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VfB Stuttgart vs Barcelona - VfB Arena, Stuttgart
Tuesday February 23, 2010
When VfB Stuttgart fans saw that they had been drawn with continental giants Barcelona in the last 16 of this season's Champions League extravaganza, they must have felt like running up a white flag.
It is, after all, a clash of David versus Goliath proportions, a game that pits, in Barcelona, a team that continues to conquer all, against a Stuttgart side struggling in the Bundesliga and who only just made it out of a particularly weak qualifying group.
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Nevertheless, having already been given little or no chance of progressing past Pep Guardiola's exceptional side, the Stuttgart faithful will be buoyed by last weekend's 2-1 away win at Nuremberg, a victory that means they have won five in a row domestically and remain unbeaten since Christian Gross took over in December.
Stuttgart's fine current form is in stark contrast to their somewhat stop start qualifying campaign.
A home draw with Scotland's Rangers and a demoralizing defeat in their own backyard to eventual group winners Sevilla were definite lows, whilst a spirited draw in Valencia and a convincing 3-1 home win against Romanian upstarts Unirea Urziceni, were the highlights.
Veteran goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who excelled against Unirea, is, according to Gross, back to his very best, whilst the exceptionally talented Sami Khedira and former Arsenal star Aleksandr Hleb will raid forward and look to supply Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak who will certainly test Barcelona's backline over the two legs.
Despite losing 2-1 at home against Group F minnows Rubin Kazan, Barcelona, the current Champions League holders, qualified for this season's knockout phase with relative ease.
A battling 0-0 draw away at Inter Milan, coupled with a 2-0 home win against Jose Mourinho's charges underlined their group dominance, although injuries to key players have cast a shadow over February 23 trip to Stuttgart.
Already doubtful for the VfB Stadium encounter are Eric Abidal, Dani Alves and now Dmytro Chygrynskiy, a defensive headache that will not help Guardiola's mood ahead of the test in Germany.
Whilst Barca's problems at the back may be a ray of light for Stuttgart, the Catalan team's prowess going forward - take a bow Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thierry Henry and young upstart Pedro, is sure to be worrying Gross.
Barca, who last season became the first team to win six trophies in one campaign, are once again riding high in La Liga.
Thanks to their sublime football - a flowing, skill-laden version of the beautiful game that left Manchester United wondering what had hit them in last season's Champions League final - many Spanish analysts are already declaring that the title is theirs to lose.
Whilst that may be so, Guardiola and his men would do well not to underestimate Stuttgart, with the German faithful sure to provide a hostile reception, this tie may not as much of a walkover as many are predicting.