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Terry blow means Chelsea defence must 'reorganise'

The news John Terry could be out for six weeks due to the need for exploratory knee surgery means Chelsea will have to reorganise their defence, manager Andre Villas-Boas admits.

Chelsea captain John Terry takes part in a training session at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples on Monday, February 20, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg match against Napoli.

Without Terry the back four the Chelsea defence -- in particular centre-backs David Luiz and Gary Cahill -- was a shambles in the 3-1 second round, first leg defeat to Napoli.

Chelsea will have to try to turn that deficit around at Stamford Bridge in three weeks' time but to have any chance of doing so they would probably need to keep a clean sheet, something which doesn't look likely without Terry.

Defensive midfielder Raul Meireles was at fault for the first goal, right-back Bransilav Ivanovic was out of position for the second and Luiz made a howler for the third.

"We have to focus on reorganising this relationship between this back four that we have recently used," said Villas-Boas, who will find himself increasingly under pressure in the unforgiving English press this week.

"I have to agree that you have to solve the mistakes which you do at the back so you can profit better from the number of opportunities you have and the goals you score.

"We need to get this concentration right and this efficiency right that's for sure.

"Without John we were missing a very important player for the team.

"We have fit players and we have to continue to work with them to get it right.

"The first two Napoli goals we had more numbers and we were more organised and if we can concentrate more we can avoid conceding those."

As for Terry, the Portuguese boss is hoping his absence will be only for a month but admits it will likely be longer.

That means he is set to miss the return leg and a crucial chunk of the season, including their FA Cup fifth round replay away to Birmingham City.

"Four weeks would be excellent, we'll have to wait to see how the operation goes and hope the player can return within that frame of time but normally it's for six weeks," said Villas-Boas.

It means that young Brazilian Luiz, so composed on the ball but often lacking in focus and concentration when performing defensive duties, will continue in the heart of defence.

Villas-Boas insists he has faith in his player, despite the press criticism of his performances.

"That player becomes a target but if you suffer three goals you can (all) do much better," the Chelsea boss said.

"We'll assess the mistakes and try to correct them, he's a fantastic young player, he's got a great future ahead of him and we have to continue to work on him to improve.

The young manager opted for a midfield combination of Meireles and Ramires with the experienced Frank Lampard warming the bench until 20 minutes from time.

England's Ashley Cole was also overlooked at left-back on his return from injury, although he came on after just 12 minutes due to an injury to Jose Bosingwa.

"It's technical decisions, whatever explanation that I give you in the end it would be a fantastic explanation if we win the game," said Villas-Boas in defence.

"Any explanation I give you is useless with regard to the result of the game, there's no point.

"Regarding the formation with the two sitting midfielders we chose tonight was to have two hard working midfielders to sit in front of the defence, not that Lamps can't do it, for sure he can but that's not the decision we took."

As for his own future Villas-Boas was adamant that he will keep going whatever is written about him.

"Speculation will continue as results don't happen but it won't be a distraction."

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Barca on verge of quarters after beating Bayer

Holders Barcelona took a giant step towards the Champions League's quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen in Tuesday's Round of 16 first-leg tie.

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) is congratulated by his teamate Barcelona's Brazilian defender Daniel Alves (L) after scoring during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg match Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Barcelona at BayArena in Leverkusen, western Germany. Barca won 3-1.

With the return leg at the Nou Camp on March 7, Barcelona dominated possession in this David versus Goliath clash against a Leverkusen who have now won just one of their last eight games.

For all their super-star status, Barcelona, who lag ten points behind leaders Real Madrid in the Spanish league, stumbled at times and Leverkusen squandered chances to earn a draw.

"I think the second half was good, we used the space better after we took the lead," said Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.

"We tried to improve our game, we had a few chances in the first half, but perhaps the final pass was missing.

"But we were playing away and we came into the game after the break."

Nevertheless, Barcelona are in pole-position to reach the last eight after two goals by Chile's Alexis Sanchez and a late strike by Lionel Messi gave them a valuable away win while Leverkusen defender Michal Kadlec grabbed a consolation.

"The defense was good in the first half, but we were lacking a bit of courage," said Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt.

"We gave them too much respect and were a bit anxious.

"It was a completely different story in the second half when we played our part in the game and caused Barcelona some problems."

Barcelona boasted a midfield of World Cup winners Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Cesc Fabregas behind a forward line containing Brazil's Adriano, Sanchez and three-time world footballer of the year Messi.

The injury-enforced absences of midfielder Sidney Sam and Swiss striker Eren Derdiyok were a major blow to the hosts, while ex-Germany captain Michael Ballack was ruled out on Sunday with a calf injury.

