The Spanish newspaper 'Sport' revealed that Barcelona is fully focused on attempting to achieve a historic comeback against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Metropolitano Stadium.

According to the newspaper, the Catalan team began thinking about the second leg immediately after the final whistle of the first leg, which was officiated by referee Stefan Kovac, with expectations of a challenging atmosphere at Atletico's stadium.

The same source explained that coach Hans-Dieter Flick will partially focus on the derby match against Espanyol in La Liga, with the possibility of rotating the lineup and resting some key players before the Champions League encounter.

The newspaper also indicated the possibility of including some less frequently played players in the starting lineup against Espanyol, such as Rony Bardghji, Marc Casado, Alejandro Balde, and Ferran Torres.

On the organizational level, Barcelona has set a clear travel plan to Madrid, where the team will gather on the morning of the match at the Joan Gamper Sports City before heading to the airport. The flight is scheduled to take off at 12:30 and arrive at 14:00.

The report noted that initially, the team planned to hold press conferences only at the Metropolitano Stadium before deciding to conduct their training session there as well. Flick will hold a press conference at 18:15, followed by the team's training session at 19:00, with the first 15 minutes open to the media.