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Football Weekly Review

Top 5 European Leagues

Manchester City are Worthy Premier League Champions, Liverpool are not.

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Issue 2014– Week 19 06 to 12 of May, 2014

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SECTION 1 - GOALS OF THE WEEK

Premier League

Manchester City Beats West Ham 2-0 and claims the EPL title, here are the 2 scored goals by Nasri and

Kompany.

Watch the Top 10 Premier League Goals of the season 2013/2014

La Liga

Malaga and Atletico Madrid Equalized 1-1 in a stunishing game this week, leaving the title race to be decided

in the last game of the season when Atletico Madrid Faces Barcelona. Watch both sides goal by clicking on

the link below.

Bundesliga

Here are the top 5 BundesLiga Goals this season

And watch this video of Bayern Munich Celebrating their 24th league title

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Serie A

Juventus Defeated Roma in a last minute goal scored by Osvaldo

Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain broke the all-time Ligue 1 points record on the penultimate weekend of the season and in

doing so ensured that the fight for the third Champions League qualifying berth will go down to the wire.

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Manchester United supporters have flown a banner over Anfield,

taunting Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.

And their prediction ultimately came true; the Reds missing out on the

title as Manchester City were crowned champions.

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SECTION 2 - DEBATE OF THE WEEK

Manchester City are Worthy Premier League Champions,

Liverpool are not. Do you agree?

Give us your Opinion

With Manchester City now confirmed as the 2014 Premier

League champions, Adam Bate pinpoints exactly how

Manuel Pellegrini's side did it. It's been a remarkable

campaign by all accounts but Pellegrini's men have

proven more than worthy winners. Here's why:

Spectacular spine : Title-winning teams tend to have a

strong spine and City have that right through the centre

of the side in the shape of Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero. Although Manuel

Pellegrini only started those four players on seven occasions in the Premier League this season, it is telling

that City won all of those matches - scoring 23 goals in the process.

Coping without key men : As indicated by how rarely Pellegrini fielded the much-vaunted spine of his

team, a feature of the campaign was how well the team fared in the absence of their star names. When

Aguero was injured over the Christmas period, City won all six of their Premier League matches. In the 10

games Kompany was unavailable for, the team managed six clean sheets.

In addition, City are unbeaten in the league without Toure in the starting line-up and powered over the line

despite David Silva's absence at the most tense stage of the season. It speaks volumes for the strength in

depth at the club and, ultimately, that proved a key differential between City and their rivals.

Not-so-weak links: That squad depth is illustrated by the key contributions from less heralded members

of the group. Edin Dzeko is still to win over some of his critics but a tally of 26 goals in all competitions has

included that first-minute strike at Old Trafford and vital goals to help see off Crystal Palace, Everton and

Aston Villa when there was no room for a slip up.

Goals from everywhere: While more than half of Liverpool's league goals came courtesy of strike duo

Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, City were able to rely upon a greater variety of sources. Indeed, Toure

finishes the Premier League campaign as the club's top scorer with 20 goals, three clear of star striker

Aguero with Dzeko not far behind with 16 of his own. Beyond that there were three from Kompany, four

from Jesus Navas, five from Fernandinho, and seven from both David Silva and Samir Nasri.

Different ways to win: Seven against Norwich plus six against both Arsenal and Tottenham, City handed

out some beatings this season. There were a couple more five-goal hauls and six further occasions in which

they scored four. But Pellegrini's team also showed an ability to grind out victories when things weren't

looking so fluid in attack too.

Source: teamtalk.com

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- SECTION 3 -

Top 5 Leagues Overview

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English

Premier League

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News in the Highlights

Manchester City win title as Norwich's relegation is confirmed

Manchester City wrapped up a second Premier League title in three seasons after beating West Ham United

after Liverpool's come-from-behind win over Newcastle United proved to be in vain.

Norwich City's relegation from the top flight was confirmed after a home defeat by fourth-placed Arsenal,

while Tottenham Hotspur booked Europa League football for next season by beating Aston Villa.

Ryan Giggs' likely last game as Manchester United manager ended in a draw at Southampton, as FA Cup

finalists Hull City were beaten at home by Everton.

Bottom club Cardiff City bowed out of the Premier League with a home defeat by Chelsea as fellow

relegated side Fulham twice came from behind to draw with Crystal Palace.

Stoke City recorded their highest Premier League finish with a win at out-of-form West Bromwich Albion

and Sunderland's recent flying run was checked by Swansea City.

Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany scored the goals as Manchester City beat West Ham 2-0 at the Etihad

Stadium to claim the title by two points.

Liverpool came from behind to round off their excellent season with a 2-1 home win over Newcastle, who

finished the match with nine men.

Source: skysports.com

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Take a quick look This page contains the main weekly headlines related to this week’s EPL main news;

you can read all full articles by clicking on the related titles.

Premier League 2013-14 team of the season (Click here to see it) The Premier League's galaxy of stars pulled out all the stops in 2013-14, producing a title race that was not

decided until the final day of the season.

- GOALKEEPER: Julian Speroni (Crystal Palace/ARG)

- DEFENDERS: Seamus Coleman (Everton/IRL); Gary Cahill (Chelsea/ENG); John Terry (Chelsea/ENG) ;

Luke Shaw (Southampton/ENG)

- MIDFIELDERS: Adam Lallana (Southampton/ENG) ; Steven Gerrard (Liverpool/ENG); Yaya Toure

(Manchester City/CIV); Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal/WAL)

- FORWARDS: Luis Suarez (Liverpool/URU); Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool/ENG)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho criticises Luis Suarez Player of the Year award The Chelsea manager suggested the fact that Suarez bit Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last season indicated

the Liverpool striker does not have the "right profile" for the prestigious award. Mourinho said he would

give it to Manchester City's Edin Dzeko, mentioning how "he behaves and doesn't dive".

