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Chelsea vs Schalke – Andre Schurrle & Willian Shouldn’t Return to the Bench
It seems that every week is a new lesson for Jose Mourinho about the idiosyncrasies of his team. This week’s lesson? Andre Schurrle should always start, and Willian is finally start to look like a player who cost as much as he did, with the two of them being the driving force behind Chelsea beating Schalke 3-0.
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Champions League – Week 4 Results & Tables (Groups E – H)
The group of death took another interesting twist with a big win for Arsenal in Dortmund thanks to an Aaron Ramsey goal, while Napoli joined them at the top of the table. Meanwhile, Barcelona had no problem dispatching of AC Milan at the Camp Nou,furthering the crisis for the Rossoneri.
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Daniel Sturridge – Luis Suarez is His Perfect Partner
If anyone thought the moment of anger portrayed on the face of Daniel Sturridge after not getting a pass from Luis Suarez as Liverpool lost to Arsenal means a breakdown in the relationship between the two strikers, he couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Juventus vs Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Turns it On and Off
There’s no other player in the world right now on the scoring run Cristiano Ronaldo is on with 8 goals in the first 4 matches of the Champions League this season, tying a 11 year-old record, showing a remarkable ability to look horrible for one half and then switch to dangerous with every touch later on as Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Juventus and pretty much punched their ticket to the round of 16.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Can’t Be This Wasteful
When Ashley Young keeps lowering the bar for cheating and diving and Marouane Fellaini has yet another awful performance for Manchester United, Robin van Persie should be one of the players David Moyes trusts with his eyes closed. However, the Dutchman proved just as lacking as some of his teammates.
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Champions League – Week 4 Predictions (Groups E – H)
While in most groups things are quite clear, the “group of death” offers us three teams with the same amount of points. Borussia Dortmund host Arsenal in what is the best this week has to offer, while Napoli should have less of a challenge in their match against Marseille.
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Ashley Young Dives, Chicharito Misses (Sociedad vs Manchester United)
Maybe this will be the match that sends Ashley Young into a long suspension or hibernation, as he added yet another embarrassing dive to his notorious collection, winning Manchester United a penalty kick that Robin van Persie missed in an awful 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad. The other meaningful event in the match? Chichartio, aka Javier Hernandez, missing from where it should be impossible to.
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Champions League – Week 4 Results & Tables (Groups A – D)
Week 4 of the Champions League group stage doesn’t bring too many goals in its first half of two nights, as Manchester United finished in a 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad. Real Madrid and Juventus ended their match with a 2-2 draw that puts the Spaniards in the next round, while Manchester City also clinched their place among the last 16 along with the group leaders, Bayern Munich.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Isn’t Scoring Because of Fitness Issues
While Barcelona keep on winning, there seems to be a minor problem growing within the team in the form of Lionel Messi not finding the net in four consecutive league matches, something that hasn’t happened in over two years.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Wants to Win a Championship
It’s not quite certain Luis Suarez is going to stay with Liverpool much longer, but it seems the Uruguayan striker wants to make the most of whatever time is left, and lead back the club to the top of the Premier League and win that championship that everyone has been waiting to win again for the past 23 years.