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Football Weekly Review

Top 5 European Leagues

Diego Costa Set to Miss the Champions League Final, while Cristiano Ronaldo is Likely

to Play.

Who do you Think Will Win?

Issue 2014– Week 20 13 to 19 of May, 2014

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Atletico Madrid Celebrating the La Liga Title Win Following their 1-1

Crucial Draw against Barcelona on Saturday.

This is their First Primera Divison League title since 1996

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SECTION 2 - DEBATE OF THE WEEK

Diego Costa set to Miss Champions League final against Real

Madrid after Atletico Madrid confirm striker has torn hamstring.

Who do you Think Will Win the UEFA Champions League Title

this Season?

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is set to miss the

Champions League final against Real Madrid after tearing his

hamstring in his side's 1-1 draw with Barcelona on Saturday.

The Brazilian-born forward was forced off after just 15 minutes

at the Nou Camp having pulled up following a burst into

Barca's half. He had been struggling with a hamstring problem

prior to the weekend title decider but was deemed fit enough

to start for Diego Simeone's side.

Tests on Monday have indicated that the 25-year-old's latest injury will likely keep him out of action for 15

days, causing him to miss Saturday's showpiece final in Lisbon against local rivals Real.

Atletico tweeted that the striker, who has been included in Spain's World Cup squad, had suffered a grade

one tear. He should be fit in time to keep his place in Vicente del Bosque's plans for Brazil. Despite the

severity of his injury, Simeone has not yet given up hope of having Costa available this weekend.

He said: 'We will work for have Diego Costa available on Saturday, but it’s really difficult. 'There are several

days to go and we are not going to predict now, so soon before such an important match. He is an

important player but he needs to be ready.'

Atletico are in the final stages of a historic season but the intensity of the campaign has taken its toll and

Arda Turan is also a doubt for the final with a pelvic injury. 'We will wait to see how Arda and Costa are by

the end of the week. Given the situation that they are not ready then we will look for alternatives,' Simeone

said.

The Argentine said that the team are now fully concentrated on the final with Real after their league

triumph. 'It is always better to win and improve the morale of the players and the people. While we have

celebrated we have to now turn the page and we have several days to work hard knowing that we will face

strong rivals,' Simeone said.

'I would say that we have a 50 percent chance in the game. They have better individual players but we are a

team. We have plenty of motivation and they will have plenty as well which means that it will be an equal

match with the key in the middle of the pitch.'

Atletico have met Real on four occasions this season with a win and a draw in the league but they lost both

legs of their King's Cup semi-final tie.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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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

Arsenal Win FA Cup to End Nine-Year Trophy Wait

An extra-time winner from Aaron Ramsey has given Arsenal their first title in nine-years after beating Hull

City 3-2 in the FA Cup final.

Steve Bruce's Hull took the lead after just three minutes when Tom Huddlestone struck a sweet volley which

was flicked in by James Chester. Arsenal were shocked and before they could get a hold of the game, Hull

struck again when Alex Bruce saw his effort hit the post, only for Curtis Davies to top home a second in eight

minutes.

Bruce then almost made it three seconds later when his header beat everyone except for Kieran Gibbs, who

headed off the line. Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla then curled in a superb effort past Hull keeper Allan

McGregor after 17 minutes.

The second half saw Arsenal come out strongly with Mikel Arteta twice testing McGregor but the Scottish

keeper stood tall to deny the North Londoners. However, he was helpless when French defender Laurent

Koscielny prodded home following a cross from Santi Cazorla.

The game would then head to extra time with neither side able to score in the 90 allocated minutes. A

goalless first half of extra time saw youngster Yaya Sanogo come close, whilst Olivier Giroud also had a

chance but he was blocked by the tireless Davies and Bruce.

Arsene Wenger hauled Tomas Rosicky and Jack Wilshere on at the break and it has some impact, prompting

a superb move that led to Aaron Ramsey's goal to put the Gunners 3-2 up. Yaya Sanogo continued to force

McGregor into important saves but as the clock wore on, Hull looked increasingly tired and the referee blew

full-time to end Arsenal's nine-year wait without a trophy.