Lerner confirms intention to sell Aston Villa The American entrepreneur, who bought the club from long-time owner Doug Ellis in 2006, said it is time for

the club to look for "fresh, invigorated leadership".

Lerner's future had been in doubt for much of an acrimonious campaign which ended in a lowly 15th-place

finish after Sunday's 3-0 defeat at Tottenham.

Juan Mata claims Manchester United can replicate Liverpool's title challenge Juan Mata believes Manchester United will emulate Liverpool and fight for the Premier League title next

season without the distraction of European football.

The Spaniard, who already owns a Champions League winner's medal after playing a pivotal role in

Chelsea's dramatic win in Munich, insists last year's Premier League champions will bounce back to winning

ways.

Paper Round: United and Liverpool want Song According to the Mirror, Manchester United and Liverpool are set for a summer scrap over the signing of

Barcelona midfielder Alex Song. The Cameroonian is set to leave the Camp Nou, two years after making the

switch to the Spanish giants from Arsenal, and could be keen on a return to England’s top flight. United and

Liverpool are said to be keen on acquiring the 26-year-old’s services and would be willing to offer the

Blaugrana £8 million.

Premier League sides linked with Marseille's Alaixys Romao Romao, who still has two years to run on his current deal at Marseille, is thought to be available for a fee in

the region of €3million (£2.4million) and the player is understood to be keen on a move to England.

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The Table Below shows this week’s results followed by the League standings table

Results

Cardiff 1 - 2 Chelsea

Fulham 2 - 2 C Palace

Hull 0 - 2 Everton

Liverpool 2 - 1 Newcastle

Man City 2 - 0 West Ham

Norwich 0 - 2 Arsenal

Southampton 1 - 1 Man Utd

Sunderland 1 - 3 Swansea

Tottenham 3 - 0 Aston Villa

West Brom 1 - 2 Stoke

Man Utd 3 - 1 Hull

Standings

Pos. Team Played W D L Goal for Goals Ag. +/- Pts

1 Manchester City 38 27 5 6 102 37 65 86

2 Liverpool 38 26 6 6 101 50 51 84

3 Chelsea 38 25 7 6 71 27 44 82

4 Arsenal 38 24 7 7 68 41 27 79

5 Everton 38 21 9 8 61 39 22 72

6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 6 11 55 51 4 69

7 Manchester United 38 19 7 12 64 43 21 64

8 Southampton 38 15 11 12 54 46 8 56

9 Stoke City 38 13 11 14 45 52 -7 50

10 Newcastle United 38 15 4 19 43 59 -16 49

11 Crystal Palace 38 13 6 19 33 48 -15 45

12 Swansea City 38 11 9 18 54 54 0 42

13 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 40 51 -11 40

14 Sunderland 38 10 8 20 41 60 -19 38

15 Aston Villa 38 10 8 20 39 61 -22 38

16 Hull City 38 10 7 21 38 53 -15 37

17 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 15 16 43 59 -16 36

18 Norwich City 38 8 9 21 28 62 -34 33

19 Fulham 38 9 5 24 40 85 -45 32

20 Cardiff City 38 7 9 22 32 74 -42 30

EPL Winners 2013/2014: Manchester City (4th title overall / 2nd title in the last 3 years)

Relegated

Teams

Teams

Qualified to

CL

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The Following tables shows the top EPL players and teams statistics

Top Goal Scorers

Player Team Goals Team %

Luis Suarez Liverpool 31 31%

Daniel Sturridge Liverpool 21 21%

Yaya Toure Manchester City 19 20%

Sergio Aguero Manchester City 18 19%

Wayne Rooney Manchester United 17 27%

Avg. Shots /Game

Luis Suarez Liverpool 5.5

Sergio Agüero

Manchester City

3.7

Wayne Rooney

Manchester United

3.5

Loïc Remy Newcastle United

3.5

Daniel Sturridge

Liverpool 3.4

Avg. Key Passes /Game

David Silva Manchester City

3.2

Mesut Özil Arsenal 2.9

Christian Eriksen

Tottenham 2.7

Samir Nasri Manchester City

2.7

Luis Suarez Liverpool 2.6

Avg. Clearances/Game

Martin Skrtel Liverpool 11.4

Nemanja Vidic

Manchester United

10.6

James Collins

West Ham 9.8

Ben Turner Cardiff 9.4

Jonas Olsson West Bromwich

9.3

58.60%

57.60% 57.30%

56.80%

55.80%

Possesion

18.2 17.7

17.1

15.4 15.2

Shots per Game

60.90%

54.80% 54.70% 53.00% 52.50%

Stoke Chelsea Arsenal Newcastle CrystalPalace

Aerial Duels Won

86.10% 85.90%

85.20%

84.50% 84.40%

Man City Arsenal Swansea Liverpool Man Utd

Pass Accuracy

Top Assists

Player Team Assists

Steven Gerrard Liverpool 12

Luis Suárez Liverpool 12

Wayne Rooney Manchester United 10

Rickie Lambert Southampton 10

David Silva Manchester City 9

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Spanish

La Liga

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News in the Highlights Huge drama as Spanish title race goes to final day

The Spanish Liga title race will come down to the final day of the season after Atletico Madrid were held to a

1-1 draw by Malaga.

Diego Simeone’s side missed the chance to

win their first La Liga title since 1996, with

Barcelona also being held to a draw at

Elche, with Atleti lacking a cutting edge

with Diego Costa missing from the squad.

After Real Madrid lost to Celta Vigo it is

now a two-horse race heading into the

final round of games. Just three points

now separate Atletico and Barca ahead of

the game at the Camp Nou next week and

if Barca win at home, they take the title on head-to-head record. Any other results gives Atleti the title.

