The visiting team, at the ground where they clinched the Premier League title in 2005, slowly began to assume control of the midfield.

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He can rarely have played better than in the first 45 minutes, when he wrestled control of the vital midfield area from his Manchester United colleague Juan Sebastian Veron.

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Brazil, with Dani Alves superb on the right of midfield, gave Chile no room to breathe and gradually took control of the contest.

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And, although the early goal visibly rocked Celtic's confidence, the home side began to take control of midfield and Scott McDonald fired just over from 20 yards, while a head flick from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink drifted just wide.

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It was against the run of play, but gave Barcelona a visible injection of confidence and adrenalin, allowing Messi to pull the strings up front and Xavi and Iniesta to take control of midfield.

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But he and his Rovers team-mates quickly became overrun in midfield with Cesc Fabregas, Hleb and Gilberto pulling the strings as Arsenal took control.

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