Champions league quarter-final draw

<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Narrow'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wB4SgV1LqSLRBARahwPSZvLMEuuJq78fH-1eVoN-JWeiVvN-rypLqwTLN2QZkrMQK0FSvEzcCPAAbJ9NLqd28uRdkX1hSqw4utg8TqmUY7YzT_lXc4gV5OSxl_blfBNebsLwOuiNifU/s1600/champions-league.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #f7441a; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wB4SgV1LqSLRBARahwPSZvLMEuuJq78fH-1eVoN-JWeiVvN-rypLqwTLN2QZkrMQK0FSvEzcCPAAbJ9NLqd28uRdkX1hSqw4utg8TqmUY7YzT_lXc4gV5OSxl_blfBNebsLwOuiNifU/s1600/champions-league.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 0px 0px; max-width: 600px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></div> <br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Narrow'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> The German team will be favoured against the unexperienced Portuguese side, which beat Bayern in the 1987 European Cup final, after reaching the quarterfinals for the 14th time.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> Porto won the 2004 trophy under coach Jose Mourinho by defeating Monaco in the final.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> “The atmosphere in Porto is very heated,” Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said. “With these fans it won’t be easy for us, but we have played in many different stadiums with varying atmospheres and we will know what to expect.”</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> PSG will be without its main striker against Barcelona for the first leg at the Parc des Princes after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was suspended for one game following his sending off against Chelsea in the previous round.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> PSG beat Barcelona 3-2 at home in the group stage but lost 3-1 at the Camp Nou. The teams also met in the quarterfinals two seasons ago, with Barcelona progressing on away goals.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> Atletico and Real Madrid will be facing each other for the seventh and eighth times this season, with Real Madrid yet to register a win against its local rival. Last month, Real Madrid was handed its biggest defeat in four years as it slumped to a 4-0 loss at Atletico in the Madrid derby.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> The first leg will be played at Atletico’s ground, either on April 14 or April 15, with the return game on April 21 or 22.</div>

Champions league quarter-final draw

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The Qatar World Cup 2022 final is set for Sunday December 18

<div class="mc_date" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; height: 20px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> m</div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfcnb7FVnEJAbKsptyu8U8ekEeK366JdCoORqB3nuDjRDMJOygYl-s2nqEoLjTJkx-JYtRkMMi1wFbk4ho0JiCneMRRW8W5r5GSUnPmD93c8t3_1jRWaIdIFgWf6LFYg6t2-A-pPgQlED/s1600/player51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfcnb7FVnEJAbKsptyu8U8ekEeK366JdCoORqB3nuDjRDMJOygYl-s2nqEoLjTJkx-JYtRkMMi1wFbk4ho0JiCneMRRW8W5r5GSUnPmD93c8t3_1jRWaIdIFgWf6LFYg6t2-A-pPgQlED/s1600/player51.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="mc_content" id="NewsContent" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <div align="center" style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; width: 626.21875px;"><img alt="2022 World Cup final date set" border="0" height="375" src="http://www.7msport.com/news/upload_img/20150320/qatar-world-cup-image_3279219_2015032009492775.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="500" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The Qatar World Cup 2022 final is set for Sunday December 18</em></strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> The climax of the winter World Cup will take place a week before Christmas - a decision which will allow traditional Boxing Day club matches to take place.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />UEFA president Michel Platini said the decision was acceptable - but warned that FIFA must now protect four international dates that could be disrupted.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Meanwhile FIFA's executive committee meeting in Zurich has chosen France to host the 2019 women's World Cup over South Korea.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The 2022 World Cup is to be played in the winter to avoid the fierce heat of June and July, and it will be a shortened tournament over 28 days instead of the usual 32, starting on November 21.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The final on Sunday December 18 is also Qatar's national day.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />UEFA had initially pushed for the final to be as late as December 23 but Platini said he now supported December 18. He insisted however that FIFA now had to re-arrange the calendar to protect up to four international dates that might be affected.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Platini told Press Association Sport: "December 18 is a good date for the final - perhaps December 23 would be too late if you are trying to get all the fans back on December 24. December 18 is fine for UEFA - we can accommodate any changes to the Champions League.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"But FIFA must now protect the international dates for the national associations - there are four international matches that could be affected and those are the lifeblood for the national associations.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"FIFA must look at the international calendar and make sure those dates are protected for the national associations."<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />He also welcomed the decision to award the women's World Cup to France.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Platini said: "Everyone in France will be very pleased I am sure - and women's football is growing very strongly in the country."<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />FIFA's director of communications Walter De Gregorio said: "The ExCo decided today that the World Cup as proposed by the task force will be played in November-December, with the final on the 18th of December.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"Based on the proposal of the task force, we're going to try to play in 28 days. That's the decision in principle. Now we have to see with the international match calendar how this might be possible."<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />He added: "This is for us, an important step. Finally, we know the end of the tournament.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"It's a Sunday and, by the way, it's the national day in Qatar, so it fits perfectly.<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"You have enough time to do your Christmas shopping."</div> </div>

