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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Andres Iniesta Show Who’s Best
Business as usual at the Camp Nou; Barcelona reaching 40 from 42 possible points with the best start in the history of the La Liga; Lionel Messi being as clinical in front of goal as ever, now needing only two goals to set a new scoring record; and Andres Iniesta, showing with everything but goals why he is in the award consideration.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Shines in Tactical Mayhem
Tactics? What are tactics? Alex Ferguson continues to let his players go gung-ho in their attempts to erase all of their defensive mistakes. That is just fine with Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, thriving in the tactical mayhem that has become the breeding ground for these Manchester United comebacks.
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Liverpool FC – The Return of Lucas Leiva
When a win over a relegation bound team gets people at Liverpool so pleased with their match and the result, you know the expectations and descriptions of success at Anfield have changed. When Lucas Leiva is the defensive midfielder everyone has been waiting for, what should that mean and say about Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard?
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Arsenal FC – Lukas Podolski is Another Striking Failure
It doesn’t matter what excuses Arsene Wenger uses this time about his direction, finances and ability to make Arsenal a big club again, it’ll all sound like lies. Santi Cazorla isn’t as influential, Jack Wilshere, healthy or not, isn’t the man to change everything and Wenger’s latest experiment at striker, this time with Lukas Podolski, was a miserable failure.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Forgets How to Score
During the earlier stages of the season, the fact that Chelsea, an unbalanced, talented yet soft squad, had only Fernando Torres to call upon at the striker position was hidden with the brilliance of Eden Hazard and Juan Mata. Seven win-less matches later, and all the talent in the world can’t hide a forward how can’t put the ball in the net.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Wesley Sneijder Leaving Inter
There are fewer and fewer Inter players left from their triumphant Champions League campaign three years ago; Wesley Sneijder, considered to be one of the best players in the world during that season, is one of the final relics. Now, it seems that his time with the nerazzurri is coming to an end.
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Bundesliga – Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Predictions
The Bundesliga usually flies a bit under the radar when compared with other leagues in Europe, but it may be the best division to watch in the continent, and it’s supreme rivalry match at the moment, Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund, just may be the best game to watch in the whole of Europe.
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La Liga – Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Predictions
We’ve been down this road before for over a decade. Atletico Madrid come in scorching hot into the Madrid derby, only to see their flames be put off by Real Madrid, who may be trailing their city rivals by 8 points on the La Liga table, but haven’t lost El Derbi madrileño in over a decade. The promise of a scoring duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Falcao is just a bonus.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – David Beckham to AS Monaco
Nothing will be known until after the MLS Cup Final David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy have on Saturday, but there’s a good chance that his first stop on the European negotiation circuit he’s about to embark on will be AS Monaco, currently playing in the French Ligue 2.
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Real Madrid – Bigger Than Cristiano Ronaldo
A theory that’s been thrown around here and elsewhere in the past is that once you have Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad, and obviously in the lineup, it forces you to play a certain way. Real Madrid, since Ronaldo has arrived, haven’t been able to reclaim their Champions League dominance, and are on their way of losing yet another La Liga title to Barcelona, already 11 points behind their arch rivals.