Barcelona forward Thierry Henry to miss Chelsea tie

04 May 2009 12:44
The France forward injured his knee in the second half of Barcelona's 6-2 rout of Real Madrid in the Spanish capital on Saturday. [LNB]The former Arsenal captain had hoped to make an impression on his first return to the capital, however, he is now unlikely to travel. [LNB] Related ArticlesChelsea frustrate BarcelonaBarcelona 0 Chelsea 0Henry calls for six-hit at ChelseaChelsea's blunting of BarcaHenry will have further tests on his knee as he seeks to regain his fitness for Barca's league game with Villarreal next weekend where Pep Guardiola's side could steal La Liga title back from bitter rivals Real Madrid. [LNB]Henry's absence will come as a blow to Guardiola who will also be without Rafael Marquez – who was stretchered off in the first leg – and Carlos Puyol who is suspended. [LNB]Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has said he is confident Barcelona can go to Stamford Bridge and get the vital goal to secure the passage to Rome. [LNB]'We will play in the same way against Chelsea as we did against Real and, playing like that, we will have many chances,' the Argentine said. [LNB]'If we do things as we did on Saturday then we will score and go through. [LNB]'This was a massive boost. We're going to London with great spirit and desire to fight and with a lot of belief that we'll go through. [LNB]'We've come out of this with a renewed confidence and strength.' [LNB] 

Source: Telegraph