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WhoScored Tipster: European Sunday Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: European Sunday Betting The WhoScored Tipster is back for another weekend of European action, and with another instalment of El Clasico on Saturday, the focus of Sunday's games will generally be on a key North London derby in the race for Champions League football, while Atletico look to consolidate their hold on second pl...

WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting This weekend's fixture list reaches a crescendo on Sunday night, with top of the table clashes in both Spain and France as second placed Atlético travel to Camp Nou to face title favourites Barcelona and big-spending Paris Saint Germain host Lyon. With the games being played simultaneousl...

Player Focus: Falcao

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Player Focus: Falcao If Falcao is playing for a move to one of European football’s top clubs in the transfer window, the Atletico Madrid striker is timing his run perfectly. He shoots, he scores.On Sunday night the Colombian striker had five shots and scored five times during the 6-0 demolition of Deportivo La Cor...

WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting There are a whole host of matches from across Europe that catch the eye this weekend, with Saturday's schedule in particular looking extremely exciting. There are top of the table clashes in both Germany and Spain, so it is on those that we focus our attention this week, looking at the likely occurr...

Team Focus: Simeone's Atletico

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Team Focus: Simeone's Atletico Atletico Madrid’s return to Copa del Rey action this week was a poignant moment of reflection for a club that, after seasons of self-doubt and underachievement, has flown on an upward curve of improvement over the past year.It was their last domestic cup game, a 1-0 home defeat to Segunda B si...

Player Focus: Life Was Arda With Diego

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Player Focus: Life Was Arda With Diego In the eulogies that followed Atletico Madrid’s run to winning the Europa League last season, most of the praise was rightly reserved for the extraordinary goalscoring feats of Radamel Falcao.The Colombian scored a remarkable 13 times in that competition alone, including two in the final, but ...

Match Analysis: Bolton & Villarreal Relegated

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Match Analysis: Bolton & Villarreal Relegated With only Ligue 1 left open for business this Sunday, last weekend saw the crucial relegation issues decided across three of Europe’s top five leagues. WhoScored takes a look at two of the sides to drop down a division, with Bolton’s draw at Stoke and Villarreal’s home defeat by At...

Match Focus: Athletic vs Atletico

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Match Focus: Athletic vs Atletico When you think of the top eight teams in Europe the usual behemoths of European football come to mind; Barcelona and Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and given their domestic success this season maybe even Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Manchester City.AtléticoMadrid, ...

Match Analysis: Dortmund Edge Closer by Ending Schalke Streak

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Match Analysis: Dortmund Edge Closer by Ending Schalke Streak WhoScored’s regular weekly look at those significant streaks that have come to an end across Europe’s top five leagues sees us look at the Bundesliga and La Liga. In Germany, Dortmund ended bitter rivals Schalke’s ten-match unbeaten home run to make a huge step towards the title, w...

Player Focus: Falcao (Atletico Madrid)

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Player Focus: Falcao (Atletico Madrid) When Radamel Falcao made the trip across the Iberian Peninsula from Porto to Atlético Madrid for some €40m in the summer many an eyebrow was raised.Why would a player who had starred as the Portuguese side stormed to four trophies and on a personal level broke a European record by scorin...