Barcelona team will watch the Inter Milan Vs Viktoria Plzen match

DBasia.news – Barcelona does not benefit from the schedule for the fifth matchday of Group C of the 2022-2023 Champions League. They certainly failed to qualify for the knockout phase before undergoing the match.

Barcelona are required to win to maintain their chances when they host Bayern Munich at Camp Nou, Thursday (27/10). Xavi Hernandez’s team are currently stuck in third place.

Inter Milan are Barcelona’s main competitor to accompany Munich to the round of 16. The Nerazzurri are now three points clear of Barcelona.

With two matches remaining, Inter only need an additional three points to secure a ticket to the last 16. They can realize this when they host Viktoria Plzen at the Giuseppe Meazza.

Unfortunately for Barcelona, ​​the two matches in Group C did not take place simultaneously. The Inter vs Viktoria Plzen match will take place about two hours ahead.

That means, Barcelona are able to stop in the group phase before dealing with Munich. That will happen if Inter successfully defeats Viktoria Plzen.

Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez is aware of this unfortunate situation. However, he did not hesitate to invite his players to watch the Inter match against Viktoria Plzen.

“We will gather two hours before (the match) at the Camp Nou, not out of superstition, because I feel comfortable. If I think we won or lost because of superstition, I won’t be working anymore,” Xavi told Mundo Deportivo.

“We will watch the game together in the locker room.”

Xavi’s decision is actually quite risky. The mentality of the Barcelona players could be destroyed if they knew Inter were able to beat Viktoria Plzen.

This condition will certainly have an impact on their readiness for the duel with Munich. It is possible that the performance of Robert Lewandowski and his team will be disturbed and make them the target of opponents.

But Xavi seemed to have calculated the worst possibility. The Barcelona players of course also want to know their fate is in the hands of others.

“I always think positive. But when you don’t depend on yourself, you don’t think positively and that’s logical as well as humane.”

“There is still a glimpse of hope, even though we don’t depend on ourselves. The question is how do we deal with it and must be able to maintain this mentality.”