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European leagues weekend preview, predict
onze11 9 years ago Edited
Barcelona, Haiti 29 123

By Onz Chery
Jan 22, 2016

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The weekend is here, football fans, you know what this mean: your girlfriend will have to wait for a couple of long 90 minutes before you can reply her texts. For another electrifying round of the European football leagues await.

Really wished we could preview each games of Europe's top five leagues but if we do we'll be here until the next World Cup. So let's just pick one game in each leagues, deal? First stop, Germany:

Bundesliga

Wir vermissen sie, Bundesliga! We missed you, Bundesliga! The German league comes back to action after a long winter break with a bang: the Borussen derby, Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund.

One thing Read The Game guarantee you from this game is scoring (sorry, Borussia keepers) this clash is known for high scoring, indeed the last two times these two teams met eight goals were split between them, with Dortmund winning the last encounter 4-0.

BVB sit in second place in the league, having lost only one of their last five games. One of the biggest reason for that is their number 17, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The speedy attacker is the league's top scorer and the reigning African Player of the Year. He's yellow hot! Call him The Sun.

Meanwhile, M'gladbach manager Andre Schubert's side is in fourth place, they're the only team who defeated Bayern Munich this season but only won two of their last five matches. And bad news for M'gladbach fans, BMG will be without their captain Granit Xhara due to suspension.

AP PhotoAP Photo

Who will win? Borussia or Borussia?

  • Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund at 12:30 p.m.(USA ET
    Timezone) Saturday @ Borussia Park.

Get your passport, we're flying to England.

English Premier League

England's top flight football has been... I have no word to describe it, oh there's a word: beautiful. Amid this beautiful season, Arsenal is having one of their best season since the last time they won the league in 2004, sitting on top of the table.

Yet they tied their last two matches to Liverpool and seventh placed Stoke City.

Elsewhere in London, Chelsea is having their worst season in ages. they're in fourteenth place, tying their last two games to West Bromich Albion and Everton.

After not losing nor winning their last two games, we can agree that both teams are tired of draws and will be happy whether they win or lose. If you didn't laugh at that one, this one will do the job: keeper Petr Cech played for Chelsea for a period of 11 years before joining Arsenal last summer, some people still haven't adjust to the fact that Cech doesn't keep for Chelsea anymore.

When I say some people, I mean Adidas. According to foxsoccer, Adidas sent new gloves to Cech at Chelsea's training ground-- don't blame them, 11 years is a long time. No, Chelsea didn't keep the gloves, they sent it to Arsenal's training ground.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa shows his teeth to Gabriel Paulista. AP PhotoChelsea striker Diego Costa shows his teeth to Gabriel Paulista. AP Photo

Last time the two London clubs met, the game turned into a brawl as Arsenal's Santi Cazorla and Gabriel Paulista (after an incident with Diego Costa) got ejected. You thought this game had a lot of emotions, wait for Sunday: Chelsea is trying to turn their season around, Arsenal is trying to stay up top.

It's going to be a hard-fought game, who's going to fight harder? Don't say Costa.

  • Arsenal vs Chelsea at 11:00 a.m. Sunday @ Emirates Stadium

Grab your passport again, we're going all around Europe this weekend. Next stop: Italy.

Serie A

You know why they call it Serie A? Because Serie A players are on their A games every week. For the past two seasons, Juventus won the league and Roma finished second. So we can say that they've been the best two teams in Italy.

Well, the best two teams in Italy for the past two years are facing each other this weekend, that's a A+ game right there. But currently, Juventus is in second place and Roma in fifth. So they gotta get back to their A form. And how do they do that? With three points.

Talking about three points, Juventus bagged all their three points in their last 10 league games. And they jut defeated Lazio in the Coppa Italia's quarter-finals. On the other hand, Roma has been bagging one point, they tied seven out of their last eight games in all competitions.

So what are you going to predict a draw or a win for Juve?

Don't hurt your brain, please. Keep in mind that last time the two teams met earlier in the season, Roma defeated Juventus 2-1.

  • Juventus vs Roma at 2:45 p.m. Sunday @ Juventus Stadium

Tu parles francais? I hope so because we're going to France.