Malaga shocked the Vicente Calderon crowd when Samuel Garcia took advantage of a defensive mix up

between Juanfran, Toby Alderweireld and Thibaut Courtois to head into the empty net and give his team

the lead.

But Atletico netted an equaliser with little over 15 minutes left, Alderweireld heading into the bottom

corner of Cabaellero’s net having found a yard of space from a corner kick.

Atleti piled forward in search of a winner, with Marcos Angeleri shown a second yellow for a reckless

challenge. Adrian Lopez came agonizingly close to beating Willy Caballero in stoppage time, but the Malaga

keeper tipped his effort round the post to deny Atletico a historic result.

Source: Eurosport

Ancelotti frustrated by end of Real title challenge

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes his side have paid for their efforts in the Champions League after

their La Liga title challenge ended with a 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo on Sunday.

Ancelotti's men have taken just two points from their last three league games after a stunning 4-0 thrashing

of reigning European champions Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final later this month.

And the Italian admitted that his players may have had one eye on their clash with La Liga leaders Atletico

Madrid in Lisbon on May 24. Ancelotti was particularly displeased with the manner in which Real conceded

two goals to Brazilian striker Charles as he latched onto errors from Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso.

"We gifted them two goals. Afterwards we tried to score and have control of the play, but we had a lot of

players out and it had been difficult to prepare for the game.”

Source: globalpost.com

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This page contains the main weekly headlines related to this week’s La Liga main

news; you can read all full articles by clicking on the related titles.

Luiz to complete Barca move

Catalan newspaper Sport suggest that defender has agreed to sign for the Catalan giants, with Chelsea

happy to let him leave for €40m.

The move however, won’t happen until after this summer’s tournament, with the centre-back representing

the hosts.

It is just one of a number of signings the Camp Nou outfit are set to make, with goalkeeper Marc Andre ter

Stegen and Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte both thought to be coming in..

Awful Real Madrid fall out of title contention

A double from Charles helped Celta Vigo to a 2-0 win against Real Madrid, who fielded a hopelessly

weakened team in the mistaken belief they could no longer win the title.

Real, who at the start of the match were trailing leaders Atletico Madrid by four points and second-placed

Barcelona by one, sent out a host of B-team players, leaving out the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale

and Karim Benzema, with both eyes fixed on the Champions League final.

Villarreal rout Rayo in home finale

With a Europa league berth already secured, Villarreal rolled to a 4-0 win over 10-man Rayo Vallecano in

their last home game of the La Liga season on Saturday.

Villarreal are in seventh place, two points behind Sociedad. If Villarreal finish above Sociedad, they will

avoid a play-off to reach the Europa League group phase.

Also, Levante beat Valencia 2-0 to sit one round away from finishing above their city rivals for the first time.

Mateu will referee Barcelona-Atlético Valencian referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz is set to take charge of the

game between Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid in the final match

of the season at the Camp Nou ,a match which could decide who

wins La Liga.

On Monday, the Designation Committee for Professional Football

comprising Vitoriano Sanchez Arminio, President of the Refereeing

Technical Committee (CTA), and former referees López Nieto and Puentes Leira will officially announce the

designated match officials for the thirty-eighth game of the Primera División. Barring a last minute change,

the international referee is the first-choice.

Lionel Messi plays down move away from Barcelona

Media speculation in Spain has linked the Argentina striker with a move away from Nou Camp - where he

has won six La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies - in the summer amid apparent concerns

over his happiness.

Yet, conversely, it has also been suggested Messi could soon sign a new bumper contract that would tie him

to the Catalan giants until 2019.

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The Table Below shows this week’s results followed by the League standings table

Results

Ath Bilbao 1 - 1 Sociedad

Atl Madrid 1 - 1 Malaga

Celta Vigo 2 - 0 Real Madrid

Elche 0 - 0 Barcelona

Espanyol 1 - 1 Osasuna

Getafe 1 - 0 Seville

Granada 0 - 2 Almeria

Real Betis 4 - 3 Valladolid

Villarreal 4 - 0 R. Vallecano

Levante 2 - 0 Valencia

Ath Bilbao 1 - 1 Sociedad

Standings

Pos. Team Played W D L Goal for Goals Ag. +/- Pts

1 Atlético Madrid 37 28 5 4 76 25 51 89

2 FC Barcelona 37 27 5 5 99 32 67 86

3 Real Madrid 37 26 6 5 101 37 64 84

4 Athletic Club 37 20 9 8 66 39 27 69

5 Sevilla FC 37 17 9 11 66 51 15 60

6 Real Sociedad 37 16 11 10 61 53 8 59

7 Villarreal CF 37 16 8 13 58 43 15 56

8 Celta de Vigo 37 14 7 16 48 52 -4 49

9 Levante UD 37 12 12 13 35 42 -7 48

10 Valencia CF 37 12 10 15 49 52 -3 46

11 Rayo Vallecano 37 13 4 20 45 78 -33 43

12 RCD Espanyol 37 11 9 17 40 48 -8 42

13 Málaga CF 37 11 9 17 38 46 -8 42

14 Elche CF 37 9 13 15 29 47 -18 40

15 UD Almería 37 11 6 20 43 71 -28 39

16 Getafe CF 37 10 9 18 33 53 -20 39

17 Granada CF 37 11 5 21 31 56 -25 38

18 Osasuna 37 9 9 19 30 61 -31 36

19 Real Valladolid 37 7 15 15 38 59 -21 36

20 Real Betis 37 6 7 24 35 76 -41 25

The Table below Shows Next Week’s La Liga Games

Fixtures (Match day 38)

