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Benzema and Vinicius shine to make La Liga September best XI

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Benzema and Vinicius shine to make La Liga September best XI Real Madrid duo Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior are the stand out performers in the La Liga team of the month, while Barcelona, despite their poor form, dominate as we run through the WhoScored best XI for September.Luis Maximiano (Granada) - 7.51La Liga's busiest goalkeeper kicks off the team of ...

Reus one of five Bundesliga stars to make Euro best XI

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Reus one of five Bundesliga stars to make Euro best XI Goalkeeper: Brice Samba (Caen) - 9.33 ratingBrice Samba earned his third WhoScored man of the match award from his last eight appearances with a stunning display in Caen’s 1-0 win at Nice on Saturday. The Congolese shotstopper saved a first half Remi Walter penalty, that one of eight saves in ...

WhoScored Exclusive: Roberto Trashorras Talks Styles, Stats & Barca with WhoScored

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WhoScored Exclusive: Roberto Trashorras Talks Styles, Stats & Barca with WhoScored Last September’s meeting between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona was among the most commented upon games of the entire campaign, especially for those observers with an interest in statistics.For the first time since Pep Guardiola doubled down on the club’s historical focus on retaining poss...

Team Focus: Sticking to Principal Paying off for Paco Jémez at Rayo

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Team Focus: Sticking to Principal Paying off for Paco Jémez at Rayo There is no club in Spain’s top flight that has battled against the odds – and continues to do so – like Rayo Vallecano in recent years. With the smallest budget in La Liga (around €18m) the Vallecas outfit take the field every week 30 times worse off than Barcelona and Real M...

Team Focus: Possession Counting for Little for Wasteful Rayo

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Team Focus: Possession Counting for Little for Wasteful Rayo Rayo Vallecano’s hard-fought win last weekend away to Getafe was their first in 2014, and their first overall since November 9th 2013. It was also only their 5th victory in the league all season. Rayo have learned over the years since their promotion not to take the small victories for granted...

WhoScored Tipster: Top Tips this Weekend

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WhoScored Tipster: Top Tips this Weekend Wigan vs Newcastle - Match PreviewThis meeting sees two of the Premier League’s form sides lock horns with both having much to play for. Hosts Wigan are desperately fighting against relegation and despite looking doomed only a few weeks ago, four wins from five – including memorable vict...

Match Analysis: Dortmund Edge Closer by Ending Schalke Streak

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Match Analysis: Dortmund Edge Closer by Ending Schalke Streak WhoScored’s regular weekly look at those significant streaks that have come to an end across Europe’s top five leagues sees us look at the Bundesliga and La Liga. In Germany, Dortmund ended bitter rivals Schalke’s ten-match unbeaten home run to make a huge step towards the title, w...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets WBA vs Chelsea - PreviewArsenal’s thumping win in the North London derby last weekend promoted Chelsea to the top of the list of ‘crisis clubs’ in the Premier League.The questions over striker Fernando Torres, not to mention the methods of his manager or the morality of his captain...

Team Focus: Rayo Vallecano Bucking La Liga Trends

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Team Focus: Rayo Vallecano Bucking La Liga Trends In a league season troubled by its predictability, Rayo Vallecano are La Liga’s great unknowns; the unpredictable package that bucks the trend and do so whilst playing fantastically entertaining football.Football is often a copycat game, whatever is successful becomes “the way” to ...

Streaks: Lazio's Away Form Comes Crashing to an End

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Streaks: Lazio's Away Form Comes Crashing to an End WhoScored’s usual early week rundown of the weekend’s shock results in Europe’s top five leagues returns after a brief festive hiatus. Lazio started the Serie A New Year in the worst possible way after a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Siena, while over in La Liga, Rayo Vallecano saw...