Ligue 1

Don't tell me Ligue 1 is the only French you know. Oh, you know Saint-Germain too, good. Well, title contenders Paris Saint-Germain-- I like your French by the way-- will host third placed Angers on Saturday. Wait, isn't Angers English? Anyways, PSG has been winning lately but barely. They beat Toulouse 1-0 last weekend, Toulouse is in 19th place.

And before Toulouse, they almost tied to Lyon in Couple de la Ligue, Lucas Moura led them to a 2-1 win with a 73rd minute goal. Lyon is in 9th place.

If PSG struggled to beat Lyon and Toulouse in their last two games, can they top a stronger Angers team? Even worse, can Angers give them their first league loss of the season? Ou la la, c'est chaud.

  • Paris Saint-Germain vs Angers at 11:00 a.m. Saturday @ Parc Des
    Princes

Tired from all this traveling? Let's go to Spain and drink some refreshing Horchata.

La Liga

Real Madrid scored five goals in their last two matches under new manager Zinedine Zidane. They're playing Real Betis on Sunday-- it's going to be a real game. I know what your football senses are telling you:"There's no way Madrid is going to score five goals for three straight games."

Well, the numbers show it, Zidane made 155 appearances for Los Blancos in the span of five years and scored 95 club goals in his whole career. And what number did Zidane wear for Madrid again? Exactly. There's five everywhere. Read The Game predict that Real Madrid will score five goals in Zidane's first five games as a manager.

You keep listening to your football senses I see: "No way, Gareth Bale is injured. Betis just tied with Villareal 0-0, and Villreal only have three points less than Madrid."

But are you man enough to predict against five stars coach Zidane?

  • Real Betis vs Real Madrid at 2:30 p.m. Sunday @ Benito Villamarin

Enjoyed the trip? Let the game before the games begin. Predict:

  1. Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund
  2. Arsenal vs Chelsea
  3. Juventus vs Roma
  4. Paris Saint-Germain vs Angers
  5. Real Betis vs Real Madrid

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Sources: goal, foxsoccer

Article taken from Read The Game on availablesports.blogspot.com.

Standings

1.SternDesSuedens--------------8
2.Marcus2011------------------------6
3.Louis Van Gaal------------------6
4.Chelsea8----------------------------6
5.Minoas57---------------------------5
6.Shpalman---------------------------5
7.JozeMourinho-------------------4
8.Emobot7----------------------------4
9.Raimondo90----------------------4
10.Onze11-----------------------------4
11.NovaRuk---------------------------3

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By Onz Chery
Jan 22, 2016

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The weekend is here, football fans, you know what this mean: your girlfriend will have to wait for a couple of long 90 minutes before you can reply her texts. For another electrifying round of the European football leagues await.

Really wished we could preview each games of Europe's top five leagues but if we do we'll be here until the next World Cup. So let's just pick one game in each leagues, deal? First stop, Germany:

Bundesliga

Wir verpassten sie, Bundesliga! We missed you, Bundesliga! The German league comes back to action after a long winter break with a bang: the Borussen derby, Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund.

One thing Read The Game guarantee you from this game is scoring (sorry, Borussia keepers) this clash is known for high scoring, indeed the last two times these two teams met eight goals were split between them, with Dortmund winning the last encounter 4-0.

BVB sit in second place in the league, having lost only one of their last five games. One of the biggest reason for that is their number 17, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The speedy attacker is the league's top scorer and the reigning African Player of the Year. He's yellow hot! Call him The Sun.

Meanwhile, M'gladbach manager Andre Schubert's side is in fourth place, they're the only team who defeated Bayern Munich this season but only won two of their last five matches. And bad news for M'gladbach fans, BMG will be without their captain Granit Xhara due to suspension.

AP PhotoAP Photo

Who will win? Borussia or Borussia?

  • Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund at 12:30 p.m.(USA ET
    Timezone) Saturday @ Borussia Park.

Get your passport, we're flying to England.

