What the back pages of the papers say - April 21

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley celebrated his team's comfortable derby triumph with a jig in the directors' box and a celebratory visit to the dressing room to congratulate boss Kevin Keegan and every Newcastle player for guiding the club to safety.

• Read COLIN YOUNG'S report here

Also: Frank Lampard returned to training yesterday for the first time since he dashed from Stamford Bridge before last Monday's game against Wigan to be with his seriously ill mother in hospital.

• Read MATT LAWTON'S report here

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has admitted that the loss of the "Anfield effect" could dent his side's chances of defeating Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final.

Also: England are expected to clarify this week the growing doubts over the fitness of Jonny Wilkinson for the two-Test tour to New Zealand this summer.

DAILY EXPRESS

Rafa Benitez has started the mind games ahead of tomorrow's Champions League semi-final by claiming that Avram Grant has added nothing new to Chelsea.

Also: The great Roy Jones jr offered to head to Wales this autumn to allow Joe Calzaghe to sign off his boxing career in a Millennium Stadium mega fight, following his tough and hotly-disputed points win against Bernard Hopkins.

THE GUARDIAN

Liverpool and Chelsea are likely to collide at near full strength in tomorrow's potentially explosive first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

Also: Roy Jones Jr, once described as the best fighter on the planet, has said he wants to be the next to face Joe Calzaghe after watching at ringside as the undefeated Welshman battled to a split points-decision victory over the 43-year-old American at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas in the early hours yesterday.

THE TIMES

Rafael Benitez yesterday belittled Avram Grant's role at Chelsea by describing Liverpool's Champions League semi-final opponents as Roman Abramovich's team.

Also: Outspoken to the end, Bernard Hopkins disparaged Joe Calzaghe's victory on Saturday night by claiming that the Welshman "punches like my sister"...Jonny Wilkinson is expected to miss England's tour to New Zealand in June because he needs a shoulder operation.

THE INDEPENDENT

Joe Calzaghe left his most dazzling skills and so much of his intimidating swagger, back home in his Welsh valley but he brought here to Las Vegas for examination the one asset that Bernard Hopkins couldn't touch and maybe couldn't even understand.

THE SUN

Jose Mourinho has agreed to become boss of Inter Milan. And the Special One is eyeing a £35million swoop for Chelsea's Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba.

Also: Rafa Benitez last night took a Euro swipe at Chelsea claiming managers are just an irrelevance at Stamford Bridge.

DAILY STAR

Jose Mourinho has warned Rafa Benitez he has to deliver the Champions League or be labelled a big-spending failure.

Also: Ashley Young struck twice as Aston Villa sent Birmingham spinning deeper into relegation trouble with a 5-1 thrashing of their local rivals.

DAILY MIRROR

Michael Owen was Newcastle's derby hero yesterday and gave his strongest hint yet that he will be around for a lot longer to enjoy the adulation of the Toon.

Also: Joe Calzaghe is gunning for Roy Jones Jr after beating Bernard Hopkins.