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Bayern's Backline Aim to Prevent Dortmund's Title Defence

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Oct 27 2011 12:17
Bayern's Backline Aim to Prevent Dortmund's Title Defence Hannover 96’s defeat of Bayern Munich last weekend brought an end to a run of eight matches without a single goal conceded by Jupp Heynckes’ side. A 23rd minute penalty by Mohammed Abdellaoue meant Manuel Neuer was finally beaten for the first time in 769 league minutes, since the openin...
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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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Malaga-Madrid Showdown to Prove Pelligrini's Players' Potential

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Oct 21 2011 15:27
Malaga-Madrid Showdown to Prove Pelligrini's Players' Potential This Saturday evening sees one of the most anticipated match-ups in La Liga take place, as Real Madrid make their way to big-spending Malaga to face old boss Manuel Pellegrino. Added to the intrigue is the fact that, in Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Julio Baptista, the hosts also boast two former Real pla...
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Do City Now Have Have the Edge Over United?

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Oct 21 2011 11:08
Do City Now Have Have the Edge Over United? Sunday afternoon sees both Manchester clubs square up in the Premier League’s top of the table battle. Just two points separate City and United, with Roberto Mancini’s side currently edging their rivals into second place. A win would, of course, take Sir Alex Ferguson’s troops back...
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Serie A: Europe's Tightest League?

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Oct 18 2011 15:20
Serie A: Europe's Tightest League? Last weekend saw Serie A live up to the stereotype of old, with an incredible twelve teams failing to find the net over the round of ten fixtures. Half of the matches finished goalless and with 49 yellow cards in addition to 4 players seeing red, Italy’s top division is proving to be a hard-fo...
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Europe's Underachievers: La Liga - Athletic Bilbao

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Oct 14 2011 10:42
Europe's Underachievers: La Liga - Athletic Bilbao Our look at the biggest underachievers in each of Europe’s top five leagues sees WhoScored turn our attention to La Liga. Following on from Arsenal and Hamburger SV in the Premier League and Bundesliga respectively, Athletic Bilbao come under the spotlight for their performances in the six rou...
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United Aiming for Revenge Via Wide Men at Anfield

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Oct 12 2011 11:22
United Aiming for Revenge Via Wide Men at Anfield Saturday lunchtime brings with it one of the most anticipated match-ups of the English domestic season, as Liverpool play host to Man United. Typically fraught with tension, these encounters tend to throw the form book out the window, as shown by last season’s equivalent Anfield fixture where ...
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Who to Replace Rooney? Capello's Dilemma After Red Mist

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Oct 11 2011 12:40
Who to Replace Rooney? Capello's Dilemma After Red Mist Last week saw WhoScored focus our attentions on possible strike partners for Wayne Rooney ahead of the game in Montenegro. Friday’s show of petulance and subsequent red card, however, sparks a shift in our approach to England’s dilemma, with Fabio Capello determined to draw up a masterpl...
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La Liga Team Focus: Levante

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Oct 6 2011 09:50
La Liga Team Focus: Levante While the sight of Barcelona at the top of La Liga after six rounds of matches is only really to be expected, the team sitting in second place has raised more than a few eyebrows. Equal on points with Pep Guardiola’s side, with an identical record of four wins and two draws, Levante’s st...
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Bundesliga Team Focus: Borussia MGladbach

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Oct 4 2011 10:51
Bundesliga Team Focus: Borussia MGladbach It took a two-leg relegation play-off last season to prevent Borussia MGladbach from dropping out of the Bundesliga. A late goal in each of the two games against VfL Bochum earned the side a 2-1 aggregate win, thus ensuring their safety in Germany’s top flight for yet another campaign. As the ...
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