Barcelona coach Xavi: Shakhtar plays without fear

Barcelona coach Xavi says there’ll be no underestimating Champions League opponents Shakhtar Donetsk.

Xavi recognises Shakhtar have struggled with their match preparations.

But he insists: “For us it is a vital match. They are key points to move from a group.

“We have a difficult, dynamic, strong, and technically well-endowed rival. They play without fear, they go ahead without problems. We are warned: if we think it will be easy we will have to lose.”

On their injured, Xavi said: “They are not one hundred percent and that is why they are not on the list. The evolutions and the sensations will tell us: I am still optimistic that someone will reach the Clasico. Nothing has changed.”

On Pedri, he added: “There has been no going back. The sensations are what they are, what the player marks. What we try to avoid is a relapse, that’s why we go with lead feet. it is in the ‘timing’ that we think is convenient.”

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