Reuters, October 11, Barcelona – Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez bemoaned the timing of his team’s crucial Champions League match against Inter Milan, which comes just two weeks into the new campaign.
A third loss in four games would put Barcelona in risk of exiting the Champions League at the group stage for the second straight season after their defeat in Italy last week.
“It is unfortunate that we are in this uncomfortable circumstance.
Our only option is to triumph “Prior to the matchup with Inter on Wednesday, Xavi stated in a press conference.
“We shall approach it in this way since it is a final. We’ll go all out. At Camp Nou, we need our supporters to be present if we want to succeed.”
“Even though (being eliminated) would be a huge letdown, we’ll continue to think positively. We need to survive. We are in a difficult predicament, but we have a final on Wednesday that may help us to get out of it.
Barcelona was placed in the “Group of Death” alongside Inter and Bayern Munich and was forced to deal with a repeat of their dreadful 8-2 loss to Germany in the 2020 quarterfinals.
They began by defeating Viktoria Plzen 5-1 at home, but despite having the majority of the possession in Munich, they were defeated 2-0.
Last week in Milan, despite Barca’s continued dominance, they were defeated 1-0 thanks to a Hakan Calhanoglu goal.
We had too many opportunities to win (in our previous two games), but we still have a chance to do so, according to Xavi.
“We cannot let our guard down. We have to give it our all if we want to leave on top since there is skill here as well as a hunger for retribution “.
Barcelona is prepared to fight for its Champions League existence, according to Xavi
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