A reverse of the previous meeting between the sides – the only goal came from the penalty spot in another disappointing contest.
Antonio Conte continued with the 3-5-1-1 that worked excellently away at Lazio, with Giorgio Chiellini returningin place of Federico Peluso.
Max Allegri was still without Mario Balotelli, and Mathieu Flamini was also banned. Massimo...
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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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Second-placed Napoli performed well after the break, but a draw puts Juve in a great position to retain their title.
Walter Mazzarri continued with Miguel Britos on the left of his back three, and favoured the experience of Goran Pandev rather than Lorenzo Insigne’s directness.
Antonio Conte selected Federico Peluso as his left-wing-back rather than Kwadwo...
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There was much to admire about Celtic’s performance, but they couldn’t sustain their early effort.
Neil Lennon decided to use Efe Ambrose at the back, despite his participation in Nigeria’s 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations win on Sunday evening. Upfront, Lennon used three attackers – Kris Commons, James Forrest and Gary Hooper.
Antonio Conte is still...
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First versus second in Serie A – Juventus eventually got the breakthrough, and now lead Napoli by three points.
Antonio Conte’s main decision was about which forward combination to select – he went with Fabio Quagliarella and Sebastian Giovinco, the same duo he selected at Fiorentina, last time ZM covered Juventus. Marco Storari played, as...
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