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 The 43-year-old has dismissed the importance of the role the forward will be handed against Jose Mourinho's men, and maintained his side are not clear favourites entering the tie Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has played down any significance as to how talisman Lionel Messi is deployed during Sunday's Clasico against Real Madrid. The Argentine has appeared in a number of positions for the Blaugrana, but his trainer has labelled how the striker turns out as irrelevant, arguing the defending Spanish champions would already have adapted to such tactical variations via past encounters. "It does not matter where [Lionel] Messi plays," explained Vilanova to assembled reporters at a press conference. "Madrid will know by now how we play." The tactician then went on to explain why no one side is favoured to win on Sunday. "Barcelona-Real Madrid never has clear favourites, regardless of where the teams each lie in the table. We've not beaten ...

The boss of the Catalan giants revealed his opinion that Jose Mourinho's side will provide more formidable opposition in the Supercopa final following a humiliating loss on Sunday Barcelona  trainer  Tito Vilanova  believes his side will face a tougher task against  Real Madrid  as the club are still in search of their first win of the season. The  Blaugrana  narrowly escaped defeat to Osasuna at the weekend as they came from behind to win 2-1 but Jose Mourinho's side were not as fortunate as they went down to Getafe by the same scoreline. Asked whether Sunday's result would make  Los Blancos  more vulnerable or more formidable in the second leg of the Supercopa on Thursday, the Barca coach was in no doubt that the latter effect would be more prominent. "[It will make them] More dangerous, yes, yes. That's normal, the same would happen with us," Vilanova said in a press conference. "If we had not won in two or three games and we...

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...