Inter's 2010 Triumph: Zanetti Reveals How Busquets' Over-the-Top Tactics Galvanized Team Spirit in UCL Showdown with Barcelona
“A week later came the ultimate test: the Camp Nou,” he tells FourFourTwo. “You could feel that Barcelona were going to try to turn the tie around, that every home fan that night was convinced they could beat us. The tifo display that their supporters unveiled before kick-off was beautiful.
“But just like against Chelsea, Jose Mourinho kept us all calm. He was convinced, 3-1 down after the first match, that Barça needed a magical night to beat us – if it happened, we would accept it. Maybe our opponents were under additional pressure because the final was at the Bernabeu, but we didn’t think about that. We just focused on doing our job.
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