Date Home Away Time

Fri 16/05/14 Málaga Vs Levante 22:00

Sat 17/05/14 Real Madrid Vs Espanyol 17:00

Barcelona Vs Atlético Madrid 19:00

Valencia Vs Celta de Vigo 23:00

Sun 18/05/14 Real Sociedad Vs Villarreal 13:00

Rayo Vallecano Vs Getafe 19:00

Osasuna Vs Real Betis 19:00

Almería Vs Athletic Club 19:00

Real Valladolid Vs Granada 19:00

Sevilla Vs Elche 22:00

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The Following tables shows the top La Liga players and teams statistics

Top Goal Scorers

Player Team Goals Team %

Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid CF 31 31%

Lionel Messi FC Barcelona 28 28%

Diego Costa Atletico de Madrid 27 36%

Alexis Sanchez FC Barcelona 18 18%

Karim Benzema Real Madrid CF 17 17%

Avg. Shots /Game

Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid 7.2

Lionel Messi Barcelona 5.3

Gareth Bale Real Madrid 3.3

Antoine Griezmann

Real Sociedad

3.2

Diego Costa Atletico Madrid

3.2

Avg. Key Passes /Game

Ángel Di María

Real Madrid 2.7

Lionel Messi Barcelona 2.5

Roberto Trashorras

Rayo Vallecano

2.4

Ivan Rakitic Sevilla 2.3

Duda Malaga 2.2

Avg. Clearances/Game

Jesús Rueda Valladolid 8.1

Federico Fazio

Sevilla 7.8

Alejandro Arribas

Osasuna 7.4

Jordi Figueras

Real Betis 7.4

Marc Valiente

Valladolid 7.3

67.80% 59.30% 58.70% 55.10% 54.80%

Barcelona RayoVallecano

RealMadrid

Valencia AthleticBilbao

Possession

19.6 17.1

14.1 13.8 13.4

RealMadrid

Barcelona RayoVallecano

Valencia AthleticBilbao

Shots per Game

57.80%

54.00% 53.70% 53.00% 52.90%

RealMadrid

Sevilla Osasuna AthleticBilbao

RealSociedad

Aerial Duels Won 88.50%

85.80%

81.30% 80.10% 79.50%

Barcelona RealMadrid

Valencia RayoVallecano

Celta Vigo

Pass Accuracy

Top Assists

Player Team Assists

Ángel Di María Real Madrid 15

Cesc Fábregas Barcelona 13

Koke Atletico Madrid 13

Carlos Vela Real Sociedad 12

Gareth Bale Real Madrid 12

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Italian League

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News in the Highlights

Chievo condemn trio, Juve set points record

Chievo secured Serie A safety as Catania, Bologna and Livorno were condemned to relegation and Juventus

set a new points record. Dario Dainelli's 72nd-minute strike earned Chievo a 1-0 win over Cagliari and kept

Eugenio Corini's men in the Italian top flight after a run of three straight defeats had brought them to the

brink of the drop zone.

With just one game to go, the bottom three sides now have an insurmountable gap to close and will all play

in the second tier next term. But it was a day of celebration for champions Juventus, who beat Roma 1-0 to

reach 99 points, surpassing Inter's previous record of 97.

Antonio Conte's men left it late, substitute and former Stadio Olimpico favourite Pablo Daniel Osvaldo

scoring his first Serie A goal of the season four minutes into stoppage time to ruin Roma's unbeaten home

record this term. There was controversy, too, as Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini appeared to elbow Miralem

Pjanic, though referee Carmine Russo did not take any action.

If the authorities decide to look at the incident and find Chiellini guilty, he could fall foul of national coach

Cesare Prandelli's rule of not picking players who have suffered disciplinary issues, therefore throwing his

FIFA World Cup dreams into disarray.

At the other end of the table, Catania scuppered Bologna's survival chances as both sides were demoted

following a 2-1 win for the visitors.

Napoli produced one of the performances of the day by putting five past Sampdoria. Duvan Zapata,

Lorenzo Insigne, Jose Callejon and Marek Hamsik were all on target, with Shkodran Mustafi's own goal

adding to Sampdoria's woe in a 5-2 loss.

Source: sportal.co.nz

Shocking scenes as knife thrown onto pitch in Milan clash

Milan midfielder Kevin Constant was the target of racist

abuse, with a banana being thrown at the Guinean

midfielder – an incident similar to what happened to

Barcelona’s Dani Alves against Villarreal earlier this season.

But in astonishing scenes, as Constant handed the banana to

the referee, a knife could be seen sticking into the turf, just

yards from where the players and officials were standing.

Following the match, the two managers reacted to the drama that brought Italian football culture into the

spotlight once more.

"I can only compliment my players who continued to play and got on with their jobs. Hopefully, they will

find the culprit and do what has to be done,” Milan boss Clarence Seedorf said. Atalanta coach Stefano

Colantuono was shocked by the section of his side’s fans, insisting that they “ruined” the match. "The

incident doesn't deserve any comments, it ruined a great afternoon,” he said.

Source: sports.yahoo.com

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Badu hits late equaliser to dent Verona's Europa hopes

Ghanaian substitute Emmanuel Badu hit an injury-time equaliser for Udinese in a 2-2 draw at Verona on

Saturday to potentially scupper the home side's chances of Europa League qualification.

Verona, one of six teams chasing two of Serie A's three places in the competition, had provisionally sneaked

into the Europa zone after goals by Luca Toni, from the spot, and Emil Hallfredsson had given them a 2-1

lead by the 54th minute.

Serie A trio relegated as Europa fight goes to wire

Catania, Bologna and Livorno were relegated from Italy's Serie A while the battle for the league's last

remaining Europa League spot will go to the wire after Torino were held 1-1 by Parma on Sunday.

