Barcelona Vs. Chelsea, 2012 UEFA Champions League Semifinal: Blaugrana Out Of Ideas?

Barcelona are not going to win La Liga for the first time in Pep Guardiola's reign as manager. They're trailing Chelsea in the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League, and they don't have an away goal. By their standards, this essentially constitutes a crisis. Barcelona have been universally regarded as the best team in the world since 2008, and they're in danger of losing that symbolic, unofficial title.

The good news for them is that just about everyone important is fit. Girard Pique has been left on the bench for their two big losses over the last week, but he's expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday. Alexis Sanchez picked up a knock last Wednesday, but came on as a substitute against Real Madrid and is expected to start against Chelsea. Lionel Messi did not train on Sunday, but is expected to play.

Chelsea have one major concern of their own, an injury to Didier Drogba. He was left out of the 18-man squad for the Blues' 0-0 draw against Arsenal and is not certain to take the pitch. He's expected to play, however, as it would probably take a broken limb or torn ligament to keep Drogba off the pitch in this situation. David Luiz is still out, but Gary Cahill was absolutely brilliant in the first leg and should fill in again without a problem.

Projected Barcelona Lineup (4-3-3): Victor Valdes; Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Javier Macherano, Dani Alves; Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas; Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Alexis Sanchez

Projected Chelsea Lineup (4-2-3-1): Petr Cech; Ashley Cole, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic; John Obi Mikel, Raul Meireles; Juan Mata, Frank Lampard, Ramires; Didier Drogba