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Tottenham and Arsenal both played exceptionally well in two great second leg Champions League games this week but Barcelona were too good for Arsenal, while Spurs go through to the quarter-finals with Schalke 04 & Shakhtar Donetsk.
Even though Arsenal took a 2-1 lead to the Nou Camp on Tuesday, they knew Barcelona would be difficult [...]

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AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been banned for four matches following his assault on Tottenham coach Joe Jordan after the Champions League game at the San Siro last Tuesday.
Gattuso, who had twice clashed with Jordan during the match, totally lost it at the final whistle and like an uncontrollable psycho sought out the Tottenham [...]

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According to Castrol Performance data, the best chance that Tottenham Hotspur have of winning the first leg of their Champions League game at the San Siro is to use their counter attacking ability that has served them so well in the group stages.
Harry Redknapp’s team have scored four goals from counter attacks this season, [...]

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Since Jose Mourinho was appointed manager, Chelsea’s success has been achieved by playing a 4-3-3 formation.  Both Carlo Ancelotti and Felippe Scolari flirted with a 4-4-2 with Frank Lampard as the figurehead of a diamond-shaped midfield.  The formation left Chelsea playing very narrow, and stifled Frank Lampard as a playmaker and top goal scoring attacking [...]

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After their amazing victory over reigning Champions of Europe Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and Gareth Bale have officially arrived on the Champions League barometer but I don’t expect to see Harry Redknapp’s Spurs team lifting the Champions League trophy next May.  Tottenham lack consistency in the Premier League and whether the Inter Milan game was [...]

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