All posts tagged "Europe"

  • Belgium out to justify the hype at Euro 2016

    Few teams at Euro 2016 can match Belgium player-for-player but can their golden generation finally rise to the occasion?

    • Posted June 4, 2016
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  • MOTD: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (5-3 pens)

    “La Undecima” wasn’t quite as glorious as La Decima.  Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the eleventh time after an epic final victory over Atletico Madrid, defeating their cross-town rivals in a dramatic penalty shoot-out...

    • Posted May 29, 2016
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  • Stage set for Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United

    As the world’s media turns its attention to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s pending transfer this summer, the Swedish forward is soaking up the limelight in typical Zlatan fashion. Ibrahimovic was the starring act as the Swedish national team trained...

    • Posted May 26, 2016
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  • Klopp hunts Europa League glory versus Sevilla

    The bookies offer odds on everything these days, particularly in football. As we discovered during Leicester City’s fairytale Premier League title triumph this season, it was more likely that David Moyes is named as an X-Factor judge,...

    • Posted May 17, 2016
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  • MOTD: Liverpool 3-0 Villarreal (3-1 agg)

    = Liverpool booked their tickets to the Europa League final with an outstanding victory over Villarreal at Anfield.  The Reds will face Sevilla, who will be competing in their third consecutive final, and stand defiant in the...

    • Posted May 5, 2016
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  • MOTD: Real Madrid 1-0 Manchester City (1-0 agg)

    Manchester City had a tough act to follow.  Yesterday, Atletico Madrid upset Bayern Munich in a fantastic display at the Allianz Arena to nick their spot in the Champions League final just twenty four hours after Leicester...

    • Posted May 4, 2016
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  • MOTD: Bayern Munich 2-1 Atletico Madrid (2-2 agg)

    Only Atletico Madrid could have held on.  Diego Simeone’s men were out-shot thirty-three to seven, out-possessed 73% to 27% and defeated 2-1 by Bayern Munich, yet still managed to secure their second berth in the Champions League...

    • Posted May 3, 2016
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  • MOTD: Villarreal 1-0 Liverpool

    Liverpool’s smashing 4-3 comeback against Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League Quarterfinals promised big things as Jürgen Klopp’s men marched into their semifinal visit to Villarreal.  This time, however, they were on the receiving end of a...

    • Posted April 28, 2016
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  • MOTD: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Bayern Munich

    Saul Niguez’s wonder-strike put Atletico Madrid in the driver’s seat in a tight Champions League semifinal tie against Bayern Munich and took Diego Simeone’s men within ninety minutes of their second European final in three years. It...

    • Posted April 27, 2016
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  • MOTD: Manchester City 0-0 Real Madrid

    The stage is set for Cristiano Ronaldo to take Real Madrid to the Champions League final after the Galacticos etched out a scoreless draw against Manchester City.  The Portuguese forward’s absence hung over the proceedings and despite...

    • Posted April 26, 2016
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