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Tuesday 18 February 2014

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 the 54th minute that is what happened, with depressingly predictable results. Demichelis played against Messi for Pellegrini’s old club Malaga last season, too, with uninspiring results. City’s manager clearly sees something in his man, but it is not readily apparent to all.

The opener: Messi wheels away in celebration of the first goal as Joe Hart vents his frustration

Fine lines: The argument as to whether the contact was inside or outside the area will run for days

No more criticism: The goal was Messi's first goal at a Premier League ground

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 on Sunday, wrote.
'My bag has been stolen today out of a red Fiat500 at Duke Street, London, near Selfridges.
'If the bag and all personal contents can be returned to me by Wednesday I will play £2,000. Please contact me by Twitter.'
Lehmann's troubles were in stark contrast to those of Szczesny, who appeared in a relaxed mood 24 hours before Arsenal host Bayern Munich at the Emirates.

On the mic: Lehmann, with his wife Conny, right, has offered a £2,000 reward for the stolen bag

Club legend: The German goalkeeper starred for Arsenal in their 49-game unbeaten streak

The Poland stopper posted a picture to his Facebook account where he was seen relaxing in his indoor pool at his house.
'No better way to relax before a big game then having a swim at home,' Szczesny wrote.
The Gunners will face an in-form Bayern Munich side who are unbeaten in the Bundesliga this season.
But speaking at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Wenger is confident of upsetting the German giants.
'We know we face the favourites of the competition,' said Wenger. 'Since the start of this season we have had to be 100 per cent for every game. I believe we can do it.'

Pole position: Szczesny will start for Arsenal in their Champions League clash against Munich on Wednesday

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 are notorious for losing the big games when it really matters

Asked if he agreed that Arsenal were stronger in an interview in Munich newspaper Münchner Merkur, Babbel replied: 'No. And they’ve got a lot of injuries. If Bayern concentrate, they won’t have any problems. You see it in the Premier League: Arsenal always mess things up in big games.'
The former Liverpool man also had a lot of criticism for his compatriots at Arsenal, saying that Mesut Ozil 'still needs to work on his physicality', and that he was surprised with how well Lukas Podolski had settled in the Premier League.
'I didn’t think he’d make it in England, to be honest, he was always far too lazy at Bayern and Cologne', said Babbel.

Soft: Babbel criticised Mesut Ozil (right) for lacking the required physicality to excel in the Premier League

Outspoken: Babbel has been out of work since being sacked by Hoffeinheim as their manager in 2012

Qualified praise: Babbel did however say that Per Mertesacker had shown enough fight to 'impress the British'

For Arsenal’s third German star, Babbel was full of praise, albeit of a slightly backhanded nature: 'Per Mertesacker is rated very highly, because he’s fought his way into this team. His performances haven’t been amazing of late, but he fights, and that impresses the British'.
Babbel is convinced, though, that even Mertesacker’s fight will not be enough to stop Bayern. He rates this Bayern side as one of the best ever, saying that Toni Kroos, Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger will one day be mentioned in the same breath as Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier and Gerd Muller.

Final preparations: Bayern train in Munich ahead of their visit to London to take on Arsenal

Star turn: Mario Gotze works out in training before Bayern's Champions League clash with Arsenal

Guardiola and the Bayern team check-in ahead of Arsenal tie

Legacy: Babbel believes current players such as Toni Kroos (right) and Phillip Lahm can become club legends

Targets: Babbel suggested Bayern pursue a deal for Nemanja Vidic (right) over Chelsea's David Luiz (left)

The former Germany international, who has a well documented love for English football and England since his time in Liverpool, also said that he would not advise Bayern sign Chelsea’s David Luiz.
'He’s a great player, and it’s good that he can play in midfield too, but if they were going to sign someone from the Premier League, I would advise them to get Nemanja Vidic. He’s cheaper.'
Whether Uli Hoeness, Pep Guardiola and Co will follow his advice, though, seems unlikely.
Babbel has been out of a coaching job since he was sacked by Hoffenheim in 2012. A year beforehand, he was forced to leave Hertha BSC just months after leading them to promotion, following a breakdown in relations with the club hierarchy.

Wenger takes Arsenal training in preparation for visit of Bayern

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 movie.

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 remaining Yohan Cabaye grabbed his first goal in the Champions League for PSG with a shot from the edge of the area.
More to follow…

Man of the moment: Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave PSG a huge advantage in the first leg

Match facts

Bayer Leverkusen: Leno, Hilbert, Spahic, Toprak, Guardado, Bender, Rolfes, Castro, Sam, Kiessling, Son.
Subs: Yelldell,Reinartz, Wollscheid, Hegeler, Oztunali, Boenisch, Brandt.
PSG: Sirigu, Van Der Wiel, Alex, Thiago Silva, Maxwell, Verratti, Thiago Motta, Matuidi, Lucas Moura, Ibrahimovic, Lavezzi.
Subs: Douchez, Cabaye, Marquinhos, Menez, Digne, Rabiot, Pastore.
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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Opening up: Blaise Matuidi scored the first goal for PSG after just three minutes

Dream start: Matuidi celebrates his goal for PSG

Spot on: Ibrahimovic scores from the penalty spot to make it 2-0 to PSG

No chance: Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno cannot stop Ibrahimovic's penalty

Mobbed: Ibrahimovic is congratulated after his penalty

Pick that one out! Ibrahimovic scores his second with a pile-driver from outside the box

From bad to worse: Leverkusen's Emir Spahic leaves the pitch after being sent off for a second bookable offence

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 look.

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.

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 treasured.

Like Iyanya, Tiwa Savage was lively with exciting tweets that settled all the questions around her marriage, hobby and career. On Monday, to be precise, Mavin Records lady tweeted exclusively about her songs and relationship with industry giants like Don Jazzy, amongst others. As well, she did not shy away from giving her fans basic love and marriage tips that can guarantee lasting happiness.

Like some of her contemporaries who had earlier featured on the social media interactive exchange, the extraordinarily gifted artiste was blunt about her hobbies outside music. While responding to a fan who asked about that aspect of her life, she replied that she sleeps a lot when she is not rehearsing, recording or performing.

‘Mr. Capable’, popularly known as Banky W. was a guest on the series yesterday. Being one of Nigeria’s best vocalists and a lady’s man going by his handsome disposition, he spoke about his love life and the motivation behind the ‘Yes/ No’ song.

The celebrity tweet guest series ended with two lucky tweeps, Morakinyo and Ikechukwu, who had the highest number of tweets and retweets on the MTN twitter handle, hanging out with Praize and Chidinma for lunch at the Eko Hotel exquisite restaurant.

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 the Southbank to survey a rail of dresses (‘Would you rather backless or off-the-shoulder? We’ve just got three jewel-encrusted Jenny Packhams through…’). On the bed, there is a cluster of Jimmy Choos and about 12 clutch bags.
Normally, I’m told, the ‘talent’ (the actors) will liaise with their stylists for months in advance to pick the dress, and have at least two or three fittings in the week running up to the big day. This gives Charles and his team time to design the perfect hair.

The client list for this Sunday’s ceremony, which includes Gillian Anderson and Juliet Stevenson, is still being finalised – with some additions expected to be made on the day.