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Champions League – Week 1 Predictions (Group E – H)
The second night of Champions League football, which includes eight matches from groups E to H, puts the group of death with Marseille vs Arsenal and Napoli vs Dortmund at the center of attention, while the ‘classic’ group featuring Barcelona vs Ajax and AC Milan vs Celtic should be quite interesting as well.
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Champions League – Week 1 Results & Tables (Groups A-D)
The first night of Champions League football didn’t bring shocking results except for the Juventus draw at Copenhagen, while all of the favorites came up with rather comfortable wins, none more impressive than Real Madrid winning 6-1 in Istanbul against Galatasaray, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick.
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Timo Letschert Faints After Getting Sent Off
Getting a red card can be quite a traumatic experience for certain players, but Timo Letschert of Groningen fainted because he got clipped in the head by the boot of Lucaino Slagveer, the player he viciously tackled earning him the sent off, which caused him to lose conciseness after the tackle.
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Real Madrid – Iker Casillas Won’t Stay With Champions League Football Alone
Rotating goalkeeper on a regular basis is not a proven way to win titles; in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Iker Casillas might be getting out of the freezer and will enjoy some playing time in the Champions League, but Diego Lopez is still the number one keeper for Real Madrid, and playing six times in three months won’t be what makes Casillas forget about wanting to leave.
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Manchester United – Robin Van Persie & Wayne Rooney Good Enough for Minor Ambitions
Even if Manchester United see themselves as one of the biggest and strongest clubs in Europe, relying on the ability of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney to link up and perform magic together simply isn’t enough, as the hopes of winning the Champions League might be shattered sooner than they hoped for once again.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres & Samuel Eto’o Need to Start Scoring
It’s hard to believe Jose Mourinho actually means it when he makes it sound like the only problems for his team are not being able to convert chances. There are more issues than scoring goals, but it does provide as a warning sign to both Fernando Torres and Samuel Eto’o that they have to do better.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Changing Opinions Quickly
Football fans have short memories, and anyone berating Arsene Wenger for not bringing in a striker isn’t too angry now as they see the new and improved version of Olivier Giroud, now coming with an upgraded midfield to provide him with chances, including Mesut Ozil who still needs time to settle down and a fantastic Aaron Ramsey.
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Rasmus Munskind Scores a Painful Goal With His Crotch
A goal has to be really special if it comes from the Estonian lower league cup final, as Rasmus Munskind scoring a goal by having the ball hit him in the delicate area below the waist, helping his team (FC Tallinn University) beat Paide Linnameeskond II is certainly unique.
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Liverpool FC – Philippe Coutinho is Indispensable at the Moment
The perfect start wasn’t going to last forever, but the sharp decline in quality of attacking football after Philippe Coutinho left the match with an injury caused some serious doubts about Liverpool and their ability to keep on their undefeated streak, as the debuts of Victor Moses and Mamadou Sakho weren’t enough to pull this team back up from the moment they stopped trying to win the match.
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Champions League – Week 1 Predictions (Groups A-D)
The return of the Champions League brings with it matches in Groups A to D, with most of the focus going to the Old Trafford meeting between Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich beginning their title defense at home against CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid paying a visit to Galatasaray. Other matches that should […]