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Beating Barca is not impossible – Scolari

December 14, 2015

On the back of Guangzhou Evergrande’s triumph over Mexico’s Club América in the Club World Cup quarter-finals, Luiz Felipe Scolari, who coaches the Chinese side, declared that “it is not impossible” for his side to overcome Barcelona in the semis. Speaking after his side’s 2-1 win at Osaka’s Nagai Stadium – which was secured courtesy

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Juve can’t beat Barca … – Paul Scholes

In 2011, when Manchester United faced Barcelona at Wembley in our second Champions League final against them in three years, we believed that this time, in our own country, we could overpower them and win on our own terms. We were proved wrong. By the time I came on for Michael Carrick with 13 minutes

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Ronaldo is the best – Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso was certain of his answer when asked who was better between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. “They are both amazing players. You can see from the goals they score day in day out. But for me Cristiano is the best”, he explained. Injuries: “injuries aren’t an excuse, but we would have liked to have

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PSG to knock out Barca – Laurent Blanc

Paris Saint-Germain coach, Laurent Blanc, has issued a veiled threat to knock out favourites, Barcelona, tonight, inspite of the 1-3 first leg defici, perhaps buoyed by the return of midfield dynamo Verratti, and inspirational captain, Ibrahimovic. “… we have to show that we play good football, can keep the ball for longer, can play against

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Barca set to extend Enrique’s contract

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is going to offer coach Luis Enrique a contract extension until 2017, according to Catalan daily Sport on Tuesday. Luis Enrique, 44, has a contract until 2016 but Bartomeu is keen to extend it for another season, said Sport. Luis Enrique took over at Barca from Gerardo Martino nine months

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