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Marseille 3, Spartak Moscow 0: Timely Finishing Propel Marseille To Win

Marseille clinched a spot in the knockout round of the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Spartak Moscow. Despite the large margin of victory, the game was fairly close, but Marseille got a first half goal from Mathieu Valbuena

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Manchester United 1, Rangers 0: Rangers Defend Well But Concede Late Penalty

Manchester United qualified for the knockout round with a 1-0 victory at the Ibrox stadium against Rangers. It was a nice victory for Manchester United as they drew a late penalty when Steven Naismith fouled Fabio. Wayne Rooney then stepped

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UEFA Champions League: Inter and Man Utd Scrape, Valencia and Barcelona Roll

Barcelona and Valencia both rolled to easy victories while Manchester United and Internazionale won but only by slim 1-0 margins. Hapoel Tel Aviv got a surprise victory over Benfica which hurts the Portuguese’s chances of making the round of 16.

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Braga 2, Arsenal 0: Braga Steal It Late

Arsenal’s qualification for the knockout round was put into some doubt yesterday as they fell 2-0 to Braga. Arsenal dominated most of the game but two late goals from Matheus gave Braga the surprise win that leaves the two teams

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UEFA Champions League: Arsenal And Bayern Munich Fall

Two of the giants fell today as Bayern and Arsenal fell. Bayern Muncih were already through so the loss is not too damaging while Arsenal have lost their second straight game in the Champions League and could be in trouble

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UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Round 5 Preview

The groups are beginning to take shape as the group stage nears its end. The top games from this round are Bayern Munich’s trip to Rome as well as Ajax hosting Real Madrid. Here is a look at the round’s

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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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UEFA Champions League: Milan and Real Draw While Arsenal Lose In Ukraine

It was another day of dominance by the big sides as a couple of sides advanced to the Round of 16. Bayern Munich and Chelsea kept perfect records and qualified for the knockout round. Real Madrid got a late equalizer

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Manchester United 3, Bursaspor 0: Obertan Inspires Second Half Rout

Bursaspor showed better attacking intent than the last match-up between these two teams, but Manchester United were still too powerful as they got a 3-0 victory behind goals from Darren Fletcher, Gabriel Obertan, and Bebe. Bursaspor had their chances, but

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Benfica 4, Lyon 3: Martins And Coentrao Blow Away Lyon

This game was similar to the Internazionale-Tottenham game from the last round of games as Benfica blasted Lyon taking a 4-0 lead before a late fight back by the French side made it interesting as the game ended 4-3. Benfica

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