Source: Footballdirectnews.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.

Man City Consider Move for Everton Star

Manchester City could be lining up a summer bid for Everton left-back Leighton Baines, [football] direct

news understands.

The Premier League champions are under pressure to bring in English players this summer due to their

recent penalty from Uefa for breaching Financial Fair Play rules, and need to increase the number of

'homegrown' players in their squad.

Luis Suarez happy at Liverpool Recently crowned PFA and Football Writers' Player of the Year, Luis Suarez, has insisted he is as happy as he

has been in his career at Liverpool, despite disappointment in the Premier League title race.

Liverpool narrowly missed out on the Premier League title on the final day of the season, with a win over

Newcastle not being enough to snatch the trophy away from Manchester City.

Liverpool Ready to Pay 12m€ to German Middfielder

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to replace Lucas Leiva and add fresh legs to his midfield this

summer and it is understood that the Northern Irish boss is a big admirer of Emre Can.

Can, has been impresing in the Bundesliga this season for Bayer Levekusen and can play at either left-back,

centre midfield or in attacking midfield, making him a big signing if the Anfield boss can secure his signature.

However, it is understood that Pep Guardiola is not interested, allowing Liverpool to submit their planned

£12m bid in the coming days.

Cole bids farewell to Chelsea

The 33-year-old is out of contract this summer following eight years at Stamford Bridge.

The left-back, who retired from international football after being left out of England's World Cup squad, said

on Twitter: "I am weighing up my options for playing next season with my agent and sadly it does not look

like chelsea will be one of them.

'Disrespected' Toure wants to leave Manchester City

"Bitterly upset" Yaya Toure wants to quit Manchester City; Ryan Giggs will become Manchester United

manager in three years; and Ashley Cole will definitely leave Chelsea this summer - the main stories making

headline in this morning's newspapers.

Manchester City laugh all the way to the bank after Uefa fine Moneybags Manchester City have been fined £48.8million and handed a reduction in their Champions

League squad for next season from 25 to 21 players for breaching Uefa's financial fair play rules.

But the world's richest football club will have £32.5m of the fine returned if the Premier League champions

comply with spending controls agreed with Uefa so, by their standards, this is a mere slap on the wrist.

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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 Atletico Madrid win La Liga title

Atletico Madrid claimed their 10th Spanish league crown on Saturday, May 17, 2014, but first in 18 years

after coming from behind to draw 1-1 away at title rivals Barcelona.

Alexis Sanchez's stunning strike fired Barca into the lead on 33 minutes, but Diego Godin's header four

minutes into the second-half was enough to give Atletico the point they needed to become the first side

other than Barca and Real Madrid to win La Liga in 10 years.

A point for both sides means that Barca finish the season ahead of third-placed Real Madrid thanks to a

better head-to-head record, three points adrift of Atletico. "There is an enormous feeling of happiness that

you cannot explain," said Atletico boss Diego Simeone.

Source: Eurosport

Atletico's Costa set to miss Lisbon final, could also miss W.C.

The Atletico Madrid forward pulled up after only 15 minutes in their 1-1 draw with Barcelona at the

weekend. The club will determine the full extent of the injury later on Monday, but there is pessimism from

the Spanish Federation, who believe that the goalscorer has in fact pulled his hamstring.

If that is the case, then it is unlikely that he will be fit in time for La Roja’s first match of the tournament on

June 13 against Netherlands.

The paper quotes an unnamed member of the national team’s coaching staff, who insists: “We have to wait

for the report from the medical staff, but it doesn’t look good. “The problem is more serious because it’s a

recurrence of an injury in an area that had already been damaged. We have to wait, but we also have to

have an alternative plan.”

Source: eurosport.yahoo.com

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Take a quick look

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.

68 fans hurt after Osasuna fence falls in La Liga relegation game

Osasuna and Valladolid were relegated to the Spanish second division on Sunday, but the final round of La

Liga matches was overshadowed by the collapse of a barrier which injured 58 fans at Osasuna’s El Sadar

stadium in Pamplona.

