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Mourinho and Madrid fail to take full advantage of makeshift Barca backline:...

The third clasico of the season, but the first meeting in the league, ended all square at the Camp Nou, Messi 2 Ronaldo 2. Or at least that is what many in the media would have you believe. And while...

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Valencia 3-2 Athletic Club: Three Short Observations

Valencia emerged victorious from an open and enjoyable game at the Mestalla on Saturday evening, however, it was Athletic that started the brightest, playing at a high tempo and at a level much closer...

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Defensive deficiencies add to five goal thriller – Sevilla 3-2 Mallorca:...

Sevilla and Mallorca came into match on the back of similar starts to the season – both went unbeaten in their first five matches but then lost two in a row before meeting at the Sanchez Pizjuan on...

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Islanders make things easy for Mourinho – Mallorca 0-5 Real Madrid: Tactical...

When the fixture list was announced, it is likely that Mourinho would have highlighted the away trip to face Joaquin Caparros’ Mallorca side an as awkward away fixture, particularly as it arrived...

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Stubborn visitors thwart frustrated Michel – Sevilla 0-0 Levante: Tactical...

Levante travelled to Andalucia sitting two points ahead of their hosts in the table and well-placed for an assault on the European places in the New Year. What promised to be an intriguing encounter...

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Messi proves the difference yet again – Barcelona 3-1 Real Zaragoza: Tactical...

Barcelona secure their 11th league win from 12 league games played this season with a relatively comfortable victory over a resilient Real Zaragoza side. Setting aside their poor opening to the...

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Benzema stars as Bilbao continue to struggle – Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Club:...

Ahead of their Champions League match against Manchester City, Real Madrid produced a performance which was enough to comfortably see off Athletic Bilbao with a convincing 5-1 victory. Mourinho made a...

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La Liga Scouting Report: Sevilla

This week sees the first installment of a new feature to elcentrocampista.com in which tactical expert John Pelini gives readers an in-depth look at Spanish football. These articles will analyse the...

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Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid: Three Observations

Real Madrid secured their progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League with an entertaining 1-1 draw against Manchester City at the Ethiad Stadium on Wednesday night. After Benzema...

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Lacklustre visitors punished at La Rosaleda – Malaga 4-0 Valencia: Tactical...

The two sides that finished third and fourth in La Liga last season met at La Roselada on Saturday evening with most onlookers anticipating a close and edgy encounter. Malaga had no wins in their last...

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Ronaldo the difference in drab derby – Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico Madrid:...

After all the talking, after all the hype, after the 21,000 Atleti fans who turned up on Friday to watch their side’s final training session, after the Mourinho press conferences, this was it. The...

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Valverde hits the ground running in Pamplona – Osasuna 0-1 Valencia: Tactical...

The reign of Ernesto Valverde at the Mestalla, for however long that may be, commenced with a hard fought 1-0 away victory in Pamplona against Osasuna. This was a poor quality game were determination,...

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La Liga Scouting Report: Malaga

This week sees the second installment of a new feature to elcentrocampista.com in which tactical expert John Pelini gives readers an in-depth look at Spanish football. These articles will analyse the...

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Vilanova returns as Barca stroll to emphatic derby win – Barcelona 4-0...

  Barcelona turned in a rampant first half display, during which time they battered Espanyol and had the game wrapped up by half time courtesy of a four goal lead. This was a game in which Barcelona...

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The Barca juggernaut continues to roll – Malaga 1-3 Barcelona: Tactical Analysis

Malaga and Barcelona clashed at La Rosaleda last night as they kicked off a ten day spell that also sees the two sides meet twice in the Copa del Rey. The first blow in this triple header went to...

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Just how do you beat Real Madrid? – Scouting the La Liga Champions

Team Organization Jose Mourinho prefers lining up his side in a 4-2-3-1 formation. The system is fairly standard but has two slight variations. Ronaldo plays high up the pitch on the left. Also,...

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Five star display from Mourinho’s Champions – Valencia 0-5 Real Madrid:...

Real Madrid travelled to the Mestalla to face a revitalised Valencia side under the leadership of Ernesto Valverde. Since taking charge of Los Che, Valverde has won seven of his nine games in all...

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Bielsea outsmarts Simeone to leave San Mames rocking – Athletic Club 3-0...

After suffering heavy defeats at the hands of los Rojiblancos over the last year, most notably the 3-0 loss in the Europa League final, Athletic finally got the better of Atleti last night in a...

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Real Madrid v Manchester United: Appraising the game of the season

In the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening, the most illustrious football competition will pit two of the most storied clubs in the world. But, before the whistle blows, it is important to analyse...

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Messi magic sinks El Grana -Barcelona vs Granada:Tactical Analysis

Barcelona began a run of five games in the next 16 days with an away fixture at Granada. With Sevilla, Milan and a double header against Madrid awaiting, this fixture was the easiest on paper and...

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