Barcelona out to prove a point

>>> TAB's Soccer 13 bet remains a firm favourite among foot- ball lovers and today's pool is headlined by one of the most an- ticipated matches of the season, the Cham- pions League clash between champions PSG and Barcelona, who stumbled over the last hurdle on the road to last year's fi- nal - but a long list of injuries make Barca's task more daunting.

- By Mark Gleeson

PSG manager Luis Enrique was handed the Johan Cruyff Trophy for Coach of the Year in French Ligue 1 last saturday. A cherry on the top after his team's 2-0 win over Auxerre that moved them to the top of the log. Picture: BackpagePix

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Barcelona tasted a bitter defeat in last season's Champions League semifinal to Inter Milan and never got the dream final against a Paris St Germain side coached by one of their former players.

Instead, Luis Enrique took the French club to the trophy with a comfortable 5-0 win over Inter in the final, leaving Barcelona to wonder what might have been if they had made it to the final in Munich instead of Inter.

Tonight offers a chance to possibly answer that question as Barcelona hosts champions PSG in the group phase of this season's tournament - a match which features in a number of TAB soccer pools, including today's Soccer 13 pool which closes at 20:15 tonight.