Carles Puyol fears the poor Chelsea pitch will harm Barcelona´s chances of avenging last year´s Champions League defeat.The Barca players were surprised to see Chelsea´s groundstaff watering the pitch heavily ahead of last night´s training session at Stamford Bridge. Skipper Puyol fears the surface will harm the flowing football of the visitors and admits it could have been done deliberately.The Spain defender said: "That´s possible. You will have to ask Chelsea. I don´t think you can discount it. The state of the pitch will affect us more because of the style we play."
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