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Liverpool boss Dalglish backing Barcelona to rule Europe

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish believes Barcelona will win the Champions League this season.

In his column for the Daily Mail, Dalglish wrote: "Their manager, Pep Guardiola, will watch this week's Champions League games featuring Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Inter Milan with interest but not fear. I don't think he minds who he gets in the quarter-final draw. But I think everyone else will be praying they avoid Barcelona.

"Clearly there is a way to knock them out. Inter Milan did it under Jose Mourinho last year with a supremely disciplined performance in defending the 18-yard box. But to do that, and also score three goals in the home leg, is a very tough call.

"Mourinho's Real Madrid showed that without that discipline you can get hammered, as they were 5-0 this season. Arsenal were better than that on Tuesday night but not tight enough and they couldn't pose a goal threat either. Barcelona's principles are world renowned. I wouldn't say other clubs see that and say, 'We must copy the way they play' but, of course, we all try to look and learn."

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