Athletic Bilbao's Llorente: Defeating Manchester United is incredible and wonderful

The Spanish striker did not hide his happiness at overcoming the Premier League champions, but warned the team not to get carried away with the continental result Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente is ecstatic that his side have sent Manchester Unitedpacking in the Europa League with a 5-3 aggregate victory.The 27-year-old forward paved the way to Athletic's 2-1 victory at San Mames on Thursday, scoring the club's first...

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Hart and Kolo Toure focus on Premier League after Manchester City's Europa League exit

The duo look ahead to Wednesday's game against Chelsea as Manchester City looks to regain top spot in the Premier League from rival United as focus switches to the title chase Joe Hart and Kolo Toure insisted that Manchester City is looking ahead despite knocked out of the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon.The Portuguese side took a three-goal lead on aggregate, only for City to score three of its own,...

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Atletico Madrid's Simeone: We played a perfect second half against Besiktas

The Argentine coach was happy with the team's display against the Turkish side and was full of praise for Turan after his positive performance on Thursday night Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised his side's display in the 3-0 victory at Besiktas in the Europa League at the Inonu Stadium.A first half strike from Adrian and late goals from Radamel Falcao and Eduardo Salvio earned Atletico a comfortable 6-1 aggregate...

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Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Manchester United (Agg 5-3): Llorente and De Marcos dump lackluster visitors out of Europe despite late Rooney wonder strike

Sir Alex Ferguson's men are outplayed by their hosts and never get close to qualifying for the next round as they are thoroughly beaten by the Marco Bielsa's side A lackluster Manchester United were dumped out of the Europa League by Athletic Bilbao, thanks to goals from Fernando Llorente and Oscar de Marcos, and couldn't get anything out of the game despite a wonder goal late-on from Wayne Rooney.The hosts were on the...

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Manchester City 3-2 Sporting Lisbon (Agg 3-3): Aguero double sees City complete turnaround but hosts crash out on away goals

The Citizens pay for sluggish start as they have to come from behind to score four goals in order to progress but fall agonizingly short in the closing minutes Sporting made the brighter start to the game, closing down the City team at every opportunity and Xandao went close with a header in the opening stages but the low-key beginning from both teams was indicative of the atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium, which was barely full despite the relative...

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In Pictures: Eric Cantona returns to action starring in his latest film 'Switch'

The former Manchester United talisman who featured in 'Looking For Eric' two years ago continues to try to forge an acting career in the wake of his footballing success Eric Cantona may have retired from football 15 years ago but the man nicknamed 'King Eric' by the Stretford End continues to seek new avenues of exposure turning to acting once more. Never far from the headlines, Cantona made an attempt to run for the French presidency earlier...

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In Pictures: Mario Balotelli flees to Milan with girlfriend Raffaella Fico

The Manchester City striker opted to head to Italy in the wake of his club's shock loss at Swansea and showed surprisingly good taste with his choice of car and companion Mario Balotelli made a dash to Milan following Manchester City's defeat to Swansea on Sunday to spend some time with gorgeous girlfriend Raffaella Fico.   Fico shot to fame via the Italian version of Big Brother - the sure fire way of achieving some sort of celebrity....

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Aquilani will join Milan from Liverpool on a permanent basis, says agent

The Italy international's agent believes that the Italian side will continue using his client and automatically trigger a buying option in the player's loan contract Liverpool-owned midfielder Alberto Aquilani expects to join AC Milan on a permanent basis at the end of the season, his agent has revealed.   The 27-year-old joined Milan in the summer after spending 2010-11 on loan at Juventus, having been deemed surplus to requirements...

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Real Madrid's Marcelo unworried about prospect of meeting Barcelona in Champions League

The Brazilian full-back declared that Madrid must beat any team that they are drawn against and insisted that the result was the most important thing in the match against CSKA Real Madrid defender Marcelo is not worried that his side may be pitted against Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.The Spanish capital club have progressed to the last-eight stage with 5-2 aggregate victory against CSKA Moscow following Wednesday's 4-1...