English Premier League

England's top flight football has been... I have no word to describe it, oh there's a word: beautiful. Amid this beautiful season, Arsenal is having one of their best season since the last time they won the league in 2004, sitting on top of the table.

Yet they tied their last two matches to Liverpool and seventh place Stoke City.

Elsewhere in London, Chelsea is having their worst season in ages. they're in fourteenth place, tying their last two games to West Bromich Albion and Everton.

After not losing nor winning their last two games, we can agree that both teams are tired of draws and will be happy whether they win or lose. If you didn't laugh at that one, this one will do the job: keeper Petr Cech played for Chelsea for a period of 11 years before joining Arsenal last summer, some people still haven't adjust to the fact that Cech doesn't keep for Chelsea anymore.

When I say some people, I mean Adidas. According to foxsoccer, Adidas sent new gloves to Cech at Chelsea's training ground-- don't blame them, 11 years is a long time. No, Chelsea didn't keep the gloves, they sent it to Arsenal's training ground.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa shows his teeth to Gabriel Paulista. AP PhotoChelsea striker Diego Costa shows his teeth to Gabriel Paulista. AP Photo

Last time the two London clubs met, the game turned into a brawl as Arsenal's Santi Cazorla and Gabriel Paulista (after an incident with Diego Costa) got ejected. You thought this game had a lot of emotions, wait for Sunday: Chelsea is trying to turn their season around, Arsenal is trying to stay up top.

It's going to be a hard-fought game, who's going to fight harder? Don't say Costa.

  • Arsenal vs Chelsea at 11:00 a.m. Sunday @ Emirates Stadium

Grab your passport again, we're going all around Europe this weekend. Next stop: Italy.

Serie A

You know why they call it Serie A? Because Serie A players are on their A games every week. For the past two seasons, Juventus won the league and Roma finished second. So we can say that they've been the best two teams in Italy.

Well, the best two teams in Italy for the past two years are facing each other this weekend, that's a A+ game right there. But currently, Juventus is in second place and Roma in fifth. So they gotta get back to their A form. And how do they do that? With three points.

Talking about three points, Juventus bagged all their three points in their last 10 league games. And they jut defeated Lazio in the Coppa Italia's quarter-finals. On the other hand, Roma has been bagging one point, they tied seven out of their last eight games in all competitions.

So what are you going to predict a draw or a win for Juve?

Don't hurt your brain, please. Keep in mind that last time the two teams met earlier in the season, Roma defeated Juventus 2-1.

  • Juventus vs Roma at 2:45 p.m. Sunday @ Juventus Stadium

Tu parles francais? I hope so because we're going to France.

Ligue 1

Don't tell me Ligue 1 is the only French you know. Oh, you know Saint-Germain too, good. Well, title contenders Paris Saint-Germain-- I like your French by the way-- will host third place Angers on Saturday. Wait, isn't Angers English? Anyways, PSG has been winning lately but barely. They beat Toulouse 1-0 last weekend, Toulouse is in 19th place.

And before Toulouse, they almost tied to Lyon in Couple de la Ligue, Lucas Moura led them to a 2-1 win with a 73rd minute goal. Lyon is in 9th place.

If PSG struggled to beat Lyon and Toulouse in their last two games, can they top a stronger Angers team? Even worse, can Angers give them their first league loss of the season? Ou la la, c'est chaud.

  • Paris Saint-Germain vs Angers at 11:00 a.m. Saturday @ Parc Des
    Princes

Tired from all this traveling? Let's go to Spain and drink some refreshing Horchata.

La Liga

Real Madrid scored five goals in their last two matches under new manager Zinedine Zidane. They're playing Real Betis on Sunday-- it's going to be a real game. I know what your football senses are telling you:"There's no way Madrid is going to score five goals for three straight games."

Well, the numbers show it, Zidane made 155 appearances for Los Blancos in the span of five years and scored 95 club goals in his whole career. And what number did Zidane wear for Madrid again? Exactly. There's five everywhere. Read The Game predict that Real Madrid will score five goals in Zidane's first five games as a manager.

You keep listening to your football senses I see: "No way, Gareth Bale is injured. Betis just tied with Villareal 0-0, and Villreal only have three points less than Madrid."

