stLa Blaugrana have the history against them as they welcome Chelsea to Catalonia for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final fixture.
In their last six matches against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, Barcelona have failed to bring the goods and still looking for that victory. The Catalan club will resume their hunt for the elusive victory against the English outfit at the Camp Nou on Tuesday with a place in
UEFA Champions League final at stake.
Reflecting on the precarious situation he finds himself in at the helm of La Blaugrana’s first team affairs, Pep Guardiola admitted that his team have a daunting task ahead of them but believes they will triumph against the English outfit.
Guardiola commented that all is not lost for Barcelona as they have 90 minutes of the second leg to play for and believes they can overcome the goal disadvantage they accrued at the Stamford Bridge.
He added that he expects Chelsea to come out and defend at the Camp Nou, looking to hurt the hosts on counter attack. The former AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 have enough in the tank to earn progress
at their expense.
Continuing on the topic, the 41-year-old manager remarked that the players will have to win the fixture for the fans who have supported them since the start of the 2011/12 campaign.
"We begin with a 1-0 disadvantage and we have 90 minutes to turn it around."
"You have to win over the fans every day, but we know that they are with us. I have no doubt that we will be in Munich, I have been thinking this since the start of the season.”
"It is possible that we will have to score three goals. This will be a match similar to the one against Levante and Madrid, because Chelsea are very strong physically and very good on the counter.”
"We will have to find a good balance. We will not have many chances to score and we will have to make the few we will have count."
The UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg fixture at the Camp Nou is scheduled for April 24, 2012.
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