Juventus grateful to Mancini as Galatasaray blow their big chance

The Bianconeri went a fourth game without victory after squandering the lead against Real Madrid, but they still remain well poised after the Turks' failure in Denmark

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By Kris Voakes

Juventus have still not won a game in the Champions League since seeing off Celtic in the last 16 of last season’s competition back in March. And yet eight months and six games on from that 2-0 second leg victory, they are clear favourites to qualify from Group B in second place and again reach the knockout stage. It doesn’t always turn out this well.

Tuesday’s 2-2 draw against Real Madrid looked decent enough in and of itself, but it was a scoreline which would have left them staring at the prospect of having to win both of their remaining group fixtures in order to progress were it not for Copenhagen’s shock 1-0 victory over Galatasaray at the Parken Stadion.

Thanks to the Danes’ win, the Bianconeri know that a victory at home to Stale Solbakken’s side in three weeks’ time will more than likely leave them needing just a draw in Turkey in their closing game in order to qualify for the last 16. In a competition in which 10 points is often considered the minimum target, Juve could still get away with only notching seven.

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That they are still even mathematically in with any chance is a stroke of pure fortune. Yes, they have played well for large periods of their two clashes with Madrid, but it is only thanks to the convincing fashion in which the Spanish giants have polished off Copenhagen and Galatasary before now that Juve are in such a positive position.

Their third point of the group campaign came thanks to a Fernando Llorente equaliser after they had somehow managed to throw away a 1-0 lead garnered through hard work and great vigilance. Arturo Vidal’s penalty – awarded for Raphael Varane’s rash challenge on Paul Pogba – was a worthy advantage, yet all it took was two individual errors for the Italians to find themselves behind.

First Martin Caceres tried a criminal pass across the face of his defence which allowed Karim Benzema to slip in Cristiano Ronaldo, then Kwadwo Asamoah’s inexperience as a left-back was exposed by a great piece of footwork from Gareth Bale, with the Welshman slotting home confidently to put Madrid ahead.

Varane was again caught out when he turned his back on a Caceres cross, with Llorente making him pay, but by that point it was Galatasaray’s failures which were promising to be the most important of the night.

After conceding a wonderful early goal to Daniel Braaten, Roberto Mancini’s men simply never got going. Half-chances were made and wasted, but they rarely looked likely to come up with an equaliser, let alone a winner.

In their 2-2 draw at Juventus Stadium and then the comfortable home win against FCK, Gala looked more than capable of making Juve’s life hard in the race for qualification. But after their horror show in Copenhagen they will need to beat Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu if they are not to hand the advantage to the Bianconeri ahead of the crucial matchday six clash at the Turk Telecom Arena.

Juve should be counting themselves very, very lucky. Plenty of teams have failed to reach the last 16 of the Champions League despite collecting 10 group points. The Italian champions cannot now achieve double figures and yet are set fair for qualification. That’s just the way it happens sometimes.

Question marks remain over whether this Juventus side are good enough to truly challenge in Europe. Tuesday’s game gave us nothing in the way of answers, and there’s a fair chance that Antonio Conte’s side will head to the last 16 without even coming close to delivering a riposte of any sort.

After starting badly last year they had to really get their hands dirty and were rewarded with the top spot in the group. This time around, the path looks likely to be a hell of a lot easier.

Epic Fail :D

Kolkata. Hours after Mangalyaan completed its first stage and started orbiting around the Earth, news is coming in that the Mars Orbiter has deviated from its path and has started circling over Eden Gardens, where Sachin’s farewell test series is in progress.

This unexpected behavior of Mars Orbiter has left ISRO scientists scratching their head, as they are unable to figure out whether it is a machine malfunction or a completely new level of frenziness for Sachin.

“We knew that Mars Orbiter was smart, but we did not realize that it was sentimental too,” the chairman of ISRO Mr. K Radhakrishnan said, “To me, it appears as a side effect of being developed in India.”

“You must consider the fact that Mars Orbiter is on a 300-day journey, and once it will leave Earth’s orbit, it will never able to see Sachin playing again,” Radhakrishnan told Faking News.

However, ISRO is expecting a correction in Mangalyaan’s behavior after the Kolkata test match is over. Reportedly, they have even contacted Sachin to leave a message for Mangalyaan to continue its journey and not come back again when the Mumbai test match gets underway at Wankhede.

Exclusive picture of the Mars Orbiter revolving around Eden Gardens

Meanwhile the news of Orbiter circling over Eden Gardens has generated a wave of madness across the nation.

Excited Sachin fans are seeing it as a miracle of God i.e. Sachin himself, while the Cricket Association of Bengal, which is already going overboard with their celebratory plans for Sachin farewell, is calling it a part of their “surprise gift” to Sachin.

News channels are going gaga over newly discovered “emotional side” of Mangalyaan.

One of the channels is running a show named, “Sachin ki yaad mein royaa Mangalyaan”. Reportedly, they saw some liquid coming out of Orbiter, which anchors spotted through a telescope that they have planted in their studio and concluded that they were tears.

The international community, including other space organizations like NASA and ESA, has congratulated ISRO for creating world’s first “Sentimental Satellite” and are hailing it as a milestone in the field of “Artificial Intelligence”.

