Champions League Final: Inter Milan and Bayern Munich Renun

Champions League Final, will face Inter Milan and Bayern Munich in a rerun after Friday’s first knockout round draw created several familiar pairings.

European club football’s top tournament, has often been criticized for its predictable entry list, but the scheduled of the rematches for the next round should interest neutral supporters.

Lyon, last year win in the Champions League and he also third in France’s top division this season, eliminated Madrid in the first knockout round last season.

In other pairings for the Champions League, the seven-time European champion A. C. Milan will play Tottenham, which won its group ahead of Inter in its first season.

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Allegri will like to give rest possibly to those players that are already guaranteed qualification to the Champions League knock-out stages.

Last two sides played in September where they draw 1-1,but results in the group have now left Allegri in a position of luxury.

"It's an important game for us," said Allegri.

"It's the Champions League and it's in matches like this that the real worth of a team comes out; that'll help me take my decisions in the future. It is not a vital game, that's true, but we have to give our best because victories give you confidence and confidence helps you win again.

"We are on the right track but there's still a lot to do. A few other teams probably have a better chance than us, but you also need a bit of luck to win the Champions League, especially in the knock-out rounds. I think Milan can go all the way."

Despite missing training on Monday with an ankle injury Ronaldinho will play while Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gennaro Gattuso and Gianluca Zambrotta will all be rested.

Without manager Martin Jol,Ajax will look for their first away win in Europe this year.A win would guarantee third spot in the group with Auxerre lying just one point behind.

Fulham to host 2011 Women's Champions League final

On 26 May, European football's governing body Uefa has announced The Women's Champions League final will be played at Fulham's Craven Cottage.

Both Everton and Arsenal through to the quarter-finals,The match could feature at least one English team.Arsenal face Swedish team Linköpings.Everton face 2009 champions Duisburg in the last eight.

Both teams will be at home in the first leg of their quarter-finals in March 2011 on dates to be confirmed.

London is also hosting this season's men's Uefa Champions League final, at Wembley Stadium on 28 May.

Zob Ahan loses in AFC Champions League final

In AFC Champions League final Zob Ahan faces a worst defeat against South Korea’s Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the final match.

All over the season, Zob Ahan had a good run this event, he is the Iranian league leader but lost to Seongnam 3-1 and the dream of winning the title for the first time didn’t come true.

Though Zob Ahan had put lots of pressure on Seongnam but still fall short on scoreboard to win,Sasa Ognenovski put the Koreans into the lead in the 29th minute.

After Seongnam hitting second goal for his side,Zob didn't gave up and scored a first goal in 67th minutes when Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari opened the goal.

Kim Cheol Ho rubbed salt into Zob Ahan’s wound with seven minutes remaining to the match.

Pas is the last Iranian team which was crowned Asian champions in 1993, although fellow countrymen Sepahan did reach the 2007 Champions League final where they went down 3-1 over two legs to Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan.

"Chelsea winning Champions League final at Wembley" Inspired by Carlo Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti vowing to maintain the rhythm of Wembley to inspire his side to reach the final.Chelsea stormed into the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday night

The Blues swept aside Spartak Moscow 4-1 at Stamford Bridge with goals from Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba and two from Branislav Ivanovic.

'We are working to play the last game at Wembley - in the final. It's an extra motivation for everyone. Not just the English players.' said Ancelotti

On the other hand AC Milan boss repeated Ivanovic's pre-match sentiment that the Blues must not get carried away in the hunt for a first, elusive Champions League title.

Ancelotti said that " There is a long route to get to the finals, first you have to set initial aim, achieved it, then move on to next stage and so on to the final"

"I don't know how much difficult it would going to be, but one thing i know is that we have motivation to do and i think we can achieve it"

"It's still important to finish up with the first spot in the group and its also important to give best out of your efforts"

"We're in the good moments and i think we are also away from the any kind of injury as February and March are the decisive time for the Champions League

"Before it no London team has make up this kind of progress ever, as we are the first and most important is that we are in London, so our motivation is at highest peak"

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lho Gomes Tottenham feel can make a real impact in the Champions League

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes made a point of your club has to go far in the Champions League.

