Hiddink to ask Bosingwa to contain Messi

GUUS HIDDINK will ask the fit-again Jose Bosingwa to contain Lionel Messi in next week’s Champions League semi-final meeting with Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

The interim Chelsea manager had faced a selection headache for the tie, with regular left-back Ashley Cole suspended after collecting two bookings, but Bosingwa’s return to fitness after a hamstring injury has alleviated his concerns.

The Portuguese is primarily a right-back but Hiddink considers him a more dependable option in the position than either Branislav Ivanovic and Julian Belletti, who both struggle against pace, and the inexperienced Michael Mancienne.