Preparing for the all important Manchester derby next Monday, Manchester City‘s manager, Roberto Mancini, once again tried to take away the pressure out of his players by playing down the importance of getting all three points.
Although it’s clear that winning the game means City would be taking Manchester United‘s place at the top of table, Mancini simply said that next Monday’s clash with United is just the same as previous Manchester derby.
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Frank Lampard was overjoyed with Chelsea‘s success in eliminating Barcelona, stating that it was one of the best feeling he ever had while playing for the Blues.
Lampard who played a part in the current success revealed that what his team did was simply extraordinary, adding that he isn’t going to think about the final in Munich as he wants to enjoy their current proud moment.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is full of confident ahead of Real Madrid’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich at Santiato Bernebau, but warned his teammates that they must keep a close eye on the German’s attacking players if Los Blancos wants to advance.
Ronaldo acknowledged that the Bundesliga outfit possessed a very strong attacking players, which could easily decide the outcome of the match, just like what happened in the first meeting.
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Roberto Di Matteo’s Chelsea continue to surprise everyone as they managed to overcome Barcelon’a attacking wave and grabbing a ticket into the final without picking up any defeat in two leg of Champions League semifinal.
After beating the defending champions 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, the Blues’ bravery was displayed again at Camp Nou as they successfully held Pep Guardiola’s men into a 2-2 draw, despite playing with 10 men for a large part of the game.
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Manchester United‘s 4-4 draw against Everton this weekend has simply set the title race back on again especially if Sir Alex Ferguson’s team got beaten by Manchester City in the upcoming Manchester Derby.
This tricky situation is acknowledged by United’s Portuguese winger, Nani, but he is confident that his side can provide a quality performance at the Derby, bouncing back from their disappointment against the Toffees along with sealing the premiership title.
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Failing two pick up any victories in their last two matches puts Arsenal‘s third place spot under thread at the moment as Newcastle United are closing in with only three points behind Arsene Wenger’s boys plus a game in hand as well.
This tricky situation however, doesn’t worry the Gunners’ defender, Thomas Vermaelen, who simply believed that his team will eventually finished this season at third place and acquire the direct Champions League group stage qualification.
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Manchester City‘s manager, Roberto Mancini, finally gave a little bit positive voice about his team’s chance in beating Manchester United for the premier league title this season after his side cut down the gap into just three points with the Manchester Derby still to come at Etihad stadium.
Mancini finally regain a little bit believed that his side does have a chance in stealing United’s place, but the Italian tactician still believes Man United‘s has a bit more chance than the Eastlands.
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Manchester United‘s title c
hallenge got halted again this weekend after they only managed to pick up a point against Everton at Old Trafford as the game spectacularly ended in a 4-4 draw.
The Toffees’ salvaged the game in the last 10 minutes where they surprisingly grabbed two goals after the home team looked to be home and dry with their 4-2 advantage.
Picking up only a point against Arsenal apparently didn’t left much disappointment for Chelsea as they feel that getting the draw at Emirates is an acceptable result, although that result didn’t really push their chance in acquiring the Champions League spot.
Apparently the Blues’ European focus becomes one of the reason why they didn’t take too many chances in this weekend game, as the midweek tie against Barcelona is being considered more important at the moment.
Preparing for the all important Manchester derby next Monday, Manchester City‘s manager, Roberto Mancini, once again tried to take away the pressure out of his players by playing down the importance of getting all three points.
