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Another round of Champions League fixtures brings another first for Slavia Prague, who host Barcelona in what will be the maiden encounter between these clubs. Slavia—winners of the Czech Republic’s First League last season—surprised Inter Milan after holding them to a 1-1 draw on Matchday 1 and hope to seal another shock on Wednesday.
Barcelona currently shares the lead in Group F alongside German giants Borussia Dortmund, but a win for either side at Sinobo Stadium in Prague could see them tie at the top.
Ernesto Valverde’s side capitalized upon Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Saturday and moved to the top of La Liga following a 3-0 win over Eibar. That climb will undoubtedly boost confidence levels ahead of Wednesday, with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann each on the scoresheet. The Blaugrana have now won five in a row and are enjoying their best run of the season thus far.
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Arthur; Messi, Suárez, Griezmann
Slavia Prague (4-2-3-1): Kolar; Coufal, Kudela, Frydrych, Boril; Sevcik, Soucek; Masopust, Stanciu, Olayinka; Tecl
By all means, Slavia looked certain to exit in the first round after being drawn in this season’s ‘Group of Death,’ but Jindrich Trpisovsky’s side hasn’t been the pushover many might have expected.
Barcelona will analyze its 2-0 defeat at home to Dortmund on Matchday 2 as inspiration for the midweek visit. The Catalans have lost three times in 12 meetings with Czech teams (eight wins), and they’ll be on guard after being forced to come from behind to beat Inter 2-1 last time out in this competition.
Czech Republic international Tomas Soucek has scored three of Slavia’s last five goals, while Milan Skoda and Peter Olayinka—who scored their goal at Inter—are also worth extra attention.
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