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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The weekend's betting hints at safe bets in Serie A, some risk in France and the chance to dare for big money in Germany, while the Premier League stops for the FA Cup. The most intriguing match is Fiorentina vs Inter, where goals should be expected.LIKELY BETSFiorentina vs Inter: BOTH TEAMS TO SCOR...

Player Focus: Why Ter Stegen Can Replace Valdés

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Player Focus: Why Ter Stegen Can Replace Valdés I consider that my cycle as a Barcelona player will come to an end when my current contract expires in 2014, goalkeeper Víctor Valdés said last May. The Spaniard came through the famous La Masia academy to make the number 1 spot his own following his first team debut in 2002 and, with ...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets It's a fixture list this weekend, with almost all of Europe's big clubs playing away from home. The result is many intriguing sets of odds with chances of success. Most interesting of all is the mother of all tests for Atlético Madrid against Barcelona.LIKELY BETSVillarreal vs Real Socieda...

Match Focus: Something Has to Give in Atlético vs Barcelona

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Match Focus: Something Has to Give in Atlético vs Barcelona On the surface it brings forth an old cliché, of the best attack versus the best defence. Barcelona against Atlético Madrid on this occasion, however, is so much more than that. It’s an early title decider. Using that term in the same breath as Atleti’s name has been, putti...

Player Focus: Bartra Developing Balance Between Puyol and Pique

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Player Focus: Bartra Developing Balance Between Puyol and Pique “Marc Bartra will become a lot better than me, because he's faster, braver and smarter. Gerard Piqué wasn’t coy when it came to talking about his new partner in the centre of Barcelona’s defence. Meanwhile Carles Puyol, as opposed to talking about, has been talking to the pl...

Player Focus: Alexis Sánchez Exhibiting His Importance To Barcelona

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Player Focus: Alexis Sánchez Exhibiting His Importance To Barcelona In the summer of 2011, Alexis Sánchez was a player in demand amongst Europe’s elite. The Chilean had enjoyed a blistering final season with Udinese, netting 12 and helping himself to a further 6 assists as the Zebrette secured a 4th place finish. The attacker was pivotal in this and it ...

WhoScored Tipster: El Clasico Headlines Star-Studded Rivalries

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WhoScored Tipster: El Clasico Headlines Star-Studded Rivalries After weeks of top games being dominated by Serie A fixtures, this time the Italians are left in the shadows due to three big games from Spain, England and Germany, plus one of very few where PSG may drop points. However, obviously the biggest match of all this weekend, in terms of the odds as well ...

WhoScored Tipster: Goals Galore Tipped in Weekend Bets

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WhoScored Tipster: Goals Galore Tipped in Weekend Bets It's the Serie A that will again be in the spotlight this weekend with two big fixtures, including Juventus facing a Fiorentina side that caused them the most problems last year. In the betting review it's a round where it's best to have a closer look out for the number of goals.LIKELY BETSArsenal v...

Player Focus: Neymar Proving the Perfect Fit for Barca

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Player Focus: Neymar Proving the Perfect Fit for Barca He may have taken his time to get here, with the deal to bring him to Spain perhaps one of the most drawn out in Spanish football history, but Neymar has hit the ground running in Barcelona colours.On Tuesday evening the Brazilian opened his Barcelona goalscoring account in La Liga, the first of man...

League Focus: La Liga 2013/14 Preview

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League Focus: La Liga 2013/14 Preview Private battle at the topEveryone knows how La Liga works these days, and the foremost function is the battle between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The level of competitiveness between the two has been all consuming in recent years, brought to the boil by Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho’s ...