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UEFA Champions League: Schalke Earn Draw And Tottenham Defeat AC Milan

The Champions League returned with two tightly contested games. In the first game, Schalke 04 came back with a goal from Raul to equalize after Valencia had taken the lead through Roberto Soldado. It was a game that Valencia controlled

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UEFA Champions League: Round Of 16 Week 1 Preview

The Champions League is finally back! Two of the most anticipated battles start this week with Tottenham going to the San Siro and Barcelona’s trip to the Emirates. Here is a preview as well as predictions of the four games

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Manchester United And Barcelona Derby

Chelsea-Manchester United is the top game of the weekend, but there are tough tests in Spain as well. Here are the top five games from the weekend. Chelsea vs. Manchester United (Sunday 11 am, FSC) Both had big games last

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Weekend Watch List: North London Derby And More

The weekend is headlined by the North London derby, but there are good match-ups in Europe especially in Spain and in Germany. Here is a look at the top games from the weekend. Arsenal vs. Tottenham (Saturday 7:45 am, ESPN2

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AC Milan 1, Internazionale 0: Ibrahimovic Provides The Class As Inter Struggle

AC Milan took back the lead of Serie A with a win in the Milan derby while sending Internazionale into further misery. The only goal came early when Marco Materazzi took down Zlatan Ibrahimovic into the box. It was a

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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In Italy

There is a lot of big match-ups in Italy as the top 6 are playing amongst each other including the Milan derby. Here is a look at the rest of the games this weekend. Internazionale vs. AC Milan (Sunday 2:45

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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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Juventus 2, AC Milan 1: Makeshift Juve Earn Victory

This game was a battle of attrition for Juventus as they entered the game short handed as Giorgio Chiellini was ruled out from injury and Milos Krasic was suspended. However, Juventus defeated AC Milan 2-1 as goals from Fabio Quagliarella

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Weekend Watch List: Battles At The Top In Germany And France

The MLS playoffs are underway this weekend, but there are plenty of games across Europe including battles between the top two teams in France and in Germany. Here is a look at the top five games this weekend. AC Milan

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Real Madrid 2, AC Milan 0: Ronaldo Shines While AC Milan Have Work To Do

This was the high profile match in the Champions League this round and in some ways it did not live up to its billing as two early goals a minute apart from Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil settled the game

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