The Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde prepares his team for a serious test against Inter in the Champions League. The San Siro match is on Tuesday at 22:00 and comes two weeks after the Catalans with 2:0 on Camp Nou. Before this match, the Spaniards are 9-point leaders, and non-racers follow them 6, while PSV Eindhoven and Tottenham appear to be doomed with 1 point. The big question is whether Lionel Messi will be able to take part in the meeting. However, the coach has no answer to this.
'We want to see how he will feel during the workout. Under no circumstances will we risk him if something is wrong. We must be absolutely sure!', said the specialist. Valverde is expecting a strong battle. 'This match will be similar to those that Inter is doing in the league via biography of messi of Italy - very intense and with great struggle on the part of the team. We will be put under pressure, but we will try to win. I even expect the hosts to be more aggressive in their press because they do so on their own ground. The Nerazzurri will aim to dominate and push us as high as possible on the pitch. This is the thing that brings them success this season. The Italians are in a good shape and it will be heavy!', convinced the coach. `I like them because they are a brave team!', Valverde said. `They have a plan and follow it. It is true that sometimes Inter players take risks but their mentality is the winners and they take the fruits of it. In the end, we will try to stop them with our game, and they will think the same about their game.; The 54-year-old specialist noted that his team should pay attention to Mauro Icardi and Radja Nainggolan.