The Qatar World Cup 2022 final is set for Sunday December 18

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Liverpool v Manchester United this week

<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The two most successful clubs in English football meet on Sunday, and with a Champions League place to play for, it doesn't get much bigger than this. </strong></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6Bc7pQqAYe416F1WZ2NLZmqF1mEp2UMmBQMBnzsRyUhRAzkNGEGcAqqash6EMWFiO-h5sI1uG-BZbwGp2t6QavGf2Va_q74EEb4b-DnIifjUVGPbMKlAUkuUDrC2-PxYByLEN8LrxKXM/s1600/player58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6Bc7pQqAYe416F1WZ2NLZmqF1mEp2UMmBQMBnzsRyUhRAzkNGEGcAqqash6EMWFiO-h5sI1uG-BZbwGp2t6QavGf2Va_q74EEb4b-DnIifjUVGPbMKlAUkuUDrC2-PxYByLEN8LrxKXM/s1600/player58.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liverpool v Manchester United<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday, 13:30<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 1</strong></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> It probably hasn't escaped your attention that I am indeed a Liverpool supporter. I was hugely disappointed, devastated in fact, last season when The Reds blew the league title, and while this year didn't start too well, <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brendan Rodgers</strong> has seemingly worked his magic again and got his players purring.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> If we ignore European action - something which Liverpool have evidently done this term - then Liverpool haven't lost a match inside of 90 minutes since their trip to <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Old Trafford</strong> back in December. The 3-0 scoreline didn't reflect the way the match went and, despite the defeat, I took positives from the performance.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Since then it's been a run to rival last year's success. They may not be scoring the goals that Luis Suarez and co. delivered, but they are <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">flowing more freely</strong> than they did in the opening months of the campaign and, more importantly, the defence have started keeping clean sheets.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Swansea's failure to score on Monday night ensured a club record for the much maligned <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Simon Mignolet</strong> as it was his sixth shutout in a row away from Anfield in the league. Make no mistake, he's still not the long term solution, but his confidence has clearly been restored and that has been helped by having a more solid defence in front of him.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The switch to <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">three at the back</strong> has worked wonders both defensively and going forward. Opposition teams have struggled to work out how to play against it and I can't see the rigid United being able to cope either.</div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0obWzT3xpxEUzS1Gxq8wkTPVgy3ZHDYQ_W_4mLKIWYpaxi7QQQ_4pZ85mTdq7iyeRVrry7sFSCXNYrEtee-exPdRsj80UAs-Wv759KNJ4CouhTqpjVGKmYVbYDBxukHMJSsVaoPOIBMIF/s1600/player56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0obWzT3xpxEUzS1Gxq8wkTPVgy3ZHDYQ_W_4mLKIWYpaxi7QQQ_4pZ85mTdq7iyeRVrry7sFSCXNYrEtee-exPdRsj80UAs-Wv759KNJ4CouhTqpjVGKmYVbYDBxukHMJSsVaoPOIBMIF/s1600/player56.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></div>