PSG’s Alex to join AC Milan According to French TV station TF1, PSG centre back Alex has agreed in principle to join AC Milan at the end

of the season.

Alex, 31, was expected to sign a contract extension with PSG with his deal running out at the end of the

season, but teammate Thiago Silva has since convinced him otherwise.

Alex is expected to join the Serie A side on a one plus one year deal. Get French Football News is unable to

confirm these reports at present.

Strootman Excited About Roma Future

AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman is pleased with his recovery from knee surgery.

The setback ended Strootman's season and his World Cup hopes with Holland.

“Every day I feel a little better. I’m working hard in the gym and the knee is doing well,” Strootman told

Roma Channel.

Serie A managers condemn Atalanta supporters' alleged racism

The managers of Atalanta and AC Milan have condemned the actions of supporters who allegedly threw a

banana at Rossoneri defender Kevin Constant during Sunday's Serie A match in Bergamo.

Milan's France-born Guinea international was seen showing a banana to officials at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri

d'Italia towards the end of a game the visiting side went on to lose 2-1.

Barcelona full-back Dani Alves picked up and ate a banana thrown at him by Villarreal supporters during last

month's Primera Division meeting at El Madrigal.

Villarreal were subsequently fined 12,000 Euros by the Spanish Football Federation.

Inter 'to retire Javier Zanetti shirt'

Javier Zanetti played his last game at San Siro on Saturday, as the Nerazzurri overcame Lazio 4-1 to secure

European qualification.

And Corriere dello Sport claim that the club will make that number unavailable to other squad members as

a sign of respect to the Argentine.

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The Table Below shows this week’s results followed by the League standings table

Results

Atalanta 2 - 1 Milan

Bologna 1 - 2 Catania

Cagliari 0 - 1 Chievo

Livorno 0 - 1 Fiorentina

Sampdoria 2 - 5 Napoli

Sassuolo 4 - 2 Genoa

Torino 1 - 1 Parma

Roma 0 - 1 Juventus

Verona 2 - 2 Udinese

Inter 4 - 1 Lazio

Atalanta 2 - 1 Milan

Standings

Pos. Team Played W D L Goal for Goals Ag. +/- Pts

1 Juventus 37 32 3 2 77 23 54 99

2 AS Roma 37 26 7 4 72 24 48 85

3 Napoli 37 22 9 6 72 38 34 75

4 Fiorentina 37 19 7 11 63 42 21 64

5 Internazionale 37 15 15 7 61 37 24 60

6 Torino 37 15 11 11 56 46 10 56

7 Parma 37 14 13 10 56 46 10 55

8 AC Milan 37 15 9 13 55 48 7 54

9 Verona 37 16 6 15 61 63 -2 54

10 Lazio 37 14 11 12 53 54 -1 53

11 Atalanta 37 15 5 17 42 49 -7 50

12 Sampdoria 37 12 8 17 45 59 -14 44

13 Udinese 37 12 7 18 43 54 -11 43

14 Genoa 37 10 11 16 40 50 -10 41

15 Cagliari 37 9 12 16 34 50 -16 39

16 Sassuolo 37 9 7 21 42 70 -28 34

17 Chievo 37 9 6 22 32 53 -21 33

18 Bologna 37 5 14 18 28 57 -29 29

19 Catania 37 7 8 22 32 65 -33 29

20 Livorno 37 6 7 24 39 75 -36 25

The Table below Shows Next Week’s Serie A Games

Fixtures (Match Day 38)

Date Home Away Time

Sat 17/05/14 Udinese Vs Sampdoria 21:45

Juventus Vs Cagliari 16:00

Genoa Vs Roma 16:00

Milan Vs Sassuolo 21:45

Fiorentina Vs Torino 21:45

Sun 18/05/14 Catania Vs Atalanta 21:45

Lazio Vs Bologna 21:45

Napoli Vs Hellas Verona 21:45

Chievo Vs Internazionale 21:45

Parma Vs Livorno 21:45

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The Following tables shows the top Serie A players and teams statistics

Top Goal Scorers

Player Team Goals Team %

Ciro Immobile Torino FC 23 41%

Luca Toni Hellas Verona FC 20 33%

Carlos Tevez Juventus FC 19 25%

Rodrigo Palacio Internazionale 17 28%

Gonzalo Higuain SSC Napoli 17 24%

Avg. Shots /Game

Mario Balotelli

AC Milan 5.2

Alessandro Diamanti

Bologna 4.3

Carlos Tévez Juventus 3.8

Manolo Gabbiadini

Sampdoria 3.6

Luca Toni Verona 3.5

Avg. Key Passes /Game

Antonio Cassano

Parma 2.6

Alessandro Diamanti

Bologna 2.6

Francesco Totti

Roma 2.6

Borja Valero Fiorentina 2.4

Luca Cigarini Atalanta 2.4

Avg. Clearances/Game

Davide Astori

Cagliari 8.6

Cesare Natali

Bologna 8.5

Nicolás Spolli Catania 8.2

Daniele Portanova

Genoa 7.9

Luca Rossettini

Cagliari 7.6

58.80% 58.70%

57.00% 56.20%

54.90%

Roma Fiorentina AC Milan Juventus Inter

Possession 16.2

15.9 15.8

15.2 15.1

AC Milan Juventus Roma Fiorentina Napoli

Shots per Game

54.20%

53.30%

52.90% 52.70%

52.50%

Verona Sampdoria AC Milan Juventus Cagliari

Aerial Duels Won 86.30%

85.90% 85.80%

84.10% 83.90%

Roma Juventus Fiorentina AC Milan Torino

Pass Accuracy

Top Assists

Player Team Assists

Francesco Totti AS Roma 10

Gervinho AS Roma 10

Alessio Cerci Torino 9

Borja Valero Fiorentina 9

Stephan Lichtsteiner Juventus 8

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German

League

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News in the Highlights Beer we go. Pep Guardiola dowsed as Bayern celebrate Bundesliga title

The atmosphere could have fallen a little flat after the Champions League setback against Real Madrid, but

it did not stop a capacity 71,000 crowd at the Allianz Arena celebrating Bayern Munich's 24th Bundesliga

title in traditional style Saturday.

