Berbatov ruled out of semi-final

Manchester United's top scorer Dimitar Berbatov will miss his club's Champions League semi-final against Schalke tonight having failed to recover from a slight groin strain

Manchester United's top scorer Dimitar Berbatov will miss his club's Champions League semi-final against Schalke tonight having failed to recover from a slight groin strain.

The Bulgarian also missed Saturday's Premier League win over Everton and whilst Sir Alex Ferguson claimed after that 1-0 triumph that he had no fitness concerns ahead of the first-leg encounter at the Veltins-Arena, Berbatov did not check in with the rest of his team-mates at Manchester Airport yesterday.

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