LONDON -- Humbled by Celtic in the latest shock result in the Champions League, Barcelona travels to Russia this week as the competition favourites attempt for the second time to seal a place in the knockout stage. The Champions League has thrown up a string of unpredictable scorelines this season and none bigger than Barcas 2-1 loss in Glasgow two weeks ago, preventing the Spanish giants joining FC Porto, Malaga and Manchester United in the last 16 with two games to spare. Lionel Messi and his team still need one more victory to advance in Group G but achieving that at Spartak Moscow on Tuesday is far from guaranteed, given that Barcelona has only won once in six trips to Russia. "We must not drop our guard or relax," Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta. "Up to this point, our start to the season has been sustained and sensational. But we must continue as weve begun." While Barcelona is still a big favourite to progress, the same cant be said of a number of Europes big guns. Manchester City has been on the cusp of elimination for a month now and the fate of the English champions, who are bottom of Group D on just two points from four games, will be sealed if they fail to beat Real Madrid at home Wednesday in the most high-profile clash of the fifth round of group games. A win for Madrid would likely take it through, although Jose Mourinhos side is also stumbling after picking up just one point from its double-header with silky German side Borussia Dortmund. "We will play with practically our season on the line," Madrid defender Sergio Ramos said. "As a football player, those are the kind of games you live for." Dortmund is the group leader and needs only a point at Ajax to advance. Chelsea is engaged in a tough three-way fight for the two qualification spots in Group E, and a loss in Juventus on Tuesday will leave the holders destiny out of their hands. Only one point separates Chelsea, Juventus and group leader Shakhtar Donetsk, which could qualify with a win at FC Nordsjaelland. AC Milan needs a win in Anderlecht on Wednesday if the struggling Italian side isnt to face the serious prospect of elimination from Group C, while the winner of Tuesdays match between Valencia and last seasons runner-up Bayern Munich will qualify in Group F. Paris Saint-Germain requires just a point at Dynamo Kyiv to join FC Porto in the next round from Group A, while Schalke and Arsenal will qualify from Group B if they beat Olympiakos and Montpellier, respectively. Messi, the prolific Argentina forward, has tried to make Barcelona forget about its disappointment in Scotland by maintaining his remarkable run of scoring form. His double in the 3-1 win at Real Zaragoza on Saturday took his 2012 tally to 78 in 2012, moving within seven of former Germany striker Gerd Muellers all-time record of goals in a calendar year, set in 1972. Last week, Messi scored another double to move past Pele into second place (75 goals in 1958). However, coach Tito Vilanova has made a point of saying his squads success is more down to teamwork than the individual brilliance of its star player. "We need all of our players, because just one man cant win you the match," Vilanova said. Barca has already spoken of Messis hunger to beat Raul Gonzalezs tally of 71 goals as the all-time highest scorer in the Champions League. Currently, Messi is third with 54, behind Ruud van Nistelrooy (56). Vilanova welcomed back the central-defensive pairing of Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol at the weekend, which should shore up a back line that looked exposed against Celtic. A stoppage-time winner in a 3-2 victory over Shakhtar kept Chelsea in contention last time out, but there remains the genuine possibility that the English team could become he first reigning champion to fail to make the knockout stage. The Blues are in their first rut of the campaign, having won just two points from their last four Premier League games. "Weve been in this position before. For some reason, November for our club is a bad month and it seems to again be the case this year," Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo said. "We have to try and address that." cheapnfljerseysforsale . You can watch it live on TSN2 at 7pm et/4pm pt, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt. Coming off 99-82 victory over Atlanta on Wednesday night, the Knicks - with Lin in their starting lineup - have powered their way into seventh in the conference. cheap jerseys nfl . Texas also Tuesday purchased the contracts of infielder Leury Garcia and left-hander Joe Ortiz from Triple-A Round Rock, adding them to the 40-man roster. http://www.cheapnfljerseysforsale... . 