On a cold night at the BayArena, the Spaniards took most of the first-half to warm up with Messi showing only rare flashes of skill early on.

With Barcelona enjoying around 80 percent of the possession, it was a matter of time before the hosts' defence cracked.

A through ball from Messi saw Dani Alves and Sanchez sprint head-to-head after the ball and it was the Chilean who arrived first to fire past Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno on 41 minutes.

Barcelona's half-time lead was harsh on the hard-working hosts, but with virtually their first full attack of the game, Leverkusen equalised.

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Vedran Corluka managed to chip in a cross and Czech Republic defender Kadlec headed home at the back post for a goal which had the 30,000-capacity crowd on their feet on 52 minutes.

Barcelona, however, needed just three minutes to pull ahead again when Sanchez added his second after a ball from Fabregas allowed the Chilean to round Leno and fire home.

Leverkusen came out fighting and Renato Augusto forced Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes into a save moments later, while midfielder Gonzalo Castro hit the post on 64 minutes with Valdes beaten.

Despite a posse of defenders shadowing his every move, Messi hit the post with 72 minutes gone, but at the other end striker Stefan Kiessling came on with 15 minutes left and headed at Valdes with his first touch of the game.

Messi saved the best for last when he finished a great cross from Alves for the third on 88 minutes.

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CSKA sign South Korean midfielder Kim In-Sung

PFC CSKA Moskva have signed 22-year-old South Korean midfielder Kim In-Sung from Gangneung City FC as they prepare to resume their season in Europe and at home.

PFC CSKA Moskva have made their third winter acquisition with the UEFA Champions League contenders bringing in South Korean midfielder Kim In-Sung.

Kim, 22, has signed a 12-month deal with the option of a further two years after helping semi-professional side Gangneung City FC to a third-place finish in South Korea's second division last season, scoring four times in 25 league games. He joins the Army Men's other recent arrivals, Sweden midfielder Pontus Wernbloom and Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa.

CSKA meet Real Madrid CF in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, with the tie kicking off in Moscow on 21 February and concluding at the Santiago Bernabéu on 14 March. They resume their Russian Premier-Liga campaign – they sit second, six points adrift of leaders FC Zenit St Petersburg – in March.

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Leverkusen's Derdiyok joins Sam on the sidelines

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's injury problems have worsened with top scorer Eren Derdiyok ruled out of the round of 16 opener against FC Barcelona after treading on a shard of glass.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be without Switzerland striker Eren Derdiyok for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against FC Barcelona.

The 23-year-old forward trod on a shard of glass while at home on Thursday night and required seven stitches in his foot. "Eren stepped in some glass at his apartment," confirmed Bayer coach Robin Dutt. "The wound has been stitched but the foot has to be rested for at least ten days. He will be sidelined for two to three weeks."

The news will come as a blow to Dutt as Derdiyok is Leverkusen's top scorer in the Bundesliga this season with six goals. He has also found the target twice in the UEFA Champions League and once in the German Cup.

The Bundesliga outfit have already had to contend with losing midfielder Sidney Sam, who has been ruled out for will the next two months after picking up a thigh muscle injury during Saturday's 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart.

Sam, who started all six of Leverkusen's matches in UEFA Champions League Group E, scoring once, had to be brought off 12 minutes after being introduced as a 72nd-minute substitute against Stuttgart.

Dutt explained: "It's obviously a difficult situation for us at the moment, as almost every week we have new injuries to complain about. Sidney Sam will definitely be unavailable for the next two months."

Leverkusen face reigning champions Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, with the first leg in Germany on 14 February and the Camp Nou return scheduled for 7 March.

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Lombaerts celebrates Zenit's historic achievement

Nicolas Lombaerts set his sights on prolonging a "magnificent season" as FC Zenit St Petersburg celebrated the 0-0 draw at FC Porto that took them through to the last 16 for the first time.,

Nicolas Lombaerts betrayed some sympathy for FC Porto, but could not hide his glee after FC Zenit St Petersburg survived an onslaught to claim their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16.

The cheers echoing around the underground car park at the Estádio do Dragão spoke volumes for satisfied visitors as Zenit prepared for the long journey home from Portugal in high spirits. With their place in next Friday's knockout stage draw secured and six points clear at their domestic summit, the Russian champions have plenty to nourish them as they start an extended winter break.

"It's the first time we've got through to the last 16 so it's truly historic," beamed Lombaerts. The Belgian international, part of a determined rearguard action that lasted most of the 90 minutes, felt pity for the vanquished Portuguese title holders: his team-mates' cries of delight were, he said, partly born of relief.

"It was very difficult today," he told UEFA.com. "They were better than us, and deserved to win, but that's football. We played like that against APOEL [FC on matchday five, drawing 0-0], so we are just very happy today." The 26-year-old reserved special praise for goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev: "He saved us. He played a magnificent match."

