Villas-Boas sure Barca’s domination can be halted

Andre Villas-Boas, the Chelsea manager, has predicted that Barcelona’s dominance of European football will end sooner or later.

The Portuguese admitted yesterday Barca had set the “benchmark” for how the game should be played in the past five years, which has seen them win the Champions League three times. But despite acknowledging the firm foundations the Catalan giants had laid in order to achieve their remarkable recent success, the Portuguese can foresee their eventual downfall.

“These past years of Barcelona’s success has collided with a multitude of events that has provided this team with the ability to play so well,” said Villas-Boas, who has already admitted Chelsea may need to beat the Spanish giants this season if they are to end their agonising wait for Champions League glory.