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Player Focus: Casemiro Taking His Chance to Shine for Real Madrid

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 20 2015 09:40
Player Focus: Casemiro Taking His Chance to Shine for Real Madrid For all the criticism Rafa Benitez has received following his appointment as Real Madrid head coach, one has to commend certain aspects of Los Blancos’ impressive start to the season. The Madrid side are one of four teams in Europe’s top 5 leagues yet to succumb to defeat this campaign, ...
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Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jun 8 2015 12:35
Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season When news filtered through that Giorgio Chiellini was to miss the Champions League final with a calf injury, many felt that Barcelona’s precession to their fifth European championship had become that much easier. Juventus’ vice-captain is arguably the Old Lady’s best defender, so t...
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Match Focus: Allegri Requires a Touch of Luck to Halt Messi & Co. in Saturday's Final

by Miguel Delaney at Friday, Jun 5 2015 09:40
Match Focus: Allegri Requires a Touch of Luck to Halt Messi & Co. in Saturday's Final Ahead of the biggest game in club football, Max Allegri faces the biggest conundrum in all football. It is the issue that has defined the entire season, and the question that so many managers have failed to answer, leaving Barcelona on the brink of a second treble in their history as they face Juven...
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Player Focus: Is It Right for Bale to Bear The Brunt of Madrid's Problems?

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, May 12 2015 14:15
Player Focus: Is It Right for Bale to Bear The Brunt of Madrid's Problems? It is fair to say that Gareth Bale’s performance in Real Madrid’s 2-1 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat at Juventus last week did not impress many pundits.It's very difficult to win a big game like this when you're only playing with 10 men, ex-Manchester United midfielder and ...
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Match Focus: Disciplined Attacking Trio Crucial in Juventus Win Over Real Madrid

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 6 2015 12:30
Match Focus: Disciplined Attacking Trio Crucial in Juventus Win Over Real Madrid Juventus’ welcome of Real Madrid on Tuesday night could well have been considered the curtain raiser for tonight’s main event, where European giants Barcelona host Bayern Munich. The focus of the fixture between the top teams in Spain and Germany will see Pep Guardiola return to the Camp...
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Player Focus: Homesick Tevez Leading Juventus Towards Hope of Treble

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Apr 22 2015 11:44
Player Focus: Homesick Tevez Leading Juventus Towards Hope of Treble Never forget where you come from. Argentina and in particular the barrios of Buenos Aires, not just Fuerte Apache where he grew up, are never far from Carlos Tevez’s thoughts. Recall for instance how he celebrated his goals for Juventus last season by lifting up his jersey to reveal a T-shirt ...
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Match Report: Tale of Two Strikers as Arsenal Overcome Dortmund

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Nov 27 2014 10:00
Match Report: Tale of Two Strikers as Arsenal Overcome Dortmund Any team will hope a victory of any sort will kickstart a run of form. Coming into this game, Arsenal had failed to win any of their previous 3 games in all competitions, so 3 points here was crucial. This run began with the 3-3 draw with Anderlecht in the Champions League at the beginning of the mo...
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Match Report: Spirited Anderlecht Stun Mentally Weak Arsenal

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Nov 5 2014 09:00
Match Report: Spirited Anderlecht Stun Mentally Weak Arsenal Arsenal's last home Champions League encounter proved to be something of a false dawn. The 4-1 victory over Galatasaray brought to an end a 3-game winless streak at the Emirates, only for them to falter when they hosted Hull City 17 days later. Last gasp goals from Kieran Gibbs and Lukas Podolski in...
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Player Focus: Promising Start Suggests Chambers Will Realise Potential

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Aug 21 2014 18:00
Player Focus: Promising Start Suggests Chambers Will Realise Potential Alexis Sánchez is Arsenal’s marquee summer signing, there is no question about that. The Chilean adds some much-needed tenacity to their frontline and gives Arsène Wenger more options in attack, with the 25-year-old able to spearhead the Arsenal offensive or play a supporting rol...
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Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 28 2014 16:00
Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season Atlético Madrid came perilously close to landing an historic double at the weekend, but after extra time, rivals Real Madrid won the Champions League in Lisbon, in the process securing ‘La Décima’. Yet another memorable rendition of the competition was made all the more spe...
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