LONDON. Mar 2: The winter break Is over. Or Is it? As play resumes Wednesday in the European Cham-

pions Cup after a Three-month break, manger Johan Cruyff and his Barcelona team find themselves in 12 degree (minus 11 C) Moscow, playing Spartak on a field hardened by months of Russian cold, reports AP

We've been trying to talk to (European governing body) UEFA for weeks so they'll do something about It." Cruyff said. "You can't have such an important competition, with millions at stake, played on a rocky field like Spartak's".

Despite the cold, it is a red-hot Barcelona that has made the trip east. The team has no major injury worries and has scored 14 goals in Its last three games in the Spanish league.

"I'm sure that this team's quality Is such that if we play the way we know how. there are few teams that can defeat us." Cruyff said

Barcelona will be trying to keep an unbeaten record in Group A of the eight-team leagues, following a draw with Galatasaray and a victory over Monaco. The Spanish club will also be looking to avenfee a second-round defeat last season when, as defending

champions, they fell to Spartak

Spartak, missing captain Viktor Onopko due to suspension. are winless in two Champions Cup games have not had the benefit of league soccer to keep their players in shape. Russia plays Its soccer in the summer Utne.

In Group B. first place Is at stake In the game between Werder Bremen and last years runners-up AC Milan.

Milan are sailing comfortably In the Italian league, although they have not fared as well recently in cup play, losing the Intercontinental Cup to Sao Paulo, the Super Cup to Parma and an Italian Cup game to Piacenza. "We are not growing any complex in the cups," was the reassuring message from Manager Fabio Capello.

Milan possess one of the best defences in Europe, an chored by goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi, who had shut out all opponents for 929 minutes before allowing a goal against Foggta on Sunday. Bremen make the trip without the services of midfielder Marco Bode, who Injured his rib cage In a game last Friday, and defender Uli Borowka. still recovering from a broken foot.

The Anderlecht-Porto Group B. game in the Netherlands will mark former England manager Bobby Robson's Champions Cup debut with his new team.

Robson, who took over from Tomislav Ivie after being fired by Sporting Lisbon, has imposed his aggressive, attacking style on a usually defensive-minded Porto team. ,

“With Ivie, Porto played permanently with six defenders," Anderlecht coach Johan Boskamp said. "At the moment, they line up four defenders and three attackers."

Porto have won 5-0 twice in two weeks In the Portuguese league with Bulgarian striker Emile Kostadinov leading the way with two hat-tricks.

Anderlecht are. missing Swedish midfielder and Belgian player of the year Par Zetterburg. whose knee injury

will keep him out of, both the champions league and this summer's World Cup.

Monaco, struggling in the French league, host an injury-riddled Galatasaray team that has neither scored nor allowed a goal tn Its two group a champions league games

Monaco midfielder Youri Djorkaeff. tied for the scoring lead In France with 16 goals, has been one of the few bright spots lately for the team that replaced expelled Olympique Marseille in the competition.

Galatasaray. already missing Injured German defender Falko Gotz and midfielder Suat. suffered another blow recently when ft learned that Swiss international forward Kubilay Turkyilmaz will need surgery to repair an old hernia problem and will miss the remaining Champions league games.

In the first leg of the quarterfinals of Cup Winners Cup defending champion Parma who travel to Ajax on Thursday, are scrambling to come up with a new defensive scheme after the suspensions of key defenders Lorenzo Minotti. Antonio Benarrivo and Alberto di Chiara.

Ajax, leading the Dutch First Division by five points will. be led by Finnish international Jari Mitmanen, the league's leading scorer, who was cleared to play after suffering a slight concussion in the teams last game.

Arsenal travel to Turin on Wednesday to face a Torino team in turmoil over finances. Leading scorer Ian Wright. 24 goals this season, is a doubtful starter for the English Club.

"Ian has. not been 100 per cent with his hamstring and has missed our last three matches." manager George Graham said. "I have a little decision to make about him and you will have to wait and see."

In the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarterfinals. Boavista Porto of Portugal are home to German club Karlsruher on Wednesday, and Salzburg of Austria host troubled Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.