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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Everton
Football isn’t about justice – it’s about making the most of the opportunities you’re given. Everton come away from Anfield with an undeserved 1-1 draw in the Merseyside derby, as Liverpool took the lead through a Steven Gerrard free kick, but a stunning Phil Jagielka equalizer in the 91st minute meant both teams remain in the bottom half of the table.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is the Best Scorer in the World, Lionel Messi the Best Player
Winning the Ballon d’Or last year hasn’t made Cristiano Ronaldo the best footballer in the world. It’s hard to argue with numbers: He is scoring at a scary ratio and is doing it better than anyone else right now. But the best player? That’s Lionel Messi, even without the same number of goals.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Middlesbrough
Exactly three hours of football, extra time and penalty kicks were needed for Liverpool to beat Middlesbrough in the third round of the League Cup, as a 2-2 draw at the end of 120 minutes was followed by an incredible stretch of penalty kicks, with the home side winning the shootout 14-13 after Albert Adomah missed the 15th and final kick for the visitors from the Championship.
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Match Highlights – Arsenal vs Southampton
The first title of the season Arsenal won’t win will be the League Cup, losing at home 2-1 to Southampton despite taking the lead through Alexis Sanchez, as Dusan Tadic and Nathaniel Clyne turned things around.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Elche
For a second straight match, Real Madrid make a mockery of their opponents, beating Elche 5-1 as Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals (two from the penalty spot) and got some aid from Gareth Bale with another one, making everyone forget about the rough start to the season.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Learns How to Make Neymar Better
At some point, it had to happen. In order for Neymar and later Luis Suarez to succeed as scoring forwards in the Barcelona front, Lionel Messi had to start changing the way he plays. It might mean we’ll see him score less, but for such an incredible passer and intelligent player, suddenly playing in a different role isn’t that much of a problem.
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Premier League – Week 5 Results & Table
For the first time this season, Chelsea didn’t win a match, drawing against 10 men in their visit to Manchester City. Southampton, with a win away at Swansea, climb to the second spot while Burnley, Newcastle and Sunderland keep searching for their first win this season. Both Liverpool and Manchester United keep sliding down the table.
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Match Highlights – Levante vs Barcelona
After scraping through and struggling at home, Barcelona finally let loose to remain perfect in the Spanish La Liga with a 5-0 win over Levante as Lionel Messi did score but once again looked at his best when setting up Neymar and Sandro, while Pedro and Ivan Rakitic scored as well.
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Match Highlights – Manchester City vs Chelsea
It seemed the Mike Dean, by wrongly sending off Pablo Zabaleta, ruined the match between Chelsea and Manchester City, as Andre Schurrle took advantage of that decision to give the visitors the lead. But Frank Lampard, coming off the bench, equalized with 10 men and possibly saved this season from being over before the end of September.
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Match Highlights – Leicester vs Manchester United
Leading by two goals twice wasn’t enough for a Manchester United team consisting of Angel di Maria, Wayne Rooney, Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie. They still managed to be beaten 5-3 by Leicester in an incredible second half display, led by Jamie Vardy, Ritchie de Laet and Jose Ulloa.