TOP 5 NEWS

1. Fernando Torres has warned fans Liverpool's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea may not be easy on the eye. The striker told Eurosport that a cagey, tactical game could be in store when the Blues visit Anfield. "I think these are two very similar teams. Two teams very well organised tactically, who don't concede many goals," he said. "That is what has happened in previous years. One went to penalties and the other had only one goal. These are matches with few goals, tactically very tight and which will be decided by a detail."


2. Aston Villa striker John Carew has said he would be happy to end his career at Villa Park. The big Norwegian has been seen as something of a journeyman after having spells at six clubs before making the move to Villa in 2007. Carew has impressed for Villa this season and the 28-year-old believes the future looks bright for Martin O'Neill's exciting young side. The former Lyon and Valencia hit-man says he is enjoying life at Villa and would consider staying at the club for the rest of his career.


3. Borussia Dortmund winger Jakub Blaszczykowski felt that he was undeservedly sent off in the 2-1 German Cup final defeat to giants Bayern Munich. The Poland international was shown a second yellow card in the second period of extra-time after a challenge on Christian Lell. Five minutes earlier, Dortmund had conceded what proved to be the winner and Luca Toni's second goal of the night. "I felt very bad when I was leaving the pitch," Blaszczykowski told Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza. "I got the first red card in my career and it was undeserved.


4. Internazionale striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted that he may seek a move away from Serie A in the future. "They have better technique and more finesse both in Spain and in England and you never know what will happen in the future", he told Swedish television station SVT. Ibrahimovic is currently sidelined with a knee problem, and is a doubt for the home game with Cagliari on Sunday.


5. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has said he does not want to sign double world champion Fernando Alonso to the Formula One team, believing such a move would be "damaging". Alonso has denied that he has an escape clause in his contract with struggling Renault that would allow him to leave at the end of the season, although he also voiced his admiration for the Scuderia. However Di Montezemolo does not want to partner him with current world champion Kimi Raikkonen in a 'dream team' line-up.
"To line up a Raikkonen-Alonso double act would mean wanting to damage yourself," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I want two equal drivers that work together."



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