Champions League: FC Barcelona supervisor Xavi needs his crew to play to their full potential of their last group stage recreation in opposition to Bayern Munich. Barcelona have a slim likelihood of going by to the subsequent stage, however for that they need to win first.
Barcelona,UPDATED: Oct 25, 2022 23:41 IST
File photograph of Xavi. (Courtesy: Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: FC Barcelona are set to face Bayern Munich of their last group stage recreation within the Champions League. This may very well be Xavi’s last Champions League recreation of the season as they could be knocked out of the competitors within the group levels itself – for the second yr in a row.
The crew depends on the Viktoria Plzen who need to defeat Inter Milan of their last group stage recreation for Barcelona to undergo to the group of dying. Xavi needs his crew to play fearless soccer and has mentioned that he want to see the true character of FC Barcelona of their final group stage recreation.
“We have to show ourselves that even if we are knocked out (of the Champions League) we are a good team and we can compete against the best teams out there,” Xavi advised a information convention on Tuesday.
“That game in Munich was a disgrace because we deserved much more. That was an accident because we lacked the final touch.
Even though Barcelona had more possession than Bayern and outshot them 18-13, the German side scored twice in four minutes against the run of play to secure the win,” Xavi additional added.
FC Barcelona will hope to anticipate one thing extraordinary from the Milan match and pray for a beneficial outcome in opposition to Bayern, who they haven’t defeated in an extended very long time.
“I don’t like to talk about miracles… we have a small hope. Though we are in a very uncomfortable situation.
“The numbers are all in opposition to us. But … sudden issues can occur.”
Barcelona, who also exited the tournament following the group stage last season, suffered another setback when they were handed a 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid in this month’s El Clasico.
Xavi said that he and his players will watch the Inter game together in the changing room, but refused to send a message to the Viktoria Plzen players ahead of the match.
“I have already got an excessive amount of in hand to start out taking part in the coach of different groups,” Xavi laughed.
“We haven’t been on the stage that we wished in some video games. I’ve the sensation that we (at occasions we) had it in our fingers and now it’s not as much as us. So we face this example solely due to our personal errors.”
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Oct 25, 2022
