Jose Mourinho's men lost to Bayern Munich this past year and transpired to Borussia Dortmund in Group D but recent Clasico games show they no more fear the Catalans Barcelona bravado was unchanged before kick-off on Wednesday. Comfortable of sweeping aside Paris Saint-Germain and touring into the semi-finals of the Champions League, fans dared to appear ahead to a possible Clasico conflict and the last four. The concept was clear: They needed Real Madrid. In the light of these stuttering show against PSG, but, whenever a limping Lionel Messi was needed in the part of saviour despite being nowhere near full fitness and Barca advanced nervously on away goals, most Blaugrana addicts seemed less convinced. Now, it appears, most want Dortmund within the last four. Not Madrid. Jose Mourinho's men struggled against BVB in Group D because they dropped 2-1 in Germany and just salvaged a draw at home to Jurgen Klopp's side because of Mesut Ozil's 89th-minute equaliser at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real's 'German problem' remains after last season's semi-final exit at the hands of Bayern Munich - plus a sequence of bad results against Bundesliga outfits previously - and the Spanish capital membership will not fancy a with Jupp Heynckes' talented staff, possibly. No, Madrid want Barca. 2010-11 True Madrid 0-2 BarcelonaBarcelona 1-1 Real Madrid But, if it's Barcelona, he now knows exactly how to beat them. Having experienced embarrassment with a defeat in his first Clasico clash back in November 2010, Mourinho's Madrid have now won their last two matches contrary to the Catalunya club and pulled their eternal enemies out from the Copa del Rey over two feet in February. Questioned after the hard-fought and much-suffered 3-2 defeat at Galatasaray, Mourinho claimed that he hoped to perform against PSG: "I have friends in Paris, although not in Barcelona," he said. He also mentioned, nevertheless, that the Catalans could possibly progress along side Bayern and Dortmund. And he was right. Of the three, he will choose Barca. There is an experience at the Bernabeu that Tito Vilanova's group can be beaten more easily over two feet than in a winner-takes-all fit. Mourinho is just a master as it pertains to planning 180-minute knock-out connections and knows his team may cause damage at Camp Nou after February's 3-1 win in the Catalan capital. That match has made the seeds of doubt at Camp Nou and Madrid's get in the league Clasico at the Bernabeu in the following fixture now allows the capital team the upper hand psychologically in this intense battle for initially since pre-Pep Guardiola in 2008. Dortmund's 4-2-3-1 formation makes life extremely tough for Madrid (who make use of the same system), while Bayern have the side mentally over Real after last season's semi-final achievement on penalties. Nevertheless, the Blaugrana's targeting type suits Mourinho's males and, with the psychological shift of the last a short while, the Blancos will undoubtedly be hoping for a Clasico tie ahead out from the sketch on Friday in Nyon. Barcelona, after evolving in less-than-convincing style on Wednesday, won't. Follow Bill Hayward on
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