Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller has called on his side to go down in history like the 1997 team by upsetting the odds to win the Champions League. Dortmund are the underdogs for Saturday's meeting with Bayern Munich at Wembley, just as they were when Ottmar Hitzfeld's side beat defending champions Juventus 3-1 to win the title 16 years ago. The 32-year-old, dubbed the 'best non...Full Story »

Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova has backed Lionel Messi to "have things to say" in his side's bid to make Champions League history against Bayern Munich. Messi was thoroughly overshadowed at the Allianz Arena a week ago as Bayern romped to a 4-0 win in the semi-final first leg, leaving Barca needing to stage the greatest fightback the competition has seen to make the final at Wembley. The Argenti...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho believes Real Madrid's naivety lead to them losing so heavily against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-final first leg last week, but has backed his side to turn the tie around at the Bernabeu. Real head into the match 4-1 down after they were outplayed by Jurgen Klopp's side at the Westfalenstadion. Robert Lewandowski scored all of Dortmund's goals and Mourinho fel...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho hopes this is the year his star-studded side finally get their hands on the Champions League trophy after coming up agonisingly short in the last two seasons. Defeats to Barcelona and Bayern Munich ended their previous adventures in the competition but Mourinho hopes it will be third time lucky when they take on Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night and that his t...Full Story »

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has not sought any advice from former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola ahead of his side's Champions League semi-final tie against the Catalans. Guardiola will be replacing Heynckes in the Bayern dugout this summer and his history as Barcelona coach, with whom he won the Champions League twice, could have given Heynckes some useful insights into their opponents at...Full Story »

Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura says there is a good chance Lionel Messi will be fit to face Paris St Germain. The Argentina international had to be substituted at half-time during last week's Champions League quarter-final first leg at Parc de Princes after picking up a hamstring injury. Messi was unable to play any part in Barcelona's 5-0 league win over Real Mallorca at the weekend bu...Full Story »

Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic has compared Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against newly-crowned German champions Bayern Munich as a "war" which is still to be decided. Bayern, who wrapped up their 23rd Bundesliga title with six games to go at the weekend, take a 2-0 advantage into the clash in Turin as they bid to make their second successive semi-final and a third in fo...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund will look to put the disappointment of losing their Bundesliga title behind them by reaching the last four of the Champions League. Bayern Munich clinched the championship at the weekend, forcing Dortmund to hand the trophy over to them at the end of the current season. However, there is still one piece of silverware Jurgen Klopp's side could win this season, and they host Ma...Full Story »

Real Madrid will not hide behind their three-goal lead and will go to Galatasaray on the attack, according to goalkeeper Diego Lopez. Real secured a 3-0 advantage in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu but will face a hostile crowd in Istanbul as they bid to make their 24th semi-final appearance. Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain wer...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho insists his recent praise for Galatasaray duo Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder was genuine but hopes both have an off-night when the two teams clash in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Two weeks ago Mourinho described Drogba, who he signed for Chelsea in 2004, as "out of this world" and said the Ivorian striker was one of the best players he...Full Story »