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Match Focus: Manchester City Must Strike a Fine Balance to Beat Barcelona

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Match Focus: Manchester City Must Strike a Fine Balance to Beat Barcelona It said more than even Yaya Toure ever could that, as he tried to so consciously issue a rallying cry ahead of Manchester City’s trip to Barcelona, he couldn’t help re-asserting why their task is to difficult.“In football anything can happen, we have our chance and they have their ...

Match Focus: Can In-form Galatasaray Break the Curse of the Şürkrü Saracoğlu?

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Match Focus: Can In-form Galatasaray Break the Curse of the Şürkrü Saracoğlu? ‘Derbies don’t have favourites’, but there is always an exception to the rule. The last time Galatasaray beat cross-city rivals Fenerbahçe at the Şürkrü Saracoğlu stadium was back in 1999. Hamza Hamzaoğlu will try to do what the likes of Roberto Mancini, Frank Rijk...

Match Focus: Capital One Cup Final - 5 Key Managerial Decisions

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Match Focus: Capital One Cup Final - 5 Key Managerial Decisions On Sunday, Chelsea and Tottenham resume their rivalry to contest the first major piece of silverware of the season. These two have already met twice this campaign, with each side winning on home soil. Spurs put 5 past Chelsea on New Year’s Day; only the second time a José Mourinho side ...

Match Focus: Pellegrini Gets Tactics Wrong as Barcelona Triumph in Manchester

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Match Focus: Pellegrini Gets Tactics Wrong as Barcelona Triumph in Manchester It was a scene that defied both Manuel Pellegrini’s words, and the final score.After Manchester City had somehow escaped with just getting beaten 2-1 by an evidently superior Barcelona, who exploited so many conspicuously excessive gaps in the home side’s midfield, the Chilean was asked ...

Match Focus: The North London Derby - Three Key Battles

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Match Focus: The North London Derby - Three Key Battles Only 2 points separate Tottenham and Arsenal coming into the latest instalment of the North London Derby. Saturday’s meeting between the two teams promises to be a hotly contested affair as the teams vie for Champions League football next season.Arsène Wenger appears to have found the r...

Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas?

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Match Focus: Can Galatasaray Halt the Title Charge of In-Form Besiktas? The last time Beşiktaş and Galatasaray met at the Atatürk Olympic stadium there were three goals, one red card and a mass pitch invasion that resulted in Gala being awarded an automatic 3-0 win – just another Istanbul derby.The Black Eagles were accused of naivety in last season’s e...

Match Focus: Coach Courbis Resurrects Old Magic to Undo In-form Rennes

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Match Focus: Coach Courbis Resurrects Old Magic to Undo In-form Rennes “When you don't respect certain principles of effort and technique, football is brutal, and it’s brought us back to reality.” Philippe Montanier's summary of the abrupt end to Rennes' 8-match unbeaten run on Saturday night - with a surprise 4-0 home defeat to Montpellier - was in k...

Match Focus: New England Revolution Out to Spoil Donovan's Last Hurrah

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Match Focus: New England Revolution Out to Spoil Donovan's Last Hurrah The eulogies have been rolling for quite some time. Sunday’s game is as much about giving Landon Donovan a fitting send-off as it is about deciding this season’s MLS Cup champions. However, one team stands in the way of Donovan ending his celebrated career in a flurry of ticker tape and ...

Match Focus: How Will Chelsea Fare Without Costa Against Spurs?

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 Match Focus: How Will Chelsea Fare Without Costa Against Spurs? It was the big question ahead of Chelsea’s home match against Tottenham Hotspur, given that Diego Costa has had a bigger impact on their attack than anyone else this season.How - for just the second big game in this campaign - will Jose Mourinho’s side cope without their top-scoring stri...

Match Focus: In-Form Firmino the Player to Exploit Lahm's Absence

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Match Focus: In-Form Firmino the Player to Exploit Lahm's Absence On Tuesday evening, Roberto Firmino opened his Brazil account in spectacular style, rifling past Ramazan Özcan from 25 yards as the Seleção secured a 2-1 win over Austria. Having been in fine form for club side Hoffenheim, Firmino made his mark on the international stage, finally ...