The Dutch legend calls on the Blaugrana to eliminate errors...
Honorary Barcelona president Johan Cruyff has stated that with patience, and a different referee, the Blaugrana can overcome Inter to secure a place in the final of the UEFA Champions League for the second year in succession.
Cruyff said that Barcelona would have to eliminate the errors they showed on Tuesday night when the two sides meet at Camp Nou on Wednesday next. He also declared that two goals may not be enough for Barcelona to turn the tie around but added that they must play with their heads throughout the second leg.
"Barcelona scored first but to no avail. Later they could not manage the 1-0 lead. There is no point in trying to get the 2-0 [score line] at the start [of the second leg]. We must minimise the risks and above all, errors in building [attacks]. The three [Inter] goals came after losing the ball and getting caught out of place," Cruyff said in his regular column in El Periodico.
"We accumulated too many errors, not just for a European semi-final, but also against an opponent as powerful as Inter.
"We should try to play like we did in the last 20 minutes [in Milan] but with our heads. We must not try to turn the tie around in ten minutes. Two goals may not be sufficient for Barca. We may need three but we will have opportunities to score them for sure."
Cruyff also criticised the performance of Portuguese referee Benquerenca Olegario, stating that mistakes are normal but when all the key decisions go against the same team it is not acceptable.
"Last night was worthy of comment. In that regard, I make it very clear that you make a mistake (especially if your linesman did not help) the resounding offside of [Diego] Milito for the third goal, even not signalling a penalty to [Dani] Alves but you cannot get all the fouls rong and even less to always, always, be wrong against Barcelona," he insisted.