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Player Focus: James Rodríguez - Chief Creator of Ranieri's Monaco

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Player Focus: James Rodríguez - Chief Creator of Ranieri's Monaco Last summer, the two biggest arrivals in Ligue 1 were Edinson Cavani and Radamel Falcao. Both were courted by the best teams on the continent, but were lured to PSG and Monaco respectively, helping re-establish France’s top tier as a point of interest in the eyes of the neutral.While the duo w...

Match Focus: Ranieri Finally Vindicated as Both Monaco & PSG Look to Improve

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Match Focus: Ranieri Finally Vindicated as Both Monaco & PSG Look to Improve In the run-up to Paris Saint-Germain’s visit to Monaco, Claudio Ranieri’s playful demeanour recalled his jocular missives from behind the desk in the training ground press conference room at Chelsea a decade before. The content of his words, however, owed more to the current man in charg...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Plenty of goals and away wins - that's the focus for this weekend's betting tips, though there is one team that goes against the grain and for good reason. Chelsea will look to maintain their formidable home record against the Premier League's big guns and assert their authority against an underwhel...

League Focus: Three Pivotal Matches in Ligue 1’s Battle at the Bottom

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League Focus: Three Pivotal Matches in Ligue 1’s Battle at the Bottom Montpellier v MonacoThis should read as a meeting of some promise, with the 2012 champions taking on stylish, nouveau riche visitors. In fact, we have two teams with wildly divergent aims. Montpellier have lost the fewest matches in the bottom nine (6) but are hovering above the drop zone, with only...

League Focus: Four Conclusions from the Ligue 1 Season So Far

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League Focus: Four Conclusions from the Ligue 1 Season So Far 1) Paris Saint-Germain are far stronger for having a fit Thiago MottaMuch has changed for PSG in the last 12 months. At the beginning of the season, Laurent Blanc outlined his hope that PSG would become more of a dominant team, bossing possession and always looking to attack. That has come to pass. ...

Player Focus: Cavani vs Falcao - Who is Better Settled in France?

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Player Focus: Cavani vs Falcao - Who is Better Settled in France? Ligue 1 fans must have been pinching themselves when Edinson Cavani and Radamel Falcao joined PSG and Monaco respectively. The duo had become the most coveted strikers on the continent following a barnstorming season that saw the players’ net 57 league goals between them last term. Yet, despit...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Home advatange and goals are the key words of the weekend fixtures across Europe. While La Liga takes a break for the Copa del Rey, the other leagues see big teams on home soil, with value in plenty of those clashes.LIKELY BETSPSG vs Sochaux: PSG HALF TIME/FULL TIME @ 1.28Having been defeated by Evi...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Much of the focus this weekend is on the Emirates Stadium, where Liverpool take on Arsenal in a top of the table clash between two Premier League heavyweights. However, the best odds from a betting perspective come from Italy and a potential slip up at the summit of Ligue 1.LIKELY BETS Arsenal-Liver...

WhoScored Tipster: Weekend Betting Picks

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WhoScored Tipster: Weekend Betting Picks Serie A dominates the weekend's action, with the two biggest clashes involving 3 of the top 4 and an underachieving Milan side. Germany and France also throw up some key clashes in which some of the top teams face potential banana skins.LIKELY BETSLiverpool vs Crystal Palace: LIVERPOOL (-1.5) @ 1.60...

WhoScored Tipster: Top 5 Leagues' Betting Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: Top 5 Leagues' Betting Tips The 'European curse’ is something that you have to keep in mind when facing a betting weekend such as this. It’s always key to consider the way the teams came through their European fixtures as 4 out of the top 5 leagues offer at least one big clash. LIKELY BETS LIVERPOOL vs SOUTHAMPTON:...