Tag Archives: Robert Lewandowski

Real Madrid and Dortmund through to Champions League semis

April 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Real Madrid reached the Champions League semi-finals despite a 3-2 loss at Galatasaray on Tuesday after goals from Cristiano Ronaldo at the start and end of a pulsating match earned the Spaniards a 5-3 aggregate win. Madrid appeared comfortably on … read more »

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Champions League group of death: EPL champion host to Bundesliga champion

October 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Shahan Ahmed On Wednesday night, the Champions League arrives at the Etihad Stadium as Group D, the “group of death,” takes center stage again for another round of play. English Premier League champion Manchester City, which suffered a heartbreaking … read more »

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Bundesliga preview: Dortmund testing Bayern Munich’s patience

August 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Bayern Munich were second-best in all three competitions they entered last season, including of course the Bundesliga and comfortably so. Borussia Dortmund finished the campaign as champions for the second season in a row with an eight-point cushion between them … read more »

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Poland 1 – 1 Russia: Match report

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Some of Poland and Russia’s supporters traded blows on the streets and brought shame on their nations, yet the football teams those thugs follow at least salvaged something positive from the evening. This was a brilliant, breathtaking game of football … read more »

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Euro 2012 Preview: Team Poland

June 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Team: Poland Nickname: The White Eagles Rankings: FIFA (65), ELO (39), SPI (36) Odds: 58-1 Euro History: Qualified (2008) Last Five Tournaments:DNQ – GS – GS – DNQ – DNQ History: Polish soccer hit its apex in the 1970s and … read more »

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Dortmund defeat Bayern Munich to claim German double

May 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund blasted Champions League finalists Bayern Munich 5-2 in Saturday’s German Cup final to claim the first domestic double in their 103-year history. Poland striker Robert Lewandowski netted a hat-trick in the rout which will dent Bayern’s … read more »

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Bayern Munich all but surrender title after Dortmund defeat

April 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has insisted his team have won nothing yet, even though their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich has left them six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table. Dortmund are on course to win … read more »

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