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"Were a very confident team right now and we feel that on any given day we can beat the Japans, the U.S.A.s, the Swedens," Sinclair told a media conference call Monday. "But realistically we havent shown that in a huge tournament like the Olympics or World Cup in quite some time. Were a confident team and we fell that we can beat them, but thats just words. We have to actually do it." Coach John Herdman agrees. "Theyve gone on this podium adventure on a number of occasions and never seem to cross the line," said the Englishman. "They get close but they never cross the line." To get there, he says his players have had to identify and address the weaknesses that have let them down. "Theres no hiding, there has to be a commitment to new behaviours," he said. Experience wont be an issue. The 18-woman squad announced Monday has a combined 1,374 caps.Sinclair (180), Diana Matheson (131), Rhian Wilkinson (121), Brittany Timko (112), Candace Chapman (108) and goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc (100) each have more than 100 or more caps to their credit. Twelve of the women are veterans of the 2008 Olympics, when Canada lost 2-1 after extra time to the U.S. in the quarter-finals. And all but defender Lauren Sesselmann have appeared in at least one World Cup. The Canadian women are looking to erase the memory of a dreadful World Cup last summer, when Canada came into the tournament with high expectations and left with an 0-3 record, outscored 7-1. Coach Carolina Morace quit midway through her review session on the tournament with the Canadian Soccer Association. In the absence of a womens pro league, the Canadians have been preparing for the Games at a residency camp in Vancouver. Herdman says that has allowed them to develop as a team, although he believes the players progress more with club sides where they are fighting for starting positions with games each week. "They are certainly pros and cons, but weve done everything we can to make sure that the players are getting the best of both worlds," he said. Herdman says the camp has allowed his staff to improve the players fitness, which had been one of his concerns. "I think the players are where they need to be," he said. Sinclair, who has 134 career goals for Canada, says the mood is good. "Were in a completely difference space right now," Sinclair said when asked to compare how the team is prior to the London Games as opposed to last years world Cup. "Heading into the last World Cup, players were away from their homes for a long period of time being (at a residency camp) in Rome. Whereas players this time round have had that balance. Theyre excited to play, and focused and ready to go."; The team feels like its part of the country, as opposed to being removed from Canada last year, she said.dddddddddddd "We train hard and then we live our lives," explained Sinclair, a native of Burnaby, B.C., who plans to take the fall off from soccer. "Thats what weve been doing in Vancouver and its been very nice."Still, she insisted that coming out of the World Cup, the players "werent as low as people thought we were." Herdman, who took over last September, says Canadas challenge is to take it to the next level. "If were going to move from good--which this team has been good, theyve been ranked from seven to 10 for a long time--but moving to greatness is going to need another shift. And it needs a total buy-in to those players knowing theyve got to accept responsibility for every action in every game that we play." Canada opens the Olympics on July 25 against World Cup champion Japan, ranked third in the world, before matches against No. 61 South Africa and No. 4 Sweden. Canada wraps up its pre-Olympic program on Saturday against the top-ranked U.S. in Sandy, Utah. The Canadian women are coming off a 1-0 win over No. 18 China in Moncton on May 30. Additions from the squad that finished runner-up to the U.S. at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver in January are defender Emily Zurrer, midfielder Matheson and forward Jonelle Foligno. Matheson (knee) and Foligno (ankle) were injured and unavailable for qualifying. Zurrer won her job back with her performance on the field. Herdman called Zurrer a "seasoned campaigner" who has raised her game during the selection period. "She worked hard on her game and shes showed some real promise in the last six months where shes been impossible not to select," Herdman said. The coach says the Olympics will mark the end of one cycle and signal the start of team preparations for the 2015 World Cup in Canada and 2016 Olympics in Brazil. "There will be some players that will retire after this Olympics, Im absolutely sure of that," he said. And some will find that the game has moved beyond them, he added. "With that, around 400, 500 caps could disappear," he added. "I think if thats the case, its a new beginning for Canada. Its a new start, its a four-year cycle building into the next Olympics where were going to have get new player through, young players invested in, and an exciting future." Forward Chelsea Buckland is not on the Olympic roster after injuring her knee. "Probably the hardest decision to make was (forward) Christina Julien," said Herdman. "Shes been a big part of the team, helped us through the qualifiers, played nearly every game in my tenure." He called it a "football decision," saying Foligno "showed that little bit more." "Ive got no doubt that Christina will come back fighting and this will be a great learning curve for her," he said of the Ottawa Fury forward. ' ' '