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Can Chelsea win the Champions League?
You would say that Chelsea have been the weakest team out of the four British teams that qualified for the Champions League this season, but yet they are the only team left in the competition. It’s difficult to look beyond Barcelona or Real Madrid as potential winners though. They seem to be head and shoulders ...
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Milan stake claim for Champions League glory
It was the performance we were often told he was capable of, but had very rarely seen. To fans of the English game, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always been a shrugging enigma, and not the talented frontman who earned himself a move to one of the greatest teams ever to grace the game, Barcelona. Against Tottenham ...
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Mancini – City are not good enough to win Champions League
After losing to Napoli during the week, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has claimed that his side are not quite ready to win the Champions League. Following the defeat in Italy, even those looking at the best casinos online will tell you that City face an uphill battle to qualify for the knock-out stages. They ...
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FA decision shows Champions League is top of the tree
A decade ago had anyone suggested that the FA Cup final would be shifted from its traditional spot as the English domestic season’s showpiece finale and instead left to fight it out for attention amid a full Premier League fixture list it would have been dismissed as madness. However, with the Champions League final taking ...
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Real v Barca midweek clash to enlighten Champions League punters
Barcelona are a side that have had to do without their inspirational captain Carles Puyol for far too many games this season, and it’s a trend that unfortunately looks set to continue this week as the Spanish champions continue their run of four matches in just 18 days against rivals Real Madrid on Wednesday. The ...
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Is the Champions League the weakest it has ever been?
Amidst the fanfare of the Champions League Quarter Finals earlier this week, Jose Mourinho talked in an ominous fashion ahead of their first leg tie against European rookies Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday. The Portuguese coach looked at ease as he described the game against Spurs as one his side “should” win. Amongst the most animated ...
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Are we set for an El Classico of a Champions League final?
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have won Champions League trophies before, and both are teams which look like they are going to be serious contenders for this season’s tournament. So which side would be strong enough to prevail if they were to meet in the final of Europe’s most prestigious competition? With Real Madrid a ...
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Video: Mourinho instructs Alonso and Ramos to get a red card
If you talk about being a good strategist, Real Madrid’s boss Mourinho is certainly an absolute master. The situation: Real was beating Ajax 4-0 last Tuesday in Amsterdam for a Champions League group stage match. Ramos and Alonso both had picked up yellow cards during the match, which meant they would be banned for the ...
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Rooney casts shadow over United win
Man United claimed three more Champions League points last night, virtually guaranteeing their passage to the knock out stages, but the win was overshadowed by a bombshell from Wayne Rooney. The former Everton star wasn’t on the pitch, but his dramatic statement just hours before kick off, emphasising his desire to leave due to the ...
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Rangers out to prove European worth
Scottish teams have a terrible record in the Champions League and, from the look of Group C, the trend is unlikely to change this year. Rangers’ opening match against Manchester United was a goalless affair which was treated as a victory north of the border. The Glasgow giants have not won in England in this ...