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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Schalke, Barcelona vs APOEL
After doing so well since the start of the season, Chelsea are finally held without a win, drawing 1-1 with Schalke, equalizing through Klaas-Jan Huntelaar after an opener from Cesc Fabregas which should have been disallowed. Barcelona didn’t look very impressive once again, but one goal from Gerard Pique in the first half was enough for a 1-0 win over APOEL Nicosia.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Ludogorets, Dortmund vs Arsenal
Not the smoothest of returns for Liverpool in the Champions League, but a dramatic finish allowed them to come away with a 2-1 win over Ludogorets, getting a debut goal from Mario Balotelli and an injury time winner by Steven Gerrard. Arsenal crashed and burned in Dortmund, losing 2-0 in an awful performance to the home side with goals from Ciro Immobile and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Match Highlights – Manchester United vs QPR
The wait is over on a number of things, but the most important one was Manchester United picking up their first win this season in the Premier League, beating a sad looking QPR team 4-0 with goals from Angel di Maria, Ander Herrera, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata, while Radamel Falcao and Daley Blind also […]
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Aston Villa, Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Some recent trends don’t seem to change. Aston Villa once again won at Anfield against Liverpool thanks to a Gabriel Agbonlahor goal in the first half, while Atletico Madrid continued their excellent streak of success against Real Madrid, coming through in the second half with a victory goal from Arda Turan.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Swansea, Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao
The impressive start for Chelsea this season carries on, coming back from an early John Terry goal to win 4-2 against Swansea, mostly thanks to a hat trick by Diego Costa. Barcelona are also perfect in the Spanish La Liga, pulling off a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, as Lionel Messi set up Neymar for two late and clinching goals.
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Match Highlights – Arsenal vs Manchester City
The best match of the season so far as Arsenal draw for a third consecutive time, finishing with a 2-2 draw against Manchester City. The visitors took the lead through Sergio Aguero, but the Gunners were the better team for most of the contest, grabbing the lead in the second half with fantastic goals by Jack Wilshere and Alexis Sanchez before Martin Demichelis scored the late equalizer.
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Match Highlights – Germany vs Argentina, England vs Norway
For some reason football needs to stop because of international friendlies, most of them not mattering to anyone. Still, Argentina beating Germany 4-2 in a World Cup Final “rematch” and England barely winning 1-0 against Norway stood out in a night of mostly unappealing matches.
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Serie A – Week 1 Results & Table
All three main title contenders – Juventus (at Chievo), Roma (hosting Fiorentina) and Napoli (at Genoa) picked up opening day wins to start off their Series A campaign, but AC Milan themselves are also off to a good start with an impressive win and performance against Lazio.
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La Liga – Week 2 Results & Table
It didn’t take long for Barcelona to grab control of the lead in Spain, winning a tough match at Villarreal, while Real Madrid lose for the first time this season, dropping a two goal lead against Real Sociedad, a day after Atletico Madrid won their first league match of the season against Eibar.
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Match Highlights – Sociedad vs Real Madrid
For the first time in 10 years, Real Madrid lose to Real Sociedad, dropping a two goal lead achieved through Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale, conceding four goals in the span of 40 minutes to lose 4-2, as they lose three precious points in the always difficult La Liga title race.