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Champions And Europa League Draws: My Initial Reaction

The draw for the rest of the Champions and Europa League tournaments were performed this morning and the big stories are the rematch of Champions League finals as Arsenal face Barcelona, the 2006 final, and Bayern Munich face Manchester United

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Champions League Recap: Arsenal Crush Porto, Bayern Munich Lose But Still Advance

That was an impressive performance by Arsenal as they crushed FC Porto 5-0 at the Emirates. They got the rout started in the 9th minute when Andrei Arshavin won a header, although he was offside, against Rolando. Arshavin turned and

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UEFA Champions League Round Of 16: 2nd Leg Predictions

The fun is about to begin. I love this time of year when the games are all about the trophies. Most of the leagues are into their final thirds, while in two weeks there will only be 8 teams left

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Weekly Watch List: Clash Of The Cash and Carling Cup Final

This is an exciting weekend of football where the first trophy is being awarded in England. The exciting race at the top of the Bundesliga also continues this weekend as Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich face other teams that are

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Bayern Munich 2, Fiorentina 1: The Return Of Ovrebo

He’s back. I had not seen Tom Henning Ovrebo since that terrible performance he gave when refereeing the Chelsea-Barcelona semifinal. He came back and gave another poor performance today in the Bayern Munich-Fiorentina match. It should be noted that the

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UEFA Champions League Preview And Predictions

It’s finally back. The Champions League is here so all those match-ups that seemed so mouthwatering back in December have arrived. I am glad that the first knockout round is staggered over two weeks which certainly makes it easier in

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The Two Bayerns: A Look At The Bundesliga Leaders

With the FA Cup not exciting me this weekend, I took this weekend as an opportunity to catch up on some other leagues around the world (In retrospect, the games in England were exciting to watch). The main one I

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Weekend Watch List: Test For The German Leaders And Barcelona Faces Its Bogey Team

With the FA Cup going on this weekend, England is not producing a whole lot of great match-ups but the rest of Europe have some good games. Germany especially has some good matches at the top of the table. So

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My Thoughts On The Juventus-Bayern Munich Game

I thought that this game would be tight but it was the complete opposite. The game was open and free flowing. Even more surprising, the game was very one-sided as the Bayern Munich dominated the entire game. Juventus did strike

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