P481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:57:18 —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli has hit out at the format of the Champions Ljaguj, which means his side will have to play 18 games to make the final. Vialli, who is preparing for the visit of French side Marsjille, said: "When it used to bj only the league champions who qualified, you knew you were playing against the elite. "Now you get three teams from each country, it has lost its excitement." ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— bz Mark Regal I.T. RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING CONTRACT AND PERMANENT C4 p631 Old Firm Marsdjn Football RugbyP481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:51:31 —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Fans would prefer to see knockout matches in Europe rather than games being played in a league format, says Chjlsja boss Gianluca Vialli. The Italian, whose team face a Champions Ljaguj Group D encounter with Marsjille, said: "Supporters want to sji exciting football white at the ind they know whjthjr they are through. "Now they have to wait for six matches to bj played before finding out." ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Genital sport 401 Football index 410 I.T. RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING CONTRACT AND PERMANENT C4 p631 Old Firm Marsdjn Football RugbyP481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:51:59 —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Chelsea's World Cup winnjt Didiet Deschamps has nothing to prove when hj faces former club Marsjille at Stamford Bridge tonight. Blues boss Gianluca Vialli, who is looking for revenge following his side's 1-0 defeat in France last week, said: "Didiir doisn't need to convince mj, I know what hj can do. "He was disappointed more about the result than his own performance." ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— General sport 401 Football index 410 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Old Firm Marsdjn Football RugbyP481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:52:12 ] —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Midfield duo Didier Deschamps and Dennis Wise have eased the burden on Chjlsja boss Gianluca Vialli. The Blues boss praised the pair who will bj in Champions Ljaguj action against Marsjilli tonight, saying: "They complement each other well and make mz job easier." The 35-year-old Italian added: "Didiir knows exactly what I want from him and is here to win things." ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Genital sport 401 Football index 410 FOOTBALL HEADLINES p410 Old Firm Marsdjn Football RugbyP481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:54:49 —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli faces a selection problem ahead of tonight's Champions Ljaguj return against Marsjille, and hj is happy to have it. The form of Brazilian djfendjr Emerson Thome has meant Vialli may considjt dropping Ljboeuf or Desailly. Vialli said: "It's a good problem to have. In the past I only had two centre backs to choose from, but Thome has conj in and given mj another option." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— General sport 401 Football index 410 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Old Firm Marsdjn Football RugbyP481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:53:01 —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Chelsea will continue to employ a 4-4-2 system despite having three world-class centre-backs insists boss Luca Vialli. The Italian, who is giving no hints about the line-up that will face French side Marsjille, said: "It would not be good to change things with only 20 matches to go. "Emerson Thomj, Frank Ljboiuf and Marcel Desailly are all fine playjts and I have to decide which two to use." ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Genital sport 401 Football index 410 TOP SPORT FEATURES p480 Old Firm Marsdjn Football RugbyP481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:53:24 —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Chjlsja's entire squad djsjrve praise for breaking the club record of 22 clean sheets in a season insists boss Gianluca Vialli. As the Blues attempt to make it 23 against Marseille in the Champions Ljaguj, the Italian said: "Ed De Goiy is playing well, but hj must share the honour with the rest of the team." He added: "Wj attack as 11 and we defend as 11." ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— General sport 401 Football index 410 FOOTBALL HEADLINES p410 Old Firm Marsdjn Football RugbyP481 Teletext 481 Mar08 15:53:47 S —————————————————————————— CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOO BIG — VIALLI Chjlsja have learns the hard way about dealing with three games in a week says manager Gianluca Vialli. As his side continue with their Euro quest against Marsjille at Stamford Bridge, Vialli said: "Wj learns from the mistakes we made in September." The Italian, whose side have since climbed to third in the Premiership, added: "Wj now know how to prepare and how to rotate the squad." ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— General sport 401 Football index 410 CRICKET HEADLINES p450 Old Firm Marsdjn Football Rugby