Andres Iniesta believes Barcelona 'have the players and potential' to complete a sensational comeback when they take on Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
Juventus won the first leg by 3-0 when they met in Turin with Paulo Dybala scoring two stunning goals within 22 minutes of play.
The defeat left Barcelona needing to overturn a huge deficit for the second time in as many rounds.
They lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital before completing a record-breaking comeback at the Nou Camp.
A similar performance is needed on Wednesday against a Juve side that has not conceded a Champions League goal since November.
Barca Captain, Iniesta, however believes that the Catalans are more than capable of progressing to the semis.
"We have the potential and the players to turn it around," he said at his pre-match press conference.
"We have to play a perfect game. We have to create the maximum number of chances and score goals.
"We need to be offensive and create chances. There is only one way to read it. We have to score goals; we need them."
He continued: "(The first leg) was a tough loss, but we're potent; we can sow doubt in our opponents and try to turn the tables.
"I have no doubt there will be a great atmosphere tomorrow — the fans will be behind us."
Manager Luis Enrique added: "Tomorrow will produce circumstances similar to the PSG game. If they score, we'll need five."
"We'll try until the very end. We'll do everything possible to have another historic night.
Speaking about the trip to Barcelona, Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain said: “I don’t know whether our 3-0 lead will be enough.
''We have to come out fighting at the Camp Nou and play like we did in the first leg in Turin.
“Barcelona showed against PSG that they’re capable of producing miracles, so we have to be on our toes.
“They’ll be wary of us too, however. We’ll be looking to create opportunities to score and we’re certain that we have what it takes to reach the next round.”
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