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Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa

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Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa Even the most loyal of AC Ajaccio fans would have known this season would be tough. Despite their excellent home record in Ligue 2 it took a double from Jean-Francois Riviere against Nimes for the Corsican side to secure promotion back to France’s top flight. The battle had only begun.Manager ...

Player Focus: David Luiz

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Player Focus: David Luiz Spectators saw the best and worst of David Luiz on occasion in the hot-blooded West London derby between QPR and Chelsea last time out, which eventually saw the underdogs prevail thanks to two first half dismissals for Villas-Boas' side. For most teams, and indeed players, going down to 9-men would ...

Barca Relying Too Much on Messi Whilst Madrid Share Attacking Load

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Barca Relying Too Much on Messi Whilst Madrid Share Attacking Load While Levante’s extraordinary fairy tale season continued on Sunday evening with a 3-0 win at Villarreal leaving them top of La Liga, Real Madrid sneaked past Barcelona to sit just one point off the summit. A last minute penalty miss from Lionel Messi leaves the champions just two points behin...

Malaga-Madrid Showdown to Prove Pelligrini's Players' Potential

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Malaga-Madrid Showdown to Prove Pelligrini's Players' Potential This Saturday evening sees one of the most anticipated match-ups in La Liga take place, as Real Madrid make their way to big-spending Malaga to face old boss Manuel Pellegrino. Added to the intrigue is the fact that, in Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Julio Baptista, the hosts also boast two former Real pla...

Do City Now Have Have the Edge Over United?

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Do City Now Have Have the Edge Over United? Sunday afternoon sees both Manchester clubs square up in the Premier League’s top of the table battle. Just two points separate City and United, with Roberto Mancini’s side currently edging their rivals into second place. A win would, of course, take Sir Alex Ferguson’s troops back...

Cagliari-Napoli: Closer Than You Think

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Cagliari-Napoli: Closer Than You Think While this season is rapidly developing into an unpredictable and tumultuous one for many, the sustained and impressive progress of SSC Napoli stands in stark contrast to the usual status quo beneath the shadow of Vesuvius. Their outstanding forward trio of Edinson Cavani, Marek Hamšík...

Europe's Underachievers: Ligue 1 - Marseille

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Europe's Underachievers: Ligue 1 - Marseille Our final look into the top 5 European league's underachievers takes us to the division which is shaping up the most having already seen 10 rounds of fixtures played. While the likes of Lille, Lyon and big spenders PSG take their familiar place at the top of the Ligue 1 table, one side in particular...

Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse!

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Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse! Times are changing in Toulouse. Last season their style of play wasn’t very pleasing on the eye. Too often the strikers were left isolated and the negative game plan was painful for the Téfécé faithful to watch. What a difference a few months and a change of philosophy can...

Higuain Leads the Way of Europe's Deadliest Finishers

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Higuain Leads the Way of Europe's Deadliest Finishers It is fair to say that all of Europe's top 5 divisions are in full flow now, with most forming some sort of semblance to years gone by in terms of the clubs leading the way, with a few surprises thrown in. The majority of the top teams from each division have been aided by the goalscoring exploits o...

Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: The Premier League's Tinkermen

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Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: The Premier League's Tinkermen After Manchester United decided to rest the likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Nani and Anderson in their fierce rival clash with Liverpool this weekend, WhoScored investigates the sides in the Premier League who are utilising their squad depth the most, and for very different reasons.We look ...