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WORLDF CUS Bayern win SOCCER Bacary MUNICH injured Bayern Munich beat holders Borussia Dortmund 1-0 cour- LONDON tesy of a spectacular Arjen Robben goal to move into the Sunday, 6pm German Cup semi-finals and Everton v Reading reclaim domestic dominance S’pton v QPR after failing to defeat their ri- Stoke City v West Ham vals in the last six encounters. I will quit! Sunderland v Fulham Robben, unhappy about his Swansea v Newcastle substitute role this season, Saturday, 6pm only made the starting United v Norwich SS3 lineup for the hosts due to Chelsea v W.Brom SS5 the absence of the suspended Saturday, 8.30pm Franck Ribery but capped a Wigan v Liverpool SS3 Sunday, 3.30pm sparkling performance with Tottenham v Arsenal SS7 his 43rd-minute curled shot. Monday, 11pm Wednesday’s victory was Aston Villa v Man CitySS3 sweet for treble hunters Bayern, looking for their first Arsenal defender Bacary silverware in three years, as Sagna will miss the north they took revenge for their London derby against Tot- 5-2 German Cup final loss to tenham Hotspur on Sunday Dortmund last season. and midfielder Abou Diaby “With this win we have is rated a 50-50 chance. reclaimed our top status in “Abou has a calf problem, German football and the a minor one. He will have balance has been restored,” tests and then we will see a beaming club president Uli if we can use him or not,” Hoeness told reporters. manager Arsene Wenger told a news conference on Thursday. United tour Diaby’s fellow Frenchman Sagna has a knee injury SOCCER Benitez and missed last weekend’s Premier League win over MANCHESTER Aston Villa. “He is not ready for Sun- English Premier League lead- day. It is too short for him,” ers Manchester United will blasts fans said Wenger. play a Singha All Star XI at Arsenal are fifth in the the Rajamangala Stadium in league on 47 points, two Bangkok on July 13 as part of behind Chelsea and four a pre-season tour of Asia, the adrift of third-placed Spurs. club said on Thursday. and Chelsea board Benitez (left) speaks to Mata “There are over 19.5 million Manchester United followers in Thailand and the club has LONDON settings of Middlesbrough’s be seen if Benitez — ap- that is to be in the top four Becks stars been lucky enough to visit on FA Cup result Riverside Stadium. pointed until the end of and be in the Champions a number of occasions,” chief Boro 0 Chelsea 2 “I have been in charge in the season — will still be League next season I will PARIS executive David Gill said in a March 10 football for 26 years, won in charge when Chelsea leave, they will stay in the statement. Man United v Chelsea the Champions League, play United in the Cup on Europa League and they French Cup The match will open Unit- the Club World Cup, the March 10. will have to take respon- PSG 2 Marseille 0 ed’s 2013 tour which includes In a bitter outburst at the FA Cup, the Italian Super sibility. games in Sydney, Yokohama, fans who have barracked Cup, the Spanish league Fans love Di Matteo “They do not create a Paris St Germain lashed out Osaka and Hong Kong. him relentlessly and an twice — nine trophies — all Benitez has dished up a good atmosphere at Stam- at David Beckham’s critics angry swipe at the club’s the trophies you can win at mixed bag of results since ford Bridge. They have to after he cleared all doubts board for only appoint- club level,” Benitez began. Di Matteo paid the price realise they are making a about his conditioning and ing him ‘interim’ manager, Warming to his task, he for the Champions League big mistake.” performance level with an Tiago injured Rafael Benitez said on added: “A group of fans, holders’ disappointing de- “I am the manager and I excellent showing for his first Wednesday he will leave they are not making any fence of their title — bow- will be managing the team. start with his new side on SOCCER Chelsea at the end of the favour to the team and they ing out at the group stage, I like to manage players Wednesday. season. are singing and wasting the first holders to do so. and no names so I will pick The former England captain, MADRID The Spaniard, whose time preparing banners. Many fans still chant Di my team and I will make who made a cameo debut cheeks puffed and flushed, “It’s because someone Matteo’s name at games decisions and at the end of of 15 minutes for PSG in Atletico Madrid midfielder hit out in his news confer- made a mistake. They put and have made it quite the season I will leave any- Sunday’s home league victory Tiago fractured a bone in his ence following FA Cup my title interim manager clear that Benitez would way because I am interim.” over Olympique Marseille, right forearm during his side’s holders Chelsea’s 2-0 win and I will leave at the end never be accepted because Former midfielder Craig featured for 86 minutes in the King’s Cup semi-final second at second tier Middles- of the season so they do of his time in charge of Burley said Benitez and French Cup last 16 victory leg success at Sevilla, the club brough that secured a not need to waste time Liverpool and the enmity the club should go their over the same opponent. said on Wednesday. quarter-final clash with with me, they have to that stemmed from the separate ways as soon as Sports director Leon- The Portugal international Manchester United. concentrate on supporting run-ins he had with former possible, while bookmak- ardo said: “You said it — we received a kick to his arm Abused and jeered from the team.” Chelsea manager Jose ers William Hill were signed him only to take pic- from Gary Medel during the the moment he walked His comments are Mourinho. offering short odds that he tures, to set news conference first half and went off to have out at Stamford Bridge for unlikely to be appreciated “They are not doing any would be out of Stamford and sell shirts,” he said. “It’s it bandaged, but was unable his first game in charge in by Chelsea owner Roman favours to their club, to the Bridge before Chelsea play up to you to judge. You, the to continue and was replaced November after replacing Abramovich and with the rest of the club and the West Bromwich Albion experts, who know soccer.” by Mario Suarez in the 24th the popular Roberto Di Russian billionaire not players,” Benitez said. in the Premier League on Coach Carlo Ancelotti said: minute. Matteo, Benitez let his an- known for his tolerance “If we cannot achieve Saturday. “He made a very good No timescale was given for ger spill out in the unlikely of dissent, it remains to what we expect to achieve Reuters game. He showed that he can how long he would be out of play. I think that he did not action. look like he was 37 tonight.”