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There are doubts: City hopes for Stones and Walker

"It is an honor to be in the semifinals again and to be able to measure themselves against teams like Real Madrid," said Guardiola at the press conference on Monday. "Of course I want to go to the final and win it, but at the same time I will not underestimate what we have achieved so far." Last year City was in the final, lost there against Chelsea (0: 1). Previously, three times in a row ended in the quarter -finals. So the Skyblues already appreciate what they have achieved so far. But the big hit is still missing. "Every year the Champions League is a challenge, we have not yet won it and our focus is on it. It is a special competition, every young player wants to play there," Raheem Sterling makes clear. In the semifinals, Manchester City now meets the record winner of the Champions League. "We have not only known how good they are in this competition since this season. We have to prepare properly and be mentally ready," says Sterling. G...

Adi Hütter Exclusive: "Price tag does not interest me" - KICKE

It gets serious for Adi Hütter. When Borussia Mönchengladbach starts at the 1st FC Kaiserslautern on this Monday in the DFB Cup and then opened the Bundesliga season on Friday against FC Bayern, the eyes will be focused on the new head coach of the foal elf. The five-time Germans invested 7.5 million euros to buy the Austrian from the contract with Eintracht Frankfurt thanks to an exit clause. A proud sum that does not burst for Hütter. "I feel no pressure at all by the transfer fee. That would be madness if I would do my head for that, the price tag does not interest me," the 51-year-old makes it clear in the Great Hütter interview (Monday edition). The high expectation in Gladbach has nothing to do with the fee. Adi Hütter That with the amount of the transfer fee would also be an even higher expectation of expectation, Hütter does not look like this. "The high expectation in Gladbach has nothing to do with the price tag, she would be just as if I had come withou...

Eintracht Frankfurt: Boss Philip Holzer sees Atalanta Bergamo as a model

Supervisory Board Boss Philip Holzer wants to take the Italian Top Club Atalanta Bergamo with Eintracht Frankfurt. "What the Italians made in recent years is impressive," said the 55-year-old of the _ image_: "They play in about with the same budget as we have last quite continuously qualified for the Champions League." Bergamo have the "Best Youth Work in Italy", led Holzer: "You have a consistent game style, manage to rebuild failed players elsewhere, let people go away, instead of paying crazy salaries. And with this policy they exist against the big ones Cleats that have completely different resources. " Making clubs like Frankfurt hope. The SGE is currently in terms of sports budget "in the league in the league in Seven and in Europe in 48 # 48," Holz continued: "There was to talk about titles, but I wish that we often have internationally available as possible are - or at least always have the chance to be there. " ...