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Match Highlights – Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
The top two teams in Spain, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, finished their first league match of the season in a tense, tactical and aggressive 0-0 draw, which actually benefits the third team in the La Liga title race triangle.
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La Liga – Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
The match of the season in Spain usually pits a different team from the capital city against Barcelona, but the work done with Atletico Madrid over the last two years finds them, at the moment, as joint leaders in the La Liga and the biggest challenge for the league champions.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Back With a Bang
It’s been quite a while since Lionel Messi last played for Barcelona, two months to be exact. All that time out, and it took him less than half an hour to bag himself a brace on his return, showing he’s quite ready for his team’s biggest match of the season this weekend.
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FC Barcelona – Alexis Sanchez Leads an Old School Demolition
There’s not always a need for Neymar or Lionel Messi to be on the pitch for Barcelona to be at their best. Alexis Sanchez in the best form of his career and generally playing like they couldn’t wait for the Christmas break to be over is enough to put on one of the most impressive performances from Barcelona this season.
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Transfer Rumors – Juan Mata Looking for a New Team
Everyone knows Juan Mata is looking to get himself into a better situation than he currently is in. While Chelsea and Jose Mourinho aren’t planning to sell him, they’re open for offers, while Mata’s father and agent has been shopping him around to Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli and Inter, hoping to find a way out of his current situation.
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Chelsea FC Transfer Rumors – David Luiz to Barcelona or Bayern Munich
With the rumors of Jose Mourinho finding himself in somewhat of a financial pickle, selling David Luiz in January might not be such a far fetched idea, especially if the interest in the Brazilian player from the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich is serious.
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Real Madrid Need Referees to Help Them; Barcelona Only Need Pedro
The status quo in the Spanish La Liga remains, as Barcelona come back from two goals down against Getafe thanks to a nine-minute hat trick from Pedro Rodriguez to win 5-2, while Real Madrid squeak out a victory in Valencia, partially thanks to a blatant offside goal by Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Building a Squad – Manchester City vs Barcelona
One of the interesting clashes in style we’ll see when Manchester City and Barcelona play in the Champions League’s round of 16 in a couple of months will be the approach to building a squad. Barca rely on outside talent, but not anywhere near the way Manchester City have over the years, building a championship […]
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Ranking the Favorites to Win the Champions Leauge
The round of 16 draw to the Champions League gave us an even clearer indication regarding the favorites to win the competition: Above all stand Bayern Munich, once again playing Arsenal, while Real Madrid, scorching hot in the group stage, got a very easy draw in the form of Schalke, making the two look in better position than anyone else to reach the final this season.