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The Champions League has entered its semifinals stage yet again with a number of major surprises, some bigger than others. The matchups are setting, leaving the four remaining teams in both differing positions.
But which team has now become the runaway favorite to win the title? Here is a ranking of the remaining Champions League contender.
Ronaldo delivered a performance of legend of Real Madrid, promising a win and then scoring three goals to make for one of Madrid's greatest comebacks of all time.
Opolais' time as Cio-Cio San in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" might be drawing to a close soon, making the need to see her all the more urgent. She is undeniably the Butterfly of our times, astounding us with assured singing while devastating us with nuanced character and tremendous emotional investment.
There is no bigger matchup of heavyweights than the Manchester City vs. Paris Saint-Germain tilt in the quarterfinals of this year's Champions League. The match on Wednesday at 2:45 p.m. EST at the Parc des Princes in Paris is undeniably going to tell us whether the game lives up to the hype.
Real Madrid and Barcelona face off in the biggest soccer match of the year. The game, which kicks off at 2:30 PM EST at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, is filled with a plethora of storylines that have fans salivating.
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Next week will see the arrival of one of the most important Latin American events in the media industry. Bringing together professionals in communications, film, television, digital content and journalism, Hispanicize 2016 is set to take place between April 4 and April 8.
The event will feature a plethora of different features to get the conversation going between professional. Here are some interesting aspects of this year's event.
Barcelona is running away with La Liga and the winning record books and there is currently little that Real Madrid can do. Everything entering Saturday's fated Clasico seems to be stacked against Madrid's team, but is there any reason to believe that the team can truly compete at the Camp Nou, where it has struggled in recent years? Here are some reasons to believe that Madrid can win the 2:30 PM EST match at the Camp Nou this Saturday April 2.
If great singing is of great interest to you, then this "Elisir d'Amore" will provide that in spade. But if dramatic cohesion and comedy is what you crave, this "Elisir," as directed by Sher, is simply not structured for such a job.
Neymar and Luis Suarez have noted their close relationship on Barcelona as a key to the club's success. The two will be on opposite sides of the pitch when Brazil and Uruguay face off in a crucial CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifier.
Will the real U.S. National team please stand up? The Americans will need to impose themselves as they take on Guatemala in a huge World Cup qualifying match on Friday.
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ultimately takes its mythologizing to a rather obvious extreme, leaving the audience with everything one might expect from "The Passion of Superman." And while the ending might shoot for pathos, the audience's realization of what is to come in subsequent franchise films not only robs the sequence of its resonance, but makes it irritating. That might be the best way to describe the film as a whole.
The Champions League quarterfinals matchups have been announced giving pundits a ton to talk about and looking ahead at which sides are in the most advantageous position to move forward. Here is a look at the eight remaining teams and how the corresponding matchups boost or damage their chances at glory.
Eugenio Derbez continued work in the faith genre with his latest film "Miracles From Heaven," which opens this week with positive reviews and high expectations at the box office.
The international trailer to "Batman v. Superman" has been released, showing off new footage and raising questions as to how the film will perform when it is released in two weeks.
Diego Costa's implosion this past week, leading to his first straight red card of 2015-16, was a rather metaphorical situation for the overall state of Chelsea. Is Diego Costa a hindrance to Chelsea? Or should his goalscoring be weighed over his disciplinary record?
