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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips If only Manchester United were able to live up to expectations, then this weekend would have seen two sets of title contenders come to blows as the Red Devils face Chelsea the day after the Clasico. It's the game at the Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon that will rightly get the most attention. There s...

Player Focus: Interest in Imbula High Following Strong Start to the Season

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Player Focus: Interest in Imbula High Following Strong Start to the Season While a video of their hugely popular manager Marcelo Bielsa was doing the rounds on social media this weekend Marseille were easing to an eighth successive Ligue 1 victory against Toulouse. It was the display of a side now well versed in their coach's philosophy, playing at the very top of their ga...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The most balanced league begins again. Nobody can really question who Le Championnat favourites are, which started a week ago, while the Premier League returns, where Chelsea are tipped to wrestle the title away from Manchester City after their summer spending spree. There are a number of teams capa...

Match Focus: Bielsa’s Marseille Caught Out by Makélélé’s Bright Bastia

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Match Focus: Bielsa’s Marseille Caught Out by Makélélé’s Bright Bastia As Marseille’s tracksuited players enjoyed the traditional pre-match pitch walk on the turf at the Furiani, they looked like they were without a care in the world; enjoying the warmth of the Corsican summer, and the calm before the storm. Then, they were suddenly snapped out of their comfort, ...

Team Focus: Marseille Give Bielsa Reason to Dream

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Team Focus: Marseille Give Bielsa Reason to Dream One could never suggest Olympique de Marseille are ever in a state of calm, but they certainly felt more themselves on Sunday night as they celebrated a period of damaging uncertainty coming to an end. As Marseille and Lyon took the field, a banner displaying the words “El Loco – Haznos ...

League Focus: Can Anybody Stop Lille Finishing Third in Ligue 1?

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League Focus: Can Anybody Stop Lille Finishing Third in Ligue 1? Having began Sunday evening knowing a win would take them into second place in Ligue 1, Lille had the opportunity to build further on a stunning first half of the campaign in which they garnered 40 points - a pre-Christmas record for a third-placed team. In the end, the surprise home defeat to an un...

WhoScored Tipster: Weekend Betting Picks

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WhoScored Tipster: Weekend Betting Picks Serie A dominates the weekend's action, with the two biggest clashes involving 3 of the top 4 and an underachieving Milan side. Germany and France also throw up some key clashes in which some of the top teams face potential banana skins.LIKELY BETSLiverpool vs Crystal Palace: LIVERPOOL (-1.5) @ 1.60...

Player Focus: Valbuena Continues to be the Centre of Attention

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Player Focus: Valbuena Continues to be the Centre of Attention It’s never too late to break away from a stereotype. Mathieu Valbuena should know, having been the butt of rubbish jokes about his size and – more importantly – miscast as a winger for too long. Le Petit Vélo has had his share of knockbacks down the years, from being shown t...

WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe

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WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe After the midweek drama of Champions and Europa League action, teams from across the continent return to domestic action once again this weekend, and here we take a look at the best of the bets from Sunday's top games.Lyon vs MarseilleRounding off the weekend's Ligue 1 action is a game that pits tog...

WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe

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WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe Sunday sees a whole host of top games to choose from across Europe's top leagues, though a large proportion of the attention could well be on a cup game, as Bradford take on Swansea at Wembley in the Capital One Cup final. With the underdogs on a record breaking run of 9 consecutive penalty shootout...