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Bayern Munich – Franck Ribery Provides the Necessary Magic
While Arjen Robben got most of the attention after Bayern Munich finally won a Champions League final, it was Franck Ribery and two incredible passes that set up both of the goals for his team, showing that facing the hardest working right flank in the world isn’t that much of a hindrance when you’ve got the talent to overcome a mostly rough day.
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Best Photos From the 2013 Champions League Final
The best photos from the 2013 Champions League Final in Wembley between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund focus on Arjen Robben, who had to hit his head in a brick wall called Roman Weidenfeller a few times before scoring the winner a few minutes from extra time, earning his long-awaited redemption from the “loser” label.
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Arjen Robben is Finally a Winner (Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund)
For a little while, it looked like the bad fortunes that have haunted Bayern Munich and Arjen Robben were returning, but for a team this good, even the terrible mojo that has been following the wonderful Dutch winger had to end at one point. Robben provided the assist for the first goal and scored the 88th minute winner to make Bayern the Champions League winners for a fifth time, and the first time in 12 years.
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Champions League Final – Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Predictions
The All-German final is here, with Borussia Dortmund hoping that the overwhelming dominance shown by Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga season and in their semifinal against Barcelona won’t show up at Wembley, even though that without the injured Mario Gotze, the scales of balance tip even more in favor of the Bavarian giants.
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QPR Make Almost As Much As Bayern Munich & Dortmund Combined From TV Money
The English Premier League might not be the best in Europe anymore, but it certainly pays better than the rest to its members thanks to the money coming from TV broadcasting. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund made a combined €50.9 million from the Bundesliga’s TV rights this season. QPR, the worst team in the EPL, made £39.7 million, or around €47 million.
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Javier Hernandez is the Most Efficcient Goalscorer in the Premier League
Is being the top scorer in the league also means you are the best? Some prefer efficiency to amount when they measure these things, and when it comes to that, no one in the Premier League is better than Javier Hernandez, leading the league in 2012-2013 in the goals-per-minute ratio, followed by Romelu Lukaku of West Brom and Manchester United teammate Robin van Persie, who is also the league’ top scorer.
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10 Best Goals of the 2012-2013 Premier League Season
Picking the goal of decision depends on the style you prefer: The long range crackers (Gareth Bale, David Luiz, Cameron Jerome, Matt Lowton), sublime passing plays (Jose Enrique of Liverpool) or perfect, umatched finishing technique (Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie).
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Benfica Lost the Title to Porto Because James Rodriguez is a Dirty Diver
Chances were against Benfica heading into the final day of the season. They did beat Moreirense 3-1, but that wasn’t enough, as Porto beat Pacos 2-0, beginning their win thanks to James Rodriguez diving, being awarded a penalty and getting an opponent sent off, eventually leading to a 2-0 win and a third consecutive Portuguese title.
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Romelu Lukaku Deserves to Play for Chelsea
Go out on loan, gain some experience, and we’ll bring you back. That’s what they told Romelu Lukaku when he was loaned out from Chelsea to West Brom. A season has passed, and the Belgian wonderkind, who is already 20 year old, scored 17 goals, including a last-day hat-trick against Manchester United, which makes it quite interesting to see how his future unfolds.
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Tottenham Hotspur – Gareth Bale Probably Said Goodbye With a Beautiful Goal
Not making the Champions League might mean that Tottenham, missing out on the final day once again, this time because they finished fifth and not because someone won the competition and left them out, will have to part ways with Gareth Bale, who did the proper thing and finished his potentially final match for the club with a beautiful goal to leave another great memory.