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Wigan missed the opportunity to lift themselves out of the bottom three as Scharner earned West Brom a 1-1 draw.

"The priority is to get to the FA Cup final and to get to a Champions League place," said Redknapp.

"The truth is my idea has been to always stay in Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here," he said.

Meanwhile in other quarters, Liverpool play Stoke; Tottenham Hotspur face Bolton.

The Premier League chairman has apologized for accusing FIFA and UEFA of stealing soccer from the English.

Higuain, Ronaldo and Benzema were all on target as Mourinho's side secured a 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow.

The 65-year-old is the favourite to be named as the successor to Fabio Capello as England coach.

A shock 1-0 defeat at Swansea put City one point behind the new league leaders United, who beat West Brom 2-0.

Saturday's match against Betis will mark Mourinho's 100th match on Madrid's bench.

Pep Guardiola's side is 10 points adrift of league leaders Real Madrid, so Barca need Messi to keep up his form.

The mood in the Indian camp is upbeat as the Sunil Chhetri-led side gets ready to begin its campaign.

United is up against a Spanish side it has not played since 1957.

APOEL has already become the first Cypriot team to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League.

The Italian coach has cast further doubt over his role after yet another poor result on Sunday evening.

A 23-member Indian national football team left here for Kathmandu to participate in the AFC Challenge Cup.

Juventus missed a chance to make up ground on table-toppers AC Milan as they were held to a 1-1 draw.