David Luiz vows to abstain from sex as he gets baptized

PSG defender, David Luiz has vowed to abstain from sex following his recent ''water baptism''.

According to report on daily Express, the former Chelsea player was baptized in the swimming pool of club team-mate Maxwell, and is now a member of the Pentecostal Hillsong Church.

Luiz said he vowed to abstain from sex with his girlfriend Sara Madeira until they are married.

The Brazil international posted on his Instagram account, stating that he has ''chosen to wait'', followed by a Bible verse.

''I have chosen to wait,'' the 28-year-old Brazilian said.

Luiz on his Instagram added that he has devoted his life to God.

''Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV),'' Luiz wrote.

''How wonderful to live with you Lord, thank You for loving me so much

and taking care of me!

''My life is yours, and I am your servant! You’re always in the center

of all my decisions! I love my God! Amen''

In this light, Luiz is following the footsteps of fellow Brazilian and former Real Madrid star, Kaka previously who also claimed that he was a virgin until marriage.

Champions League: Barcelona dismiss PSG as Bayern cruise into semi final

The atmosphere at the Camp Nou last night could be likened to a training session for Barcelona as they finished the job they started a week ago against French Champions Paris Saint German.

The Spanish side defeated the visitors on all fronts with Brazilian forward Neymar scroring twice to seal a semi final spot for Barcelona as they won 5-1 on aggregate.

In the other semi final on the night, Bayern Munich punished FC Porto winning  5-1 to cancel the the Portuguese side's first leg 3-1 win.

Bayern still did not have a handful of players but were enough to run riot on Porto to progress to the semi finals as well. Thiago Alcantara, Jerome Boateng, Robert Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso all made the scorers sheet.

Tonight will see Real Madrid battle city rivals Atletico Madrid in the return leg inside Santiago Bernabeau to continue the drama which ended scoreless in the first leg while Juventus travel to Monaco with a 1-0 advantage from the first leg.

Champions League: Laurent Blanc admits beating Barca will be ''very difficult''

Paris Saint-German will have to fight an epic battle for a place in the Semi final of this season’s Champions League but they will have to create an upset when they take on Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

The French side lost at home 1-3 to Barcelona and look to progressing but their manager Laurent Blanc admitted that beating Barça will be ''very difficult'' whilst at the same time highlighting the fact that ''we have nothing to lose''.

''I am a realist and we know that it will be very difficult, given that it we have had little time to prepare for the game. We don’t have anything to lose and we will simply play our usual game.''

''We will have the chance to score goals. The only problem is that to get through we cannot concede more. That is impossible given that the majority of team have conceded.''

''Barça dominated but we also will have the ball, but we have to show that we can make them work hard. We will try to pressure them high up the field.''

''The return of Ibrahimovic will have a great impact and he is a player who has great self-confidence. He loves this kind of game.''

''There is a great difference between Barça and us. Barça have great players and it’s a great club who have recently won the Champions League more often than PSG.''

Manchester United Legend Cantona believes Ronaldo and Messi are not better than PSG's Pastore

The duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are not as good as Javier Pastore. This was the submission of former Manchester United Legend Eric Cantona.

Cantona believes that the PSG and Argentina forward is ''more creative'' than any other player in the world.

''The best player in the world, the most exciting player in the world, is [Javier] Pastore from Paris Saint-Germain,'' said Cantona. ''I watched two games just to see Pastore playing, giving passes. He has got something special. Because football is interactive, it's why football is so popular, I think.''

Pastore's statistics this season can not be compared with that of Messi who has 45 goals for Barcelona while Cristiano Ronaldo has found the back of the net 51 times for Spanish rivals Real Madrid, but the former Manchester United legend who seems to be seeing something the world is not, was speaking at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Shanghai.

''Pastore can do things that the other ones don't know, he does things that surprise you every time. Not only in scoring goals, spectacular goals - everything. Just passing. He's a very creative player. He's the most creative player, I think, in the world today. It's why I think he's the best player in the world, because I love this kind of player.''

