Man City 0-2 Barcelona: Messi and Alves hand Catalans first-leg advantage after Demichelis is sent off for controversial foul

It is fair to say that Martin Demichelis did not exactly answer his critics on Tuesday night. Nor did he silence the doubters, or confound those who doubted his inclusion in the biggest match of Manchester City’s season.No, Demichelis eschewed the usual cliches of sporting redemption and played it straight. He gave away the penalty that cost his team the game, and was sent off. The best that can be said is that this allowed a large number of people to feel good about their understanding of the game.Picking Demichelis was not a populist decision by Manuel Pellegrini. Many had not forgotten his performance against Chelsea earlier this month — although he was left badly isolated by his team-mates on that occasion — and feared the worst if he was left one on one with Lionel Messi. In...

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As Szczesny relaxes in his luxury pool at home, Arsenal former keeper Lehmann offers £2,000 reward for his stolen bag

It was a mixed bag for Arsenal goalkeepers past and present on Tuesday. While current No 1 Wojciech Szczesny was preparing for tomorrow's Champions League last 16 clash against Bayern Munich by enjoying a swim at his house, the club's legendary stopper Jens Lehmann was on the hunt for a missing bag. Lehmann, Arsenal's No 1 for their Invincible campaign in 2004, took to Twitter offering a £2,000 reward for a bag which he claimed had been stolen in London. Hit back and relax: Wojciech Szczesny posted this picture to his Facebook account on Tuesday afternoon Plea: Jens Lehmann took to Twitter in a bid to hunt down a person who he claims stole his bag from a Fiat500'My dear followers, I am asking for some help,' Lehmann, a pundit for BT Sport during Arsenal's FA Cup win against Liverpool...

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Ozil is soft, Podolski is lazy... and Arsenal are chokers! Ex-Bayern star Babbel sticks boot into Wenger's men on eve of clash

Markus Babbel has launched an attack on Arsenal ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.The former Bayern and Liverpool player accused Arsenal of being chokers, who would be 'no problem' for Bayern. Both Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Arsene Wenger had spoken in the last few days as saying that Arsenal had a better chance against Bayern than at this time last year, and that the north London side had raised their level in the last 12 months. Scroll down to watch Arsenal training ahead of the clash with Bayern Munich Chokers: Ex-Bayern Munich Markus Babbel has labelled Arsenal chokers ahead of the Champions League tie Personal criticism: Babbel has been surprised by 'lazy' Lukas Podolski's (centre) progress at Arsenal No bottle: Babbel said Arsenal...

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Ferne McCann recreates Dirty Dancing with TOWIE co-star Elliot Wright

With the new series of The Only Way Is Essex recently begun filming, Ferne McCann is preparing to return to the small screen as a single lady as splitting with Charlie Sims off-camera. And it looks like she's revealing in her single status as she's been posing for flirty photos with co-star Elliott Wright. After recreating a pose from a particularly racy scene from The Wolf Of Wall Street last week, Ferne and Elliott took on a saucy sequence from Dirty Dancing. With Elliott taking on the Patrick Swayze role as Johnny Castle, he holds up Ferne, who wraps her legs around him as she leans back as Jennifer Grey's Baby. Hairdresser Ferne posted their attempt on Twitter alongside the original shot from the classic 1987 movi...

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Bayer Leverkusen 0-4 PSG: Ibrahimovic and Cabaye on target as French champions run riot in Germany

Zlatan Ibrahimovic hit a first half double as Paris Saint Germain took huge step towards the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a convincing win over Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.Blaise Matuidi gave the French champions the lead after just three minutes with a well worked goal.But then it was time for Ibrahimovic to take centre stage.His first came from the penalty spot after Emir Spahic bundled over Ezequiel Lavezzi and the Swedish striker made no mistake from 12-yards.His second – and PSG’s third – was far more spectacular as he let fly a fierce left foot shot from the edge of the area which flew past Bernd Leno and into the top corner.Things got worse for Leverkusen in the second half after Spahic was shown a second yellow card and given his marching orders.And with minutes...

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Daisy wears unflattering red PVC skirt with baggy jumper as she attends the Fashion East show during LFW

She is of course no stranger to showing some skin but it seems Daisy Lowe is struggling to find new and exciting ways to do so. And as a result the 25-year-old suffered a fashion fail as she attended the Fashion East show during London Fashion Week on Tuesday. Arriving at the Tate Modern, where the show took place, the model turned heads in her very daring and rather tight red PVC skirt. The little number, which pulled slightly around her bare thighs was teamed with a pale purple sweatshirt, creating a contrasting loo...

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Jessie J opts for transparent salmon pink dress and thigh-high lace up domanatix style boots at Elle Style Awards

She is known for experimenting with her style, such as drastically shaving her hair off to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Jessie J was keen to make a statement at the Elle Style Awards on Tuesday night, as she braved the red carpet in a very short salmon pink cut-out dress with sheer paneling, matching the look with thigh-high lace up boots. The 25-year-old singer carried off her daring look with confidence at the awards held at One Embankment in London. Jessie hadn't just gone for a bold new outfit for the occasion, but was sporting long sleek black hair, indicating the singer had chosen a wig for the evening....

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MTN #YelloVal celebrity tweet guest series upped val excitements via Twitter engagement

The best place you can get to know and meet your favourite Nigerian artistes these days, is on twitter – specifically on MTN twitter handle. With over 255,000 followers and still counting, celebrities like Davido, Iyanya, KCee, Tiwa Savage, Harrysong, D’Prince, Praiz, Banky W., DJ Jimmy Jatt and lately Sound Sultan have engaged fans on the platform. In this Valentine season, most of the fans wanted to know their favourite artiste’s love status. Continue...For instance, Iyanya who featured on the celebrity guest series twitted to the fans’ admiration that the best gift he could give to anyone for Val is ‘true love’. He also mentioned that the first thing that attracts him to any lady is her waistline. Very revealing! But then the ‘Kukere’ master felt his fans should know what he truly...

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Baggio, Ronaldo, Pires, Del Piero, Maldini, Shevchenko... what a list! Neville gets nostalgic after digging out famous old shirts

Gary Neville was feeling nostalgic on Saturday morning after stumbling across a raft of old shirts from throughout his career. The former Manchester United right-back took to Twitter to post nine opponents' tops. And it's quite the list, with Ronaldo and Roberto Baggio included in the star-studded few. Looking back: Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville found a collection of old shirts Been there, done it! Neville played against most of the best during a glittering 19-year career Some of the best: Ex-Brazil striker Ronaldo and Italy's Roberto Baggio were part of the elite list Mark up: Neville had to deal with the likes of Robert Pires and Alessandro Del Piero ...

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Behind the scenes at the BAFTAs: What it's like to get pampered like a star at a glittering awards ceremony

Year in, year out, this is where anyone who’s anyone will be made red carpet-ready for the big night. It was the birth place of Sarah Jessica Parker’s vampy catsuit look last year, and Sharon Stone’s iconic rock ‘n’ roll pixie crop in 2011. The dress, the shoes, the hair, the face, the clutch, that little diamond ring – every little detail will be taken care of. And I’ve come to just make sure everything is… up to scratch. As I step into the chandelier-clad room at the top of The Savoy in London – complete with a framed portrait of Shirley Bassey – I’m greeted by Charles Worthington (yes, the Charles Worthington), the awards’ official stylist. ‘Wonderful hair, what shall we do with it?’ His hands still on my locks, I am ushered into a gold and white bedroom overlooking...

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