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As defending champion, Barcelona are still a favorite in the Champions League this season.

However, entering the fifth Matchday, the Spanish club's move just limping. Barca threatened even failed to qualify for the last 16 of the! That will happen if they fail to win at Inter Milan entertain at Camp Nou Stadium later in the morning (RCTI live broadcast at 02.30 GMT).

Well, the possibility of losing a very open Barca. Although acting as host, coach Josep Guardiola is not necessarily best to reduce the squad. Four defender and did not follow the practice yesterday morning because not fit. Condition duo strikers Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in doubt because of injury.

Eric Abidal, Yaya Toure, Rafael Marquez and absences due to swine flu virus. Meanwhile, central defender Gerard Pique is only mild exercise in the gym. Later, Marquez was acquitted H1N1 virus. But the Mexican players were still waiting for approval of a medical team to get down in the fight against Inter.

However, Guardiola dismiss that these conditions dispelled his team a chance. ''If the players were not ready, we'll play with other players. Last season, we did not win the title with only three or four players,''he said as quoted by Reuters.

''We expect the stadium filled with fans, until there are no seats left. Fine, just let us live no matter what his condition,''the coach continued 38 years.

Guardiola was not sure whether to enter Ibrahimovic and Messi in the Barca squad. But, according to the news reported by the official club website, the situation has improved Ibra. Meanwhile, Messi is not as bad as conditions are expected. Their chance to come down in this fight a fifty-fifty.

But, the problem does not stop there. Currently, konfidensi Barcelona player was not good after displaced from the top of Spanish Primera Liga standings with a 1-1 draw result against Athletic Bilbao (21/11).

On the other hand, the visitors came with confidence Supertall. Inter safe sitting on top of the league standings after Italy Serie A Bologna 3-1 smothering (22/11).

In addition, Inter has a konfidensi enhancer factor. What else could it be Samuel Eto'o. Inter coach Jose Mourinho tried to take advantage of personal sentiments ex-Barca striker to Manchester City who played a big sell to Inter. Because of that, he deliberately set as a backup when Eto'o beat Bologna.

Eto'o''I will put a starter. He will bertandem with Diego Milito,''Mourinho said as quoted by the Associated Press.

According to Mourinho, a sharp contest between Eto'o and Ibrahimovic will be the real test of the quality of the two strikers. He was sure, whatever the condition of Ibra, Guardiola will install the Swedish striker. Although''only as a backup, he (Ibrahim) would play. Chances 99.9999 percent!''Firmly that the Portuguese coach.

Inter, it seemed, was able to live without Ibra. Until last week the 13th Serie A, Inter Milan Nerazzurri-nickname-still flying at the top of the standings with five points advantage from Juventus. In contrast, Barca had just lost his throne in the Primera Liga.

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