Referee Terje Hauge has admitted he may have acted too hastily in sending off Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the Champions League final against Barcelona.

ARGENTINA forward Lionel Messi has been included in Barcelona’s 22-man squad for the Champions League final against Arsenal in Paris despite not playing for more than two months.

Chelsea have condemned death threats made towards referee Terje Hauge on fans’ forums in the wake of Wednesday’s controversial Champions League clash with Barcelona.

LIONEL MESSI has accused full-back Asier del Horno of trying to hurt him after the Chelsea defender was sent off for his reckless lunge at the Barcelona forward.

Referee Terje Hauge insists he was right to send off Chelsea full-back Asier del Horno in the Champions League defeat to Barcelona.

IF LAST season’s epic clash between Chelsea and Barcelona was an advert for the beautiful game, this year’s rip-roaring sequel was as astonishing, breathless example of high-octane football - won by Barcelona 2-1.

Chelsea 1 Barcelona 2

Norwegian referee Terje Hauge will take charge of Chelsea’s Champions League home leg against Barcelona on Wednesday.

LYN OSLO and Manchester United are to report agents Rune Hauge and John Shittu, plus Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea to FIFA over the John Obi Mikel transfer wrangle.

Rui Costa scored the second goal that keeps Portugal’s hopes of lifting the European Championship title in their own country remain on track – but only just.

UEFA today all-but ruled out the possibility of rescinding Christian Dailly’s booking to enable him to face Holland in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Real Madrid 2 Juventus 1

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