28.07.2011 - Las siempre recurrentes estadísticas que terminan por delinear el futuro de muchos profesionales del fútbol también nos permite armar un grupo (o bolsa) en el que coinciden, por ejemplo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Lionel Messi, Albano Bizarri y Maxi López: son los 18 argentinos que se consagraron campeones de la Champions League.

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Rivalry

What does that word really mean.

Its hard to put into words the sensation a Valencians feels when Valencian clubs face off.

You see most matches i love watching Villareal Levante and Hercules succeed.

Then comes the moment the yellows set foot on our beloved grass in Mestalla.

I first heard of 17 year old Juan Manuel Iturbe back in the spring, though I believe it to be much earlier, just that at that point, he was merely 'that Paraguayan-Argentinean kid'.

The point being his stature was hardly demanding the type of hype he's now enjoying in some sort of super breakout season.

BLACKBURN, England Blackburn manager Steve Kean celebrated his long-term contract with a third home victory in a row as Rovers claimed a 2-0 win over West Brom at Ewood Park to climb up to seventh place in the Barclays Premier League. Kean this week signed a deal to keep him at the club until [...]

Valencia visit Levante in what on paper looks like a mismatch.

Levante lie 17th in the league and are struggling to get any sort of form going.

They've lost 3 of their last 5 games with a draw and a home win sandwiched in between.

Valencia on the other hand have won 3 of the last 5 with 1 loss(away to Real Madrid) and a draw not counting the embarrasing copa performance to Villareal.

Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino hopes his side can return to the top four with a win at fellow Champions League hopefuls Valencia.

Espanyol dropped to fifth before the winter break following back-to-back defeats against Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, but the Catalan side are level on points with fourth-placed Valencia after 16 rounds of the championship and a win at the Mestalla will see Pochettino's men return to the Champions League places.