Former Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola is also being linked with the Stamford Bridge vacancy.

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It was Barcelona's 10th straight league win, and put Josep Guardiola equal second on the club's all-time La Liga victories list with 112 as coach, matching Frank Rijkaard.

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Spain were denied an impressive warm-up win in Sweden as veteran Roland Nilsson struck a late penalty for the hosts to cancel out Josep Guardiola's first-half spot kick.

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Gary Sundgren, who plays his club football in Spain with Real Zaragoza, pulled down Joseba Etxeberia to give midfielder Josep Guardiola the chance to fire the Spaniards ahead.

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He is one of only six people to ever win the Champions League as both a player and manager -- a list which includes current Barcelona manager and this year's winner, Josep Guardiola.

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It marked a return to the fold for Josep Guardiola, the influential Barcelona midfielder who has it in him to rouse his side from lethargy, or calm things down when over-excitement sets in.

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Barca coach Josep Guardiola brought Alexis Sanchez off the bench with just over 20 minutes to go, and the Chile forward made an instant impact as he bundled in an equalizer at the second attempt.

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Iniesta had only just returned to Josep Guardiola's team last week as a substitute for the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against Arsenal, and then also came on in the 2-0 win at Real Madrid, but has suffered another injury blow in training after tearing a calf muscle.

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