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Match Highlights – Manchester City vs Arsenal
For now, Arsenal remain in the top spot of the Premier League, but there might be a consensus pick for the best team: Manchester City. Another dominant home display in what has probably been the most entertaining match this season so far and a 6-3 win over the Gunners, as Fernandinho and Theo Walcott both finish with braces.
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Neymar Gets Everyone to Shut Up (Barcelona vs Celtic)
While Barcelona were going through their mini slump, Neymar had to endure quite a lot of criticism. Not for playing badly, but for simply not being Lionel Messi, as even his manager tried to take off the pressure but might have added instead, suggesting that he’s never going to be the kind of scorer the Argentine is. So the Brazilian decided to be himself, scoring a hat trick against poor Celtic in a 6-1 win.
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World Cup Playoffs – Results & Highlights
The first leg of the inter continental playoff matches was a tour de force for Latin nations over rivals from Asia and Oceania, as Uruguay defeated Jordan 5-0 in Amman without going through too much trouble, while El Tri fans finally saw Mexico in a satisfying display of football, beating New Zealand 5-1 at the Azteca.
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Alexis Sanchez, Clasico King (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)
A new era in the biggest rivalry? Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both not getting on the scoresheet? Too soon to tell, but the heroes for Barcelona were Alexis Sanchez with a beautiful goal and Neymar scoring the opener, while Real Madrid found their breakthrough with the young Jese way too late in the 2-1 defeat.
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Luis Suarez Perfect in Curse Breaking (Liverpool vs WBA)
The most unusual bit in the 4-1 win for Liverpool over West Brom? They were actually enjoyable to watch for more than one half. Luis Suarez scored a hat trick, including two goals with his head, and Daniel Sturridge added another one so he’d stay ahead in the goal scoring charts, to break their team’s “curse” against the Baggies in recent years.
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Champions League – Week 3 Results & Tables (Groups E – H)
The biggest match of the Champions League night turned out to be Borussia Dortmund joining Arsenal at the top of the group of death with a 2-1 win at the Emirates, while the AC Milan and Barcelona rivalry produced a very dull 1-1 draw at the San Siro in a result that was very pleasing for both teams.
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Europa League – Week 2 Results & Tables
A busy day as always in the Europa League saw Swansea, Ludogorets, Red Bull Salzburg, Rubin Kazan, Fiorentina, Genk, Frankfurt, Sevilla and Tottenham do the expected thing and win their second match, making it quite clear that their qualification from the group stage is close to being guaranteed. Group A Valencia rebounded from their embarrassing […]
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Champions League – Week 2 Results & Tables (Groups E – H)
The “group of death” in the Champions League didn’t look very close, as Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund had no problem manhandling Napoli and Marseille, while Chelsea got their mojo back in Bucharest, Barcelona managed to find one moment of brilliance in order to beat Celtic while Milan needed a late penalty to avoid defeat against Ajax.
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Manchester City vs Manchester United: Sergio Aguero & Yaya Toure Rule the Derby
Not having Robin van Persie isn’t an excuse for how Manchester United looked during the first 60 minutes of the Manchester Derby, finding themselves foru goals behind Manchester City, enjoying a huge game from Yaya Toure in the midfield and Sergio Aguero in the attack, with the Argentine scoring twice, helped by Toure and Samir Nasri before Wayne Rooney pegged back for the visitors resulting in 4-1 finish.
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Champions League – Week 1 Results & Tables (Groups E – H)
There’s no doubt that the result of the first week in the Champions League belongs to FC Basel shocking Chelsea and Europe with a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge, making it quite complicated in Group E, while Barcelona had no problem dispatching of Ajax with a 4-0 win, getting three goals from Lionel Messi.