Lampard: Blues in good shape for Barcelona

IT’S a long way from Bramall Lane to the Nou Camp, but Frank Lampard insists Chelsea are in good shape for tomorrow’s Champions League showdown with Barcelona despite losing Didier Drogba in their most physical battle to date.

The Premiership champions arrived in Spain last night with concerns about their in-form striker after he failed to appear at the start of the second half against Sheffield United because of a foot injury.

With Andriy Shevchenko unable to travel to Yorkshire on Saturday because of a knee injury, Mourinho could be forced to field a makeshift attack in Spain, yet Lampard is confident Chelsea can still book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League against the holders.