Barcelona striker Ronaldinho is still tormented by the Champions League defeat by Chelsea a year ago and is determined to get his revenge when the big guns meet this week.
First Western ravages in the middle of the 19th century and then China's defeat by Japan at the end of it put paid to Chinese centrality.
China had been hoping to squeeze into the last 16 by beating Costa Rica, losing to Brazil and drawing with Turkey, But their opening defeat by the Costa Ricans followed by a 4-0 loss to Brazil on Saturday shattered those hopes.
Tottenham Hotspur aim to avenge last season's surprise home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers while Everton chase their first win of the season at home to Newcastle United.
But defeat by Wigan was their sixth in seven league matches, leaving them six points adrift at the bottom, and the club's hierarchy felt that it was time for a change.
