Barca only dropped two points from their first 19 games in La Liga to open up a sizeable lead at the top of the table but in the last two months chinks have started to show in their armoury, particularly in defence where they hadn?t kept a clean sheet in 13 games in all competitions until Saturday?s 2-0 victory over Deportivo la Coruna.Except for one game against Espanyol in early January, it has been assistant coach Jordi Roura who has been leading the team.Although he is in close contact with Vilanova, it appears as though he lacks the same discipline and strength of character to motivate the players.However, he seems sure about how his team need to tackle Milan.It is an important game and the one that we have been focusing on. We are clear about how we are going to approach it he said after the Deportivo game.Balotelli is ineligible in Europe having already played for Manchester City while Pazzini is out with a knee injury suffered just before scoring against Genoa.We have belief in ourselves and that we can qualify for the next round. It won?t be an easy game and it is going to be quite defensive but we will also try and play our football as we know that a goal will make it even harder for them," said midfielder Mathieu Flamini.It is a far cry from Milan's own form as they notched a 10th league match in a row without defeat as they won 2-0 at Genoa on Friday night.Each competition is different and you have to appreciate that when we now look at the Champions League, but still it is best to approach it with a win where we worked hard and created chances, while importantly not conceding.
We have been working on pressuring more and I think we are in good form and in conditions to achieve our aim.
We will give everything to turn the game around. I've seen the players and they will do everything humanly possible.Contrastingly Milan are going through their best form of the season and their strikers proved on fire in the win at Genoa.Much of Barca's problem has been caused by a failure to pressure with the same intent up the pitch, starting with the forwards, which has allowed the opposition to have more time on the ball and expose their defensive flaws, as was shown clearly in the first leg at the San Siro.
We have been working on pressuring more and I think we are in good form and in conditions to achieve our aim.
We will give everything to turn the game around. I've seen the players and they will do everything humanly possible.Contrastingly Milan are going through their best form of the season and their strikers proved on fire in the win at Genoa.Much of Barca's problem has been caused by a failure to pressure with the same intent up the pitch, starting with the forwards, which has allowed the opposition to have more time on the ball and expose their defensive flaws, as was shown clearly in the first leg at the San Siro.
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