I DON’T want charity, if I play in any final, I want it to be on merit, not sentiment” — Paul Scholes, earlier this month, responding to Alex Ferguson’s insistence that, should Manchester United reach Moscow for the Champions League final on May 21, the ageing midfielder would be the first name on his team-sheet.

CRISTIANO RONALDO does not need to worry himself about his place in Manchester United’s hall of fame.

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is adamant his club is not punching above its weight as the Black Cats close in on their transfer targets.

The man now known in London as well as Rome as the Little Aeroplane brought down Coca-Cola Championship high-flyers Stoke to steer Fulham through to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Inter Milan have completed the signing of Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Juventus for £16.7m (€24.7m).

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will not be joining the scramble to sign players from stricken Juventus.

Fabio Capello today stepped down as coach of Juventus to seemingly pave the way for a switch to Real Madrid.

Juventus 0 Arsenal 0 (Agg 0-2)

Juventus 0 Arsenal 0 (Arsenal win 2-0 on aggregate)

Arsene Wenger has called on his Arsenal side to invoke the spirit of Madrid as they aim to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League against Juventus tonight.

THIERRY HENRY has the insouciant air of someone who would ordinarily consider revenge beneath him, but when he returns to Juventus tonight, there is more at stake than simply Arsenal’s Champions League future.

JUVENTUS boss Fabio Capello believes his side can perform a “miracle” and dump Arsenal out of the Champions League tonight in the Stadio Delle Alpi.

ARSENE WENGER headed to Turin last night knowing Arsenal’s future is in their own hands - just weeks after his side were considered “a joke”.

Juventus will give Alessandro Del Piero a late fitness test ahead of tomorrow’s game against Arsenal.

THIERRY HENRY has called on his Arsenal team-mates to “stay cool” as they look to secure a safe passage into the semi-finals of the Champions League against Juventus tomorrow night.

Ten-man Juventus saw striker Alessandro Del Piero limp off during their 1-1 home draw with Roma in Serie A.

ARSENE WENGER insisted he had no regrets about allowing Patrick Vieira to leave Arsenal as he prepared to welcome his former captain back to Highbury in the Champions League later this month.

RACISM again reared its ugly head in Spanish football as Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o suffered sustained abuse at Real Zaragoza.

DAVID TREZEGUET is looking to pull level with the legendary John Charles in Juventus’ all-time scoring chart in tonight’s Champions League Group A clash against Bayern Munich at the Stadio Delle Alpi.

JUVENTUS admit they still hope to convince Arsenal to sell French midfielder Patrick Vieira.

Juventus admit they still hope to convince Arsenal to sell French midfielder Patrick Vieira.

LIVERPOOL hero Jamie Carragher has hailed the genius of Rafael Benitez as Liverpool marched into the 12th European semi-final of their illustrious history.

RAFAEL BENITEZ will turn to “big names to solve big problems” when he sends out a patched-up Liverpool at the Stadio Delle Alpi tonight in a bid to reach the last four of the Champions League.

STEVEN GERRARD'S shock withdrawal from Liverpool's Champions League showdown with Juventus puts Spanish international Xabi Alonso in line for a first team comeback.

Liverpool’s hopes of reaching the Champions League semi-finals have been dealt a huge blow after captain Steven Gerrard was ruled out of the second leg against Juventus.

Liverpool fans are beginning to see why Rafael Benitez considers Luis Garcia pivotal to the club’s short and long-term success.

RAFAEL BENITEZ believes Liverpool are slowly beginning to fulfil the potential he saw at the club when he took over just nine months ago.

Rafael Benitez believes Liverpool are slowly beginning to fulfil the potential he saw at the club when he took over just nine months ago.

Liverpool 2 Juventus 1

ALEX FERGUSON is convinced Ruud van Nistelrooy is the man who will ensure Manchester United complete 'the biggest task' of his 18 years at Old Trafford tonight.

An unnamed Premiership club have joined the race to sign Juventus’ Italian international Mark Iuliano, according to the player’s representative.

JUVENTUS’ outstanding goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is hoping AC Milan superstar Andriy Shevchenko will not come back down to earth now he has captured the Golden Ball Award.

PHIL NEVILLE has boldly claimed Manchester United would rather face Serie A’s finest clubs in the Champions League first knock-out stage.

Phil Neville has boldly claimed Manchester United would rather face Serie A’s finest clubs in the Champions League first knock-out stage.

VALENCIA clinched their second Spanish title in three seasons after goals from midfielders Vicente and Ruben Baraja earned them a 2-0 victory at Sevilla last night.

Alessandro del Piero is hoping to put an unhappy major finals record behind him at Old Trafford tonight.

Juventus 3-1 Real Madrid (Juventus win 4-3 on aggregate)

Juventus won the 27th Serie A championship of their history today although a 2-2 draw with Perugia was not the perfect way to celebrate.

ROY KEANE is back in business and ready to lead Man Utd through the biggest challenge of their football careers.

BARCELONA’S domestic form may have been indifferent this season but in Europe they have gone unbeaten for 15 games and they are looking to add to their tally with a victory over Juventus in their Champions League quarter-final, second-leg tonight.

Juventus 1 Barcelona 1