Madrid: There is no danger Borussia Dortmund will suffer from stage fright in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at Spanish giants Real Madrid, coach Juergen Klopp said on Monday.
The Bundesliga side have a healthy 4-1 lead for the clash at Real's Bernabeu arena following their stunning victory in last week's first leg in Germany, when striker Robert Lewandowski scored all of Dortmund's goals.
Klopp said his team's performance against Bayern Munich in the 2012 German Cup final in Berlin, when Lewandowski scored a hat-trick, was proof they can perform under pressure on the biggest of stages.
At the same time, he was careful to warn that there is still plenty of work to be done to secure a berth in next month's final at London's Wembley stadium. "For us it's the same situation as last year's German Cup final," a typically relaxed and entertaining Klopp told reporters at the Bernabeu....
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Barcelona: Rafa Nadal moved closer to an eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years on Friday when he breezed through two matches to set up a semi-final against Canadian fifth seed Milos Raonic. Chasing a fourth title of the year after returning from a seven-month injury layoff in February, Nadal recovered from a slow start on the clay at the Real Club de Tenis to beat Benoit Paire 7-6 6-2...
12:37 AM, Apr 27, 2013
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09:09 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Inter beat Bologna 3-2 in a thriller to set up a semifinal clash with either Fiorentina or Roma. ...
08:24 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Services had allocated two practice pitches for the Mumbai team and Tendulkar was the first one to pad up. ...
04:26 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Australia stand between India and redemption as the two sides meet in the Champions Trophy semi-final here on Saturday in what promises to be a gruelling encounter. ...
05:27 PM, Dec 07, 2012
The hosts restricted the 2009 champions to 123 for 7. They will now either play Australia or West Indies in the final. ...
10:49 PM, Oct 04, 2012
In pursuit of 140, Pakistan could only go as far as 123 for 7 in 20 overs. ...
06:07 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Gniewino (Poland): Spanish players haven't altered their playing style to win recent titles, and they won't start now just because it's coming up against Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal will be counting on Ronaldo in Wednesday's European Championship semifinal against the defending champions, a second Iberian derby in as many tournaments after Spain beat their neighbours on their way to a World Cup triumph in 2010. A total of eight Real Madrid...
11:16 PM, Jun 25, 2012
Nyon, Switzerland: Barcelona and Real Madrid were kept apart in the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals draw on Friday, though the defending champions must first beat AC Milan before the Spanish giants can hope to meet in a potentially stellar final. Barcelona will travel for the first leg against seven-time winners Milan, in a quarter-finals clash that reunites the two European powers after they met in the group stages. Madrid,...
04:58 PM, Mar 16, 2012
Mumbai: Among the billion prayers sent up to the heavens for a Team India victory yesterday, those of the residents of the city's central suburbs must have been the loudest tinged, as they were, with more direct self-interest. For, a host of freebies from milk to tonga rides awaited the residents if India won, which it did. "We will distribute more than 600 litres of milk, free of charge, to...
02:55 PM, Mar 31, 2011
New Delhi: Indian cricket team was swamped with congratulatory messages and wishes from Bollywood celebrities, cricket administrators and players on twitterati after the Men in Blue defeated Pakistan in a high-voltage World Cup semifinal clash in Mohali. From Bollywood actresses such as Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty to spin legend Shane Warne and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi, all came together on Twitter to congratulate Team India and wish Mahendra Singh...
12:31 PM, Mar 31, 2011
New Delhi: India won the World Cup semifinal match against Pakistan on Wednesday, but off the field, it was a win for both India and Pakistan as the cricket diplomacy clearly worked after two failed attempts in the past. As India and Pakistan battled on the pitch, Manmohan Singh made a point to his guest Yusuf Raza Gilani that his ancestors had a role in laying the foundations of the...
08:12 AM, Mar 31, 2011
New Delhi: There is no secret that Indians would do anything for a good game of cricket and some would even bunk work. An ASSOCHAM report says that 768 million man hours will be lost during the world cup season. But the mantra for many Indian companies is work hard and cheer harder. India is a cricket crazy nation, but when the most important matches happen on a working day...
09:33 AM, Mar 30, 2011
New Delhi: The cricket fever is likely to dominate the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani's meet in Mohali on Wednesday during the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal match. It's the biggest show in the subcontinent and neither Manmohan Singh nor Yusuf Raza Gilani will be able to take away from that. In fact sources told CNN-IBN that the Singh-Gilani discussions will be at a minimum and the only...
08:13 AM, Mar 30, 2011
Mumbai: As India takes on Pakistan in the semi-final match of the World Cup on Wednesday, life will come to a stand still in the sub-continent. Many of the Bollywood actors have already made plans to watch the match either at Mohali or at home with friends. Even a thorough professional like Aamir Khan couldn't resist the lure of being at the Mohali cricket stadium to watch the crucial match....
12:56 PM, Mar 29, 2011
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12:10 PM, Mar 29, 2011
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11:19 AM, Mar 29, 2011
Bhopal: Office-goers in the rest of the country would envy the Madhya Pradesh legislators. For, they have got a half-day on March 30, when India will play Pakistan in the semifinal of the ICC World Cup. Not only that, but MLAs would get to watch the match on a mega-screen. Soon after proceedings started on Monday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Narottam Mishra told the Speaker Ishwar Das Rohani that entire nation...
02:59 PM, Mar 28, 2011
New Delhi: A "war" seems to be brewing between Indo-pak couple of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik ahead of the high-voltage World Cup semifinal clash between India and arch-rivals Pakistan in Mohali next week. The much-awaited clash of the neighbours seems to have caught the couple in a battle of loyalty with the Indian tennis diva, Sania strongly coming out in support of her native nation, while hubby Shoaib cheering...
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