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In 2009, Chelsea and Barcelona met in the semi-final of the Champions League and Andres Iniesta broke Blue hearts in the third minute of stoppage time. Three years on, the two teams will meet again in the last four and it will be an achievement on the grandest scale if Roberto Di Matteo's charges exact revenge.
Chelsea earned the meeting with the Catalans after a 2-1 win on the night (3-1 on aggregate) but were made to cling on against a Benfica side reduced to 10 men – Maxi Pereira was sent off – before Raul Meireles, above, silenced the Benfica fans with an injury-time winner. Chelsea held a first-half lead thanks to Frank Lampard's penalty, awarded after Ashley Cole had been body-checked by Javi Garcia. Elsewhere, Real Madrid will meet Bayern Munich after a 5-2 thrashing of Apoel. MORE
Swann rallies to captain's defence
England's spinner Graeme Swann has hit out at critics of Andrew Strauss, saying the squad are fully behind the captain, who made 61 in the second Test against Sri Lanka yesterday. "What has been said [about Strauss] is what I see as a witch-hunt," he said. MORE
GB cyclists bring home two golds
Great Britain yesterday won two gold medals at the World Track Championships in Melbourne. Ed Clancy, Pete Kennaugh, Steven Burke and Geraint Thomas set a new world-record time in the team pursuit, while Ben Swift won the 15km scratch race. MORE
Southgate set to be technical director
Gareth Southgate is the leading candidate to be appointed the Football Association's first technical director in 10 years. The 41-year-old former England international and Middlesbrough manager is currently head of elite development for the FA. MORE
Vidic always had faith in title chance
Injured Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic says he never had any doubt his club would make a strong defence of their title, despite his lengthy absence. "I always believed we would challenge," he said. "It doesn't matter who is out." MORE
Middlesex ready for big time – Fraser
Middlesex's managing director of cricket, Angus Fraser, is confident of his promoted team's chances ahead of the start of the county season today. "I believe if we play cricket to a similar standard as we did last year, we're capable of being very competitive." MORE
£1m match lure for Frankel and Caviar
Connections of the planet's two most lauded racehorses, Britain's Frankel and Australia's Black Caviar, have been given a carrot of £1m to race in a showdown that would command attention beyond the sport's regular audience, even during the Olympics. MORE
Olazabal backs the Brits at Augusta
The 76th Masters begins today, and Jose Maria Olazabal, the last European to win the event, thinks the Augusta course will favour Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy. "I have a hunch," he said. "Just because the course will favour those who hit high." MORE
McGeechan to exit struggling Bath
Bath will sever links with Sir Ian McGeechan, their director of rugby, at the end of the season. The 65-year-old has been in charge for only a year but Bath have lost 11 of their 19 league games so far this term. Forwards coach Martin Haag is also set to leave. MORE
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