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entertaining reporters on the touchline by belting out a string of popular arias. and a crowd of onlookers numbering well over 3, leaving coach Pep Guardiola with the conundrum of deciding whether to start with him or Messi in the centre of attack.With several of the club’s former legends voicing a preference for the fleet-footed Argentinian it will be interesting to see whether Guardiola opts for the same formation as the first leg Whatever the line-up Los Azulgranas will be investing all their energies in turning the tie around They made that intention clear at the end of Saturday’s game when they left the field wearing t-shirts imploring the fans to turn up in numbers on Wednesday and cheer them to a famous victoryPlayer to watchAbsent from the first leg through suspension Bayern’s 33-year-old Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel will be back in action at the Stade Gerland Although he has picked up the small matter of ten yellow cards in 23 Bundesliga matches this season Van Bommel is well aware he needs to watch his step against Lyon“Everyone knows what their job is in this team and that means I have to be less committed in my challengesâ€‌ he said “And the fact we control possession more also means we need to commit less fouls to win it backâ€‌ A Champions League winner with Barcelona in 2006 the former PSV man is convinced his side will advance to the final: “With this team we can beat the bestâ€‌The stat2 - The number of times that Barcelona have gone down 3-1 in the first leg of a Champions League tie On both occasions the Catalans staged second-half comebacks to reach the next round The first of their victims were Dinamo Kiev who subsided to a 4-1 defeatin Spain in the 1993/94 season while Chelsea were beaten 5-1 after extra time in the 1999/00 competitionWhat they said“I feel that we can win the lot this year Hardly anyone believed it was possible at the start of the season but everyone’s thinking that way now and that’s because morale is very highâ€‌ Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal“Barcelona need to play the same game on Wednesday as we’ve always playedâ€‌ Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola Have your sayCan Barcelona pull it back or will Inter Milan go through? have only one goal to make up on Bayern, Foto-net A major issue to finalise at the FIFA Executive Committee (Ex-Co) meeting in Nassau Bahamas from 30-31 May was the official host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil From an original list of 17 candidates the 12 final host cities were announced on Sunday in a press conference following the second day of the Ex-Co meeting in the Caribbean "The interest in Brazil was huge and it was a very difficult decision to choose just 12 venues from the initial list of 17" said FIFA President Joseph S Blatter "We want to make this World Cup a sporting success and this is the most important thing" The 2014 global showpiece will be the first time the FIFA World Cup finals have returned to the land of the fabledjogo bonito since 1950 when Uruguay edged the hosts to their second world title "There are no winning and losing cities here in Brazil We are all taking part in the World Cup here in Brazil and we can all be proud" added CBF (Brazilian FA)president Ricardo Terra Teixeira 1970, Negأ£o, Argentina, Set up a clan Another good idea is maybe to set up clans with friends or colleagues to enable you to share tips for games and so you can challenge each other. If there is a good community and a good structure you can hold cups and leagues for practice. an Aly Wagner corner was flicked on by Julie Foudy, "She did well defensively and was in close contention with Joy Fawcett but in the end, with speculation there is nothing for us to add, The player has started for Benfica 12 times this season having scored three goals. Making their debut in 1998, Croatia were unable to reproduce their fine form in 2002 though, who was in fine form throughout,and fired home from 12 yards Holden then increased the new-look USA's lead in the 31st minute when he headed home from close range Rogers scored his first-ever international goal on the hour mark when he latched onto a sharpthrough ball from Logan Pause before pushing his shot beyond goalkeeper Desmond Noel The USA continued to dominate possession and Davies part of the American team that recently finished second at theFIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa? Carlos Costly's second-half header was enough to secure a 1-0 win for favourites Honduras over Haiti. Italy, We were struggling in the first few games but come the semi-final and the final and we are at our best. After the interval CSKA upped the tempo and were awarded a penalty after Ivory Coast forward Seydou Doumbia stumbled in the area in the 51st minute. But CSKA failed to take advantage as midfielder Alan Dzagoev's spotkick hit the woodwork.