May 19 (Reuters) - Arsenal claimed the final Champions League spot at the expense of their arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the Premier League season on Sunday with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United.Defender Laurent Koscielny put visitors Arsenal ahead in the 52nd minute to secure fourth place with 73 points, one point ahead of fifth-placed Spurs who mustered a late goal from Gareth ...Full Story »

ARSENE WENGER knew his Arsenal team could once again destroy Tottenham’s European dreams — the night they beat Bayern Munich. Wenger’s side travel to Newcastle tomorrow and know a win will guarantee the final Champions League spot with Spurs once again set to miss out. Arsenal overcame a 10-point deficit on their North London rivals last year. And a 2-1 loss at White Hart La...Full Story »

Sebastian Kehl has warned Bayern Munich not to forget its recent poor results against Borussia Dortmund ahead of the Champions League final. The Bavarians are the clear favorites going into the Wembley showdown, having routed Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate in the semifinals, but Jurgen Klopp's men are unbeaten in their last six Bundesliga meetings with die Roten, winning four of those encounters. ...Full Story »

The Bayern Munich star insists that he bears no scars from last season's miss from the spot to hand Chelsea the Champions League and would happily take responsibility again Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger insists that he is mentally prepared to take a penalty in this season's Champions League final despite suffering spot-kick heartbreak last term. The 28-year-old failed to co...Full Story »

Antonio Conte believes Juventus would not benefit from signing the likes of Luis Suarez, Gonzalo Higuain or Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a bid to do better in the Champions League. Juventus won the Serie A title last week but have not seen their dominance in Italy be replicated on the continental front as they were comprehensively beaten by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals stage. Conte has been...Full Story »

Former Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has tipped Bayern to add the Champions League trophy to its Bundesliga title when the two German sides will meet at Wembley on May 25. The Bavarians are set to experience their third final in four years having finished as runners up in the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 campaigns, and Hitzfeld, who has coached both teams prior to his cu...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho believes Barcelona's humbling Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich is evidence of the club being a diminished force without Lionel Messi. The Real Madrid coach hit back at comments made by Andres Iniesta, in which the Spain international said he was surprised by Mourinho's treatment of Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas. "[Iniesta] can think what he likes, but I would sa...Full Story »

MADRID, May 7 (Reuters) - Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano's five children have filed an injunction to prevent their 86-year-old father marrying a Costa Rican woman 50 years his junior. One of the greatest players of all time, Argentina-born Di Stefano told El Mundo newspaper at the weekend he planned to wed 36-year-old Gina Gonzalez "because I want to and I have been a widower for eight ye...Full Story »

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Sacked last year after less than nine months in charge at Stamford Bridge before rebuilding his reputation at Tottenham Hotspur, Andre Villas-Boas said his return to Chelsea for a key Premier League clash on Wednesday was "not very special". "It's a club that I have gone past," Villas-Boas told a news conference on Tuesday. "I have good and bad memories like everybody ...Full Story »

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS returns to Chelsea tomorrow night insisting it is just another game.But I’m not so sure that I agree. You cannot tell me that if Spurs win at Stamford Bridge, AVB will not feel incredibly happy at getting one over the club that sacked him in March last year. AVB tried to sort out the powerful Chelsea dressing room but never had a chance and lasted just nine months. A S...Full Story »