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International Friendlies – Results & Match Highlights
Not everyone is happy about the friendly matches hurting the continuity of the European season, but national teams need to prepare for the World Cup, with Spain beating Italy and France impressing against the Netherlands standing at the front of the international break.
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Match Highlights – Milan vs Juventus
The biggest rivalry in Italy continues to be one sided as Juventus claim a 2-0 win at the San Siro with goals from Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez, while a better AC Milan side is left to wonder what went wrong.
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Match Highlights – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Somehow, no player was sent off in a fiery derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, ending in a 2-2 draw at the Vicente Calderon, with the home side probably looking better for most of the very aggressive and tense 90 minutes.
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Match Highlights – Manchester City vs Sunderland
Despite the surprising opening goal from Fabio Borini, Sunderland couldn’t hold back Manchester City from winning the 2014 League Cup with a comeback started by a beautiful Yaya Toure goal, carried on by a sublime finish from Samir Nasri and a perfect counter attack finish by Jesus Navas to make it a 3-1 victory.
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Match Highlights – Southampton vs Liverpool
The best attack in the Premier League continues to score relentlessly, beating Southampton 3-0 with another vintage performance from Luis Suarez, finishing the match with a goal and two assists as they remain very much in the title race, climbing to second at the expense of Arsenal and Manchester City.
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Match Highlights – Stoke vs Arsenal, Fulham vs Chelsea
Craven Cottage used to be an extremely difficult away venue, but Chelsea had no problem beating Fulham 3-1 with a hat rick from Andre Schurrle, while Arsenal had their usual problems when they visit Stoke, losing 1-0 from a foolish penalty kick that lands a huge blow to their title aspirations.
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Match Highlights – Schalke vs Real Madrid
It’s been a dominant stretch for away teams in the Champions League, but nothing came close to the 6-1 demolition Real Madrid put over Schalke, as Karim Benzema played what might be his greatest game ever, while Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo each added their own flavor of flair and brilliance to one of the most impressive and one sided matches we’ve seen in the competition for a very long time.
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Match Highlights – Galatasaray vs Chelsea
The only draw in the eight matches of the first leg, Chelsea could have done a lot better than their 1-1 draw in Istanbul against Galatasaray if their manager would be a believer in attacking football, but instead decided to play depressing, cynical football in the second half, deserving to head into the second leg with a loss to recover from.
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Match Highlights – Olypmiakos vs Manchester United
The nightmare season of Manchester United continues as they lose 2-0 to Olympiakos in one of their worst performances under David Moyes, while the Greek champions and league leaders outplayed them for the first 75 minutes before slightly regressing and allowing the visitors a few moments of actually creating their first chances in the match.
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Match Highlights – Zenit vs Dortmund
The tradition of away teams dominating the knockout stage continues as Borussia Dortmund had a very easy time beating Zenit St. Petersburg in a match that wasn’t even that close, and giving them almost a definite spot in the quarterfinals.