The Navarran Red Cross confirmed 10 people, including children, were taken to hospital and a further 48

suffered minor injuries when the barrier gave way under the pressure of fans surging forward after Oriol

Riera had given Osasuna the lead against already-relegated Real Betis.

Thibaut Courtois hints at Atletico Madrid departure

Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has hinted that his three-year loan spell with Atletico Madrid will come

to an end this summer.

The 22-year-old is contracted to parent club Chelsea, but has spent the last three seasons at the Vicente

Calderon, where he has developed into one of the best stoppers in world football. After winning La Liga with

the capital outfit on Saturday, Courtois suggested that he will return to England to continue his career.

Singaporean Lim buys controlling stake in Valencia

Singaporean businessman Peter Lim has taken a controlling stake of financially stricken La Liga side Valencia

after his bid to buy a 70.4 percent stake in the club previously owned by its foundation was unanimously

accepted on Saturday.

The club's hierarchy has been looking for investors since principal creditor Bankia refused back in December

to refinance the combined 306 million euro ($530 million) debt the club and its foundation has with the

bank.

Barcelona want Jeremy Mathieu

Barcelona will reportedly move for Valencia defender Jeremy Mathieu this summer.

The 30-year-old, who is under contract at the Mestalla until 2017, has been one of the standout centre-

backs in La Liga this season.

Barcelona choose club legend Luis Enrique to lead club forward

Luis Enrique arrives after an impressive campaign with Celta Vigo where they not only achieved their

objective of avoiding relegation, but finished in the top half of the table while winning many admirers for

their passing game. Barca this time have gone for a coach who is well aware of the pressures and strains of

day-to-day life at the club following the resignation of Gerardo Martino on Saturday.

Lionel Messi signs new mega-deal at Barcelona

The deal follows lengthy negotiations during which it was reported that the 26-year-old wanted to surpass

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the best-paid player in the world. Barca revealed that an agreement over

a new deal had been reached on Friday and, while no details were disclosed, the Argentinian officially put

pen to paper on Monday.

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

Results

Sociedad 1 - 2 Villarreal

Almeria 0 - 0 Ath Bilbao

Osasuna 2 - 1 Real Betis

R. Vallecano 1 - 2 Getafe

Valladolid 0 - 1 Granada

Seville 3 - 1 Elche

Real Madrid 3 - 1 Espanyol

Barcelona 1 - 1 Atl Madrid

Valencia 2 - 1 Celta Vigo

Malaga 1 - 0 Levante

Sociedad 1 - 2 Villarreal

Standings

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

1 Atlético Madrid 38 28 6 4 77 26 51 90

2 FC Barcelona 38 27 6 5 100 33 67 87

3 Real Madrid 38 27 6 5 104 38 66 87

4 Athletic Club 38 20 10 8 66 39 27 70

5 Sevilla FC 38 18 9 11 69 52 17 63

6 Real Sociedad 38 17 8 13 60 44 16 59

7 Villarreal CF 38 16 11 11 62 55 7 59

8 Celta de Vigo 38 13 10 15 51 53 -2 49

9 Levante UD 38 14 7 17 49 54 -5 49

10 Valencia CF 38 12 12 14 35 43 -8 48

11 Rayo Vallecano 38 12 9 17 39 46 -7 45

12 RCD Espanyol 38 13 4 21 46 80 -34 43

13 Málaga CF 38 11 9 18 41 51 -10 42

14 Elche CF 38 11 9 18 35 54 -19 42

15 UD Almería 38 12 5 21 32 56 -24 41

16 Getafe CF 38 9 13 16 30 50 -20 40

17 Granada CF 38 11 7 20 43 71 -28 40

18 Osasuna 38 10 9 19 32 62 -30 39

19 Real Valladolid 38 7 15 16 38 60 -22 36

20 Real Betis 38 6 7 25 36 78 -42 25

La Liga Winners 2013/2014: Atletico Madrid (10th title overall / 1st title since 1996)

Relegated

Teams

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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 30%

