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Champions League – Manchester United vs Real Madrid Predictions
While the statistics and past encounters between the two teams point to the fact that Real Madrid should be heading into the second leg of the Champions League knockout stage quite confident, Manchester United are the team with the slight edge thanks to their away goal from the previous match.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden are Following Chandler Parsons
It’s not really a fair fight between the two inferior Texas teams these days, especially when the Houston Rockets don’t have to rely on James Harden to win the game for them. Jeremy Lin was the epitome of effectiveness while Chandler Parsons had his best game of the season.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant is Clutch Again
It hasn’t been exactly the best of seasons for Kobe Bryant when it comes to proving his “clutchness”, but things are changing. He’s hitting his best form of the season at the perfect time, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a .500 record for the first time since the final game of the previous calendar year.
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Manchester City – Roberto Mancini Isn’t Afraid to Take on Players
The managerial world isn’t one that agrees on everything when it comes to code of conduct, and you’ll find that even fewer agree with Roberto Mancini on his way to handle players – calling them out, sometimes for things that happen in the dressing room this season for Manchester City, which is a different approach from what most use to keep their team under control.
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Arsenal FC – That’s What You Get for Olivier Giroud
Arsenal have more than just one problem and frankly, Olivier Giroud isn’t the worst of them. Arsene Wenger trapped in a concept that hasn’t worked for years, ownership that wants profit over anything and a squad that simply isn’t good enough to reach the goals expected from the club, by fans or the front office.
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North London Derby Belongs to a New Team (Tottenham vs Arsenal)
The last time Tottenham finished in the top 4, unfortunately, it wasn’t at the expense of Arsenal. This season, with a hard fought derby win at White Hart Lane continuing the streak of lack of success for the gunners at the stadium, Spurs seem to be letting Gareth Bale take them all the way into the Champions League, at the expense of their greatest rivals.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Records Mean Nothing Sometimes
Who cares about breaking records when your team keeps losing in every big match? Lionel Messi now has more goals than anyone else (except for one player) in Clasico matches, ever, but Barcelona keep losing to their biggest rivals and the confidence and belief at least form the outside, seems shattered.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Impresses Without Scoring
If there was any need for more proof as to how hot Cristiano Ronaldo is right now, you only needed to watch his 33 minutes after leaving the bench which didn’t result in a goal, but put Real Madrid back in charge of the Clasico and eventually give them enough inspiration to beat their biggest rivals once again.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Very Happy About Philippe Coutinho
If you thought Luis Suarez was happy about getting a striker to play next to in Daniel Sturridge (missing the match due to injury), having an attacking midfielder in the mold of classic playmakers like Philippe Coutinho feeding him through balls is probably making him, and everyone on the Liverpool team, more than slightly happy.
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Manchester United – Shinji Kagawa Finally Shows What He’s Got
Hat trick aren’t usually associated with Shinji Kagawa when it comes to Manchester United. There are better scorers and finishers than the Japanese player – Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney or Javier Hernandez when he gets the playing time, which hasn’t happened too much recently.