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IT was thought that the Blaugrana might hire the former Spain international's mentor, Marcelo Bielsa, to replace him at the helm, but they have instead gone for his right-hand man Outgoing  Barcelona  boss  Pep Guardiola  has given his backing to his successor, Tito Vilanova, joking that there is no chance that he will have to return to Camp Nou in six months' time. When the former Spain international announced in April that he would stepping down at the end of the season, it was initially thought that Athletic Bilbao boss Marcelo Bielsa would be named as his replacement. However, the Blaugrana instead turned to current assistant coach Vilanova, and Guardiola believes that the club have made a shrewd choice. "Tito will do well," the 41-year-old told reporters at a press conference on Thursday. "I won't have to go back in six months or anything. "In November I had dinner with [sporting director Andoni] Zubizarreta and was asked if I thought...

Athletic Bilbao - Barcelona Preview: Catalans seek Copa del Rey success in Guardiola's final match The Blaugrana are out to salvage a disappointing end to their season by lifting the Copa del Rey, while the Basques look to rebound from their bitter defeat in the Europa League   PROBABLE LINEUPS ATHLETIC BILBAO Iraizoz Iraola, Martinez, Amorebieta, Aurtenetxe De Marcos, Iturraspe, Herrera Susaeta, Llorente, Muniain BARCELONA Pinto Montoya, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano   Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta Fabregas, Messi, Alexis Athletic Bilbao have no injury concerns heading into Friday's cup final with Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon. Midfielder Ander Iturraspe is expected to start despite missing training earlier in the week with a virus. Barca boss Pep Guardiola will have to make a number of changes in defence with Dani Alves, Carles Puyol, Eric Abidal and Andreu Fontas all out, while striker David Villa will not recover from his broken leg in time. Young defend...