FC Barcelona
Barçelona face a crucial fixture in Germany and the coach and squad are all too aware. It will not be easy to beat Bayern Munich away from home but there is a quiet confidence about the team. Coach Xavi Hernández in the pre-game press conference in Bavaria, stressed the squad’s optimistic approach. “We are really excited and looking forward to competing with what we have,” said the new boss, before admitting it will also be “tough”.
“It’s a decisive game for us and we have our own fate in our own hands. If we win, we are through. History tells us that we have not won in Munich but now we have a chance to break that run. We have a great chance to rewrite history with our first win there and we are looking forward to that.”
For Xavi, even though it is “not the best place we could find ourselves in,” the key will be to “go out with confidence, try to dominate by having the ball and attack. We have to defend as a team and try to keep Lewandowski out of the area because that’s where he is decisive.”
