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KLUIVERT SET FOR CHELSEA CHALLENGE

PATRICK KLUIVERT is set to return to the Barcelona side after his disagreement with coach Louis van Gaal last week which saw him dropped for the 3-0 loss at Oviedo.

The two Dutchmen have clashed repeatedly over the coach`s tactics this season which has seen Barca scrape to third in La Liga and having to overcome a two goal deficit in the Champions League quarter final with Chelsea.

However, Rivaldo, the Brazilian ace has discarded the Oviedo defeat as a blot on their copybook and says that defeat against Chelsea is not an issue worth contemplating.

If Chelsea score then Barca have to get three, but Rivaldo is convinced their London opponents will not score.

Rivaldo said: "We are sure that we will win, this is the last opportunity that we have and we cannot fail to take advantage of it.

"Now it is necessary to forget the four defeats that we have suffered. We want to be champions of Europe, and know the responsibility that we have."