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A Look At The UEFA Champions and Europa League Playoff Rounds

The final qualifying gets started this week for both the Champions and Europa League as the teams attempt to make it into the group stages of the competition. The top match-up in this round is Werder Bremen facing off with

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Champions League Recap: Best XI And Player Of The Season

Internazionale completed the treble by defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday which completes the Champions League for another season. Looking back, there were tremendous performances and here is a look at the best players of the season with a Best

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Internazionale 2, Bayern Munich 0: Milito Brace Beats Bayern

The game played out pretty much the way it was expected. Inter Milan sat back and looked to strike on the counter attack. Inter did not create many offensive opportunities, but the clinical finishing by Diego Milito was the difference.

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UEFA Champions League Final Preview

The final is here. Bayern Munich and Internazionale are both going for trebles having completed domestic doubles. Munich have been one of the highest scoring sides in the Champions League while Inter completed a defensive masterpiece against Barcelona to reach

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Tottenham Realize Their Champions League Dream

Tottenham did it. After coming so close a couple of years ago, Tottenham finally finished in the top four by defeating Manchester City behind a Peter Crouch winner. Spurs still have a chance to catch Arsenal for third, but they

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Has It Become Easier To Win A Treble?

With the Champions League final set, I couldn’t help notice that both Internazionale and Bayern Munich are in position to capture trebles. This follows the match-up from the previous season when Manchester United and Barcelona battled and the winner was

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Thoughts On The Champions And Europa League And Gameweek 37 I Know The Score

The European Cup finals are finally set. Internazionale and Bayern Munich both advanced to the Champions League finals while Atletico Madrid face Fulham in the Europa League final. It is a nice mix as each of the top four leagues

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona-Internazionale 2nd Leg Preview

Bayern Munich clinched the first spot in the Champions League final yesterday as they defeated Lyon 3-0 behind a hat trick by Croatian Ivica Olic. It completed a terrible performance for Lyon over two legs as they struggled to pose

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UEFA Champions League: Lyon-Bayern Munich 2nd Leg Preview

By the end of this week, the teams will be set for the Champions League final on May 22nd. The first semifinal to be completed will be Lyon vs. Bayern Munich who square off later today. The Germans won the

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Bayern Munich 1, Lyon 0: Robben The Hero As Ribery Sees Red

Arjen Robben strikes again. He has been the hero for Bayern Munich and is a compelling choice as the player of the year in the tournament. He may not have the statistics like other stars, but all of his goals

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