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£85.6m Real Madrid star urged to snub Man United move

<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Wales international manager Chris Coleman has come out to urge Real Madrid star Gareth Bale to forget about a move to Manchester United, according to reports from the Daily Mail.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">The 25-year-old has been on the receiving end of quite a bit of criticism from the Madrid fans in recent weeks.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">However, he silenced some of his critics after netting a brace in a 2-0 victory against Levante at the weekend, but is still being linked with a move to Manchester United.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">His unsettled situation at the Bernabeu has alerted the likes of the Red Devils as well as Chelsea, with both Premier League sides hoping they can lure him back to England.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">There were even rumours suggesting that United were prepared to include star goalkeeper David de Gea in a swap deal to ensure Bale's arrival.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Despite all the speculation regarding the Welsh winger, Coleman revealed that he believes Madrid is exactly where the former Tottenham Hotspur man belongs.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"He should stay where he is," he said.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"Chelsea are a huge club and have been successful as are Manchester United - but Real Madrid is Real Madrid.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"You have to be one of the best to play for them and, in my opinion, Gareth is good enough to win trophies and entertain at Real Madrid at the highest level."</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-C-L-YX9pxWaO27ZYq-Ab79dNc0fuB2K-RdnBKpSmq3sqZeQDk6nKJllXTtoYE_txUMB0g14JWmrrsPhAwjn1fc9_A9FPQLT8FuGO87QDN9bvMtKtgx8LW8rCAY-F-l0xiVNjyVEX44E/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-C-L-YX9pxWaO27ZYq-Ab79dNc0fuB2K-RdnBKpSmq3sqZeQDk6nKJllXTtoYE_txUMB0g14JWmrrsPhAwjn1fc9_A9FPQLT8FuGO87QDN9bvMtKtgx8LW8rCAY-F-l0xiVNjyVEX44E/s1600/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur</strong><br /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday March 15, 16:00</strong><br /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Live on Sky Sports</strong></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manchester United</strong></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Theatre of Dreams has been putting on a series of tragedies for the past 18 months, and Monday's was a tour de force. The return of the prodigal son proved painfully dramatic, as <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Danny Welbeck</strong> scored an FA Cup winner for Arsenal at Old Trafford, just months after his boyhood club United jettisoned him.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> To add an extra twist, the malcontent <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Angel Di Maria</strong> was ejected from the action as referee Michael Oliver reviewed his attempt at a dive, and gave it the thumbs down. Di Maria didn't appreciate the review, and as all performers know, you can't manhandle the critics. All the while, the enigmatic <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Falcao</strong> was forced to wait in the wings after fluffing his lines once too often.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> So, United's hopes of silverware have turned to dust, and a place in the top four is the only remaining target. I suspect talk of manager <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Louis Van Gaal</strong> being under pressure is premature, and even if the Red Devils fail to secure Champions League qualification, I fully expect the irascible Dutchman to be in place come August.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Despite the fact United have rarely hit top gear this season, it's easy to overdo the talk of crisis. United are fourth, two points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool, and just a point and a place worse off than Arsenal. They have beaten Champions League qualification rivals Arsenal, Liverpool and Southampton this season, and they have held leaders Chelsea to a 1-1 draw. United fans might not always be keen on the possession-heavy style of play favoured by Van Gaal, but the results haven't been as shabby as some might suggest.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> United are in the <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Top 4 ,</strong> and the next five games could prove critical. United face Spurs and Liverpool in successive weeks, and after a home game against Aston Villa, they take on Chelsea and Manchester City in consecutive matches. This clash with Spurs is crucial, and Van Gaal won't have the suspended Di Maria and Jonny Evans at his disposal, while there are fitness doubts over Robin Van Persie, Ashley Young and Luke Shaw.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFRTQ-FMx2H34NNFSCXjmorHVelvkcm_gCdfnQtYFQzU_O-dro7uoJGmzl_um6GpG7xrnmKpMlAi-zjhIpMWMIFPKp3X7YZ685jmklrhiMKGxHPKx9YwfLMYUrUD5pzCPOtb5CI9tr_0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFRTQ-FMx2H34NNFSCXjmorHVelvkcm_gCdfnQtYFQzU_O-dro7uoJGmzl_um6GpG7xrnmKpMlAi-zjhIpMWMIFPKp3X7YZ685jmklrhiMKGxHPKx9YwfLMYUrUD5pzCPOtb5CI9tr_0/s1600/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tottenham</strong></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The stinging pain of Spurs' League Cup final defeat to Chelsea was at least partially eased by last weekend's 2-1 win at QPR, a result that pulled Mauricio Pochettino's men to within three points of the top four. Indeed, since that horrific week that saw Spurs lose at Wembley and tumble out of the Europa League, they have taken a maximum six points in the league.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Kane</strong> continues to carve out a reputation as one of the Premier League's most clinical strikers, and his double at Loftus Road took his goal tally for the season to 26 in all competitions. It's a truly remarkable rise to prominence, given that he'd never reached double-figures in a campaign before - the 21-year-old was previously more of a gentle breeze than a "Hurri-Kane". It's worth noting Kane has scored in each of his last six away games in the league.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Spurs fans have plenty to be confident about ahead of Sunday's trip to Old Trafford. The Lilywhites have lost just two of their last 13 Premier League games, and they have racked up <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">seven away wins</strong> in the top flight, a tally which has only been eclipsed by the top two.</div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Tottenham's recent record against United is pretty encouraging. They are unbeaten in their last five encounters with the north-west giants, and they have won on their last two league visits to Old Trafford, so there will be <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">no fear factor.</strong> Pochettino also has no fresh injury concerns.</div>

