Press Association Chelsea’s two Brazil internationals, Ramires, left, and David Luiz strike a pose with the FA Cup at Wembley. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea‘s defender David Luiz is confident of being fit for the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. The Blues are facing a centre-back crisis for the match...
In a week dominated by the semi-finals of the Champions League, James Richardson delves through the highlights of the European press reaction to the results. From misery in Catalonia and Madrid to delight in Bavaria, as Bayern Munich win on penalties to face Chelsea – who will be without ‘captain brainless and his concrete...
Mourinho kept quiet after the Barcelona match, as is his custom of late in league games, perhaps to consider the important question of whether or not to continue with a winning team. The same eleven that started at the Camp Nou lost in Germany last week, and he has options if he believes three...
Paul Doyle Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham side were well beaten by Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday but are still above them in the Premier League. Photograph: Sang Tan/AP Harry Redknapp has written off Chelsea‘s chances of winning the Champions League but says he hopes Roberto Di Matteo’s men reach the final because that would distract...
“I think now he is better,” he said. “I think we did well this season also without Carlos for four, five months.” Mancini was asked what City might have achieved had Tevez been available all season. The Argentinian missed a large chunk of the campaign following the row which erupted in City’s Champions League...
Basel’s 36-year-old manager, Heiko Vogel, arrives at Bayern’s Allianz Arena. Vogel spent nine years at the club as a coach. Photograph: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Bayern Munich v Basel (agg 0-1), 7.45pm, Allianz Arena “The margin of victory does not impress me. I have absolutely no fear that Bayern will score seven goals in one game...
Tevez, who was frustrated in his bid to secure a transfer last month, said in a TV interview yesterday that “the most important thing for me is to return to get fit”. Tevez has not played for City since the infamous Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich in September, when he was accused of...
After complaining that life in Italy was “like living in a foreign country” Rush made a hero’s return to Anfield where he spent another eight successful years. JuninhoMiddlesbrough: 1995-97, 1999-00 (loan), 2001-0 The diminutive Brazil international liked Teesside so much he spent three spells there where ‘The Little Fella’ became a fans’ favourite and...
