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.

World Cup: Netherlands beat Brazil 3-0 to claim third place spot

Again, in front of home fans and their injured star player (Neymar) who sat on the bench, the Brazilians were crushed by the Netherlands 0-3 in the fight for a third place finish at the World Cup on Saturday.

Captain of the host team Thiago Silva did not feature in the 7-1 debacle against Germany but on his return on Saturday, he was instrumental to the early goal his side conceded after he pulled Arjen Robben in the box which resulted into a penalty Cooly slotted in by Robin Van Persie.

Six minutes later, David Luis poor header which was meant to be a clearance fell to Daley Blind who controlled perfectly and scored the second as the Brazilians chased shadows and tried rallying back but conceded another later scored by Georginio Wijnaldum.

Arjen Robben was awarded the Man of The Match as coach of the side Louis Van Gaal ended his reign as the handler of the Dutch national team.

World Cup 2014: Brazil escapes Colombia onslaught as Germany edge France to set up semi final clash

Host Brazil are though to the semi finals after beating fellow South Americans Colombia 2-1 in the Quarter final on Friday.

Captain Thiago Silva rose up early to put his side ahead while David Luiz doubled the lead with an astonishing free kick in the second half.

Colombia got a life line as James Rodriguez converted a penalty after Julio Cesar brought down Bacca in the box.

The host however set up a semi final clash billed for next Tuesday with Germany who saw off France by a lone in another thrilling encounter.

Mats Hummels did the job for the German side as he headed home earlier in the match.

No Kaka, Ronaldinho, in Brazil World Cup Squad

Yes, big names missing in Brazil's 23-man world cup squad. The likes of Ronaldinho, Kaka, Philippe Coutinho Lucas Moura and a host of others.

Majority of the players selected were those Felipe Scolari used in prosecuting the Confederations Cup.

The squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Júlio César (Toronto FC), Jéfferson (Botafogo),
Victor (Grêmio).

Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Roma), Marcelo
(Real Madrid), Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain), David Luiz
(Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Dante (Bayern
Munich), Henrique (Napoli).

Midfielders: Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Paulinho
(Tottenham), Ramires (Chelsea), Fernandinho (Manchester
City), Oscar (Chelsea), Willian (Chelsea), Hernanes
(Internazionale), Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Forwards: Fred (Fluminense), Neymar (Barcelona), Hulk
(Zenit St Petersburg), Jô (Atlético Mineiro).