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Premier League – Manchester United vs Manchester City Predictions
For Manchester United, who need to have a historic collapse in order to let the Premier League title slip away, it’s about revenge against their city rivals just as much as it is about clinching the league title. For Manchester City, hoping the scenes of the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford from last season make a comeback, it’s about showing that the huge gap between the two sides is a mistake.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Being the Difference Twice in a Row
While goals haven’t been exactly plentiful for Fernando Torres since becoming a Chelsea player, it’s the consistency aspect of his game that’s been most lacking. Suddenly, with the season reaching its most crucial stage, the most criticized man in the English Premier League manages to string two impressive displays in a matter of days, once again raising (false?) hopes that he’s somewhat recovering from yet another funk.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez & Philippe Coutinho Didn’t Get Enough Help
Instead of making some impressive late push towards a top-six finish, Liverpool continue to find ways to stay behind and keep themselves from the necessary progress that was promised. Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho once again brought class and flair with most of their touches, but an overall sense of the lacking accuracy, combined with a weak display from Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard resulted in a score that kept them out of the European qualification zone.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger Has Won More Bundesliga Titles Than Any Other German Club
It was quite fitting that Bastian Schweinsteiger was the one who scored the only goal for Bayern Munich in the win that secured them the 2012-2013 Bundesliga title for the 22nd time with six matches left to play this season, because by clinching his sixth league championship with the club, more than any other German […]
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FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas Can Fill in for Lionel Messi
Barcelona aren’t a better team without Lionel Messi – no one can be better than what they are with the best player in the world. On the other hand, they are not helpless without him, as Cesc Fabregas, who seems to be the player the coaches feel most comfortable moving around, did the ‘false-nine’ position in Messi’s absence, with the same amount of accuracy and clinical finishing Messi possesses on his good days.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Makes a Positive Headline For Once
No talk about his misses, looking depressed and being an overall huge failure. Fernando Torres came through with flying colors for Chelsea in their Europa League quarterfinal match, scoring twice and proved yet again that all that’s really been missing from his game has been confidence, that seems to grow and shrink in a matter of minutes, all based on the success of his latest action.
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Champions League – Too Easy for Real Madrid Against Galatasaray
It should have been harder than the 3-0 Real Madrid finished with against Galatasaray, but these are the true differences between the Spanish champions and those from Turkey. When you have Cristiano Ronaldo, backed up by the likes of Mesut Ozil, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain, it shouldn’t be a surprise.
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Carlos Tevez Drifting Further From Manchester City, Closer to PSG
The trouble Carlos Tevez is having with the law are just another point in the long road of his impending departure from Manchester City, while Paris Saint-Germain, with the money and star power to seduce the Argentine across the channel, waiting for developments.
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Three London Clubs, Two Champions League Spots
With the premier league title race from last season looking like a long, lost dream, we have to find other things to focus on. While the relegation battle this season seems to be quite an exciting one, the other scrimmage for something a bit more prestigious, the last two tickets to the Champions League, with the three London clubs, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea fighting to get it.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Have Problem With Romelu Lukaku
At 19, it seems Romelu Lukaku is already establishing himself as one of the rising scorers and strikers in the English Premier League, doing very well for West Brom. Still, the Chelsea player (on loan at the moment) won’t be happy until he gets regular European football, feeling he needs to play in top competitions to improve, and win a place in the Belgium squad heading towards the 2014 World Cup.