Lionel Messi score hat-trick in Barcelona 4-1 victory against Malaga and break 67 goals record set by Bayern Munich's striker Gerd Muller after adding his goal tally to 68 a new European goal scoring record.
The hat-trick also raised his La Liga goal tally to 46, three more than Ronaldo and more close to the pichichi award and European golden boot. The win keEP Real Madrid waiting for La Liga title and they have to win today to be crowned champions.
Fernando Torres successes in Champions league continues in Barclays Premier League with his first hat-trick for Chelsea in 6-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers and add premier league hat-tricks tally to 19. The hat-trick is his fourth in Premier league.
The £50m striker scores his first hat-trick since Sep 2009 and he promises many more. "My last hat-trick was a long time ago but hopefully it will be the first of many" Torres said. His manager well satisfied with his performance. "I was always pleased with his contribution and he was always working hard for the team, putting the assists in". Di Matteo commented.
The UEFA championship and FA Cup finalist still sixth in the premier league log but close the gap with Newcastle to one point. The blues benefited from retuning back to traditional Chelsea game and performing better under Di Mateo who has only lost once and drew three of 16 games. Next trip they will face Liverpool in FA cup final before tough fight for fourth position against Newcastle.
UEFA Champions’ league final
Chelsea FC also rely on players’ rotation in these important fixtures to avoid players’ exhaustion while protecting important players for Champions league final with Bayern Munich in Allianz Arena in May 19. The two clubs met on 2004-2005 champions’ league quarter final were Chelsea under Jose Mourinho supervision won 6-5 on aggregate after Chelsea 4-2 win on first leg and Bayern won 3-2 on second leg.
Chelsea FC vs Queens Park Rangers goals highlights
AC Milan held Barcelona 0-0 in Champions league first leg quarter final.Alexis Sanchez penalty claim was turned down by the referee and Lionel Messi goal dissalowed for offside. AC Milan clear chances were squandered by Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The San Siro club playing style proved to be tough for Barcelona as they managed to stop Barcelona from scoring.
During the match, AC Milan has tough task stopping Lionel Messi from scoring a 55th goal this season or 13th in this Champions league campaign and reaching 50 goal mark in UEFA champions league competition, which they accomplished. AC Milan did not only prevent goals but only allowed 3 shots on target from highly rated UEFA champions as they also make 3 shots on target.
AC Milan vs Barcelona in group H and managed to force 2-2 draw and then defeated 3-2 in second matches. Barcelona vs Inter Milan in San Siro in 2010 ended 3-1 and the second leg 1-0 as Inter Milan progress to final and beat Bayern Munich to lift the title.
Football records
AC Milan have never lost home quarter final in Champions league.
Barcelona has managed to score in all champions league games since November 2009.
Massimiliano Allegri, Milan coach satisfied by the results and confident he will get the results they needed during the second leg at the Camp Nou: "We played better football after the restart, but in the first half we created several clear chances and despite not exploiting them, we gained in self confidence after such a performance. I think that the final result is fair, now we know we can get the qualification in Barcelona."
In another champions league quarter final game, Bayern Munich beat Marseille by 2-0 and made it tough for Marseille to come back in away second leg. Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben goals mean Marseille have to score 3 goals in Allianz Arena and stopped in form attacking striker at Bayern Munich to qualify to the next round.
Bayern Munich remained at the top of the Bundesliga log after 2-0 victory against Wolfsburg, but has same points as second placed Borussia Dortmund, the reigning champions playing without teenager Mario Götze managed to secure three points with 3-1 win against Hoffenheim. Current Bundesliga top scorer, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben scored the two goals on 60th and 90th minutes respectively.Schalke will face Cologne and may go on level points with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund if they win.
Borussia Monchengladbach clinches a crucial win against Bundesliga league leader Bayern Munich at Borussia Park Stadion to move to second position in the log with just a point difference with league leader. Bundesliga champions, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 both a game at hand and could reach 37 point as league leader if they won their upcoming matches.
Manuel Neuer mistake while clearing the ball earned home side goal scoring opportunity and Marco Reus, Moenchengladbach top scorer superbly volley the ball to put Moenchengladbach infront on 11th minute. The 20 years old, Patrick Hermann added 2nd and 3rd just before Bayern Munich get consolation goal through Bastian Schweinsteiger. Neuer mistake on his debut at FC Bayern Munich in first encounter of the two clubs also lead to a decider winning goal for Borrusia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena.
Manchester United lose to Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena in Audi cup final, United visited Munich after impressive tour to Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Hangzhou. The match finished 90 minute with 0-0 draw and history of England teams against German side repeated as German rose victorious after penalty shoot out.
It was the first tie Sir Alex Fergusson has played Rooney and Owen together, and results can have impact on Fergusson team selection. The winning penalty was score by former Manchester City player Daniel van Buyten after Michael Rensing, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper saved from Patrice Evra’s and Jonny Evans’ penalties.
Manchester United defeated Boca juniors 2-1 in Audi cup semi-final at Allianz Arena and will play Bayern Munich in Audi Cup final. Anderson put United ahead with a stunning free kick before Valencia doubled the lead for United. It was the first appearance for United and first goal for the Ecuadorian international Valencia for the Reds. Boca Juniors pulled one goal off through Federico Insua. Manchester United Boca Juniors Anderson 22’ Federico Insua 55’ Valencia 42’ Manchester United line up Kuszczak - Da Silva (Evra 77), Cathcart, Brown (Ferdinand 35), O’Shea - Park (Berbatov 67), Carrick (Scholes 77) , Anderson (Fletcher 77), Valencia (Giggs 67) - Macheda (Nani 67), Rooney
Boca Juniors line up Abbondanzieri - Morel, Forlin, Caceres, Soto - Insua (Gentan 68), Battaglia, Riquelme (Marino 88), Diaz (Chavez 46) - Palermo (Viatri 82), Noir (Mouche 46) In another semi-final game Bayern Munich thrashed AC Milan 4-1 and easy their way to the Audi cup final.
after signing a three years. Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness has confirmed the sale of defender Lucio to Italian champions Inter Milan.
The 31-year-old have been key figure in Brazil national team since 2000 and spend 5 years with Bayern Munich since joining the club from Bayer Leverkusen in 2004. The defender played 144 German league matches with Bayern Munich and scored eight goals. He won the World Cup with Brazil team in 2002 and Bundersliga trophies with Bayern Munich three times 2005, 2006 and 2008.
Lucio is the third big signing for Inter Milan this summer in a bid to challenge for UEFA champion league. Jose Mourinho has already signed Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta and Argentina striker Diego Milito.Quotes
Lucio Ferreira on his move to Bayern Munich
"I've always dreamed of being coached by Mourinho and to play with Ibrahimovic. "I've seen him play and I'm happy to have him as a team-mate and not as an opponent." Moratti claim the deal isn’t official yet "Lucio's signing? It is not yet official," Can Mourinho’s squad challenge Spanish and England clubs for UEFA champions league?
