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Schalke 04 2, Benfica 1: Benfica Struggle But Almost Steal Point

Schalke 04 took top spot in their UEFA Champions League group with a 2-1 win against Benfica in Portugal. Schalke took a lead in the 19th minute from Jose Jurado before Benedikt Howedes put the game away late in the

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UEFA Champions League: Group A-D Wrap-Up

The first four groups of the Champions League wrapped up today with Tottenham, Schalke 04, Manchester United, and Barcelona moving on as group winners. Internazionale, Lyon, Valencia, and FC Copenhagen qualify for the knockout round as runners-up. FC Twente, Benfica,

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UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Round 6 Preview

The final round of group stage matches here. Most of the spots in the knockout-round have been clinched but there are some big names still needing to qualify including Arsenal. There are also Europa League spots on the line, so

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Marseille 3, Spartak Moscow 0: Timely Finishing Propel Marseille To Win

Marseille clinched a spot in the knockout round of the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Spartak Moscow. Despite the large margin of victory, the game was fairly close, but Marseille got a first half goal from Mathieu Valbuena

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Manchester United 1, Rangers 0: Rangers Defend Well But Concede Late Penalty

Manchester United qualified for the knockout round with a 1-0 victory at the Ibrox stadium against Rangers. It was a nice victory for Manchester United as they drew a late penalty when Steven Naismith fouled Fabio. Wayne Rooney then stepped

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UEFA Champions League: Inter and Man Utd Scrape, Valencia and Barcelona Roll

Barcelona and Valencia both rolled to easy victories while Manchester United and Internazionale won but only by slim 1-0 margins. Hapoel Tel Aviv got a surprise victory over Benfica which hurts the Portuguese’s chances of making the round of 16.

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Braga 2, Arsenal 0: Braga Steal It Late

Arsenal’s qualification for the knockout round was put into some doubt yesterday as they fell 2-0 to Braga. Arsenal dominated most of the game but two late goals from Matheus gave Braga the surprise win that leaves the two teams

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UEFA Champions League: Arsenal And Bayern Munich Fall

Two of the giants fell today as Bayern and Arsenal fell. Bayern Muncih were already through so the loss is not too damaging while Arsenal have lost their second straight game in the Champions League and could be in trouble

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UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Round 5 Preview

The groups are beginning to take shape as the group stage nears its end. The top games from this round are Bayern Munich’s trip to Rome as well as Ajax hosting Real Madrid. Here is a look at the round’s

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AC Milan 2, Real Madrid 2: Poor Finishing, Defensive Mistakes And Bad Luck Cost Madrid

This titan clash had an exciting finish, but in many ways was a dull game. Real Madrid dominated most of the game and took the lead right before half-time when Angel Di Maria played in Gonzalo Higuain. However, AC Milan

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