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In a bid to win their 10th European title, Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in their quarter-final first leg tie at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

One of Ferguson's avowed aims during his long reign as United manager was, famously, "to knock Liverpool off their perch" as the most successful club side in England.

Italian World Cup referee Nicola Rizzoli was involved in an extraordinary incident when he awarded a penalty and then changed his mind during second-placed AS Roma's 2-0 win at Sassuolo on Sunday.

Xavi is likely to announce his international retirement after the World Cup finals in Brazil and believes Koke has what it takes to fill his shoes.

Napoli manager Benitez hit back at Mourinho after the Chelsea boss claimed his predecessor had presided over a poor season for the Premier League leaders.

Hiddink had been the front-runner for several months to take over from Louis van Gaal after the World Cup in Brazil.

Rooney's two goals in the 2-0 victory at West Ham on Saturday took his tally to 212, putting him third on the all-time list behind Charlton (249) and Denis Law (237).

For the first time in a generation, Manchester City will head across town as the favourite to beat their fiercest rival at Old Trafford.

Martin Montoya made his La Liga debut in February 2011 and has played 53 matches, scoring two goals.

Chelsea handed Wenger one of his most demoralising defeats as Arsenal manager as his 1,000th game ended in a 6-0 rout on Saturday.

The striker sustained the injury after scoring a hat-trick against Olympiakos in the Champions League Wednesday.

"I admire him and I admire Arsenal," Mourinho said ahead of Chelsea's clash against Arsenal on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Manchester City are at home to bottom club Fulham while Liverpool will be looking for a sixth consecutive win when they take on Cardiff.

Tottenham spent 110 million pounds replacing Gareth Bale and Tom Huddlestone with a deluge of new signings in the summer.

Zenit suffered a 4-2 home loss in the first leg of the last-16 tie and are in search of a miracle in order to reach the quarters.

Arsenal midfielders Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey have signed new contracts, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.