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Champions League – Schalke vs Real Madrid Predictions
Despite the unsuccessful history Real Madrid have when playing in Germany, it’s hard not to consider them as huge favorites considering their league form, the quality of their squad, the returning Cristiano Ronaldo and just how shaky Schalke have been this season.
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Jose Mourinho – Right & Wrong, Always a Bit of Both
Did anyone really expect Jose Mourinho to apologize to the media and public for his comments on his Chelsea strikers and the quip he made about Samuel Eto’o? This is a man who admits nothing, confesses to nothing, with the two most important things on his mind being the success of his team and his own personal image. Decency? Honesty? Morals? That’s for inferior managers.
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Manchester United – Complete, Utter, Continuous Failure
There’s something to be said about a manager, David Moyes in this case, who has months to prepare in his head for the biggest match Manchester United have this season, and he decides to go with a lineup and especially a midfield combination that he knows is his worst. You can field all the Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney type players in the world up front, but when the rest of the field is in shambles, the result will be like the one we’ve come to expect from this side this season.
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Match Highlights – Olypmiakos vs Manchester United
The nightmare season of Manchester United continues as they lose 2-0 to Olympiakos in one of their worst performances under David Moyes, while the Greek champions and league leaders outplayed them for the first 75 minutes before slightly regressing and allowing the visitors a few moments of actually creating their first chances in the match.
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Match Highlights – Zenit vs Dortmund
The tradition of away teams dominating the knockout stage continues as Borussia Dortmund had a very easy time beating Zenit St. Petersburg in a match that wasn’t even that close, and giving them almost a definite spot in the quarterfinals.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Insulting His Strikers
There was no intention on Jose Mourinho’s part for his comments on Chelsea’s striker issues and specifically a joke about Samuel Eto’o to be “on the record” but he was taped nonetheless by Canal Plus, leaving the manager quite furious about a private conversation turning into public, leaving him in an uncomfortable spot with some of his players.
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Manchester United – The Champions of Diving
Not that it surprises anyone, but so far this season Manchester United players have been cautioned with a yellow card more than anyone else in the Premier League for simulation, making them the expected champions of diving at this stage of the season.
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Premier League vs La Liga – How TV Money is Spread
There isn’t complete parity in the Premier League, but it’s clear to see why there’s no chance in hell someone will make that mistake about the Spanish La Liga, which continues to be a two (and maybe three sometimes) league most of the time because of the way TV money is distributed among the teams.
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Rogelio Chavez of Cruz Azul With the Most Wonderful Goal of the Year
Not all goals are the work of perfect planning and thought. Sometimes it’s simply kicking the ball as hard as you can and hope for the best, which worked out perfect for Rogelio Chavez at the ending of the match of his team, Cruz Azul, against Queretaro in the Liga MX Clausara, scoring probably the best goal we’ve seen this year.
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Champions League – Olympiakos vs Manchester United
It’s been a weird year of constant disappointment for Manchester United on the local scene (by their own standards) but surprising success in the Champions League, which takes them undefeated into the knockout stage and a night in Pireus against Olympiakos, who are just shy of perfection this season in Greece.