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Schalke v Manchester United
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Few would have expected Schalke to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League – certainly not after losing their first four games at the start of the season. But the German club have knocked the likes of Internazionale and Valencia our of Europe's top competition since then, hence the apprehension writ on Alex Ferguson's face
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Ferguson has paired Javier Hernández and Wayne Rooney up front, while Dimitar Berbatov is injured and Nani waits on the bench
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Only last week Neuer declined a new contract at Schalke, effectively ending his 20-year association with the club. Schalke's fans must have received that news with regret. The German is proving himself a fine keeper tonight, denying United time and again
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First he foils Hernández
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And then Ryan Giggs
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Even deflected shots can't beat him
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Rooney looks increasingly frustrated. Wonder how long it'll be before he has an argument with someone?
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Not long
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Ferguson and his substitutes look a touch uneasy as the game reaches half-time without a goal
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After 67 minutes of dominance, Rooney slides a clever ball through to Giggs who slots his shot under the onrushing Neuer, finally giving United the lead
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They're all getting involved - it's like a team huddle out there
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Two minutes later Rooney side-foots the ball between the keeper and his near post to give United a two-goal lead
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Rooney runs off to celebrate with Hernández. United now have the cushion their adventurous play has merited and with it they've given themselves a strong chance of reaching the Champions League final at Wembley
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Hernandez may not have scored tonight but his contribution has been valuable
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Ralf Rangnick, the Schalke coach, looks decidedly glum. The memory of his side's 5-2 victory over Inter in Italy in the quarter-final must seem distant
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United's players are delighted at the final whistle. Heck, even Ferguson was seen smiling
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Ferguson later described Neuer's performance as one of the greatest he'd ever seen against United – perhaps a veiled effort to coax the German to Old Trafford next term. If Schalke are to stand any hope in the second leg of this tie, Neuer will need his team-mates to join him on the football pitch next week
Destruction in Misrata
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Rebel fighters prepare to seize a house held by pro-Gaddafi forces
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An injured pro-Gaddafi soldier is detained
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Nigerian Election Riots Leave Hundreds Dead
A young man walks among the rubble at Kafanchan central market in Kaduna, Nigeria. Riots over the recent Nigerian presidential election may have resulted in 500 deaths, as well as numerous burned buildings.
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No End to the Search
Soldiers of Japan's Self-Defense Force look for victims buried under debris in the town of Otsuchi. A massive new search is underway with some 12,000 people still missing after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (left) greets French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to a summit at Villa Madama in Rome. Berlusconi is pushing to tighten border controls after the recent wave of Tunisian immigrants
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Fighting the Silencing of Syria
Syrians demand the ouster of the Syrian government in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday. Authorities in Syria have reportedly arrested hundreds of protesters as the military swept into dissident towns.
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Melted Texas
A homeowner walks past a burned boat while surveying his destroyed home near Strawn, Texas. More than 167 homes were destroyed by a wildfire that moved through the area last week.
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Fire on the Mountain
Forest fires near the town of Viege, Switzerland, threaten local homes in the midst of one of the country's worst droughts in 150 years Tuesday.
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Blue Jean Rebels
A Libyan watches after a shop displaying denim pants at a market in the rebel stronghold city Benghazi on Tuesday. The rebels claimed advances against pro-Gaddafi forces as the fighting continues.
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Getting Caught in the Rain
A woman who may or may not like piña coladas walks through a rain shower in Berlin on Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit the German capital, putting an end to the sunny spell.
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'I Dub Thee Sir Michael'
Queen Elizabeth II grants the Governor-General Michael Ogio of Papua New Guinea the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George at Windsor Castle.
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Border March
Recruits of the Indian Border Security Force march during the passing-out parade in Humhama, on the outskirts of Srinagar.
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Chaos Continues in Ivory Coast
Government troops patrol in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Heavy gunfire rocked the city as soldiers tried to dislodge militia still loyal to ousted president Laurent Gbagbo.
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Missouri Flooding Forces Evacuations
People walk through floodwaters to get back to their home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Roughly one thousand residents of the community were forced to evacuate by rising waters from the Black River.
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Shootout
People take photos of the site of a gunfight between FSB security services and militants in the Chechen capital Grozny. Russian security forces said they killed four members of an Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus.
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On the Hunt
Mark Tennant assists in recapturing a hyena that escaped from Lion Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Two hyenas escaped from their enclosure at Lion Park after chewing through the fence.
Remembering Chernobyl
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A widow holds a portrait of her husband during a ceremony to honour the victims of the Chernobyl accident, held in Kiev April 26, 2011. Ukraine marked the 25th anniversary on Tuesday of the world's worst nuclear accident at its Chernobyl power plant as Japan pressed on with efforts to control the crisis at its Fukushima plant.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich looks on during a memorial ceremony at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl April 26, 2011.
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A boy looks at a portrait of his grandmother as he visits a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster during a night service near the Chernobyl plant in the city of Slavutych April 25, 2011.
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A general view shows a giant windmill with a message spelt out by Greenpeace activists lying down in the gardens of Moscow State University in Moscow April 26, 2011. The message reads "Stop AES (Atomic Energy Stations)".