But are you man enough to predict against five stars coach Zidane?

  • Real Betis vs Real Madrid at 2:30 p.m. Sunday @ Benito Villamarin

Enjoyed the trip? Let the game before the games begin. Predict:

  1. Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund
  2. Arsenal vs Chelsea
  3. Juventus vs Roma
  4. Paris Saint-Germain vs Angers
  5. Real Betis vs Real Madrid

enter image description here

Sources: goal, foxsoccer

Article taken from Read The Game on availablesports.blogspot.com.

By Onz Chery
Jan 22, 2016

enter image description here

The weekend is here, football fans, you know what this mean: your girlfriend will have to wait for a couple of long 90 minutes before you can reply her texts. For another electrifying round of the European football leagues await.

Really wished we could preview each games of Europe's top five leagues but if we do we'll be here until the next World Cup. So let's just pick one game in each leagues, deal? First stop, Germany:

Bundesliga

Wir vermissen sie, Bundesliga! We missed you, Bundesliga! The German league comes back to action after a long winter break with a bang: the Borussen derby, Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund.

One thing Read The Game guarantee you from this game is scoring (sorry, Borussia keepers) this clash is known for high scoring, indeed the last two times these two teams met eight goals were split between them, with Dortmund winning the last encounter 4-0.

BVB sit in second place in the league, having lost only one of their last five games. One of the biggest reason for that is their number 17, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The speedy attacker is the league's top scorer and the reigning African Player of the Year. He's yellow hot! Call him The Sun.

Meanwhile, M'gladbach manager Andre Schubert's side is in fourth place, they're the only team who defeated Bayern Munich this season but only won two of their last five matches. And bad news for M'gladbach fans, BMG will be without their captain Granit Xhara due to suspension.

AP PhotoAP Photo

Who will win? Borussia or Borussia?

  • Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund at 12:30 p.m.(USA ET
    Timezone) Saturday @ Borussia Park.

Get your passport, we're flying to England.

English Premier League

England's top flight football has been... I have no word to describe it, oh there's a word: beautiful. Amid this beautiful season, Arsenal is having one of their best season since the last time they won the league in 2004, sitting on top of the table.

Yet they tied their last two matches to Liverpool and seventh place Stoke City.

Elsewhere in London, Chelsea is having their worst season in ages. they're in fourteenth place, tying their last two games to West Bromich Albion and Everton.

After not losing nor winning their last two games, we can agree that both teams are tired of draws and will be happy whether they win or lose. If you didn't laugh at that one, this one will do the job: keeper Petr Cech played for Chelsea for a period of 11 years before joining Arsenal last summer, some people still haven't adjust to the fact that Cech doesn't keep for Chelsea anymore.

When I say some people, I mean Adidas. According to foxsoccer, Adidas sent new gloves to Cech at Chelsea's training ground-- don't blame them, 11 years is a long time. No, Chelsea didn't keep the gloves, they sent it to Arsenal's training ground.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa shows his teeth to Gabriel Paulista. AP PhotoChelsea striker Diego Costa shows his teeth to Gabriel Paulista. AP Photo

Last time the two London clubs met, the game turned into a brawl as Arsenal's Santi Cazorla and Gabriel Paulista (after an incident with Diego Costa) got ejected. You thought this game had a lot of emotions, wait for Sunday: Chelsea is trying to turn their season around, Arsenal is trying to stay up top.

It's going to be a hard-fought game, who's going to fight harder? Don't say Costa.

  • Arsenal vs Chelsea at 11:00 a.m. Sunday @ Emirates Stadium

Grab your passport again, we're going all around Europe this weekend. Next stop: Italy.

Serie A

You know why they call it Serie A? Because Serie A players are on their A games every week. For the past two seasons, Juventus won the league and Roma finished second. So we can say that they've been the best two teams in Italy.

Well, the best two teams in Italy for the past two years are facing each other this weekend, that's a A+ game right there. But currently, Juventus is in second place and Roma in fifth. So they gotta get back to their A form. And how do they do that? With three points.

