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Weekend Watch List: Battles At The Top In Germany And France

The MLS playoffs are underway this weekend, but there are plenty of games across Europe including battles between the top two teams in France and in Germany. Here is a look at the top five games this weekend. AC Milan

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Sevilla 4, Athletic Bilbao 3: Luis Fabiano Returns To Form

This was a wild game from Sunday as Sevilla moved up to 6th place behind this victory. Luis Fabiano returned to the starting lineup and was excellent scoring two goals and drawing a penalty. However, a red card in the

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Real Madrid 6, Racing Santander 1: Ronaldo And Real Firing On All Cylinders

Real Madrid continued their impressive run as they scored six more goals bringing their total to 16 in their last three La Liga games. The run has certainly placed Real Madrid as the in form team throughout all of Europe

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Weekend Watch List: Mexico’s El Classico And Big Matches Throughout Europe

There were many good games this weekend and it was actually quite difficult to limit the list to five games. The top game is Mexico’s El Classico, but there are a lot of good games this weekend. Here are my

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European Leagues Round-Up

It was a nice return to club football this weekend. On the continent, most of the top teams got victories. Here is a recap of the results from the top leagues on the continent. Spain: Atletico Madrid 2, Getafe 0

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Barcelona 2, Valencia 1: Second Half Domination Spurs Barcelona To Victory

This was a much awaited match-up as last year’s La Liga champions Barcelona faced off against the current league leaders with Valencia. It was a poor start for Barcelona as they seemed sluggish and were in fact not having the

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Atletico Madrid 2, Getafe 0: Atleti Use Counter Attack To Win Madrid Derby

Atletico would have entered this game as the favorites, but without the injured Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan starting on the bench, it appeared Getafe could have a chance. For the most part, Getafe did well as they controlled possession

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Weekend Watch List: Merseyside Derby and Barcelona-Valencia

Liverpool have been in the news the past few weeks, but they will return to the field this weekend in a big Merseyside derby. However, the biggest match of the weekend features La Liga leaders Valencia squaring off against defending

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La Liga: September Offensive And Defensive Efficiencies

I will take a look at with the efficiency statistics of La Liga in this post. Here are the results and observations. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (Min) Almeria 1.4870 1.7316 48.42 Athletic Bilbao 3.5556 2.5455 40.50 Atletico Madrid

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European Round-Up: Barcelona Draw, Bayern Lose, and Inter-Juve Draw

It was not a great weekend for many of the big names across Europe. The big match-ups on the continent were in Italy and Germany where Internazionale and Juventus squared off and Borussia Dortmund hosted Bayern Munich, respectively. Here is

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