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Bayern to Provide True Test of Atletico's Defensive Resolve

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Bayern to Provide True Test of Atletico's Defensive Resolve If someone repeated the age old adage ‘the best defence is a good offence’ to Diego Simeone, he would be one to quickly point said person in the direction of his Atletico Madrid team. A solid backline is the foundation upon which his current Colchoneros side is built. A regimented approa...

Champions League Top Tips & In-play Offer from Bet365

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Champions League Top Tips & In-play Offer from Bet365 And then there were four. The semi finals of the Champions League kick off this week as Manchester City, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich thrash it out for European glory.The Bet365 offer is back, once again available for this week’s big clash between Manchester City and Real Mad...

City Keep Steady to Reach New European Heights as PSG Falter

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City Keep Steady to Reach New European Heights as PSG Falter For all that these two super-rich teams have long wanted to be super-clubs, Manchester City won this game - and finally got behind the velvet rope of the Champions League semi-finals - because they played like a team that anyone should want to be. They were impressively solid in defence and sufficie...

Contrast in Styles to Determine Victor in PSG's Welcome of City

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Contrast in Styles to Determine Victor in PSG's Welcome of City It is a build-up that has been dominated by discussion of the similarities between the clubs off the pitch, especially in the context of the rise of oil-influenced football, but as regards how similar Paris Saint-Germain are on the pitch? That’s a lot harder to discern. It could yet lead to a ...

Champions League Last-16 Round-up

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Champions League Last-16 Round-up The Champions League last-16 stage came to an end with all almighty bang in Munich as Bayern overcame a huge scare to eventually brush aside Juventus in the most emphatic fashion. 2-0 down with 20 minutes to go and staring elimination in the face, Pep Guardiola’s side came from behind to force...

Proactive Pep Responds in Bayern's Champions League Hunt

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Proactive Pep Responds in Bayern's Champions League Hunt After such a gloriously intense 210 minutes of football that so frequently and forcefully swung in different directions, there is now a deeper question than over whether can Pep Guardiola can finally win the Champions League before leaving Bayern Munich. It is a question directly related to that cha...

Onus on Pogba Ahead of Juventus' Mountainous Munich Mission

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Onus on Pogba Ahead of Juventus' Mountainous Munich Mission You’d be forgiven for questioning how Juventus were still in this contest had you stopped watching the first-leg prior to the hour mark. Bayern Munich were more than good value for their 2-0 lead and looked to have the tie perfectly set up to ease into the quarter-finals in front of their home...

Five Talking Points from Chelsea 1-2 PSG

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Five Talking Points from Chelsea 1-2 PSG Can PSG go all the way in Europe?Bar a spell in the first half, it’s fair to say Chelsea were second best for much of the encounter at Stamford Bridge. PSG controlled proceedings with relative ease despite the soon-to-be-crowned French champions not playing at their best and with key players u...

Player Focus: Alexis Impact Could Prove Crucial in Barcelona Clash

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Player Focus: Alexis Impact Could Prove Crucial in Barcelona Clash “The performance zone is where you are focused and relaxed and that is what is difficult in sport. Sometimes when you play against your former club you are not necessarily in that zone.” Arsene Wenger is clearly keen to remind Alexis Sanchez to remain calm and collected ahead of Tuesday&...

Player Focus: Recent Chelsea Outings Hint There's More to Come From Baba

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Player Focus: Recent Chelsea Outings Hint There's More to Come From Baba Guus Hiddink has certainly overseen an improvement in form as Chelsea manager. Following the Dutchman’s return, the Blues have lost only one of their 13 competitive games in the Dutchman’s second reign, that coming in a 2-1 defeat at PSG last week, a match they were expected to lose prio...