Neuigkeiten » Dallas Star needed assistance

Paul Merson has described Manchester Citys Champions League semi-final defeat at Real Madrid as the worst performance hes ever seen in football. Having earned a creditable goalless draw with the 10-time champions in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium, Manuel Pellegrinis men relinquished their hopes of a maiden European Cup final appearance as Fernandos own-goal saw Real progress.In what was a performance bereft of intensity and creativity, Citys star-studded line-up managed just one shot on target at the Bernabeu and failed to create a single clear-cut chance as they were dumped out of the competition with a whimper. I would say thats the worst Ive ever seen in football, Merson told Sky Sports Facebook page.It was the Champions League semi-final and City had 15 minutes to score one goal that would have seen them through to the final. They should have thrown everyone forward - the centre-halves, everybody!Champions League semi-finals come around once in a lifetime so to go out in the manner they did was poor. With £250,000 up for grabs in this seasons Soccer Saturday Super 6, Paul Merson gives you his thoughts on this weeks games There will be a lot of players who came home on that plane the other day thinking: I wont be here next season.Citys reluctance to throw everything at Real Madrid for a place in European footballs biggest game irritated Merson. Pick your team Aguero? Ozil? De Bruyne? Pick your Fantasy Six-a-Side team for the chance to win ￡10,000 Real, who were missing Karim Benzema and nursing Cristiano Ronaldo back to full fitness, were rarely tested and the Sky Sports pundit claimed the players would ultimately regret their poor showing. Champions League semi-finals come around once in a lifetime so to go out in the manner they did was poor. Paul Merson on Manchester Citys exit I saw Cardiff lose 3-0 at Sheffield Wednesday last week in a game they needed to win, he added.They were 1-0 down, they chased the game and lost 3-0. You can hold your hands up when that happens, at least they had a go.City simply didnt have a go. I couldnt believe them on Wednesday, Ive never seen anything like it. Will City ever have a better opportunity to reach the Champions League final again? Merson runs through his Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-side team as he takes on Phil Thompson this weekend The last time I saw something similar was when Newcastle got relegated at Aston Villa in 2009. I watched that game expecting Newcastle to have a go but, like City, they didnt.Do you agree with Merse? Let us know using the message boards or by tweeting @SkyFootball. Get a Sky Sports Day Pass Dont miss Man City v Arsenal. Watch live on NOW TV for ￡6.99. No contract Also See: Own-goal ends Citys hopes City missed golden opportunity Pellegrini: Real were lucky As it happened Brad Peacock Jersey . With the Pirates in the thick of the race in the NL Central, the timing couldnt be better. Liriano struck out a season-high 11 in seven innings to win consecutive starts for the first time this season and Pittsburgh beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night. Martin Maldonado Jersey . Canada will host Japan in a World Group first-round match in 2015. It will be a rematch of their first-round clash last year when Japan defeated Canada 4-1 to reach the World Group quarter-finals for the first time in its history. https://www.cheapastros.com/1483o-nolan-...sey-astros.html. He could have transferred when academic sanctions barred the Huskies from the NCAA tournament his junior season. Josh James Astros Jersey . The judge sternly instructed the prosecutor to restrain himself and he apologized -- then went right back to trying to pick holes in the testimony of the double-amputee runner. It was a harsh day of cross-examination for Pistorius, challenged relentlessly about his account of the moments just before he killed Reeva Steenkamp, as well as circumstances related to several firearms charges against him, including the firing of a gun in a crowded restaurant. Houston Astros Shirts . -- Jesse Lussier scored 8:24 into overtime as the Halifax Mooseheads erased a four-goal deficit to beat the host Val-dOr Foreurs 6-5 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action.Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) - Boston Bruins forward Loui Eriksson will be out indefinitely after suffering a concussion. "Loui traveled back to Boston from Buffalo by plane today with a member of the Bruins medical staff," said Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli in a Thursday statement. "After an examination by team doctors in Boston, he has been diagnosed with a concussion and will be out indefinitely. The team will provide a further update on Louis status when appropriate." Eriksson left Wednesdays 5-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres after taking a vicious hit to the head from Buffalo enforcer Joohn Scott.dddddddddddd In the third period, Eriksson was skating through the neutral zone and had just passed the puck when Scott laid a vicious hit to Erikssons head. The former Dallas Star needed assistance to get off the ice and was taken to a local hospital. He stayed in Buffalo overnight for observation. Scott was given a major penalty for charging along with a match penalty and another major for fighting Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid after the hit. The 6-foot-8 forward now faces a suspension of at least five games following an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety. ' ' '