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By: Risky strategy by the reigning champions « Back Page Football

Risky strategy by the reigning champions « Back Page Football — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:31:36 +0000

[...] A recent article on BackPageFootball about FC Barcelona and Real Madrid monopoly over La Liga and their predicted domination in Champions League churned the thought process in my head. Is this going to be the year where the current champions retain their crown for the first time since the Champions League was established? Or would this be the year when Real Madrid gets their la decima Champions League trophy. Being a Barcelona fan, I would like the former but even an ardent fan like me has his doubts. Why? You may ask. There are at least a couple reasons causing this worry. Please let me list each one of them with as much supporting evidence as I can for you to conclude and hope for the best against growing suspicion. [...]

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Is the Champions League turning into a two horse race? « Back Page Football — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:56:36 +0000

[...] Varun says: August 15, 2011 at 5:32 pm [...]

By: Varun

Varun — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:32:39 +0000

This thing goes in cycles
BUT Barca-RM have always been huge.
English teams are going to find it harder though.

Bundesliga has 4 spots now and their style is more frantic than Italians who will no doubt bounce back but that time frame isn’t guaranteed.