Didier Drogba hit a first-half, injury-time winner as Chelsea edged defending champions Barcelona 1-0 in their Champions League semi-final first-leg clash at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

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Bayern Munich are on course to reach next month's Champions League final at their Allianz Arena home after Mario Gomez hit a late winner to earn a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in Tuesday's semi-final

Real Madrid had only just ended APOEL Nicosia's extraordinary run and reached the Champions League semifinals when Jose Mourinho's thoughts turned to the potential opponent in the final.

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Lionel Messi sent more records tumbling as holders Barcelona beat AC Milan 3-1 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League semi-finals, while Bayern Munich completed a 4-0 aggregate win over Marseille.

Real Madrid and Chelsea took giant strides towards the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday as they both recorded away wins in their quarter-final first leg matches.

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It would take a brave man — one willing to part with an arm or leg as punishment for sticking it out so callously; a brave man, to predict the outcome of the quarter finals of the Champions League.

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Chelsea made sure of an English presence in the Champions League last eight after roaring back to defeat Napoli on Wednesday, while Real Madrid swept aside CSKA Moscow 4-1 to take their place in the q

Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League tie as Barcelona routed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 to reach the quarter-finals with a crushing 10-2 aggregate win on Wednesday.

Barcelona defensive icon Carles Puyol is set to miss Wednesday's Champions League Last 16 second leg clash with German outfit Bayer Leverkusen because of a groin injury according to sports dailies Mar

Former champions AC Milan squeezed into the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday, though not as comfortably as expected as they lost 3-0 at Arsenal to progress 4-3 on aggregate.

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