David Luiz hurts Chelsea as PSG knock the Blues out of Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain have qualified for the next round of the Champions League, after a 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic saw red to reduce his side to ten before Gary Cahil grabbed the opener later in the second half.

Former Blues' defender David Luiz headed home a header to take the tie to extra time.

The extra-time was quite dramatic as Thiago Silva handled the ball in the area to earn the Blues a penalty which Eden Hazard stepped forward and coolly restored Chelsea’s lead.

As fate would have it, Silva nodded in PSG’s second, to eliminate Jose Mourinho’s side on away goals rule.

In the other match of the day, Bayern Munich hammered 10-man Shakhtar Donestk 7-0 at home, to qualify for the quarter-finals.

UCL: Bayern held to barren draw, Chelsea secures 1-1 draw at PSG

German champions Bayern Munich were held to a goalless draw in Ukraine Ginta Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday's UEFA champions league first leg match.

The Germans despite their passing and possession failed to break the Ukranians and also saw Xabi Alonso sent off in the second off for a bookable offence.

In the othe game on the night, Chelsea were able to grind out a 1-1 draw in Paris against french champions Paris Saint German.

Branislav Ivanovic's header set Chelsea ahead late in the first half while Edison Cavani equalized for the home team.

UEFA Champions League: Kenneth Omeruo's message to Chelsea as they tackle PSG in Paris

French giants Paris Saint German will host Chelsea football club in the first leg of the knock out stage of UEFA Champions League, in Paris on Tuesday night.

On-loan Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo is wishing his colleagues at the London club a beautiful result from Paris.

He shared via social medai (Instagram) #chelsea #UTB #champions league #omeruo #TeamKO Good luck today Guys.

The Nigerian defender is currently on-loan at Middlesbrough in the Championship.

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''Barcelona surprised us'' - PSG defender David Luiz

Paris Saint German defender David Luiz has admitted that they were taken by surprise by Barcelona's 3-4-3 formation in Wednesday's UCL clash.

The French side lost 3-1 to Barcelona at the Camp Nou which saw them finish second in the group F behind Barca.

"I think that Barcelona are a great side, they've played very well, with a diamond in the middle of the park in order to have more possession," he said. "This surprised us.

"Barca have some of the best forwards in the world, all three of them are top quality and they all scored.

"We have to be ready to play against any team if we want to win the tournament, even if we'd have preferred to play the second leg at home."

PSG will face Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Chelsea or Porto in the next round.

Former Chelsea defender David Luiz reveals he nearly joined Barcelona

Barcelona will tonight take on Paris Saint German at the Parc des Princes for a UEFA Champions League Group F clash, and David Luiz - who joined PSG from Chelsea for a reported fee of £50million in the close-season - claims he might have been part of the Spanish giants' travelling party.

Speaking to AS ahead of Tuesday's game, the Brazil star said: "It's true they (Barca) tried to tempt me a couple of times and everything looked good.

"But eventually I realised the team that really wanted me was PSG."

PSG seem to be having it tough in the new season, with four 1-1 draws in their last five games increasing the pressure on coach Laurent Blanc.

However, David Luiz is in no doubt that the French champions will get back to top form sooner rather than later.

"We're progressing every week and need to find a better version for our style of play - something similar to Barca," he added.

"We know there is much room for improvement and are aware that is how the big teams think.

"Over the years I've learned that if you think you've reached the top of the ladder then you are heading for a fall. That's not a good mentality to have.

"You must be ambitious, with humility, because you can always improve.

"We are on the right road and PSG will get back to what they were last season." 

Hazard rules out PSG moves, says he's fine with Chelsea

Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has insisted he wants to remain at the Stamford Bridge with the Blues despite several reports of a potential PSG move.

The Belgium international who joined Chelsea in 2012 from Lille of France for £32m says he's not thinking about a return to the Lig 1.

''PSG are in the same world than Chelsea,'' Hazard told Canal+ ''But, to be a top club they need to win the Champions League. I'm fine with Chelsea and this is where I want to continue to grow. PSG are not in my head.

''Move back to Ligue 1? Maybe one day. But only for Lille. Ligue 1 is a great league in Europe but not the best. It's a league for youngsters.''

