After a disappointing season with Liverpool, Rafael Benitez has been appointed as the new coach of the European champions, Inter Milan. Benitez confirmed that he has signed a two year deal with the double winners of the last season. Benitez will take over from the dynamic Jose Mourinho, who drove his side to win the European league along with the Serie A title. For Benitez, it will be a challenge to fill his shoes and fact that he hasn’t had a great season with Liverpool might put some pressure on him.
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England’s World Cup bid suffered a major blow when ace midfielder Gareth Barry, playing for Manchester City was injured during a crucial English Premiership league match against Tottenham, which City lost by a solitary goal and also missed out from the opportunity of playing in next years champions league. Barry injured his ankle during the game and will be out of action for at least four weeks. 
Bayern Munich stormed into the finals of the Champions League as they defeated Olympique Lyon 3-0 in a crucial encounter on Tuesday. Ivica Olic, the Croatian striker looked in great form as he scored three goals to put the match out of their rivals reach. The victory means that the German side would be playing their first Champions League final in almost nine years. 
Barcelona looked all set to retain their La Liga title as they defeated Deportivo Coruna 3-0 in their home match on Wednesday. Bojan Krkic, Yaya Toure and Pedro fired a goal each to ensure their team had an easy walk on the park. Barcelona had ensured a three point table top lead by defeating Real Madrid 2-0 on Saturday and their win against Deportivo Coruna means they now stand six points clear of the next best team in the La Liga table. 