Spurs are to benefit from its debut season in the premier competition of elite European clubs, after beating the Swiss Young Boys 6-3 in a play-off back in August.

Since then, the north London outfit have won four points from their first two matches, drawing 2-2 with Werder Bremen away from home after 2-0 up, and then bid farewell to Dutch champions FC Twente 4 - 1 at White Hart Lane.

The Brazilian now feels Spurs can progress from the group stage and make a real impact in the tournament.

"I'm an optimist. When Spurs came in, I said my goal was to win the Premier League. People laugh, but that is how I am. If we make the knockout stages, anything can happen," said Gomes of the journal Champions.

Celtic out despite win over Braga, Champions League

In Champions League Celtic will not play football for another season after a 2-1 win at home to Braga failed to overturn their third qualifying round first leg deficit, with the SPL side losing 4-2 on aggregate.
Celtic to get goals after losing the first leg 3-0, they fell behind to Paulo Cesar’s header on 20 minutes.
From new signings Gary Hooper and Efrain Juarez second half goals they gave them hope but, despite bombarding the Portuguese runners up late on, the Glasgow side were unable to score again and crashed out of Europe’s premier club competition for a second successive season after their 2009 play off defeat to Arsenal.
Despite starting well enough, they looked terribly unsure at the back: Charlie Mulgrew was particularly uncomfortable with a succession of misplaced passes and poor positional decisions, while South Korea right back Cha Du-Ri seemed more focused on his attacking duties than defending.
The tie was effectively over before the midway point of the first half, when the visitors took the lead against the run of play.
Mulgrew and Jos Hooiveld allowed Alan to drop a superb cross on to the head of Cesar, who evaded the slack attentions of Cha to flick a header into the bottom left corner.
The Portuguese runners up were glad to continue their policy of containing Celtic and looking for the break: a better side would have further punished the Hoops, who kept giving the ball away in dangerous positions while leaving gaping holes at the back.
Gasps and groans from the Parkhead faithful accompanied every misplaced pass or shot, but Neil Lennon’s side were reasonably ambitious in attack, lacking the quality or finishing instinct to match good build up play.
Giorgios Samaras had the best chance to level in the first half, poking an inventive effort just wide of the far post, but Braga looked more probably to add a second despite a relative lack of possession.
Mulgrew was hauled off at half time, with Marc Antoine Fortune thrown on as Celtic went 3-4-3.
The gamble paid off as Fortune gave Braga a torrid time with his pace and direct running.
They almost conceded a second, with Alan and Matheus somehow missing Cesar’s low ball across an unguarded goal on the break, but drew level soon afterwards when a superb run and cross from Fortune was knocked into an empty net by Hooper.
Celtic seemed more comfortable with a back three or rather without Mulgrew’s bungling and they were agonisingly close to a second when Juarez’s half volley was blocked by the unsuspecting Alberto Rodriguez, while Samaras curled a free kick inches wide of the far post.
A Juarez corner should have yielded a goal, as substitute Daryl Murphy and Wales midfielder Joe Ledley saw efforts blocked by diving bodies in the six yard box, while Samaras nodded just wide from a Juarez free kick won by Fortune as Celtic came closer and closer to a winner on the night.
They still had their moments at the back assistant manager Johan Mjallby hurled vociferous abuse at his defenders when a hospital back pass almost saw keeper Lukasz Zaluska knock it in off Lima.
Celtic finally got a deserved second as Samaras, now playing on the left after an injury to Shaun Maloney, played a superb cross that Juarez flicked home as Braga appealed for offside.
Celtic with 11 minutes left threw everything at their guests, who packed the defence and held firm despite the hosts’ valiant efforts.
Celtic must now succeed in a further play off if they are to play in this season's Europa League, while Braga will wait on a final qualifying round draw for the premier competition that could lump them with the likes of Tottenham, Ajax, Sevilla, Werder Bremen or Sampdoria.