mobanmarketPrague: Barcelona will be looking to extend their five-game winning streak when they take on Champions League underdogs Slavia Prague in the teams’ first-ever encounter in Prague on Wednesday.
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Brushing aside political turmoil around them, Ernesto Valverde’s men eased past Eibar 3-0 away on Saturday with goals from Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann.
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Their fifth straight competitive win — including a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in their last Champions League game — took them to the top of La Liga a point ahead of Real Madrid.
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Last week the two giants agreed to postpone the Clasico, which would have been a showdown for the top league spot, from next Saturday to December because of the protests in Catalonia.
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In a much calmer Prague, reigning Czech champions Slavia came back from a goal down to see off minnows Pribram 3-1 on Saturday to secure a six-point lead in the Czech top flight.
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With two games played, Barcelona are second in the Champions League Group F with four points following the Milan win and a goalless draw with Dortmund, who top the group on a goal difference.
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Slavia sit at the bottom with a single point after holding Inter to a 1-1 draw in Milan and a subsequent 2-0 loss to Dortmund at home.
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Barcelona relished their attacking form after the Eibar clash, giving Slavia a cause for concern.
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“There will be better or worse days, but we are getting to know each other little by little and we will go to more,” Griezmann said after the game.
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“Great players always understand each other and always meet. In the end, with time and with matches they will still find more and better,” added coach Valverde.
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An underdog in Wednesday’s clash, Slavia are building up confidence, betting on a physical style and tireless pressing promoted by coach Jindrich Trpisovsky.
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Last season, they eliminated Sevilla from the Europa League before bowing out at the hands of Chelsea in the quarter-finals.
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“We’ll go to the pitch knowing we can succeed,” said defensive midfielder Tomas Soucek, the Slavia captain.
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“We want at least a point, we have proved we can face the giants and I believe we’ll give them a hard time at home,” added goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar.
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The Czechs remember Barca’s last match in Prague where they were hosted by Viktoria Pilsen in the Champions League in 2011.
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Barcelona won 4-0 as Messi scored a hat-trick.
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“There are many players who can score, they all have a fantastic finish,” said Kolar.
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“We know how strong they are, particularly Messi, his left foot is exceptional and I think you can’t really get ready for that.”
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Soucek hailed Barca’s “three unbelievable forwards” Suarez, Messi and Griezmann.
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“It’s funny to think that we’ll swap the pennants with Messi and play against all these players,” he said.
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Barcelona, who took a day off on Sunday before resuming training on Monday, will miss Sergi Roberto, who hurt his left knee at Eibar.
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Gerard Pique is likely to return to the team following a ban.
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