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class="date">Wednesday 10 April 2013 9.15 CET</p><p class="teaser">Six years ago today Manchester United FC showed how to reach a UEFA Champions League semi-final in style, a seven-goal salvo leaving visitors AS Roma shell-shocked.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Champions League</p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1939538/">Demichelis downbeat after Málaga defeat</a></h2><p class="date">Wednesday 10 April 2013 8.30 CET</p><p class="teaser">Mart铆n Demichelis was "hugely disappointed", but J煤lio Baptista said M谩laga CF had to be proud of "a fantastic first season in the Champions League" despite a dramatic exit.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Champions League</p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1939531/">Lewandowski tongue-tied by 'Hollywood' ending</a></h2><p class="date">Wednesday 10 April 2013 8.25 CET</p><p class="teaser">"It must have been unbelievable for the fans," said Robert Lewandowski as he digested the late two-goal salvo against M谩laga CF that resurrected Borussia Dortmund's campaign.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Champions League</p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1939562/">Galatasaray feel pride and frustration</a></h2><p class="date">Wednesday 10 April 2013 8.15 CET</p><p class="teaser">Felipe Melo said Galatasaray A艦 could be proud despite their quarter-final exit, yet for Didier Drogba and Hamit Alt谋ntop there was a sense of what might have been.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Champions League</p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1939564/">Relieved Madrid turn focus to final goal</a></h2><p class="date">Wednesday 10 April 2013 8.05 CET</p><p class="teaser">After reaching the semi-finals for a third straight year, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higua铆n stressed the importance of Real Madrid CF going further as they chase a tenth crown.</p></div><a 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named Best Project at the 2013 UEFA Grassroots Day Awards.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1939043/">UEFA Grassroots Day Awards – Best Leader</a></h2><p class="date">Tuesday 9 April 2013 11.10 CET</p><p class="teaser">A volunteer who helps provide football for 50% of the boys and girls in his region in the north-east of Turkey has been named Best Leader in the 2013 UEFA Grassroots Day Awards.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1938747/">UEFA Grassroots Day Awards announced</a></h2><p class="date">Tuesday 9 April 2013 11.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">Hungary, Netherlands and Turkey have won 2013 UEFA Grassroots Day Gold Awards, heralding the聽best leaders, clubs and projects around Europe for their excellence in grassroots football.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">President</p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1938690/">UEFA and European Commission Presidents meet</a></h2><p class="date">Monday 8 April 2013 13.06 CET</p><p class="teaser">"I am pleased we are maintaining our excellent working relations," said UEFA President Michel Platini as he met European Commission President Jos茅 Manuel Barroso in Brussels.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1938726/">UEFA President Michel Platini meets European Commission President José Manuel Barroso</a></h2><p class="date">Monday 8 April 2013 11.33 CET</p><p class="teaser">019 - Constructive discussions on major challenges for European football</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span class="text">More news</span></a><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="box" id="newsbox_ucl"><h1>UEFA Champions League</h1><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1931058/">Klopp at a loss to explain Dortmund exploits</a></h2><p class="date">Wednesday 10 April 2013 0.33 CET</p><p class="teaser">"It feels like we've won the trophy," said ecstatic Borussia Dortmund coach J眉rgen Klopp after his team snatched an unlikely semi-final slot at the expense of M谩laga CF.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1931059/">Mourinho relieved at Madrid resolve</a></h2><p class="date">Tuesday 9 April 2013 23.52 CET</p><p class="teaser">After a "very hard" night in Istanbul, Jos茅 Mourinho said Real Madrid CF "are in the semi-finals and that's all that matters" while Fatih Terim's Galatasaray A艦 bowed out with pride.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1931050/">Last-gasp Dortmund comeback stuns Málaga</a></h2><p class="date">Tuesday 9 April 2013 23.08 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>Borussia Dortmund 3-2 M谩laga CF (agg: 3-2)</b><br/>With a semi-final place slipping away, Dortmund pulled off a miraculous comeback after added-time goals from Marco Reus and Felipe Santana.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1931051/">Madrid survive Galatasaray fightback</a></h2><p class="date">Tuesday 9 April 2013 22.50 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>Galatasaray A艦 3-2 Real Madrid CF (agg: 3-5)</b><br/>The hosts produced a stirring second half to win on the night but Madrid held on to reach a record 24th semi-final thanks to their first-leg victory.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1931033/">Chiellini: We will believe until the end</a></h2><p class="date">Tuesday 9 April 2013 21.45 CET</p><p class="teaser">Giorgio Chiellini said belief in a big Juventus comeback was felt by both fans and players as the Bianconeri attempt to upset an FC Bayern M眉nchen side with a 2-0 first-leg lead.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1931024/">First-leg failings spur Juventus to oust Bayern</a></h2><p class="date">Tuesday 9 April 2013 20.21 CET</p><p class="teaser">Antonio Conte's Juventus "want to show what they didn't manage in Germany" in the first-leg loss to FC Bayern M眉nchen, for whom "nothing fundamental has changed".</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span class="text">More news</span></a><div 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href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1938003/">Third time lucky for Fenerbahçe?</a></h2><p class="date">Monday 8 April 2013 10.19 CET</p><p class="teaser">With Fenerbah莽e SK on the verge of a first appearance in the last four of a UEFA competition after a 2-0 first-leg win against S.S. Lazio, UEFA.com recalls their past quarter-finals.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1938120/">Bale, Lennon and Gallas back within two weeks</a></h2><p class="date">Friday 5 April 2013 18.30 CET</p><p class="teaser">Tottenham Hotspur FC will likely be without Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon and William Gallas for next week's quarter-final second leg against FC Basel 1893 in Switzerland.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a href="/web/20130410101826/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1937990/">Quarter-final first-leg facts and figures</a></h2><p class="date">Friday 5 April 2013 13.21 CET</p><p class="teaser">UEFA.com's resident statistician trawls through the archives and picks out the best facts, figures and milestones to have emerged from the quarter-final first-leg matches.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h2 class="news"><a 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