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Napoli, Koulibaly Beat Juventus to Open Up Serie A Championship Race
A week ago, Juventus had a 6 point lead and looked like a comfortable Serie A winner again. But dropped points at Crotone while Napoli managed a massive comeback of their own resulted in a massive match at Juve’s stadium which surprisingly, ended in a 1-0 win for the visitors from the South thanks to a 90th minute header by Kalidou Koulibaly.
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Despite Manchester City Championship, Pep Guardiola Still Has Plenty to Prove
There’s always something a tad anti-climatic about winning the league championship without actually being on the field to do it. Manchester United losing to West Brom clinched the Premier League title for Manchester City, their third in the EPL era, fifth overall and the first in the Pep Guardiola regime. And still, the disappointing finish to their Champions League campaign leaves an aftertaste of bitterness amidst the sweetness of the champagne.
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Surviving the Thunderstorm (Manchester City vs Liverpool)
Jurgen Klopp prepped his players for a Manchester City thunderstorm. Liverpool got a bit stung at first, but weathered the early storm to win 2-1 at the Etihad and complete a 5-1 aggregate win in the Champions League quarter finals, reaching the competition’s semi final for the first time since 2008.
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Jose Mourinho Earns a Chance to Gloat (Manchester City vs Manchester United)
After a disastrous first half and with the keyboards already writing the same bits of criticism of Jose Mourinho and Manchester United. But then Paul Pogba happened. And then he happened again. And then Chris Smalling happened. And instead of being hailed as conquerors and champions, Manchester City and Pep Guardiola have to head into their second leg in the Champions League quarter final against Liverpool with a few more problems to consider.
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The Almost Impossible Feat of Repeating as World Cup Champion
The German national football team, as always, is regarded as one of the favorites to win the upcoming World Cup in Russia. But as the defending champions, history isn’t on their side when it comes to repeating as title winners.
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Jose Mourinho Preparing His Potential Manchester United Exit
Always a divisive figure, Jose Mourinho in 2018, en route to complete his second season as the manager of Manchester United, is becoming more and more known as a sideline figure that can’t keep its mouth shut instead of a successful coach gobbling up every title in its path.
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The Mohamed Salah Show (Liverpool vs Watford)
Originally, this was supposed to be an article about the best goal of the weekend. But Mohamed Salah kept scoring, finishing with 4 goals and 1 assist in the 5-0 thrashing of Watford by Liverpool on a snowy Anfield pitch. So it became an appreciation post to the man fans nickname and sing to ‘Egyptian King’.
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Manchester United Beats Liverpool: Impossible to Win When You Play Terribly & Referee Screws You
Fact: Craig Pawson had a terrible afternoon at Old Trafford, missing two or three penalties which really helped out Manchester United, as they beat Liverpool 2-1 to tighten their grasp over second place in the Premier League. Another fact: Jurgen Klopp’s players, especially his key guys, had a very bad game, making it very difficult to come away with a good result regardless of the official’s mistakes.
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Manchester United vs Liverpool: A Short Preview to Match Number 200
As the second North West Derby between Manchester United and Liverpool approaches, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at recent results between the two sides, and what’s at stake heading into the 200th match between the teams.
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Premier League: Conte & Wenger Daring Chelsea & Arsenal to Sack Them
With a 1-0 loss to Manchester City, Chelsea burrow even deeper in disappointing fifth place, making Antonio Conte’s future with the club murkier than ever before. Meanwhile, way below at sixth, Arsenal and Arsene Wenger continue to lose, making the frenchman’s attachment to the job seem more and more delusional.