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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Arsenal
For Liverpool, this was a declaration of intentions about being part of the championship race, beating Arsenal 5-1, getting two set piece goals from Martin Skrtel and later on demolishing the league leaders through counter attacks capped off by Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling twice.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Real Sociedad
It took Barcelona a frustrating first half to finally score against Real Sociedad, paving the way for the 2-0 win in the first leg of their Copa Del Rey clash, but the same problems of a easily beaten defense and a slow and predictable attack showed up once more.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Plenty of bad blood, diving and yellow cards, but also one decisive winner in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey semifinal between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, with Los Blancos claiming a 3-0 that doesn’t only give them almost an assured place in the final, but gives them back the title, for now, of the best team in the city.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Everton
It’s been a while since Liverpool last won in a Merseyside Derby, but it seemed they were saving it all for a special occasion, demolishing Everton 4-0 in a fantastic performance of counter attacking with goals from Steven Gerrard, Daniel Sturridge (twice) and Luis Suarez, keeping them in the Champions race and nudging their rivals out of it.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Manchester United
A victorious day for Chelsea and Samuel Eto’o, winning 3-1 against Manchester United, with David Moyes having yet another moment that he’d rather forget from this season, which included watching Nemanja Vidic getting sent off in the final minutes of the match.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Aston Villa
It’s hard to declare one match as a championship killer, but considering the other results, Liverpool failing to beat Aston Villa in a home match which ended in a 2-2 draw is close to a disaster. The visitors led 2-0 with goals from Andreas Weimann and Christian Benteke; Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard managed to secure at least one point.
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The O Classico Changes (Benfica vs Porto)
For the first time since winning their previous championship title, Benfica have managed to beat Porto, claiming their first O Classico in more than four years with a 2-0 win that seemed to be a lot more meaningful and powerful than the scoreline.
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Match Highlights – Stoke vs Liverpool
For the first time since joined have been promoted to the Premier Leauge, Liverpool have managed to win against them at the Brittania Stadium, coming away with the 5-3 victory in an excellent match that included another brilliant performance from Luis Suarez and a deadly return from injury for Daniel Sturridge.
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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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Match Highlights – Sunderland vs Manchester United
Luckily for David Moyes and Manchester United, this was only the first leg. They lost their third consecutive match in all competitions, 2-1 to Sunderland in the League Cup semifinal, suffering from a horrible decision by Andre Marriner, giving the home side a winning penalty kick that wasn’t even close to being a correct decision.