Wave after wave of attack broke in the Zenit penalty area but as the wash receded Malafeev was always there, an impenetrable barrier. Porto's Nicolás Otamendi, for one, was at a loss. "We did everything we could to get the win," he said. "We knew Zenit would play an intelligent game, giving nothing away and playing on the counterattack. We created lots of chances to score but had no luck."

Even if elimination is difficult to swallow, Otamendi did share his coach Vítor Pereira's view that the opportunity to defend the UEFA Europa League title they won with such elan last season is a consolation. "We have to think about the rest of the year," he said. "We have to approach the Europa League as we did this match, with maximum effort and together, as a group."

Team-mate Hulk shared Otamendi's positive outlook. "It is disappointing as we played our best game of the season, in a collective sense," he said, "It was nice to see the fans applauding our efforts, gratifying – it's just a pity the applause wasn't for victory."

Zenit will also accept their supporters' acclaim, as they look to new horizons. The transitional Premier-Liga season means there is still some way to go in their domestic campaign. "The season is normally finished now but we have 12 matches to go in the league," said Lombaerts.

"We're top, six points clear; we could be champions again, we could get to the [UEFA Champions League] quarter-finals. Anything is possible. It has been a magnificent season." And it is not over yet.

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Zenit inspired for immediate Portuguese reunion

Having eliminated FC Porto in their last fixture, for their first UEFA Champions League knockout round tie FC Zenit St Petersburg face more Portuguese opponents in SL Benfica.

FC Zenit St Petersburg have an immediate reunion with Portuguese opponents as their first participation in the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds pits them against SL Benfica.

• The Russian champions drew 0-0 at FC Porto on matchday six to finish second behind APOEL FC in Group G. For Benfica, this tie represents a first appearance in the knockout rounds since 2005/06; their last three campaigns all ended in the group stage.

Previous meetings
• For the first meeting between the teams, Zenit will be looking to uphold their unbeaten home record against Portuguese opposition. In three fixtures they have won two and drawn the other.

• The most recent encounter came on 28 September when the Russian club beat Porto 3-1 with Roman Shirokov's two goals overturning James Rodríguez's early opener. Danny then secured the points 18 minutes from time.

• Zenit also drew 1-1 at home to CD Nacional in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League play-offs, losing 5-4 on aggregate, and beat Vitória SC 2-1 in the UEFA Cup group stage in October 2005.

• Benfica lost on their last visit to Russia, going down 2-0 at PFC CSKA Moskva in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup round of 32. That set up their only aggregate defeat by a Russian side with the home game ending 1-1.

• That CSKA loss ended a six-match unbeaten run home and away against Russian sides, Benfica having won three and drawn three before that defeat. Away from home they drew two and won one.

Match background
• A 1-0 defeat of FC Oţelul Galaţi enabled Benfica to finish as Group C winners having also won the reverse fixture in Bucharest. They also won at FC Basel 1893 and drew at Manchester United FC. It was the first time the two-time European champions had finished top of their UEFA Champions League group since 1995.

• With draws at Trabzonspor AŞ and FC Twente in this season's qualifying rounds Benfica have suffered only one defeat in their last nine European away games. That came in Portugal when fellow Liga side SC Braga won 1-0 to complete an away-goals triumph in last season's UEFA Europa League semi-finals after the Lisbon leg had ended 2-1 to the home side.

• The 1961 and 1962 European champions were last in this stage in 2005/06 when they beat then holders Liverpool FC 1-0 at home and 2-0 away with Luisão on the scoresheet in the first leg. Benfica's run came to an end in the quarter-finals when eventual champions FC Barcelona beat them 2-0 in Spain after the first game had ended scoreless.

• Apart from the win against Porto, Zenit also beat FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at home and drew 0-0 with APOEL in Group G.

• They have a unbeaten home European record dating back to 30 September 2008 when Real Madrid CF won 2-1 in a UEFA Champions League group stage fixture. Including qualifying ties they have since gone 15 games without defeat, winning 11 and drawing four.

Team ties
• Artur played for AS Roma in 2008/09 under Zenit coach Luciano Spalletti.

• Zenit's Bruno Alves and Danny and Benfica's Eduardo are team-mates with the Portuguese national team.

• Bruno Alves and Danny have both played club football in Portugal. Bruno Alves scored against Benfica in Porto's 3-1 win in 2009/10, one of four wins he celebrated in 13 matches. In five games against Benfica with CS Marítimo, Danny was on the winning side just once.

