"Unjust, cruel, horrible, unmerited. Any adjective is not enough to define the incredible elimination of Barca at the hands of Chelsea. Few times has a team done so much to deserve to reach the Champions League final as that of Guardiola's. And rarely has a rival, with so little, gained that very prize."

Sport (Catalan daily newspaper), 25 April 2012

"A big issue will be how to play against a defensive team like Chelsea. I believe that Bayern will have a lot of ball possession. Chelsea played effective football against Barcelona, but Chelsea won't win a beauty award. The footballing skills of

Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad created a host of talking points, with enough contentious selections to get #HodgsonOut trending on Twitter.

But did the new England boss make the right decisions? Here is a look at the key inclusions and omissions.

IN

John Terry

Teflon Terry strikes again. On recent form, he is a borderline selection at best. When you add his off-field issues, plus injury problems that are no less severe than Rio Ferdinand's, it seems clear that he is no longer worth the hassle. Yes, he has experience. But it is experience of discord and failure. How on earth does he do it?

Good

You have to admire Steve Kean.

Minutes after seeing his Blackburn side relegated, after enduring an hour and a half of chants baying for his dismissal, and getting bundled off the pitch to avoid an angry pitch invasion, Kean fronted up - as he has all season - and went through with his post-match interviews.

After a season of "taking the positives" from even the most dire performances, surely now we would get a more honest assessment of Rovers' season, and an acknowledgement that they have simply not been up to scratch. Wouldn't we?

Not a bit of it. After praising his team's performance, Kean

Alex Ferguson fumes after a touchline spat with Roberto Mancini

It was billed as the most important game in Premier League history; it was certainly the most-hyped.

But in the end no compelling storyline emerged. Carlos Tevez did not put United to the sword; Ashley Young did not dive for another penalty; Mario Balotelli was seen only grinning on the touchline; Wayne Rooney barely completed a pass, let alone an overhead kick; Andre Marriner produced a competent, controversy-free refereeing performance.

In a way, then, it came as a comfort that this ended up as little more than one football team beating another by virtue of playing better.

The winning goal

It feels like a battle between footballing good and evil.

Slick, stylish, attacking Barcelona against a Chelsea side that will park the bus and attempt to niggle, dive and obfuscate their way to the Champions League final.

A team built on youth development and promotion from within against a club whose catastrophic short-termism has created chaos and handed ultimate power to a group of surly millionaires.

However, we should resist the easy, simplistic conclusion that anything but a Barcelona victory tonight would represent disaster for football.

The stereotypes contain much truth, but they

With the Champions League final four set, let's take a look at the contenders before offering a tentative prediction.

BARCELONA (Odds: 10/11)

We know all about Barcelona's good points, their world-class players and their impeccable recent record in the Champions League.

They are strong favourites for a good reason. But unbeatable? Certainly not.

Let's not forget they are six points adrift in the Spanish title race thanks to iffy away form (only eight wins and 26 goals in 15 games compared with Real's 12 wins and 40 goals).

And keep in mind that after 130 minutes of their tie against Milan

This week David Moyes celebrates a decade as Everton manager - a feat that grows harder to achieve each year.

Moyes is the third longest-serving manager in the Football League, behind Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.

Fourth-placed John Still of Dagenham and Redbridge is the only other boss to have passed the six-year mark.

Everybody knows managers are getting less time. Last season, the average tenure was 18 months, compared to three and a half years in 1992.

But what is absolutely startling is the number of clubs chopping and changing on a yearly basis.

Remember when Harry Redknapp took over

As of Tuesday lunchtime, the bookies' favourite to manage Chelsea next season is Jose Mourinho - for example, the massive, disembodied head of Ray Winstone would offer you odds of just 7/4 on the Special One returning to Stamford Bridge.

We all know why he is tipped to come back - he is a god at Stamford Bridge, he has dropped strong hints that he will leave Real Madrid for England in the summer, and he is apparently house-hunting in the capital.

He likes Chelsea, of course, and they love him. But it is not a move that makes sense, either for him or the club.

Let's look at it from the club's