A last-gasp winner from Claudio Pizarro ensured the final league game of the season would result in a 1-0

win over Stuttgart and the cue for the party to start.

Manager Pep Guardiola was dowsed with the best Bavarian beer as has become the custom, with defenders

Jerome Boateng and Daniel van Buyten the main protagonists. He scarcely seemed to mind as he lifted the

shield, reward for an all-conquering season which saw the championship wrapped up by March and with 29

wins, three draws and only two defeats.

Some have blamed the early clinching of the title for some lackluster performances which followed,

including the 5-0 semifinal aggregate reverse to Real which ended Bayern's hopes of defending the

Champions League crown.

The last league game was also a low-key affair on the pitch until Peru's Pizarro scored from outside the

penalty area in the 92nd minute.

Guardiola, whose future at Bayern has been the subject of some speculation, looked a relieved man after it

went in, but he will be hoping his team can raise themselves for one final big performance next week.

They face arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup final in Berlin, hoping to complete the domestic

double before many of their squad head to Brazil for the World Cup finals.

Bayern may have to do so without key midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who limped off in the first half

with a knee injury. He will undergo an MRI scan Monday to determine the seriousness, worrying for his club

side and Germany.

"Bastian has a problem with his kneecap," Guardiola told the official Bayern website. "But we still have six

days to go until the cup final." Guardiola also reflected on his team's achievements in his first season in

charge. "The first championship is very special for a Catalan such as myself," he said."

Source: edition.cnn.com

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Take a quick look

This page contains the main weekly headlines related to this week’s main news; you

can read all full articles by clicking on the related titles.

Leverkusen sign Swiss striker Drmic from Nuremberg

Talented Swiss international forward Josip Drmic has joined Bayer Leverkusen from Nuremberg on a five-

year deal as the Bundesliga club steel themselves for next season's Champions League.

The 21-year old Drmic, who scored 17 league goals for a Nuremberg team who suffered relegation, was on

several top German and European clubs' wish list after a stunning individual season.

Paderborn promoted to Bundesliga, Fuerth into play-off Modest SC Paderborn were promoted to the top tier of the German Bundesliga for the first time on Sunday

as Greuther Fuerth were forced to settle for a play-off place.

Paderborn, from North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, won 2-1 at home to VfR Aalen on the final

day of the season to clinch second place behind champions Cologne, an excellent second half to the

campaign seeing them finish two points clear of Fuerth.

Lewandowski tops chart on final game for Dormund

Lewandowski's 20 goals was more than any other in the league and he picks up the prestigious gong after

his final league game before his move to Bayern. The Polish striker scored a double with Milos Jojic and

Henrikh Mkhitaryan also on the scoresheet.

Lewandowski - in his final game for the club - opened the scoring after 43 minutes in the Olympic Stadium,

slotting home with ease after Mats Hummels' assist.

Stevens quits as Stuttgart coach

Dutch coach Huub Stevens quit as Stuttgart boss on Saturday having succeeded in his mission of saving the

2007 Bundesliga champions from relegation.

"I am leaving for personal reasons and above all I need a holiday," said the 60-year-old after his side ended

their league campaign with a 1-0 defeat at champions Bayern Munich.

Wolfsburg impress in their entertaining victory over Gladbach

Both sides went into this game with hopes of getting the last Champions League spot but in the end it

wasn't to be as Leverkusen managed to defeat Werder Bremen. Wolfsburg were determined to finish the

season in style and they didn't disappoint in a thoroughly entertaining clash.

Bundesliga clubs set to empty their pockets

Bundesliga clubs have been sorting deals with players before the opening of the transfer window for years

now, in an attempt to have their squads prepared earlier than their rivals. It’s likely that we’ll see some of

the biggest spending in the Bundesliga’s recent history this off-season, also. So who will be emptying their

pockets? (Click on the Title to find out)

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The Table Below shows this week’s results followed by the League standings table

Results

Augsburg 2 - 1 E Frankfurt

B Leverkusen 2 - 1 W Bremen

B Munich 1 - 0 Stuttgart

Hannover 3 - 2 Freiburg

Hertha Berlin 0 - 4 B Dortmund

Hoffenheim 3 - 1 Braunschweig

Mainz 3 - 2 Hamburg

Schalke 4 - 1 Nuremberg

Wolfsburg 3 - 1 Mgladbach

Augsburg 2 - 1 E Frankfurt

B Leverkusen 2 - 1 W Bremen

Standings

Pos. Team Played W D L Goal for Goals Ag. +/- Pts

1 Bayern Munich 34 29 3 2 94 23 71 90

2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 5 7 80 38 42 71

3 Schalke 04 34 19 7 8 63 43 20 64

4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 4 11 60 41 19 61

5 VfL Wolfsburg 34 18 6 10 63 50 13 60

6 Borussia M’gladbach 34 16 7 11 59 43 16 55

7 FSV Mainz 05 34 16 5 13 52 54 -2 53

8 FC Augsburg 34 15 7 12 47 47 0 52

9 Hoffenheim 34 11 11 12 72 70 2 44

10 Hannover 96 34 12 6 16 46 59 -13 42

11 Hertha Berlin 34 11 8 15 40 48 -8 41

12 Werder Bremen 34 10 9 15 42 66 -24 39

13 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 9 9 16 40 57 -17 36

14 SC Freiburg 34 9 9 16 43 61 -18 36

15 VfB Stuttgart 34 8 8 18 49 62 -13 32

16 Hamburger SV 34 7 6 21 51 75 -24 27

17 1. FC Nürnberg 34 5 11 18 37 70 -33 26

18 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 6 7 21 29 60 -31 25

BundesLiga Winners 2013/2014: Bayern Munich

Relegated

Teams

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The Following tables shows the top BundesLiga players and teams statistics

