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Germany vs. Spain: Battle of Titans for EURO 2025 Final Spot

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  The semi-final drama of women's EURO 2025 continues on Wednesday, July 23rd, with the second epic encounter at Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium. Eight-time European champions Germany will face reigning world champions Spain in a match promising a fascinating clash of footballing philosophies. The winner of this duel will meet the victor from the England vs. Italy clash in Sunday's final. Spanish Offensive Machine in Full Flow La Roja dominates this tournament in all offensive statistics and enters the semi-final with a perfect record. The Spanish players are showcasing one of the most complete footballing displays the European championship has ever witnessed. Incredible attacking productivity characterizes the Spanish team. With 16 goals in four matches, La Roja holds the tournament's highest scoring record, with their offensive strength built on a record 101 shot attempts. Esther González leads the scoring charts with four goals, but the real strength of the Spanish ...

BARCELONA'S HOME INVINCIBILITY AGAINST INTER'S HISTORIC DEFENSE IN SEMI-FINAL CLASH

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  April 30, 2025 Barcelona - Internazionale Barcelona and Inter Milan will meet in the Champions League semi-finals, 15 years after their last knockout encounter. The Spanish side will welcome the Italian giants in a match that promises to showcase the offensive style of Hansi Flick against the defensive stability of Simone Inzaghi. Barcelona and Internazionale have faced each other on 16 previous occasions in European competitions, with the Spanish side winning exactly half of those encounters (8 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses). However, they remain winless in the most recent two meetings, which came in the group stages of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League (0-1 away, 3-3 at home). This will be just the second time Barcelona and Internazionale have met in the knockout stages of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, with both coming precisely at the semi-final stage. The previous one – played in 2009-10 – saw José Mourinho's Inter eliminate the reigning champions 3-2 on aggregate (3...

UNBEATEN ARSENAL WELCOME DRIBBLING POWERHOUSE PSG IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL

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  April 29, 2025 Arsenal - Paris SG Arsenal are preparing for their sixth meeting with Paris Saint-Germain, with the Gunners remaining unbeaten against the French giants (2 wins, 3 draws). PSG is the opponent that Arsenal have faced the most times in European competitions without ever losing (5 matches). Arsenal have already faced PSG in this season's Champions League, winning 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the league phase last October. Only one English team has managed to defeat PSG twice in a single edition of this competition: Manchester City in the 2020-21 semi-finals (2-1 away, 2-0 at home). The Parisian club also has an uncomfortable record on English soil - they have lost five of their last six away matches against English teams in the Champions League (1 win), falling to four different opponents in this run (Manchester City twice, Arsenal, Newcastle, and Aston Villa). This semi-final will be just the third in Champions League history where two Spanish managers face of...