FC Barcelona V Lyon - Champions League

Tonight the might Barcelona will face Lyon in the Champions League in a bid to reach the quater finals of the competition.

Barcelona will be without their inspirational captain Carlos Puyol who has been ruled out for three weeks after spraining his left ankle in the 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao. The absense of Puyol is a blow to Barca and an in form Lyon will be looking to expose any weeknesses.

The biggest threat for Barca will undoubtedly be coming from Juninho with his dead ball skills. Barca will be looking to their midfield for deffensive cover and don't want to be giving any gifts of a goal away easily.

"Juninho is a massive danger at set-pieces because some of his free-kicks are impossible to defend against," said Guardiola.

"He has all the time in the world to decide where to put the ball and enough talent to pull it off. We have to be smart and not give away fouls in the last third of the pitch.

"Now I expect my team to push Lyon back, create more chances and score. The best way to defend is to attack well."

Barca should be confident of finishing the job on home soil following their 1-1 draw a fortnight ago, although Pep Guardiola's side haven't looked as sturdy in recent weeks.

They have lost two out of their last three Primera Liga matches and now lead Real Madrid by only six points with 12 games remaining.

Henry On His Way To Man City In The Summer?

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi may not be heading to Manchester City this summer after the club denied they have made enquiries, however rumours have started to circulate that Thierry Henry may be targeted by the english club.

Henry has found his goalscoring touch again having netter 18 ngoals for Barca in all competitions this season. British newspaper 'The People' believe that City’s Arab owners are preparing an €11 million offer to bring the Barcelona hotshot back to the Premier League. Sources say Henry would consider a move back to the Premier League to be closer to his daughter.

Eto'o Contract Uncertainty

Barcelona are holding internal talks this month regarding their plans for next season and it appears contract renewals are at the top of the agenda.

Talks will be held with Victor Valdes, Rafael Marquez and Carles Puyol to ensure long term deals can be arranged, however contract issues surrounding Eto'o are becoming a matter of priority.

The Barcelona hot shot is under contract until 2010 but Barcelona are not prepared to let that run down and to see him leave on a free transfer. Eto’o, however, is in no rush to renew his contract at this stage.

"If Laporta and Begiristain asked me to sit down and negotiate now, I would ask them not to distract me and that we can wait until the summer," Eto'o told La Vanguardia.

Barcelona could be prepared to cash in on Eto'o given his reluctance to talk, his expected wage demands and the fact that he will almost certainly be at the African Cup of Nations for six weeks of next season.

Barcelona Target Arsenal Trio

Barcelona have targeted three Arsenal players with a view to reinforcing their squad this summer, making Robin van Persie their priority target. The La Liga leaders had an offer of Alexander Hleb plus cash rejected in January but they do believe they can persuade Arsenal to sell in the summer as he enters the final 12 months of his contract.

Barcelona are working on deals for Emmanuel Adebayor and Cesc Fábregas. While Barcelona don't realistically have a chance of capturing three of Arsenals Key players in a single transfer window, they do regard Arsenal as a club who are willing to sell and expect them to release at least one of their star names to raise funds for reinforcing their own squad.

Spain Squad Announced For England Friendly International

Barcelona starlets Sergi Busquets and Gerard Pique are the most notable new names in the Spain squad announced for Wednesday's international friendly against England.

The match in Seville will also see the return of Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta and Valencia's David Silva, both back from injury.

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas remains injured with a knee problem.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Reina (Liverpool)

Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Juanito (Real Betis), Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool), Raul Albiol, Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal)

Midfielders: Andres Iniesta, Sergi Busquets, Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso, Albert Riera (Liverpool), David Silva (Valencia), Santi Cazorla, Marcos Senna (Villarreal)

Forwards: David Villa (Valencia), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Daniel Guiza (Fenerbahce)