Sports magazine

MANCHESTER -  Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United have handed initiative back to Manchester City and concedes that a derby duel next Monday will be crucial in the Premier League title race.

LONDON - Didier Drogba looks set to be fit for the second leg of Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after training on Sunday.

LONDON - Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba believes what happened to him was ‘more than a miracle’ after making an astonishing recovery from a cardiac arrest.

LONDON - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted his players are currently feeling the pressure far more than Champions League rivals Newcastle United.

NEWCASTLE - Alan Pardew admitted Newcastle were daring to dream of Champions League qualification after an emphatic win over Stoke lifted the Magpies into fourth place.

BARCELONA - Holders FC Barcelona will look to deny Chelsea FC a final place once more and take another step towards consecutive UEFA Champions League titles when their semi-final concludes at the Camp Nou, although they face a 1-0 first-leg deficit after Didier Drogba’s goal in first-half added time.

MADRID - FC Bayern München will hope for a happier outcome as they return to the scene of their 2010 UEFA Champions League final defeat but a Real Madrid CF side in scintillating home form will have other ideas.