Yet with large number of Eintracht Frankfurt fans filling Barcelona, the Europa League quarter-last between the two groups has the vibe of a major match.
After a nearby match in Germany, the two groups completed level at 1-1 passing on all that to play for at Camp Nou. Following their heroics against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, Eintracht supervisor Oliver Glasner highlighted the Yellow Submarine as an illustration to follow.
In the mean time Xavi was quick to guarantee his side played a 'cleaner' game than they did in Frankfurt to own themselves to the semi-finals.
In his pre-match question and answer session, safeguard Eric Garcia was hopeful about their possibilities. Asked what Xavi had brought to Barcelona, Garcia was sure about the main thing he had added.
"Over all the solidarity he has brought to the group. From the beginning he made sense of the thoughts he had and the group is with him until the very end."
"That is being displayed in our activities. We are coming from two more convoluted games yet the arrangements he brings to us in each match are vital as far as we're concerned."
Mundo Deportivo covered the press occasion, which comes after the 21-year-old put in perhaps his best execution of the time against Levante.
"I'm exceptionally blissful because of where the group is heading, we have worked on a ton. Against Levante we battled as far as possible. In Frankfurt it was more enthusiastically than we expected, however we are anticipating the match. We have arranged for [today] and I trust that Camp Nou is full."
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