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Champions League, we could not win, but there, as I said, deciding trivia, trivia, and sometimes those of others recorded more than you.

Carlo Ancelotti was all smiles following the excellent game played by his Rossoneri players at San Siro against the Ukrainian champions.

If it had gone in, I think it would have been the best goal in the Champions League, but I still haven't managed to score one like that yet.

Our objectives are the Coppa Italia and at least the fourth place in the league to qualify for the Champions League.

but when you ' ve outplayed the champions at their own place for such a long period , you know you ' re playing pretty well.

The reigning champions seem to be in control again after beating rivals Juventus to consolidate their power.

Dortmund was a very hard game and a point away from home in the Champions League is always a very good result.

The club have appreciated that we have fought right to the end of the championship and got to the Champions League final.

You all know how much we want to qualify for the Champions League without the preliminary round.

"Against Juventus it would be easy to find excuses, since they have so many champions, " revealed Brienza.

Antonio Conte's men make early enquiries for out-of-favour defender, who has previously said he wants to stay with the Serie A champions.

But despite its many champions, the book has slipped in and out of print, never quite catching on with a wider audience.

He has won the Champions League and the FA Cup, got to another Champions League final and just missed out on the title.

In the case of BNDES, this has been part of a government policy to create Brazilian champions that are big enough to compete abroad.

"Domestic titles are very important but to win the Champions League you are saying we are the best team in Europe, " he said.

If I could set a target for this season, it would without doubt be the Champions League Final, especially as it is to be played in Rome.

He was all set to join after Liverpool won the Champions League in 2005 but he took up Anfield's offer of a one-year contract extension.

Some champions, like the golfer Tiger Woods, make millions of dollars a year.

What they learned was that type breedings and the mating of champions to champions did not produce more champions.

The German to Tuttosport: "I say yes to Italy. " The Werder Bremen striker has no problems with missing out on the Champions League.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti made a number of changes to the side that lined-up in the Champions League final on Wednesday.

As in other types of business, the region's local champions lack scale in a world where critical mass seems to matter ever more.

"Playing Champions League football is one of my biggest challenges, " said the midfielder.

I made a bid on the day Sevilla played in the Champions League, so he did not play as he was waiting for the transfer.

The olive wreath was the only one official award for ancient Olympic champions and was generally acknowledged as the most honorable prize.

But a chance to go to Chelsea - or any other Champions League team in England or Spain - would be hard to turn down.

"Since they went out of the Champions League, the Rossoneri have been giving everything and seem to be fighting back, " Nedved stressed.

My one big frustration at Feyenoord was that I never got a chance in the Champions' League.

Nani was unfortunate not to be picked for the Champions League final, but he is still young and he is maturing all the time.

Maybe it's lost a bit of charm, with the Champions League becoming more important, but it's still a massive cup.

However, the fact isn't lost on Andriy that Liverpool stand between us and a place in the Champions League final in Rome.

The U. S. team, which came into the Olympics as the reigning world champions, made plenty of mistakes in the finals.

Who wants to see him lift that Champions League trophy high above his head wearing our Blue kit?

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard insists revenge was not on his mind after seeing his side knock Chelsea out of the UEFA Champions League.

However, it may prove difficult as the Gunners would not be willing to sell their man to potential Champions League rivals for next season.

I was unlucky and did not play much; but the previous season we won the Champions League, and I made a great contribution to Milan.

People still talk about that Champions League victory and that's the sort of night Liverpool should be experiencing more regularly.

The Champions League, FA Cup, league - it's not easy to keep this level if you do not have the money that maybe other teams have.

He made up for it, however, by nabbing the only goal in United's Champions League opener against Besiktas on Tuesday.

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The last time I saw you, Mr Benitez, was at the 2005 Champions' League final, and your, erm, silhouette seems to have changed since then.

Are you pleased to have avoided Liverpool in the Champions League draw and how much are you looking forward to facing Roma again?

I consider Milan the best team in Europe and the Champions League has always been our primary target, just as it will be this year.

Viewed in such a light, even Microsoft's champions might hope that this week's verdict will help global competition in future.

Without a watchdog of this kind the bail-outs could easily have escalated into a wave of tit-for-tat subsidies for national champions.

Milan already have great champions, but it would be even better with him here.

The hour of battle will find me with you again, by the side of the champions of Italian liberty.

Even if we do not reach the Champions League, that does not matter. I knew this was the situation and am ready to accept this sacrifice.

For me the only one in contention with him was Samuel Eto'o, who won the Champions League and the Spanish Championship.

But 2000 was Schumacher's year as he took the title and broke Ferrari's 21-year wait to be crowned world champions.

