RPL is coming up fast. Back in the day Roman could've sent these guys a few cases of XO cognac and beluga caviar to take a dive. Not so anymore. We will need to bring our "A" game.
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Looks like Rafa is trying to play Ramires and Lampard again. Hasn't seemed to work out well in the past cause they both want to get forward.
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88 min If I was a Manchester United supporter, I'd be wondering whether losing the quarter-final reply might be the best way of ensuring that Manchester City don't win the Cup.
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Hazard and Mata were brilliant
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Chelsea are ready to give young striker Romelu Lukaku a shot at claiming a first-team place with them next season after impressing in his current spell at West Bromwich Albion, according to Baggies manager Steve Clarke.
Lukaku could be playing alongside fellow Belgian Eden Hazard back at Chelsea next season.
Lukaku, who turns 20 the day after the current Premier League campaign ends, has scored 13 goals so far in his year-long loan at West Brom. That form in front of goal could see him playing back at Stamford Bridge next season rather than remaining at The Hawthorns for another year, something the Belgium international has previously said he would be happy to do.
Clarke admitted he is resigned to losing Lukaku at the end of the season, and that he never held out any hopes of a renewal on the loan deal.
"He is Chelsea's player," he said. "He belongs to Chelsea and he will go back there in the summer.
"I have never thought it would be possible Chelsea would let him come back next season. He came on a season-long loan and we're grateful we got him."
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Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho dropped hints for Inter and Chelsea fans. “Next season I could return to somewhere I’ve already been.”
The Coach is under pressure in Spain despite reaching the Champions League quarter-finals, as his team continues to trail behind Barcelona in La Liga.
“I have an adventurous spirit and do not know what will happen next season,” declared The Special One at the opening of an exhibition in Setubal.
“It’s not easy to choose a new destination after working in England, Portugal, Italy and Spain. Maybe I could return to somewhere I’ve already been. Watch out for surprises.”