Chelsea Will Survive Total Face Barcelona

However, these efforts will not be easy because Chelsea will play superdefensif.

0-1 defeat in the first round of the Champions League semi-final round to win the second round requires Barcelona against Chelsea at the Nou Camp Stadium on Tuesday (24/04/2012).

Total survival strategy into a realistic option for Chelsea. With a victory at home to the capital, a draw is enough for this London club breezed into the finals.

The style of this game are they able to conquer the Catalan team at Stamford Bridge. Although the game becomes less attractive, the end result is quite satisfactory for the Chelsea camp.

Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo said he did not care about the criticism of the strategy team. The Italian man called the chosen tactic was to make his team avoid defeat, even a win, and not to please others.

"All of the victory is not it? Everyone has their own opinion. We just have to do our job. You know how much the players, teams, and coaches who have used different strategies to fight against Barcelona? "

Added, Barcelona is a team that was almost perfect. They always create opportunities in many different ways because of the quality of individual players evenly. "They've got good players, even more than one of the world's best players on their team," he said.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola can understand the strategy taken by Chelsea. Guardiola even calling Chelsea better understand how they should play.

"This is football. You can not win only advantage to capitalize control of the ball. If that size is, of course we'll win every game. What we need is to score goals and that's what we will do later in the second game, "said Guardiola.

This second semi-final match will be a gamble for Guardiola. Champions League a more realistic target and prestigious than the Spanish League title that is likely to take Real Madrid.

Despite Guardiola deliberate judgment dismissed the expense of El Clasico against Real Madrid last weekend, the fact that he kept a number of new core players who played in the second half, as Alexis Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas, and Pedro.

With this strategy, they are quite awake fitness against Chelsea. This last option is to be paid handsomely with a 1-2 defeat at the same time diluting the Premier League title chances.

"We always look forward to returning to a normal level, but unfortunately we falter at the very crucial moment. We've put all our skills because the players know they have me, "he said.

Still optimistic

Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez, remains optimistic his team can rise up and turn things around. The victory of Chelsea will also lift the morale of the team again.

"We're going to play, create opportunities, and try to achieve victory. Champions League Final will be our next destination. To achieve this, we also need strong support from the fans, "said Xavi.

In the stronghold of Chelsea, striker Fernando Torres admitted excited to face this fight. The player who was brought from Liverpool, said, as his team began to enjoy the game as a team again.

In particular, Torres praised the leadership of Di Matteo. According to him, Di Matteo has been able to lift the team spirit. This can happen because Di Matteo had been a Chelsea player that he is quite familiar with the condition of the team.

About the survival strategies adopted team, Torres had his own judgment. "A lot of teams against Barcelona was always thought to steal the ball if you want to turn off their game. In fact, this strategy would benefit them because we will be tired and will give them more room to play. Against them, we must have different weapons, "he said.

For Chelsea, Barca enough chances to pass the open. Compared to last season, Barca strength not more formidable this season. One major cause is the absence of David Villa who have long absence due to broken leg. In addition, their flagship player, Lionel Messi, also have started to fatigue because it seldom rotated with other players.