Having just booked their place in the UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United and FC Barcelona rounded off a triumphant week with league successes that have taken them to within a point of their respective domestic titles. In Italy and Ukraine, meanwhile, the destination of the championship has already been decided, with AC Milan ending […]
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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 […]
All four Champions League semi-finalists lost over the weekend, with Tuesday’s opponents FC Barcelona and Real Madrid beaten in the same round of matches for the first time in two years and Manchester United following up a setback for rivals Schalke with their own loss at Arsenal. The celebrations were able to begin for Borussia […]
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 […]
A late header from Javier Hernández broke the resistance of Everton and sent Manchester United nine points clear at the top of the Premier League, for a few hours at least. United were frustrated for long periods by a combination of saves from Tim Howard, and a defence ably marshalled by Sylvain Distin and Phil […]
Arsenal’s title aspirations are all but over as they lost a two-goal lead and drew 3-3 with Tottenham Hotspur. Meanwhile Chelsea jumped over the Gunners into second place as they beat Birmingham City 3-1. The North London derby was an enthralling game and if you were a neutral, must have been a fantastic game to […]
Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points following a goalless draw at Newcastle United. United started the brighter with Javier Hernández and Wayne Rooney both guilty of missing good goalscoring opportunities. First, Hernandez was denied by a terrific save by Newcastle’s Tim Krul inside the first two […]
Manchester United are one step from once again playing at Wembley in a Champions League final after beating ten-man Chelsea 2-1 on the night, 3-1 on aggregate. Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti gambled on the out-of-form Fernando Torres instead of Drogba. Torres played as a lone striker, supported by Nicolas Anelka, Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda, […]
It is the only Champions League quarter-final match-up that hasn’t been settled. These two fierce Premier League rivals are separated by Wayne Rooney’s goal at Stamford Bridge in the first leg. Can Chelsea got to Old Trafford and get a repeat of their 2-1 win in the Premier League last season? Sir Alex Ferguson, United […]