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Robben and Lewandowski startled Bayern

Bayern Munich may be without two of their stars - Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski for the first match with Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Both received injuries with semi-final football clash with Borussia Dortmund in the tournament for the cup of Germany on Tuesday night. Robben came in as a backup in the 68th minute of the match, but had to leave in the 84th after suffering a calf muscle injury. Lewandowski, was hit in the head during a collision with Borussia goalkeeper Mitch Langerak. The striker seemed pretty dazed after what happened, and after the match it was clear that was immediately taken to hospital. According to the German media will not be surprised if Robert Lewandowski misses the visit to Bayer Leverkusen in the next round of the Bundesliga.

Malaga - Deportivo La Coruna (Primera Division)

Malaga takes Deportivo La Coruna in a meeting of the 33rd round of the Spanish Primera Division. The match at the stadium "La Rosaleda" is on Sunday, 26 April 2015. World bookmakers determine the hosts as favorites in this clash with odds of 1.62 for their victory. The possibility for the match to end in a draw is estimated at 4.00, and the victory for the visitors is 5.50. Malaga won the last eight games against Deportivo La Coruna at home. Malaga takes the 7th place in the standings with 46 points collected. The team is six points behind of the sixth-placed Villarreal in the fight for a place in the Europa League. This gap seems quite large and the hosts will do everything in their power to qualify in the European tournaments, but their task is not only dependent on them, as Villarreal has to lose points to accomplish this goal. However, Malaga is located in a nightmarish series of five matches without a win in La Liga and maybe now the time has come to stop this negati...

Laurent Blanc stays ahead of PSG in the next season

Laurent Blanc will be head coach of Paris Saint-Germain in next season, confirmed the club`s owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi after the removal of Parisians in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. "The coach does his job well. We won the Cup of France; we hope to become champions too. I would like to ask the media not to pounce on Blanc, because he is a good coach. I hope journalists to support him. Next season he will continue to work with the team, "said Al-Khelaifi.

Federer feels "relaxed and ready" for the season on clay

The tournament in Monte Carlo is one of the two "Masters 1000" that Roger Federer has not ever won. The world No12 arrived in the principality, hoping that his 12th participation in the race will bring him luck and he will be able to pick mentioned by fixed-games up one of the few trophies missing in his showcase. Federer is 4-times finalist in the tournament. The last time he has played in the fight for the trophy 12 months ago, when he has been defeated by Stan Wawrinka. "He was equivalent match and I was close," said Federer. "I don`t remember whether I separated the two, three or four points from victory. I felt that I had my chances, but also I felt that Stan began to play better and better. I am very glad for him, "said the 33 years old tennis player. "I like the fact that I played well throughout the tournament, even on the final. In the third set maybe fatigue overtook me, and it was terrible cold. Definitely I didn`t feel in the...

Serena Williams with the eighth title in Miami

The leader in world rankings Serena Williams easily won the title for the eighth time in the tournament in Miami by category "Prime binding". At the final the 33 years old American ran over Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain with 6:2, 6:0 for 56 minutes on the central court in Crandon Park. Serena made an early breakthrough and controlled the situation on the court. In the eighth game when there was submitting of Suarez Navarro, the American came to two set bolls, but they were neutralized. In the third option, however, Williams managed and closed the part after 32 minutes. The Spaniard reached a break point, but the serve of world number one save her of problems. Her response was instant - a breakthrough from zero to 2: 0. The game of Carla crumbled and she almost did not any resistance to her illustrious rival. There was another breakthrough and 4:0. At 0:5 Suarez Navarro served to take an honorable game. It did not work out. Serena leaded with 40:15 and triumphed in h...

The champion Djokovic survived after three sets in Miami

After many ups and downs the defending champion world number one Novak Djokovic managed to qualify for the quarterfinals in Miami. He overcame the Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov after 6:7 (1), 7:5, 6:0 in a two-hour battle, even he lost in the second set with a 1:4. The first part both players exchanged two breaks and led to a tiebreak, in which the 65 th in the world Dolgopolov dominated, and the Serb made a lot of mistakes. In the second Djokovic continued with unconvincing performances. From 1: 4 Novak stabilize his game and lost only one game to the end. He achieved a conclusive breakthrough for 6: 5 and then levelled the sets. In the third set there was no battle. The four-time champion in Miami won 24 of 27 points to end the match in his favour. "I felt that I have not a day. In the morning I was not feeling very well mentally. But I fought to get back in the game. A set and half he has been better on the court. I was upset; I lost composure in the first set. I he...