Henry blow for Barca

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Thierry Henry will miss Barcelona's UEFA Champions League semi-final encounter with Chelsea on Wednesday after being told that he will be out of action for at least two weeks.
The French forward produced a stunning performance against Real Madrid at the weekend and was relishing the prospect of facing the Blues in the second leg at Stamford Bridge.
But the knock to his knee that he picked up in the second half in the Bernabeu has turned out to be more serious than first thought and he will now miss some key matches for the Blaugrana.
Henry will not only have to sit out the game against Chelsea, but he will also miss the league encounter with Villarreal at the weekend, when Baraa could be crowned as champions, as well as the Copa del Rey final next week.
Further tests will be made on his knee injury as the week progresses in a bid to ease him back into action as quickly as possible, but the news is not what coach Pep Guardiola wanted in the build-up to the Chelsea game.
Barcelona will now look to move Andres Iniesta out to play on the left, where he has done so effectively throughout his career, and introduce Seydou Keita or Sergi Busquets into midfield.
Henry has become a firm favourite under Guardiola after struggling to adapt and cope with a back injury during his first season in Barcelona after joining from Arsenal in 2007.
This term he has netted 19 league goals and is a member of the most feared attacking trident in European football, which also includes Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o.

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Barcelona have refuted reports that Thierry Henry is out of action for two weeks and stated that not only is he in the squad to face Chelsea, but he could play.
The Frenchman was the subject of claims that the knock on his knee that he suffered during the Blaugrana's historic win against Real Madrid would sideline him for two weeks.
Sport ran the report as their main story, but have since been forced to retract it and replace the news with confirmation that Henry is travelling to London.
Barca spokesman Jose Miguel Perry said: "Reports that Henry has been ruled out are not true.
"Team doctors and the coach will look at his situation and decide this afternoon whether he will be in the list or not."
Marca state that sources from within Barcelona have told them he is not out for two weeks and will be monitored ahead of the game at Stamford Bridge before undergoing a late fitness test.
It is a sudden turnaround from the earlier statement, because while he was kept quiet in the first leg against Chelsea, Henry showed what he can do against Madrid three days later.
After netting two goals in a superb display in the Bernabeu, Henry's absence would have been sorely noticed by the Catalan outfit and there was talk that Andres Iniesta would move up to the left side of attack.
Allied with an injury to Rafa Marquez and the suspension of Carles Puyol, coach Pep Guardiola would have had to shuffle his squad even further had Henry been ruled out