Lionel Messi FC Barcelona 28 28%

Diego Costa Atletico de Madrid 27 35%

Alexis Sanchez FC Barcelona 19 19%

Karim Benzema Real Madrid CF 17 16%

Avg. Shots /Game

Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid 7.2

Lionel Messi Barcelona 5.2

Gareth Bale Real Madrid 3.3

Antoine Griezmann

Real Sociedad

3.2

Diego Costa Atletico Madrid

3.1

Avg. Key Passes /Game

Ángel Di María

Real Madrid 2.7

Lionel Messi Barcelona 2.4

Roberto Trashorras

Rayo Vallecano

2.3

Ivan Rakitic Sevilla 2.3

Isco Real Madrid 2.2

Avg. Clearances/Game

Jesús Rueda Valladolid 8.2

Federico Fazio

Sevilla 7.6

Alejandro Arribas

Osasuna 7.4

Marc Valiente

Valladolid 7.3

Jordi Figueras

Real Betis 7.3

67.70% 59.50% 58.80% 55.20% 54.80%

Barcelona RayoVallecano

RealMadrid

AthleticBilbao

Valencia

Possession

19.6 16.9

14.1 13.8 13.4

RealMadrid

Barcelona RayoVallecano

Valencia AthleticBilbao

Shots per Game

58.40%

54.10% 53.70% 53.10% 52.80%

RealMadrid

Sevilla Osasuna AthleticBilbao

RealSociedad

Aerial Duels Won 88.40%

85.80%

81.30% 80.10% 79.60%

Barcelona RealMadrid

Valencia RayoVallecano

Celta Vigo

Pass Accuracy

Top Assists

Player Team Assists

Ángel Di María Real Madrid 17

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 Juve set new points record, Napoli take third

Champions Juventus eased their way through the 100-point barrier to end the Italian Serie A season with a

league record 102 thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over Cagliari. Before taking possession of their third

straight Scudetto - the 30th in the club's history - the Bianconeri saw off the Sardinians with yet another

stylish performance, emphasising their superiority in Italian football once again.

Finishing 17 points behind the champions were runners-up Roma, whose prosperous campaign ended on a

sour note as Ioannis Fetfatzidis clinched a 1-0 victory for Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. they can now

spend the summer preparing for a return to the Champ. League group stages having plundered 85 points.

Parma won a dramatic race for the final UEFA Europa League place at the expense of rivals Torino and AC

Milan. Torino started the night in sixth place and knew victory at Fiorentina would definitely see them

qualify for Europe, but they struggled to force a 2-2 draw at Fiorentina.

Three players - Philippe Mexes, Mattia De Sciglio and Paolo Cannavaro - were sent off as tempers flared in

Milan. Napoli celebrated another third-placed finish with a 5-1 romp against mid-table Hellas Verona. Jose

Callejon opened the scoring before Duvan Zapata hit two goals in 12 minutes. Dries Mertens grabbed a

brace of his own in the second half, with Juan Iturbe responding for Hellas in between times.

Inter Milan were counting their blessings they had managed to secure fifth place last weekend as Chievo

handed them a surprise 2-1 defeat in Verona.

Catania left Serie A with some pride after clinching a 2-1 win over Atalanta. The Sicilians took the lead

through Francesco Lodi in the 65th minute, but Moussa Kone brought Atalanta level. Bologna are also

returning to Serie B and bid farewell to the top flight with a 1-0 defeat at Lazio. The Biancocelesti were able

to snatch ninth place.

Source: fifa.com

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Take a quick look

This page contains the main weekly headlines related to this week’s Serie A main

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

Napoli Boss Benitez Drops Gonalons Hint

Napoli coach Rafa Benitez has dropped a big hint of a new signing arriving this week.

Napoli have been linked with Lyon midfielder Maxime Gonalons.

"The first purchase of Napoli? He talks a little French ..." smiled Benitez.

"The merit of this great season is not mine, but the people who work for this club, from first to last. We had

a great market, we picked up so many quality players and we lowered the average age of the squad by two

years.

Antonio Conte signs new deal to stay as Juventus manager till 2018

Antonio Conte has extended his contract with Italian Serie A champions Juventus which will keep him with

the football club till 2018.

