James Lawton: Forget the hype, Guardiola’s Barça are nonetheless eclipsed by the accurate greats
Now the praise for Barcelona is acquiring ridiculous. It is on a flood tide, gushing into each corner of the game, lapping and foaming and submerging some of their most compelling rivals of the fairly current past.

WENGER: WE HAVE Done Nothing at all Incorrect
Arsene Wenger will start a stern defence when he faces up to a UEFA disciplinary cost up coming week, but could be dealing with heavier sanctions following blasting Europe’s governing body as arrogant and a “dictatorship”.

TV’s Ant punched in a pub
Newcastle-born television presenter Ant McPartlin has been punched during “a scuffle” although observing a football match in a pub. The star was in the Barley Mow pub in Chiswick, west London, viewing Arsenal play Barcelona in the Champions League when he was attacked on Tuesday.