European club football
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Chelsea’s nine-point lead was not built on victories against their closest rivals – but on their record of only dropping two points against the bottom 15 clubs
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The Colombian winger continued his knack for scoring at the right time for Juventus, with his first league goal for nine months earning victory over in-form Inter
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The cancellation means the same tedious, unpleasant war: accusations, paranoia and shots fired by the usual suspects. Expect the worst, expect a mess
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You won’t convince many BVB fans that Leipzig are good for football but on a tempestuous night at the Westfalenstadion they were good for their team
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Radamel Falcao was written off after disappointing loan spells at Manchester United and Chelsea but he has been a revelation for Monaco this season
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A spectacular piledriver from Juan Cuadrado gave Juventus, the Serie A leaders, a 1-0 win over Internazionale to end a run of seven successive league wins for their opponents
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Hull beat Liverpool 2-0 to all but end the Reds’ title hopes, and Crystal Palace crash to a 4-0 home defeat against Sunderland
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Goals from Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez gave Barcelona a 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final
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Which Scottish club signed Fabrizio Ravanelli? Which Chinese club spent a fortune on Hulk and Oscar? And which Everton player became a galáctico?
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Although Real Betis, inspired by the enigmatic Dani Ceballos, took the game to Barça, a clear, ungiven goal for the champions could have title repercussions
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Unai Emery has all the aces but he has not worked out how to play without Marco Verratti, whose absence was painfully obvious in the 1-1 draw with Monaco
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Dieter Hecking enjoyed his first win with struggling Borussia Mönchengladbach as comeback earned the spoils against another troubled side, Bayer Leverkusen
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Inter have made slow and steady progress under Pioli and Juventus would be unwise to underestimate Serie A’s form team when they meet on Sunday
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Marseille have completed the £25m transfer of Dimitri Payet from West Ham United after a protracted saga in which the forward effectively went on strike
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Guardian Sport Network West Ham can afford to sell Dimitri Payet but they must keep Andy Carroll fit
West Ham win more matches, score more goals and are a stronger defensive unit when Andy Carroll is in the team
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Allegations of warring agents and accusations of high-pressure tactics have surrounded the young France striker’s move from Rennes to Borussia Dortmund last year
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Serie A’s reputation as a slow league for older players is outdated. Italian football is developing some of the world’s most exciting players. Here are 50 of them
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With Sporting Gijón in danger of relegation from La Liga, Abelardo Fernández has departed, saying the team do not reflect him any more
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Lyon triumph over Marseille ; Monaco keep scoring goals; Mario Balotelli accuses Bastia fans of racism; and Paris Saint-Germain fight back after a back pass farce
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Leipzig’s exciting, young squad, like Hoffenheim in 2009, have made a fine start to life in the Bundesliga and so far look to be the real deal
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Diego Maradona returned to Naples last week and admits he was wrong to write off the Partenopei’s chances of toppling the leaders at the top of Serie A
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RB Leipzig moved back to within three points of first place after a 3-0 over Eintracht Frankfurt on a day when Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg all recorded wins
Cristiano Ronaldo sets up hard-fought win for Real Madrid at Osasuna