Top Goal Scorers

Player Team Goals Team %

Lewandowski BV Borussia Dortmund 20 25%

Marijo Mandzukic Bayern Munich 18 19%

Shinji Okazaki FSV Mainz 05 17 33%

Josip Drmic FC Nuremberg 17 46%

Adrian Ramos Hertha Berlin 16 40%

Avg. Shots /Game

Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund

3.7

Pierre-Michel Las...

Hamburger SV

3.6

Lewandowski

Borussia Dortmund

3.5

Mame Biram Diouf

Hannover 96 3.4

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Schalke 04 3.1

Avg. Key Passes /Game

Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund

3

Max Kruse Borussia M.Gladbach

2.9

Gonzalo Castro

Bayer Leverkusen

2.6

Rafael van der Vaart

Hamburger SV

2.6

Franck Ribéry

Bayern Munich

2.5

Avg. Clearances/Game

Sebastian Prödl

Werder Bremen

10

Martin Stranzl

Borussia M.Gladbach

9.2

Deniz Dogan Braunschweig

8.3

Johan Djourou

Hamburger SV

7.7

Nikolce Noveski

Mainz 05 7.5

71.10%

54.00% 53.80% 52.90% 50.80%

Possession 18.7 18.1

15.5 15.3 14.9

Shots per Game

57.00%

54.10%

52.30% 52.00% 51.60%

Aerial Duels Won 88.20%

84.00%

79.20% 79.00% 78.70%

Pass Accuracy

Top Assists

Player Team Assists

Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund 13

Roberto Firmino TSG Hoffenheim 11

Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich 10

Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 10

Henrik Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund 10

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French League

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News in the Highlights

PSG crush Lille to break Ligue 1 points record Champions Paris Saint Germain achieved a new Ligue 1 points record on Saturday with a 3-1 win over 10-man Lille to ensure the race for Europe in France goes down to the wire. Laurent Blanc's side now have 86 points to overtake Lyon's all-time record of 84 in 2006, in a tie which was overshadowed by PSG's France midfielder Yohan Cabaye suffering a right ankle injury. European places will now be allocated on the final day of the season next Saturday with Champions League and Europa League berths still up for grabs.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic voted French football's player of the year

PARIS Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain was named France's players' player of the

year for the second season running on Sunday.

With a game of the season still to go, Swedish striker Ibrahimovic is the French top flight's leading scorer with 25

goals and has netted 40 in all competitions, beating the all-time club record of 39, set by the Argentine Carlos

Bianchi in 1978.

Another PSG player, Italian midfielder Marco Verratti, was named Ligue 1's young player of the year, while the

coach of the year gong went to Rene Girard of Lille.

Blanc Agrees New PSG Deal

The 48-year-old guided PSG to their second successive French title after taking over as boss last year and was

offered a one-year extension to his contract which was due to expire in June 2015, though he insisted that he

would wait until the season was over before considering any offer. The former French defender also guided his

side to French League Cup glory as they beat Lyon 2-1 last month.

Christophe Galtier quiet on Premier League links

St Etienne coach Christophe Galtier insists he can't say much about his future after being linked with a move to

the Premier League.

French daily L'Equipe claims that both Newcastle United and Aston Villa have expressed an interest in the 47-

year-old.

Galtier is highly rated on the other side of the Channel, and has taken St Etienne close to UEFA Champions

League qualification in France although they look set to just miss out to Lille on third place.

Newcastle-target Cabella set to quit Montpellier

Montpellier midfielder Remy Cabella, who had been targetted by English Premier League side Newcastle this

season, announced Saturday that he will quit the Ligue 1 side at the end of the season.

Cabella had been touted for a move to St James' Park in January following Yohan Cabaye's departure to Paris

Saint-Germain but a bid was rejected by the Ligue 1 club.

Ligue 1 club Nice announce Barcelona friendly

French Ligue 1 club Nice on Saturday announced that they will host Spanish giants Barcelona in a friendly at

their Allianz Riviera stadium on Saturday, August 2.

The match will be played less than three weeks after the end of the World Cup, in which a host of Barcelona

players will feature.

The Allianz Riviera, opened last September, will be one of the venues for the 2016 European Championship,

which France will host.

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The Table Below shows this week’s results followed by the League standings table

Results

Ajaccio 2 - 1 Stade de Reims

Bordeaux 1 - 1 Marseille

Evian 2 - 0 Nice

Guingamp 2 - 0 Toulouse

Lille 1 - 3 Paris St-G.

