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Holy goaly Batman!!

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If the Portuguese League were an episode of Batman Porto would be Catwoman, Benfica would be Batman and Sporting would be Robin.

Porto are always sleek, attractive, and have the classiest strip, while Benfica think they’re the star of the show but are surviving on the glory of past performances.

In contrast to the classy blacks of the Cat and the Bat Sporting stand out like a sore thumb in their green and white. They also spend most of the time looking like inadequate fannies.

 

Capital punishment for Barça means capital gains for Real & Atlético

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Real Madrid found the perfect tonic for their midweek Benayoun blues with a 2-0 win at Espanyol on Saturday. 

 

Espanyol, full of energy and confidence having taken Barça's scalp just last week, fought hard to hold Real till just past the hour mark, but  vicious challenge from Román Martínez brought down Guti just outside the box. The whistle blew and Guti dusted himself down and buried the resulting free-kick top left corner.  

 

 

The perfect goal and other Italian shenanigans

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What makes the perfect goal? For some it is the culmination of a free-flowing attacking move that demonstrates gliding passing and movement. Take for instance Estebian Cambiasso’s goal at the 2006 World Cup, or Carlos Alberto’s strike against Italy in 1970.  

 

For others, the sharp electrifying shock of a stunning shot is of greater satisfaction. If that’s the case then few come better than Giuseppe Mascara’s 50 yard volley.  

 

 

A new Drog’s old tricks

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Chelsea’s Didier Drogba is one of the game’s great enigmas. He can be utterly abject or almost unplayable, depending on the way the wind is blowing.  

 

This season he has largely been the former, struggling to even hold down a first-team place under Luis Fillipe Scolari.

 

However, since Guus Hiddink took charge at Stamford Bridge, the burly Ivorian has shown glimpses of his dynamic best.  

 

 

Porto 0 - 0 Sporting: Minute-by-Minute

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Could go either way this one.

 

 

You might think Sporting will be feeling fragile after their rogering in the Champions League, but they’re bemusingly inconsistent and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see them win here. However, Porto are consistently strong, have the best attack in the league by a mile and could easily put another hat full past Bento’s boys.

 

 

I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see.

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