Breakfast Bulletin: Vincent Kompany, Hillsborough, Ding Junhui, Walter Pandiani

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany believes City's nil all draw with Real Madrid in the Champions League semi last night was a good performance, but finds the battle for a place in the final "too close to call". The comments come after City managed to hold out a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Madrid team that failed to get an away goal, which would have put them in good stead ahead of the second leg.

"It is too close to call at the moment - 0-0 is a very dangerous scoreline", the City centre-half said after the match.

"From the moment we manage to score in Madrid, it will be very different. It is hard to keep a clean sheet against such an attacking team. We can be proud of what we have achieved in this first leg."

Kompany was tasked with shutting down Madrid's focal point in Ronaldo's absence, Gareth Bale. The Welshman struggled for clear cut opportunities as City put in a rare 90 minute performance of total defensive discipline. City were also starved of chances during the match, as David Silva was substituted due to injury before half-time and Sergio Aguero was given little opportunities either.

Family members, sport stars, celebrities, world leaders and people the world over welcomed the findings of the Hillsborough inquest jury, as they concluded the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the disaster were unlawfully killed.

British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "I would like to pay tribute to the extraordinary courage of #Hillsborough campaigners in their long search for the truth", while the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, David Crompton, said the police "unequivocally accept" the findings.

Current and former footballers such as Wayne Rooney and Jamie Carragher expressed support for the findings on Twitter, while former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said in a statement he was "especially pleased for the families of the 96 who sought justice for so long and with such dignity".

Ding Junhui went through to the semi-finals of the World Championship in style, after obliterating Mark Williams 13-2 inside two sessions.

Ding was the first through to the semi finals, scoring at least a half-century in every frame he won. Ding at the end of the first session had a lead of 6-2, before extending it to an unbeaten position of 10-2.

The 29 year old last reached the semi-final in 2011, but had to qualify for this year's tournament after his world ranking had dropped to 17th.

Not to get too serious for a minute, but take some time out to watch this. Some comments aimed at female sportswriters in the online space are completely unacceptable, and this shows some of the bile they're subjected to.

Tune in as we reach the pointy end of the World Championships, live and exclusive on Eurosport 1.

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Atletico will be look to repeat last night's stalemate, where City prevented Madrid from getting a crucial away goal. Madrid should be careful though, Pep is looking to stamp his authority on the contest and end his Bayern stint with a bang.

Happy 40th Birthday to the 'El Rifle', Walter Pandiani. This Uruguayan journeyman took his talents far and wide, from Deportivo to Birmingham City to FC Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland. He once scored a first half hat trick for Espanyol against Real Madrid and was the top scorer in the 2006-7 UEFA Cup.