Klopp concedes Bundesliga title Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has given up on the Bundesliga title, turning his attention to the UEFA Champions League and DFB Pokal.
Dortmund trail Bundesliga-leaders Bayern Munich by 15 points having lost 4-1 to Hamburg on Saturday and Klopp does not believe it is possible for his team to overhaul the Bavarian club with 14 games to go in the league.
Instead, he wants to focus on trying to win the Champions League and a second consecutive German Cup title.
"It is not a problem that we are not first because we like football and we want to win the next game and the next competition, DFB Pokal, Champions League, we have so many targets," Klopp said on Monday.
"It has been a good season so far."
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Commons mocks Juve´s training arrangements Kris Commons could not resist a jibe at Rangers' expense after learning Juventus would training at the facilities of Celtic's fierce rivals.
Rangers have invited Antonio Conte's men to train at Murray Park in the build-up their Champions League round-of-16 clash with Celtic at Parkhead on Tuesday.
"They can train in my back garden, it would make no difference. If they want to train at a Division Three training ground let them get on with it," Commons told the Scottish Express.
The Nottingham-born midfielder said Neil Lennon's men are full of confidence going into the fixture against the Serie A champions.
"Of course we fancy ourselves over the two legs. We're quietly confident," he said.
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West Ham to wait and see on Allardyce talks David Gold says West Ham United will not discuss a new contract with manager Sam Allardyce until Premier League survival is secured.
Allardyce has led West Ham to promotion from the Championship and 11th place in the top flight but his deal is set to expire at the end of the 2012/13 campaign.
Gold claims that he, co-chairman David Sullivan and Allardyce have agreed to focus on achieving their goals for the season before opening talks.
"As David Sullivan and I have always maintained, we will sit down and discuss Sam's contract situation once our Premier League status has been confirmed and not before," Gold said in a statement on the club's official website.
"This is purely because the three of us don't want anything to distra
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Michu confident of Swansea safety Swansea striker Michu believes his side's Premier League status is virtually assured thanks to a 4-1 win over Queens Park Rangers.
The Spaniard netted twice as Swansea dispatched Harry Redknapp's men at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday to move 14 points clear of the relegation zone.
And, with a Capital One Cup final clash against Bradford approaching at the end of the month, the 26-year-old has claimed that his team-mates can be proud of their efforts.
He told reporters: "It was a wonderful win and one that means we are practically safe in the Premier League.
"We can go to Dubai and face Liverpool next week with a smile on our faces," he added, referring to a warm weather training trip ahead of their league meeting with Brenda
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Mourinho talks up Madrid-United clash Jose Mourinho believes Real Madrid's mouth-watering Champions League clash with Manchester United is 'the match the world is waiting for'.
United travel to Bernabeu for the first leg of their last-16 tie in midweek, and the Real Madrid boss was seen at Old Trafford to watch the current Premier League leaders defeat Everton 2-0 and extend the gap between themselves and Manchester City to 12 points at the top of the table.
Despite the attractions of Bayern Munich taking on Arsenal and AC Milan facing off against Barcelona in the same round of the competition, Mourinho believes the tie between his own side and United is the main lure for spectators.
"It is the match the world is waiting for," Mourinho said.
"The world is not waiting for other matches in the Champions League, so I hope we can give the world what they are waiting for
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La Liga wrap: Barcelona hit Getafe for six, Atletico falter Barcelona moved 12 points clear on top of the La Liga table after they thumped Getafe 6-1 and Atletico Madrid lost on Sunday.
The Catalan giants made a terrific start to their fixture at the Nou Camp, taking the lead after just six minutes thanks to an assured finish from Alexis Sanchez.
The Chilean made the most of a splendid diagonal pass from Andres Iniesta, taking a smart touch before tucking the ball past Getafe goalkeeper Jordi Cordina.
Just seven minutes later the lead was doubled, with Iniesta's lob over the defence finding Thiago Alcantara, who cleverly laid the ball off for Lionel Messi.
The Argentine lost his footing as he shot but it was still good enough to sneak into the back of the net as he scor
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