Talking about three points, Juventus bagged all their three points in their last 10 league games. And they jut defeated Lazio in the Coppa Italia's quarter-finals. On the other hand, Roma has been bagging one point, they tied seven out of their last eight games in all competitions.

So what are you going to predict a draw or a win for Juve?

Don't hurt your brain, please. Keep in mind that last time the two teams met earlier in the season, Roma defeated Juventus 2-1.

  • Juventus vs Roma at 2:45 p.m. Sunday @ Juventus Stadium

Tu parles francais? I hope so because we're going to France.

Ligue 1

Don't tell me Ligue 1 is the only French you know. Oh, you know Saint-Germain too, good. Well, title contenders Paris Saint-Germain-- I like your French by the way-- will host third place Angers on Saturday. Wait, isn't Angers English? Anyways, PSG has been winning lately but barely. They beat Toulouse 1-0 last weekend, Toulouse is in 19th place.

And before Toulouse, they almost tied to Lyon in Couple de la Ligue, Lucas Moura led them to a 2-1 win with a 73rd minute goal. Lyon is in 9th place.

If PSG struggled to beat Lyon and Toulouse in their last two games, can they top a stronger Angers team? Even worse, can Angers give them their first league loss of the season? Ou la la, c'est chaud.

  • Paris Saint-Germain vs Angers at 11:00 a.m. Saturday @ Parc Des
    Princes

Tired from all this traveling? Let's go to Spain and drink some refreshing Horchata.

La Liga

Real Madrid scored five goals in their last two matches under new manager Zinedine Zidane. They're playing Real Betis on Sunday-- it's going to be a real game. I know what your football senses are telling you:"There's no way Madrid is going to score five goals for three straight games."

Well, the numbers show it, Zidane made 155 appearances for Los Blancos in the span of five years and scored 95 club goals in his whole career. And what number did Zidane wear for Madrid again? Exactly. There's five everywhere. Read The Game predict that Real Madrid will score five goals in Zidane's first five games as a manager.

You keep listening to your football senses I see: "No way, Gareth Bale is injured. Betis just tied with Villareal 0-0, and Villreal only have three points less than Madrid."

But are you man enough to predict against five stars coach Zidane?

  • Real Betis vs Real Madrid at 2:30 p.m. Sunday @ Benito Villamarin

Enjoyed the trip? Let the game before the games begin. Predict:

  1. Borussia M'gladbach vs Borussia Dortmund
  2. Arsenal vs Chelsea
  3. Juventus vs Roma
  4. Paris Saint-Germain vs Angers
  5. Real Betis vs Real Madrid

enter image description here

Sources: goal, foxsoccer

Article taken from Read The Game on availablesports.blogspot.com.

Comments
louis_van_gaal 9 years ago
Manchester United, Netherlands 38 786

@onze11 How does the point system work?

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onze11 9 years ago
Barcelona, Haiti 29 123

3 points for correct score.

If you didn't get the correct score.

1 point for guessing how many goals a team scored.
1 point for guessing which team won or if it's a tie.

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louis_van_gaal 9 years ago Edited
Manchester United, Netherlands 38 786

@onze11 So I got

1 point for guessing Dortmund would win
1 point for guessing PSG would win
1 point for guessing Dortmund would score 3
1 point for guessing Angers would score 1

Correct me if I am wrong.

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@onze11 So I got

1 point for guessing Dortmund would win
1 point for guessing PSG would win
1 point for guessing Dortmund would score 3
1 point for guessing Angers would core 1

Correct me if I am wrong.

onze11 9 years ago
Barcelona, Haiti 29 123

Correct!

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chelsea8 9 years ago
Chelsea, Iran 17 2219

yes i got the score right on chelsea vs arsenal

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Emobot7 9 years ago
543 11477

@chelsea8 Bravo man, thats what you get for keeping faith in your team. Congrats on the 3 point. ;D

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chelsea8 9 years ago
Chelsea, Iran 17 2219

thanks mate, faith is what keeps me getting thru life.

