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Zlatan Ibrahimovic – More Goals & Assists Than Anyone in France
The latest tally by Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Two goals and two assists in the 5-0 PSG win over Sochaux. It’s rare to have a striker rack up so many assists like Ibrahimovic does, but it’s ever rarer to see someone lead the charts in both goals and assists at the same time.
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PSG – The First Team in Ligue 1 History With No French Players
It was bound to happen at some point or the other. Rich teams like Paris Saint-Germain aren’t about local identity or anything similar. It’ about big names, big money and titles. If it means sacrificing integrity, so be it, and so the French champions became the first Ligue 1 side ever to start a match without a single French player in the lineup, rectifying that issue at half time when Blaise Matuidi came in for Thiago Motta.
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Sochaux vs Saint Etienne – Kurt Zouma Breaks the Leg of Thomas Guerbert
Not all sending off’s come from malicious intent. In the 0-0 draw between Sochaux and Saint Etienne, a strong tackle from Kurt Zouma turned out quite badly, as his leg swept under Thomas Guerbert and broke his leg, which got the young centre back sent off after less than 29 minutes of football.
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Top Scorers in Europe – October Edition
The international break is a good opportunity to examine the scoring charts around the top leagues in Europe, which includes Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool off to an impressive season, Lionel Messi getting some competition from an unexpected direction, a very close race in the Bundesliga, Giuseppe Rossi enjoying his Fiorentina comeback while Falcao is having a wonderful debut season in Moncao.
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The Undefeated Teams of Top European Leagues – October Edition
Entering October, we still have 11 undefeated teams in the top 5 European leagues – One in the Premier League (Everton), two in La Liga (Barcelona, Atletico Madrid), two in the Bundesliga (Bayern Munich, Dortmund), four in the Serie A (Roma, Napoli, Juventus, Inter) and two in Ligue 1 (Monaco, PSG).
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Undefeated Teams Around Europe Through September 23
We have 14 teams left around the top European leagues who have still avoided a loss this season: Everton in the Premier League; Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Villarreal and Espanyol in La Liga; Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga; Napoli, Roma, Inter, Juventus and Fiorentina in the Serie A; and Monaco and […]
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Remaining Undefeated Teams in Top European Leagues
Not that many undefeated sides left among the top leagues in Europe after about a month of club football, as Liverpool & Everton are the only teams remaining in the Premier League; Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, Real Madrid and Celta Vigo in the La Liga; Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga; Napoli, Inter, Juventus, Fiorentina and Roma in the Serie A; and Monaco and PSG in Ligue 1.
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Undefeated Teams in Europes’ Top Leagues
Among the top 5 leagues in European football (excluding the Italian Serie A, playing only two matches so far), we’re left with 12 undefeated teams scattered around the Premier League (Liverpool, Chelsea), La Liga (Barcelona, Atletico Madrid), Bundesliga (Dortmund, Bayern Munich) and Ligue 1 (Monaco, PSG).
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Favorites to Win the Championship in Top European Leagues
Even though there are plenty of challengers, it wouldn’t be very surprising to see a repeat champion in four of the top five leagues in Europe, with Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Juventus and PSG favorites to claim the title, while Manchester City should be the most likeliest of side in the harder to predict English Premier League.
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Biggest Matches of the 2013-2014 Season in Europe
It’s quite easy to signal out the title contenders in each of the top 5 European soccer leagues: Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League, Real Madrid & Barcelona in the La Liga, Juventus and Napoli in the Serie A, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and PSG & Monaco in Ligue 1.