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Three Reasons Spain are Title Contenders for Euros 2020

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  Spanish National team may not be the favourites to win the UEFA Euros 2020, but this won’t stop them from trying to achieve what they aim for The current Spanish team is far away from the quality and calibre of the team that won 2008 and 2012 Euros, and certainly with new set of young players they were counted out to be the least favourites to win the title as the Champions of Euro 2020. But the performance against Croatia was a statement of intent by the Spanish side, that they are here to fight, they may not be the favourites to win to title but nevertheless this is not going to stop them to go hard in the tournament and fight for the price. Three Reason why Spain should not be ruled out as potential title contenders for Euros 2020 1.   Luis Enrique and his project Luis Enrique a name which all the Spanish and Barcelona fans are well aware of took charge of the National team in 2018-19, his first match in charge was a victory against England in the UEFA Nations League at

What Next For Sergio Ramos, United, PSG or Chelsea?

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 Possibilities are endless for Sergio Ramos after his departure with Real Madrid and many clubs will be interested to get his services  On 17th of June 2021, Real Madrid officially announced that their Club Captain, Sergio Ramos will be leaving Real Madrid, the sight of Ramos giving his speech at the podium was emotional one for every Real Madrid fans, Mr.Real Madrid would be a befitting title for the contribution Ramos has made to this club, and he will surely be missed by the fans and Real Madrid in coming years. But this did not come as a surprise as both the player and club were on different pages when it came to his contract, Ramos was on his last year of contract and wanted another 2 years of renewal, on the other hand the Club was reluctant on that stand and offered only 1 year of a contract, this was revealed by Ramos in the press conference after his farewell. "The first thing I want to say is that I never wanted to leave. My purpose was to continue here, the club offered

La Liga Levante vs Barcelona : Match Preview, Team news

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 La Liga Title twists continues with Barcelona up against Levante and a chance to go top of the table with a win In what was believed a potential title deciding week the hype did leave up it's expectation but the results will not be appreciated by either of the top teams and their fans as the teams failed to take the opportunities presented to them. First off Barcelona were poor against Atletico Madrid at home, lack of ideas, lack of ambition lack of courage you name it, Barca faced all of those issues, Atleti was the team on the top and maybe they will be feeling they should've had more from the game as clear opportunities fell to them, but none of the teams could make the most of it and here the clear disadvantage in form of result fell on Barca as being the home team against the league leaders they missed their shot at the title. Lionel Messi looked back on missed Chances as his team failed to win the game against Atletico Madrid Apart from Lionel Messi's solo run and th

The La Liga Weekend Blast, Here are major stories you need to know

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 Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are all in action in La Liga this weekend in major fixtures that are potential title decider  Here's what you should be looking for  Barcelona V Atletico Madrid : Barcelona will host Atletico Madrid in what is believed to be the title deciderm Diego Simione has never won in his last 13 attempts at Camp Nou but will be a historic win for his side if he comes away with all precious 3 points, while Barcelona will be looking to replace the league leader with a win against Atleti, Lionel Messi will be a key player for Barca as he has 32 goals against Atletico Madrid and is currently the league's top goal scorer with 26 goals so far and he will be more than delighted to add a few more this weekend. Luis Suarez will make an emotional comeback to Camp Nou after his transfer from Barca to Atleti this summer, the striker told to have been past his best, aging and not a top player has proven his critics wrong and netted a total of 19 goals in La

La Liga Golden Boot Race, top scorer and individual player stats, 2020/21 seaon

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 La Liga Players who have outclassed and outscored other players to have the top picks at the goal scorer charts are below are those individuals  #5 - Youssef En- Nesyri (Sevilla)          Goals Scored - 17 Youseef En - Nesyri the Morocco international has played 20 games this season in La liga and without a doubt he is the focal point for Sevilla attacks and is often on the receiving end of crosses and passes, The 23rd year old striker is quick and effective in front of the goal and is the top scorer for his team Sevilla in La Liga, with 17 goals so far in the league campaign he is currently running at no 5 on the La liga golden boot race and will be hoping to add a few more in the last remaining 5 games. His contribution can be vital as Sevilla are still in the title race for La Liga.   #4 Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid)       Goal Scored - 19 The Former Barcelona No. 9 who was sold out amid concerns of his age and his performance by Barcelona, Luis Suarez and revitalized his form and

Barcelona vs Granada, La Liga : Match Preview, teams news and prediction

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  Barcelona back in action in La Liga,can climb to the top of league table with a win an important game for title challenge FC Barcelona will be up against Granda in a home fixture at Nou Camp, matchday no 33 in the La Liga calendar, Ronald Koeman's Barcelona will be looking climb the summit of the La Liga table with a win in this game, Barcelona having played the Copa Del Rey Finals which they won and has a game in hand which will be played today, Barcelona last week defeat Villareal away from home by 2-1 an important win for the team in their title challenge. La Liga title race was well and truly into the hands of Atletico Madrid but after the defeat away at Athletci Bilbao Simione's Atleti dropped all 3 crucial points which has opened the opportunity for Barcelona to clinch the top spot of the League table and set the pace to this title chase, Real Madrid after the Clasico win has not been consistent enough and did drop points against Getafe and Real Betis with a draw. So th

Real Madrid V Chelsea, Champions league: Match preview, team news and prediction

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 Real Madrid will take on Chelsea in the Champions league Semi Finals First Leg at home  UEFA Champions league is back with a mouthwatering clash between the Chelsea Blues and the European kings Real Madrid, Real will host blues in the first leg at a game which is set be a tactical battle between the managers Zinidane Zidane and Thomas Tuchel, Real are said to be favourites to go through to the finals after defeating Liverpool in the Quarter Finals while Chelsea are the dark horses and will look for an upset at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

The European Super League Explained

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  A Total of 12 European clubs have jointly announced an agreement for the Super League

Uefa Champions league: Real Madrid V Inter Milan Preview/ Starting 11

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  Real Madrid needs a win at home against Inter Milan to ensure qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League Zinedine Zidane's side is currently placed at the bottom of the group B after failing to win the first two fixtures, Real just have a single point from 6 available and their next tie is against Antonio Conte's Inter Milan who themselves have had a shocker to their Champions league campaign and are 3rd just above Madrid with 2 points  Real Madrid lost at home against Shakhtar Donetsk by 3-2 and then drew away at Monchengladbach with score line of 2-2. Real Madrid are at the top of the La Liga table but have failed to express the same intent in the Uefa Champions league so far, the game against Inter can be a crucial game for both of the clubs for their campaign in this competition. Notable Inter Milan will be without their star striker R.Lukaku due to the thigh injury he picked up in the Serie A which will surely affect Inter going forward as he was the fo