The Catalans made Champions League history by reversing a 4-0 first leg deficit to beat Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 in the previous round, but will need to produce another miracle performance at the Camp Nou on Wednesday as they trail their quarter-final tie 3-0. So to help us on our journey to bring you top quality Italian football content we need YOUR support. However, for 90 minutes we can forget the form book, the daily newspapers, and live in the moment, all the while wondering...
"Many results at home and the recent comeback against PSG are statistics that invite optimism". Juventus have not lost by three clear goals since January 2011, and they haven't lost by the four-goal margin that would send the Blaugrana through in regular time since 2004 when they visited Roma and were promptly put to the sword by the tandem of Francesco Totti and Antonio Cassano. It is a complicated task, but we have the players to turn things around.
"Recovering Busi is very good news", he enthused. Despite missing the weekend's hard win over Real Sociedad with a calf injury, Javier Mascherano is said to be in "perfect shape" and will therefore be available for selection tomorrow.
Enrique expects the visitors will create more chances to score on Wednesday, so says Barca's approach must be to aim to score five goals.
"The more he can do, the better for everyone".
If former Barcelona defender Dani Alves can keep his friend and compatriot Neymar at bay like he did in the first leg, Juventus should be able to book their place in the semi finals. "The Camp Nou must not be set on fire", he said. It's a weird feeling being back.
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is trying once more to rally his players to the challenge, and let Juventus know that his team will be in all-out attack mode. Monaco lead 3-2 after the first leg.
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The 33-year-old, who spent eight highly successful years with Barca before leaving for Italy last summer, added: "My past is kept in a corner".
'When I defend the colours of my team, I give everything 100 per cent.
"(On Wednesday) we have to compete at the level needed to go through.
"If we score the first goal, the Camp Nou will score the second and the third will come all by itself", Luis Enrique said in the pre-match press conference on Tuesday.
"If we overcome Barca, and I hope we do, then I think we'll be eliminating the best team in the world".
Barca welcome back midfielder Sergio Busquets from suspension, while Juve are hopeful Dybala will be ready after he came off in the 2-0 weekend win at Pescara with a sprained ankle. Long-term absentees Aleix Vidal (malleolar) and Rafinha (meniscus) are both out of tonight's game while Javier Mascherano is a doubt with a calf injury.
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