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Messi back on top in form rankings but Benzema treble closes gap

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Messi back on top in form rankings but Benzema treble closes gap Normality is restored in this week’s player form rankings as Lionel Messi returns to the top of the pile having returned to the Barcelona side at the weekend.The Argentine failed to find the net in the 2-1 win over Real Sociedad - ending a five-match scoring streak in La Liga - but did registe...

Hazard masterclass Belgian third in latest European player form rankings

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Hazard masterclass Belgian third in latest European player form rankings It’s all change in this week’s player form rankings across Europe’s top five leagues. Well all that is, apart from one, with Lionel Messi the only non mover in the top 20, keeping his place at the top of the pile once more.The Argentine scored late in a 2-0 win over Atletico that a...

La Liga Best XI: Messi and Benzema make team of the month for March

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La Liga Best XI: Messi and Benzema make team of the month for March Here we run through the top five WhoScored rated players (3+ apps) in La Liga from the month of March. 5. Guillermo Maripan (Alaves) – 7.75 rating Guillermo Maripan’s fine campaign has recently caught the attention of Premier League side West Ham, who are reportedly considering a summer ...

Masterful Messi extends huge gap in latest player form rankings

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Masterful Messi extends huge gap in latest player form rankings At this point, Lionel Messi is just being unfair to the rest of the competition when it comes to the form rankings in Europe’s top five leagues.The Argentine scored another two goals in the derby with Espanyol at the weekend, becoming the first player to reach and surpass 30 league goals this ...

Real Madrid’s BBC should be sacrificed for the collective good

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Real Madrid’s BBC should be sacrificed for the collective good As Alvaro Morata wheeled away in celebration after scoring Real Madrid’s winning goal against Athletic Club on Sunday, the case for Zinedine Zidane to rotate and re-shuffle his forward line became ever-stronger. The weekend game marked 38 days since Cristiano Ronaldo last scored at the Santiag...

Player Focus: Europe's Most Efficient Goalscorers

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Player Focus: Europe's Most Efficient Goalscorers Any team, no matter their standing in a league, craves a striker that is capable of being in the right place at the right time to net. A frontman able to utilise intelligent movement is a must, and those who can finish these chances will quickly win over the plaudits and endear himself to supporters...

Player Focus: The Race to Finish Top Goalscorer in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

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Player Focus: The Race to Finish Top Goalscorer in Europe's Top 5 Leagues As we near the business end of the season across Europe’s top five leagues, it’s worth noting that there is an average of 2.60 goals scored per game at present. The title contenders are firing their teams to glory while those towards the bottom continue to fluff their lines when the oppo...

Team Focus: Are Arsenal & United Still a Striker Short of a Title Challenge?

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Team Focus: Are Arsenal & United Still a Striker Short of a Title Challenge? For all the easy headlines generated from his answer, Louis van Gaal didn’t really get into what would have been a complex enough discussion. The Manchester United manager was last week explicitly asked whether you now specifically need a 25-goal striker to win the league.Van Gaal responded in...

Player Focus: Who Can Fill the Void Left by Van Persie at United?

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Player Focus: Who Can Fill the Void Left by Van Persie at United? The transformation in personnel over the last 12 months at Old Trafford has been just a little short of extraordinary. Louis van Gaal has spent more than £200m on transforming Manchester United back into a side able to challenge for the Premier League, but will have undermined all his hard wor...

Match Focus: El Clásico - MSN vs BBC

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Match Focus: El Clásico - MSN vs BBC To be perfectly candid, it does not get any bigger than El Clásico. The meetings between Barcelona and Real Madrid invariably attract hundreds of millions of viewers the world over and Sunday’s installment is not expected be any different as the Blaugrana and Los Blancos renew hostiliti...