Barcelona go enter dia second Champions League match on Tuesday, as dem travel go Turkey as heavy favourites against Galatasaray.
Their European campaign open with 5-1 thumping of Dutch side Feyenoord.
According to newspaper Sport, German coach Hansi Flick don warn him Catalan players say make dem no complacent against Turkish side.
Inside club corridors and in front of cameras, Flick hammer same point: trip to Galatasaray na hugely important stage for fixture list.
He rate opposition high.
Flick believe Galatasaray get top-class squad full of players wey dey perform high levels on international stage, chief among dem na Victor Osimhen and Leroy Sane.
Barcelona coaching staff see Galatasaray fixture as one of toughest away days of league phase, every bit as difficult as trip to Paris Saint-Germain.
Then crowd matter.
Speaking after Getafe match, Flick tell him players exactly wetin to expect, describe am as most fiery and noisiest stadium in all Europe.
Him squad know all about pressure, having gone to San Siro for semi-final against Inter Milan.
But message delivered to dressing room warn say dem go face extremely hostile atmosphere, perhaps most intense dem ever experience inside football stadium.
Flick want total concentration.
Nothing less go bring three points back from Istanbul.
The striker dey tipped to shine against Barcelona.
Galatasaray assistant coach Ismael García say Victor Osimhen go fit face Barcelona in Champions League and feel say striker na the ‘perfect’ player to hurt Hansi Flick defence.
Osimhen return from injury at weekend for Turkish side and now expected to face Barca.
Garcia say striker can cause visitors all sorts of problems.
‘Yes, yes. I no go tell you clichés or lies: he ready to play and he be completely differential player for us. Obviously, he dey there to play,’ he tell Diario Sport.
‘And I go tell you more: top players dey do well in every game, but perhaps, because of Barcelona way of defending, so aggressive and with defensive line in middle of field, Osimhen na striker wey, due to him characteristics, perfect against that type of defense.
‘Beyond fact say he be extraordinary striker, we hope say he go do plenty damage to Barcelona with way he play.’
Despite him confidence about Osimhen, Garcia admit say taking on Barcelona na very difficult proposition.
‘Yes, of course. In end, playing against Barça like going to dentist: you know e go hurt, but you get to go and take am as well as possible,’ he add.
‘Hopefully things go well. We know say dem possibly be most in-form team in Europe, but we dey confident say we go put dem in trouble.’
Barcelona warm up for match with 3-0 win over Getafe in La Liga, while Galatasaray beat Kasımpaşa 3-1 to stay top of Turkish Super Lig.
