Champions League : Barcelona - Bayern Munich Barcelona will be looking to restore their battered pride when they face a ruthless Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Never in their golden era have the Spanish giants been so comprehensively outplayed as they were in last Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg.
Jupp Heynckes' side dished out the sort of lesson Barcelona have inflicted on a host of Europe's elite for the better part of five years, with Thomas Mueller scoring twice either side of Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben strikes.
A rescue job against one of, if not the most, formidable side in Europe looks out of the question but at the very least Barcelona must make amends for that defeat. <
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Champions League: Real Madrid - Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria believes Saturday's triumph over Atletico can serve as a springboard in their Champions League semi-final.
Madrid were humbled 4-1 by Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their semi-final tie, with prolific marksman Robert Lewandowski scoring all four goals in a memorable performance.
Jose Mourinho's side returned to winning ways at the weekend, edging city rivals Atletico 2-1 in their battle for second position in La Liga.
And di Maria, who netted the match-winning goal, believes the derby win can be the catalyst for redemption against Dortmund at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.
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Arteta focused on European qualification Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to be ruthless as they battle to secure UEFA Champions League qualification.
A 1-1 draw with champions Manchester United on Sunday left Arsenal in fourth place, two points clear of Tottenham who have a game in hand.
And Arteta believes Arsenal can have a positive end to a largely frustrating season by beating relegated QPR on Saturday and extending their unbeaten league run to eight games.
"It will be about who is the most clinical at the right moments," Arteta said.
"When it gets to the last games, the teams who are the most clinical win the games - we have seen that ove
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remen suspend Arnautovic and Elia The Austrian forward and the Dutch midfielder were
stopped for speeding in separate cars last week, leading the club to initially impose
a temporary ban.
However, Bremen have now extended it to include all training
sessions and matches until the end of the season, despite the club being in a
precarious position in the Bundesliga.
Currently in 14th place, the club's 32-year
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arsene wenger, psg, arsenal, carlo ancelotti, des princes, premier league The Spanish giants go into the second leg at the Bernabeu
4-1 down after a calamitous defeat at the Westfalenstadion.
Madrid sit 11 points behind Barcelona in La Liga with
five games to play, meaning elimination on Tuesday would leave the Copa del Rey
as their only realistic chance of silverware this season.
That would almost certainly be seen as a failure onMourinho's part, but the Portuguese insists that the clash with Dortmund will
not determine whether he stays in the Spanis
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Wenger affirms commitment to Arsenal The Arsenal boss has been widely linked with a switch to the Parc Des Princes, with current PSG boss Carlo Ancelotti expected to leave at the end of the campaign.
But Wenger, whose contract at the Emirates Stadium expires in June 2014, has insisted that he has no intention of making an early exit.
"I'm preparing for the next match and next season with Arsenal," Wenger said after his side's 1-1 draw with Premier League champions Manchester United.
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Rodgers keen to keep Coutinho grounded The playmaker signed at Anfield from Inter in January and has racked up five assists, as well as two goals, in his 10 games for the Merseyside club.
Coutinho laid on two of his side's six goals at Newcastle at the weekend and Rodgers was delighted at the entire team's performance, but warned against putting too much faith into the 20-year-old too soon into his time at the club.
He told the club's official website: "We build up players in the country and put them on a pedestal and then quickly nail them down.
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Lampard closes in on Tambling goal record Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says he his proud to be closing in on club legend Bobby Tambling's goal record.
Lampard's goal from the penalty spot in Sunday's win over Swansea means he has now notched 201 times for the club, just one less than Tambling's record.
It was also Lampard's 400th Premier League appearance for the club, as well as his 800th for all clubs combined, and he said it was an honour to be closing in on Tambling's record.
"Bobby's a gentleman. I saw him before and after the game, and you couldn't meet a nicer person in football," he told
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Klopp denies leaking Mourinho information The Borussia Dortmund manager reportedly told Bild that Mourinho had decided to quit Real Madrid and return to former club Chelsea next term.
However, the 45-year-old has vehemently denied those claims, stressing that he would never reveal such information about a manager
whom he considers to be a friend.
"It is an absolutely ridiculous story. I never told anyone that Mourinho is going to Chelsea or anothe
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Allegri grateful for fan support AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has thanked fans for their show of support towards him during the side's 4-2 win over Catania on Sunday.
There were several banners at San Siro demanding the coach be afforded more respect by president Silvio Berlusconi in the wake of reports the Milan supremo was not happy with Allegri and was considering replacing him with former player Clarence Seedorf.
Allegri insisted he has not been affected by the speculation, asking only that the good work he has done during his time in charge of Milan be acknowledged.
"There were weeks in which there was no talk about my future, and we drew," Allegri told Sky Sports.
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Ligue 2: Sedan Vs Monaco - Betting Tip Sedan are a tad weaker without right wing-back Fabien Tchenkoua but showed they can cope without him by earning a creditable 1-1 draw at Le Havre last weekend. Coach Laurent Guyot is likely to name an unchanged side.
Monaco have been injury-free in recent weeks. Coach Claudio Ranieri may make tweaks following their 4-0 win over Clermont on Monday night if he feels the players are tired. There is particularly fierce competition in attack, where 16-goal leading scorer Ibrahima Toure and former St Etienne and Toulouse front man Emmanuel Riviere have had to settle for a place on the bench in the past two games.
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Premier League: Aston Villa Vs Sunderland - Betting Tip Aston Villa v Sunderland – For the end of the 35th round of the English Premiership has left a duel of two teams that are positioned in the lower part of the table, where 14th-placed Sunderland is currently in a better situation than 17th Villa, as it has three more points on the account. However, in the autumn part of the season the Villans won away game against Sunderland with 1-0, while last year both of their duels ended without a winner. Begins: 29.04.2013 – 21:00 CET
Aston Villa
When it comes to the hosts from Birmingham, they in the latter part of the season generally speaking play a lot better and in almost every match try to win with a an open game, which after all, helped them to escape from the danger zone. However
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