MU vs Spurs this week : top four is hotting up

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<div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> Chelsea were criticised for the way they reacted to a tackle on Oscar by Zlatan Ibrahimovic that saw the Paris Saint-Germain striker sent off as they knocked Jose Mourinhos side out of the Champions League on Wednesday.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The sides drew 2-2 after extra-time at Stamford Bridge following a 1-1 draw in the French capital in the first leg as Laurent Blancs team advanced on the away goals rule.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Chelsea skipper John Terry has since spoken out to defend his team-mates but UEFA's head of media Pedro Pinto admits there are concerns within the organisation over players putting pressure on officials during games.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"The president (Michel Platini) has recently been more concerned about the behaviour of players on the pitch and it is something we are looking at at the moment to see what can be done," said Pinto.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"Obviously, we would like to see an environment where players accept the decisions taken and where they would not employ the tactic of pressure and intimidation of the officials during the game.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"Right now, there is a strong interest internally to look at specific initiatives and campaigns, and possibly regulations that would be a positive influence on football and would hopefully have an impact on the behaviour of players.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"We are aware there is concern regarding the behaviour overall... it is not a good example for fans, for future players or for the image of the game."</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> UEFA has also voiced concerns about the so-called triple punishment rule, whereby a player concedes a penalty, is sent off for denying a clear scoring chance and serves an automatic suspension.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Shakhtar Donetsk player Oleksandr Kucher was sent off in the third minute of his sides 7-0 drubbing away to Bayern Munich for a foul on Mario Goetze which led to a penalty, converted by Thomas Muller.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Pinto and UEFA believe the triple punishment rule places undue pressure on match officials and have campaigned to amend them.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />UEFA's suggestion that red cards should be replaced with a yellow in such cases was turned down in February by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which has instead suggested removing the automatic suspension aspect of the rule.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"We feel that the current triple punishment rule as it stands puts the referee in a very tough position and leads to decisions which are made that end up having quite a strong influence on the games," added Pinto.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"We feel it is too harsh and kills too many games. Even though the IFAB is looking at to amend a rule for suspensions, that does nothing to change what happens on the field.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"We are trying to make football the best spectacle possible for the fans and the teams on the pitch and, unless it is obviously a 99 per cent scoring position, we feel the rule as it stands is too harsh."</div> <div> <br /></div>

Player behaviour concerns UEFA

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