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In his weekly column, Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague looks ahead to Arsenal’s Champions League tie with Barcelona and answers your questions on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gary Neville...The cover of Mondays edition of Sport said it all. A picture of a crestfallen Cristiano Ronaldo on the ground with the caption The End underneath. It appears Real Madrids season is over, in La Liga at least.Madrids draw at Malaga could inadvertently help the Spanish sides focus their attention on the Champions League, with Barcelona seemingly out of reach and Real and Atletico not involved in the latter stages of the Copa del Rey. When the likes of Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets are missing for Barca, as they were against Las Palmas, the team doesnt play well, but it still has a dynamism up front to make up for it. That was the case in Gran Canaria and well have to keep an eye on the progression of the team, both physically and mentally, as the big challenges continue to come thick and fast.Despite this, you have to say Barca are favourites in every competition this season. Bayern Munich, and even Real Madrid, will be in contention in Europe too but Barca quite clearly have ability to win playing well and, crucially, when playing badly.Looking at the stats ahead of Tuesdays game at the Emirates, Arsene Wenger has only beaten Barcelona once during his managerial spells at Arsenal and Monaco - a 2-1 last-16 victory in 2011. Two Lionel Messi goals in the Camp Nou secured a 3-1 second-leg triumph for Pep Guardiolas side as they progressed into the quarter-finals, before going on to win the trophy at Wembley later that year. Nicklas Bendtner and Andrey Arshavin celebrate scoring the winner against Barcelona in 2011 Barcelona will happily play possession football against teams that allow them to do so, teams that are not constructed to defend collectively or fail to defend with the same passion, commitment or aggression with which Barca attack. If teams simply challenge Barcelona to break them down - which I suspect Arsenal may do - they will overcome that passive defensive style.Ultimately, though, the game will boil down to how effective the front three of Messi, Suarez and Neymar are. Arsenal have never been renowned for defending well enough collectively, especially in the higher reaches of Europes elite-club competition, so it will be interesting to see how they set up. Can Arsenal subdue Barcas formidable attacking trio? In my opinion there are two ways to beat Barcelona. The first is to employ a high press in certain phases of the game, while the second would be to pressurise very deep, killing the spaces and hoping, praying that the front three are not effective. At the moment I think Arsenal are going to employ something in between those two, and that could hurt them.Arsenal are not used to being on top of a team defensively so, for that reason, I fear Barca will prevail over the two legs, even if Arsenal make an impact in the first leg. Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal are prepared to face Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar when they play Barcelona in the Champions League In Spain, people have got the impression that Arsenal are a team that is very similar to Barcelona - a team that enjoys possession and a positional game. In reality, they are actually not similar. In the first round of this seasons Champions League, Arsenal are 10th in the passing percentage charts and 13th in the overall possession standings.I would say Arsenal have become a team that prefers to counter attack with pace as they are not that comfortable in possession as they once were. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to an intriguing game, a game which Barca head into as clear favourites.Guillem answers your questionsPierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been revealed his desire for Real Madrid. Will it happen this summer? @Shantanu3196 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang staying at Dortmund, says Guillem It is almost impossible for this deal to happen in the summer. He is under contract at Dortmund until 2020 and the Bundesliga club have no intention of letting him go.Do you think Real can/will lure Neymar? @AfraLaffar Neymar will not go to Real Madrid, but that doesnt mean theyll give up trying to sign him! They have tried through different channels to try and get him but its a fruitless task.Can Real realistically challenge Barcelona with Ronaldo staying until the end of contract? @FDC_CoachPeter Cristiano Ronaldo sits on the field during the game with Malaga I completely agree, Real Madrid needs to move on the Cristiano Ronaldo era. The stories surfacing at the moment suggest that Real and Ronaldo have tried to look for a way out this summer. The FIFA-imposed transfer ban leaves Real in a dilemma. If they decide to keep Ronaldo until the summer, the ban could see him stay for another year, so its either get rid of him now or in two years. I must stress, though, at this particular time nobody is willing to pay what it would take to sign Ronaldo, which currently stands at 25m euros (£19.5m) net in wages, a long contract, and in excess of 60m euros (£46.7m) to Real Madrid.Is there any way you see Gary Neville staying or going somewhere else in management after this season? @RicardohhhhIf the team keep improving then Gary Neville could seriously consider staying at Valencia. A decision will be taken at the end of March. If they continue their recent form, he may well have a full pre-season and season at the Mestalla.Why is Unai Emery not seen as being in the mix for the Chelsea job? @AnupS9 Unai Emery has won back-to-back Europa League titles at Sevilla Unai Emery is not in the mix for the Chelsea job because Im not sure what Chelsea actually want! Im not sure Chelsea have decided what they want. Of course, they want to win, but if you compared Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola or Luis Enrique then there arent any similarities between successful managers. First and foremost, Chelsea have to decide what kind of club they want to be on the pitch, something which they havent got at the moment.What do you make of Zidanes managerial style so far, looks like players want to play for him? @0tryPlayers love to play with a manager they admire, a manager that doesnt put many tactical demands on the players and has got a good relationship with everybody. That, however, doesnt guarantee you victories and, in fact, the league has gone now and that is partly down to Zidanes managerial style.Who will Atleti look to sign in the summer to replace Jackson Martinez? @Asif__14 Atletico Madrid want to re-sign Diego Costa The plan is to get Diego Costa back to the Vicente Calderon.How much do you think Raul Albentosa is worth & any chance well see him in France this summer? @Walsall_RamMalaga want to keep him, I think hell only cost them around 1.5m euros (£1.2m). He may be worth more in the future but he wont be in France this summer. Get Sky Sports Alerts Breaking news, line ups and goal alerts from your football club - direct to your mobileAlso See:Wenger: Lets go for itWhat happened to Arshavin?Arsenal must stop BusquetsIniesta: Sanchez unpredictableBo Outlaw Jersey . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. 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Pouncey did not practice on Sunday.I dont want to put a timetable on it, but there is a possibility, Gase said of Pouncey potentially missing the regular-season opener Sept. 11 against the Seattle Seahawks. If things change for us and we get some kind of diagnosis where they tell us theres a longer period of time than we originally thought, it could happen.Gase added that the team must take the next man up approach until it gets more clarity on Pouncey.ddddddddddddThe Dolphins have several replacement options at center. Backup Anthony Steen briefly replaced Pouncey in the second preseason game and could be the leader in the clubhouse. Jamil Douglas, a 2015 draft pick, is another option.Pouncey had offseason surgery on the right side of his hip during the offseason, which is opposite of this recent injury.Were going to be week-to-week right now, Gase said. Were still kind of feeling out whats going on. Were working with the doctors, trying to make sure when he comes back hes ready to go. So right now he obviously wont be playing in the Atlanta game. Most likely we wont see him the rest of the preseason. ' ' '