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WhoScored Tipster: Champions League quarter-final top tips

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WhoScored Tipster: Champions League quarter-final top tips Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco - Dortmund & Over 3.5Thomas Tuchel will need to restore confidence quickly from defeat in Der Klassiker ahead of the visit of Leonardo Jardim’s free-scoring Monaco. A return to the Westfalenstadion is just what the doctor ordered then, with Dortmund winning 13 a...

Neymar silences critics to star in Barcelona's greatest win ever

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Neymar silences critics to star in Barcelona's greatest win ever It’s already been described as one of the greatest games of all time, as Barcelona came back from a 4-0 first leg deficit to stun PSG and the watching world. The match will without question go down in history, and with it so too will the undisputed star of the show.Neymar has faced his fair sh...

Bayern capitulations re-emphasise Koscielny's importance to Arsenal

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Bayern capitulations re-emphasise Koscielny's importance to Arsenal In the minutes following the full time whistle at the Emirates on Tuesday, Twitter was inundated with '10-2' jokes - here's looking at you, Bayern. In what is likely to be Arsene Wenger’s final Champions League game at the Arsenal helm, it was an embarrassing night for the Gunners, who emphati...

Form Guide: Why Ousmane Dembele is Europe's most promising talent

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Form Guide: Why Ousmane Dembele is Europe's most promising talent When a youngster breaks onto the scene and impresses there is always a real hubbub around just how far that player could go in his career. Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe is in the limelight at present, already being touted as ‘the next Thierry Henry’, but as far as the finest talents in Eu...

Benfica go to Germany for free shot at Champions League glory

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Benfica go to Germany for free shot at Champions League glory Sometimes it’s the small steps rather than the grand gestures that count, and it certainly felt that way in this weekend’s Liga NOS action. Just as they did a fortnight previously, Porto shot first at the top, and shot successfully, enjoying a brief stay at the summit of the table thanks...

Ex-Madrid man to punish Barcelona again in Champions League tips

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Ex-Madrid man to punish Barcelona again in Champions League tips ARSENAL vs BAYERN MUNICH - Over 3.5 goalsArsenal are having a bit a time of it as of late. Rumours continue to swirl over Alexis’ future and there's the ongoing will he or won’t he with Arsene Wenger’s new contract. The North London outfit have lost 4 of their last 6 matches in all...

Deadwood: Why Manchester City must resolve club's goalkeeping issues

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Deadwood: Why Manchester City must resolve club's goalkeeping issues Manchester City unsurprisingly made light work of their FA Cup replay with Huddersfield in midweek, romping to a 5-1 win. That being said, the match wasn’t without the customary scare at the back as the Premier League side once again failed to keep a clean sheet. Pep Guardiola’s side hav...

Is Mesut Ozil being unfairly scapegoated by Arsenal fans?

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Is Mesut Ozil being unfairly scapegoated by Arsenal fans? “They are using him as a scapegoat for the team after bad results,” agent Dr Erkut Sogut said of his client. He was, of course, referring to Mesut Ozil in the wake of Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing at hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The Germany international was widely cri...

Altetico vs Barcelona: Will Griezmann-Gameiro or Messi-Suarez partnership prevail?

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Altetico vs Barcelona: Will Griezmann-Gameiro or Messi-Suarez partnership prevail? While most were focusing their attentions on the Champions League, there’s little doubt what game the managers of Atletico and Barcelona will have been watching on Wednesday night. Real Madrid had the chance to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to four points against Valencia, with the ...

Thiago and Aguero shine in Champions League team of the round

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Thiago and Aguero shine in Champions League team of the round It’s fair to say that the return of the Champions League didn’t disappoint over the last ten days, with all eight matches in the first knockout phase providing real entertainment. There were certainly some matches that stood out more than others, with PSG’s mauling of Barcelona and...