Tirana  - Arie Haan has resigned as Albanian national te

Madrid  - Villarreal midfield anchorman Marcos Senna will be out of action for around three weeks with a thigh injury, the Spanish football club announced on Wednesday.

Senna, 32, tore a muscle in his left thigh in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at home to Malaga, a result which pulled Villarreal down to fifth in La Liga.

Senna will miss the next league matches as well as a Champions League quarter-final return leg at England's Arsenal which was scheduled for later Wednesday.

Kiev - Former French footballing great Michel Platini on Wednesday said a pair of Ukrainian sides had an edge over their French opponents in Thursday's UEFA Cup quarter-finals.

"I have to say the Ukrainians have a certain advantage," the European football boss Platini told a news conference in Kiev.

Shakhtar Donetsk visit Olympique Marseille with a 2-0 cushion from the first leg while Dynamo Kiev take on Paris St Germain after drawing 0-0 last week in Paris.

London, Apr. 15 : Porto’s Aly Cissokho has taunted Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo snorting: You’re nothing special.

Manchester United go to Portugal knowing they need to win or draw by more than 2-2 in order to make the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The Portuguese champs have the upper hand after drawing 2-2 in the first leg at Old Trafford, reports The Sun.

London, Apr. 15 : Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink said after Chelsea’s four all draw Liverpool that his heart “is now around 100 beats per minute because the game’s been finished for 15 minutes. But at the time of the game it was up to 160 or 180.”

“I have had some dramatic matches, but this was one of those games where everyone has made a lot of errors. That’s why it was so attractive, going from one end to the other. One time you think you’re down, next you react,” The Sun quoted Hiddink, as saying.

Munich - Barcelona booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday with a creditable 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich. Barca go into the semis on an impressive 5-1 aggregate, because they thrashed Bayern 4-0 in the Camp Nou last Wednesday.

In the semi-finals Barca will meet old enemies Chelsea, who dramatically edged out Liverpool in Tuesday's other quarter-final second leg 7-5 on aggregate after the tie finished at 4-4 on the night.