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European giants’ stadium suffers RAT infestation just hours before Champions League decider
RATS were snapped scurrying around the Nou Camp hours before Barcelona’s Champions League squeaky bum time.
The LaLiga giants host Copenhagen tonight for a crucial game which will determine their future in the competition.
With one league phase game to go, Hansi Flick’s side sit ninth in the European standings – right on the cusp of the top eight teams who automatically qualify for the knockouts.
A win at home to their Danish opponents would more than likely be enough to see them through.
And failure to climb the table would force them into a taxing two-legged play-off.
But the more pressing matter for Nou Camp bosses concerns a four-legged problem.
Mexican TV cameras showed rats darting through their equipment on Tuesday – the day before the game.
Health and safety will be keen to get on top of the matter before thousands of fans are packed in for this evening’s do-or-die encounter.
Barca are currently winning what looks set to be another two-horse title race between themselves and Real Madrid in LaLiga.
But their European form hasn’t been quite so impressive, with four wins, two losses and a draw from their seven outings thus far.
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Leading into the Copenhagen game, Flick made no bones about what he and his team are targeting.
He said: “The goal is to finish in the top eight.
“We’re concentrating on our own game, on what we have to do. The main objective is to keep a clean sheet and win the game.
“We have to play at our highest level. The most important thing is that we do our job and play at our best. It won’t be an easy match.”
