Tonight he will face 5 defenders
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez hopes his Polish top scorer Robert Lewandowski will be at the top of his level to avenge the defeat suffered by Inter in the first leg when they host them tonight at Camp Nou in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage.
Xavi is looking for the best solutions to the problems facing the Catalan club in a crucial week in which he will host the “Nerazzuri” in the main continental competition, before going to the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium to play the “Clásico” against their traditional rivals. Real Madrid.
The confrontation with Inter is considered a life or a death for Barcelona, who do not want to repeat the scenario of last season when they left the group stage, to enter the European League “Europe League” and Xavi is well aware of the suffering of his team in the last period, losing a continental against Inter 0-1 in the group. at the highest level in this period from the international window, 3 weeks ago we were flying and currently we don’t anymore. We have to evolve.
Goals from Lewandowski, the “Liga” top scorer with 9 goals, helped to lift his team to the top of the table for the first time since June 2020.
Although Barcelona have not tasted the taste of defeat in the league, the story is different on a continental level, as they went down to Bayern Munich and Inter respectively to drop to third place in the “group of death” with only 3 points. which confronts him with the inevitability of winning Wednesday’s game.
Winger players have suffered in the backyard of their Barcelona side, Ferran Torres and Brazilian Rafinha have lost many chances and failed to communicate with Lewandowski, and the situation has not been better with the entry of Ansu Fati and Frenchman Ousmane Dembele in the second half.
On the other hand, after playing the first leg with five defenders, Inter are betting on playing the defensive card against the Catalan club, realizing that the draw is in their interest.
The seventh Italian championship, at its “Giuseppe Meazza” stadium, managed to overturn the effectiveness of the pair of midfielders Pedri and Gavi, who struggled to impose his talent, despite easily facing crosses inside the area.
