Champions League: More thoughts on Barcelona-Chelsea this time from Rob Hughes and Goal.com.

Well, at least both Italy and Spain are square with Hiddink now.

Soccer: Arsenal fan hangs himself.

MLB: Manny being Manny with girly steroids. Question: What the dilio? What was he thinking?

UEFA: Werder Bremen (and their cool uniforms) finally reaches a final of a major tournament after rallying to get past Hamburger (3-3 agg. Bremen advances on away goals). Ditto for Ukranian side Shaktar Donetsk who sent rivals Dynamo Kiev packing with 2-1 victory (3-2 on agg.) Shaktar becomes the first Ukranian team to reach a UEFA final. The last Bundesliga side to reach the final was Borussia Dortmund in 2002. German teams are 6-7 overall in UEFA cup championship games. Serie A leads all leagues at 9-6.

More soccer: Snapshot Soccer stats. Leagues with highest goals per game rates:

La Liga - 2.93

Bundesliga - 2.87

Ere divisie - 2.84

Serie A - 2.51

EPL - 2.48

Soccer Business: Serie A breaks away from Serie B. This step signals Italy is beginning to get its act together in terms of maximizing its wealth potential.

Skiing: Italian, Swiss and American resorts bid for 2015 Alpine championships.

NFL: Some good news for New Orleans as Saints stay put.

Euroleague: Panathanaikos celebrated its second title in three years with a 73-71 win over CSKA Moscow.