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Messi vs Ronaldo - Can Ron Rule Out a Messi Night in Madrid?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Dec 8 2011 17:49
Messi vs Ronaldo - Can Ron Rule Out a Messi Night in Madrid? It's that time of year again. El Clasico is upon us and in turn the prospect of perhaps the greatest match-up in club football. Amongst their ranks the two sides have some of the world's greatest players, though two undoubtedly shine out above the rest, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo again ...
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Why Guardiola May Opt for a 3-man Backline in El Clásico

by Javier Hernandez at Thursday, Dec 8 2011 12:01
Why Guardiola May Opt for a 3-man Backline in El Clásico There is a lot of speculation surrounding Barcelona’s defensive system, and whether Guardiola would dare to line-up in the Clásico with three defenders at the back. Considering the fact that Real Madrid have scored 49 La Liga goals this season and are deadly on fast breaks, it is hard t...
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Real Madrid: A Third of a Champion?

by Javier Hernandez at Tuesday, Nov 29 2011 16:51
Real Madrid: A Third of a Champion? After 13 weeks of football in La Liga, Real Madrid are ahead of Barcelona and sit at the top of the table for the first time since Pep Guardiola arrived at their bitter rivals. Jose Mourinho’s team have played some breathtaking football in the first third of the season and are currently on a n...
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Barca, Lazio and Man City Streaks End Across Europe

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Nov 28 2011 10:46
Barca, Lazio and Man City Streaks End Across Europe WhoScored’s regular Monday article takes a look at some of the streaks that came to an end in Europe’s main leagues over the last few days. Getafe’s 1-0 home win over Barcelona sent shock waves through Europe and ended the visitors’ twenty-seven match unbeaten run in all comp...
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PSG & Barca Falter on the Road while Wolves Finally Win

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Nov 8 2011 10:49
PSG & Barca Falter on the Road while Wolves Finally Win Our weekly round-up focusing on some of the significant streaks that have ground to a halt over the last few days sees WhoScored first turn our attentions to PSG. The Ligue 1 leaders were held at Bordeaux but, with none of the top six winning, results elsewhere went in their favour and they still le...
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Ballon d'Oh! Six of the Best to Miss Out on Elite Shortlist

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Nov 1 2011 16:56
Ballon d'Oh! Six of the Best to Miss Out on Elite Shortlist Today saw the unveiling of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or nominees with the usual suspects in the fray and expected to dominate the voting. The list includes 23 players that will eventually be narrowed down to just 3, and while Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are widely expected to be among them, t...
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Barca Relying Too Much on Messi Whilst Madrid Share Attacking Load

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Oct 25 2011 15:03
Barca Relying Too Much on Messi Whilst Madrid Share Attacking Load While Levante’s extraordinary fairy tale season continued on Sunday evening with a 3-0 win at Villarreal leaving them top of La Liga, Real Madrid sneaked past Barcelona to sit just one point off the summit. A last minute penalty miss from Lionel Messi leaves the champions just two points behin...
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New Boys Stealing the Show Ahead of Barca vs Atletico

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Sep 23 2011 14:09
New Boys Stealing the Show Ahead of Barca vs Atletico With a 2-2 draw at Valencia preserving their unbeaten start to the La Liga campaign, Barcelona return to the Nou Camp this weekend to face an in-form Atletico Madrid. Having picked up two draws on their travels so far, Pep Guardiola’s side will be glad of a match in front of their home fans th...
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Fabregas Flourishing While Arsenal Flounder

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Sep 21 2011 12:46
Fabregas Flourishing While Arsenal Flounder Cesc Fabregas' long awaited return to Barcelona proved so long in the waiting that Barcelona fans could be forgiven for losing interest in the drawn out transfer saga. After a deal was finally completed this summer, said fans interests in the Spaniard will have risen dramatically after a seamless tr...
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Barcelona or Manchester City: Which Team Suits Alexis Sanchez More?

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Jun 23 2011 10:05
Barcelona or Manchester City: Which Team Suits Alexis Sanchez More? With the Copa America set to start on July 1st, it’s clear why the bids are coming thick and fast for Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez right now; a stand-out tournament for the Chilean would undoubtedly inflate his already considerable transfer value further and with Barcelona looking likely to ...
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