Monthly Archives: April 2011

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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A Look At The United States’ Left Back Options

FC Dallas got revenge for last year’s cup finals against Colorado, but one of the interesting performances was Brek Shea playing at left back. The left back position is one that is certainly lacking depth, so with the gold Cup

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 4 I Know The Score

Major League Soccer is ready for another week as some temas like Real Salt Lake get back into action after advancing to the CONCACAF Champions League finals. There are a couple of good games including a rematch of the finals

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Premier League: Gameweek 32 I Know The Score

The season is nearing its end and the games are getting very important as teams battle for the final positions whether it be relegation, places in Europe or the title. Here is a look at the games this round. Gameweek

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Weekend Watch List: Valenica Derby And More

There are a couple of big games with the Valencia derby between Valencia and Villarreal being the headliner of the weekend. Here is a run down of the top 5 games from this weekend. Valencia vs. Villarreal (Sunday 3 pm,

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Europa League: Quarterfinals First Leg Preview

The Europa League quarterfinals begin today and there are a lot of Portuguese teams in action in a host of interesting games. Here is a quick look at all of the first leg match-ups. Benfica vs. PSV Eindhoven Benfica may

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona Stroll While United Get Road Win

It was another exciting day in the Champions League as Barcelona secured a 5-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk. Manchester United ended its poor run at Stamford Bridge as they won 1-0 behind a Wayne Rooney goal but were lucky with

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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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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid And Schalke Take Advantage In First Legs

The quarterfinals had two surprising results as Real Madrid dominated Tottenham while Schalke took a big advantage by winning at the San Siro. Here are some observations from the two games today. Real Madrid 4, Tottenham 0 The early Crouch

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