We’re all looking forward to the Champions League final on Saturday, with Manchester United hoping to complete an amazing double by adding this piece of silverware to their Premier League crown.

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There were intense rumours on Thursday evening that Fabio Capello was set to quit as England manager but the FA have confirmed that the Italian will see out his contract, which expires after Euro 2012.

However, the FA chairman, David Bernstein, has dampened speculation over the identity of the man who will replace Capello by claiming that he cannot confirm the next England manager will be English.

"I cannot confirm that he will be English," said Bernstein. "I think there is a desire for the manager to be English but I wouldn't want to close the situation and we have to judge it at the time.

"I would not say at this stage that he has to be English, I would say at this stage it would be preferable.

"It is an important element, but not the only criteria, I clearly recognise there is a desire in this country to have an English manager when Fabio leaves.

Harry Redknapp is the bookies favourite to replace Capello and is a best price of 6/4, at William Hill, to be the next England manager.

Stuart Pearce is 6/1 with Hills, who make Gareth Southgate an 8/1 chance to be the next man to coach the national team. Leading foreign managers Guus Hiddink and Arsene Wenger are 20/1 to replace Capello.

Barca thrashed Madrid 5-0 in their first La Liga meeting this season and the two teams played out a 1-1 draw this past weekend, the first game in a run of four over a three-week period.

The Catalan giants were favourites heading into the match but were fortunate not to enter half-time a goal behind when Pepe’s header came back off the post.

Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas then took centre-stage after the interval with several fine saves to ensure Barcelona did not win Spanish football’s first piece of silverware this season, and he was rewarded in the extra period when Marcelo fed Angel Di Maria and his cross was headed home by Ronaldo.

Di Maria was then sent off in the closing moments at the Mestalla, but Madrid held on to hand Jose Mourinho his first trophy since taking charge last summer.

Fans of El Clasico matches have been well and truly spoilt this season, with Barcelona and Real Madrid meeting for the third time this season when they contest the Copa del Rey final.

This match is the pre-cursor to the Champions League semi-final clashes between the Spanish giants and Barcelona are the favourites  to win this cup final, which will be played at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium. 

The teams played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday night, with a late Cristiano Ronaldo penalty salvaging a point for the home side.

Real will be looking to land some silverware and Jose Mourinho’s men are underdogs to claim victory ahead of their Champions League encounter, with Ronaldo always capable of moments of brilliance.

One can’t help but feel that Barca might outclass their opponents on neutral territory.

This match needs no introduction this evening and we are expecting the teams to line up like this:

Barcelona: Pinto; Alves, Pique, Busquets, Adriano; Xavi, Mascherano, Iniesta; Villa, Messi, Pedro. 

Real Madrid: Casillas; Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo; Khedira, Alonso; Ronaldo, Ozil, Di Maria; Adebayor.

Adriano was passed fit on Wednesday morning to play in the final, although Carlo Puyol is injured and will play no part against Real Madrid. 

Emmanuel Adebayor is expected to play as the lone striker as he did during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu, with Cristiano Ronaldo playing alongside Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria.

The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in Saturday night’s La Liga showdown, which was the first of four “El Clasico” showdowns between the fierce rivals over the next three weeks.

And despite seeing his side romp to a 5-0 victory over Madrid in their first leg meeting last November, Guardiola believes he has learnt more lessons from their Bernabeu stalemate.

He said: “We have talked about what happened on Saturday, what was right and wrong, and whatever they (Madrid) do depends on what we do.

“We have to move the ball faster. If we move faster the defence will come later.

“We have talked and we know how to play better to create more chances.”

Guardiola continued: “The match at the Bernabeu is a reference point for us. We did some things well, and others not so well.

“We have to play deeper. We have to be brave and we have to try and win.”

Milan currently hold a six-point advantage at the top of Serie A and many believed the cup would be sacrificed in the Rossoneri’s pursuit of the treble.

But Allegri is determined to lead Milan to glory in this competition for the first time since 2003, and he will not be leaving out his stars for tonight’s first leg at the San Siro.

He said: “We want to win this trophy. My players are very motivated because they have not won it for a long time.

“We have the duty to try to reach the final of the Coppa Italia and win the Scudetto.

“I will field the best team possible. We will not rest our important players. (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic will play with (Antonio Cassano) and Andrea Pirlo from the start.”

He added: “Palermo have great individual quality. They proved that last weekend when they won at Roma.

“They will also be looking to reach the final and we will try to stop them.”

Defender Alex and midfielder Ramires both missed the win over West Brom with hamstring injuries, and neither man have recovered in time to face Blues.

Branislav Ivanovic is doubtful for the Premier League champions after suffering a muscle strain at The Hawthorns, meaning Jose Bosingwa could be recalled into the starting XI in his absence.

Birmingham City are boosted by the return of winger Jean Beausejour from a hamstring injury, but a groin problem could rule out David Bentley.

Cameron Jerome is set to start up front again with Nikola Zigic still absent with a groin injury, and the giant Serb is joined on the sidelines Scott Dann (hamstring), Martin Jiranek (toe), James McFadden (knee) and Obafemi Martins (groin).

West Brom 1 CHELSEA 3: Cech, Ivanovic (Bosingwa 63), Luiz, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard (Benayoun 77), Kalou, Drogba (Torres 82), Malouda. Not Used: Turnbull, Zhirkov, Ferreira, Anelka. 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 Sunderland 0: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Ridgewell, Parnaby, Larsson (Fahey 88), Ferguson, Gardner, Bowyer, Phillips (Hleb 63), Jerome (Derbyshire 90). Not Used: Doyle, Bentley, Mutch, Davies.