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onze11 9 years ago Edited
Barcelona, Haiti 29 123

Standings

1.SternDesSuedens--------------8
2.Marcus2011------------------------6
3.Louis Van Gaal------------------6
4.Chelsea8----------------------------6
5.Minoas57---------------------------5
6.Shpalman---------------------------5
7.JozeMourinho--------------------4
8.Emobot7-----------------------------4
9.Raimondo90-----------------------4
10.Onze11------------------------------4
11.NovaRuk----------------------------2

Well, I would've never predicted me coming second to last lol. Madrid tying to Betis 1-1 cost us a lot of points.

Anyways, congratulations to SternDesSuedens for winning the third season of Read The Game's predictions, finishing with eight points. Go ahead, Stern,lift the trophy under the confetti. Thanks to everybody who predicted.

enter image description hereSternDesSuedens' prediction trophy. Nobody can kiss that trophy but Stern. AP Photo

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Standings

1.SternDesSuedens--------------8
2.Marcus2011------------------------6
3.Louis Van Gaal------------------6
4.Chelsea8----------------------------6
5.Minoas57---------------------------5
6.Shpalman---------------------------5
7.JozeMourinho--------------------4
8.Emobot7-----------------------------4
9.Raimondo90-----------------------4
10.Onze11------------------------------4
11.NovaRuk----------------------------1

Well, I would've never predicted me coming second to last lol. Madrid tying to Betis 1-1 cost us a lot of points.

Anyways, congratulations to SternDesSuedens for winning the third season of Read The Game's predictions, finishing with eight points. Go ahead, Stern,lift the trophy under the confetti. Thanks to everybody who predicted.

enter image description hereSternDesSuedens' prediction trophy. Nobody can kiss that trophy but Stern. AP Photo

decentK 9 years ago
Arsenal 38 2896

I hadn't heard of this prediction league. Gonna join nxt week.

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Marcus2011 9 years ago
Chelsea FC, England 277 6501

are we keeping overall score ?

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Emobot7 9 years ago
543 11477

Wow, congrats to Stern for winning the trophy! I can't wait for next week of prediction league.

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NovaRuk 9 years ago
Real Madrid/Barcelona, Malaysia 17 741

Pleb...guess I suck so hard at predicting but Onze, shouldn't I at least have 2 points since I predict Juventus and PSG will win?

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Emobot7 9 years ago
543 11477

@NovaRuk To be sincere, you should have 3 point since you also guessed the right score for Roma in their game against Juventus.

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NovaRuk 9 years ago
Real Madrid/Barcelona, Malaysia 17 741

@Emobot Really? I think I should get 2 at most since I only predict a win coming from Juventus and PSG. So where could that other 1 point came from?

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Emobot7 9 years ago
543 11477

@Novaruk You normaly get a point if you guess the right goalscore of a team. For exemple, let's say I predict Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 and that Chelsea actually win the match 0-1, I get a point for guessing Chelsea would score 1. You said Juventus would beat Roma 4-0 so you get 2 point out of 3 for that match since you predicted Juve victory (1 point) and the fact that roma wouldn't score (another point).

@Stern :O That's awesome lad, congrats!

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tiki_taka 9 years ago
Barcelona, France 367 9768

May join the next one too, if i see it before its late...

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onze11 9 years ago
Barcelona, Haiti 29 123

@ Emobot7 Yes, NovaRuk got three points. Thanks.

@ NovaRuk Sorry bro, made a mistake you have three points.

@SternDesSuedens Creative.

So ALWAYS check your score just in case I made a mistake. You guys know the system:

3 points for correct score.

If you didn't get the correct score.

1 point for guessing how many goals a team scored or if the team didn't score.
1 point for guessing which team won or if it's a tie.

@ Marcus2011 Good idea. I'm gonna add all the predictions together later, and we'll have a winner at the end of the season instead of every week (hopefully Stern is willing to give the trophy back lol). I wanna see who's first now.

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SternDesSuedens 9 years ago
Bayern Munich, Germany 9 317

I'll have to ask Kahn on this one. He was last seen running around Munich with the trophy, shouting "DA IST DAS DING!!" ;P

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Emobot7 9 years ago
543 11477

@stern Kahn is awesome! :D

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