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PSG's Mbappe and Liverpool's Salah join Haaland in Europe’s xG Top 10

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PSG's Mbappe and Liverpool's Salah join Haaland in Europe’s xG Top 10 With the domestic season finishing with a bang and Manchester City winning almost everything in their path, Napoli romping Serie A, PSG lifting Ligue 1, Bayern Munich winning the Bundesliga on the final day and Xavi’s Barcelona clinching the La Liga title. We take a look at the ten players to ...

PSG vs Real Madrid: Boosted 14/1 Champions League Bet Builder Tip

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PSG vs Real Madrid: Boosted 14/1 Champions League Bet Builder Tip The Champions League is back with a bang as long time title hopefuls Paris Saint-Germain host the tournament's most decorated side in Real Madrid.Both sides top their respective domestic league's heading into Tuesday night's showdown, and have a plethora of talent to call upon in attacking areas. Li...

Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid: No room for Neymar in star-studded Ultimate XI

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Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid: No room for Neymar in star-studded Ultimate XI The Champions League returns tonight and there are two stand out clashes to signal the restart of Europe's elite club competition. Of course - with all due respect to Sporting CP's welcome of Manchester City - the glamour tie is PSG's meeting with Real Madrid as the two European heavyweights lock ho...

Five Key Battles: Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid Champions League preview

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Five Key Battles: Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid Champions League preview One club is drenched in rich European history, the other is simply drenched in cash. Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid is a Champions League clash befitting a final, with the personnel on show, but instead one neutrals are treated to in the round of 16 stage. Real Madrid were already on six Europea...

Teenage Rennes star continues to shine as Liverpool sensation tops form rankings

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Teenage Rennes star continues to shine as Liverpool sensation tops form rankings Having kept chipping away, Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah is finally the in-form player in Europe's top five leagues with Karim Benzema at long last knocked off top spot. There's a space on the podium for a new entry, too, as a young Rennes winger continues to shine. Starting from the bottom, we ...

Chelsea and Man City represented in Champions League Team of the Week

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Chelsea and Man City represented in Champions League Team of the Week Here we run through the Champions League team of the week for matchday three. Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) - 8.03 rating Real Madrid racked up a massive 5-0 win away to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday but they Thibaut Courtois still earned his clean sheet with four saves. Right-back: Matti...

Stats show Haaland and Salah among most improved players in Europe

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Stats show Haaland and Salah among most improved players in Europe With another intrenational break upon us, now is the ideal time to take stock of the action so far. By now there is a decent sample size to gauge what players are set up for a big season. In this piece we are specifically looking at how player performances rate this season compared to last. By using...

Salah, Benzema and Mendy make most in-from XI in Europe

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Salah, Benzema and Mendy make most in-from XI in Europe With the second international break of the 2021/22 campaign upon us and with a decent number of club games under our belt, now is the perfect time to take stock of the campaign thus far and find out what players are in the best form.Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI in Europe's top 5 l...

Portugal vs France: Euro 2020 permutations and prediction

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Portugal vs France: Euro 2020 permutations and prediction Group F draws to a close on Wednesday night with all four teams still in with a shout of qualifying for the knockout round. Portugal face France in a repeat of the Euro 2016 final and both head into their final group game bloodied. France were held to a surprise 1-1 draw with group minnows Hungary a...

Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid: Koeman outclassed on Clasico coaching debut

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Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid: Koeman outclassed on Clasico coaching debut It was a Clasico that certainly didn't disappoint at Camp Nou, unless, of course, you are a Barcelona fan. A lightning fast start would prove impossible to maintain but it was Real Madrid that made the best fist of doing just that, coming out deserved 3-1 winners over an experimental Barcelona lineu...