Weserstadion, Bremen Thursday 30 April 2009 – 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Matchday 12 – Semi-finals, first leg With Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf’s 48th birthday falling on the day his side take on rivals Hamburger SV in the first leg of their UEFA Cup semi-final at the Weserstadion, there are no prizes for guessing how [...]
Valeri Lobanovskiy, Kiev Thursday 30 April 2009 – 18.30CET (19.30 local time) Matchday 12 – Semi-finals, first leg Yuri Semin was quietly confident as he looked ahead to FC Dynamo Kyiv’s UEFA Cup semi-final meeting with domestic rivals FC Shakhtar Donetsk as expectations mount in Ukraine – but it will not stop him making his [...]
Old Trafford, Manchester Wednesday 29 April 2009 – 20.45CET Matchday 11 – Semi-finals, first leg Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United FC’s UEFA Champions League showdown with Arsenal FC has all the ingredients for the “perfect semi-final”. Spectacle to savour The two most successful clubs in English football over the past two decades will square [...]
Camp Nou, Barcelona Tuesday 28 April 2009 – 20.45CET Matchday 11 – Semi-finals, first leg If FC Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola is feeling the pressure of a UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg against Chelsea FC and the need to overcome recent vulnerability against English clubs, then he is not showing it. English hoodoo Barcelona [...]
