da betcris： It is nearly time now.
da fazobetai： Barcelona welcoming Inter Milan to the Camp Nou tonight as we head into the second group stage match of the new 2019/20 Champions League season.
The opening clash against Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park was a slight disappointment for the Catalans as the two giants of European football shared the spoils.
And seeing how that was indeed a tough game on the road, Blaugrana should still be happy with a point for their troubles. But now, with the Champions League making a big return to the Camp Nou, there will be no excuses and Barcelona will be put to a real test.
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Inter are no easy opponents, either.
Antonio Conte’s side are currently sitting pretty at the summit of Serie A, leaving the likes of Juventus behind them and their start to the ongoing 2019/20 campaign has definitely been more successful than their Wednesday night counterparts.
With a total of 13 goals scored and only two conceded, the Nerazzurri have been extremely prolific in front of the opposition’s goal and very tidy in front of their own, something we’ve come to expect from Conte’s sides.
The former Chelsea man will no doubt bring his A-game to Catalonia as well and seeing how his teams are usually well-known for their rigid and organised defensive systems, Barcelona will definitely have to get creative to unlock it successfully.
While scoring goals at the Camp Nou was never really a problem for the hosts, seeing how they’ve already scored 12 in just three games in La Liga this season, Inter are a completely different breed when it comes to tight defences and deep blocks.
Saying that the Blaugrana might struggle with breaking their guests down would not be a stretch and especially when we consider that both Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembele are still out injured, leaving Barcelona with only a few natural wingers in the team.
In fact, looking at their squad and how likely everyone is to feature come Wednesday night, the only real wide option to stretch that tight defence of Inter might be the 21-year-old La Masia product, Carles Perez.
Until this season, the young winger has mostly been flying under the radar of the general public. But now, he has not only tallied one goal and three assists for Barcelona’s senior team but has also recently signed a new contract with the Catalans.
It seems that they believe he has a big part to play in their project for the future and so they decided to keep him in Catalonia until at least 30 June 2022, with two more years added to his existing contract.
Claiming Barcelona’s hopes and dreams of beating Inter lie solely on a 21-year-old’s shoulders is quite a damning and hyperbolic statement for all the Cules waiting for the game to start – but there may be some accuracy lying within it.
Perez is looking extremely likely to be the only natural wide man on the pitch for Barcelona, which means that he will have a unique job on his hands.
Both Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann love to position themselves around the centre of the pitch, making Inter’s task of marking them a lot easier. But it will be up to Perez to constantly keep them on their toes and making sure they can’t just turtle up and block all of Barcelona’s passing lanes.
Of course, the Blaugrana squad will have to perform as a unit and everyone will have to pull their weight come Wednesday night but without other natural wingers available and fully fit, Perez will certainly have a key role to play.