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The Best Memes of Coke & Sevilla Beating Liverpool
The meme makers were quite happy to see Liverpool lose to Sevilla in the Europa League Final. When huge teams perceived as perennial underachievers lose, it somehow makes things funnier to people. Liverpool did choke, with the help of a referee who misses three clear handballs in the first half, while missing a number of […]
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Sevilla (UEFA Super Cup)
Who would have guessed that the match opening the 2015-2016 European season would yield nine goals and a massive comeback, culminating in a Pedro winning goal in extra time, giving Barcelona a 5-4 win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup, preceded by a brace from Lionel Messi in the first half.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Barcelona Very Close to Signing Ivan Rakitic
Changes are coming to Barcelona after a season without a single meaningful title and three years of no Champions League trophy. Bringing creativity and talent to their midfield seems to be on the agenda, and on top of the list of players who fit the description seems to be Ivan Rakitic of Sevilla.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Liverpool Trying to Sign Alberto Moreno
It’s a very important summer for Liverpool, as they try to maintain their status as championship contenders in the Premier League without spending too much but showing they’re more involved in the transfer market than before, with the likes of Alberto Moreno from Sevilla being on their shortlist and acting upon that wish.
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Match Highlights – Sevilla vs Benfica
Some things never change – Benfica lose Europa League finals, Sevilla win them. This time it was penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw through the 120 minutes (in which Benfica were the better and more dangerous team) that gave the Spanish side the title, winning the competition for the third time.
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Match Highlights – Benfica vs Juventus, Sevilla vs Valencia
The first leg of the Europa League semifinal gave us a Spanish derby in which Sevilla beat Valencia 2-0 at home, giving them a big advantage and bringing them closer to the final, while an excellent match in Lisbon gave Benfica a dramatic 2-1 victory over Juventus.
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Match Highlights – Lyon vs Juventus, Porto vs Sevilla
The first legs of the Europa League quarterfinals drew most of the focus to the matches between Lyon and Juventus, which the Italians won 1-0 thanks to a Leonardo Bonucci goal, and the encounter between Porto and Sevilla, which was won by the Portuguese champions 1-0 thanks to a Eliaquim Mangala strike.
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Ivan Rakitic – The Best Assist of the Season
From the football filled night we had in the middle of the week, the best thing had to best thing had to be Ivan Rakitic, pulling off a backheel chapeu in his own half to get rid of his marker, Pepe, before breaking clear into the counter attack and setting up teammate Carlos Bacca for what turned out to be the winning goal for Sevilla against Real Madrid.
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Match Highlights – Sevilla FC vs Real Madrid
After a long undefeated run, Real Madrid lose for the second time in three days, falling 2-1 against Sevilla after a brilliant performance from Ivan Rakitic, and dropping to third in the table behind their two title race rivals, no longer in control of their championship hopes.
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Cesar Muniz Fernandez is the Worst Referee in the World (Right Now)
The sad thing about Elche getting screwed over by Cesar Muniz Fernandez via Real Madrid and Pepe? He has already made one huge mistake this season in favor of a big club in Spain, disallowing a goal by Juan Cala against Barcelona for no apparent reason.