After nearly 4 years of the saga presented by Barcelona in the face of Paris Saint-Germain in the final price of the European Champions League, Saint-Germain returned to the "Camp Nou" stadium with great ambitions in revenge against the Catalan club.

Saint-Germain will visit Barcelona on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League final, and Brazilian Neymar was supposed to return to the stadium, which witnessed 4 years ago his brilliance in the Barcelona shirt and his contribution to the landslide victory 6-1 back, who turned Barcelona 4-0 back home.

However, the Brazilian star will be the most prominent absentee from Tuesday's match, which was supposed to be his first in the "Camp Nou" since his departure from Barcelona at the end of the 2016-2017 season.

Neymar suffers from a muscle injury that will keep him out of action for about a month.

On the other hand, the Argentine star Lionel Messi is at his best this season, scoring 8 goals in his last 5 matches with Barcelona in the Spanish League.

Barcelona is better than all of its rivals in the Spanish League in terms of scoring results, after its players scored 49 goals in the competition so far.

But the team faces major problems at the level of defense, as it has conceded 21 goals in the competition so far, which is more than what was received by the net of any team from the first five positions in the competition.

The team is also already plagued by numerous defensive mistakes by its players.

In light of this situation, the team's need for the efforts of Gerard Pique, who was absent from the team since his right knee injury during the Atletico Madrid match on 21 November, increased.

Pique preferred not to undergo surgery, and perhaps the player's decision was correct, as he participated in the group training of his team today, and became a candidate to support the defense in the decisive confrontation tomorrow.

"Focus will be the key to winning this match ... any lapse will cost dearly," former Barcelona player Jordi Cruyff said in an article.

Away from defense, Barcelona's hopes will be pinned heavily on the offensive line led by Messi and also Osman Dembele, who is currently presenting his best level since his move to Barcelona, ​​noting that the player was a candidate to join Paris Saint-Germain in the last period.

Dembele praised the Dutch coach Koeman, and said, "When I moved to the team, I was very fragile ... a lot has changed in the level of training and preparation since Koeman took over the team."

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On the other hand, Mauricio Pochettino, coach of Saint-Germain, who took charge of the team last December, believes that his team that reached the final of the tournament last season can continue to succeed in the current version of the Champions League, even when we face a difficult obstacle such as facing Barcelona.

"We need some successful ideas about how to attack Barcelona and how to stop him from attacking us ... We always trust the players and their ability to play their role in the best possible way and achieve a positive result," Pochettino said.

In addition to Neymar, Pochettino will be required to find a suitable alternative for Argentine Angel Di Maria, and he will seek to provide the appropriate plan that includes the brilliance of Kylian Mbappe, who will carry it upon himself to lead the Paris club's attack in this difficult match.