UEFA Champions League draw (sse full Draw here)

The UEFA Champions league draw has been drawn with top European clubs said to get started as Real Madrid (defending champions) find themselves in Goup B to trade tackle with Liverpool, Basel and Lodogorets.

FULL Draw right here:

Group A
Atletico Madrid
Juventus
Olympiacos
Malmo

Group B
Real Madrid
Basel
Liverpool
Ludogorets

Group C
Benfica
Zenit St. Petersburg
Bayer Leverkusen
Monaco


Group D
Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund
Galatasaray
Anderlecht

Group E
Bayern Munich
Man City
CSKA Moscow
Roma

Group F
Barcelona
PSG
Ajax
Apoel Nicosia

Group G
Chelsea
Schalke
Sporting
Maribor

Group H
FC Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Athletic Bilbao
BATE

Hands Off: PSG President says Di Maria is too expensive

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has made it clear that the club will not pursue a move for Real Madrid’s Angel Di Maria, because he is too expensive.

The Argentina international has been heavily linked with a move to Paris, after James Rodriguez arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu this summer.

But Al-Khelaifa says he will not be coming to PSG.

“As for Di Maria, it is true that we have held talk with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez,” Al-Khelaifi said at a press conference where new signing David Luiz was being unveiled.

“But he is too expensive for us. We have stopped negotiations.”

Nigerian Alexander Akande scores for Kitchee against PSG

 Nigerian Alexander Akander came in as a substitute to grab a 90th minute goal for his Hong Kong side Kitchee against Paris Saint German in an International Club Friendly match that ended 2-6 in favour of the French Champions earlier in the week. 

Keep banging in the goals Alex! 

Ronaldinho leaves Atletico Mineiro, he won't retire until age 42 says Agent

Reports from Brazil reveal that former player of the year Ronaldinho has left the Atletico Mineiro.



The club announced on Monday that the 34-year old left on amicable terms after a meeting between his agent and brother Roberto de Assis and the club president Alexandre Kalil.

The former Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain forward had been contracted to the Belo Horizonte-based club until December.

De Assis said Ronaldinho and Kalil will give a joint press conference on Wednesday where the player will clarify his future.

However, retirement is apparently not on the agenda.

"He will play until he's 42! He will reveal his future destination on Wednesday," said De Assis, according to the Globo Esporte website.

United is Premier League's Most Valuable brand as Bayern top the World

According to a recent report, five English Premier League teams made the list of most valuables brand in the world.

10) PSG - $324m brand value
PSG won their second consecutive Ligue 1 title last term,and are up a whopping 14 places from last year's brand table. They're also set to make Chelsea's David Luiz the world's most expensive ever defender in the coming weeks.

9) Borussia Dortmund - $327m brand value
Jurgen Klopp's side average more home fans at their stadium every week than any other side in Europe, but are losing the battle for German supremacy at the moment with Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich outfit.

8) Liverpool - $469m brand value
Liverpool have qualified for the Champions League for the first time since 2009, but are actually down one place from last year. They have especially large followings in Indonesia and the Far East.

7) Chelsea - $502m brand value
Roman Abramovich has turned Chelsea into a genuine footballing
superpower since buying the club a decade ago, and he's seen the
Blues win three Premier League titles and a maiden Champions League crown in that time.

6) Arsenal - $505m brand value
After winning the much needed silverware FA Cup, Arsene Wenger's side will be looking to build on the success next term following an ambitious summer transfer market.

5) Manchester City - $510m brand value
City won the Premier League for the second time in three years and also collected the League Cup during Manuel Pellegrini's first season in charge. They're up three places from last term in the brand table.

4) FC Barcelona - $622m brand value
Having finished the season without a trophy, but they still have the world's most marketable footballer Lionel Messi on their books, who has won the Ballon D'or a ludicrous four times already, despite being only 26-years-old.

3) Manchester United - $739m brand value
United were at the very top of the brand table last year, but after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement and the miserable season David Moyes endured, their brand value has dropped by over £60m in one season.

