Chelsea prepare to face rampaging champions with an eye on reversing '09 loss.
How they stack up
After two seasons, Bhaichung Bhutia will return to the I-League, this time as a player-owner of United Sikkim Football Club.
Dhiman Sarkar reports.
Germans dominate proceedings to win first leg as Mourinho's men rely on away goal for Bernabeu tie.
Verbal volley |
Match stats
Last season, Dempo's Ranty Martins became the first player to reach the 30-goal mark in four editions of the I-League. This time too, Martins is likely to finish highest scorer.
Amoy Ghoshal reports.
Ranty factfile
Didier Drogba scored late in the first half and Chelsea mixed luck with resolute defence to keep free-scoring Lionel Messi in check and defeat holders Barcelona 1-0 in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Verbal volleys
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp will be rooting for Chelsea as they attempt to reach the Champions League final in Barcelona's Nou Camp next Tuesday even though it could have serious implications for his own side.
As Euro 2012 looms, Poland fans got a chance on Friday to get up close to the tournament trophy, though few here expect their team to lift it in the final.
Bitter rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid meet on Saturday in the sixth ‘Clasico’ of the season to fight for three crucial points that will shape the destiny of this season’s La Liga title.
La Liga top scorers
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who scored the only goal in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Barcelona, will miss his side’s trip to Arsenal with a knee injury.
The champagne that was popped at the Fatorda stadium after this Friday evening show lacked the fizz that the celebrations required. So did the game that fetched Dempo their third I-League title and fifth overall.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson fears an Everton backlash following the Merseyside club's heartbreaking FA Cup semifinal loss to Liverpool last weekend.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a fan in star Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba, who says of all the cricketers, he likes the Indian skipper the most.
Chelsea held out for a 0-0 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday as neither London club enhanced their prospects of finishing in the Premier League's top four.
Saturday’s results
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will miss the rest of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in his side's 0-0 draw against Chelsea today.
Cristiano Ronaldo's late goal dealt Barcelona its first loss in 54 home games and put Real Madrid on the cusp of breaking the Catalan giants' three-year hold on the Spanish league crown with a record-setting 2-1 win on Saturday.