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Lluis Gene / Agence France-Presse
The Barcelona receives Wednesday the Inter Milan in the Champions League in a high duel flight with the leadership of group B of the continental competition, that the azulgrana team will have to confront with the sensible loss of its leader, Leo Messi.
The Catalan team leads the standings with six points against the Italians, followed by PSV Eindhoven and Tottenham. , both with zero units, having beaten two defeats in their first two games.
The team of Ernesto Valverde arrives at this meeting, scheduled from 16h, with high morale after his victory Saturday 4-2 in Seville. to recover first place in the league, but with the noticeable bottom of the Argentine star.
The captain & # 39; it's broken arm at a bad fall in this match and will have about three weeks of rest with what will be lost this enc uentro and the return to Milan on November 6th.
Recourse to the collective
"It is clear that conditions us, we are very conditioned by the fact that Leo is not there" declared this Tuesday, the technician Ernesto Valverde in a press conference.
"But, at the same time, it's hard for us to provide it and move the games forward," said Valverde, who points the collective game down. "We have to try not to have a single player who has to take responsibility because there is no one like Messi," said Valverde before saying that "we must make a joint effort ] so that his absence is less visible."
"We must grit our teeth, shoot the whole car and show that we are a great team," said Jordi Alba , Monday,
But, the bottom of Argentina does not cease to be an important ballast for the eq azulgrana uipo, who lost his main goal up to present this season with twelve goals, and a relief for Inter Milan, as also told by Argentine Mauro Icardi.
very low for Barcelona, we know we can go to Barcelona to play face to face because we have the qualities to face it, "said the Inter striker trained in the l 39; Barca Academy.
And the Chilean Arturo Vidal? The "King" went into the call, but as he loses its importance with the pbading of matches his presence is a real mystery
Grant fewer goals
The absence Messi could be an opportunity to return to the young French Ousmane Dembelé, 21, who has replaced last Saturday.
Aside from Messi, Valverde still can not count on the wounded Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen in defense, a fragile area this season after conceding 13 goals in 11 games.
"We are aware that we have to strengthen our defense, it can not act to score b uts every game, "said Messi before the previous game. Uruguayan Luis Suárez was allowed Tuesday to miss training, but for good reason: his wife had his third son, a man named Lautaro.
Marc André Ter Stegen's good performance has played a key role so far this season to avoid major problems in Barça, which hosts a tough opponent on Wednesday.
Inter Milan, third in the league at 6 points behind Juventus, came to Camp Nou in a positive series with seven straight wins.
But the Italian team will also face the delicate defeat of the Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan who had a sprained ankle Sunday against Milan.
The Croatian winger is also doubtful Ivan Perisic who suffered a concussion in the thigh in the same match, and his compatriot Marcelo Brozovic .
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