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Nyon want to winBayern the Champions League this the odds, making Atletico olders Real Madrid will face Bayern season,” said the Italian, who also won the third favourites to lift the trophy in the Munich and a reunion with “master” European title twice with AC Milan. June 3 final at Cardiff, behind favourites HCarlo Ancelotti after got Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Barcelona and Bayern. his wish and avoided Leicester City in Rummenigge anticipates “a classic” The Foxes, who last month Friday’s Champions League quarter-final between the two footballing superpowers sacked despite him draw. when they go head to head over two legs masterminding their unlikely charge to Leicester will play Atletico Madrid -- “a next month. last season’s title, will massive challenge,” said Leicester manager “All football fans in the world can look travel to the Spanish capital for the first Craig Shakespeare -- and the Italian and forward to it,” the prolific former Germany leg. Spanish champions clash with Juventus striker said. ’s Atletico have reached drawing the miracle men of Barcelona. But not everyone was so enthused. the Champions League final in two of the The final tie in Europe’s premier club “It is one of the worst draws we could last three seasons, losing to city rivals Real competition pits City’s slayers have got without a doubt, but it is also for on both occasions, last year on penalties. Monaco against . them,” said Real Madrid director Emilio “Atletico Madrid are a very good team Zidane, Ancelotti’s assistant when Butragueno. with some fantastic individuals with Madrid won their 10th European Cup in “We would have liked to have faced experience in the competition, but we’ll be 2014, said: “It will be master against pupil them further on in the competition. The ready to give everything to progress,” said for sure. whole world will be watching these two Shakespeare, whose side are fighting for “I learned a lot from him, he is a great games.” their lives at the wrong end of the Premier person and we all know what we did here.” ‘Brilliant occasion’ League. Bayern boss Ancelotti is similarly Leicester, making their debut in the “It will be a brilliant occasion for our relishing their reunion and a return to Champions League and rank outsiders, supporters and for everyone at the club the Bernabeu in the pick of the last-eight will have to upset the European elite all but, before the players can begin to think pairings. over again after landing last year’s beaten about these games, we have Premier “It is going to be exciting to play finalists in the draw in Nyon, Switzerland. League matches to come that are of huge Real Madrid’s French against them. We are very confident and British bookmakers promptly slashed significance to our season.” (AFP) coach Zinedine Zidane Sick Kyrgios out of Indian Wells clash with Federer Indian Wells, to play today due to sickness,” cruel twist of fate for the talented defeating the Serb in Acapulco. “I don’t take this decision ustralian star Nick Kyrgios said on . “At this 21-year-old, who has shown In his statement on Friday, lightly, these are the matches we Kyrgios withdrew stage we think it’s food poisoning, signs of finally starting to deliver the world number 16 said he had train for, but I’m in no fit state to Afrom his Indian Wells and I’m praying it’s nothing on his promise in recent weeks taken the decision to pull out in take to the court,” he added. Masters quarter-final more.” after a young career marked by California with a heavy heart. “I’m sorry to the fans... but I showdown with Roger Kyrgios had been due to controversy. “After a restless night of being have to put my health first and I Federer yesterday, blaming face Federer after knocking out His stylish win over Djokovic sick I have nothing left and to hope you understand.” food poisoning for a sudden Novak Djokovic in the last 16 on was the second time in as many play a great champion like Roger Federer, meanwhile, tweeted illness. Wednesday. weeks he had beaten the former I need to be at my best to have a his support to the Australian “Unfortunately I am unable Kyrgios’s sudden illness is a world number one after also chance,” Kyrgios said. youngster.

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