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[h=1]EXCLUSIVE: We won't let Chelsea beat us up[/h]

Pep Guardiola has warned Chelsea that his brilliant Barcelona side won't be bullied out of more Champions League glory.

 

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[h=1]Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Sunday's papers[/h]

 

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[h=1]Arsenal poised to say farewell to Fabianski[/h]

 

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[h=1]Chelsea ready for a Krul summer bid[/h]

 

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[h=1]Mario too manic even for Fergie[/h]

 

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[h=1]EXCLUSIVE: Bayern look to get Dzeko[/h]

 

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[h=1]Mowbray warns of summer shake-up[/h]

 

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[h=1]Chelsea's defining moment has arrived – and Roberto Di Matteo is ready[/h]

Roberto Di Matteo relaxes at Chelsea's training complex in Cobham, where he has been preparing for what he calls 'quite a unique little period'. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images
Tottenham, Barcelona twice, and Arsenal. But the Italian can't wait for the Blues' 10 days of madness to begin

 

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[h=2]Manchester United 4-0 Aston Villa[/h] [h=1]Manchester United's Ashley Young accused of looking for penalties[/h] The Manchester United forward is attracting unsavoury criticism after winning his eighth penalty of the season

 

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The Premier League has been a groundbreaking initiative that challenged clichés about the insularity of England. Football in this country may not be superior to all other nations but coverage of its matches has been sold to an eager planet.' Photograph: Allsport/Alamy/Reuters/Guardian


[h=1]The Invincibles, SAS and Cantona - 20 years of the Premier League[/h] The Premier League has revealed the shortlist for its 20-year awards. Here Kevin McCarra reflects on the period's highlights

 

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[h=2]Chelsea v Barcelona: Champions League semi-final first leg, Wednesday 18 April 7.45pm[/h] [h=1]Chelsea need two perfect games to beat Barça, says Roberto Di Matteo[/h] • 'Barça don't like playing against us,' says Chelsea coach
• Pep Guardiola rejects talk of him taking over at the Bridge

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Roberto Di Matteo says playing against the best team in the world is the biggest challenge for any manager. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

 

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[h=1]Manchester City v Manchester United - in pictures[/h] As the two halves of Manchester meet in a crucial title-race match at Eastlands, our photographer Tom Jenkins brings you all the action and drama from a narrow 1-0 victory for the blue half of the city

So, here we are, City v United in what is tantamount to a title-decider ... who would have thought it? At the start of the month United had breezed past City and were eight points clear in the title race. But Roberto Mancini's side have scrambled back into contention

 

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Outside the ground the fans are clamouring for a view of their team as the players arrive

 

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It really couldn't be poised much better than it is – City are three points behind United with three to play and a marginally better goal difference. They could place a huge banana skin under United's feet tonight ...

 

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City's line up for the match is as follows: Hart; Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy; Barry, Yaya Touré; Silva, Tevez, Nasri; Agüero. Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, De Jong, Balotelli ... Meanwhile, this marvellous rag-doll line-up appears to include Balotelli, Hart, Mancini, and err, Touré and some ginger headed chap

 

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Wonder what Mario makes of his knit-sake

 

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The United team tonight is as follows: De Gea; Jones, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evra; Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Park; Rooney. Subs: Amos, Berbatov, Hernández, Young, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Valencia.

 

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Roberto Mancini has been writing his team's chances off for weeks, but he knows the reality is City will go top if they win, while United will be all but champions if they triumph

 

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Look who's here, in with the fans. It's the former Manchester City owner and ex Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra!

 

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The game gets under way and it's already living up to it's billing. It's fast and feisty. Here, Carlos Tevez - the ex United striker - tries to swipe the ball from his former team-mate Michael Carrick