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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona and Real Madrid Draw Sending Barca To The Final

This game played out as most would have expected as Real Madrid pushed for a goal, but Barcelona controlled the game with possession and eventually saw it out. It is a shame the first leg was not played in this

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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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Copa Del Rey: Real Madrid Defeat Barcelona in Extra Time

This game lived up to the hype and it was played at a much higher tempo than their meeting on the weekend. Real Madrid had a good first half when they created some dangerous chances with the best being a

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La Liga: Reaction To Real Madrid-Barcelona Game

It was a better performance by Real Madrid as they got a 1-1 draw coming back despite falling down to 10-men. Albiol was ejected for pulling down David Villa in the box. Messi was able to convert the penalty. Madrid

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El Clasico Preview

This will be a brief preview as this is the least important of their four matches they will be playing in the next 18 days. There could be some rotation in the lineups as the players are saved for the

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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And More

The big game of the weekend is the start of the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona battles. However, there are a number of big games across Europe including Paris Saint-Germain squaring off with Lyon on Sunday, which didn’t quite make my

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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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