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UEFA Champions League: Lyon-Bayern Munich 2nd Leg Preview

By the end of this week, the teams will be set for the Champions League final on May 22nd. The first semifinal to be completed will be Lyon vs. Bayern Munich who square off later today. The Germans won the

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Bayern Munich 1, Lyon 0: Robben The Hero As Ribery Sees Red

Arjen Robben strikes again. He has been the hero for Bayern Munich and is a compelling choice as the player of the year in the tournament. He may not have the statistics like other stars, but all of his goals

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UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich-Lyon 1st Leg Preview

The semifinals got off to an exciting start as Internazionale came back from a goal down to win 3-1, which sets them up well for the second leg. The second semifinal gets started later today when Bayern Munich host Lyon.

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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And FA Cup Semifinals

There is no debate what the biggest game is this weekend as the match-up between Real Madrid and Barcelona could decide the fate of the title in Spain. There are also good games in Germany and the FA Cup semis

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Champions League Recap: Bayern Knock Out Manchester United and Lyon Holds Off Bordeaux

This was a tense day of games as both games were only a single goal away from switching who would advance. In the French battle, Bordeaux won the game against Lyon but they were unable to make up the two

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview Part II

I decided against doing my usual Champions League recap for Tuesday given both games were straight forward. Internazionale beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 in Moscow to advance to the semis. The goal came in the 6th minute from a Wesley Sneijder

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Weekend Watch List: Manchester United-Chelsea And Big Games In Germany And Mexico

This weekend has some big games, but outside of those, there are not many that seem intriguing to me. However, the big ones may decide some the fate of some trophies. Saturday starts with two title battles in England where

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Champions League Recap: Munich Comeback and Lyon In Good Shape

These were certainly some good games today. Bayern Munich pulled a huge comeback against Manchester United winning 2-1 with a goal in the added time. In the other quarterfinal, Lyon won 3-1 despite being second best in possession by a

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Champions League: Quarterfinals 1st Leg Preview Part I

The Champions League is back. The quarterfinals match-ups are good and on this first day Manchester United-Bayern Munich are the headline match. The other game features an intriguing French battle where the last two teams to have won the Ligue

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Weekly Watch List: Liverpool-United

The biggest match this weekend is the Manchester United-Liverpool game. However, there are some good battles in Italy and Germany as well. The games are especially important in the title race in Germany which is a good three horse race

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