Champions League
Dortmund should be out of sight – but after the German champions were unable to score an away goal, Malaga are still in the tie.
Manuel Pellegrini named roughly his expected side – Julio Baptista played the support striker role.
Jurgen Klopp used Kevin Grosskreutz rather than Jakub Blaszczykowski, which meant Mario Gotze was central and...
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Barcelona twice took the lead, PSG twice equalised.
Carlo Ancelotti surprisingly named David Beckham as part of a midfield two, with four outright attacking players used in a 4-4-1-1 system.
Tito Vilanova played Alexis Sanchez, rather than Cristian Tello, as part of his front three.
Barcelona dominated in terms of possession and territory, and there was an...
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Bayern take a commanding lead into the second leg, after a dominant first leg performance.
Jupp Heynckes named his expected side – Luiz Gustavo came in for the suspended Javi Martinez – although Toni Kroos’ early injury pushed Thomas Muller inside, with Arjen Robben introduced on the right.
Despite strong rumours Antonio Conte would select a...
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Malaga overcame a 1-0 first leg deficit to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.
From the first leg, Manuel Pellegrini made two changes – Jesus Gamez played rather than Sergio Sanchez at right-back, while Javier Saviola started upfront in place of Roque Santa Cruz.
Vitor Pereira made one change from the first leg, with...
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Galatasaray recorded a surprise win and progressed 4-3 on aggregate.
Jens Keller was without Klaas-Jan Huntelaar following the injury he sustained against Dortmund, so Teemu Pukki played alone upfront. Otherwise, Schalke were unchanged.
Fatih Terim made one change from the first leg – Emmanuel Eboue replaced Sabri Sarioglu at right-back.
This was an even contest, and would...
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