Payback time: Barcelona dressing room looking for a revenge without Lionel Messi against Bayern Munich tomorrow.
Although Barcelona’s explosive start to the season has produced a lot of positives, it seems as though everything has been building up to their box office showdown versus Bayern Munich.
Despite the fact that the Catalan club has significantly improved overall from the previous season, many people believe that the match against the Bavarian powerhouses will provide a good indication of where this team is right now.
Intriguing disclosures from Spain, however, show that the Barça team is motivated for the match.
According to a report by Javi Miguel of AS, a member of Xavi’s staff who wished to remain anonymous described the atmosphere in the locker room as “quite eager for this match.
the technicians have been preparing it for several weeks and the motivation of the players is total.”
In addition, it is claimed that Barcelona would use the forthcoming match as an opportunity to exact revenge for their two humbling 3-0 losses to Bayern last season and their 8-2 thrashing in 2020.
It’s intriguingly revealed that ‘arrogant’ comments made about the club each time the two teams have faced off have not been forgotten by those inside the Bayern dressing room.
Thomas Muller is known to incite “particular enmity” in the Catalan locker room before such games because he has a tendency to do so.
The team’s desire to defeat Bayern in Munich is also seen to be a driving factor, as the Spaniards’ best performances at the Allianz Arena have been two draws (1-1 in 2008/2009 and 2-2 in 1995/1996).
In the second leg of the 2014–15 UCL semifinals, they came incredibly close to winning there after two goals from Neymar gave Barcelona a 2-0 lead at the break. However, Bayern came from behind to score three goals in the second half.
Barcelona, though, is reportedly confident that they can topple Julian Nagelsmann’s team and send a message on Tuesday.
