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Champions League round-up: The star men revealed from Tuesday’s action

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Champions League round-up: The star men revealed from Tuesday’s action AEK Athens 0-2 Bayern Munich – Rafinha - 8.67 rating Rafinha was surprisingly chosen at left-back over David Alaba but the 33-year-old vindicated his selection with a man of the match performance against Greek side AEK Athens. The Brazilian had the most touches of the ball (118), provided an a...

Champions League round-up: Neymar the star as three perfect 10s grace the XI

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Champions League round-up: Neymar the star as three perfect 10s grace the XI Three perfect 10s grace the WhoScored Champions League team of the week after another exciting round of matches in Europe’s elite club competition. Roma were on fire to defeat Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday night, while Barcelona put Tottenham to the sword at Wembley with Lionel Messi once again th...

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...

Tottenham 2-4 Barcelona Ratings Explained: Magical Messi downs Tottenham

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Tottenham 2-4 Barcelona Ratings Explained: Magical Messi downs Tottenham Tottenham huffed and puffed in the second half, but came unstuck against a rampant Barcelona side as the Premier League outfit fell to a 4-2 loss at Wembley.TOTTENHAM - 6.15Hugo Lloris - 4.90 - Made the worst possible start upon his return to the starting XI as he rushed out to try and beat Jordi Al...

Champions League round-up: Contrasting fortunes for football's two best players

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Champions League round-up: Contrasting fortunes for football's two best players It was a week of contrasting fortunes for football’s two best players. Lionel Messi played a vital role in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over PSV on Tuesday night, while Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off on his Champions League debut for Juventus, his first ever dismissal in Europe’s elite club...

Champions League round-up: Manchester United star shines in Switzerland

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Champions League round-up: Manchester United star shines in Switzerland After Tuesday's entertaining start to the Champions League group stages, Wednesday lived up to expectations. Here, we run through the best performers of the second batch of group games.Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Hoffenheim: Leonardo Bittencourt - 7.78 ratingA hugely entertaining encounter in one of the tw...

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...

Quiz: Name the last 20 UEFA Champions League group winners

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Quiz: Name the last 20 UEFA Champions League group winners As the Champions League returns tonight, why not test your knowledge of the tournament in recent seasons by naming the last 20 teams to have won their respective group since the 2015/16 season.It’s sounds easy, so we’re forcing you to answer each in order, starting with the Group A winne...

Real Madrid vs Liverpool: 3 key battles to determine the Champions League final

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Real Madrid vs Liverpool: 3 key battles to determine the Champions League final The Champions League final comes down to Real Madrid’s meeting with Liverpool on Saturday with the La Liga side vying for a third successive European triumph. Liverpool, though, are no pushovers and despite Real Madrid’s experience at this stage of the competition, they’ll need to ...

Liverpool's fluid trio make Champions League team of the round

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Liverpool's fluid trio make Champions League team of the round Liverpool’s majestic front three all feature in the WhoScored.com Champions League team of the semi-finals. The trio were in electric form in the Reds’ 7-6 aggregate win over Roma, with all three getting on the scoresheet twice. The player of the round also plies his trade for Liverpool,...