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Barcelona Crowned European Champions

May 17th, 2006 · No Comments

Alas, it wasn’t Arsenal or England’s night tonight as Barcelona won the Champions League Final 2-1 with two late goals.
Highlights of the match included Henry’s dazzling run down the left wing which left Puyol and Marquez looking like amateurs.
At the end of the day, it was Arsenal reserve goalkeeper Almunia who gifted the match to […]

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Tags: Champions League · barcelona

Champions League Final Will Answer Many Questions

May 17th, 2006 · 2 Comments

In just a few hours, the answers will be revealed to these very interesting questions:
(1) Can the Premiership or La Liga claim to being the best club league in the world? If Arsenal wins, surely the Premier League is it.
(2) Does Arsenal have what it takes to outplay and outwit Barcelona? If so, Wenger would […]

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Tags: Arsenal · Champions League · La Liga · Premier League · barcelona

Can Arsenal Stop Barcelona?

May 15th, 2006 · No Comments

I had an interesting conversation with GolTV commentator Phil Schoen this past week (available as episode 7 on the EPL Talk Podcast).
We discussed whether it was better for Arsenal to employ the tactics they did in their second leg match versus Villarreal, or if they should come out from the gates blazing to score that […]

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Tags: Arsenal · Champions League · GolTV · barcelona