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Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria Show in Seville (Sevilla vs Real Madrid)

Cristiano Ronaldo led the way with a hat trick, assisted by a faboulous Angel Di Maria and also Callejon and Altintop goals as Real Madrid destroyed Sevilla 2-6 in the South of Spain to regain the lead in the La Liga before the Christmas break, with both teams having a man sent off.

December 17, 2011
Easy as Expected With Villa Complication (Al-Sadd vs Barcelona)

Barcelona won easily enough in the Club World Cup Semi Final, beating Al-Sadd from Qatar with goal from Adriano, Keita and Maxwell. David Villa leaving the pitch with a shin fracture, an injury that will keep him out of football for a long time, makes the celebrations of reaching the final (vs Santos) a little less appropriate.

December 15, 2011
Frank Lampard Super Sub (Chelsea vs Manchester City)

Frank Lampard came off the bench to score Chelsea’s winner over Manchester City, beating the league leaders for the first time in the Premier League this season 2-1. Mario Balotelli scored the opener after 60 seconds, Raul Meireles, later substituted by Lampard, equalized for Chelsea.

December 12, 2011
No Goals Lionel Messi Masterclass (Real Madrid vs Barcelona)

Lionel Messi didn’t score, but provided an assist and another wonderful night of Clasico football as Barcelona came back from a stunningly early Real Madrid lead to beat their biggest rivals 3-1 at the Bernabeu, temporarily returning to the top of the league. Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t find the net as well in another nightmarish Clasico for him.

December 10, 2011
Alex Ferguson Arrogance and Champions League Failure

Manchester United’s 1-2 loss at the hands of FC Basel and shocking exit from the Champions League is another blow to Alex Ferguson’s plans of dominating the league and Europe.

December 8, 2011
AVB Relief in North England (Newcastle vs Chelsea)

Didier Drogba opened the scoring for Chelsea, followed by late goals from Salomon Kalou and Daniel Sturridge as Chelsea became the first team to beat Newcastle at home this season with a 3-0 victory, despite Tim Krul’s efforts to keep the table slide at bay.

December 3, 2011
Best Match of the Season (Napoli vs Juventus)

Juventus and Napoli delivering a fantastic 3-3 draw, as Juve remain undefeated in the Serie A was probably the best match we’ve seen this season, while Liverpool keep beating Chelsea, Aguero nabbed one for City against Arsenal and Barcelona easily thrashed Rayo Vallecano.

November 29, 2011
Around Europe From Manchester to Madrid

As with every week, the matches of Manchester City and United in England, Real Madrid and Barcelona in Spain draw most of the interest around Europe. However, the two biggest matches this weekend were in France between Marseille and PSG and in Germany, between Dortmund and Schalke.

November 28, 2011
Doctor Joe Hart and Mister Mario Balotelli (Liverpool vs Manchester City)

Joe Hart was superman on the goal-line as Liverpool, with Luis Suarez and a fantastic Lucas throwing everything they had at him. A 1-1 draw came as a good result for Manchester City, especially after losing Mario Balotelli to a foolish red card.

November 27, 2011
Zlatan Doesn’t Get His Revenge (Milan vs Barcelona)

Lionel Messi was involved in all three Barcelona goals (goal, assist and a set up) as Barca fought off a combative Milan side which came back twice through Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince Boateng, not finding enough to come back from 3-2 at the San Siro.

November 23, 2011