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Benfica: Julian Weigl (not Brandt)

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Did Chelsea really get outplayed in the first half vs. Liverpool leading 1-0 until Alonso heads the ball out of Mendy's hands? I don't disagree that the margins are slim at the top, but I'm not sure that I would have chosen the first half against Liverpool as the reason. Their lack of depth at CM and lack of clear chances created vs. last year have been the only real concerns and the best defense in Europe by far has to count for better than 5th.

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Dentinho is Portuguese for “little tooth,” an ironic nickname given to him when he was a youngster coming up at Corinthians. You can see why for yourself if you google image him. Here's one example: https://pitacodogringo.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/is-dentinho-good-enough-for-arsenal-or-manchester-united/

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