A good Athens derby ended all square, with two very similar goals.
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Olympiakos 1-1 Panathinaikos: game based around pace in wide areas
Guardiola uses Mascherano at centre-back in 1-0 win over Shakhtar
There were no major surprises in Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Shakhtar on Tuesday night.
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Panathinaikos 0-2 Copenhagen: Gilberto v N’Doye battle decides the outcome
Dame N’Doye scored the first, created the second, and Gilberto Silva received two yellow cards for fouling him twice.
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Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United: Wayne Rooney brilliantly demonstrates the value of a ‘false nine’
It’s one thing to go out, play to your manager’s orders and get results. It’s an entirely separate thing to go out and score great goals.
And when those two come together, you have perfect football. This doesn’t happen too often – playing to your manager’s orders is often associated with defensive, negative football –...
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How the 2000s changed tactics #8: Pace
There isn’t a great deal to say about this one – it pretty much does what it says on the tin. In the past ten years, pace has become arguably the most important quality for young footballers.
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