Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Barcelona vs Inter
Uefa Champions League Semifinal 2nd leg, 20h45
It will be the Catalans' passing against Inter's resilience one against each other tonight at the Camp Nou. The stakes are huge, as the winner will play FC Bayern in the Final in Madrid. Inter are favourites after a 3-1 win in the 1st leg and Mourinho will be up for it again tonight.
In the first leg Barcelona had huge numbers: 72% possession of the ball, 650 passes compared to Inter's 250 and also more shots on goal. The Italian side was the realistic one, as they scored three goals from 4 shots.
The home players are very confident as they managed a 2-0 against Inter in the group stage, a result that will put them through if it is repeated tonight. Puyol and Iniesta miss out for Barcelona, as Sneijder has been declared fit for Inter. Messi did not score in 6 precedents against Mourinho's teams, while Inter are on a 6 win run, which will probably stop tonight, but I cannot seem them losing by more than the odd goal.
I tip Inter to go through, at 6/11.

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