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The prem king, the SB king, and the OT king are taking over the heavies
 
And we are bringing the knights templers with us

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No repeat of buttock-clenching Clasico trip - Zidane
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admitted he had "clenched buttocks" when he took his side to Barcelona last season - but is more optimistic this time round.

Madrid head to Catalonia with a six-point advantage over their arch rivals at the top of the table and hope to land a potentially decisive blow with victory at Camp Nou.

"It will be different to the last Clasico," Zidane told a news conference. "We went to Camp Nou with our buttocks clenched last year. Things are different now.

"There is no favourite for me, it is 50-50. We have studied Barcelona and they have no weak points, they are a very strong team.

"We expect a difficult game against a great opponent, but we have prepared for it and are ready. We are only thinking about putting in a good performance. We are not thinking about winning or losing. If we play well, the result will come."

Barca have recorded back to back draws in LaLiga, against Real Sociedad and Malaga, but Zidane is anticipating a difficult game.

"I think we can definitely get a good result if we replicate the intensity from the derby against Atletico," he added, reflecting on the 3-0 defeat of their near-neighbours on November 19.

"I do not expect Barcelona to play like they did against Real Sociedad, though. They are champions and champions always play well in big games.

"Barcelona are behind us in the table, so you might think they need the points more than we do, but that is not the way it is. We have to show we are the best."

Lionel Messi is the obvious dangerman for the hosts but Zidane insists he won't be singling the Argentine out for special attention.

"We know what Messi can do, he is one of the best players in the world," he said.

"We will watch him closely. But we have to keep an eye on all of them. They are all good players."
 
Summerbee: Chelsea blew it with De Bruyne
Ex-winger Mike Summerbee believes Chelsea's loss could prove to be Manchester City's gain when Kevin De Bruyne lines up against his former employers.

Premier League leaders Chelsea travel to the Etihad Stadium aiming to extend a run of seven consecutive wins in England's top flight but knowing City will replace them at the summit if the hosts prevail in Saturday's early kick-off.

De Bruyne became City's club-record signing from Wolfsburg last August and he lit up the Bundesliga after becoming frustrated in pursuit of first-team opportunities at Stamford Bridge.

The Belgium international has performed impeccably at Eastlands, scoring 19 goals and supplying 24 assists in 59 appearances across all competitions, and he has a firm admirer in Summerbee.

"Lots of people, if you go around the country, would love to have De Bruyne in their side," the former England international told Omnisport – and he finds the fact Chelsea passed up this opportunity during Jose Mourinho's time in charge to be mildly baffling.

"I can't understand, when we've got Chelsea coming here and you suddenly realise that he played at Chelsea and he wasn't successful there," he said.

"He must have been a very young man and London is a big place, so it could be a little bit to do with that. Thank goodness they didn't fancy him because we've got him."

De Bruyne's game-changing talents from midfield, combining an eye for a pass with impressive stamina and a lethal shot, have seen him compared to Colin Bell – a man widely regarded to be City's greatest ever player.

Summerbee played alongside Bell in Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison's side of the late 1960s and early 1970s that swept the board domestically in the space of three seasons and won City's only European trophy to date in the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Now a club ambassador, he feels the parallels between his esteemed team-mate and De Bruyne are valid.

"You have to see it, they've both got tremendous energy," Summerbee explained.

"Colin Bell, in our particular side, was an unbelievable player. When I was trying to find some breath and struggling he was not even breathing heavily, that's the difference.

"Kevin De Bruyne is exactly the same. I see them, the way they work, the way there are – it's easy for them to cover ground, it's easy for them to go past people.

"When [De Bruyne] goes past people, no one catches him because he leaves them for dead. That's the sign of a great player and Kevin De Bruyne is that.

"He's just a matchwinner and he does it within himself - he's that much of an athlete. It's very rare to get someone like him."
 
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Ozil: Arsenal can win Champions League with a bit of luck
Mesut Ozil is optimistic about Arsenal's chances in the Champions League and believes they can go all the way this season.

Arsenal have not made it beyond the round of 16 since 2009-10, when they lost to Barcelona in the quarter-finals, but Ozil sees reason for optimism.

"I think we have been missing a bit of luck, in every sense," Ozil told Marca.

"We have been pretty unlucky with the draw in the Champions League. These past few seasons we had Barcelona and Bayern very early on.

"And even then, we still had our chances. But I think we lacked a bit of confidence against the big teams, especially in those rounds.

"It is a series of factors but we believe we can make that jump. I hope to win the Champions League with Arsenal, I think we have a team that can do it. Like I said, we need a bit more luck, but why not... we have great players.

"Qualifying for the knockout stages proves we are doing things the right way and we're on the right path. Arsenal always make it out of the group stage and now is the time to make that extra step."
 
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Ozil: Arsenal can win Champions League with a bit of luck
Mesut Ozil is optimistic about Arsenal's chances in the Champions League and believes they can go all the way this season.

Arsenal have not made it beyond the round of 16 since 2009-10, when they lost to Barcelona in the quarter-finals, but Ozil sees reason for optimism.

"I think we have been missing a bit of luck, in every sense," Ozil told Marca.

"We have been pretty unlucky with the draw in the Champions League. These past few seasons we had Barcelona and Bayern very early on.

"And even then, we still had our chances. But I think we lacked a bit of confidence against the big teams, especially in those rounds.

"It is a series of factors but we believe we can make that jump. I hope to win the Champions League with Arsenal, I think we have a team that can do it. Like I said, we need a bit more luck, but why not... we have great players.

"Qualifying for the knockout stages proves we are doing things the right way and we're on the right path. Arsenal always make it out of the group stage and now is the time to make that extra step."

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