A 'TEST BY FIRE' FOR THE CULÉS

To 'life' or 'death': Barça, forced to beat Inter, passes to the round of 16

Published:11/10/2022 - 21:11h

Updated:12/10/2022 - 19:12h

The FC Barcelona plays the 'life' in the Spotify Camp Nou in front of the Inter of Milan of Simone Inzaghi. The culés will face the 'neroazzurri' this Wednesday in the fourth day of the group stage of the Champions League

The FC Barcelona of Xavi Hernández continues his way in the Champions League this Wednesday 12 October to the 21:00 hours. The Barcelona group expect keep alive the hopes to classify to the following round of the competition and to achieve it will have to win in the Spotify Camp Nou to the Inter of Milan of Simone Inzaghi, those who split with advantage in the table. For the barcelonistas, the victory is transcendental in his aspirations to achieve triumph in Europe after the series of 'failures' suffered in the previous years.

The Catalan square could not take advantage of the 'toneless' moment in which they arrived the 'neroazzurri' to the duel of gone and went out defeated in his visit to Giuseppe Meazza. The blaugranas did not have his best night and suffered the consequences, especially, in the first-half, where were dominated widely by his rivals. However, the culés tightened the 'accelerator' in the final instants of the party and 'brushed' the tie, but the fault of forcefulness and a pair of controversial referee's decisions avoided that the team 'rescued' some point in Italy.

That defeat meant a hard 'blow' for the Barcelona, whose future in the maximum competition of clubs of the continent remained extremely committed. Like this then , the group of Hernández will go back to step the lawn of the feudo Catalan after achieving a very suffered triumph in front of the Celtic of Vigo the past Sunday, in a meeting where the culés continued with the low performance showed in Milan and that by little costs them the victory in front of the Galicians. In spite of the difficult moment that cross, the team finds very trusted of face to which is his first 'final' of the year.

By his part, 'Il Biscione' has known to take advantage of the 'envión' anímico of the victory achieved in front of the barcelonistas and went out with three points in the 'pocket' of his visit to the Sassuolo. In that party, Edin Dzeko put the 'overall' and went the big protagonist of the triumph when annotating a doublet that leaves to his team in the seventh position of the Series To. After two consecutive defeats before the visit of the Barça, the transalpinos begin to 'enderezar' his course and already add two triumphs followed, a series that expect to keep this Wednesday.

Xavi, with the best eleven possible

The technician of the Barcelona will put all the 'meat in the asador' for this meeting that considers vital for the entity. The one of Terrassa is conscious of the importance of this party for his staff, and in spite of the numerous drops generated by the injuries, expects that it do not save at all to the hour to confront the crash in front of the Italians. The technician warned in the previous press conference to the crossing that the party is one 'final' and that do not have margin of error, by what do not foresee novelties in the eleven of gala.

Like this then , the goal will keep on being protected by Marc-André Ter Stegen that it is one of the players more in shape of the team. The guardameta German has gone back to his best version and expects to achieve his first goal to zero in Champions in front of the Inter. By his part, the right side could be covered by Alejandro Balde, queha showed his polivalencia in front of the drops of Koundé and Bellerín. The centre of the saga would be conformed by Eric García and Gerard Hammered, the only central available in the team, whereas Marcos Alonso would occupy the left side.

In the centre of the field, the egarense would not touch any piece and would go out to the field with his mediocentros of confidence. In this sense, Pedri and Sergio Busquets will look for revertir his 'toneless' performances of the party of gone and will do charge of the 'room of machines' blaugrana, supported by a Gavi that to tip of energy and heart has won the condition of 'indisputable'. By his part, Frenkie of Jong could be the surprise of the eleven and Franck Kessié could see a pair of minutes after going in in the announcement in spite of that had his absence.

Finally, the leading blaugrana neither would suffer any modification. The egarense would choose to his trident predilecto and Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Ousmane Dembélé will be the 'dynamite' of the Barça in attack. The 'arrows' culés will look for desequilibrar by the bands and break a defence milanista that it expects solider that never. In the meantime, the Polish star will face the party with the aim to break his 'drought' European, since it does not celebrate a goal from his triplete in front of Viktoria Plzen.

A defence 'mermada'

On the other hand, the trainer of the Catalans follows having a big number of drops in his staff. Ronald Araújo, Andreas Christensen, Memphis Depay, Héctor Bellerín and Jules Koundé keep in the Catalan infirmary and will not be available for the duel of this Wednesday. In spite of that existed the hope that the French defender arrived to time, Xavi confirmed in press conference that still is not to 100% physically, by what will be still in the dry dam until further notice.

With it looks it in the Classical

Although it is true that the absolute priority of the Barcelona is to go out victorious of the party in front of the Inter, the Classical that shows in the horizon does not leave to have a big importance for the team. Sabedores Of what represents the duel in front of the Real Madrid, a triumph culé in the Spotify Camp Nou this Wednesday would attain that the Catalans arrive 'embalados' to his visit to Santiago Bernabéu next Sunday 16 October, by what the crash in front of the 'neroazzurri' wins even more importance in Can Barça.

An Inter irregular

By his part, the group directed by Simone Inzaghi has not had a good start of season in the local championship. The interistas add 5 victories and 4 defeats in the Series To, annotating 16 goals and receiving 14. However, the 'neroazzurri' begin to 'encarrilar' his walk so much in the Italian league as in Champions, where add two triumphs and 1 'varapalo'. Besides, to win to the Barça in the City Condal would leave to these out of the 'career' of the eighth of final, by what will play the 'life' in the Camp Nou.

In spite of this, the group barcelonista part like favourite in the 'final' of this 12 October. Further of the doubts that have grown in his last presentations, the quality of a staff that saw very reinforced in the summer and the importance of the meeting invite to think that the culés will recover the good feelings in front of the Italians. Besides, the factor of the localía will play in favour of the blaugranas, that will be backed by some fans that will do his 'task' from the terracings of a Spotify Camp Nou that expects that it was one 'boiler'.