Barcelona were defeated by Chelsea in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final but Alcantara believes that they will prove they deserve to be in the final.
Chelsea were at their best when they faced Barcelona in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at the Stamford Bridge. Backed by a record of 9 wins in 12 games under http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo, Chelsea were expected to be a big hurdle in
Barcelona’s European ambitions.
La Blaugrana, coming with a record of 11 consecutive victories in La Liga, were expected to take the game to Chelsea as the two sides squared off at the Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Despite their aggressive approach in the game, Barcelona had to surrender to a solid performance by Chelsea, who were able to play perfectly on counter attacks and relied on their one and only shot on target, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 scoring the only goal of the
game.
With an El Clasico taking place on Saturday, the second leg between the two European giants has now become even more interesting. The Spanish champions are in a must-win situation in La Liga, as they trail Real Madrid by 4 points in the points table.
Therefore, with a tough fixture in the league, Barcelona will be tired to play the return leg at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.
On the other hand, Chelsea will be facing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 over the weekend, making their schedule difficult as well. Therefore, it is going to be hard for both the teams to play through the tough schedule in both the competitions.
However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 have won the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, Barcelona still have the edge as the second leg is still pending.
The Italian-born Brazilian Spaniard believes Barcelona have a strong chance to prove themselves in the Champions League as Chelsea travel to the Catalan capital to face the Spanish champions in the second leg.
While speaking to the reporters, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 youth academy graduate said:
“We’re going to prove that we deserve to be in the final! We still have 90 minutes left to play and [we’ll have] 90 thousand Azulgranas at the Camp Nou.”
Barcelona will play hosts to Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga on 21st April, 2012.
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