Barcelona become champions

Barcelona's most become champions this season's Champions League. In addition to the status as the defending champion, Barca's performance since the group phase to set the steps in the semi-final was fantastic.

However, the weight is waiting for your opponent. Barca had to pass hadangan Inter Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza early day.Two teams had already met in the group phase and successfully conquered the Inter Barca. But now the situation is different. Motivation of the Inter penggawa much larger than when the previous meeting.

Host factors become one of the capital for Inter. On the other hand, the third leg of Barcelona's stronghold terhadang Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland, which resulted in the flight schedule in Europe in turmoil. As a result, Carles Puyol et al should pay a visit to Milan by using the road as far as 985 km.

It threatens the penggawa Barcelona stamina. Well, this condition can be an advantage for the host Inter. Moreover, they carry the ambition to end a bad history against Barcelona.

Even so, the penggawa Barcelona remain confident. "With a lot of time we spent with the coach, I'm sure it will help us be more united and solid to beat Inter," explained Sergio Busquets, Barcelona midfielder, told Reuters.

Do not forget, Barca had a good record when met Inter. In eight meetings, Barca won four and drawn three times, while Inter won once.

In addition, Barca are not unbeatable in the party away in the Champions League the past two seasons. They also noted a positive result when the wait on the Italian team. The proof, Barca unbeaten in seven games last.

Inter and Barca have met in the past the group phase. The result, again the dominant Barca. They hold Inter 0-0 at the Giuseppe Meazza and won 2-0 when the host at the Nou Camp.

"We must prepare ourselves in peace. Games like this should be our lakoni by relying on the brain than the feet. Mental duel is very influential in the game full of pressure," said Samuel Eto'o, Inter striker nyang former Barca player, as quoted by Inter Channel.

Although more seeded Barca, Inter squad does not mean losing quality. Inter have a solid back row, midfield creative, and rows of sharp striker. Just look at successful Nerazzurri nickname Inter-eliminate-England champion Chelsea in the quarter-finals earlier.

Barca still have not strengthened the injured midfielder Andres Iniesta. However, Barca came with extra ammunition. Namely, the attacker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and defender Eric Abidal. Problem constraints absence of players, so far it does not become a big problem for Barca. Because, entrenador Josep Guardiola has recipes apt to solve this problem.

On the other hand, the architect Jose Mourinho's Inter a lot to learn from previous meetings. He optimitis this time his team would win. "They never beat us. However, that does not mean they'll come back to beat us again in the next round," Mourinho said as quoted by Soccernet.