On the same bill, Mexico's Rafael Marquez retained his IBF bantamweight title with a third-round knockout of Heriberto Ruiz.

BBC: SPORT | Boxing | Morales proves too good

Barcelona centre-back Rafael Marquez suffered a knee injury during the game and has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

BBC: Hiddink pays tribute to defence

King lost Rafael Marquez, and when Baines failed to clear convincingly on the line Franco scrambled the loose ball in to give Mexico some reward.

BBC: England 3-1 Mexico

Under normal circumstances, that responsibility would fall to Teemu Tainio or Rafael Marquez, but Tainio is also hurt and Marquez is serving a three-game ban for kicking an opponent.

WSJ: Not Bullish on Defense

And there was no escape from rampant Barcelona with 10 minutes remaining, with Rafael Marquez's cross finding Eto'o, who rose above Paulo Ferreira at the far post to seal the win.

BBC: Chelsea 1-2 Barcelona

Barca coach Pep Guardiola is missing suspended captain Carles Puyol and fellow defender Gerard Pique, while Dmytro Chygrynskiy is cup-tied, so Mexico international Rafael Marquez and Argentina's Gabriel Milito should feature in the back four.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

CNN's Rafael Romo, Miguel Marquez, Krupskaia Alis and Rene Hernandez and CNNMexico.com contributed to this report.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS