Let's go for the miracle: Come on Viktoria Plzen!

With a hangover from the Inter Milan draw, Joan Laporta backed Xavi Hernandez to turn the situation around. “He has a virtue that nobody has that I’ve met, he immediately sees the positive part in a bad situation,” said Xavi of the president.

But even the most optimistic in the club know that Barcelona need a miracle to make it through. “It’s harder to be optimistic when you don’t depend on yourself,” said Xavi. The Europa League beckons.

Barcelona depend on Viktoria Plzen, with no points from four games, taking at least one against Inter at the San Siro, before kick-off at Camp Nou.

If the Italians don’t win, then Barcelona need to, to have a chance. Two miracles, because it’s been five defeats in a row since Barcelona last beat Bayern.

Another factor is if Inter lose, and Barcelona draw, they are still alive. A win in Prague while Inter lose would mean Barca go through.

Bayern arrive in good spirits, joking with Lewandowski on Instagram in the case of Thomas Mueller.

The Polish striker has netted 17 and given four assists in 15 matches, but didn’t net in Munich.

But the truth is as much as on Lewandowski’s boots, Barcelona depend as much on the hands of Plzen goalkeeper Jindrik Stanek.

Plzen did score two against Bayern and one against Barca…