MILAN - Juventus are concentrated on the Champions League and do not, for the moment, want to think about Milan.

But if you are competing in the Champions League then you know you are going to be up against some top quality strikers just to get a game.

If Arsenal progress in the Champions League, the Dutchman would also be in contention to play around the time of the semi-finals.

Juventus are ready to return to their glorious times of the past, having booked their place in next season's Champions League.

"It's going to be a big plus having Essien fit and ready to go, " Mikel said. "Hopefully, the Champions League can be the next target. "

Where the defender has found a niche at his new club is in Champions League.

The result did not change the Rossoneri's campaign, as they were already secure of top spot in Champions League Group H.

"To be crowned world champions would be a great achievement for this wonderful squad, " added Inzaghi.

A draw is a draw and especially in the last 16 of the Champions League you know a good team is coming your way.

He declined to sign a contract extension with the champions that would have made him the best-paid Bundesliga player ever.

It is instructive that the 28-year-old Russian defeated all three reigning Grand Slam champions on his way to the year-end title.

It turned out to be a brilliant save. A point would have taken United through to the Champions League knockout stage.

The German star is in the final weeks of his contract at Bayern Munich and has snubbed numerous new offers from the German champions.

Champions League football would follow Arsenal to Emirates Stadium, leaving fans to hope the new era would be a continuation of the last.

All the players that did not participate in the Champions League encounter against Dynamo Kyiv trained as normal and played in the match.

This has already been a momentous week in the titanic clash between the champions of transparency and the protectors of privacy.

They have experience and quality, great fitness condition and intensity in their game, and the Champions League is all about that.

The bigger picture for me was to rest and be ready because we have got a Champions League qualifier and a hard start.

"His contract ran its full term like many other athletes that were part of the Champions program, " the company said in a news release.

That form is reported to have caught the eye of Barca, but Mascherano is unaware of any interest from the UEFA Champions League winners.

We must keep this attitude for the next match, so that the Champions League starts like this as well.

"My dream would be to see Juve winning the Champions League and St Etienne the UEFA Cup, " concluded the Frenchman.

Pavel Nedved insists Ciro Ferrara's Juventus are ready to win the Scudetto or Champions League this season.

Champions League television coverage consistently reveals Fletcher covers more ground in a match than any other United player.

Despite its appeal, that sort of instability prevents teams from consolidating in the Champions League.

We're very good friends nowadays, and it was really hard for me to see how sad he was after the Champions League final [this year].

Mourinho, however, is not about to give up on the most prolific scorer in Champions League history and a man he respects highly.

At Budapest it's just a friendly, but Kaka is used to spend his birthday close to great Champions League matches.

The Champions League has been good for me as a player and I wasn't at all fazed to have played in the final.

The curly-haired legend went on to say that he believes Juventus should put more emphasis on Serie A, not the Champions League.

This week's Champions League exits have raised the question of whether an English side can win every competition they enter.

Friday's first lesson was that the defending NBA champions are indeed both physically and emotionally vulnerable.

The former Marseille ace accepts Mourinho will determine his future, but he would be open to a move to French champions Lyon.

It was certainly unexpected, but that's the Champions League for you, especially away from home where there can be nasty surprises.

Even though today we did not win anything, we have reached the direct qualification to the Champions League.

This noble cause has many devoted champions, and I happen to be married to one of them.

The question now is, are these youngsters capable of repeating their earlier efforts against the Premiership champions in a major cup final?

So far, Arsenal are the side that have impressed me most in this season's Champions League.

It would be sad if we didn't win at least one out of The Premiership and Champions League.

Everybody talks about Champions League night, but to be honest the atmosphere at the Lille game was also a great experience.

Deschamps, 37, signed a two-year deal with Juventus despite knowing their likely fate. He took Monaco to the Champions League Final in 2004.

Eriksson's assistant Tord Grip will explain afterwards: "He took one really well for Liverpool in the Champions League final. "

If their magic could be simply identified, it would be a straightforward matter to recognise and back future business champions.

I expect to be back in shape for February and my ambition this season is to win the Champions League.

There was no Torres in this Champions League Group E match and soon no Gerrard either as the captain hobbled off after 25 minutes.

I would like to close my career with a victory in the Champions League. I believe that the next three months will be hellish.

Harry Kewell believes he could be back in a Liverpool shirt in time for the Champions League double-header with Barcelona.

I could feel from the first day I arrived here that the main thing was the Premier League, not the Champions League.

We have not had too much luck in the Champions League over the years so hopefully we are due a bit as well.

Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junker champions the idea, but European heavyweights Germany and France have ruled it out.

One of the players who's made it possible is Russell Westbrook, and he told reporters he thinks the team are future NBA champions.

McCarthy said he would contact Ferguson but only to wish him good luck in the Champions League.

I feel that I am at one of the top clubs in Europe. The goal is still to become champions and win cups, and I will help.

Surely the Pakistan government would be sympathetic to a film that champions education , not militarisation , for the young ?

I had a difficult half-time in the way I had to speak with the players because at half-time we were out of the Champions League.

This now appears almost certain to happen, as the player wants to have one last crack at the Champions League before he retires.

When the Champions League list was made up we talked with all our international players, along with Leonardo, to see if everything was OK.

I am used to thinking positively, therefore I will not walk on the field thinking that this could be my last Champions League game.

It's going to be a fantastic Champions League right from the first knockout round: the second teams may be a surprise.

But they should not allow their new-found appreciation of big companies to degenerate into a taste for picking national champions.

Just look at Liverpool, who haven't made an impact in the Premier League for years and yet are always doing well in the Champions League.

Liverpool are as much of a mystery as a menace to all rivals in the Champions League.

It really is becoming beyond a joke. To talk about AC Milan on the day of a Champions League semi final is so disrespectful.

Carlo Ancelotti was extremely satisfied for the performance of his squad in the last weeks and also spoke about the Champions League race.

Talks have taken place between the two clubs since Bayern crashed out of the Champions League to AC Milan last Wednesday.

Pippo Inzaghi is expected to start, just as he did in the midweek 3-0 Champions League demolition of Manchester United.

"I would give up a year of life in order to lift the Champions League trophy, " Gigli told Juventus Channel.

Aalborg on the game, he gave Berbatov the first Champions League appearance on behalf of the Red Devils.

It may be that we don't receive as much limelight as the midfielders at other clubs, but we're league champions.

In fact, we became sort of unofficial lindy hop champions around Chicago at the time.

Looking ahead, Rosicky and Reyes will not be fit enough to return for Wednesday's Champions League tie against Dinamo Zagreb.

Volleyball was underway on the weekend with good wins for Olympic champions Holland and the runner-up in Atlanta, Italy.

MARCEL DESAILLY says winning the Champions League will allow Jose Mourinho to quit with his head held high.

"If you come to United, you want to win titles and play in the Champions League beyond the group stages, " he said.

It's tough because (as the Western Conference Champions) everyone's gunning for you. But still, you're not the champs .

The next game for Suwon is in the Champions League, with a tricky trip to China and Henan Constrauction on Wednesday night.

There's been a lot of talk about your future during the compilation of the UEFA Champions League list.

Thanks to such rapid advances, many of the developing world's champions have risen from zero to hero in just a couple of decades.

After the Champions League final in Rome, Ferguson tried to sign me but I told him I was moving on.

In this way we would be able to overtake Italy in the UEFA club rankings and have an extra place in the Champions League in the future.

The first objective is to be able to play in next year's Champions League as well.

Devise seduce his wife and seek its last in smart house, the design of champions mill under an ambush, and has been jailed for story.

And he's prepared to jump in straight away, looking ahead to the Champions League and Serie A.

At Thursday's AGM at Emirates Stadium, Wenger said he was "convinced that we have a chance to qualify [for the Champions League] again" .

"We want to prepare like European Champions" he said. "We will sit down and plan everything down to the smallest detail. "

If we get a Champions League place it will be difficult for him to leave.

The Lakers showed the 76ers a little bit of the toughness that has made them NBA champions.

People come up and clap you on the back and say don't worry but how often do you end up in a Champions league final?

The Bianconeri will be hoping their stars shine as they attempt to challenge for both the Scudetto and Champions League next season.

We're in a very bad position and can't win the Champions League now so we will just have to do our best in the next game.

It seems the hunger and belief is back, and they will expect to be pushing for a Champions League spot by the end of the season.

That sort of growth is not confined to local champions.

At the end of last season Downing claimed his career was at a "crossroads" and revealed his ambition of playing Champions League football.

We are giving our all at the moment, although undoubtedly lately we have struggled, we are paying for the Champions League preliminaries.

But Yao was not sure if he would be ready for the 2008 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup, which tips off on July 17.

Inspired by the "Iron Man spirit" , China will no doubt continue to build its global champions.

Teammate Sebastiano Siviglia also hopes to be available for the Champions League fixture, as he is recovering from a knee injury.

The true mark of World and European Champions is to hit back quickly and Silvia Neid's side were in no mood to be behind for long.

