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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Ronaldinho predicts a classic encounter


World and European Player of the Year Ronaldinho says fans should expect another classic when his Barcelona side take on Chelsea in the choice tie of the last 16 in the Champions League.
At the same stage last season Chelsea recovered from a 2-1 first leg deficit to win the second 4-2 in a superb match and advance 5-4 on aggregate.
The tie was also notable for the row between coaches Frank Rijkaard and Jose Mourinho which led to the latter getting banned for two games.
'It will be another top contest between two coaches with high tactical awareness, we should expect something good,' said Ronaldinho.
The Brazilian said he felt last season's off-pitch antics played no part in the result. 'It was our own mistakes that let us down,' he said.