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The Catalans have yet to taste defeat in La
Liga this season but they were beaten at th
Parc des Princes last time out in Group F, so
need three points at Camp Nou
Javier Mascherano has urged Barcelona to
stay focused on Tuesday's Champions
League home clash with Ajax, despite
obvious distractions.
The Catalan giants can ill-afford another slip
up in Group F after a 3-2 loss at Paris Saint-
Germain last time out.
With the season's first Clasico coming just
four days after the visit of the Eredivisie
champions, coach Luis Enrique has already
warned his players against taking their eye
off the ball in midweek.
Those sentiments were echoed by
Mascherano as the versatile Argentina
international set his sights on success in
Europe, with domestic ambitions on the
back burner for now.
"The most important game is always the
next one," he told the club's official website.
"If you win [the next game], that changes
the following one.
"We need to win against Ajax and go into
the Clasico with confidence."
The Argentine's team-mate Xavi stressed th
importance of compensating for their
previous defeat to PSG.
"After the slip-up in Paris, we have to take
three points," he said.
Barca, who will be without defender
Thomas Vermaelen (hamstring), beat APOEL
1-0 on match day one, but their loss in the
French capital sees them second in the
group - one point behind PSG.
Luis Enrique's men head into the game
sitting top of the Spanish top flight and
fresh from a 3-0 win over Eibar, in which
striker Lionel Messi scored once to move to
within two strikes of becoming La Liga's
record goalscorer.
Draws against PSG and APOEL have Ajax
reasonably placed after two matches and
stalemates have been a common theme for
Frank de Boer's side in recent times.
Ajax have had to share the spoils in their las
three clashes - most recently a 1-1 draw
against Twente on Saturday.
Kolbeinn Sigthorsson netted a 71st-minute
equaliser as the four-time defending
Eredivisie champions fell four points behind
leaders PSV.
The two sides played each other in the
group stages last term as Messi scored a
hat-trick in Barcelona's 4-0 home win.
But Ajax won their home clash 2-1,
with Thulani Serero, a doubt for this game
with a hamstring injury, and Danny Hoesen
both scoring in the first half.
De Boer will be looking to get one over on
the club he spent four years at as a player
between 1999 and 2003.
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Why is a Chelsea fan opening our match thread na?

mcdreeezy:
Why is a Chelsea fan opening our match thread na?

sorry o i just thought i should open it since no barca fan thought of doing so besides there is no rule that says rival fans cannot open a thread for rival clubs