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Guardiola has named the following 19 players for tonight's clash, although one member must be shorn from the matchday squad:

Goalkeepers: Valdes, Pinto

Defenders: Pique, Milito, Puyol, Marquez, Alves, Maxwell, Chygrynskiy

Midfielders: Toure, Keita, Xavi, Busquets

Forwards: Henry, Jeffren, Pedro, Messi, Ibrahimovic, Bojan

Emperoh:
Noisy neighbours, i hope y'all fired up for tomorrow's game?
Any predos?

Yeah . . . .We r ready
Predos? . . . . . .Citeh 4 - Man Utd 1

Spurs 3 - Chelsea 1

Derided as "noisy neighbours" by Sir Alex Ferguson following a 4-3 win for Manchester United in September, Manchester City may not be directly challenging their rivals just yet, but with United slipping off the title pace and City on the brink of Champions League qualification, a subtle shift in the city's power dynamics may be occurring.

• Forum: Who will win the derby?

The writing was on the wall when City lured Carlos Tevez to Eastlands in the summer and with 28 goals in all competitions, Ferguson's decision to let him leave while retaining Dimitar Berbatov looks unwise at best. Tevez, nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award alongside Wayne Rooney on Thursday, will naturally be a figure of intense media focus in the build-up to the game following his spat with Gary Neville in the Carling Cup semi-final and habit for attracting controversy. Criticising Roberto Mancini's training methods will not have helped.

But it is not just the defection of Tevez that has lead some to sense a possible changing of the guard. United, eliminated from the Champions League and clinging onto any remaining hopes of a fourth consecutive title, can only cast envious glances at the huge resources afforded to City by owner Sheikh Mansour. Are United a team in decline, and City the new force in Manchester? It would be foolish in the extreme to write off Ferguson, but the blue half have rarely been as close to their much-vaunted rivals.

City, who have lost only once at home this season and have scored 14 goals in their past three games, sit one point above Tottenham in fourth. An out-of-form United, meanwhile, are four points behind Chelsea with four games remaining. Constrasting fortunes, both on and off the pitch, but the return of Rooney from an ankle injury could yet lift the gloom hanging over United.

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The poster that caused controversy at the start of the season

Manchester City team news: Pablo Zabaleta returns from a two-game suspension and is likely to replace Nedum Onuoha at right back. Stephen Ireland and Patrick Vieira have both been training this week. Wayne Bridge could also make his first appearance since March 14 having overcome an ankle problem, although the defender may start on the bench.

Manchester United team news: The key issue for United is whether Rooney can shake off the ankle injury that forced him to miss the 0-0 draw with Blackburn. If he doesn't, then Dimitar Berbatov will play up front. Ryan Giggs expects to be fit despite a hamstring worry.

Probable Manchester City team (4-4-2): Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Kompany, Garrido, Johnson, Barry, De Jong, Bellamy, Tevez, Adebayor.

Probable Manchester United team (4-5-1): Van der Sar, Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Nani, Rooney.

Soccernet

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Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic Returns To Training

After missing the return leg of the Champions League tie against Arsenal, El Clasico against Real Madrid and yesterday's Liga fixture against Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reunited with his team-mates in training. The Swede has now recovered from injury to resume training in preparation for Saturday's match against Espanyol in the Barcelona derby.

As reported by Sport, the striker participated in a light training session today and could return in time for Saturday's match. Yesterday's starters also trained at a lighter pace save for Jeffren Suarez, who trained at a normal pace.

French left back Eric Abidal, who has not yet received the all-clear from the medical team, also trained at a normal pace. To complete the training session, coach Pep Guardiola called up three youth players in Jordi Masip, Luque and Gai Assulin.

http://goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/04/15/1879819/barcelonas-zlatan-ibrahimovic-returns-to-training

get well soon Dagrin

[size=14pt]KEEP THE FAITH[/size]

Nice one spurs

^^^your problem is tattoed

Iniesta out for a month

www.fcbarcelona.cat

Andres Iniesta suffered a calf tear in his right leg during training this lunchtime and early indications show he could be out for up to a month.

Andrés Iniesta suffered the injury during training and doctors have diagnosed “a total rupture of the right femoral biceps muscle” which will keep the Spanish midfielder out for the next four weeks.

Season Finale

The league finishes on May 16th with the visit of Valladolid to the Nou Camp and the Champions League Final at the Bernabeu is on the 22nd – just 39 days away and Guardiola will now have to face the European Semis and the last part of the domestic competition without his key playmaker.

Good news on Ibra

Good news for the boss was that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is progressing well after his injury and should be available to train on Thursday or Friday.

http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/04/13/n100413110406.html

~`Gooner`~:
[size=18pt]ROBIN van PERSIE is BACK[/size]

N so what

Spurs 3 - Arsenal 1

The Barça captain is 32 today. Happy Birthday Carles Puyol!
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'U wear Timbaland and me i wear Timbaland,When u Cry,Me I Laugh'

For the fourth consecutive time, Barcelona beat Real Madrid in El Clasico on Saturday, making Pep Guardiola the first coach to have ever won four straight meetings between the two arch-rivals and putting a significant damper on Real Madrid’s Liga title hopes.

God Bless Pep

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NEXT: Deportivo

Dr Kitaun:
Eyo

u shall know d truth and it shall set u free!

Kaka would have eased off d pressure off Ronaldo

one of my happiest moments  in footie was when AC MILAN whitewashed Barca 4-0 in 1994 LOL!

U're a f.cukin loser!!! . . . . F.O.O.L!

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I just found this awesome trailer for the match tonite, makes u even more hyped!

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honeric01:
see another olodo, when did the bernabue turn to the home of Barca?

Lmao . . . .

I would like to see this line up tonite

-----------------Valdes---------------
Alves----Puyol-----------Pique------MAXWELL
-----------------Bus---------------
-----------Xavi---------Keita------
Pedro------------Messi---------Iniesta
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Baro:
@ Topic,

Terry G is talented, but how he applies and manages this talent is another issue.

Abeg stop hating jare, what else do you want from the guy?
Any beat made by him is a hit, he's the most featured artist now
All up coming artist wanna work with him

LAST SEASON at the Santiago Bernabeu

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^^^her songs r too tight

Barcelona Squad to Face Real Madrid

Goalkeepers: Victor Valdes, Pinto

Defenders: [/b]Dani Alves, Dmytro Chygrynskiy, Gaby Milito, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Maxwell

[b]Midfielders: Yaya Toure, Seydou Keita, Sergi Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez

Forwards: Thierry Henry, Pedro Rodriguez, Bojan Krkic, Lionel Messi, Jeffren Suarez

Real Madrid Squad to Face Barcelona

Goalkeepers: Casillas, Dudek

Defenders: Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos, Garay, Marcelo, Metzelder

Midfielders: Xabi Alonso, Gago, Lass, Diarra, Guti, Van der Vaart, Granero
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Forwards: [/b]Benzema, Higuain, Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo

I need some Ibracadabra

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Some Ibracadabra for you

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