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Thoughts On The Champions and Europa League Draws

The draw for the knockout phases for the Champions and Europa League were this past week. I always find this to be one of the more exciting times of the year as there are always big match-ups. For the Champions

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Europa League Round Of 16 Round 1 Preview

The Europa League picks up with the Round of 16. Here is a quick preview of the first legs. Atletico Madrid vs. Besiktas Madrid have not gotten results the past couple of weeks and face a solid team in Besiktas.

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Europa League Round Of 32 Week 2 Preview

The two Manchester sides got victories and most of the big sides got the victory. Here is a quick rundown of the games this midweek. Manchester City vs. FC Porto A disastrous end to the first leg at the Dragao

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Europa League Round Of 32 Week 1 Preview

The European competitions start up this weekend including the Europa League. There are a couple of big names in this competition with the two Manchester clubs headlining the competition. Here is a brief look at the upcoming games.

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Europa League: Final Preview

It has all come down to this as FC Porto looks to get their second title on the way to a treble of their own. They have already claimed the league title while they are playing in the Portuguese Cup

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Europa League: Semifinal Second Leg Preview

It seems set for an all-Portuguese final, but the all-Portuguese semifinal is still up in the air. Here is a quick look at the two games coming up today. Braga vs. Benfica Braga got a valuable away goal but Benfica

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Europa League: An All Portugal Final Seems Imminent

FC Porto continued to dominate the competition as they basically sealed their place in the final, while the all-Portugal semifinal remains in the balance. The star of the day was Radamel Falcao who scored four goals for Porto as they

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Europa League: Semifinal First Leg Preview

The all-Iberian semifinals get started today. One semifinal will have two teams very familiar with each other while the other gives another chapter to the Spain vs. Portugal. Here is a quick look at both of the games. Benfica vs.

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Europa League: All-Iberian Semifinals Are Set

The semifinals are set with Benfica and Braga meeting in one semifinal while FC Porto and Villarreal will square off in another. Here is a rundown of the results today. Spartak Moscow 2-5 FC Porto (FC Porto advances 10-3 on

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Europa League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview

The Iberian peninsula dominated the first leg and similar to the Champions League, all of the ties seem to be over except one of the ties. Here is a quick look at the four quarterfinals. Spartak Moscow vs. FC Porto

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