According to local media, after several days’ negotiation, Conte on Saturday reached an agreement with

Juventus club president Andrea Agnelli, reports Xinhua.

Di Natale ends football career with a hat trick Antonio Di Natale scored a hat trick to help Udinese draw 3-3 against Sampdoria in its last Serie A match on

Saturday, then announced he was going back on his decision to retire this year.

The 36-year-old said a few months ago he would hang up his boots at the end of the season, but has since

changed his mind.

''It's a pity the season is ending now, as I am in good physical shape and enjoying myself,'' Di Natale said.

''Let's hope I continue like this.

Eto’o Linked With Roma Move Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o is being linked with a return to Italy after rumours he is a target for Serie A side

Roma.

Italian newspaper Leggo reports that Roma director of football Walter Sabatini has met with Claudio

Vigorelli, the agent who brokered the deal that took Eto’o to Chelsea from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala

last summer.

According to Leggo, Sabatini asked Vigorelli whether Eto’o is interested in a return to Italy. The Cameroon

international striker spent two seasons with Inter Milan from 2009 to 2011 before moving to Anzhi on a

reputed £350,000-a-week deal.

Southampton Winger Linked With Serie A Switch

Southampton winger Gaston Ramirez is a summer transfer target for Serie A side Torino, according to

Tuttosport.

The Uruguayan international has failed to live up to expectations at the St Mary's Stadium since he made

the move from Bologna last season, and is thought to be keen on making a return to Italian football.

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

Results

Catania 2 - 1 Atalanta

Genoa 1 - 0 Roma

Juventus 3 - 0 Cagliari

Chievo 2 - 1 Inter

Fiorentina 2 - 2 Torino

Lazio 1 - 0 Bologna

Milan 2 - 1 Sassuolo

Napoli 5 - 1 Verona

Parma 2 - 0 Livorno

Udinese 3 - 3 Sampdoria

Standings

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

1 Juventus 38 33 3 2 80 23 57 102

2 AS Roma 38 26 7 5 72 25 47 85

3 Napoli 38 23 9 6 77 39 38 78

4 Fiorentina 38 19 8 11 65 44 21 65

5 Internazionale 38 15 15 8 62 39 23 60

6 Parma 38 15 13 10 58 46 12 58

7 Torino 38 15 12 11 58 48 10 57

8 AC Milan 38 16 9 13 57 49 8 57

9 Lazio 38 15 11 12 54 54 0 56

10 Verona 38 16 6 16 62 68 -6 54

11 Atalanta 38 15 5 18 43 51 -8 50

12 Sampdoria 38 12 9 17 48 62 -14 45

13 Udinese 38 12 8 18 46 57 -11 44

14 Genoa 38 11 11 16 41 50 -9 44

15 Cagliari 38 9 12 17 34 53 -19 39

16 Chievo 38 10 6 22 34 54 -20 36

17 Sassuolo 38 9 7 22 43 72 -29 34

18 Catania 38 8 8 22 34 66 -32 32

19 Bologna 38 5 14 19 28 58 -30 29

20 Livorno 38 6 7 25 39 77 -38 25

Serie A Winners 2013/2014: Juventus (Number of Titles: 30)

Relegated

Teams

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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 40%

