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PSG – Zlatan Ibrahimovic Can Go All The Way
At 32, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still waiting for his first Champions League trophy. After making it to the quarterfinals last season, there’s a chance that at this sort of ability (scoring 4 goals in 40 minutes), he finally finds himself in the best situation he’s ever had to win the one title that’ll remove any doubt about his greatness.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Is On His Own
Maybe it’s always been like this – Cristiano Ronaldo, and 10 more Real Madrid players just waiting for something to happen. Even in a relatively good performance from Los Blancos, the overall feeling left after the match is that without the Portuguese star, there’s really nothing special on a team that’s move valuable than any other in the world.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Tries Too Much
Victories should provide a calming effect on a team that’s going through a rough period, but Manchester United can’t even seem to enjoy their wins, in another tepid display of weak midfield and one Wayne Rooney who did provide the best moments of attacking football for the team, but also tried to do a little bit too much on his own, fading away as the match progressed.
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Arturo Vidal, Bizarre Champions League Moment of the Season
It was quite weird that Arutro Vidal managed to finish all 90 minutes with only one yellow card in the Juventus loss to Real Madrid. It was even weirder that he tripped himself by kicking the grass and then tried to get a penalty kick out of it in one of the most bizarre moments we’ll see in the Champions League this season.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a Perfect Night, an Even Better Goal
Despite being in his 30’s, Zlatan Ibrahimovic seems to be getting better with age, pulling off a rare four-goal match as Paris Saint-Germain beat Anderlecht 5-0 in Brussels, which included the best goal we’ve seen this year with an incredibly powerful shot from 25 meters out.
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AC Milan – Kaka Still Has Some Magic Left in Him
At this point of his career, Kaka couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to show that the greatness that was once so closely associated with him hasn’t gone away for good, in an excellent comeback performance, combining the skills, sacrifice and vision that have made him one of the best players in the world at AC Milan during the previous decade.
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Borussia Dortmund – Robert Lewandowski Dirty But Great
In some circles, Robert Lewandowski might be considered the best striker in Europe. His scoring over the last three years has certainly been helping him in that argument, helping propel Dortmund to the elite of European football with Bundesliga titles and Champions League success. However, there’s is also something of a dark side to the Polish striker.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Not Trying His Hardest
When Barcelona play in an alarmingly slow pace, it’s quite clear that the team isn’t so concerned about winning. A Clasico coming up, a tough Italian opponent and Lionel Messi himself only now coming back from injury, there were more pressing issues that going all-out for the victory.
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Arsenal FC – Aaron Ramsey Suddenly Not That Good
The fantastic start Arsenal have had in the league has been helped by a very soft schedule, and now it’s been proven that some stiffer competition from a team that might be superior makes Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil look a little less wonderful than all the praises they’ve been getting over the last month or so.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Back Where he Belongs
Despite the unimpressive numbers, Fernando Torres is the best striker Chelsea have. It might only show when the team is playing in Europe, but if it’s something that puts his team back in control of the group, I’m pretty sure Jose Mourinho doesn’t really mind it.