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Matchday one Team of the Week

Friday, September 20, 2013

All but one of the outfield players in the Player Rater Team of the Week scored on matchday one, with hat-trick men Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in a three-pronged attack.

Matchday one Team of the Week
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