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Barcelona vs Bayern: Is Neuer now the superior German goalkeeper?

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Barcelona vs Bayern: Is Neuer now the superior German goalkeeper? Tonight's Champions League tie between Barcelona and Bayern Munich is, without doubt, the game of the round. Two of Europe's heavyweights clash and there are a number of mini-battles across the pitch that is well worth your attention.The key meeting between the Champions League's highest rated playe...

Bayern Munich trio make most improved Bundesliga XI in 2019/20

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Bayern Munich trio make most improved Bundesliga XI in 2019/20 The return of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season is now just two days away and the buzz for football supporters around Europe is palpable. For players and teams it will be interesting to see how they perform after such an unprecedented break. Will those that were in good form pre-lockdown continue as if ...

Revealed: Huge names miss out in stunning Bayern Munich team of the decade

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Revealed: Huge names miss out in stunning Bayern Munich team of the decade Continuing our series of team of the decades of the elite clubs in Europe over the last ten years, we make our way to Munich and a quite stunning Bayern Munich XI.As with the teams featured beforehand, a minimum of 70 appearances has been set as a requirement across the league and Champions League, ...

Best XI: Juventus dominate Champions League team of the round

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Best XI: Juventus dominate Champions League team of the round Juventus dominate WhoScored.com's Champions League team of the round after their dispatching of Barcelona at the quarter-final stage, with Real Madrid quickly following suit.The Old Lady were hugely impressive in their meetings with Barcelona with a 3-0 aggregate score enough to secure their spot in...

Revealed: Analysing the best keepers in Europe this season

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Revealed: Analysing the best keepers in Europe this season There’s been a lot of talk of goalkeepers in the press this week, mostly focussed on the woes of Claudio Bravo after another game to forget for the Manchester City, but which deserve praise for their exploits this season?Using save success as a starting point to herald nine of the top performi...

Match Report: Five Observations From Arsenal's Win Over Bayern

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Match Report: Five Observations From Arsenal's Win Over Bayern All goalkeepers make mistakesOne of the main topics ahead of Arsenal’s welcome of Bayern was the return of Petr Cech after Arsene Wenger had opted to field David Ospina against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos with calamitous results. While the change of tack was enforced as the Colombian sat out ...

Player Focus: The Stats Leaders You May Not Have Seen in 2014

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Player Focus: The Stats Leaders You May Not Have Seen in 2014 With the calendar year coming to a close it is the ideal time to churn out statistical round-ups. While many are obvious - Ronaldo has scored lots of goals etc. - and perhaps lack some context we've decided to look into five statistics that you perhaps won't have come across when it comes to the top...

Player Focus: Why Germany's False 5 is World Number One

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Player Focus: Why Germany's False 5 is World Number One Ball-boys can expect a call from Manuel Neuer. He won’t shout at them like Joe Hart did during England’s 2-1 defeat to Italy in Manaus. Instead, every now and again when the play is up the other end and he hasn’t been involved for a while, the Germany goalkeeper will ask the kid be...

Player Focus: Goalkeepers' Save Success Rates

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Player Focus: Goalkeepers' Save Success Rates The goalkeeper: the last line of defence. Some say the most important man in a team, others say less so, possibly in the hope that they will not be needed if the outfielders do their jobs properly. The fact of the matter is, though, that goalkeepers are key to a team's success, and a good goalkeepin...