Barcelona hope to continue fine Euro run

BARCELONA’S domestic form may have been indifferent this season but in Europe they have gone unbeaten for 15 games and they are looking to add to their tally with a victory over Juventus in their Champions League quarter-final, second-leg tonight.

fter a 1-1 draw in the Stadio Delle Alpi two weeks ago, a win over the Italian side in the Catalan citadel of the Nou Camp will see Barca into the semi-finals of the Champions League for the third time in the last four seasons. “The only thing I am interested in is the Champions League now,” admitted Barca coach Radomir Antic.

Barca face finishing in the bottom half of the Spanish first division for the first time since 1942 but showed they could still compete with the best when they held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Antic was expected to rest several key players ahead of the clash with the Italians but chose to put out his best against Madrid and they fortunately came through unscathed.