FC Barcelona and Manchester United completed the semifinals

Manchester United completed a 3-0 aggregate win over AS Roma on Wednesday to join Liverpool and Chelsea in the Champions league semi-finals as the three English teams repeated last season's success. They will be joined by 2006 winners FC Barcelona, who beat German side Schalke 04 by a single goal at home to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory after midfielder Yaya Toure scored shortly before halftime.

A Carlos Tevez goal after 70 minutes gave United a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Wednesday as the English champions maintained their record of never losing a knockout tie in Europe after winning the away leg first. They did so for the 14th time after weathering some nervy first-half moments, including a penalty which Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi blazed over the bar on the half hour following Wes Brown's challenge on Mancini.

It was United third successive home win over Roma, following last year's 7-1 thrashing at the same stage of the competition and this season's 1-0 victory in the group stage"Barcelona are a fantastic club and it is a marvellous stadium with great memories for us," Ferguson told a news conference. "We can't go there and be negative, we have to go there and be positive and if we do that we have a good chance", Sir Ferguson added.

At the Nou Camp, a simple finish from Yaya Toure booked FC Barcelona's berth in the last four after a furious start in which Schalke had 10 shots in the opening 22 minutes.
Both goalkeepers made several good saves before Yaya Toure scored from close range, scrambling in a deflected cross by 17-year-old Bojan Krkic that fell kindly to him after it was cleared off the line. Barca, under pressure due to their recent poor domestic form, looked to be in for a difficult night as Schalke launched an early onslught.

But the German side ran out of steam after conceding the goal and Barcelona held on comfortably in the second half to the relief of manager Frank Rijkaard.

"I think we have got to get ready for two games against a team that is in top form and play very good football," Rijkaard told a news conference. "I am delighted to have the chance of playing against them. The level in the Champions League semi-finals is very high and anything can happen so I'm not prepared to say who are the favourites," he said.