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A view shows a sarcophagus covering the damaged fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant April 26, 2011.
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U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks during a listening session, April, 26, 2011 at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, Wis. The Republican plan to fundamentally restructure Medicare and cut social safety net programs like food stamps and Medicaid has at times been a raucously tough sell as its supporters head home and meet with their constituents, including Democrats organized against them. Even the architect of the plan, Ryan, has been booed, though many of those attending four meetings Tuesday in his home state of Wisconsin were supportive.
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A statue remains standing outside a destroyed home in the Gaines Bend neighborhood on April 26, 2011 near Strawn, Texas. More than 167 homes were destroyed by the PK Complex wildfire that moved through the area last week.
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Jestina Clayton braids the hair of her daughter, Esther Clayton, 5, at her home Monday, April 25, 2011, in Centerville, Utah. Clayton and the the Institute for Justice have filed a federal lawsuit seeking changes to Utah's hair braiding regulations.
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A forest fire is seen next to the southwestern village of Visp April 26, 2011, following a warm winter, combined with unusually high temperatures and no rain over the last month, the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss reported.
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An unidentified cyclist prepares for the race prior to the prologue, a 3,0 km race against the clock, at the 65th Tour de Romandie UCI ProTour cycling race in Martigny, Switzerland, 26 April 2011.
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The latest work by micro-sculpture artist Willard Wigan, showing Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton in an eye of a needle. The work is on display at Castle Gallery at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Wigan, an artist celebrated for his tiny creations, fashioned the piece, which can only be viewed through a microscope, from synthetic fibre and painted it using a single eyelash.
Chinese wedding has royal inspiration
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Wang Xueqian, 23, arrives in a carriage to fetch his bride ahead of their wedding
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It's swords aloft as Wang and his bride, Yao Yan, exit a building during their wedding celebrations
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An Afghan policeman leads a fireman out of the scene of a burning NATO fuel tanker on the Jalalabad-Kabul highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on April 27. A bomb which was planted underneath a tanker carrying fuel for the NATO forces exploded. There were no casualties, police officials said.
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Devotees gather inside the Sri Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam to attend the funeral ceremony of Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparti, India on April 27. Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's most famous spiritual leaders with thousands of followers in the country and abroad, died aged 85 after a prolonged illness on April 24.
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Indian police officials spread the national flag on the transparent casket containing the body of Sathya Sai Baba.
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A royal limousine takes part in a dress rehearsal in central London early on April 27 for the royal wedding between Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton. Up to 1,000 members of the British military attended a pre-dawn rehearsal for the royal wedding on Wednesday to ensure they get everything right on the big day.
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A soldier yawns during the royal wedding rehearsal at dawn on April 27.
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Conflict in Libya
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A rebel stands guard along the severely damaged Tripoli street of the besieged city of Misrata on April 26. Misrata remains besieged by Moammar Gadhafi's troops to the east, south and west, with its only access to the outside world by sea.
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A young boy is treated at a hospital after he was lightly wounded from shelling by Gadhafi's forces overnight in the Ras Amar area of the besieged city of Misrata on April 25
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Smoke rises from the remains of a building in Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziyah compound in Tripoli, following a NATO airstrike early on April 25. A Libyan official accompanying journalists at the scene said 45 people were wounded, 15 seriously, in the bombing.
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A man hugs his niece after arriving on a ship from Misrata during an evacuation operation organized by the International Organization for Migration at the port of Benghazi on April 24.
Severe storms rip across U.S.
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Four houses are surrounded by floodwaters from the Current River just outside Doniphan, Mo., Tuesday, April 26. The area received several inches of rain in previous days.
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Beth Freyaldenhoven and Kristen Talley, look over the property belonging to David and Katherine Talley, their aunt and uncle, on Tuesday, April 26 after a tornado hit Vilonia, Ark. Both David and Katherine Talley had taken shelter in a metal utility building on their property, but they died when the building was blown across a pond.
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Paducah Power System workers assess damage to power lines in Murray, Ky., on Tuesday. Storms have unleashed more than a foot of rain across the region, and the forecast offered little hope for relief. Another larger storm system was brewing along the same path, bringing several more days of rain and the possibility of tornadoes.
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Butler County, Mo., Sheriff Mark Dobbs stands on a levee along the Black River, right, on April 25, where floodwaters were running over into adjacent farmland southeast of Poplar Bluff.
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Six Americans Killed in Afghan Shootout
An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch in Kabul. There are reports at least six American soldiers were killed by an Afghan air force officer after an apparent argument.
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Governing Iranian Style
An Iranian female lawmaker attends an open session of the Parliament in Tehran. Iranian lawmakers deliberated the general outline of the current year's budget.
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Dangerously Dry
Helicopters fly to drop water on a forest fire in Viege, Swizerland. Switzerland is in the midst of one its worst droughts in 150 years, making the country particularly vulnerable to fires.
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Nigeria Sees More Election Controversies, Violence
Nigerian polling station officials count ballots in Jos. The governorship elections were marred by allegations of people stealing ballot boxes, as well as bomb blasts in the city of Maiduguri.