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Manchester City 0, Liverpool 0: Can Anyone Complete A Pass?

I am a bit ashamed to have put that as the top game of the weekend to watch because it was a stinker. Both teams were understandably cautious in their positioning but were inept when it came to attacking. Both

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Everton 3, Manchester United 1: Inspired Everton Subs And Rooney Has An Off Day

It was bound to happen to Wayne Rooney. He had such a terrific run but he finally had a game where he was disappointing. He wasn’t awful, but he also failed to contribute to the game. He had a one-on-one

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Weekly Watch-List: Merseyside vs. Manchester

After an exciting run of games in European competition, the domestic schedule provides some exciting games for this weekend. Two of the better match-ups features a battle between the city of Manchester and the city of Liverpool. There are no

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Champions League Tactics And Gameweek 27 I Know The Score

The Champions League returned this week and I have to admit that the one thing I found strange in all of the games was the open and attacking styles employed in all of the games. Usually the home teams sit

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Europa League Round Of 32: Preview And Predictions

The Champions League is back and the Europa League provides some good match-ups. They may not have the biggest teams in Europe, but there are a lot of intriguing match-ups in the Europa League among some of the big name

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Bayern Munich 2, Fiorentina 1: The Return Of Ovrebo

He’s back. I had not seen Tom Henning Ovrebo since that terrible performance he gave when refereeing the Chelsea-Barcelona semifinal. He came back and gave another poor performance today in the Bayern Munich-Fiorentina match. It should be noted that the

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FC Porto 2, Arsenal 1: Fabianski Flops

Arsenal were without a lot of their players and it showed in this game. They were panicky in the back and had a complete lack of balance in the midfield. Adding in their lack of a reliable striker, the game

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Lyon 1, Real Madrid 0: Player Ratings

I completely miscalled this game. I thought this game would be an open attacking game. The game was an unimaginative Real Madrid side getting counter attacked by Lyon. It was only in the last ten minutes of the game when

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Manchester United 3, AC Milan 2: Player Ratings

This was an exciting game that seemed to go back and forth. Overall, United showed they were the better team and are in a strong position heading into the second leg with an away win and 3 away goals. United

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UEFA Champions League Preview And Predictions

It’s finally back. The Champions League is here so all those match-ups that seemed so mouthwatering back in December have arrived. I am glad that the first knockout round is staggered over two weeks which certainly makes it easier in

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