It has excellent offensive qualities, we saw them during the qualification for the Champions League and the start of the Portuguese league.

The England striker's Old Trafford future appears to be in some doubt with the new Premier League champions yet to offer him a new contract.

After the ongoing traumas of the Champions League, this was a match in which Rafael Benitez needed to convince.

Whether or not the Champions League is a realistic option, given that the Semi-Final draw puts Chelsea againstBarcelona, who knows?

We now look ahead to two away games in a week, at Genk in the Champions League and at Blackburn in the Premier League next weekend.

United can see we are there, right behind them, and we are ready to be champions again.

He gave me the best trophy I could win as a club footballer, the Champions League, so he's a manager I'll never say anything bad about.

The title may be out of reach, but second place and automatic Champions League qualification is the main priority.

From the moment I came to Milan, I've played four matches in the Champions League at San Siro, which Milan were able to win.

They were later banned from European soccer competitions like the UEFA Champions League.

But, as the European Union has long acknowledged, "state aid" to national industrial champions is a form of protectionism.

I feel good because our target was to be in the semi-final of the Champions League, and we did it.

Gerrard backing Gunners STEVEN GERRARD, the last man to lift the Champions League trophy, is willing Arsenal to repeat Liverpool's heroics.

From there he made a move to Internazionale in 2009 and earlier this year he helped his team win the 2010 Champions League Final.

The Brazilian injured himself in the Champions League clash with AEK Athens on Tuesday.

"Porto had more experience than any other team in the top level of the Champions League, " added the manager.

Daniel Agger has admitted that it is a great boost to have Steven Gerrard available for the UEFA Champions League clash with Lyon.

He said these athletes inspired children to chase their dreams, and will be champions forever.

We wanted to go into the Champions League winning, but it's okay like this too.

It is a big disappointment to be out of the Champions League, but we have to win a trophy. A big team like Liverpool must accept that.

His last trip came in March 2002 in the second group stage of the Champions League, when Liverpool again held out for a draw.

We are totally calm right now because we have achieved our first objective of the season and that was to get back into the Champions League.

Top executives may differ only slightly in their talents, just as sports champions differ only slightly from runners-up.

Tonight we saw an unusual defence with Flamini, he had already tried to play as left back in the Champions League with Arsenal.

The 30-year-old Squillaci asked to be left out of Sevilla's Champions League play-off against Braga last night to avoid being cup-tied.

He said these athletes inspired children to chase their dreams, andwouldwill be champions forever.

We had a very difficult pre-season but, despite that, we are at the top of the league and our Champions League group.

That is often the fate of champions of obscure and oppressed peoples.

Now, everyone is making us to be among the big favorites for both the Scudetto and the Champions Cup, this increasing our responsibility.

The team did not start well but we almost turned it around to reach Europe. We must return to the Champions League next season.

The club's debut Champions League campaign has been marked by emotion and a sense of adventure.

Conceding an away score in the first leg at home was not ideal which makes this one of the toughest Champions League matches yet.

The English champions' new striker is all smiles ahead of the new season.

Mascherano has been ruled out of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League trip to Fiorentina after picking up a hamstring problem in training.

BP, once the pride of corporate UK, one of the country's few global champions, is now a wounded giant.

But he revealed he was desperate to meet them in Champions League combat next season and knock them out of Europe.

Somewhere along the way, the Lakers lost the heart that had made them champions before.

"The noises coming out of Jose's camp are that he wants to get a new club playing Champions League football, " Pardew said.

He said: "We want the title back and we want to go one better this season. We want the Champions League title too. "

Park will be the only Asian player on show in Saturday's Champions League final at Wembley if he makes Sir Alex Ferguson's 18-man squad.

He started the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul, before helping the Reds to an FA Cup triumph a year later.

Since Alonso quit Anfield for Real Madrid, Liverpool have crashed out of the Champions League and are struggling in the Premier League.

Instead, it is earmarked to be at the forefront of regional consolidation, becoming a second-tier company to the national champions.

Thank you all and I hope to see you in the Champions League final next season.

Liam Brady arranged a trial with Scottish Champions Rangers, and although he impressed, wages proved to be a stumbling block.

Regardless of who wins and earns the number-one ranking, one thing is certain about this year's HSBC Champions.

The Rossoneri had a say in the final Champions League spot as the result gave the side from Friuli the European berth.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes Benfica can knock European champions Liverpool out of the UEFA Champions League.

The strongest combatants of this coalition, along with the champions of the Alliance and Horde, will lead the charge against the citadel.

But in this, of all years, there are other, far greater consolations to be sought for the pain of going out of the Champions League.

