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Manchester Derby Preview

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Manchester United vs Manchester City Sunday: 18:30 CET (+2) - 16:30 local time, Old Trafford, Manchester          The Red Devils prepare to take on Manchester City in what is expected to be a entertaining match. As Man City are the only undefeated team in the Premier League, the Red Devils could be the first team to defeat the Blues. Man City are in 1st place and are 8 points above their neighbours United.         Although Manchester United have a tough task ahead, this match will prove if the Red Devils are ready to challenge for the title. In goal, the Red Devils have David De Gea who has been excellent in the last few matches and had 14 saves against Arsenal. De Gea is a major reason why Man United have only conceded nine goals, which is the least out of any team in the Premier League. At the back, Man United have young Swedish defender Victor Lindelof and Chris Smalling who  both have a combined total of an 88.5% pass accuracy rate. Lindelof has also won 80% of tackles he

Schalke come back as Dortmund blow 4-0 lead

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            Borussia Dortmund though that they had won the match when they were leading 4-0. However Schalke 04 came back in the 2nd half and scored four goals. This was a crazy match with everything you can imagine. There were tons of yellow cards, red cards, fighting and plenty of goals.              BVB had a great start as they grabbed a goal in the 15th minute. Christian Pulisic crosses the ball to Nuri Sahin who then passes to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to make it 1-0. In the 18th minute, Dortmund grabbed a second goal as French defender Benjamin Stambouli scores an own goal after Sahin's free kick. Two minutes later, BVB make it 3-0 as Aubameyang gives a beautiful cross to Mario Gotze who headers the ball in the net. The nightmare continues for Schalke as in the 25th minute, Dortmund score again to make it 4-0. As the Schalke defence fails to clear Aubameyang's shot out of the penalty box, Raphael Guerreiro strikes the ball into the goal.            After a fantast