The Catalans are undefeated in La Liga so far but suffered a loss at the hands of French side PSG in a five goal thriller and will be looking for all three points on Tuesday. All the media attention has been directed towards the big game in Spain this weekend as Barcelona take over fierce rivals Real Madrid but Luis Enrique has warned his players to concentrate on the game against Ajax. Brazilian international Neymar has voiced a similar opinion and has urged his teammates to prepare themselves for a difficult Champions League game.
"Tuesday we have a match we have to win, and only after that we will start thinking about El Clasico. What is more important for me - scoring tomorrow or scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu? Both," Neymar said at a press conference.
"It will be a very difficult and a very important match against Ajax. We always play to win but I believe Ajax to be a great team both in defense and in attack. We will have to work hard to win."
Barcelona ensured they stayed top of La Liga after picking a 3-0 win over Eibar during the weekend. Lionel Messi was among the scorers and the Argentinean maestro is now just two goals shy of becoming the top scorer in La Liga history.
Barcelona who beat APOEL 1-0 in their opening match are second in the group one point behind leaders PSG.
Ajax on the other hand are winless in their last three matches which also includes a 1-1 draw against APOEL in their last European encounter. The Dutch side also drew their opening match against PSG and are currently third in the group with two points. Their draw against Twente means that De Boer's side are now four points behind Eredivisie leaders PSV.
The two sides played against each other in the group stages last season winning their respective home matches. Messi guided Barcelona to a victory at the Camp Nou after scoring a hat-trick. Thulani Serero and Danny Hoesen scored in the return leg as the Dutch side picked up a 2-1 win over Barca.
The Catalans have managed a victory in just one of their last four matches, having lost twice and drawn once.
Barcelona vs Ajax team sheets
Barca's lineup: TerStegen; Alves, Pique, Bartra, Alba; Rakitic, Mascherano, Iniesta; Pedro, Messi, Neymar
Barca's bench: Bravo, Montoya, Samper, Xavi, Rafinha, Munir, Sandro
Ajax's lineup: Cillessen; Van Rhijn, Veltman, Moisander, Viergever; Klaassen, Zimling, Andersen; Schöne, Sigthórsson, Kishna.
Ajax's bench: Boer, Duarte, Riedewald, Milik, El Ghazi, Denswil, Menig.
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