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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will face Spanish side Villarreal in the UEFA Europa league second semi final tie. This  will be the first ever meeting between the two clubs in the UEFA Europa League. In the first semi final tie, Shakhtar Donetsk will face UEFA Europa League holders Sevilla. The two sides met in the last 16 in 2007 – Sevilla won 5-4 on aggregate on route to the title. The semi-finals will be played April 28 and May 5 while the final at St. Jakob-Park, Basel will be played on Wednesday May 18.

  The UCL semi final draw has been decided – First legs:  26 April: Manchester City v Real Madrid 27 April: Atlético Madrid v Bayern München Second legs: 3 May: Bayern München v Atlético Madrid 4 May: Real Madrid v Manchester City Man City coach Manuel Pellegrini come up against his former side Madrid while Atletico Madrid lock horns against Bayern Munich,  a repeat of the 1974 final. In the other semi final, Barcelona nemesis, Atletico Madrid lock horns against Bayern Munich,  a repeat of the 1974 final. T he Bundesliga side ran out 4-0 winners in the replay following an initial 1-1 draw.

The 18-year-old defender made his first-team debut against Aston Villa last month and John Terry says he reminds him of himself. Terry believes highly-rated defender Jake Clarke-Salter will eventually take his place in the Chelsea team. The academy defender, 18, made his professional debut at Aston Villa last month and has a huge reputation at the club. Terry was the last graduate of the Chelsea youth team to hold down a regular place in the first team. But the 35-year-old's contract expires at the end of the season. He has now tipped Clarke-Salter to become his successor. Clarke-Salter was given a four-year deal in November and has been spoken of in glowing terms by both Guus Hiddink and his predecessor Jose Mourinho .

The FA have failed in their last-ditch bid to persuade  Alex Iwobi  to play for England rather than Nigeria. They have been informed ex-Three Lions youngster Iwobi won’t be changing his mind and has committed his international future to the Super Eagles.

Carrick Midfielder set to be a free agent at the end of this season was on Arsene Wenger's radar when he joined Spurs and the Red Devils and again last summer. Arsene Wenger is ready to make a FOURTH attempt to sign Michael Carrick.

Jack Wilshere is also stepping up his recovery, while Danny Welbeck could feature against Hull in the FA Cup next week Arsenal's injury woes are finally looking up - with Arsene Wenger revealing long-term absentees Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck are all making good progress in their recoveries.

Pochettino Sir Alex Ferguson never faced Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham but it is safe to assume his team talk would have been rather different to the one Roy Keane made famous two years ago. "It was Tottenham at home," recalled the former Manchester United captain. "He came in and said: 'Lads, it's Tottenham', and that was it. Brilliant." Keane was using that anecdote to highlight Ferguson's knack for knowing exactly what his players needed to hear, but it said even more about Spurs. To their rivals, they were a soft touch; the Premier League's  nearly  team, where managers came and went but the formula stayed the same.