Everything seems to be ready for the semifinals of the Champions League; the first leg will be played this week in Milan for the Barcelona-Inter Milan clash while the Lyon-Bayern Munich match will take place in Germany one day after the Barca-Inter game,custom bob.
Even though the teams have been having some trouble getting to their destinations because of the volcanic ash cloud,Get The Top Quality Trophy Ridge Drop Zone Guide Series Camo LH,customize bobblehead, the UEFA announced this week that everything will go ahead as planned and the matches will take place as scheduled.
But the teams had to take emergency measures to be on time for their matches; Barcelona modified their traveling plan since their flight was ruled out. They started their journey to Italy on Sunday instead of Monday. They decided to go by road,personalized bobble heads, spending the night in France and then continuing to Italy to the San Siro stadium where they will be on time for their first practice on Monday.
After the draw against Espanyol,custom bobbleheads, Barcelona Coach Pep Guardiola stated that even though he knows that going by road will be more tiring for the players and the time for recovery will not be the same as going by airplane, it will be safer to travel this way to be on time for the match.
Guardiola is taking a 20 strong player-lineup to face Inter Milan at home. He is able to play Eric Abidal, who got permission from the physicians to return to action following a thigh injury, and 20-year-old reserve defender Andreu Fontas. Andres Iniesta is out and not going to Italy since he is injured with a tear on his hamstring,custom bobblehead.
Inter is set to take revenge against Barcelona and will try to defeat the best team in Europe. Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has stated that they are nervous about their clash against Barca on Tuesday, but they have confidence that Jose Mourihno will guide Inter to a victory against the Spanish team.
"I expect a great game," Moratti said. "There is always a little fear when you play against such a strong team. On the other hand, fear makes part of sportsmen�s feelings. But there is the consciousness that we have a good team. We hope to do well. For us, the Bernabeu is a very important stadium. But first we are thinking about tonight's game."
Jose Mourihno stated that all four teams in the semifinals are very good teams and deserve to be in the final next month at the Bernabeu stadium. Everybody expects either Barcelona or Inter to be this year�s winner of the Champions League, leaving Bayern and Lyon aside.
Of course the match between Inter and Barcelona is drawing more attention than the Bayern-Lyon match held on Wednesday.
With this very clear, Mourhino nonetheless stated that the other two teams deserve the same respect as they are very strong and competitive teams. They are clubs with a history behind them, even though Lyon is on the semifinals for the first time; nevertheless, the French team ousted both Real Madrid and Bordeaux,customized bobbleheads, no easy feat.
Bayern Munich has a great history in the Champions League, with very strong players and a well-respected coach.
But it won�t be a surprise to anyone,custom bo, least of all Mourhino,personalized bobble heads, that Tuesday�s match is the big attention-grabber. In the end, the best will take the victory and move on to the final next month.
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