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European Team of the Season: DC - Federico Fazio (Roma)

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European Team of the Season: DC - Federico Fazio (Roma) “Everyone in Italy is shocked and surprised that you’ve been playing so well,” was a backhanded compliment from one reporter to Federico Fazio this season. The gargantuan Argentine excelled for Roma this season to earn a WhoScored.com rating of 7.50.Time and time again, the 30-year...

European Team of the Season: DL - Alex Sandro (Juventus)

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European Team of the Season: DL - Alex Sandro (Juventus) There’s little wonder why Alex Sandro is believed to be the target of numerous interested parties this summer, though it would take a huge fee to convince Juventus to sell.The left-back has been a standout performer for the Old Lady all season long, with his consistency marking the Brazilian o...

European Team of the Season: DR - Dani Alves (Juventus)

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European Team of the Season: DR - Dani Alves (Juventus) It’s fair to say Barcelona’s loss has been Juventus’ gain as far as Dani Alves is concerned. While the blaugrana are still on the lookout for a right-back after a season without league or European glory, the Old Lady will aim to complete a historic treble at the weekend.Their Brazi...

European Team of the Season: GK - Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan)

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European Team of the Season: GK - Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan) The top rated goalkeeper across Europe’s top 5 leagues, 2016/17 was a campaign in which Gianluigi Donnarumma more than lived up to the hype.At 18 the giant manchild played every single minute of another underwhelming season for Milan on paper, though it was one that offered hope for the future...

Real Madrid and Juventus round up Champions League best XI

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Real Madrid and Juventus round up Champions League best XI The Champions League finalists unsurprsingly make up the team of the semi-finals as Real Madrid and Juventus dominate the XI. Juventus star Dani Alves earned the best rating across both games following another splendid set of showings from the experienced Brazilian. His rating of 8.55 was earned hav...

Best XI: Juventus dominate Champions League team of the round

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Best XI: Juventus dominate Champions League team of the round Juventus dominate WhoScored.com's Champions League team of the round after their dispatching of Barcelona at the quarter-final stage, with Real Madrid quickly following suit.The Old Lady were hugely impressive in their meetings with Barcelona with a 3-0 aggregate score enough to secure their spot in...

Thiago and Aguero shine in Champions League team of the round

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Thiago and Aguero shine in Champions League team of the round It’s fair to say that the return of the Champions League didn’t disappoint over the last ten days, with all eight matches in the first knockout phase providing real entertainment. There were certainly some matches that stood out more than others, with PSG’s mauling of Barcelona and...

Messi leads the way in best Champions League group stage XI

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Messi leads the way in best Champions League group stage XI And thus, the Champions League group stage came to an end as Wednesday night’s games confirmed those progressing to the next round and the teams dropping into the Europa League. Here, we analyse the team of the group stage using our unique rating system of players to start at least three of th...

Dazzling Dortmund dominate Champions League team of the week

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Dazzling Dortmund dominate Champions League team of the week Beforehand, nobody could have predicted that Borussia Dortmund’s welcome of Legia Warszawa would make history. The pair played out a thrilling encounter at the Westfalenstadion that saw Dortmund earn an astonishing 8-4 win. The match itself is now the highest scoring game in Champions League h...

Best XI: Who joins Bale in Champions League team of the week?

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Best XI: Who joins Bale in Champions League team of the week? Gareth Bale ranks as WhoScored.com’s Champions League player of the week, with the Welshman setting the tone for an entertaining encounter between Legia Warszawa and Real Madrid very early on. He scored Real Madrid’s opening goal after just 57 seconds, the fastest Champions League goal i...