The Gunners now face UEFA Champions League-chasing Manchester City at the weekend and Silvestre is determined to bounce back with a win.

Turns out the champions of corporate philanthropy have gotten the story at least half right.

He have had an excellent season and we hope that next season is even better with the Champions League, something we missed this year.

Ferdinand was originally a doubt for the game against the Hornets after picking up a groin strain in Tuesday night's Champions League clash.

Milan must play in the Champions League, even though so far we have lost so many points at home and the league position is not optimal.

I feel so happy to win the Champions League, it is one of the best days in my life.

When you win the title, in the next season you want to win every game to be champions again and retain the title.

Arsenal are the only English side who can win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup.

Devise the right strategy for each match to reach the top of your regional league and get onto the masters division to become champions.

Among international victims were three Czech world champions, a Swedish goalkeeper, a renowned Slovak forward and a Canadian coach.

It is crucial we do not go into the Champions League group stage on the back of a loss.

It could be a year where we have a pause but I am counting on us doing well in the Champions League.

The aim, needless to say, is to protect European, and French, industrial champions from foreign ownership.

You can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League, the Premier League can maybe start taking its pattern by the end of December.

Agile Champions tend to know Agile well and are willing to advocate it in a very positive way across an organization.

Asked directly on the eve of the Champions League quarter-final about the player and the links, Jose Mourinho ruled out a move here.

Our aim is to get better. Our aim is still to try and get to the Champions League, maybe that's where I need to have my focus.

Even for the champions of reform, it is good to be a bit skeptical.

I think at the start of any season your ultimate goal is to win the league and to come out as champions.

Lazio are lining up a bid for Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes as they look to strengthen their squad for the Champions League.

Some of the Champions League teams who could drop into the Europa League include Bayern Munich, Marseille, Stuttgart and Atletico Madrid.

The realistic contenders for the last Champions League spot are Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.

He is a champion player. The more champions we have, the easier it is to win games. We have one of the strongest attacks in Europe.

However, the French champions are stalling on any possible deal as they hold out for more money.

The players took their foot off the gas after the second goal went in as they were thinking ahead to the Champions League game.

They will be watching to see if the AFC New England Patriots or the NFC Saint Louis Rams become the champions of American football.

Champions League football means everything to any footballer with ambitions.

King Philip of France champions Arthur's case, and Mary's claims were supported by foreign kings as well, including King Philip II of Spain.

I don't know if winning the Champions League is an obsession for Chelsea, but I'll say it definitely is for me.

Staff and scouts set out to watch all the remaining Champions League participants, seven teams in all, today and tomorrow.

He created a work of art, Barcelona is taking advantage of its strength in the youth sector, apart from the champions they already have.

Barcelona's Brazilian superstar is still stung by last season's stormy Champions League defeat at the hands of Jose Mourinho's Blues.

I'm not getting any younger, we have no Champions League football next season and I am keen to work under Fabio Capello.

I never dreamed he would score the winning goal in a Champions League final.

John Kerry, one of the Senate's cap-and-trade champions, now says he hopes for a vote on the bill only in the spring.

One of the new champions of synthetic methods, Jean-Victor Poncelet, did concede limitation of the older pure geometry.

Steven Gerrard is hoping to get his hands on the UEFA Champions League trophy and World Cup crown in 2010.

But the biggest, second only to the WEF itself, is the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, informally known as "Summer Davos. "

Sometimes matches after Champions League can be on a Sunday or Monday to have one more day to rest. Never for us.

For Liverpool, however, a good season from Aquilani may well be enough to transform them from also-rans into champions.

We are in the Champions League as well now, so fighting on two fronts means we'll need all the players to give their contribution.

However, if I had the choice of winning the Champions League or the Golden Boot, I'd pick the Champions League every time.

The flood of money is paying dividends; three of the four semifinalists in this year's Champions League are Premier League clubs.

But executives also worry that French industry may face a backlash abroad because of his desire to promote national champions.

The reigning NFL champions visited the White House to receive the official congratulations from the commander in chief.

Then again, even if the title is secured, Gudjohnsen insisted Chelsea would not rest on their laurels in the Champions League.

What better way to bounce back from a late defeat at Chelsea than by booking a place in the Champions League final?

I knew I wasn't going to be playing in the Champions League final [at Wembley, against Barcelona].

Barcelona are a team comprised of great champions and footballers who make few mistakes and are used to winning.

An ad hoc virtual team, consisting of members from diverse sectors of the business, served as the champions of technology in both firms.

After the Debrecen game we were very down because we were knocked out of the Champions League.

Now we shouldn't talk like this, just because we are out of the Champions League.