MANCHESTER UNITED v MANCHESTER CITY PREVIEW

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This weekend, the Premier League prepares for a true clash of the titans, as the first edition of the much anticipated Mancunian derby kicks off on Sunday (12:30 GMT / 7:30 E/T).  This fixture pits the current league leaders, Manchester City against the most successful team in Britain, and current holders of the BPL crown, Manchester United. 

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Analysis Of Barcelona’s 3-4-3 Formation Against Villarreal: Poetry In Motion

Youtuber allasFB2 has created a wonderful analytic video on the tactics employed in Barcelona's 3-4-3 formation.  This was Barca's first game of the 2011-2012 season against a rather poor Villareal side.

The video makes it even more abundantly clear as to why Barcelona are considered the best team in the world, as it shows their understanding of the player roles, movement and chemistry they have forged under Pep Guardiola.

Barca went on to a well deserved 5-0 win.



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What's Brewing in Bilbao?

By Mohamed Haniff

This is what's brewin'?

Throughout the course of Spanish football history there have only been three teams who have not faced the bitter disappointment of relegation from the top flight.  No prizes for guessing that the first two are the notorious Real Madrid and Barcelona, however it may come as a surprise that Athletic Bilbao have never been axed from the Primera since the league's inception in 1928. 

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