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Barcelona's Henry not afraid of facing French crowd

Barcelona striker Thierry Henry says he has no reservations ahead of his return to Paris' main stadium for an international friendly tonight.

Henry and France meet world number one Spain at the Stade de France and it will be his first time back there since the handball controversy in the final World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in November.

But Henry says he is not going back to seek redemption and is only thinking of the team in what will be a great test for Les Bleus.

"No fear at all," Henry said. "This game is not about reconciliation (with French fans), we just want to know where we stand against one of the best teams in the world.

"Unfortunately, I knew what would happen afterwards but it hasn't changed me. It just allowed me to see the real nature of some."

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