Barcelona vs. Chelsea

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As Chelsea are preparing for that second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona tonight (April 24), their gamers and manager are delivering out waves of confidence hoping of stirring their Camping Nou rivals.

Chelsea defeated Barcelona 1 - within the first leg of the semi-final at Stamford Bridge, an unexpected victory which will have shaken the heavily favorite Spaniards. Although Barcelona remains the favorites heading to their rematch at Barcia’s home stadium Camping Noun, Chelsea gamers have spoken of the belief that they'll all over again upset their rivals. Striker Fernando Torres stated: "It's obvious that Barcelona really are a step in front of other clubs because they have arrived at the final five semi-finals, but this really is football: the very best team does not always win."

"Many teams who play Barcelona think you need to steal the ball from their store, however i don't believe that's possible," he added. "Make use of different weapons against them. If you wish to steal the ball, you will not keep it in check and you will get tired, after which create extra space for the opponent."

Interim Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo seemed to be confident of his squad's chances, saying: I believe we all do possess the characteristics in this particular team. I believe we want abroad, as we have seen previously, a little of luck to have the ability to prosper inside a competition such as this. And surely the standard and also the squad we've at Chelsea are excellent. Inch

However, also, he recognized that Barcelona held probably the most possession and produced probably the most chances within the first leg, adding: "Barcelona can create chances against every team they play against. We'll have to score an objective, without a doubt, but we should also limit the amount of chances they are able to create against us."

Di Matteo is anticipated to experience exactly the same team he utilized within the first leg and can push for any goal, despite Chelsea requiring only a draw to be able to advance towards the finals, where they'll then face either Bayer or Real Madrid for that trophy.

The greatest news for Barcelona is the fact that Lionel Messi has fully retrieved from the "gastric problem" that threatened to consider him from tonight's game, however with Messi and also the club still spinning using their El Clasico defeat to Real Madrid within the The spanish language League, Chelsea may have the ability to capitalize on Barcia’s ailing confidence - or, as Chelsea's Raul Meireles highlights, it might inspire Pep Guardiola's team to battle harder: "Barcelona's defeat against Real Madrid might have some impact on the overall game on Tuesday," stated the midfielder. "But it is a double-edged sword because after practically losing the league, their challenge is Europe and they'll come forth with much more motivation.

The overall game at Camping Nou is really a final for all of us. It is sometimes complicated to get rid of Barcelona however bloodstream visited us so we will need to play much more perfectly .Inch