The Catalan coach insists La Blaugrana can win against Chelsea in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg fixture at the Camp Nou.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 suffered a heart breaking defeat in Catalonia at the hands of Real Madrid, virtually dropping out of La Liga title race.
The Catalan outfit take on the challenge of Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final in the second half of May for silverware glory and also remain in UEFA Champions League for European success.
Pep Guardiola’s charges welcome Chelsea to the Camp Nou for their next competitive fixture, and need to overcome the one-goal deficit they accrued after being undone by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 at the Stamford Bridge.
The 41-year-old manager believes the match against the Blues will have a shadow on their rest of the season.
Continuing on the topic, Guardiola remarked that he has faith in Barcelona players to come up with the goods against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, and earn progress to the Champions League final at the expense of the English outfit.
"We will see on Tuesday if we can pass this test, but I think that our players will lift themselves up and try to find a way for things to go well for us against Chelsea,"
“What happens on Tuesday will mark what is left of the season.”
The defeat against Real Madrid coupled with the loss in London is the first instance since 2009 when the Catalan outfit has faced back-to-back defeats.
Reflecting on the situation, Guardiola remarked that despite the statistics, the players have been in these situations and believes they will return to normal action like before.
"Although it does not seem like it, these lads have been playing together for a long time and they have had setbacks like this before and were able to pick themselves up."
La Masia academy graduate is anticipating a tough fixture against Chelsea on home turf, arguing that their opponents have had time to rest first team players while they did not have the same luxury.
"Chelsea were able to change eight players for their match on Saturday," Guardiola noted. "We were not."
The Champions League fixture is scheduled for Tuesday, April 24.
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