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Head-to-head battles in Saturday’s big cup finals in Europe

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Head-to-head battles in Saturday’s big cup finals in Europe The 2018/19 campaign is almost complete, with only a round of fixtures left in Ligue 1 and cup finals to be played across Europe. On Saturday there is the Copa del Rey final in Spain, the DFB-Pokal final in Germany and Taca de Portugal cup final. Here we run through a key head-to-head battle in each...

Manchester United targets makes 2018/19 Liga NOS Team of the Season

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Manchester United targets makes 2018/19 Liga NOS Team of the Season Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI following the conclusion of the 2018/19 Liga NOS campaign, in which Benfica secured their fifth league title in six years on Saturday. Goalkeeper: Charles (Maritimo) – 6.99 ratingMaritimo finished the season seven points clear of the bottom three...

Best bets on Champions League action with Liverpool and Man City favourites

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Best bets on Champions League action with Liverpool and Man City favourites With the Champions League quarter finals getting underway tonight, with both matches in England as Liverpool host Porto and Tottenham and Manchester City play out an all Premier League affair, we’ve picked out a tip from each to consider ahead of kick-off.Liverpool vs PortoA repeat of last sea...

Four talking points from the Champions League quarter-final draw

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Four talking points from the Champions League quarter-final draw Friday’s Champions League quarter-final draw certainly threw up some interesting ties, with mixed emotions for the four Premier League teams involved. We pick out one key talking point from each of next month’s double headers.Liverpool vs Porto - Has the gap narrowed between the two?...

Champions League Best XI: Ajax dominate after eliminating defender champions Real

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Champions League Best XI: Ajax dominate after eliminating defender champions Real Here we run through the best rated XI from the four Champions League matches in midweek. Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) - 8.35After running out 3-0 winners in the first leg, Tottenham knew they would have to withstand heavy pressure from Borussia Dortmund but they came through with flying colou...

Tuesday’s Champions League injury round-up: Big blows for PSG, Roma and Porto

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Tuesday’s Champions League injury round-up: Big blows for PSG, Roma and Porto Ahead of the return of the Champions League on Tuesday night, three of the four teams in action have been dealt significant injury blows for their respective matches, starting with PSG’s trip to Manchester United.Manchester United vs Paris Saint GermainManchester United will be without right-b...

Champions League round-up: Wednesday's star men assessed

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Champions League round-up: Wednesday's star men assessed PSG 6-1 FK Crvena Zvezda - Neymar: 10.0 ratingWith a superb free-kick scored either side of half time, Neymar became the first player since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 to score two free-kicks in the same Champions League match. The Brazilian was in sensational form as the French powerhouse put a FK Cr...

Champions League round-up: Messi lands perfect 10 as Barcelona triumph

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Champions League round-up: Messi lands perfect 10 as Barcelona triumph There were goals galore scored on the opening night of the 2018/19 Champions League group stages. Here, we run through the top rated players from the eight matches.Barcelona 4-0 PSV: Lionel Messi - 10.0 ratingWell that was some start to the Champions League season by Lionel Messi. Barcelona romped t...

Top match preview: Why this is the best weekend of action in Europe all season

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Top match preview: Why this is the best weekend of action in Europe all season After a remarkable week of European action, the weekend’s football certainly doesn’t disappointed, with Sunday in particular set to be one of the best days of the calendar, with no fewer than four matches between first and second in the league on the continent.PREMIER LEAGUEThere’s...

Safe bets and best value from UEFA Champions League tips

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Safe bets and best value from UEFA Champions League tips Juventus vs Tottenham - Tuesday 13th, 19:45 KO - Match PreviewTottenham may have picked up seven points in the league from meetings with Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal but a trip to Turin promises to be their toughest test yet this year. Pochettino’s men have struggled away from home...