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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Preview

Well, the build-up to this game has been soured a bit by the somewhat dreadful performance from last week. Here is a quick look at this game. Formations: Casillas Arbeloa–Albiol–Carvalho–Marcelo Diarra–Alonso–Ozil Ronaldo–Benzema–Di Maria Madrid will not have Pepe or Sergio

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona Stroll Over Real Madrid

There has been a lot of build-up to this match, but it was a pretty ugly game given it was billed as the top two teams in the world playing. Real Madrid set up defensively, but offered less going forward

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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Preview

The big game is here and there are a number of injuries, but there is plenty of talent available for this game. Here is a look at the game. Formations: Valdes Alves–Pique–Mascherano–Puyol Xavi–Busquets–Keita Pedro–Messi–Villa There are some big absences for

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UEFA Champions League: United Dominates Schalke With Good Lead For The Second Leg

Much of the build-up to the game this week was that Schalke 04 shouldn’t be taken lightly, but based on this performance, all of the over confidence seemed warranted. It was a shockingly bad performance by Schalke as they lost

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UEFA Champions League: Schalke 04 vs. Manchester United Preview

The semifinals have arrived and Schalke hosts Manchester United in the first leg. Schalke may not be the most glamorous of teams, but they have shown quite well in their European run and should not be ruled out as a

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UEFA Champions League: Schalke And Real Madrid Advance

It was a bit of an uneventful day in the Champions League as two teams with big leads from the first leg held on to win comfortably. Real Madrid won 1-0 over Tottenham when Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a long

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal Second Leg Preview, Part 2

The last two semifinalists will be decided on Wednesday. Tottenham come in with a big 4-0 deficit from the first leg against Real Madrid. In the other match, Inter will have to overturn a 5-2 deficit from the first leg,

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UEFA Champions League: United Advance And Barcelona Stroll To Semifinals

Two of the semifinalists have been determined as Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-1 and 3-1 on aggregate. Barcelona strolled to a 1-0 win which gave them a 6-1 aggregate victory. Here is a quick look at the results from today.

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal Second Leg Preview, Part 1

Some of the match-ups are done, but Manchester United and Chelsea is the one match-up that seems to be truly up for grabs. Here is a look at the two games from Tuesday. Shaktar Donetsk vs. Barcelona Formations: Pinto Alves–Milito–Pique–Adriano

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal 1st Leg Preview, Part 2

Here is a look at the second set of games on Wednesday for the UEFA Champions League. Barcelona vs. Shakhtar Donetsk: Formations: Pyatov Srna–Rakitiskiy–Chigrinskiy–Rat Hubschmann–Mkhitaryan Jadson–Willian–Costa Adriano Shakhtar will be in a 4-2-3-1. Chigrinskiy is an injury concern and it

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