Bosingwa vows to shut out Messi as Chelsea brace for Barca onslaught

Jose Bosingwa insists he is ready to thwart Barcelona star Lionel Messi.With Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole suspended, Bosingwa will switch flanks tonight in a bid to cut out the threat of the Argentina ace.The Blues square up to Barca at the Nou Camp in the opening leg of their Champions League semi-final clash. Prepared: Jose Bosingwa (right) in training yesterdayBoss Guus Hiddink has opted to switch Bosingwa from his favoured right-back slot to stop Messi, who is regarded as arguably the world's best player.And the Portugal international, who played in the role for an hour at West Ham on Saturday, insists he is not scared of the task.'I'm prepared for the challenge,' he said. 'It is no problem marking Messi.'Messi is a big star worldwide but it is possible to stop him with patience and calm. You need to keep him under pressure. Threat: Lionel Messi will lead Barcelona's attack at the Nou Camp 'I have experience playing with Porto and Portugal against big players, and now with Chelsea. I do not fear the Argentine.'Chelsea team-mate Florent Malouda, who is likely to operate on the left wing, has back Bosingwa to shut out Messi in Spain.'Since he has been back from injury, we have been working together a lot in training,' he said. 'But not only in training, we have also spoken a lot and I think we will speak a lot more before the game. And not only speaking with Jose, with all the team because it is going to be team work. 'Everybody is focused on Jose because he is supposed to play on Messi's side but everybody in the team helps everybody so he needs us and we will need him.' Hiddink calls for courage: 'We must put the brakes on the best team in the world'Chelsea dream of a small miracle. but Barca already have one in MessiChelsea and Spurs wait in the wings as Barca offer £30m Eto'o to Man CityMARTIN SAMUEL: No moans.foreign influence in English game IS a passport to successCHELSEA FC

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