Competition heats up Barcelona with Madrid after the Champions League semi-final first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Especially after the architect of the Los Blancos Barcelona Jose Mourinho accused of cheating in the first leg.
Barcelona then plans to sue Jose Mourinho to the Disciplinary Commission of the European Football Federation (UEFA). On the other hand, Madrid will also be complaining behavior Barcelona players are considered to influence the decision of the referee Wolfgang Stark.
Both teams will again meet in the second leg at Camp Nou next week, but Barcelona are reluctant to comment on it. At a press conference ahead of the game against Sociedad, Guardiola asked Lionel Messi and his colleagues to focus on maintaining the position at the top of La Liga.
"I was hired by the club and I have to support the steps taken by the club. I havehave no comment on Madrid'sactions against my players .I defend my players .I will talk about the Champions League next Monday ,"Guardiola said as quoted by Xinhua .
Barcelona still eight points ahead of Madrid at the top of La Liga. With five games remaining, the victory over Barcelona Sociedad will be increasingly closer to the championship trophy.
"If we win tomorrow we will conduct a second big step. We were very tired, but the focus of victory. We are not interested in talking about the game next Wednesday, tomorrow we play in the league," explained Guardiola.
Guardiola will rest captain Carles Puyol in the game tomorrow. Sedangan Andres Iniesta Guardiola will be saved even though he's improved from injury ahead of Champions League semi-final first leg.
