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Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues

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Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues The Champions League final this weekend, the first ever between two teams from the same city, presents Atlético with the chance to complete a truly astounding season against their Madrid rivals by adding a European trophy to the league crown they won against the odds last week. Despite coming...

Match Focus: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid - Four Key Battles

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Match Focus: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid - Four Key Battles The upcoming installment of El Derbi madrileño is undoubtedly the biggest in recent memory. Real Madrid are out to secure La Décima, while Atlético Madrid are looking to cap off a sensational season on the back of their title win last weekend, in turn becoming the first team to ...

Match Focus: Derby & QPR Face Off in Football's Most Valuable Match

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Match Focus: Derby & QPR Face Off in Football's Most Valuable Match There are two big games this Saturday. In the evening over 300 million people across the world will be tuned in to watch Real Madrid play Atlético in the Champions League final. It will lead the news agenda and dominate online discussion, but a few hours earlier in London, Derby County face Q...

Match Focus: Four Key Issues Ahead of the FA Cup Final

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Match Focus: Four Key Issues Ahead of the FA Cup Final At 5 o'clock UK time on Saturday evening, there will probably be slightly more interest worldwide in Atlético Madrid's showdown in Barcelona than proceedings at Wembley, but for Arsenal and Hull, north west London provides the location for them to end respective seasons that have petered out ...

Match Focus: Stretched Atlético's Chance to Make History Against Barcelona

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Match Focus: Stretched Atlético's Chance to Make History Against Barcelona And then there were two...It just so happens that this particular two will play each other on La Liga’s final day of the season. Barcelona face Atlético Madrid in what promises to be one of the most spectacular showdowns in Spanish football history. If Barcelona win, they will retain th...

Match Focus: Rodgers Faces Another Tough Test Against Pulis

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Match Focus: Rodgers Faces Another Tough Test Against Pulis Brendan Rodgers is well aware of the stakes at Selhurst Park next Monday. He’s also, at least, well aware of what to expect. “This game will prepare us for Crystal Palace,” the Liverpool manager said after his side’s 2-0 loss to Chelsea. “We will have to deal with long ...

Match Focus: Liverpool vs Chelsea - Three Key Battles

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Match Focus: Liverpool vs Chelsea - Three Key Battles In between Chelsea’s semi-final meetings with Atlético Madrid the Blues travel to Anfield and José Mourinho has admitted he will field a weakened team against Liverpool as he strives to secure Champions League glory. A win for the Merseysiders would see them take a huge leap towa...

Match Focus: Managerial Masterminds Mourinho and Rodgers Go Head-to-Head

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Match Focus: Managerial Masterminds Mourinho and Rodgers Go Head-to-Head If Liverpool do indeed win the Premier League title this season, they will certainly have been made to do it the hard way. Yet another six-pointer at the top awaits them this weekend, with Chelsea ready in waiting to visit Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Even a win may not be enough for the Blues, whil...

Match Focus: Wily Galtier Helps St Etienne to Undo Decimated Lyon

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Match Focus: Wily Galtier Helps St Etienne to Undo Decimated Lyon When your rival is wounded, of course, you have to go for the throat. Since 1994, Saint Etienne had won only one derby against their bitter adversaries Lyon (thanks to Dimitri Payet's fantastic free-kick at the Stade Gerland in 2010) going into Sunday's clash - the 108th between the pair. Having fou...

Match Focus: What we Learned from El Clásico

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Match Focus: What we Learned from El Clásico During José Mourinho’s reign as Real Madrid manager, El Clásico was often a turgid affair where players resorted to simulation and manipulation as they did anything they could to secure victory. On Sunday however, they showed why millions of fans tuned in to watch yet another ins...