Sevilla Europa League

Sevilla now face a Champions League test after their Europa League triumphs

 May 28, 2015   John Welsh

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In beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 on Wednesday evening to win the Europa League final, Sevilla not only retained the trophy but were claiming victory in that tournament for the fourth time in ten seasons after first winning the UEFA Cup in 2006. The success against the Ukrainian team confirms the Sevilla reputation for consistency since […]

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Jonas Gutierrez Newcastle

Gutierrez seals Premier League status for Newcastle to end months of personal torment

 May 26, 2015   John Welsh

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Amid the frayed nerves among spectators and players alike as games were contested to decide which teams were to be relegated from both the Bundesliga and the Premier League, there were the usual scenes of ecstasy and despair as the matches unfolded. Freiburg and Paderborn failed to secure their top flight status in Germany with […]

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Bundesliga 2015

Relegation issues provide an intriguing finale to Bundesliga campaign

 May 19, 2015   John Welsh

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Although Bayern Munich secured their third successive Bundesliga title several weeks previously, it is a totally different story at the foot of the table as the league campaign concludes this week. As many as six teams are still involved in attempting to avoid demotion to the second tier and none of the relegation places have […]

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UEFA Women's Champions

FFC Frankfurt Win UEFA Women’s Champions League for the Fourth Time

 May 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Berlin’s Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Arena witnessed the victory of the German side 1. FFC Frankfurt last Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against their French rivals, Paris Saint-Germain. It was a dramatic 2-1 finish as the winning goal came in the added injury time from substitute Mandy Islacker after Paris had leveled […]

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Juventus Prevent Real Madrid

Plucky Juventus Prevent Real Madrid from Defending the Champions League Title

 May 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the start of the second leg semifinal at Santiago Bernabeu, Italian champions Juventus merely needed a draw to seal their place in the final of the UEFA Champions League. On their part, a simple 1-0 win was enough for the hosts and defending champions Real Madrid because they held away-goal advantage to go to […]

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Juventus

Juventus ruin the prospects of an ‘El Clasico’ Champions League final with a determined performance against Real Madrid

 May 14, 2015   John Welsh

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When Cristiano Ronaldo converted a spot-kick for Real Madrid during the first half the of the Champions League Semi-Final second leg against Juventus, football fans and the global media must have been expecting the first ever ‘El Clasico’ final in the prestigious tournament with Barcelona awaiting the winners. That Ronaldo penalty had levelled the aggregate […]

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second-leg UEFA semifinal

Brave heart Bayern Beat Barcelona but Bus to Berlin is Missed on Aggregates

 May 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second-leg UEFA semifinal between Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona was fiercely fought. The visitors from Barcelona suffered an early set-back, when Bayern made a storming start and took the lead in the seventh minute by converting a corner. But within 8 minutes from that goal and just as celebrations still continued in some corners […]

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Barcelona Luis Suarez

Barcelona survive early scare by Bayern Munich as Luis Suarez displays his true football qualities

 May 13, 2015   John Welsh

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Barcelona duly completed a 5-3 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich in their Champions League Semi-Final, but not before surviving an early scare when Bayern defender Medhi Benati claimed an early seventh minute headed goal to offer the German team some hope of overhauling the 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Spain. Nobody could fault […]

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Ligue 1 title awaits PSG

Another Ligue 1 title awaits PSG as their dominance of French football is confirmed

 May 11, 2015   John Welsh

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Unlike during the previous two seasons when Paris Saint-Germain comfortably won the French Ligue 1 title by 12 and 9 points, there have been serious attempts by both Marseille and Lyon to dethrone the reigning champions during the current campaign, but those efforts now appear to have faltered as PSG claimed a weekend 6-0 home […]

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Bayern Munich

Late defensive lapses ruin Guardiola’s return to Barcelona

 May 7, 2015   John Welsh

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It was not the best of nights for Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola when he returned to his former club Barcelona for a Champions League Semi-Final first leg tie on Wednesday. For 75 minutes his team succeeded in stifling the attacking threats of the opposition forwards without causing any real problems for the home defence. […]

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