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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And More

The big game of the weekend is the start of the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona battles. However, there are a number of big games across Europe including Paris Saint-Germain squaring off with Lyon on Sunday, which didn’t quite make my

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Weekend Watch List: Liverpool vs. United And More

It is a big weekend with the Northwest derby headlining the weekend’s games as the final stretch run for the season heats up. Here is a look at the top 5 games of the weekend. Liverpool vs. Manchester United (Sunday

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Weekend Watch List: Manchester Derby And Juventus vs. Internazionale

The weekend is full of games including the Manchester Derby as well as a West London derby on Monday. Here is a list of the top five games from the weekend. Manchester United vs. Manchester City (Saturday 7:45 am, FSC)

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Weekend Watch List: Good Weekend Match-Ups

It is Super Bowl weekend, but the weekend is full of top games from all across Europe with the big match in England headlining the weekend. Here is a look at the top 5 games from the weekend. Chelsea vs.

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Atletico Madrid 2, Deportivo La Coruna 0: Aguero Shines

Atletico have struggled recently but they got back to their winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna. The team got two goals from Sergio Aguero to put the game away in the first half. Atletico could have

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Espanyol 3, Atletico Madrid 2: Defensive Mistakes Hurt Atletico

The El Clasico was not the only match between Barcelona and Madrid as Espanyol traveled to Madrid to face Atletico on Saturday in a battle of two teams aiming for Champions League spots. Espanyol won 3-2 taking the lead on

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Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 0: Real Madrid Dominate Early

The Madrid derby would be the first true test for Real Madrid in the league and they passed it with relative ease as they got early goals from Ricardo Carvalho and Mesut Ozil and were able to cruise comfortably from

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Weekend Watch List: Mexico’s El Classico And Big Matches Throughout Europe

There were many good games this weekend and it was actually quite difficult to limit the list to five games. The top game is Mexico’s El Classico, but there are a lot of good games this weekend. Here are my

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Atletico Madrid 3, Rosenborg 0: Aguero Returns To Seal Victory

Atletico Madrid have struggled in their defense of the Europa League title having only gained one point in two games. They faced Rosenborg today which featured the return of Kun Aguero although he started the game on the bench. Atletico

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Atletico Madrid 2, Getafe 0: Atleti Use Counter Attack To Win Madrid Derby

Atletico would have entered this game as the favorites, but without the injured Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan starting on the bench, it appeared Getafe could have a chance. For the most part, Getafe did well as they controlled possession

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