Real Madrid players are convinced that the only reason they will not not be playing in the Champions League final is because all the big decisions against Barcelona went against them. Real players were already incensed following the first leg at the Bernabeu last week when red cards were shown to their Portuguese midfielder Pepe […]
Champions League
Ralf Rangnick is asking his Schalke players to show they have learned the lessons from a one-sided first-leg defeat when they visit Manchester United for the conclusion of their Champions League semi-final. United counterpart, Sir Alex Ferguson, meanwhile, has a selection quandary. Sir Alex Ferguson, United manager I hope Manchester United don’t regard it as […]
Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Real Madrid at the Camp Nou tonight sealed a 3-1 aggregate win and secured a place in the Champions League Final on 28 May final at Wembley. This game was the most open, and riveting of the four recent El Clasico’s with both sides committed to playing football and not diving […]
We get the fourth and final El Clasico Tuesday and Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola is expecting an anxious evening at the Camp Nou despite his side’s 2-0 first-leg lead over Real Madrid. REal Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka played down criticism of his side’s approach in the first match as he said José Mourinho’s touchline […]
A week after leading Real Madrid to Copa del Rey glory against Barcelona, José Mourinho is anticipating a “different game” when the arch-rivals contest the first leg of a much-anticipated all-Spanish Champions League semi-final. Though his team won that most recent meeting 1-0 thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s header, the Madrid coach says “my opinion is […]
Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick has described his team’s semi-final against Manchester United as the biggest game of his, and many of his players’ careers. By contrast Sir Alex Ferguson pointed to his squad’s experience of this stage as a cause for confidence, along with their freshness, but admitted there was always apprehension with the final […]
Jose Mourinho’s paranoia has to be growing after Andres Iniesta escaped a UEFA ban after getting a ‘deliberate’ booking for time-wasting. Iniesta has been cleared of picking up a deliberate yellow card against Shakhtar Donetsk and will not face any action from UEFA’s disciplinary committee, which means he can now play against Real Madrid at […]
Schalke are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time after a comprehensive 7-3 aggregate victory over holders Inter Milan. Raul’s 71st Champions League goal right before half-time killed off any faint hopes the Nerazzurri had of mounting an unlikely comeback from their 5-2 deficit. Thiago Motta equalised early in the second period, […]