Juventus

Old Lady domination of Serie A threatened by early season woes

 October 29, 2015   John Welsh

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With the summer departures of Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal, and arrivals of Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala and Alex Sandro among others, it was expected that it would be more difficult for Juventus to retain their Serie A title with such a significant change in playing personnel at the club. Yet a 1-0 […]

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Frosinone Serie A

A first ever Serie A point for Frosinone as they deny Juventus

 September 26, 2015   John Welsh

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Robert Lewandowski may have attracted most of the media headlines devoted to European football in midweek by scoring five goals in nine minutes for Bayern Munich after appearing as a second half substitute, but there have been other notable feats in a week of several surprises and moments of quality throughout Europe. Spanish team Celta […]

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Manchester City Premier League

Premier League woes as three teams beaten during first week of Champions League group games

 September 18, 2015   John Welsh

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For the first time since four English teams were allowed to participate in the Champions League tournament, three representatives of the Premier League were beaten in the opening set of group fixtures when Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City all succumbed to 2-1 defeats this week. Only Chelsea secured a victory when beating Maccabi Tel […]

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UEFA Champions League

In UEFA Champions League Battle at Berlin, Brilliant Barcelona Beat Juventus

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Regardless of UEFA’s Europe-only tag, the eyes of the entire world were glued to the final game between FC Barcelona and Juventus at Berlin. A massive global TV and social media audience of 180 million in more than 200 countries tuned in to see Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 and this confirmed the UEFA Champions League […]

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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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Messi Magic

UEFA Champions League 1st-Leg Semifinals: Juventus Edge Out Real, Messi Magic Makes the Difference for Barca against Bayern

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the first semifinal on May 5, 2015 at Turin, the 58th minute penalty from Carlos Tevez sealed the fate of Real Madrid as Juventus gained the edge in the first leg of UEFA Champions League semi-final. Except their victory in the final of 1998 UEFA Champions League over the Italian Club, Real Madrid have […]

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Juventus

Juventus remain hopeful of Champions League glory after narrow first leg win against Real Madrid

 May 6, 2015   John Welsh

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It is 19 years since Juventus last won the Champions League/European Cup but in his first year as manager of the team, Massimiliano Allegri has the opportunity not only to win this prestigious trophy but also the Italian domestic double. In front of approximately 41,000 spectators at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday evening, Allegri watched […]

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UEFA Champions League

Barcelona and Juventus Complete QF Line-up for 2015 UEFA Champions League

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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On March 18, 2015, Camp Nou was full to the brim as hosts FC Barcelona prepared to take on Manchester City FC. The English Premier League side had lost the first leg 1-2 at home and they looked for first wiping out the deficit and then scoring another goal to stay in contention. But City’s […]

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Napoli -Italian Super Cup

Italian Super Cup Goes to Sudden Death Before Napoli Win By the Skin of Their Teeth on Monday

 December 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Football fans in the Qatari capital Doha were treated to a great spectacle on Monday, when two famous Italian Clubs took on each other to score the honors of winning the Italian Super Cup. In the end, Napoli’s goalkeeper Rafael emerged as the hero in the sudden death in the match against Juventus. The teams […]

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