Higuaín: "At Real I had to prove something I'd already proven

Gonzalo Higuaín is enjoying the new stage of his career in Italy, as he explained in an interview on the program 'El partido de las 12'. "AtReal Madrid I played at a high level for many years, but I constantly had to prove something that I had already proven. I needed a change of surroundings and some new challenges".

The Argentine is happy in Italy. "Everything works better when you have the full backing of those around you, management and players. I'm really happy here. The president convinced me quickly. It was an important decision for me. I'm grateful for my seven years in Madrid, but in Naples I'm living that love affair that all players need", he said.

Higuaín described how his move came about: "It wasn't an easy decision. It was a decision that I had already discussed and considered. The day that we won the league I thought of moving on. There were chants at the stadium asking me to stay and in the end I stayed for one more season. It wasn't a hot-headed decision - I wanted a change of scenery and something new in my life. It's a huge challenge; I want to take Napoli to the very top".

Victoria Beckham wants to star in Girls

Victoria Beckham wants to star in 'Girls.'
The 39-year-old star reportedly told the show's creator Lena Dunham how much she loves the latest series of the comedy drama series and that she'd love to make an appearance. 
Lena, 27, is open to the idea of the former Spice Girl being on the show and has an idea for her to have a cameo as herself. 
A source told heat magazine: 'Victoria said she would love a cameo in the next season. Lena said she would love that and work on creating a suitable role - most likely, Vic playing herself.'
Victoria also plans to introduce her two-year-old daughter Harper - her child with husband David Beckham - to the show when she is old enough. 
The source added: 'Victoria told Lena how she and David are huge fans of the show, which her pal Eva Longoria urged her to watch. Vic said they loved how down-to-earth and the real comedy-drama was. She even said she wants Harper to watch when she's old enough, to get a more 'all-round education and perspective' of girls and their trials and tribulations.'
During their chat, Lena asked Victoria if she could help her revamp her style and update her wardrobe with some stylish new outfits. 
The source revealed: 'Lena said she'd sort out a role if Victoria would give her a makeover. Lena believes Victoria can upgrade her style.'

Robert Pattinson ‘still in love’ with Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson can't get over Kristen Stewart.
The A-list couple are said to have been secretly meeting up at their mutual friend Shannon Woodward's flat, despite calling time on their relationship earlier this year. 
A source told Yahoo omg!: 'Rob is still in love with Kristen and can't keep away from her. They've been meeting secretly at production studios and at Shannon's flat. The three of them have been close friends for years and all look out for each other.'
Robert, 27, is reportedly finding it impossible to cut ties with Kristen - who was caught cheating on him with 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders last summer - and doesn't want to move on from their four-year romance.
The insider added: 'He's tried flirting with other girls, partying and putting distance between them but there's no other woman for him.
'His sister Lizzie has told him to follow his deepest feelings and to not by swayed by pressure from Hollywood, because his management and publicists want him to move on and leave his 'troubled' relationship with Kristen behind.'
This comes after the 'Twilight' stars were spotted checking into the plush Viceroy hotel in Palm Springs, California, with their pooches Bear and Bernie last month.
Since ending things with Kristen, 23, Robert has been linked to Sean Penn's daughter Dylan Penn, and enjoyed a brief romance with Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough earlier this yea

Prince George to visit New Zealand next year?

Britain's Prince George is to visit New Zealand next year.
The royal tot and his parents Prince William and Duchess Catherine are set to take a trip to the island at some point during 2014 but, despite it being an election year for the country, Prime Minister John Key can't see a reason why the trio can't visit. 
Speaking TVNZ's Breakfast show, he said: 'If they come in the election period - it's generally seen as that period where sort of three months beforehand - then there are all sorts of rules that apply there.'
However, Mr Key is adamant that even if the royals did turn up in New Zealand close to an election, he doesn't expect it to affect the voting system.
He explained: 'I think it's a wonderful thing that they come and I'm a massive supporter of the royal family but I don't think someone goes into a polling booth and says, 'I'm going to vote National because Prince William turned up in New Zealand'.'
In 2011, the government was put under pressure to turn the royal family away from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand as it fell close to election day, but in the end they didn't turn up.

$10 Million Human Regenerator: a Small Price to Stop Ageing!

September 27th was a special day at Abu Dhabi’s Emirate palace. The occasion was hosting of World Luxury Expo and on display was luxury lifestyle products. The limelight was however hogged by an anti ageing device. The same has been aptly named ‘Human regenerator’. System 4 Technologies Gmbh has developed this unique human regenerator.

A special fact about human regenerator is that the same is produced on order and the German company which has produced the same will only make 50 pieces of the same annually. This anti ageing device has been priced $557,000 and a huge curiosity has already made way, given the fact that the device can control ageing to a certain extent.

The version of the human regenerator that was up for display at the luxury expo was a diamond encrusted version of the regenerator. The device can accommodate a full grown human being and around 6880 carats of diamonds have been used in the human regenerator at display to give it an exclusive look.

The price for this exclusive piece too has zoomed to around $10 million, given the fact that 6880 carats of diamonds have been used in it.

Given its unique shape of a bullet, this 128 kg of device can accommodate a full grown human being with ease. Human regenerator has been designed using a unique technology by the name of Quantum Cell Code. Body’s natural frequencies are imitated in quantum cell technology and longitudinal waves get generated.

Silicon and aluminum deposits have been used and these help create the anti ageing effect.

Given the increasing number of billionaires around the world, it is a wild guess as to how many pieces of human regenerator will be produced every year.