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It was a happy night at the Bernabéu, crowned with a resounding 3-0 result, where Mariano scored the final goal that was the icing on the cake.
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The final whistle blew and the players hugged each other, satisfied with their night's work and safe in the knowledge they had done all that could be asked of them...
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One of the highlights of Saturday's game at Wembley was the fine performance from Saúl Ñiguez, with the player somewhat instrumental in a shift from the previous regime to the new Spain under Luis Enrique
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The most striking part of the Juve game, or at least the most surprising, was seeing Marco Asensio in the role of a false No
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After a slew of unveilings high on mouth but low on trousers, an air of disconcerting quiet has fallen over Real Madrid once more.
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Spain’s Tiqui-taca high-possession passing brand of football was never intended to be like this - the drawn-out, overbaked version we saw of it in Moscow on ...
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AS Editor Alfredo Relaño analyses Spain’s defeat to Russia on penalty, with Hierro’s side crashing out at the last 16 stage of the World Cup 2018.
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We're not without reasons to see our glass as half full. Spain have topped a group also containing Portugal, the reigning European champions...
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