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Weekend Watch List: North London Derby And More

The weekend is headlined by the North London derby, but there are good match-ups in Europe especially in Spain and in Germany. Here is a look at the top games from the weekend. Arsenal vs. Tottenham (Saturday 7:45 am, ESPN2

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Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 0: Real Madrid Dominate Early

The Madrid derby would be the first true test for Real Madrid in the league and they passed it with relative ease as they got early goals from Ricardo Carvalho and Mesut Ozil and were able to cruise comfortably from

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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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Real Madrid 3, Hercules 1: Ronaldo Keys Comeback

Hercules had one of the most surprising results early in the La Liga season when they defeated Barcelona 2-0 at the Camp Nou. With that result in mind, this could have been a tough test for Real Madrid especially after

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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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Real Madrid 2, AC Milan 0: Ronaldo Shines While AC Milan Have Work To Do

This was the high profile match in the Champions League this round and in some ways it did not live up to its billing as two early goals a minute apart from Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil settled the game

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UEFA Champions League: The Favorites Hold Serve

There were no real upsets today as most of the big boys got victories. There were some tense moments as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid needed late goals in order to secure road wins. Here is a list of the

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A Look Back At The Second Day Of Champions League

The second day of Champions League did not have many surprises as most of the top teams all won and in the case of Arsenal and Chelsea, they won emphatically. Here is a rundown of the results from yesterday. Bayern

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UEFA Champions League Preview: Group G

Here a preview of Group G in the UEFA Champions League. This group features some big name teams with AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax.

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Transfer Window Closes With A Couple Big Moves

It was an active final day of the transfer window but most of the moves were small. The big moves of the day were Robinho moving from Manchester City to AC Milan and Sunderland getting Ghanian Asamoah Gyan from Rennes

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