Barcelona will attack Inter in Milan today.. Know the timing of the match
Barcelona coach Xabi Hernandez said his team will try to be fierce and impose its will and style at Inter Milan when the two teams meet in Group C in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The match will be held at eleven in the evening (UAE time).
The Spanish team found itself in the "group of death" with Inter and Bayern Munich, where it was forced to fight a replay of the nightmare of losing 8-2 to the Bavarian club in the quarter-finals of the 2020 edition.
Barcelona began its campaign in the group stage with a 5-1 victory over its guest Viktoria Plzen, but lost 2-0 in Munich, where it was the best team and gained possession of the ball, but it fell to Bayern, who scored two goals in four minutes against the course of play.
"I insist we have the worst group in the Champions League," Xavi told a news conference before the trip to Italy.
We already missed a great opportunity against Bayern Munich and tomorrow we will try to be the most effective side.
We want to dominate and take the game to our opponent's half.
I want us to play like we did in Munich but with a result this time.”
Xavi is optimistic about Barcelona's start this season, as they top La Liga after some impressive performances from new striker Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 12 goals in nine games in all competitions this season.
The results raised expectations at the Camp Nou after Barcelona suffered a frustrating season last year as they were eliminated from the Champions League from the group stage after the club's historic top scorer Lionel Messi left for Paris Saint-Germain.
"We always want to be champions," Xavi said.
It is necessary to have character, take risks and be brave.
I don't want to change the way we play.
Never back down, always forward.
This is our DNA.
It's a positive and I'm happy with what Lewandowski is doing.
The attacker needs to keep scoring and adding to his numbers.”
Xavi will once again face a major headache in choosing his squad against Inter, after several of his key players were injured during the recent international break.
Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Aruajo, Jules Conde, Memphis Depay and Hector Bellerin will not travel to Italy.
However, Inter also suffers from injuries to prominent players such as Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez and Marcelo Brozovic.
"It will be a big loss for both teams," Xavi said of the injuries.
Inter works really well and seriously.
Even with injuries, it is their essence that matters.”
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