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Europa League: Matchday 4 Recap

This was an interesting day in the Europa League as the Italians continued to struggle with winless day. In fact, the four Italian teams have only totaled two victories through four rounds. Liverpool took control of their group with a

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Europa League: Group Stage Round 4 Preview

The Europa League has another round of games as the groups are beginning to take shape. There are a number of top teams struggling including many of the Italian teams where Napoli and Juventus still remain without victories. Here is

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AC Milan 2, Real Madrid 2: Poor Finishing, Defensive Mistakes And Bad Luck Cost Madrid

This titan clash had an exciting finish, but in many ways was a dull game. Real Madrid dominated most of the game and took the lead right before half-time when Angel Di Maria played in Gonzalo Higuain. However, AC Milan

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UEFA Champions League: Milan and Real Draw While Arsenal Lose In Ukraine

It was another day of dominance by the big sides as a couple of sides advanced to the Round of 16. Bayern Munich and Chelsea kept perfect records and qualified for the knockout round. Real Madrid got a late equalizer

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Manchester United 3, Bursaspor 0: Obertan Inspires Second Half Rout

Bursaspor showed better attacking intent than the last match-up between these two teams, but Manchester United were still too powerful as they got a 3-0 victory behind goals from Darren Fletcher, Gabriel Obertan, and Bebe. Bursaspor had their chances, but

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Borussia Dortmund 2, Mainz 0: Dortmund’s Finishing Takes Them Top In Germany

This was the surprising battle at the top of the Bundesliga and Borussia Dortmund came through win a comfortable 2-0 win over Mainz getting goals from Mario Gotze and Lucas Barrios. Mainz had a penalty saved when it was 1-0.

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Benfica 4, Lyon 3: Martins And Coentrao Blow Away Lyon

This game was similar to the Internazionale-Tottenham game from the last round of games as Benfica blasted Lyon taking a 4-0 lead before a late fight back by the French side made it interesting as the game ended 4-3. Benfica

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UEFA Champions League: Inter Defeated And Barcelona Held

It was an interesting day in the Champions League as many of the top seeds fell. Internazionale lost in London to Tottenham, while Lyon lost 4-3 to Benfica after falling behind 4-0. Barcelona were also held in Copenhagen 1-1. The

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UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Round 4 Preview

It is time for Round 4 as the group stage enters its second half. These are also the reverse fixtures from last round so the match-ups remain the same with Real Madrid’s trip to the San Siro being the top

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Real Madrid 3, Hercules 1: Ronaldo Keys Comeback

Hercules had one of the most surprising results early in the La Liga season when they defeated Barcelona 2-0 at the Camp Nou. With that result in mind, this could have been a tough test for Real Madrid especially after

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