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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Is Getting Worse
It’s hard to decide whether Arsenal are pleased with their performance in the Champions League qualifiers or should be worried about it. Other things are clear, such as the disastrous performance from Olivier Giroud who hasn’t shown any improvement over the last eight or nine months, and the importance of Aaron Ramsey finding himself sent off in the final minutes.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
The first leg of the 2014 Supercopa de EspaƱa ended in a 1-1 draw between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, with all the action happening in the final nine minutes: James Rodriguez giving the home side the opener, followed by an equalizer from Raul Garcia seven minutes later.
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9 Best Memes of Chelsea & Cesc Fabregas Winning Their First Match
Despite conceding the first goal, Chelsea went on to win their first match of the season, looking more impressive than any other team in the Premier League so far. The meme makers focused on Cesc Fabregas making a splendid debut, Fernando Torres nowhere to be seen and the unhappy Petr Cech.
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Chelsea FC – Cesc Fabregas Makes a Triumphant Premier League Return
It couldn’t have been a better performance from Chelsea as they opened their Premier League title bid looking very convincing in what could have been a tricky road match. Cesc Fabregas, above everyone else, looked like the perfect signing, feeling quite comfortable being at the center of everything once again after three seasons of not quite understanding what his role is.
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Supercopa de EspaƱa – Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Predictions
No more friendly matches – it’s time to make things official, almost. The Spanish Super Cup is the first trophy handed out in the season, this time bringing Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid together in what should be another heated affair, spread over two legs, to open the season in the La Liga.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs LeĆ³n
The debut of Luis Suarez went smoothly, but the 6-0 win for Barcelona over Leon didn’t present his first goal for his new club. Lionel Messi opened things, Neymar carried on with some brilliant stuff followed by Munir El Haddadi and Sandro Ramirez showing the possible bright future this club has from within.
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Match Highlights – Burnley vs Chelsea
The most impressive performance from anyone in the opening weekend of the Premier League as Chelsea beat Burnley 3-1, getting a debut goal for Diego Costa for his new team, while Cesc Fabregas set up the next two goals, finding Andre Schurrle (with a genius assist) and Branislav Ivanovic to seal the win before the half time whistle.
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The Ashley Young Bird Incident Conspiracy Theory
Strange and wonderful things happen on the internet, like this brilliant cartoon describing alternative theories to what happened to Ashley Young during the Manchester United loss to Swansea, and why it might something other than a bird defecating in his mouth.
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Liverpool FC – Daniel Sturridge Needs a Striker Next to Him
Despite the enthusiasm, Raheem Sterling doesn’t create another SAS partnership with Daniel Sturridge. Liverpool, as their second half of an opening win clearly showed, need another striker to make their best formation work. Rickie Lambert might not be the best solution, but for now he’s the best solution for a dual-striker partnership the club has.
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Premier League – Burnley vs Chelsea Predictions
There’s nothing easy in the English Premier League, but Chelsea have gotten themselves a season-opening match against presumably the weakest team in the Premier League, a Burnley side that hasn’t done anything this summer that would make us think they’re going to be anything more than relegation bound.