BEWARE OF THE BULLS, BLUES.Byline: KEN REYNOLDS Kenneth Lee Reynolds (born January 4, 1947 in Trevose, Pennsylvania) was a baseball player with a 6 year career in the MLB spanning the years 1970-1976, excluding 1974. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies, St. BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola set his sights on the club's "most important week of the season" after Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (IPA: [tjɛ'ʀi ɑ̃'ʀi], born 17 August 1977 in Paris, France) is a French football player. salvaged a vital point in a 2-2 draw at Valencia. Barca take on Chelsea tomorrow in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Nou Camp and are then at Real Madrid on Saturday in a clash of La Liga's top two. Guardiola said: "Now we start thinking about Chelsea. We have to rest and recover well for the most important week of the season. "The players don't seem tired to me. We finished like bulls at Valencia. We are like a machine." Barca led through Lionel Messi's effort, but two quick goals before the break from Hedwiges Maduro Hedwiges Maduro (born February 13, 1985 in Almere) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays for Ajax. His family is originally from the island of Aruba in the Caribbean. and Pablo Hernandez put Valencia in front. Substitute Henry struck four minutes from time with his 17th goal of the season to earn a draw. A weak punch from Valencia keeper Cesar Sanchez after a Messi free-kick gave the former Arsenal striker the chance. "We showed a lot of courage not giving up the game for dead," said Henry. "We never gave up." Guardiola added: "Valencia had won five successive matches in the league and were very well prepared. "We've continued fighting throughout and at the end we got our reward. This makes me feel hopeful for the games ahead." CAPTION(S): GUARD OF HONOURS Pep fancies Barca for glory |
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