The Champions League comes to its thrilling conclusion this Saturday as Real Madrid faces Liverpool in the final in Kiev. Kickoff is set for 19:45 local time in the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium. Twice-defending champions, Real Madrid entered this competition with a “championship or bust” attitude. With a third-place finish in La Liga, Zinedine Zidane is amazingly …
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A week ago, everyone was picking Manchester City to cruise past Liverpool to the Champions League semifinals. The Reds would put up a fight in Anfield and probably get a few goals, but a 3-0 win was not on anyone’s minds. Then the unthinkable happened. First, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored from outside the box. Mohamed Salah and …
Leroy Sané opened the scoring in the fourth minute and Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling poured it on as Manchester City waltzed to a 3-1 victory over Everton on Saturday, their 27th premier league win. The win was also their fifth straight and added to their insurmountable 16 point lead over city rivals Manchester United. …
Marcus Rashford slotted home two goals in the first 24 minutes and Manchester United worked through the Liverpool defense for a 2-1 win. United are now undefeated in nine straight league matches against Liverpool, winning six and drawing three. The Reds have not won the Northwest Derby since March 2014 despite finishing above Manchester United …
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Lionel Messi hit a 26th-minute free kick and the Barcelona defense held on for a 1-0 win on Saturday. The victory opened up an eight-point gap to Atletico Madrid, all but deciding the title. Even if Atleti had won, keeping a slightly better pace than Barcelona over the next 11 fixtures would be a tough …
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The first legs of all eight champions league ties are in the books. Manchester City holds the title of betting favorite, with 18/5 odds to win the competition. They hold this position by a pretty wide margin over Barcelona whose odds are 5/1. After one 4-0 and two 5-0 shutouts, why is there such an …
Move over Man City, Real Madrid are the real Champions League favorites Read More »
Antoine Griezmann scored a first minute goal and the Atlético Madrid defense held on for their 21st clean sheet in all competitions. The win was Atleti’s third straight this season and narrowed the gap to Barcelona to just seven points with 15 matches remaining. Just two weeks ago, the margin was 11 points. Barcelona had …
Manchester City, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich are running away with the big three soccer leagues, leading by 16, seven, and 18 points, respectively. Therefore, soccer fans yearning for a title race in their weekend view must look a little further afield. They don’t have to look much farther than Serie A. Juventus, who have won …
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