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6 May 2015

4 Liverpool old boys reunite in Barcelona vs Bayern Munich Champions League semi-final match

Wednesday night's Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Bayern Munich will reunite four former Liverpool stars at the Nou Camp.
The Reds may have crashed out of this season's competition at the group stage but Kop favourites Luis Suarez, Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso and Pepe Reina are just two games away from next month's final in Berlin.
LUIS SUAREZ (BARCELONA)
The Uruguayan only left Liverpool last summer but he has established himself as a third of Europe's most prolific front three alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.
After serving the remainder of a four-month ban for biting and overcoming a barren spell in front of goal early on, Suarez has now found the back of the net 16 times in La Liga and six times in the Champions League.
And, with 14 assists in both competitions, he has been a first-class provider of goals for his two South American strike partners. 
The 28-year-old became one of the world's most expensive players when he made a £75million move to Spain but he has wasted no time in proving his worth.

JAVIER MASCHERANO (BARCELONA)
Mascherano spent almost three-and-a-half seasons in the heart of Liverpool's midfield before making a £17.25m move to the Nou Camp in the summer of 2010.
He has flourished since moving to the continent, helping the Catalan giants to two La Liga titles, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey. 
Used in central defence as well as defensive midfield, the Argentina international is yet to score in almost 200 appearances in all competitions.
Mascherano is likely to anchor Luis Enrique's midfield on Wednesday night, allowing Ivan Rakitic and Andres Iniesta to attack.
XABI ALONSO (BAYERN MUNICH)
Popular among fans of a red persuasion to this day, Alonso is in his first season at Bayern Munich after leaving Real Madrid in a £5m deal last summer.
During his five years at the Bernabeu, the Spaniard helped Los Blancos to one La Liga title, two Copa del Reys and last season's Champions League.
He made a surprise move to the Bundesliga in August last year and has fitted seamlessly into Pep Guardiola's side, helping them to their 25th German title last month.
Alonso, who retired from international duty last summer, has also won the World Cup and European Championship with Spain since leaving Merseyside.
PEPE REINA (BAYERN MUNICH)
A stalwart in Liverpool's goal for eight years, Reina fell out of favour under Brendan Rodgers and was loaned to Napoli in the summer of 2013 after the club signed Simon Mignolet from Sunderland.
He was reunited with former Reds boss Rafa Benitez in Serie A but failed to sign a permanent deal with the club despite playing regularly during the 2013-14 campaign.
Reina returned to Liverpool but was quickly sold to Bayern in a £2m deal, becoming an understudy to No 1 Manuel Neuer.
He has since made just two appearances in the Bundesliga and will start on the bench for Wednesday's Champions League clash.

Selfie are banned at Kim Kardashian's 'Selfish' Book Signing

The queen of selfies, Kim Kardashian, reportedly enforced "no-selfie" policy at her book launching and signing event. The launching event of her book titled "Selfish" took place at the Barnes & Noble on Fifth Avenue in New York City on Tuesday, May 5.

According to Yahoo!, this no-selfie rule "is probably meant to keep the overflowing line moving." Some people camped out overnight to get the chance to meet the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star. A lot of fans shared that Kim was worth the wait. Daily News reported that some of the queuers were from outside NYC.

"She's really funny and she's a positive inspiration for women. She's down to earth," said Alania Abels who left her house in Philadelphia in the early morning to see the idol.

It's ironic to find the 34-year-old star banning people from taking selfie while she didn't adhere to that rule during the Met Gala one day prior to her book signing event. During the Met Gala, she took a number of pictures and posted them on her Instagram despite the restriction.

"Selfish" is a book containing hundreds of selfies depicting Kim's career and life journey in more than 400 pages. They include pictures of her famous curves, as well as her photos with her family, celebrity friends, husband Kanye West and baby North. Her book becomes remarkable as the pictures on that book are about the celebrity and were self-taken by the celebrity. Her instagram account where she usually posts her selfies has garnered 31 millions followers and counting.

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