• Vyacheslav Malafeev has played for Russia against Portugal twice, his team losing 7-1 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Lisbon on 13 October 2004. Earlier the same year he came on as a second-half substitute against the host nation at UEFA EURO 2004 with Russia losing 1-0 in Lisbon; he conceded a second goal as Portugal won 2-0.

• Aleksandar Luković plays for Serbia alongside Nemanja Matić. Danko Lazović retired from international football last March.

• Nicolas Lombaerts is a team-mate of Axel Witsel for Belgium.

• Eduardo and Domenico Criscito were team-mates at Genoa CFC in 2009/10.

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Zenit's Danny out for eight months

FC Zenit St Petersburg will be without Danny for the rest of their UEFA Champions League campaign after the Portugal forward tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.

Portuguese international forward Danny is likely to be out for eight months after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.

Danny will therefore not play again in Zenit's UEFA Champions League campaign, having started all six of his team's group stage fixtures. The 28-year-old sustained the injury during training in Florence and the extent of the problem was diagnosed on Monday.

Zenit face SL Benfica in the round of 16, with the first leg taking place in Russia on 15 February and the Lisbon return on 6 March. The Russian Premier League leaders resume their domestic campaign following the winter break at second-placed PFC CSKA Moskva on 3 March.

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Tottenham 1 - 0 Sunderland

 

Pavlyuchenko showed great composure to earn Tottenham victory 

Substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko's cool second-half strike was enough to see off Sunderland and send Tottenham up to third spot in the Premier League table.

Rafael van der Vaart and Sandro wasted chances as Spurs's early dominance went unrewarded in an absorbing encounter.
The Black Cats responded and Sebastian Larsson and David Vaughan both tested home keeper Brad Friedel.
But Pavlyuchenko hit a deserved winner low into the far corner from a wonderful Van der Vaart pass.
Luka Modric then offered a late contender for miss of the year when he somehow shot over with the goal gaping.
But his glaring error did not matter as Tottenham closed out their sixth successive home victory with relative ease.
The win was all the more impressive given the home side's injury problems.
Already without attacking duo Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale, they also lost Bale's fellow flying winger Aaron Lennon to a hamstring strain after 30 minutes.
And although they continued to threaten and look dangerous, Lennon's departure and Bale's absence meant Spurs were deprived of their most potent attacking option.
Modric and Van der Vaart provided their usual class and creativity but Harry Redknapp's team were deprived of their main cutting edge and blistering pace in wide positions.
By the time Lennon was replaced by Pavlyuchenko, Spurs should probably have been ahead.
Van der Vaart deflected Benoit Assou-Ekotto's driven shot wide when it seemed easier to turn it into the back of the net and then Sandro scuffed his shot badly after being played in by Van der Vaart, as Spurs failed to make the most of several promising positions.
The Black Cats seemed to grow in confidence following Lennon's exit and had the better of the latter stages of the first period.
Kieran Richardson tested keeper Friedel with a low, long range-strike and then, moments later, narrowly failed to get on the end of the best move of the half.
Stephane Sessegnon set Larsson free down the right and the Swede's cross was just behind Richardson as he steamed in towards goal.
Larsson then tested Brad Friedel with a firmly struck 25-yard free-kick, as the game really began to spark into life.
Wales international Vaughan, who was involved in a fascinating midfield tussle with the ever-impressive Scott Parker, then worked the American keeper again with a shot having charged forward from the halfway line.
And moments later, Jack Colback was crowded out when through on goal.
But seconds after Colback failed to get a shot away Spurs broke the deadlock when Pavlyuchenko, who had looked a little off the pace, provided a fine low finish across keeper Keiren Westwood from a sublime reverse pass from Van der Vaart.
The Russian's calm finish settled Tottenham's nerves and they should have added a second in the final 30 minutes.
Modric fluffed a staggeringly easy chance to double the lead when he shot over rather than into an unguarded net from 12 yards, after Westwood saved Emmanuel Adebayor's initial chipped effort.
Pavlyuchenko also dithered and failed to get a shot away and also shot wide, while Adebayor poked an effort straight at Westwood when well placed.
Sunderland substitute Nicklas Bendtner had the visitors' only noteworthy late chance, but blazed wildly off target after a neat one-two with Sessegnon.
The win sees the hosts move two points ahead of fourth-placed Chelsea, with the west Londoners next to visit White Hart Lane on Thursday.
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill:
"The players put in a big effort so there is a big disappointment all round. It was a real valiant effort although when Tottenham got their goal their confidence came back and they could have put the game beyond us.
"It's a tough business and we were playing against a very good side but I never thought we were out of the game.
"You would say they had a number of chances after the goal but up until then it was touch and go.
"I thought the effort was great and when we had an opportunity to try to play, the players tried to do that.
"While it was very, very tight we always had a chance but they took their chance. It's fine margins."

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