Another disappointed coach was Dutchman Frank Rijkaard after his Saudi Arabia side failed to progress.
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However, Rijkaard has been criticised for the way he has used the talented Argentine international.
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Rijkaard's calm exterior at the news conference betrayed the burning fire in his eyes.
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Messi hurt his ankle in the defeat by Real but Antic expects Rijkaard to play the forward against Chelsea.
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Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has been criticised for his policy of rotation this season but Soriano backed the Dutchman's decision-making.
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Rijkaard had a spell coaching Sparta Rotterdam, quitting in 2002 after they were relegated from the top flight of Dutch football.
When Verheijen worked with Rijkaard at Barcelona and Hughes at Manchester City, his ideas were initially greeted with scepticism by the players.
In his previous spell in charge he succeeded Rijkaard in 2000 and took the national team to 12 wins from 14 games.
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But Rijkaard remains confident the team can cope without their leading scorer.
Laporta is now instigating major changes and has already ended Rijkaard's reign, with the Dutchman being replaced by Pep Guardiola for next season.
Rijkaard, 40, was coach of the Dutch national team for two years, but he resigned after the semi-final defeat by Italy in Euro 2000.
The Cameroon forward, who now plays for Anzhi Makhachkala, tried to walk off only to be persuaded to remain by then manager Frank Rijkaard.
Laporta said the club considered selling Ronaldinho in the summer of 2007 but decided not to after discussions with manager Frank Rijkaard and the player.
"It's a shame for the team, the club and especially for the player because he is a very important member of the squad, " Rijkaard said.
He gestured for the Barca boss to sit back down after Rijkaard sprung to the touchline to remonstrate to Collina about a challenge on Andres Iniesta.
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Huntelaar becomes the latest in a long list of Dutchmen to join the Rossoneri, following in the footsteps of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard.
Rijkaard described Henry as "physically fine and free of injury" and the 29-year-old will take his place in a strong Barcelona squad for the trip to Scotland.
Galatasary, who have won the league title twice in the last four seasons, currently trail rivals Fenerbahce by one point and are coached by Dutchman Frank Rijkaard.
Although the Cameroon striker has been the club's leading scorer for the past two seasons, Rijkaard still has an embarrassment of riches at his disposal in attack.
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.
Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard has injury concerns over both Ronald de Boer and Edwin Van der Sar, who are fighting to be fit for Sunday's clash with Yugoslavia.
He fell out with previous coach Frank Rijkaard after refusing to come on as a substitute during a match in 2007 following his recovery from a broken leg.
After the acrimony surrounding the first leg, this clash also ended in controversy with Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard having to be restrained as a fracas erupted near the tunnel.
Rijkaard denied the meeting with the referee but any influence he tried to exert on match official Pierluigi Collina at Stamford Bridge did not go down well with Mourinho.
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Rijkaard also used Verheijen when he coached Barcelona, as did Hiddink when he managed Chelsea, while Advocaat used the 39-year-old fitness expert when he was in charge of Zenit St Petersburg.
Dos Santos, who made his Champions League debut last season under the departed Frank Rijkaard, can again look forward to European football as the London club have qualified for the UEFA Cup.
It put the champions top of the table for the first time this season and made Frank Rijkaard the only Barca coach to lead the Catalans to two victories in the Real Madrid stadium.
It will be the second straight World Cup the Saudis have failed to qualify after making four in a row from 1994 to 2006 and leaves former Barcelona coach Rijkaard with an uncertain future.
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