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Player Focus: Majestic Modric Essential in Zidane's Real Madrid Setup

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Feb 17 2016 15:35
Player Focus: Majestic Modric Essential in Zidane's Real Madrid Setup When the famous Champions League music rung out ahead of PSG’s welcome of Chelsea and Benfica’s win over Zenit St. Petersburg, it was a welcome reminder that the top club competition in Europe is indeed back. With European football gracing our screens for the next two weeks, the best pla...
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Player Focus: Are Football Fans Now Witnessing Lionel Messi at his Peak?

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jan 13 2016 13:45
Player Focus: Are Football Fans Now Witnessing Lionel Messi at his Peak? For a man surrounded by so many frantic people on Monday night in the Zurich Kongresshaus mixed zone, Leo Messi was conspicuously serene. He looked every bit like an athlete content with his latest conquest, even if he immediately insisted he still wanted more.The last year was perhaps the perfect d...
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Tournament Focus: Champions League Team of the Group Stage

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 10 2015 17:00
Tournament Focus: Champions League Team of the Group Stage Wins for Arsenal and Chelsea on Wednesday night meant only one of the four Premier League sides - Manchester United - dropped out of the Champions League. Given the London pairing’s questionable start to the competition and Manchester City’s indifferent form it’s a commendable and ...
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Match Report: Chelsea's European Form Sees Them Progress

by Jenny Brown at Thursday, Dec 10 2015 12:00
Match Report: Chelsea's European Form Sees Them Progress For all the criticism Chelsea have come under the season, their Champions League campaign has by and large gone unnoticed. Those performances have easily been the London club's best. And while they haven't set the bar particularly high - they have a made the step up for Jose Mourinho in Europe. Ahea...
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Match Report: Willian Downs Dynamo in Another Impressive Display

by Jenny Brown at Thursday, Nov 5 2015 13:45
Match Report: Willian Downs Dynamo in Another Impressive Display The clouds loomed large above Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night as Chelsea prepared to take on Dynamo Kiev in their Champions League clash. After a scoreless draw in the reverse fixture, Chelsea remained third in Group G, a point behind Dynamo.Chelsea’s struggles this season, on and off the p...
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Team Focus: Under Pressure Mourinho Facing Decisive Double Header

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Nov 4 2015 13:41
Team Focus: Under Pressure Mourinho Facing Decisive Double Header Much was made of Jose Mourinho’s flash interview after the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, but, for all he sought to avoid confronting the reality of that latest reversal, it probably revealed more of the truth than he would have done by actually trying to talk.This really was a man with “nothi...
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Match Focus: Leaky Roma Must Tighten Up Ahead of Leverkusen Welcome

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Nov 3 2015 12:05
Match Focus: Leaky Roma Must Tighten Up Ahead of Leverkusen Welcome It was a trick that worked a treat for Inter on Halloween. When the starting line-ups were printed on Saturday night, however, their fans feared a horror show at San Siro. Danilo D’Ambrosio hadn’t played a minute all season and yet this was the moment when Roberto Mancini decided to thro...
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Tournament Focus: Stats in Brief - The Champions League Group Stages So Far

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Nov 2 2015 12:33
Tournament Focus: Stats in Brief - The Champions League Group Stages So Far At the midway point in the Champions League group stages it's fair to say most of the tables are shaping up as the 32 teams vie for a place in the knockout phase. That said, with Andre Villas-Boas' Zenit St. Petersburg the only side to maintain a 100% record so far there is still all to play for mos...
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Match Report: Five Observations From Arsenal's Win Over Bayern

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Oct 21 2015 11:55
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 ...
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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Arsenal's Welcome of Bayern

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 20 2015 12:00
Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Arsenal's Welcome of Bayern Arsenal’s welcome of Bayern Munich on Tuesday night is, without question, a crucial fixture for the hosts. The Gunners have lost their opening two Champions League games this season and run the real risk of crashing out of the competition at the group stages. A double-header with Bayern is not...
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