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League Focus: Ligue 1's Best Attacking Players

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, May 23 2012 12:17
League Focus: Ligue 1's Best Attacking Players Now to continue picking Ligue 1’s team of the year, after selecting the back four and goalkeeper last week (click here) it is time to push forward into the midfield and attack. The following are six players from four different clubs producing some outstanding performances in what was an amazin...
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Team Focus: Busy Bayern Aiming to Become Europe’s Best

by Ross Dunbar at Wednesday, May 2 2012 17:23
Team Focus: Busy Bayern Aiming to Become Europe’s Best Saturday May 19, 2012.It could be a date that will live in the memory of FC Bayern Munich if Philipp Lahm is the captain who gets his hands on the UEFA Champions League trophy in the Allianz Arena.The build-up to Bayern’s date with destiny has been a long, drawn out affair. The Bayern board-ro...
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Match Analysis: Ending Streaks - Madrid & Montpellier

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Mar 20 2012 11:32
Match Analysis: Ending Streaks - Madrid & Montpellier WhoScored’s regular look at the significant streaks that have come to an end over the previous weekend sees us focus on La Liga and Ligue 1 this time round. Over in Spain, Real Madrid’s winning run of eleven straight matches was unexpectedly brought to an end by Malaga in a 1-1 stalemate...
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Stats Analysis: Deadly from Distance

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Feb 24 2012 18:17
Stats Analysis: Deadly from Distance WhoScored has scoured the top 5 leagues to evaluate the most prolific, most accurate and deadliest sharp shooter from distance this season. Investigating each league individually, we have only collected the players to hit the target with at least 10 shots from outside the box to prove their willingn...
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Team Focus: Montpellier - Giroud's Supporting Cast

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Feb 15 2012 12:30
Team Focus: Montpellier - Giroud's Supporting Cast Ok, hands up if you had Paris Saint Germain vs Montpellier in week 24 of Ligue 1 as a top of the table clash when the fixtures were announced in the summer. No? Neither did we. It's about time that Montpellier got the credit their superb play deserves. With 23 games gone La Paillade have only tasted...
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Stats Analysis: The Entertainers - Goals per Game

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jan 31 2012 15:12
Stats Analysis: The Entertainers - Goals per Game Having recently entered the second half of the season we feel it is a good time to ascertain Europe's top entertainers from each of the top 5 leagues and the best grounds to visit for guaranteed goalmouth action. We have taken into account the sides that not only score the most goals, but also conce...
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Stats Analysis: Europe's Most Accurate Finishers

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jan 23 2012 17:22
Stats Analysis: Europe's Most Accurate Finishers The art of finishing is one that has been flaunted to the fullest over Europe's top 5 leagues this season, with 22 players having already scored more than 10 goals thus far. WhoScored has decided to look at a facet to the top scorers shooting that has not yet been analysed - accuracy - as well as re...
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Ligue 1 Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Dec 30 2011 21:18
Ligue 1 Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage As we approach 2012 the only players in Europe's top 5 leagues who aren't enjoying the festive break are plying their trade in the Premier League, so in the meantime we analyse the best XIs at the halfway stage of the season elsewhere.First up we look across the channel at France's Ligue 1, where PS...
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Spurs Run Ends Along with League Leaders Madrid & Montpellier

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Dec 12 2011 10:52
Spurs Run Ends Along with League Leaders Madrid & Montpellier A run of fifteen straight wins in all competitions came to an end for Real Madrid, as Barcelona clinched a 3-1 El Clasico win at the Bernabeu. Valenciennes caused a huge surprise in Ligue 1 with the defeat of leaders Montpellier, while Stoke brought Tottenham’s bandwagon to a halt in a frantic...
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Player Focus: A Chance he will not Giroud

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Nov 9 2011 10:34
Player Focus: A Chance he will not Giroud In preparation for this weekend’s International friendlies the press gathered at Les Bleus Clairefontaine training complex to the normal rounds of questioning. For Montpellier forward Olivier Giroud this was a whole new experience; an experience that has been three years in the making.Montpell...
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