in 12 Champions League outings this term, defensiv...