Blues gunning for vengeance - Xavi

18 oktober 2006, 15:20

Koen Freriks

Xavi expects Barcelona to run into a Chelsea team out for revenge at Stamford Bridge.

Barca dumped the Blues out of Europe last season in the first knock-out stage of their victorious Champions League campaign. It was payback for the previous season, when Jose Mourinho's team overturned a first-leg deficit from the Nou Camp to beat the Catalans at Stamford Bridge.

Playmaker Xavi said: "It is similar to ourselves last season. We were out for revenge and maybe Chelsea will be on the look-out for revenge this year. It's a bit different because it is the group stage not the knock-out stage and both teams can still have the chance to qualify for the next round."