Luca Toni Hellas Verona FC 20 32%

Carlos Alberto Tevez

Juventus FC 19 24%

Antonio Di Natale Udinese Calcio 17 37%

Rodrigo Palacio Internazionale 17 27%

Avg. Shots /Game

Mario Balotelli

AC Milan 5.1

Alessandro Diamanti

Bologna 4.3

Antonio Di Natale

Udinese 3.7

Carlos Tévez Juventus 3.7

Manolo Gabbiadini

Sampdoria 3.6

Avg. Key Passes /Game

Antonio Cassano

Parma 2.7

Alessandro Diamanti

Bologna 2.6

Borja Valero Fiorentina 2.5

Francesco Totti

Roma 2.5

Luca Cigarini Atalanta 2.4

Avg. Clearances/Game

Cesare Natali

Bologna 8.5

Davide Astori

Cagliari 8.4

Nicolás Spolli Catania 8.2

Daniele Portanova

Genoa 8

Luca Rossettini

Cagliari 7.5

58.90% 58.60%

57.00% 56.00%

54.90%

Possession 16.2

15.8 15.6

15.2 15.2

AC Milan Juventus Roma Fiorentina Napoli

Shots per Game

54.20%

53.20% 52.90%

52.70% 52.40%

Verona Sampdoria AC Milan Juventus Cagliari

Aerial Duels Won 86.40%

86.00% 85.90%

84.20% 84.10%

Roma Juventus Fiorentina Napoli AC Milan

Pass Accuracy

Top Assists

Player Team Assists

Francesco Totti AS Roma 10

Alessio Cerci Torino 10

Gervinho AS Roma 10

Borja Valero Fiorentina 9

Stephan Lichtsteiner Juventus 8

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German

League

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News in the Highlights Controversy as Pep's Bayern win Cup in extra-time

Two goals in the second-half of extra time secured Bayern Munich’s 17th DFB Pokal at the expense of

Borussia Dortmund and a double for Pep Guardiola in his first season in Germany.

Mats Hummels thought he had edged Dortmund ahead in the second-half only for the officials to adjudge

his header had not crossed the line. Replays suggested that the ball was over the line before Dante hacked

clear.

Arjen Robben finally broke the deadlock deep into extra time, scoring his third German Cup final goal – only

Gerd Muller and Uwe Seeler have scored more – to put some shine on a largely disappointing showpiece

event.

And in the 123rd minute Thomas Mueller made it 2-0, stumbling through the Dortmund defence to round

Roman Weidenfeller and finish the season with the German championship and domestic cup in the bag.

Pep Guardiola' side lined up with an experimental 3-5-2 formation that included space for 18-year-old

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as a right-sided wing-back.

But the three-man backline, consisting of Dante, Javi Martinez and Jerome Boateng, rarely faced up to any

intensive testing from Dortmund who were insipid in the final third.

Robben was deployed as the most advanced Bayern Munich attacking player, and he was a dangerous route

to goal in the opening exchanges.

Source: eurosport.yahoo.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.

Schweinsteiger injuries worry Germany

Midfield general Bastian Schweinsteiger left Bayern Munich's final Bundesliga match of the season with a

knee injury giving Germany fans another scare ahead of the World Cup.

Germany desperately need Schweinsteiger to be fit for the Brazil campaign, but it has been a season of

many absences. And noone is giving a guarantee that he will be fit to start the Brazil campaign.

Wolfsburg bid €30m for Destro

German club Wolfsburg have reportedly offered €30m for Roma and Italy striker Mattia Destro.

The hitman recovered from a serious knee injury to net 13 goals in 19 Serie A games this season, earning a

place in the provisional World Cup squad.

Goalline technology back in focus after controversial final Dortmund were confident they had scored against champions Bayern when Mats Hummels headed onto

goal in the 64th minute and defender Dante cleared the ball near the line with the score at 0-0.

Television replays showed both Dante's leg and the ball, even further behind in goal, were clearly over the

line.

Instead it was Bayern who struck twice in extra-time to lift the trophy and complete the domestic double.

Hamburg cling to top flight place on away goals

Former European champions Hamburg retained their place in Germany's top flight after coming out on top

against second division Gruether Fuerth thanks to their away goal in the 1-1 second-leg playoff draw on

Sunday.

The three-time Bundesliga winners, the only club never to have been relegated since the creation of the

Bundesliga in 1963, got the golden goal through forward Pierre-Michel Lasogga in the 14th minute after the

goalless first leg on Thursday.

Guardiola: Four titles not bad in 'toughest' first year Former Barcelona coach Guardiola had a tough act to follow when he took over this season following

Bayern's treble-winning campaign under former coach Jupp Heynckes.

"This was a very difficult year for me, my first in Germany. So four titles is good," he said after their 2-0 Cup

win over Dortmund.

