The Nou Camp will be play host to NHL jerseys a mouth-watering clash between the defending UEFA champions league and Spanish champions, FC Barcelona up against Inter Milan, Italian champions. Their first encounter played on match day one at the San Siro ended on a barren draw. Both teams will be aiming for a win since their group opponents, Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev can easily overtake them.
Although the Italian sides are slightly disadvantaged since they are playing away, they know quite well that Barcelona is beatable, thanks to Rubin Kazan. The newly crowned Russian champions stunned the world by beating Barcelona at their very own backyard, on match day three.
Barcelona, the defending champions are coming into that game having conceded the lead at the top of the La liga to their arch rivals Real Madrid. However, the main worry for the Catalan side will be how to cope without the services of Ibrahimovic and the sensational Lionel Messi, who are likely to miss due to injuries.
Inter Milan on the other hand, are in very good form, they have shown excellent consistency which has helped them establish a comfortable lead at the peak of Serie A standings. Despite their dominance in domestic competition in the last four seasons, Inter Milan haven’t managed to replicate the same success in Europe’s most coveted silver ware.
An interesting thing to note in that game is the return of Samuel Eto’o to his former club. It’s while playing at Barcelona, the Cameroonian international became one of the best strikers to ever emerge in the game. So influential was he such that, if the history of Barcelona is to be written his name can’t be left out.
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