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Xavi’s new approach: How he managed to adapt to his players and embrace the pragmatism of a 1-0

Xavi’s new approach: How he managed to adapt to his players and embrace the pragmatism of a 1-0

FC Barcelona just won by this scoreline for the ninth time this league season, while they remain the team with the best goals-against record (just eight goals conceded). FC Barcelona is well out in front as league leaders as they have amassed 65 points, giving them a nine-point lead over their closest challengers, Real Madrid. Impressively, Xavi Hernández’s team have conceded just eight goals in 25 league games, a record in the competition as this surpasses the 10 goals conceded at this stage by Atlético de Madrid in the 1990/91 season or by Deportivo de la Coruña in 1993/94. They…
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Karim Benzema vs Robert Lewandowski: two contemporary strikers leading Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

Karim Benzema vs Robert Lewandowski: two contemporary strikers leading Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

KARIM Benzema and Robert Lewandowski have had parallel sporting careers but from a distance. The Frenchman, born in 1987, is only a year older than the Pole, and both have earned the reputation as two of the greatest strikers of their generation. Both right-footers, both 1.85m tall and with the number 9 on their backs as their trademark, will face each other for the first time in the national championship and lead the two candidates to win the LaLiga Santander title at the end of the season. Karim Benzema currently wears the captain's armband at Real Madrid. Since his arrival…
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Messi’s tearful farewell to Barcelona

Messi’s tearful farewell to Barcelona

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER LIONEL Messi, the football megastar who brought smiles to millions of FC Barcelona fans burst into tears in an emotional farewell to a club he has known since he was a teenager. Messi delivered the emotional goodbye during his final press conference ahead of an expected move to French giants PSG. Messi told a media conference, attended by his family and past and present players at Barca that he did all he could to stay with the club he helped win 35 trophies: 'My contract was never the issue... What I know is that I did everything…
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