Mandzukic set to leave Bayern after Cup final snub

The Croatian striker's future at the club now appears to be in serious doubt with Robert Lewandowski

joining the club in the summer on a free transfer from Saturday's opponents.

Pep Guardiola confirmed the 27-year-old had been injured recently but that was not why he was left out of

the squad.

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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 (Number of Titles: 24)

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

Sochaux relegated, Lille clinch Champions League spot

Sochaux lost their final-day decider against Evian 3-0 and suffered relegation from Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Herve Renard’s men, who had secured survival on the last day in each of the last two seasons, went into the

game needing a win to complete a dramatic escape for the third consecutive year.

However, Sochaux could not deliver the goods this time around as Evian sealed safety thanks to a Daniel

Wass double and a strike from centre-back Aldo Angoula.

At the other end of the table Lillesecured a place in next season’s UEFA Champions League by coming from

behind to beat Lorient 4-1.

PSG boss Al-Khelaifi defiant despite UEFA sanctions

"The players that I want, I'll have them," Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi insisted Saturday,

telling AFP that UEFA's financial fair play sanctions would not effect his team next season.

UEFA on Friday fined PSG 60 million euros ($82 million, £49 million) and capped their Champions League squad

to 21 for falling foul of financial fair play rules.

Mandanda taken for scans after head injury

France international goalkeeper Steve Mandanda was taken to hospital for tests after suffering a head injury

during Marseille's home match against Guingamp on Saturday, his Ligue 1 club said.

Mandanda, who has been named in coach Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup finals, was

stretchered off during the first half of Marseille's final game of the Ligue 1 season after he was caught by the

knee of Guingamp striker Mustapha Yatabare at the Stade Velodrome.

Bordeaux Admit Zidane Interest Bordeaux’s majority shareholder has admitted that Zinedine Zidane would be an ‘incredible option’.

The Ligue 1 outfit have been heavily linked with a move for the Real Madrid assistant, with several reports

suggesting that they will approach the former midfielder with the chance to take his first managerial role. And

for the first time, someone at the club has conceded that the World Cup-winner is an option for them.

Leonardo Jardim poised to replace Claudio Ranieri as Monaco coach

Monaco appear poised to replace coach Claudio Ranieri with Leonardo Jardim following the club's final game of

the season on Saturday.

Following promotion from Ligue 2 at the end of last season, Ranieri has guided Monaco to a guaranteed second

place in the top flight behind Paris Saint-Germain, and with it Champions League football next season.

Reports in Portugal and France, however, are suggesting Jardim has signed a two-year deal with Monaco after

just one year in charge of Sporting Lisbon, who finished runner-up to Benfica in the Portuguese Liga.

Bulgaria's Berbatov Signs 1-Year Contract Extension with AS Monaco

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has signed a one-year extension of his contract with French Ligue 1 club AS

Monaco.

Berbatov joined the French football club from Fulham in January under a contract expiring at the end of the

season.

However, his excellent performance from the past few months convinced the management of the football club

that he had to get a contract extension.

