Barcelona assistant coach
Jordi Roura
believes missing
"the world’s best
player" would be a
handicap but is confident his side can make the
semi-final of the Champions
League with or without Lionel Messi. The Argentina international is a
doubt for the quarter-final
second leg against Paris Saint-
Germain after picking up a
hamstring injury in the reverse
fixture last week. “If Messi can't play, evidently we
miss the best player in the world
and that's a handicap for us, but
his replacement will play well, too
and we will try to win the
match,” Roura said in a press conference. "If he plays it's because there's a
guarantee he can play. But we
have to be patient and wait on
the medical tests, which are vital
to taking a final decision. “We need to wait until tonight
[Tuesday] and tomorrow to see
about Messi, Pedro and Adriano.
The feeling we have is positive,
but we have to wait for the
training sessions before we take a decision." Roura added that he was happy
with the draw in Paris and the
two away goals, but thinks PSG
will be just as dangerous and the
Blaugrana will have to be at their
best to progress. "Every match and every team is
different and every encounter
between two teams is different. I
like the 2-2 [draw] we got in
Paris," he continued. “We have to face Wednesday's
match like a final, play a very
intense game and our intention is
to win this match, like all our
games. We have to try to win
from the off. "I don't think PSG will change their
style for this match compared to
what they did in Paris. We know
them well, they are dangerous on
the counter-attack, but we're
used to these matches and these teams and this can't change our
way of playing. “We have to win the match and
that will guarantee a semi-final
ticket for us, our sixth successive
participation at that stage."
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