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Some grim lessons were to be learned from a game they were forced to play largely with 10 men

The word is that Fabio Capello is unlikely to take Peter Crouch

Sometimes you do wonder whether even the mightiest managers truly understand football.

An old Italian football saying, "the immutable law of the ex" has seldom been so graphically illustrated than by Craig Bellamy's display last week against Manchester City for Liverpool

It is one of the bitter ironies of contemporary English football that its two outstanding players of recent times have both been such flawed personalities

Terry's disastrous form warrants stint on bench

A deep black cloud of doubt hangs over European football

Hope springs eternal, or so it does in the case of 34-year-old Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas, it would appear.

The absence of John Terry was a major blow to Chelsea

For the second time, the Chelsea centre half has been deprived of his role by the Football Association.

On Wednesday at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea face the red-hot European Cup favourites Barcelona just three days after their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against the Spurs

The question is, can Chelsea do it again in the impassioned Nou Camp tonight?