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

Results

Bastia 0 - 0 Nantes

Lorient 1 - 4 Lille

Marseille 1 - 0 Guingamp

Monaco 1 - 1 Bordeaux

Nice 0 - 1 Lyon

Paris St-G. 4 - 0 Montpellier

Sochaux 0 - 3 Evian

St-Etienne 3 - 1 Ajaccio

Stade de Reims 1 - 3 Rennes

Toulouse 3 - 1 Valenciennes

Standings

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

1 Paris Saint-Germain 38 27 8 3 84 23 61 89

2 AS Monaco 38 23 11 4 63 31 32 80

3 Lille OSC 38 20 11 7 46 26 20 71

4 Saint-Etienne 38 20 9 9 56 34 22 69

5 Olympique Lyon 38 17 10 11 56 44 12 61

6 Olympique Marseille 38 16 12 10 53 40 13 60

7 Girondins Bordeaux 38 13 14 11 49 43 6 53

8 FC Lorient 38 13 10 15 48 53 -5 49

9 Toulouse FC 38 12 13 13 46 53 -7 49

10 SC Bastia 38 13 10 15 45 56 -11 49

11 Stade de Reims 38 12 12 14 44 52 -8 48

12 Rennes 38 11 13 14 47 45 2 46

13 FC Nantes 38 12 10 16 38 46 -8 46

14 Évian Thonon Gaillard FC 38 11 11 16 39 51 -12 44

15 Montpellier HSC 38 8 18 12 45 53 -8 42

16 En Avant Guingamp 38 11 9 18 34 42 -8 42

17 OGC Nice 38 12 6 20 30 44 -14 42

18 FC Sochaux 38 10 10 18 37 61 -24 40

19 Valenciennes 38 7 8 23 37 65 -28 29

20 Ajaccio AC 38 4 11 23 37 72 -35 23

Ligue 1 Winners 2013/2014: Paris Saint-Germains (Number of Titles: 4)

Relegated

Teams

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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 26 31%

Solomon Kalou Lille OSC 16 35%

Ben Yedder Toulouse FC 16 35%

Gignac Marseille 16 30%

Aboubakar Lorient 16 33%

Avg. Shots /Game

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Paris Saint Germain

4.9

André-Pierre Gignac

Marseille 3.2

Edinson Cavani

Paris Saint Germain

3.2

Mustapha Yatabaré

Guingamp 2.8

Clément Grenier

Lyon 2.8

Avg. Key Passes /Game

Mathieu Valbuena

Marseille 2.6

James Rodríguez

Monaco 2.5

Florent Balmont

Lille 2.3

Rémy Cabella Montpellier 2.2

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Paris Saint Germain

2.1

Avg. Clearances/Game

Loic Perrin Saint Etienne 10.7

Hilton Montpellier 10.1

Moustapha Bayal Sall

Saint Etienne 9.9

Souleymane Diawara

Marseille 9.5

Papy Djilobodji

Nantes 9.1

64.60% 56.40% 55.40% 54.70% 53.80%

PSG Monaco Toulouse Lyon Nice

Possession 15.6

14 13.7 13.1 13

PSG Monaco Marseille Lille Lyon

Shots per Game

60.90%

54.40% 54.10% 53.30% 53.00%

PSG Monaco Lille SaintEtienne

Bordeaux

Aerial Duels Won 88.80%

82.80% 81.80% 81.70%

80.20%

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 38 87 8 5 2.2 0.7 2.7

2 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 34 85 9 6 2.8 0.7 2.7

3 Atletico Madrid La Liga 38 74 16 11 2.1 0.7 2.4

4 Paris Saint Germain Ligue 1 38 71 21 8 2.3 0.7 2.4

5 Barcelona La Liga 38 71 16 13 2.7 0.9 2.3

6 Real Madrid La Liga 38 71 16 13 2.8 1 2.3

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

8 Roma Serie A 38 68 18 13 1.9 0.7 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 38 61 29 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 38 61 24 16 2.1 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 Lille Ligue 1 38 53 29 18 1.3 0.7 1.9

18 Athletic Bilbao La Liga 38 53 26 21 1.8 1.1 1.9

19 Saint Etienne Ligue 1 38 53 24 24 1.5 0.9 1.9

20 Tottenham Premier League 38 55 16 29 1.5 1.4 1.9

71.1 67.7

64.6 59.5 58.9 58.8 58.6 58.6 57.6 57.3

Possession %

88.8 88.4 88.2

86.4 86.1 86 86 85.9 85.8

85.2

Pass success %

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All Players Comparison

92

92.1

92.5

92.6

92.7

92.8

93

93

93.5

93.9

91 92 93 94 95

Blaise Matuidi

Mikel Arteta

Sergio Busquets

Thiago Motta

Thiago Silva

Matías Fernández

Per Mertesacker

Xavi

Laurent Koscielny

Alex

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

17

0 5 10 15 20

Markel Susaeta

Luis Suarez

James Rodríguez

Gareth Bale

Carlos Vela

Steven Gerrard

Marco Reus

Koke

Francesc Fábr...

Ángel Di María

31 31

28 27 26

22 21 20 20 20 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17

Goals

Pass Success % Assists

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