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Sampdoria rubbish reports linking Mihajlovic to Napoli 23 April 2015 Sampdoria strongly denied Sinisa Mihajlovic has already agreed a deal to coach Serie A rivals Napoli at the end of the 2014-15 campaign, condemning the "destabilising stories" in a statement released on Wednesday. Reports...

Effenberg: Mourinho has great respect for Borussia Dortmund The former Germany midfielder has spoken to the coach recently, with the Portuguese revealing his admiration for the dethroned Bundesliga champions Iniesta excited by 'thrilling' Bayern Munich tie Germany and Spain's dominant forces...

UEFA Champions League: Barcelona 1 PSG 1 (agg 3-3) 11 April 2013 Barcelona were forced to dig deep to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. The away goals rule enabled the Spaniards to escape with a 3-3 aggregate win after they could only manage a 1-1 draw...

UEFA Champions League: Juventus 0 Bayern Munich 2 (agg 0-4) 11 April 2013 Bayern Munich booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League with another defeat of Juventus on Wednesday. The newly-crowned German champions triumphing 2-0 in Turin on Wednesday night to seal a 4-0...

Coentrao urges caution for Galatasaray tie The 25-year-old says the Blancos must focus on the task in hand before their semi-final place is secured, but adds he is not worried about the atmosphere in Istanbul on Tuesday It is our time to make history, says Ibrahimovic The striker remains...

Demichelis: Malaga can still eliminate Dortmund The experienced defender has admitted that Malaga await a difficult second leg, but is still hopeful they can make it to the next round Sneijder: I was not good enough against Madrid The Galatasaray star was unable to make his mark against...

'It's like a theme park' - Subotic revels in Champions League experience The centre-back insists his side hope to continue their European campaign for as long as possible, and believes they are evenly-matched with Malaga Bayern-Juventus tie is 50-50, says Kohler The 1990 World Cup-winner...

No quarter-final for Nani red ref Cakir The Turkish official had been hoping for a last-eight appointment, but he has been overlooked by Uefa for the first-leg matches 'Messi is Barcelona's marquee player' - Villa The Spanish attacker has vowed to do everything in his power to assist the...

'Messi is a monster who scores all the time' - Galliani The AC Milan CEO has told his side that their Champions League round-of-16 tie with Barcelona is far from over and hopes the Argentine "takes it easy" 'Fans who don't believe should stay at home' - Pique The Spaniard is certain his side...

Van Persie, Alonso, Vidal & the Champions League stars one yellow card away from suspension By Rupert Fryer Mar 4, 2013 9:00:00 AM A fair few of Europe's finest will be treading lightly in the last 16 as they look to avoid picking up a booking that would keep them out of a quarter-final...

UEFA Champions League preview: Manchester United v Real Madrid 4 March 2013 Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says his side will not be intimidated by Real Madrid heading into Tuesday's Champions League tie. Real Madrid travel to Old Trafford for the second leg of the round-of-16...

UEFA Champions League preview: Borussia Dortmund v Shakhtar Donetsk 4 March 2013 Borussia Dortmund enter the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 tie against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday as favourites. The reigning Bundesliga champions claimed a 2-2 draw in Ukraine in the...

Srna: Dortmund one of the best teams in Europe The Croatia international is eagerly anticipating Shakhtar Donetsk's match versus the German champions this week, and expects a difficult encounter Madrid should hold on to Mourinho if they win the Champions League, insists Santillana The club...

Barcelona can beat AC Milan, insists Antic The 64-year-old has voiced his opinion that the Blaugrana can still progress in Europe, despite a rocky run of form Schalke fail in Drogba protest Uefa has dismissed S04’s appeal questioning the Ivorian's eligibility to represent Galatasaray during...