United lost to AC Milan at the semi-final stage last season and face another tricky tie against Spanish giants Barcelona this term.

However, Vidic is confident of progressing to the Moscow showpiece and ultimately lifting the trophy.

The Serbian defender feels United have a stronger squad and that all the key players will head into the clash with Barca in a fresher condition.

"Last season we didn’t do well in our semi-final and we want to fix that," Vidic told Sky Sports News .

"We want to play much better and get to the final and win the trophy.

"We played with the same squad all the way last season and had a couple of injuries and maybe that is why we didn’t do so well.

"This season we have a bigger squad and I hope we will play well in the last few games."

Predrag Mijatovic approached Peter Kenyon, when he travelled to London to watch the Blues play Fenerbahçe, about the Ghanaian international and was quoted a price of €35m.

That is €10m more than Madrid were preparing to go with, but the sale of Diarrá may see the Spanish giants counter with a bid of €30m

According to reports, the former Lyon midfielder is keen to leave Stamford Bridge following the departure of José Mourinho and has been weighing up where his next move would be.

Diarra looks certain to leave Madrid as his agent agent, Frederic Guerra, revealed that after Barcelona visit the Bernabéu on May 7, the club should be willing to talk about a transfer..

"We will have to see what happens after Madrid play Barcelona," he said. "After that we will know more clearly what could happen. Diarrá is not happy at Madrid because he is not playing very much. It is a worrying situation."

Bernd Schuster is also said to have told Mijatovic that Essien would be a very welcome addition to the squad as he has never been a big fan of Diará and wants a new defensive midfielder.

Ernesto Bonzetti is currently negotiating a transfer for the Barcelona ace with the likely destination being AC Milan, yet he has revealed the player could have been heading to Stamford Bridge had he accepted an offer from the Blues.

"Few can afford Ronaldinho, so Milan and Chelsea are the clubs who have sought him out most insistently," Bonzetti told RAI. "Ronaldinho doesn’t really like English football though, he much prefers Milan."

This would be the second time Ronaldinho has rejected a move to the Premier League; in 2003, he had the chance to join Manchester United from Paris St Germain yet opted for the Camp Nou instead.

The capital club are mired in trouble towards the foot of the Ligue 1 table and are three points away from safety with four games remaining in the campaign.

Coach Paul Le Guen is under intense pressure and Cayzac, who stepped down from the PSG helm this week, claims Mourinho has been sounded out about taking control.

“I leave with my ideas,” Cayzac said in a last press conference at Parc des Princes on Tuesday.

“The contact had been established with Jose Mourinho.

“(Former tennis star) Yannick Noah and (former France handball coach) Daniel Costantini were also part of the options.

“I proposed the position to Gerard Houiller, who refused due to his duty with the federation.”

The ex-Chelsea forward said: "Old Trafford is a big stadium and a good one - but to call it the Theatre of Dreams, maybe it’s a bit exaggerated.

"Before I came to Barca, United were interested in signing me on a couple of occasions.

"It’s a great honour that Alex Ferguson wanted me because he’s a living legend, someone special who’s done incredible things. But when they told me Barcelona were interested in me they were always my first option."

DiarioSport says Deco received an explanation yesterday for the decision to leave him out, but not from coach Frank Rijkaard. It was assistant Johan Neeskens who spoke with Deco before training at La Masia.

Inter Milan are monitoring developments and are regarded as favourites for the Portugal international.

But Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri thinks the World Cup winning Del Piero’s treble will have been enough to force his way back into Donadoni’s reckoning. “I’m convinced that Donadoni will call Del Piero,” he said. “Alex is in great form at the moment, he’s been showing that for a long time. “I’m sure he’ll get a call up, I would call him up.”

His performance on sunday took his total of league goals for the season to 17, his second best total in Serie A and if he scores in Juve’s remaining four games he will at least match the 21 goals he managed in 1997-98.

Del Piero was dropped from the Azzurri squad after a string of under-par performances in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, during which he failed to score in five appearances. His last game was the 0-0 draw against France in September but Ranieri is confident he has done enough to earn a recall.

 

Toni had scored his first in the 11th minute and Bayern were heading for a regulation victory before Mladen Petric struck in the second minute of added time to level the scores and bring heroic Dortmund back from the brink at the Olympiastadion. Bayern then struggled to keep Dortmund at bay before Toni wrongfooted Dortmund keeper Marc Ziegler in the 103rd minute to seal the win with the 35th goal of his debut season in Germany.

 

With the German Cup now installed in the trophy cabinet, Bayern will turn their attentions towards next week’s Uefa Cup semi-final with Zenit St Petersburg and protecting a 10-point lead in the Bundesliga.

 

“It’s evidently not with a light heart that I quit my job as president of Paris St Germain,” Cayzac said in a statement released by the club. And I regret that, for all my support and admiration for this club, the results aren’t there. Whatever happens I will remain one of the top supporters of my club. I have always supported this club and have the absolute wish that we keep our place in Ligue 1 and win the Coupe de France on May 24 at the Stade de France.”

Bazin was keen to praise Cayzac’s efforts during his brief spell in charge, but added he felt change was required to help turn the club’s fortunes, on and off the pitch, around. This difficult decision is necessary in the club’s current situation,” said Bazin. Of course it doesn’t put in doubt the enormous work and contribution of Alain Cayzac at the head of Paris St Germain.“

The capital club have also appointed Michel Moulin as director of sport. The official statement on the club’s website www.psg.fr read: “Considering that the direction of the club could not remain immobile in the current sporting situation, Paris St Germain’s board have decided to appoint a sporting advisor, charged with giving the club a new direction until the end of the season. “Paul Le Guen, whose motivation and energy remain intact, will maintain his responsibilities and will therefore work in close partnership with Michel Moulin.”

The team, French League Cup winners three weeks ago, lie 18th in the Ligue 1 standings, three points adrift of Racing Lens, the first club above the drop zone, with four games to play. Angry PSG fans painted graffiti at the club’s training grounds after the defeat, one of them bearing the warning ‘PSG in Ligue 2 = Riots’.