Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been slapped with a five-match Champions League ban on Friday after suggesting UEFA conspired to help Barcelona. He has already served one match of the ban and another has been suspended for three years.
Manchester United qualified for the final of the Champions League Wednesday after a resounding 4-1 (6-1 on aggregate) victory against Schalke at Old Trafford. The Red Devils will now face Barcelona on May 28.
Barcelona won their ticket to the Champions League final on Tuesday for the second time in three years after holding Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw, giving the Catalan club an aggregate 3-1 semi-final victory.
Barca's Lionel Messi (pictured centre) led his team to a 2-0 victory over rival Real Madrid in Wednesday's semi-final first leg match of the Champions League.
Manchester United beat Germany's Schalke 04 (2-0) on Tuesday, in the first of the 2011 Champions League semi-finals. A third final in the span of four years is now a likely scenario.
Two weeks after knocking out title holder Inter Milan to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time, Schalke 04 faces-off against veterans Manchester United on Tuesday.
Schalke 04 completed back-to-back wins over Inter Milan on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they will face Premier League outfits Manchester United.
Manchester United beat Chelsea at Old Trafford on Tuesday to complete a 3-1 aggregate defeat of their Premier League rivals and book a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney (centre) scored the only goal at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to give his side the advantage over Chelsea and put a difficult week behind him.