2) Real Madrid - $768m brand value
Real Madrid recently won their tenth European Cup, beating bitter
rivals Atletico 4-1 in the final after Extra-Time. They're up two places from last season's brand table, and have the world's two most expensive footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale on their books.

1) Bayern Munich - $896m brand value
Bayern Munich have won two consecutive Bundesliga titles, and finished last term with a record points tally in the German top flight. In Pep Guardiola, they have by far the world's highest paid manager as well.

#Sources: Fanatic.com and Soccernation.com

Demba Ba sends Chelsea to UCL Semi final

Chelsea FC  recorded a 2-0 victory over Paris Saint German at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter final.

Andre Schurrle replaced Eden Hazard who was pulled out after indication of injury in the 18th minute and he made his mark within 12 minutes of play scoring Chelsea's first goal. Demba Ba also came on later in the 2nd half to finish off the French side with just three minutes to full time.

The away goal Chelsea secured in Paris last week however helped the Londoners overturn the 3-1 loss.

In the other fixture, Marco Reus scored twice but was not enough to see Borussia Dortmund through to the next round over Real Madrid, having lost 3-0 at the Bernabeu in the first leg last week.

Both Chelsea and Real Madrid are thorough to the semi finals awaiting winner from Wednesday's fixtures to know likely opponents.

Chelsea, Dortmund gasp for the miraculous

Stamford Bridge will on Tuesday host French side Paris Saint German in a clash of hope as Chelsea looks to  overturn the 3-1 defeat they fell to last week in Paris during their UEFA Champions League quarter- final first leg tie.

While in Germany, Borussia Dortmund are also in the race for a great come back having lost the first leg in Spain  to Real Madrid 3-0.

According to Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp, "I don't think it is difficult to choose an approach for the game. We got a result in Madrid which does not leave us withmuch choice. As always, we will give our all to win. I cannot understand 100% why so many people are saying that we have to score in the first five minutes.

"I don't know how many miracles have been proclaimed before they
happened. We don't have any right to speak about that, but we have the right to give everything tomorrow and perform with will power. If we somehow get a result that takes us through, then great; if not, we want to say goodbye to the Champions League with a good performance."

On Chelsea's chances, Mourinho is convinced his team will prove their pedigree to prevail in the tie, despite only two clubs – Barcelona at
Chelsea's expense in 2000, and Chelsea against Napoli two years ago – having recovered from a 3-1 first leg deficit to progress in the revamped Champions League.

"PSG have what they have, we have what we have," the manager said. "If you ask me if I think we'll win, yes I think so. I think we are going to win, really, and, at the end of the two legs, we'll have scored more goals than them. Pure mathematics. It's 3-1 now, but in the end I think it can be 4-3, or 5-4 [to us]. If I don't think that, I won't go [to the game]. And I'm happy to go.

"We need to win. What do we need to show? The players have to show their quality, confidence, ambition … all these qualities which make a player play at the top level and a team to play at this level. I think if PSG are knocked out it will be a big disappointment for them. If we are knocked out it's something that, at this moment, lots of people are
expecting. That's why I say we have to enjoy the risk of the situation. Most important is the belief, and I believe. My players believe."

UCL: Chelsea fans go on rampage

Reports have it that a group of about 400 Chelsea fans went on the rampage in central Paris, smashing up cafes and shops and aiming racial abuse at home fans, before Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final tie against Paris St Germain.

The night however turned out to be disastrous for Chelsea as the were beaten 3-1 by the home team.

Source: Skysports.com

Champions League: Real, PSG take the lead

Paris St Germain and Real Madrid are on the driver's seat as they both too a big steps towards the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday with the French club beating Chelsea 3-1 while the Spaniards dismantled Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the quarterfinal first legs.

In France, Ezequiel Lavezzi, David Luis own goal and a late minute goal from Javier Pastors finished off Chelsea while Eden Hazard secured a Consolation for his side.

The other fixture on the night saw Real Madrid scoring three unreplied goals. It was a difficult night for the Germans as BALE, Isco and Ronaldo fired in to give real the edge toward the next leg.

2nd Leg fixture comes up on the 8th and 9th of APril.