Lyon 0 - 1 Lorient

Montpellier 0 - 2 Bastia

Nantes 1 - 3 St-Etienne

Rennes 1 - 2 Sochaux

Valenciennes 1 - 2 Monaco

Ajaccio 2 - 1 Stade de Reims

Standings

Pos. Team Played W D L Goal for Goals Ag. +/- Pts

1 Paris Saint-Germain 37 26 8 3 80 23 57 86

2 AS Monaco 37 23 10 4 62 30 32 79

3 Lille OSC 37 19 11 7 42 25 17 68

4 Saint-Etienne 37 19 9 9 53 33 20 66

5 Olympique Lyon 37 16 10 11 55 44 11 58

6 Olympique Marseille 37 15 12 10 52 40 12 57

7 Girondins Bordeaux 37 13 13 11 48 42 6 52

8 FC Lorient 37 13 10 14 47 49 -2 49

9 Stade de Reims 37 12 12 13 43 49 -6 48

10 SC Bastia 37 13 9 15 45 56 -11 48

11 Toulouse FC 37 11 13 13 43 52 -9 46

12 FC Nantes 37 12 9 16 38 46 -8 45

13 Rennes 37 10 13 14 44 44 0 43

14 Montpellier HSC 37 8 18 11 45 49 -4 42

15 En Avant Guingamp 37 11 9 17 34 41 -7 42

16 OGC Nice 37 12 6 19 30 43 -13 42

17 Évian Thonon Gaillard FC 37 10 11 16 36 51 -15 41

18 FC Sochaux 37 10 10 17 37 58 -21 40

19 Valenciennes 37 7 8 22 36 62 -26 29

20 Ajaccio AC 37 4 11 22 36 69 -33 23

The Table below Shows Next Week’s Ligue 1 Games

Fixtures (Match Day 38)

Date Home Away Time

Sat 17/05/14 Reims Vs Rennes 22:00

PSG Vs Montpellier 22:00

Sochaux Vs Evian TG 22:00

Toulouse Vs Valenciennes 22:00

Saint-Étienne Vs Ajaccio 22:00

Bastia Vs Nantes 22:00

Lorient Vs Lille 22:00

Olympique Marseille Vs Guingamp 22:00

Monaco Vs Bordeaux 22:00

Nice Vs Olympique Lyonnais 22:00

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The Following tables shows the top Ligue 1 players and teams statistics

Top Goal Scorers

Player Team Goals Team %

Ibrahimovic Paris Saint-Germain 25 31%

Gignac Marseille 16 31%

Aboubakar Lorient 16 34%

Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain 16 20%

Bafetimbi Gomis Olympique Lyonnais 15 27%

Avg. Shots /Game

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Paris Saint Germain

4.9

André-Pierre Gignac

Marseille 3.3

Edinson Cavani

Paris Saint Germain

3.2

Mustapha Yatabaré

Guingamp 2.8

Clément Grenier

Lyon 2.8

Avg. Key Passes /Game

Mathieu Valbuena

Marseille 2.7

James Rodríguez

Monaco 2.5

Florent Balmont

Lille 2.2

Rémy Cabella Montpellier 2.2

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Paris Saint Germain

2.2

Avg. Clearances/Game

Loic Perrin Saint Etienne 10.9

Hilton Montpellier 10.3

Moustapha Bayal Sall

Saint Etienne 10.1

Papy Djilobodji

Nantes 9.1

Souleymane Diawara

Marseille 9

64.80% 56.70% 55.40% 55.20% 53.60%

PSG Monaco Toulouse Lyon Nice

Possession 15.5

14 13.5

13.1 13

PSG Monaco Marseille Lille Lyon

Shots per Game

60.80%

54.60% 54.10% 53.30% 53.10%

PSG Monaco Lille Bordeaux SaintEtienne

Aerial Duels Won 88.70%

82.80% 81.90% 81.60%

80.10%

PSG Monaco Lyon Marseille Toulouse

Pass Accuracy

Top Assists

Player Team Assists

James Rodriguez AS Monaco 12

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Paris Saint-Germain 11

Lucas Moura Paris Saint-Germain 11

Henri Bedimo Lyon 10

Gregory Sertic Bordeaux 10

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All Leagues Comparison

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All Teams Comparison

Position Team Tournament Played Win % Draw % Loss % Av. Goals

For / Game

Av. Goals Against /

Game

Av. Points / Game

1 Juventus Serie A 37 86 8 5 2.1 0.7 2.7

2 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 34 85 9 6 2.8 0.7 2.7

3 Atletico Madrid La Liga 37 76 14 11 2.1 0.7 2.5

4 Barcelona La Liga 37 73 14 14 2.7 0.9 2.4

5 Paris Saint Germain Ligue 1 37 70 22 8 2.2 0.7 2.4

6 Roma Serie A 37 70 19 11 2 0.7 2.3

7 Real Madrid La Liga 37 70 16 14 2.8 1 2.3

8 Manchester City Premier League 38 71 13 16 2.7 1 2.3

9 Liverpool Premier League 38 68 16 16 2.7 1.4 2.3

10 Chelsea Premier League 38 66 18 16 1.9 0.8 2.2

11 Monaco Ligue 1 37 62 27 11 1.7 0.9 2.2

12 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 34 65 15 21 2.4 1.2 2.1

13 Arsenal Premier League 38 63 18 18 1.8 1.1 2.1

14 Napoli Serie A 37 59 24 16 2 1.1 2.1

15 Everton Premier League 38 55 24 21 1.7 1.1 1.9

16 Schalke 04 Bundesliga 34 56 21 24 1.9 1.3 1.9

17 Athletic Bilbao La Liga 37 54 24 22 1.8 1.1 1.9

18 Lille Ligue 1 37 51 30 19 1.2 0.7 1.9

19 Tottenham Premier League 38 55 16 29 1.5 1.4 1.9

20 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga 34 56 12 32 1.8 1.3 1.8

71.1 67.8 64.8

59.3 58.8 58.7 58.7 58.6 57.6 57.3

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89

Pass success %

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All Players Comparison

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92.5

92.5

92.7

92.8

93

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93.9

90 91 92 93 94 95

Blaise Matuidi

Mikel Arteta

Thiago Motta

Sergio Busquets

Thiago Silva

Matías Fernández

Per Mertesacker

Xavi

Laurent Koscielny

Alex

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Markel Susaeta

Luis Suarez

James Rodríguez

Gareth Bale

Carlos Vela

Steven Gerrard

Marco Reus

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Pass Success % Assists

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