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Mata & Di Matteo: Chelsea fans can inspire triumph over Napoli

Both player and manager feel that progression into the next round of the Champions League is a viable target despite having to overcome a 3-1 deficit from the first leg Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo and Juan Mata both believe that the Blues have what it takes to knock Napoli out of the Champions League if they have the backing of the Stamford Bridge crowd. The west Londoners face an uphill challenge after suffering a 3-1 defeat to the Italian...

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Keisuke Honda to miss CSKA Moscow's Real Madrid clash - report

The Japan international appeared to be winning his race to be fit for the game against Los Blancos but it is now being claimed that he will sit out the match at the Bernabeu CSKA Moscow look set to be without Keisuke Honda for Wednesday night's Champions League last-16 second leg meeting with Real Madrid.The Japan international has been struggling with a thigh problem of late but it had been thought that the highly-rated attacking midfielder...

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TEAM NEWS: Higuain and Kaka in Real Madrid XI as Honda misses out for CSKA Moscow

The South American duo are included from the start for Los Blancos, while the Japanese playmaker misses out through injury for the Russian visitors Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has kept faith with Gonzalo Higuain as the Argentine starts up front for the Spanish side in their Champions League last-16 second-leg match at home to CSKA Moscow on Wednesday night.Higuain is included despite the return to fitness of Karim Benzema, who is named...

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Old guard, new tricks & one of the greatest nights in Chelsea's history

Didier Drogba, John Terry & Frank Lampard were all on target as the Blues overcame a 3-1 first-leg deficit to progress to the Champions League last eight at the expense of Napoli Didier Drogba frantically waved a blue-and-white flag that was presented to him by a Chelsea staff member. Frank Lampard raised both arms to the heavens and held the pose.   They were the last of the players, bodies exhausted, minds doing cartwheels,...

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Real Madrid 4-1 CSKA Moscow (Agg 5-2): Higuain, Ronaldo and Benzema on target as Mourinho's men march into quarter-finals

Spanish giants advance to the next round of Europe’s elite competition after outclassing their Russian opponents in a straightforward second-leg victory  Real Madrid have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after making short work of CSKA Moscow with a 4-1 win in their second-leg clash at the Santiago Bernabeu. With the tie still on a knife edge after a 1-1 draw from the first encounter in Moscow, a Cristiano...

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Napoli's Cannavaro after Chelsea defeat: It hurts to lose like this

The Italian defender expressed pride at his side's achievements in the competition and insists that the defeat will only motivate them to perform well in Serie A Napoli defender Paolo Cannavaro could not hide his frustration at seeing his side bow out of the Champions League at the hands of Chelsea. The San Paolo club had taken an important step towards reaching the quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory in the first leg, but Wednesday's 4-1...

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Chelsea 4-1 Napoli (Agg 5-4 after extra-time): Dramatic Ivanovic winner sees Blues complete stunning Champions League turnaround

Roberto Di Matteo's side progress to the quarter-finals after overturning a 3-1 deficit from defeat in Italy, with the Serbian defender slamming home the crucial go Chelsea progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League as a 4-1 win over Napoli at Stamford Bridge gave them a 5-4 aggregate advantage, following extra time. The hosts opened the scoring through Didier Drogba, the Ivorian finding the net with his head in the first...

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Chelsea's Cech: Clean sheet the key to beating Napoli

The Blues keeper knows that keeping the Italian outfit at bay will be tough but is confident in his side's ability to score.  Petr Cech believes that keeping a clean sheet could be key if Chelsea is to progress in the Champions League against Napoli on Wednesday. The Blues go into the game 3-1 down from the first leg in Naples, knowing that a 2-0 scoreline would see them through. However, a goal for Napoli would result in the home side needing...

