***European Soccer Thread***

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Games slated for this week:

 

Tuesday

11:00 Barcelona/Tenerife Goltv

 

Wednesday

12:00 Man City/Tottenham ESPN 2

1:00 Real Madrid/Mallorca ESPN Deportes

 

Saturday

12:00 Barcelona/Sevilla Goltv

12:00 Real Madrid/Athletic Bilbao ESPN 2

 

Sunday

8:00 Man U/Stoke Fox Soccer Plus

8:00 Chelsea/Wigan Fox Soccer Channel

8:00 Man City/West Ham ESPN 2

6:00 Roma/Cagliari Fox Soccer Plus

6:00 Inter/Chievo Fox Soccer Channel

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Barcelona Beat Tenerife 4-1

 

Barcelona put this one away easily. Messi scored a brace and Bojan and Pedro each contributed one. Pique did not play the second half after getting a nasty knock to his knee. One thing I don't understand is why Guardiola sold Eto'o to Inter for Ibrahimovic. This guy is completely overrated and never shows up when it matters. The number of opportunities he squandered today makes you wonder if the disgusting amount of money Barca spent on Ibra last summer was worth it.

 

In the 79th minute, Tenerife got robbed of a goal when the referee mistakenly called Nino offside after sliding the ball into Barcelona's goal from a cross from the right.

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UEFA Reject Ribery's Appeal

 

On Wednesday, UEFA rejected Franck Ribery's appeal of his three game suspension for his foul on Lisandro Lopez in the first leg of a semifinal in Bayern. This will keep him out of the final against Inter.

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Real Madrid Beat Mallorca 4-1

 

Cristiano Ronaldo's hat trick propelled Real Madrid to an easy win and back to within 1 point of Barcelona. It was tied 1-1 going into halftime. Real Madrid missed many opportunities, as did Mallorca. But in the second half, Los Blancos came out with a vengeance. Gonzalo Higuain scored Madrid's 4th goal with his signature dink over the keeper's head who came out to challenge. I wonder why Pellegrini insists on starting Granero over Guti?

 

On a side note, Marcelo did not play as he accumulated 2 yellow cards over the last 2 matches.

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Tottenham Upset Manchester City 1-0

 

Full highlights:

http://videos.sapo.pt/TFMlJmNWzPWk0A5sDm2t

 

Will Mancini be coaching Manchester City next year? With Tottenham beating Man City for the fourth and final Champions League spot, I wouldn't be so sure.