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Altetico vs Barcelona: Will Griezmann-Gameiro or Messi-Suarez partnership prevail?

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Altetico vs Barcelona: Will Griezmann-Gameiro or Messi-Suarez partnership prevail? While most were focusing their attentions on the Champions League, there’s little doubt what game the managers of Atletico and Barcelona will have been watching on Wednesday night. Real Madrid had the chance to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to four points against Valencia, with the ...

France’s G force aids post-Euro recovery

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France’s G force aids post-Euro recovery Flourishing at international level is about a combination of persistence, momentum and opportunity, and rarely have those trio of features been as boldly displayed together in recent times as by Kevin Gameiro. The 29-year-old always seemed destined to be a player’s player - respected and admir...

Will Oblak or Neuer come out on top in tight Atletico-Bayern clash?

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Will Oblak or Neuer come out on top in tight Atletico-Bayern clash? While packing all the prestige of Tuesday's clash between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, Wednesday's battle of La Liga and the Bundesliga between Atletico and Bayern promises to be a different prospect entirely. It's a meeting in which the visitors will be keen to exact revenge for their exit to...

Barcelona must be wary of increasingly adaptable Atletico

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Barcelona must be wary of increasingly adaptable Atletico When a team is at the height of their powers, as Luis Enrique’s squad was when they won an unprecedented treble in recent years, it becomes incredibly hard to improve upon the quality on a player-by-player basis. Barcelona’s transfer policy over the summer is indicative of this very fact...

The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal

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The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal With the showpiece event now decided as France take on Portugal, most are leaning towards the hosts to secure glory on home turf for the third time in their history. The Portuguese, meanwhile, are aiming for their first major international trophy anywhere having narrowly missed out as hosts themselv...

Griezmann Redeployment Provides France Best Chance of Progression

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Griezmann Redeployment Provides France Best Chance of Progression After the interval in France’s 2-1 win over Republic of Ireland last weekend, it was more a case of when, not if, the hosts would overturn the one-goal deficit. France looked poor and lacked imagination prior to half time as they struggled against the Boys in Green. Yet a change in shape and p...

Payet Shines as France Given a Timely Warning

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Payet Shines as France Given a Timely Warning Didier Deschamps is nothing if not forgiving. The 1998 World Cup-winning captain has been involved in a number of personality clashes during his coaching career at Monaco, Marseille and now France. Yet if some of the grudges endure – former OM sporting director José Anigo is unlikely to...

Team Focus: Fierce Competition Apparent as France Brush Aside Denmark

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Team Focus: Fierce Competition Apparent as France Brush Aside Denmark Didier Deschamps came close to his Aimé Jacquet moment but the worst, it appears, has since passed. The run of three defeats in four games that led into the last international window hadn’t put the former Juventus, Monaco and Marseille boss in any serious danger - and he hadn’t ha...

Player Focus: Griezmann Needs a Big Year to Prove He's Among World's Best

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Player Focus: Griezmann Needs a Big Year to Prove He's Among World's Best In the summer of 2014, Atletico Madrid were unfortunate to lose the services of Diego Costa to Chelsea. The Spain international netted an astonishing 27 league goals as Los Rojiblancos upset the Barcelona and Real Madrid duopoly at the summit of Spain, becoming the first team in 10 years outside of ...

Player Focus: Griezmann Carrying Atletico Goal Burden as Torres Form Flops

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Player Focus: Griezmann Carrying Atletico Goal Burden as Torres Form Flops Atletico Madrid’s 3-0 La Liga win against Elche on Saturday was routine in many ways. Diego Simeone’s side won for a 14th time in 17 home league games this season. They kept a fifth consecutive clean sheet in front of their own fans. Antoine Griezmann scored another two goals. And Fernan...