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Roberto Mancini Buka Peluang Mainkan Carlos Tevez Lawan Chelsea

Kebugaran Carlos Tevez dinantikan untuk laga melawan Chelsea.  Setelah dimainkan dua kali di tim cadangan Manchester City, Carlos Tevez dinilai makin siap diturunkan di skuad utama menjelang pertandingan melawan Chelsea pekan depan.Tevez melakukan tindakan indisipliner akhir tahun lalu ketika menolak tampil sebagai pemain pengganti pada laga Liga Champions melawan Bayern Munich. Striker 28 tahun ini kemudian pulang ke Argentina sebelum...

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Cristiano Ronaldo: Keisuke Honda Berbahaya!

Cristiano Ronaldo menilai Keisuke Honda akan menjadi ancaman untuk Real Madrid.  Cristiano Ronaldo menyatakan pemain CSKA Moscow asal Jepang Keisuke Honda akan menjadi pemain yang berbahaya bagi timnya dalam laga dini hari nanti (15/03) dalam laga leg kedua perdelapan-final Liga Champions.Namun, sayang Honda dikabarkan diragukan tampil di Santiago Bernabeu karena mengalami sedikit cedera, namun dia masih memiliki peluang untuk diturunkan.  "Honda...

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Lionel Messi Cetak 50 Gol Musim Ini

Lionel Messi hanya butuh 43 kali penampilan di lapangan untuk membukukan 50 gol sepanjang musim ini. Lionel Messi terus memperlihatkan ketajamannya dalam mengoyak gawang lawan. Dua golnya dalam kemenangan 2-0 Barcelona atas Racing Santander di La Liga Spanyol membuat sang bintang pun kini telah membukukan 50 gol sepanjang musim ini. Di laga itu, peraih Fifa Ballon d'Or 2011 tersebut membawa skuad Katalan unggul pada menit ke-29 usai memanfaatkan...

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Jadi Kiper, Lionel Messi Tetap Fenomenal!

Carles Puyol mengunggah sebuah foto saat Messi beraksi sebagai penjaga gawang. Lionel Messi menjadi headline di hampir seluruh media menyusul magisnya ketika Barcelona menghancurkan Bayer Leverkusen 7-1, Rabu lalu. Dalam laga yang dihelat di Camp Nou, Messi membukukan lima gol sekaligus dan menobatkannya sebagai pemain pertama yang mencetak kuintet di ajang Liga Champions. Tidak hanya itu, La Pulga juga kini hanya terpaut...

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Pep Guardiola Enggan Bertemu AC Milan Di Delapan Besar

Guardiola ingin Blaugrana terhindar dari pertemuan kembali dengan Milan di perempat-final UCL. Meski sukses mengantungi keunggulan dalam rekor head-to-head atas AC Milan pada dua pertemuan di fase grup Liga Champions musim ini (2-2 dan 3-2), arsitek Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, ogah terundi kembali kontra Rossoneri di babak delapan besar.Drawing putaran perempat-final hingga laga pamungkas UCL bakal digelar UEFA pada Jumat (16/3) nanti....

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Cristiano Ronaldo Ingin Ikuti Jejak Lionel Messi

Mencetak lima gol dalam satu laga di Liga Champions menjadi mimpi dan harapan striker Real Madrid itu. Mencetak lima gol dalam satu laga di Liga Champions bukanlah hal yang mudah, namun Lionel Messi bisa melakukannya minggu lalu, saat Barcelona membantai Bayer Leverkusen di Nou Camp dengan skor 7-1.Capaian itu sedikit banyak menginspirasi Cristiano Ronaldo. Striker Real Madrid tersebut berharap bisa melakukan hal yang sama kelak  "Sangat...

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Panen Gol Lawan Basel, Bayern Tembus Perempat-Final

Striker Mario Gomez menyumbangkan empat gol dalam pesta tujuh gol tanpa balas Bayern Munich ke gawang Basel di ajang Liga Champions. Bayern Munich berhasil mengamankan tiket ke perempat-final Liga Champions usai menyingkirkan Basel. Di laga leg kedua babak 16 besar yang digelar di Allianz Arena, Rabu (14/3) dinihari WIB, klub Bavarian ini sukses menyarangkan tujuh gol tanpa balas ke gawang lawan. Secara agregat, Bayern unggul 7-1 atas...

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