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Ligue 1 title race promises to go to the wire

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Ligue 1 title race promises to go to the wire The leaders negotiated a tricky away trip with calm and poise. The team in second made such a splash that you’d be forgiven for thinking they were the leaders. Back in third, a dramatic win that would have been the dominant headline in any other weekend almost crept under the radar as the squa...

Six of the Best: Top dribblers in Europe by success rate

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Six of the Best: Top dribblers in Europe by success rate The ability to beat an opponent, be it through skill or a combination of pace and power, will always make a player a fan favourite, though it’s fair to say some frustrate more than they delight by heading aimlessly down blind allies.Anyone can run at a player after all, but many find themselve...

Revealed: Tottenham and West Ham among Europe's most error prone teams

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Revealed: Tottenham and West Ham among Europe's most error prone teams In what was arguably the biggest game of the weekend in the Premier League, it was an individual error that perhaps put the result beyond doubt. Liverpool, aiming to pick up their first league win of the calendar year, faced a Tottenham side with the fewest defeats of the season. The Reds set about ...

Juventus, Dortmund and Monaco in Europe's top tips this weekend

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Juventus, Dortmund and Monaco in Europe's top tips this weekend There are huge matches in all of Europe's top five leagues in which the outcomes could have a decisive say on the final standings in the league. JUVENTUS v INTER - Juventus to win (Juventus -1) @2.40Inter are in tremendous form in the league and couldn't have picked a better time to face Juventus. T...

Countdown: The most clinical teams in Europe this season

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Countdown: The most clinical teams in Europe this season Much has been made of the profligacy of the likes of Manchester rivals United and City in particular of late, with neither side able to make their dominance count at the weekend, but who are the teams at the opposite end of the spectrum? With only one Premier League side featuring, and none from Ser...

Scout Report: Why Wylan? Puel planning Nice raid for Cyprien

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Scout Report: Why Wylan? Puel planning Nice raid for Cyprien With the January transfer window fast approaching, it’s fair to say a number of clubs are preparing to field offers for their prized assets and given their remarkable start to the season - sitting top at Christmas regardless of results this week - Nice are certainly no exception.While star nam...

The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th

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The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th It wasn’t a great weekend to be Joe Hart. Despite Torino scoring 3 of their own, he found himself on the wrong side of a 5-3 loss in Naples. Hart handed Dries Mertens his second hat-trick in as many games - and then another goal after that. The last player to put four past Hart was Zlatan Ibra...

Top Match Tips: The best tips across Europe this weekend

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Top Match Tips: The best tips across Europe this weekend We are going to miss football during Christmas break, but the fixture list heading into it is only making matters worse, and this weekend has thrown another bunch of games full of prestige and drama, with a special focus in Italy.Roma vs Milan - Draw @4.20This already looks as though it could be a p...

The Expert: Nice show their fortitude, even minus Mario

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The Expert: Nice show their fortitude, even minus Mario If ever the Nice bubble was going to burst, then surely it was going to be here. Having succumbed to their first Ligue 1 defeat of the season at Caen just before the international break, it must have seemed like an interminable wait to get back on the horse - especially as Lucien Favre’s team ...

Top Match Tips: The smart money on this week's biggest games

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Top Match Tips: The smart money on this week's biggest games It's an interesting European weekend consisting of new and old rivalries, as well as derbies. However, you cannot look any further than in Serie A, where Juventus host Napoli with Gonzalo Higuain set to face off against his former club for the first time since leaving in the summer. How will el Pipi...